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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raja Ohri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ancient Alien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohri's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Next Episode. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raja Ohri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ancient Alien!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alien moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ohri tries for a takedown but Alien circles away easily
letting Alien counter with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ohri.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ohri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ohri with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raja Ohri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ohri throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alien's waist but Alien gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ohri off to one side.
Ohri has his takedown stuffed
and Ohri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohri misses with a takedown
and Alien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alien thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ohri tries to counter by clinching up but Alien breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alien steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ohri.
Ohri fails with the takedown
and Alien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ohri shoots in but no luck this time.
Alien is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ohri with a body shot.
Ohri fails with the takedown
and Alien counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Alien does it's job there.
Ohri is rocked!
Raja Ohri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohri looks to clinch
and Alien counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Ohri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ohri is breathing heavily.
Alien darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Ohri's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Alien before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ancient Alien!
After the fight, Ancient Alien was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Raja Ohri was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll comeback and get a win next time!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nidhish Dhillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dhillon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sweet Victory . Nicolas Gracie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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216 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nidhish Dhillon!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhillon slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie lands a jab to Dhillon's midsection.
Dhillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie throws a push kick but Dhillon slaps the foot to one side.
We've been informed that Dhillon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dhillon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Nicolas Gracie has been cut.
Dhillon lands with a slapping head kick.
Dhillon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nidhish Dhillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie swings for the body but Dhillon moves out of range.
Dhillon misses with a low kick.
Dhillon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Dhillon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Dhillon's defenses.
Gracie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dhillon moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Dhillon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dhillon misses with a wild combination.
Gracie tries to counter by clinching up but Dhillon breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Dhillon avoids nicely.
Dhillon lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Gracie goes down and covers up as Dhillon starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nidhish Dhillon!
Nidhish Dhillon gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branden Wooster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Canthropus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine. Wooster has chosen Jiu-Jitsu Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 42 - 2, fighting out of London, Pithe Canthropus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Branden Wooster!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooster throws a low kick but it's checked well by Canthropus.
Canthropus throws a big shot that misses.
Wooster moves out of range of the strikes.
Canthropus lands with a cross.
Wooster ducks under a wild hook from Canthropus.
A head kick misses from Canthropus.
And Wooster tries to counter it with a takedown but Canthropus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wooster wants to land a leg kick but Canthropus is out of range.
Pithe Canthropus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canthropus misses with an uppercut.
Wooster lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wooster. Canthropus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooster dodges the punch combination from Canthropus.
Wooster with the counter takedown but Canthropus avoids it easily.
Wooster fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooster slips a straight right by Canthropus.
Canthropus misses with a hook.
Canthropus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wooster did well to prevent Canthropus getting side control.
Wooster wants to control but Canthropus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wooster is trying to get back to full guard.
Canthropus moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Wooster.
Wooster manages to get back to half guard.
Canthropus throwing shots but Wooster is blocking nicely.
Canthropus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Canthropus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wooster keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooster looking for submissions off his back.
Canthropus throwing shots but Wooster is blocking nicely.
Canthropus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wooster manages to get to full guard.
Wooster manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Canthropus manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooster not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooster stands and throws Canthropus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooster moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Canthropus can't do much from the bottom here.
Canthropus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wooster controlling the position from side mount.
Wooster scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Canthropus to see if he's OK.
Canthropus takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wooster landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Canthropus is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wooster is working Canthropus over with some ground and pound from side control.
Canthropus is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Branden Wooster will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wooster tries to score a power double leg takedown but Canthropus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wooster somewhat.
Wooster keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And Wooster tries to counter it with a takedown but Canthropus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wooster scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Canthropus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Canthropus scores with a nice body kick.
Canthropus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Canthropus is chipping away with strikes.
Wooster has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooster is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Canthropus off and has taken his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canthropus staying busy and making it hard for Wooster to control.
Even with his hooks in, Wooster manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Wooster keeps control of the position as Canthropus tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooster keeps control of the position easily here as Canthropus tries to buck him off.
Canthropus tries to roll but Wooster sticks to his back.
Wooster punishes Canthropus with strikes from the back mount.
Wooster looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Canthropus taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Branden Wooster!
After winning the bout, Branden Wooster thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Pithe Canthropus spoke after the fight, saying 'Crap. I lost. That sucks.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beckett Bellwether (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bellwether might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to John Lennon - Give Peace A Chance. Nascimento has chosen Psirico - Lepo Lepo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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274 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beckett Bellwether!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Flavio Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Nascimento throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bellwether closes the distance and pushes Nascimento back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nascimento fails to land.
Bellwether lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nascimento creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nascimento misses with a punch to the body.
Nascimento presses Bellwether against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bellwether swings wildly with an uppercut but Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nascimento has a couple of punches blocked by Bellwether.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nascimento.
Nascimento fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento tries to throw a body punch but Bellwether avoids it by throwing Nascimento back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nascimento lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bellwether.
Nascimento breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Nascimento misses.
Beckett Bellwether seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Bellwether.
Bellwether on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellwether lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nascimento misses with a hook. Bellwether ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Nascimento. Beautiful body shot.
Bellwether blocks the body kick.
Bellwether keeps Nascimento at a distance using the push kick.
Bellwether tries to clinch up.
Bellwether looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bellwether trying to control from half guard but Nascimento is working away.
Bellwether not doing much here.
Bellwether is thwarting Nascimento's attempts to control the position.
Bellwether wants to control but Nascimento is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellwether controlling the action here.
Nascimento manages to get to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nascimento is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bellwether pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nascimento is keeping the position for now.
Nascimento is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bellwether pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nascimento is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento is trying to control the position but Bellwether postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bellwether scores with a decent looking hook.
Bellwether throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bellwether looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bellwether has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bellwether seems to be looking for submissions.
Nascimento wants to control but Bellwether is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bellwether stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nascimento swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bellwether missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bellwether passes Nascimento's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nascimento really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bellwether. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nascimento tries to kick Bellwether off but Bellwether keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Still in half guard, Bellwether seems content to control.
Nascimento wants to get back to full guard.
Nascimento regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bellwether passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Beckett Bellwether will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bellwether's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bellwether. That's going to slow Nascimento down.
Bellwether fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bellwether clinches up with Nascimento and pushes him back against the cage.
Nascimento tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bellwether tries to pull guard but Nascimento holds him up against the cage and eventually Bellwether drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellwether.
Nascimento can't break the clinch.
Bellwether pushes Nascimento back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bellwether here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bellwether prevents a body shot from Nascimento.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nascimento misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bellwether landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellwether lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bellwether tries to work over Nascimento's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bellwether lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nascimento backwards.
Nascimento has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bellwether seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nascimento can turn it around.
Beckett Bellwether has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nascimento avoiding damage as Bellwether throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bellwether.
Bellwether scores with a shot to the side of Nascimento's head.
Bellwether lands a right hand.
Bellwether stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bellwether prevents a body shot from Nascimento.
Bellwether pushes Nascimento back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bellwether scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bellwether missing with knees to the body.
Nascimento can't find room to land a body shot as Bellwether controls the action.
Nascimento tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bellwether lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nascimento prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nascimento prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beckett Bellwether. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellwether softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nascimento.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nascimento misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellwether jumps guard but Nascimento stands there with Bellwether around his waist. Bellwether gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bellwether working aggressively here.
Bellwether goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bellwether lands a hook that snaps the head of Nascimento backwards.
Bellwether avoiding damage.
Bellwether blocking some punches.
Bellwether is trying to pull guard but Nascimento turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bellwether tries to throw a body punch but Nascimento avoids it by throwing Bellwether back against the cage.
Nascimento struggles to land a body shot inside as Bellwether controls his hands.
Bellwether blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Bellwether - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellwether lands with a short shot to the head.
Bellwether breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bellwether fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nascimento, pushing him back against the cage.
Nascimento pushes Bellwether back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bellwether tries to pull guard but Nascimento holds him up against the cage and eventually Bellwether drops back down to his feet.
Nascimento working hard to break the clinch.
Nascimento misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bellwether tries to throw a body punch but Nascimento avoids it by throwing Bellwether back against the cage.
Bellwether's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Nascimento.
Bellwether prevents a body shot from Nascimento.
Nascimento tries to throw a body punch but Bellwether avoids it by throwing Nascimento back against the cage.
Bellwether is trying to maintain a safe position but Nascimento gets an underhook and turns Bellwether into the cage.
Nascimento tries to work over Bellwether's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bellwether breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento misses with a leg kick.
Bellwether walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nascimento lands with a straight right. Bellwether didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick from Bellwether.
Bellwether lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nascimento at a distance.
Nascimento attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bellwether throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nascimento stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bellwether uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a right hand that Bellwether ducks under and follows up with a left that Bellwether also avoids with ease.
Nice body kick from Bellwether.
Nascimento is looking to land body kicks.
Bellwether misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nascimento closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bellwether lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bellwether slips a jab from Nascimento.
Flavio Nascimento is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nascimento lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beckett Bellwether dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bellwether uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nascimento.
No joy there for Nascimento, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bellwether misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nascimento misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Bellwether.
Bellwether throws a push kick but Nascimento slaps the foot to one side.
Nascimento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellwether.
Nascimento pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nascimento scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bellwether just misses with a punch to the body.
Nascimento feints a counter leg kick.
Nascimento thumps Bellwether with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellwether has closed the distance and engaged Nascimento in a clinch.
Bellwether blocking some punches.
Bellwether drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nascimento gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bellwether decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento trying to control the position from guard on top but Bellwether is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bellwether is on top in guard.
Nascimento working a defensive guard here.
Bellwether looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bellwether is pushing down on Nascimento's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nascimento is fighting to maintain full guard but Bellwether has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nascimento keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bellwether wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nascimento keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellwether throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bellwether moves nicely into side control.
Bellwether is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nascimento is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nascimento dodges the ground and pound from Bellwether.
Nascimento is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bellwether is controlling him well.
Bellwether throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nascimento works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Beckett Bellwether is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellwether tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nascimento knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bellwether is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nascimento can do to turn this around?
Bellwether perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nascimento is looking for a sweep. Bellwether is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bellwether in particular looking to stall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bellwether throws a head kick but Nascimento moves out of range.
Bellwether throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellwether takes a swing at Nascimento's ribcage but misses.
Nascimento misses with a leg kick
and Bellwether counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bellwether sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nascimento wants to improve his position but Bellwether is controlling well.
Bellwether stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bellwether has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beckett Bellwether showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bellwether has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beckett Bellwether!
A victorious Beckett Bellwether thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between El Misterioso Damballah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Schuurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Misterioso Damballah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Schuurman!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schuurman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schuurman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah sets himself, and Schuurman steps forward looking for the clinch! Damballah avoids it this time.
No joy there for Damballah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schuurman clinches with his opponent.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Damballah throws a head punch that misses.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Schuurman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damballah can't find room to land a body shot as Schuurman controls the action.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Damballah blocks it.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah wants a takedown but no success here.
I was talking to Damballah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Damballah tries a body shot but Schuurman blocks it.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Damballah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Damballah is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
Damballah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damballah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damballah swings wildly with an uppercut but Schuurman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schuurman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Damballah's face.
Damballah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Damballah has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Schuurman after a bit of a struggle.
Damballah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schuurmans head.
Schuurman scores a nice knee to the body.
Damballah tries to throw a body punch but Schuurman avoids it by throwing Damballah back against the cage.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Damballah blocks it.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damballah blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schuurmans head.
Damballah lands a hook that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards.
Schuurman scores with a knee to the head.
Schuurman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman crunches a lovely knee into Damballah's ribcage.
Damballah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
Damballah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Damballah.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Damballah tries a body shot but Schuurman blocks it.
Damballah lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Schuurman pushes Damballah off looking to stand but Damballah dives back in and keeps control.
Damballah seems to be working for a kimura but Schuurman defends the submission attempt.
Damballah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Damballah winds up and cracks Schuurman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Damballah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schuurman's head.
Schuurman looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman kicks Damballah off and gets back to his feet.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schuurman rushes Damballah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Damballah working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Damballah.
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah avoiding damage as Schuurman throws knees to the body.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Damballah blocks it.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damballah blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damballah fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schuurman landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Damballah.
Damballah misses with the head strike.
Damballah wants a takedown.
Damballah turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Damballah manages to end up in side control.
Schuurman sneaks out the side door and pushes Damballah away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
Schuurman instigates a clinch.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Damballah blocks with his arms.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damballah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damballah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Damballah lands a hook that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards.
Damballah is trying to pull guard but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Damballah is blocking nicely.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damballah blocks it with crossed arms.
Damballah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damballah blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Damballah.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damballah tries for a takedown but Schuurman manages to get underhooks.
Damballah goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schuurman prevents it.
Damballah tries for a takedown but Schuurman manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Schuurman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
Schuurman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Damballah.
It looks like Frank Schuurman has been cut.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damballah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schuurman rushes Damballah and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Damballah blocks it.
Schuurman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Damballah is blocking nicely.
Schuurman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Damballah.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Damballah blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Damballah successfully pulls guard.
Schuurman stands up from Damballah's guard - Schuurman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Schuurman closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Damballah fails to land.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Damballah lands an uppercut.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schuurman is breathing heavily.
Damballah lands a nice uppercut.
Damballah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Damballah looking for a takedown.
Schuurman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Schuurman.
Schuurman lands a knee to the body.
Damballah swings wildly with an uppercut but Schuurman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Damballah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damballah is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damballah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Damballah pulls guard successfully.
Schuurman stands and steps away. Damballah gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damballah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schuurmans head.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Schuurman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Damballah blocks it.
Damballah jumps guard.
Damballah is working an open guard so Schuurman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Damballah keeps the fight on the outside.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damballah fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Damballah.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damballah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damballah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damballah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schuurman moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Damballah fails to land.
Damballah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schuurman blocking some punches.
Schuurman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Damballah is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Schuurman to the mat. Schuurman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Damballah prevents Schuurman from getting back to his feet.
Damballah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
El Misterioso Damballah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damballah is working Schuurman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Damballah prevents Schuurman from getting back to his feet.
Damballah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schuurman is looking to stand up but Damballah isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that El Misterioso Damballah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Schuurman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah lands a two punch combo.
Damballah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damballah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schuurman pushes Damballah up against the cage in a clinch.
Damballah is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Schuurman is defending well.
A head punch on the inside from Damballah fails to land.
Damballah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schuurman landing knees to the body.
Schuurman lands a nice knee to the body.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damballah blocks it with crossed arms.
Damballah goes for a takedown attempt but Schuurman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schuurman clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Damballah is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Damballah gets through Schuurman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frank Schuurman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Damballah blocks with his arms.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Damballah blocks with his arms.
Damballah wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damballah avoiding damage as Schuurman throws knees to the body.
Schuurman prevents a body shot from Damballah.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damballah.
Damballah gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Schuurman wants to stand and escape but Damballah is having none of it.
Damballah makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Damballah prevents Schuurman from getting back to his feet.
Damballah makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Damballah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Damballah throwing strikes from guard but Schuurman blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damballah connects with a couple of short punches.
Schuurman is looking to stand up but Damballah isn't so interested in that idea.
Schuurman has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Damballah has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Damballah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards.
Damballah is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schuurman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Damballah pushes Schuurman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damballah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schuurman prevents the takedown attempt.
Damballah throws a head punch that misses.
Damballah throws a punch but it's blocked by Schuurman.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damballah blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Damballah tries to pull guard but Schuurman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schuurman obliges.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damballah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Damballah has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Schuurman after a bit of a struggle.
Damballah goes for a takedown attempt but Schuurman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damballah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damballah clobbers Schuurman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schuurman instigates a clinch.
Damballah tries to work over Schuurman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damballah drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Schuurman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Damballah drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Damballah blocks it.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Damballah blocks it.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damballah working aggressively here.
Damballah managing to block the knees to the body from Schuurman.
Damballah tries to pull guard but Schuurman holds him up against the cage and eventually Damballah drops back down to his feet.
Schuurman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schuurman gets underhooks to prevent Damballah's takedown attempt.
Schuurman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman with a knee to the head.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Damballah is blocking nicely.
Damballah throws a punch but it's blocked by Schuurman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Schuurman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schuurman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Schuurman!
After the fight, Frank Schuurman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levon Minasian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Kuklinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Levon Minasian!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuklinsky darts in and clinches Minasian up against the cage.
Minasian is trying to drag Kuklinsky to the mat but Kuklinsky just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Minasian misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Kuklinsky on the inside.
Minasian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Minasian wants a takedown but no success here.
Kuklinsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuklinsky lands a left hand.
Minasian blocks a body shot from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuklinsky tries a body shot but Minasian blocks it.
Minasian is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Richard Kuklinsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levon Minasian.
Minasian prevents a body shot from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky lands a left hand.
Minasian is looking for a takedown.
Kuklinsky effectively controlling the action here.
Minasian is working for takedown but Kuklinsky is calmly controlling the position for now.
Minasian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuklinsky's elbow.
Minasian swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuklinsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minasian tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuklinsky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinsky trying to stall but Minasian improves his position.
Kuklinsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Minasian scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuklinsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuklinsky lands with a right to the head.
Kuklinsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Minasians head.
Kuklinsky controlling the action here for a moment.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch to the body.
Minasian misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuklinsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minasian's elbow.
Minasian tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuklinsky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kuklinsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuklinsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuklinsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuklinsky works on Minasian's body with a couple of short punches.
Minasian looks winded!
Minasian prevents a body shot from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuklinsky gets through Minasian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Minasian is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuklinsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Minasian is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuklinsky finish him?
Kuklinsky pushes Minasian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuklinsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Minasian backwards.
Kuklinsky digs a right hand into Minasian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Minasian's gas tank.
Kuklinsky dips a shoulder and cracks Minasian with a mighty uppercut! Minasian falls back against the cage and Kuklinsky unloads with a barrage of strikes! Minasian is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kuklinsky screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Kuklinsky!
Richard Kuklinsky decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
192 lbs
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36
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suleijma Tudekiks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Tudekiks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tudekiks misses with a body shot
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Suleijma Tudekiks has been cut.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tudekiks lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Keon Williams has been cut.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Tudekiks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tudekiks misses with a wild combination.
We've been told by Tudekiks's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Keon Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tudekiks fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooh!!! Tudekiks has knocked Williams down with a huge combo! Tudekiks steps away and waves a wobbly Williams back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tudekiks counters with a two punch combo.
Williams is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Williams prevents Tudekiks from standing back up.
Williams stalling.
Let's hope that Williams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tudekiks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williams scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tudekiks is trying to stand up here but Williams is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Williams stops Tudekiks from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tudekiks has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tudekiks wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Williams.
Tudekiks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Williams connects with a nice short shot to Tudekiks's temple.
Tudekiks wants to get back to his feet.
Williams not doing much here.
Tudekiks wants to get back to his feet.
Williams is trying to work for a kimura but Tudekiks is defending well.
Tudekiks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tudekiks tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tudekiks wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tudekiks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williams scores with a couple of nice shots.
Williams passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tudekiks!
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tudekiks taking shots to the head.
Williams with shots to the head and body - Tudekiks looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tudekiks is rocked!
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams has isolated one of Tudekiks's arms. Tudekiks looking to fight him off but Williams twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keon Williams!
An intense looking Keon Williams took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You know after 3 straight losses it was important for me to win a fight after all. I really thought about retirement. Now I know I still got it. Expect more, baby!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Nazirite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Murdock is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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24
255 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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28
283 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Murdock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Nazirite!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock's corner calls for a 1-2. Murdock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Samson Nazirite has been cut.
Murdock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nazirite throws a lazy uppercut
and Murdock counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nazirite! Murdock lets Nazirite back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Murdock misses with an uppercut. Nazirite saw that one coming.
Murdock lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Nazirite is looking to close the distance but Murdock sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Nazirite crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Nazirite is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jack Murdock!
Jack Murdock retains his heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jack Murdock waved his t-shirt featuring Machiavelli Boutique's logo in front of the cameras.
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