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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lary Divers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petey Tarfel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lary Divers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Petey Tarfel's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lary Divers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petey Tarfel!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarfel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tarfel wants it to stay on the feet.
Tarfel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Divers!
Divers is trying to get back to half guard.
Tarfel landing a few strikes.
The referee asks Tarfel politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tarfel prefers to stall for the moment though.
Divers is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divers gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarfel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Divers is trying to stand.
Tarfel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Divers is looking to improve his position.
Tarfel moves into full mount! Divers won't be happy about that!
Tarfel with a couple of short strikes.
Divers is rocked!
It looks like Lary Divers has been cut.
Tarfel drops a big elbow. That's hurt Divers! More shots from Tarfel and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petey Tarfel!
Petey Tarfel tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dancing Dave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Konrad Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dancing Dave!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dave keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dave fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koltun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dave slips under a jab.
Dave swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dave walks into a left hand.
Koltun misses the shot to the body.
Dave scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koltun in his tracks.
Dave looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dave connects with a jab.
Koltun bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dave slips under a jab from Koltun.
Koltun blocks the body kick.
Koltun misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dave takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dave slips under a jab from Koltun.
And Dave responds with a good body kick, but Koltun manages to step out the way in time.
Dave lands with a slapping head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koltun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun throws a sloppy head kick and Dave moves out of range easily.
Dave only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Koltun throws a hook but Dave blocks it.
Dave lands a big head kick that sends Koltun tumbling to the mat! Dave takes a step backwards and waves Koltun back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Koltun is rocked!
Dave fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koltun.
Oh Koltun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dave uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koltun.
Dave closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Koltun! Dave dives in looking to finish! Koltun is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dancing Dave!
After the big win, Dancing Dave made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Vikai Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgars Simans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fugees - Ready or not. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgars Simans!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simans shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has White pinned against the cage. White gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White looks to throw the jab but Simans is out of range.
Edgars Simans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White looks to land a body kick but Simans moved away.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Simans.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a double jab
and Simans holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Simans working White over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White is trying to drag Simans to the mat but Simans just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Simans throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Simans.
Simans working White over with knees to the body.
Simans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simans throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.
Simans closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Simans after a bit of a struggle.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Simans breaks from the clinch.
Simans shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Simans manages to circle out of the way.
Chris White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgars Simans.
Simans closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Simans pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Simans on that attempt.
Simans tries a head kick but it misses.
Simans shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
White manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
White distracts Simans with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
White throws a big right hand that misses.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Simans is retaining full guard.
Simans pulls White in close to prevent any damage.
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 Chris White will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
White tries to clinch but Simans moves out of range.
Simans tries to counter with a clinch but White shakes him off and moves away.
A head kick from Simans lands but White takes it in his stride.
Simans shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Simans is looking for the big counter here.
Simans shoots in but no luck this time.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Simans counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from White enables Simans to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. White manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Simans trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simans content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simans wants to stand but White has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Simans slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Simans slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Simans trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
White is in trouble now - Simans has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simans thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simans sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Simans thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Simans tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Simans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Simans has managed to clinch.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simans throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Simans presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Simans decides to pull guard.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Simans has wrist control.
Simans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
Simans wants to stand up but White is controlling him.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Simans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simans manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
White keeping moving, preventing Simans from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simans slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Simans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Simans stands up and waves to White to follow him.
Simans misses with a takedown attempt
and White counters with a series of strikes. Simans will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simans manages to get an easy takedown there - catching White on his heels. He'll look to pass White's guard now, I'm sure.
White has a closed guard, preventing Simans from standing up.
Simans stays in close to White's body and controls the position.
Simans looking to pass the guard.
Simans lands a couple of elbows.
Edgars Simans has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simans controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Simans really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White leaves Simans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Simans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Simans is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
White gets caught napping as Simans dives in and scores a takedown. White manages to retain guard.
White manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simans has him pressed against the cage.
Simans just leaning against White, taking a breather.
Simans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simans throws a right and a left that both miss.
White tries to counter with a takedown but Simans is quick to defend against it.
Simans closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
White makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Simans.
White appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chris White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgars Simans.
Simans has a takedown stuffed.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
Simans shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
White shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Simans eats them both and turns towards White to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Simans shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Simans gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from White misses.
Simans shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Simans tries to clinch but fails miserably
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simans closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Simans tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White is trying to drag Simans to the mat but Simans just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Simans cracks White with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simans drags the fight down to the ground.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Simans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris White had his way with Edgars Simans in that round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Simans throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Simans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Simans looks to move away, White throws a big counter combo but Simans just gets out of the way.
Nice sprawl there from White as Simans shoots in.
Simans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
White is trying to break the clinch but Simans has him pressed against the cage.
White has Simans pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Simans manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White wants to take the fight to the mat but Simans manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Edgars Simans seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simans leaning against his opponent.
Simans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simans gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Simans wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Simans looking to pass the guard.
Simans seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Simans is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simans not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Simans pushes down on White's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Simans escapes and gets back to his feet.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simans shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White attempts a counter takedown but Simans avoids it well and moves away.
Simans shoots in but no luck this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgars Simans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Simans 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:48
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgars Simans!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damiao Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudemir Bonanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claudemir Bonanza will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damiao Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claudemir Bonanza!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos lands with a hook. Bonanza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bonanza drives through with a takedown into Marcos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Marcos seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bonanza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bonanza postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marcos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bonanza, into his guard.
Bonanza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonanza working for a triangle but Marcos defends it easily.
Marcos wants to control from the top but Bonanza keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos works over Bonanza with some ground and pound from guard.
Bonanza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marcos wants to control from the top but Bonanza keeps moving.
Marcos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bonanza looking to control.
Marcos stays in close to Bonanza's body and controls the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marcos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bonanza being controlled here, momentarily.
Marcos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bonanza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bonanza has his foot on Marcos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marcos works his way back into a safe position though.
Bonanza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marcos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marcos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bonanza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marcos has managed to get both his arms back between Bonanza's legs - danger averted.
Bonanza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marcos is aware though and is defending well.
Marcos working some strikes from top position.
Bonanza has momentary wrist control but Marcos slips an elbow through the middle.
Marcos postures up.
Bonanza keeping moving, preventing Marcos from controlling successfully.
Marcos drops back looking for a leg! Bonanza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bonanza manages to kick Marcos off! Marcos jumps back into Bonanza's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonanza looking for subs off his back but Marcos has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damiao Marcos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bonanza blocks a leg kick.
Claudemir Bonanza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonanza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marcos swivels and escapes.
Marcos jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Marcos tests Bonanza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonanza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marcos as he jumps to the side.
Marcos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marcos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marcos lands with a right hand.
Marcos lands a head shot.
Bonanza drives through with a takedown into Marcos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Marcos trying to control the position here.
Marcos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marcos pulls Bonanza in close to prevent any damage.
Marcos is trying to control the position but Bonanza postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bonanza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bonanza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Marcos trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marcos is on top in guard.
Marcos is in close to Bonanza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marcos trying to control but Bonanza is working from the bottom.
Marcos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marcos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marcos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonanza can do to turn this around?
Marcos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Marcos preventing the sweep.
Marcos cracks Bonanza with a solid left hand.
Marcos landing some decent shots from guard.
Bonanza looking for a guillotine here but Marcos defends easily.
Marcos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marcos distracts Bonanza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damiao Marcos dominated that second round.
That's time! Marcos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marcos stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bonanza shoots in looking for a takedown but Marcos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bonanza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marcos misses with the combination.
Marcos misses with a low kick.
Marcos lands with a nice combination. Bonanza backs away looking to recover.
A jab lands there for Marcos.
Bonanza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marcos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marcos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bonanza sprawls and moves away.
Damiao Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudemir Bonanza.
Bonanza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marcos. Marcos obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonanza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marcos closes the distance and clinches.
Bonanza is trying to drag Marcos to the mat but Marcos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonanza has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marcos after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marcos lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonanza drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marcos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marcos connects with the punch.
Damiao Marcos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonanza dives in and grabs Marcos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marcos pushes down on Bonanza's head and hops out.
Bonanza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marcos avoids it really well and circles away.
Bonanza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonanza checks a low kick from Marcos.
Marcos lands with a nice combination. Bonanza backs away looking to recover.
Marcos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Claudemir Bonanza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonanza scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bonanza's best efforts.
Marcos is doing well to control the position and prevent Bonanza from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos is pressing down on Bonanza's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marcos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Marcos is trying to keep Bonanza in close.
Marcos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Damiao Marcos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bonanza is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Marcos jumps into side control!
Marcos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bonanza is trying to control Marcos's posture but Marcos avoids it.
Marcos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bonanza is working to avoid the ground and pound but Marcos connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damiao Marcos clearly takes that round.
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.
Marcos scores with a punch to the head.
Bonanza dives in for a single leg takedown but Marcos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bonanza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marcos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marcos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bonanzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Damiao Marcos is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonanza avoids a kick to the body.
Marcos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonanza under the eye.
Bonanza is rocked!
Marcos throws a monster overhand right that drops Bonanza! Marcos follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damiao Marcos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zackary Finyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Frettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finyard comes to the cage accompanied by Your pussy's glued to a building on fire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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139 lbs
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33
142 lbs
20 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zackary Finyard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Frettish!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finyard clinches up against the cage.
Finyard breaks the clinch.
Finyard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frettish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finyard ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Finyard no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Finyard wants to stand up but Frettish is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frettish passes Finyard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Finyard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Finyard pulls Frettish in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frettish trying to control but Finyard is working from the bottom.
Finyard pulls Frettish in close to his closed guard and prevents Frettish from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frettish content to stall in guard here.
Frettish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finyard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Frettish prevents Finyard from getting back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Finyard holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Finyard will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Frettish misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Finyard is looking to clinch but Frettish is avoiding it.
Frettish now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Some wild striking there from Finyard.
It seemed like Frettish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finyard throws a sloppy head kick
and Frettish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finyard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finyard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Finyard not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zackary Finyard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Finyard clinches with his opponent.
Frettish stalls.
Frettish blocks the elbow strike.
Frettish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finyard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Finyard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finyard slips under a jab.
Frettish defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Finyard.
Frettish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finyard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard jumps into guard, dragging Frettish to the mat.
Finyard is looking to stand up but Frettish isn't so interested in that idea.
Finyard pulls Frettish in close to his closed guard and prevents Frettish from doing any damage or advancing position.
Finyard wants to get back to his feet but Frettish is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Frettish stopping the sweep attempt from Finyard.
Finyard wants to stand but Frettish is controlling the position.
Frettish postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Finyard is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finyard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Frettish taking a bit of punishment here - Finyard scoring with strikes.
Finyard wants to control but Frettish is keeping him busy.
Finyard throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frettish is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zackary Finyard dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Finyard looks for a takedown but Frettish sprawls well.
Frettish doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Frettish swats away the attempt to clinch by Finyard.
Finyard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Finyard in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frettish is not content to let Finyard control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Finyard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Finyard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Finyard seems to be working for a kimura but Frettish defends the submission attempt.
Finyard with the ground and pound but Frettish uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Finyard trying to control the position from guard on top but Frettish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finyard looking to sit in guard and control but Frettish gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Finyard holds on and takes a little breather.
Frettish preventing the sweep.
Frettish must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finyard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Frettish trying to control but Finyard is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zackary Finyard clearly takes that round.
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.
Finyard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frettish circles away.
Frettish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frettish swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finyard is looking to land body kicks.
Zackary Finyard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frettish misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Finyard.
Finyard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zackary Finyard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finyard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Finyard clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frettish is trying to force a seperation but Finyard has the dominant position.
Finyard turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Frettish is not content to let Finyard control the position.
Zackary Finyard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finyard misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Finyard.
Finyard moves into full mount!
Finyard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Frettish is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Frettish and Finyard has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Finyard tries to stand but Frettish is controlling his head.
Finyard taking a breather here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sloppy strikes there by Finyard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zackary Finyard had his way with Ed Frettish in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Finyard darts in trying to clinch
and Frettish counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Frettish throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finyard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frettish throws a jab but it's blocked by Finyard.
Finyard shoots in and drives through. Frettish sprawls well.
Finyard shoots and misses
and Frettish counters with a nice uppercut.
Zackary Finyard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finyard has a takedown stuffed.
It seemed like Frettish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zackary Finyard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finyard clinches up with Frettish and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frettish lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Finyard successfully pulls guard.
Finyard being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Frettish 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.
Zackary Finyard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finyard is pulling down on Frettish's head. It's preventing any offense from Frettish, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frettish trying to control the position from guard on top but Finyard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ed Frettish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finyard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Frettish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Finyard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 49:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zackary Finyard!
After winning the bout, Zackary Finyard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Horizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumble comes into the arena with Queens of the Stone Age - My God is the Sun blaring out of the sound system. Horizon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bring your whole crew kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
266 lbs
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38
249 lbs
24 - 17 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barney Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Evan Horizon!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumble uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Horizon has time to react.
Evan Horizon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rumble moves out of range as Horizon throws a body kick.
Rumble has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Horizon.
Horizon misses with a body kick.
Rumble takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rumble does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Horizon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rumble.
Horizon scores with a kick to the body.
Horizon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rumble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rumble swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Horizon.
Horizon looks to land a body kick but Rumble moved away.
Rumble is looking to counter punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Horizon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rumble is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horizon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rumble takes a step back to recover.
Horizon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Horizon pushes Rumble away with a front kick.
Horizon misses with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Horizon!
Horizon misses with a body kick.
Rumble avoids a kick to the body.
Horizon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon misses with a body kick.
Horizon misses with a body kick.
Horizon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Horizon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Horizon scores with a nice body kick.
Rumble blocks the body kick.
Horizon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horizon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rumble blocks the body kick.
And Rumble counters with a quick kick to the body but Horizon blocks it.
Rumble throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horizon.
Rumble blocks the body kick.
Rumble attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horizon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horizon tries to land a front kick but Rumble steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rumble will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Horizon misses with the body kick
and Rumble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Horizon - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horizon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Horizon scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horizon misses with a body kick.
Rumble on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Horizon tries to land a front kick but Rumble steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rumble is looking to counter punch.
Horizon thuds his shin into the meat of Rumble's side.
Horizon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Horizon pushes Rumble away with a front kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Horizon.
Horizon looks for the body kick but Rumble saw that one coming.
Horizon fakes the leg kick and cracks Rumble in the body.
Horizon looks to land a body kick but Rumble moved away.
Horizon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Horizon looks to land a body kick but Rumble moved away.
Rumble looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Horizon delivers a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horizon lands a front kick.
Horizon misses with a kick to the body.
Rumble tries to clinch but Horizon is having none of it.
Horizon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Horizon throws a lazy body kick
and Rumble counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Horizon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Horizon. Rumble shrugs it off though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Horizon.
Horizon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Horizon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horizon throws a body kick that misses
and Rumble counters with a good low kick that Horizon was not able to check.
Horizon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rumble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horizon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horizon misses with a kick to the body.
Horizon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Horizon misses with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Horizon.
Horizon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rumble takes a step back to recover.
Horizon scores with a spinning back kick!
Rumble moves out of range of the body kick.
Rumble avoids a kick to the body.
Horizon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horizon keeps Rumble at a distance using the push kick.
Horizon looks to land a body kick but Rumble moved away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon thuds his shin into the meat of Rumble's side.
Horizon tries to land a front kick but Rumble steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Horizon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rumble moves out of range of the body kick.
Horizon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Horizon throws a wild body kick that Rumble sees coming a mile off.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rumble might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Horizon scores with a nice body kick.
Rumble moves out of range of the body kick from Horizon.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Horizon.
Horizon throws the kick towards the body but Rumble avoids it.
Horizon misses with an attempted mid kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Horizon.
Horizon throws a body kick that misses.
Horizon blocks the body kick.
Horizon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horizon keeps Rumble at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumble moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble moves out of range of the body kick.
Horizon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rumble lands a nice leg kick that just misses Horizon's sensitive parts.
Horizon misses with a kick to the body.
Horizon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rumble wants to land a leg kick but Horizon is out of range.
Horizon lands with a nice body kick.
Horizon scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Horizon.
Rumble blocks the body kick.
Rumble takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Evan Horizon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horizon throws a body kick that misses.
Rumble avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horizon misses with a kick to the body.
Horizon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rumble crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Horizon - the referee stops the clock and Rumble gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Horizon. Rumble manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rumble is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Horizon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horizon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rumble throws a leg kick but Horizon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Horizon.
Horizon lands a nice looking body kick.
Horizon misses with a body kick.
Rumble is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Horizon throws a wild body kick that Rumble sees coming a mile off.
Rumble looks to land a right hand but Horizon moved out of range.
Rumble avoids a kick to the body.
Horizon scores with a nice body kick.
Horizon scores with a spinning back kick!
Horizon thuds his shin into the meat of Rumble's side.
Rumble takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rumble takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horizon throws a body kick that misses.
As Horizon backs away, Rumble returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Horizon fakes the leg kick and cracks Rumble in the body.
Horizon looks for the body kick but Rumble saw that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rumble moves out of range of the body kick from Horizon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon lands with a nice body kick.
Rumble moves out of range as Horizon throws a body kick.
Horizon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Horizon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rumble if he has to take too many more of those.
Horizon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rumble lands with a nice body punch.
Horizon misses with a kick to the body.
Rumble takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Horizon misses with a body kick.
Horizon looks to land a body kick but Rumble moved away.
Horizon misses with a kick to the body.
Horizon tries to land a front kick but Rumble steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Horizon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rumble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horizon looks for the body kick but Rumble saw that one coming.
Horizon tries to land a front kick but Rumble steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Horizon swats away the attempt to clinch by Rumble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rumble.
Rumble lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horizon scores with a spinning back kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Horizon.
Horizon throws the kick towards the body but Rumble avoids it.
Rumble misses with a body shot.
Horizon throws the kick towards the body but Rumble avoids it.
Rumble avoids a kick to the body.
Rumble takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slapping body kick lands there for Horizon.
Horizon misses with a kick to the body.
Horizon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rumble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horizon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Horizon really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Horizon.
Rumble is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horizon throws a push kick but Rumble slaps the foot to one side.
Horizon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Horizon throws a wild body kick that Rumble sees coming a mile off.
Horizon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left lands for Rumble.
Rumble bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Horizon's head backwards.
Evan Horizon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rumble looks to land a right hand but Horizon moved out of range.
Rumble blocks the body kick.
Rumble instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumble.
A frustrated look appears on Horizon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Horizon managing to block the knees to the body from Rumble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon avoids the elbow strike from Rumble, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horizon.
Rumble lands with a left to the head.
Horizon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rumble tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rumble's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Horizon dodges an elbow strike from Rumble.
Rumble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble lands a left hand that snaps the head of Horizon backwards.
Rumble missing with knees to the body.
Rumble misses with some punches.
Rumble tries to land knees in the clinch but Horizon avoids the damage to the body.
Rumble lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rumble lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rumble keeps control of Horizon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horizon blocks an elbow strike.
Horizon managing to block the knees to the body from Rumble.
Rumble misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Rumble had his way with Evan Horizon in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Horizon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horizon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rumble blocks the body kick.
Horizon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rumble fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Horizon on the side of the head.
Rumble feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Horizon's calf.
Horizon throws a push kick but Rumble slaps the foot to one side.
Horizon throws a wild body kick that Rumble sees coming a mile off.
Horizon looks for the body kick but Rumble saw that one coming.
Barney Rumble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horizon misses with a kick to the body
and Rumble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horizon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Horizon throws the kick towards the body but Rumble avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horizon looks to throw a body kick
and Rumble counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Rumble - just one landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rumble.
Horizon is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Horizon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rumble to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumble ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horizon moves forwards but Rumble connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horizon is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon is aggressively charging in as Rumble backs up avoiding any damage. Rumble tosses out a jab and Horizon runs right into it face first! Horizon is out cold! Rumble dropped down on all fours and is barking in Horizon's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barney Rumble!
A relieved looking Barney Rumble thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Complex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Complex comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash-When the Man Comes Around. Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: UFC Theme Song. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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41
142 lbs
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43
142 lbs
57 - 15 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Napoleon Complex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
57 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Complex blocks the body kick.
It appears Complex was looking to counter with a kick there.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Silva.
Complex throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Complex clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Complex swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Complex is out of range.
Complex thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Complex misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Complex misses its intended target.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Complex. That one must have hurt.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Complex looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Complex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva staying out of range there.
Complex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Complex lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Complex throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Complex throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Complex throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Complex keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Complex.
Complex throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Complex scoring well with a low kick there.
Complex walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Complex misses with a looping left.
Complex connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva throws a head kick but Complex moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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!
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Complex throws out the jab.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Complex cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Complex has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Complex and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Complex lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Complex walks into a left hand.
Complex looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Complex takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Complex scores with a leg kick.
Complex misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Complex dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Complex clinches with his opponent.
Complex tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Complex fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Complex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Complex has him pressed against the cage.
Complex misses with the head strike.
Complex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Complex attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Complex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex moves into the clinch.
Silva working aggressively here.
Complex is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Complex is controlling the position.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Complex struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Complex fails to land.
Complex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Napoleon Complex is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva tries to sprawl but Complex drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Complex performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Complex.
Complex prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Complex from advancing to side control.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Complex dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Complex with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Complex misses with a body shot.
Complex looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Complex waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Complex with a jab.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Complex throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva is looking to chop away at Complex's legs.
Complex throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Complex throws a quick inside leg kick.
Complex takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Complex throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Complex jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Complex finds it's target.
Complex scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Complex throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva counters with a body kick.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva checks a low kick from Complex.
Complex scores with a nice body kick.
Complex connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Complex is just out of range.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid body kick from Complex.
Complex throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Complex momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Complex scores with a nice strike.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Complex.
Complex shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Complex.
Complex misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick from Silva lands but Complex takes it in his stride.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Complex counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice uppercut lands for Complex. That snapped Silva's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Complex clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Complex pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Complex punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Complex checks a low kick from Silva.
Complex works the jab nicely.
Complex checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Complex counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Complex looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab, jab by Complex - just one landing.
Complex with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex misses with a body kick.
Complex swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Complex connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Complex, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Complex checks a low kick from Silva.
Complex throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
Complex lands a front kick.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Complex blocks the low kick.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Complex counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva avoids the body shot from Complex.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Complex throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Complex throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Complex does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Complex throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Complex misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Complex throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Complex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Complex, right into the meat.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Complex's head.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Complex finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva is rocked!
Complex misses with a looping right.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Complex finish him?
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Complex had his way with Rafa Silva in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Silva tries to move into range but Complex moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Complex avoids it.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Complex steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Napoleon Complex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Complex.
Complex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Complex paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Complex throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Complex counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Complex checks it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Complex misses its target.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rafa Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Complex scores with a nice strike.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Complex counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Complex.
Complex throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Complex misses with a low kick.
Complex lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Complex. Complex maintains the clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Complex just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Complex misses with a hook from the clinch.
Complex breaks the clinch.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Complex fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Complex fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Complex smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Complex showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Complex 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoleon Complex!
Napoleon Complex seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Szczęsny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sean Richards was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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36
135 lbs
33 - 16 - 0 |
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30
146 lbs
26 - 19 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Szczęsny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Szczęsny wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Richards is looking to chop away at Szczęsny's legs.
Szczęsny throws a big shot that misses.
Szczęsny really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Szczęsny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Szczęsny.
Richards tries to clinch but Szczęsny is having none of it.
Szczęsny misses with a looping right.
Szczęsny doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Szczęsny ducks down to avoid it.
Richards throws a hook but Szczęsny blocks it.
Victor Szczęsny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny misses with a left hand
and Richards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Richards throws an off balance right hand
and Szczęsny counters with a straight right hand.
Richards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Szczęsny misses with a wild combination.
Szczęsny blocks a head kick by Richards.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Szczęsny circles away.
Richards walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Richards takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Richards throws a body shot but no joy.
Richards walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Szczęsny scores with a jab to the jaw.
Szczęsny moves into the clinch.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Szczęsny avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Szczęsny.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Richards stalling the fight.
Richards continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Richards lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Victor Szczęsny has been cut.
Richards taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Richards stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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 Victor Szczęsny will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Victor Szczęsny's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Richards scores with a nice body kick.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richards tries to clinch but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Richards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Szczęsny.
Richards moves away from the strike by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny clobbers Richards with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Richards misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Szczęsny on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Szczęsny cracks Richards with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richards flicks out a counter leg kick but Szczęsny steps away.
Szczęsny throws a poor cross that misses
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Szczęsny feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Richardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Richards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Szczęsny is predictable there
and Richards counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Szczęsny checks a low kick from Richards.
It looked like Szczęsny was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Richards.
Szczęsny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richards.
Szczęsny bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Richards's head backwards.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Szczęsny moves out of range easily.
Richards throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Szczęsny stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Richards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victor Szczęsny is winning the standup battle so far.
Szczęsny throws out a leg kick but Richards moves out of range and Szczęsny only half commits.
Richards wants to counter with a clinch but Szczęsny pushes him away.
Szczęsny rushes Richards and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Szczęsny just misses with a elbow thrown towards Richards's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards slows down the pace here.
Richards scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
A bit of stalling here from Richards.
Szczęsny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Richards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczęsny working aggressively here.
Szczęsny pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
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 Victor Szczęsny will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Victor Szczęsny's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Szczęsny connects with a single shot there.
Szczęsny shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Richards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Richards shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Richards avoids the body shot from Szczęsny.
Richards throws a counter combo.
Szczęsny lands a slapping body shot.
Szczęsny is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Szczęsny connects with a high kick.
Szczęsny tests Richards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Richards swings widly with a right hand
and Szczęsny makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Richards throws a hook but Szczęsny blocks it.
Szczęsny was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Richards throws a series of punches but Szczęsny avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands with a slapping head kick.
Szczęsny moves out of range as Richards throws a body kick.
Szczęsny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Szczęsny takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Szczęsny swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Szczęsny throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Richards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Szczęsny swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Szczęsny is looking to counter punch.
Szczęsny checks a leg kick.
Richards chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Szczęsny can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny checks the leg kick nicely there.
Richards on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Szczęsny down.
Szczęsny scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards misses with a kick to the body.
Szczęsny is looking to chop away at Richards's legs.
Szczęsny pivots, looking for a leg kick but Richards is out of range and Szczęsny settles back down.
Szczęsny looks to land a left hand but Richards moved out of range nicely.
Richards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Szczęsny is out of range and Richards settles back down.
Szczęsny looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Szczęsny scores with a jab to the body.
Richards throws a low kick but Szczęsny avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Szczęsny clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Szczęsny's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Richards is looking to slow Szczęsny down with leg kicks.
Szczęsny misses with a hook
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richards tries to clinch but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Richards connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Richards takes one to the side of the head.
Szczęsny avoids a kick to the body.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Szczęsny was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A punch lands to the side of Richards 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Szczęsny.
That kick from Richards tenderised Szczęsny's leg. Szczęsny is trying to keep his angry face on.
Richards moves out of range as Szczęsny strikes.
Szczęsny scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Richards ducks right into an uppercut from Szczęsny.
Richards tries to clinch but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Richards attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Szczęsny is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Richards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Szczęsny throws the left hand but Richards avoids the punch easily.
Szczęsny misses with a wild combination.
Richards steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny staying out of range there.
Szczęsny pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Richards misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Richards blocks a head kick by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny connects with a body shot.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Szczęsny.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Szczęsny looks to land a right hand but Richards moved out of range.
Szczęsny lands a really nice looking cross but Richards seems unphased.
Richards wants to clinch up but Szczęsny keeps it at a distance.
Richards throws a half hearted mid kick.
Richards blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Szczęsny had his way with Sean Richards in that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Szczęsny's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Szczęsny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Szczęsny walks into a straight right hand from Richards.
Szczęsny lands the left hand.
Richards loads up on a big right hand but Szczęsny slips the punch.
Szczęsny moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Szczęsny moves out of range of the strikes.
Szczęsny misses with a looping right.
Richards pushes Szczęsny away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Richards tries to clinch
and Szczęsny counters with an outside leg kick.
Richards shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Szczęsny swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Szczęsny connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards tries to land a body kick
and Szczęsny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richards has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Richards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Szczęsny is looking to slow Richards down with leg kicks.
Szczęsny listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Szczęsny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Szczęsny moves out of range as Richards strikes.
It looked like Szczęsny wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Szczęsny avoids the body shot from Richards.
Szczęsny clinches up with Richards and pushes him back against the cage.
Richards just leaning against Szczęsny, taking a breather.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Szczęsny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Victor Szczęsny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richards with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Richards is looking to control Szczęsny's arms but Szczęsny gets an underhook and turns him. Now Richards has his back to the cage.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Szczęsny lands a nice shot to the body.
Sean Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Szczęsny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Szczęsny, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:46
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Szczęsny!
Victor Szczęsny took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Quinn Mcdonagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugenio Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Eugenio Antonio was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Quinn Mcdonagh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugenio Antonio!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Antonio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quinn Mcdonagh.
Quinn Mcdonagh moves forwards but Antonio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like James Quinn Mcdonagh has been cut.
Antonio misses with a hook.
Quinn Mcdonagh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antonio moves away.
Quinn Mcdonagh just misses with a punch to the body.
Antonio digs a good hook to Quinn Mcdonagh's body.
Antonio lands with a right hand.
Quinn Mcdonagh drops Antonio with a beautiful combination! Antonio stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Quinn Mcdonagh is looking for the KO!
It looks like Eugenio Antonio has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antonio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Antonio misses with a kick to the body.
Quinn Mcdonagh checks a leg kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Antonio.
Quinn Mcdonagh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quinn Mcdonagh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Antonio lands with a good body shot.
Antonio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quinn Mcdonagh's sensitive parts.
Antonio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Quinn Mcdonagh swings for the body but Antonio moves out of range.
Quinn Mcdonagh walks into a straight right hand from Antonio.
James Quinn Mcdonagh's cut is getting worse.
Antonio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quinn Mcdonagh throws a series of punches but Antonio avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio thuds a left hand into Quinn Mcdonagh's body.
Quinn Mcdonagh is breathing heavily.
Quinn Mcdonagh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Antonio.
Antonio throws a push kick but Quinn Mcdonagh slaps the foot to one side.
Quinn Mcdonagh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Antonio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quinn Mcdonagh misses with a double jab
and Antonio counters with a straight right hand.
James Quinn Mcdonagh's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Quinn Mcdonagh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Antonio rushes Quinn Mcdonagh and presses him up against the cage.
Antonio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Antonio lands a right hand.
Jeez, James Quinn Mcdonagh's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Quinn Mcdonagh is trying to break the clinch but Antonio is controlling him.
Antonio lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antonio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Antonio misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio presses Quinn Mcdonagh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quinn Mcdonagh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quinn Mcdonagh throws a hook but Antonio avoids it easily.
Quinn Mcdonagh tries to keep at a distance but Antonio has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Antonio.
Antonio lands with a light punch inside.
Antonio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quinn Mcdonagh backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Quinn Mcdonagh's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eugenio Antonio!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phol Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton has chosen I get Knocked Down as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benton jabs at Murhaa's body.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benton throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murhaa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benton's hands.
Murhaa lands a nice shot that snaps Benton's head back.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Murhaa cracks the inside of Benton's front leg.
Benton throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Benton shoots in and gets a takedown into Murhaa's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Benton controlling from the top position.
Murhaa keeping moving, preventing Benton from controlling successfully.
Murhaa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Benton is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Murhaa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benton is controlling him.
Murhaa looking for a sweep. Not yet Murhaa, not yet.
Murhaa keeping full guard, as Benton tries to pass.
Benton is fighting to break Murhaa's control of his arms but Murhaa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benton throws out the jab.
Benton misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Benton.
Benton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benton to score with a decent uppercut.
Murhaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Phol Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a good low kick that Benton was not able to check.
Benton missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhaa misses with a series of wild punches.
Benton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grant Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Benton shoots in for a takedown but Murhaa shows good takedown defense.
Murhaa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benton backs up against the cage.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grant Benton will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murhaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murhaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benton throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Benton lands an overhand right.
Murhaa punishes Benton's body with a nice straight punch.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That kick from Murhaa tenderised Benton's leg. Benton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murhaa wants to land a leg kick but Benton is out of range.
Murhaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benton.
Murhaa scores with a nice body kick.
Benton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murhaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton lands with a shot to the body.
Benton tries to bum rush Murhaa with a series of wild strikes but Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benton connects with a body shot that sends Murhaa's belly button to the back.
Benton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a front kick that sends Benton stumbling back into the cage.
Benton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benton misses with a takedown
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhaa stalks Benton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benton's face. Benton staggers backwards, shaken.
Benton scores with a three punch combo!
Benton lands an overhand right.
Murhaa lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benton missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benton lands with an overhand left.
Benton takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murhaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benton misses with a straight right.
Benton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murhaa thumps Benton with a low kick.
Benton throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murhaa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Benton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Benton scores with a sloppy right hand. Murhaa should have avoided that one.
Murhaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benton!
Murhaa scores with a decent looking hook.
Benton throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Benton throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa connects with a body shot.
Benton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Benton looks to land a combination but Murhaa avoids it well.
It looked like Murhaa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benton.
Benton is breathing heavily.
Benton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Benton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murhaa circles away quickly and effectively.
As Benton backs away, Murhaa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
As Benton looks to move away, Murhaa throws a big counter combo but Benton just gets out of the way.
Benton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benton swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Benton swings widly with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa throws a sloppy body shot
and Benton counters with a left and a right that stings Murhaa.
Benton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murhaa throws a front kick that sends Benton stumbling back into the cage.
Benton throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murhaa scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murhaa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benton.
Benton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Benton looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Benton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton throws a nice looking combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murhaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Grant Benton has been cut.
Benton misses with a looping left.
Murhaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benton on the side of the head.
Murhaa scores with a hook.
Murhaa scores with the left hand. Benton knows he should have avoided that one.
Benton is rocked!
Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benton is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhaa finish him?
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Benton off balance momentarily.
Murhaa throws a head kick that half lands.
Benton cracks a nice hook into Murhaa's ribs.
Murhaa tests Benton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benton seems to have recovered his senses.
Benton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benton slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Benton throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Benton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benton swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benton lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice jab there from Murhaa.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benton misses with a combination
and Murhaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Benton off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Murhaa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murhaa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Murhaa!
A pretty intense looking Phol Murhaa took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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