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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Potempkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Potempkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Souza!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potempkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Souza cracks Potempkin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Souza takes a swing at Potempkin's ribcage but misses.
Souza tries to bum rush Potempkin with a series of wild strikes but Potempkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Potempkin throws a head kick that misses.
Potempkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potempkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Potempkin catches Souza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Vitor Souza has been cut.
Potempkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Souza misses with an uppercut. Potempkin saw that one coming.
Potempkin moves out of range as Souza strikes.
Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vitor Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza misses the body punch
and Potempkin counters with a solid body kick.
Potempkin throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza swings for the body but Potempkin moves out of range.
Potempkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Souza misses with a combination
and Potempkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Potempkin throws a shot to the body.
Souza looks gassed!
Souza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Potempkin. That one must have hurt.
Souza drops his hands momentarily and Potempkin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potempkin throws a head kick that Souza semi-blocks.
Potempkin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Souza is rocked!
Potempkin sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Souza's defenses. It connects perfectly with Souza's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Potempkin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Monteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhino Korn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Monteiro had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Monteiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rhino Korn!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Korn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Korn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Korn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Monteiro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Monteiro.
Korn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Korn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monteiro.
Korn shoots in but Monteiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Monteiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Korn.
Korn tries to clinch but Monteiro is having none of it.
Monteiro swings for the body but Korn moves out of range.
Korn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Monteiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Korn circles away quickly and effectively.
Korn moves in looking to clinch but Monteiro pushes him off.
Monteiro misses with a two punch combination.
Korn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniel Monteiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhino Korn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Monteiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Korn looks gassed!
Monteiro lands a slapping body shot.
Monteiro drops Korn with a beautiful combination! Korn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Monteiro is looking for the KO!
Korn is rocked!
It looks like Rhino Korn has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monteiro connects with a nice cross there... Korn is looking wobbly and Monteiro recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Korn to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Monteiro jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel Monteiro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kid Comeback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Kokucka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kid Comeback has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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179 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kid Comeback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Kokucka!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokucka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Comeback working a defensive guard here.
Kokucka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kokucka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Comeback avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kokucka drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Comeback dives on top into guard.
Comeback tries to free his leg and advance position but Kokucka is retaining full guard.
Comeback stops Kokucka from standing up.
Comeback would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Comeback looking to sit in guard and control but Kokucka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comeback wants to stand up but Kokucka is controlling him.
Kokucka thows a big elbow that misses.
Kokucka slips nicely into half guard.
Kokucka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Comeback defends it well.
Kokucka is looking for a kimura here.
Kokucka looks gassed!
Kokucka wants to control but Comeback is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kokucka prevents Comeback from standing back up.
Kokucka postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Comeback to stand up.
Comeback moves into range and connects with a jab.
Comeback tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kokucka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Comeback gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Comeback seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Comeback tries to move to full mount but Kokucka actually manages to regain half guard.
Comeback trying to control the action but Kokucka is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokucka looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kokucka is refusing to be controlled, as Comeback sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Comeback is really struggling to control Kokucka but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ground and pound from Comeback.
Comeback wants to take a breather but Kokucka is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Comeback shoots and misses
and Kokucka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kokucka.
Comeback is trying to keep Kokucka in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Kokucka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kokucka closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Comeback did well to prevent Kokucka getting side control.
Kokucka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Comeback's head.
Comeback trying to control from the bottom.
Kokucka wants to work for an arm triangle but Comeback is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kokucka wants to pass the guard but Comeback is defending well.
Comeback avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kokucka.
Kokucka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Comeback regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokucka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Comeback has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kokucka has managed to get both his arms back between Comeback's legs - danger averted.
Comeback bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kokucka's guard.
Kokucka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Comeback wants to control from the top but Kokucka keeps moving.
Comeback throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kokucka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Comeback wants to control from the top but Kokucka keeps moving.
Comeback stops Kokucka from standing up.
Kokucka has a closed guard, preventing Comeback from standing up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kokucka holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comeback trying to control but Kokucka is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Comeback fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kokucka, pushing him back against the cage.
Comeback breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kokucka shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Comeback napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Comeback manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Comeback tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kokucka controls his leg.
Kokucka is not content to let Comeback control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comeback is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Kokucka as he works his way to full guard.
Kokucka kicks Comeback off and gets to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kokucka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kokucka is trying to get an arm triangle but Comeback is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Kokucka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Comeback gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kokucka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Comeback looking for a sweep. Not yet Comeback, not yet.
Kokucka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kokucka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kokucka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kokucka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kokucka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Comeback dodges the ground and pound from Kokucka.
Kokucka in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokucka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kokucka scores with punches from side control.
Jason Kokucka has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Comeback's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kokucka passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Comeback!
Kokucka jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Comeback manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Comeback struggling a bit here.
Kokucka is trying to get an arm triangle but Comeback is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kokucka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Comeback has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kokucka landing a few strikes.
Comeback tries to improve position but can't.
Kokucka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Comeback defending against the ground and pound.
Kokucka sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Comeback is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kokucka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comeback sneaks back into half guard.
Comeback is looking for a sweep. Kokucka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kokucka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Comeback sees it coming and defends easily.
Kokucka throwing shots but Comeback is blocking nicely.
Kokucka is looking for a kimura but Comeback is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kokucka to get the leverage.
Comeback manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Comeback shoots in and drives through. Kokucka sprawls well.
Comeback shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kokucka but Kokucka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Comeback. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kokucka gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokucka misses with the ground and pound.
Kokucka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kokucka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kokucka tries for a kimura but Comeback is defending well.
The strikes coming from Kokucka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Comeback is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kid Comeback has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Kokucka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kokucka controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Kokucka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kokucka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Kokucka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Riccardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Riccardo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Silva misses.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva cracks Riccardo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Silva has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Riccardo to stand back up!
Riccardo is rocked!
It looks like Ricky Riccardo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Riccardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva throws out a loose jab but Riccardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Riccardo moves away and avoids it.
Riccardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Riccardo saw that one coming.
Riccardo slips a jab from Silva.
Riccardo seems to have recovered his senses.
Riccardo wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva misses with a hook. Riccardo ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch up but Riccardo keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws the left hand but Riccardo avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riccardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva tries to clinch but Riccardo moves away
and Riccardo counters with a body kick.
Silva is looking to clinch but Riccardo is avoiding it.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Riccardo connects with a high kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Riccardo.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Riccardo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silva really felt that one!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Riccardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Silva misses.
Riccardo ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Riccardo connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riccardo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Riccardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riccardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riccardo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Riccardo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Riccardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riccardo lands a front kick.
Rodrigo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riccardo scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riccardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Riccardo is struggling to control the position.
Riccardo trying to land knees to the body.
Riccardo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Riccardo looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riccardo tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Riccardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Riccardo.
Silva has Riccardo pressed against the cage.
Riccardo scores a nice knee to the body.
Riccardo trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Riccardo pushes him back against the cage.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Riccardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Riccardo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Riccardo is having none of it.
Silva is looking to clinch but Riccardo is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricky Riccardo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Riccardo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Riccardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riccardo moves away from the strike by Silva.
Crunch! Riccardo slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Ricky Riccardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva looks to clinch
and Riccardo counters with an outside leg kick.
Riccardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch
and Riccardo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva tries to clinch
and Riccardo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva wants to clinch up but Riccardo keeps it at a distance.
Silva closes the distance but Riccardo moves to the side
and Riccardo counters with a body kick.
Silva wants to clinch up but Riccardo keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva tries to clinch
and Riccardo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Riccardo dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Riccardo circles away.
Silva throws a hook but Riccardo blocks it.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Riccardo moved out of range.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Riccardo counters with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Riccardo cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Riccardo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riccardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riccardo lands a high kick!
Riccardo closes the distance and clinches.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Riccardo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Riccardo trying to land knees to the body.
Riccardo stalling the fight.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riccardo connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Riccardo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riccardo blocking some punches.
Riccardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva wants to break free but Riccardo has control.
Riccardo lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Riccardo tries to tie him up.
Silva is trying to break free.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Riccardo trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Riccardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Riccardo looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Riccardo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Riccardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riccardo misses with a knee to the head.
Riccardo tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riccardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Riccardo tries to tie him up.
Riccardo working Silva over with knees to the body.
Riccardo landing knees to the body.
Riccardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Riccardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Riccardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riccardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Riccardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricky Riccardo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva tries to clinch but Riccardo is having none of it.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riccardo scores with a push kick.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Riccardo moved out of range nicely.
Silva closes the distance but Riccardo moves to the side
and Riccardo counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva clinches but Riccardo breaks the clinch
and Riccardo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Riccardo throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Riccardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riccardo. Riccardo obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch but Riccardo is avoiding it.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riccardo.
Riccardo scoring well with a low kick there.
Riccardo scoring well with a low kick there.
Riccardo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Riccardo.
Riccardo lands a head kick!
Riccardo moves into the clinch.
Riccardo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Riccardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Riccardo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Riccardo has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccardo is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Riccardo into the cage.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva wants to clinch
and Riccardo counters with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Riccardo.
Silva looks to clinch
and Riccardo counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riccardo can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riccardo lands a high kick!
Riccardo wants to clinch.
Ricky Riccardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to clinch up but Riccardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Riccardo lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riccardo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riccardo blocks a jab.
Riccardo scores with a head kick.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodrigo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riccardo lands a head kick!
Riccardo blocks a jab.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Riccardo pushes him off.
Silva looks to clinch
and Riccardo counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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 on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riccardo. Riccardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Riccardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riccardo thumps Silva with a low kick.
Riccardo tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Riccardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riccardo. Riccardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Riccardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riccardo cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Riccardo darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Ricky Riccardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riccardo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Riccardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riccardo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Riccardo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between EK Agbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Stglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stglitz has chosen Godsmack Awake as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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20
164 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, EK Agbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Stglitz!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stglitz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stglitz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hugo Stglitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agbo tries to clinch up.
Stglitz looks to land a combination but Agbo avoids it well.
Agbo doesn't manage to clinch there - Stglitz circles away.
Stglitz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Agbo is rocked!
Stglitz jabs at Agbo's body.
Oh Agbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Agbo loses concentration momentarily and Stglitz pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Agbo crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Stglitz finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hugo Stglitz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald De Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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21
178 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
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26
177 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harald De Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss closes the distance and clinches.
De Wolfe misses with a knee to the head.
De Wolfe scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jay Moss has been cut.
De Wolfe is leaning against Moss and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moss wants to break free but De Wolfe has control.
Moss can't break the clinch.
Moss tries to circle away but De Wolfe has him pinned against the cage.
De Wolfe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moss blocks it with crossed arms.
Moss has had enough of the clinch but De Wolfe keeps him there for the moment.
Moss tries to break free but De Wolfe pushes him back against the cage.
De Wolfe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Wolfe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moss backwards.
Moss has had enough of the clinch but De Wolfe keeps him there for the moment.
De Wolfe misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Wolfe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moss breaks the clinch.
Moss fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Wolfe scores with a takedown into Moss'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.
De Wolfe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss is looking to stand up but De Wolfe isn't so interested in that idea.
De Wolfe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Moss is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Moss wants to stand and escape but De Wolfe is having none of it.
De Wolfe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wolfe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Wolfe!
Moss drops his hands momentarily and De Wolfe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Wolfe swivels and escapes.
De Wolfe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moss wants to control but De Wolfe is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald De Wolfe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Moss's cut.
That's time! Moss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Wolfe scores with a hook to the body. Moss takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Wolfe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moss gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Wolfe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Moss won't be happy with that.
De Wolfe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moss knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Moss wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wolfe decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Wolfe.
A left and a right from De Wolfe both land. Nice combination.
De Wolfe scores with a takedown into Moss's guard.
De Wolfe won't allow Moss to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss kicks De Wolfe off and gets to his feet.
Moss fails with the takedown
and De Wolfe counters with a good low kick that Moss was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Wolfe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Wolfe lands a front kick.
De Wolfe gets caught flat footed, as Moss shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Moss stays in close to De Wolfe's body and controls the position.
De Wolfe uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald De Wolfe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jay Moss's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Moss tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Wolfe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moss somewhat.
De Wolfe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Wolfe dips to his left and cracks Moss with an uppercut!
De Wolfe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moss moves away.
Moss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moss thows a leg kick but De Wolfe checks it
and De Wolfe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moss's guard.
De Wolfe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moss is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes De Wolfe off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Moss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Wolfe pinned against the cage. De Wolfe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Wolfe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wolfe stands up and we're back to a striking position.
De Wolfe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moss.
Moss throws a shot from downtown. De Wolfe moves away and avoids it.
De Wolfe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moss misses with a takedown attempt - De Wolfe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Wolfe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Moss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Harald De Wolfe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moss can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Wolfe avoids the attempt from Moss to control.
Moss working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harald De Wolfe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Wolfe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald De Wolfe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kelso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warrior has chosen Korn-Freak on a leash as his entrance music. Ultimate Warrior is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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217 lbs
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211 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Kelso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ultimate Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warrior stuffs the takedown attempt from Kelso. Kelso gets slowly back to his feet.
Kelso tries to close the distance and clinch but Warrior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Warrior looks to land a combination but Kelso avoids it well.
Warrior misses with the combination.
Warrior scores with a shot to the body.
Kelso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warrior manages to avoid it.
Warrior lands a right hook to the body.
Warrior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warrior slips under a jab.
Warrior lands a glancing blow to the side of Kelso's head.
Ultimate Warrior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warrior keeps the fight on the outside.
Warrior lands a left and a right that send Kelso crashing to the mat, dazed. Warrior thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kelso is rocked!
It looks like Michael Kelso has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warrior throws a right and a left that Kelso avoids nicely.
Oh Kelso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warrior is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Kelso flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kelso is out cold! Warrior holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ultimate Warrior!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junius E Sneed IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Créu. Abdul Khan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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24
287 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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18
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdul Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junius E Sneed IV!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sneed IV.
Khan misses with a hook. Sneed IV ducked under it nicely.
Sneed IV uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sneed IV tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sneed IV.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sneed IV paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Sneed IV pushes him off.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sneed IV looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Abdul Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Sneed IV pushes him off.
Sneed IV ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sneed IV digs a good hook to Khan's body.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Sneed IV circles away.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Sneed IV cracks Khan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Abdul Khan has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Sneed IV ducks down to avoid it.
Khan moves away from the strike by Sneed IV.
Khan tries to clinch up but Sneed IV circles away and keeps his distance.
Sneed IV throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sneed IV lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junius E Sneed IV dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdul Khan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khan tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sneed IV misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sneed IV paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sneed IV paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a series of punches but Sneed IV moves out of range.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Sneed IV misses.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sneed IV swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sneed IV.
Sneed IV looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Khan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Sneed IV moved out of range.
Khan tries to clinch but Sneed IV is having none of it.
Sneed IV avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khan wants to clinch up but Sneed IV keeps it at a distance.
Khan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Khan blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Sneed IV bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Sneed IV pushes him off.
A jab from Khan misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sneed IV looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A very close round there. Could go either way on the judges scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abdul Khan's cut.
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!
Sneed IV misses with a body shot.
Khan is looking to clinch but Sneed IV is avoiding it.
Khan tries to bum rush Sneed IV with a series of wild strikes but Sneed IV uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries to clinch there but Sneed IV circles away.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sneed IV paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Sneed IV swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sneed IV lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Sneed IV pushes him off.
Sneed IV misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Sneed IV lands with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sneed IV blocks a head kick by Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sneed IV paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sneed IV looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Sneed IV swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan wants to clinch.
Abdul Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junius E Sneed IV is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to clinch up but Sneed IV keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed right hand from Sneed IV misses the target.
Sneed IV throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junius E Sneed IV comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sneed IV has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junius E Sneed IV!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bihg Duhm Fock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bihg Duhm Fock told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bihg Duhm Fock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fock throws a push kick but Arona slaps the foot to one side.
Fock throws a head kick that misses.
Arona avoids the head kick by Fock.
Fock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arona connects with a right hand. Fock shakes it off.
Fock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arona.
Arona looks to land a combination but Fock avoids it well.
Arona misses with a series of wild punches.
Arona swinging wildly here.
Fock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fock misses with a head kick.
Arona misses with a double jab.
Arona swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arona throws a nice looking combination but Fock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A combination from Fock does no damage.
Fock throws a sloppy head kick and Arona moves out of range easily.
Arona lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fock backs up against the cage.
Fock dodges the punch combination from Arona.
Fock throws a low kick, looking for Arona's leg but Arona calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona checks a leg kick.
Fock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Fock.
Fock tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fock looks gassed!
A punch combination from Arona misses.
Arona fails to land with a series of punches.
Arona throws a right and a left that Fock avoids nicely.
Arona misses with the combination.
Fock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fock throws a head kick but Arona moves out of range.
Fock slips a jab and a cross from Arona.
Arona jabs Fock right on the nose. Fock blinks but takes it well.
Arona throws a right and a left that Fock avoids nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Arona there.
Fock is rocked!
Arona lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricardo Arona!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Limon Portokalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Ross struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 267.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Limon Portokalov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Limon Portokalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portokalov misses with a two punch combination.
Ross dodges the punch combination from Portokalov.
Portokalov fails to land with a series of punches.
Portokalov misses with a wild body shot.
Ross tries to score a power double leg takedown but Portokalov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ross somewhat.
Portokalov throws a one two combo.
Portokalov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ross is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Portokalov.
It looks like Rick Ross has been cut.
Portokalov misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portokalov loads up on a big right hand but Ross slips the punch.
Ross fails with the takedown.
Limon Portokalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Ross.
Portokalov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Portokalov misses with a few strikes there.
Portokalov just misses with a punch to the body.
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Portokalov.
Portokalov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Limon Portokalov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Ross.
Portokalov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Portokalov throws a nice looking combination but Ross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ross shoots in but Portokalov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Portokalov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Portokalov misses with a few strikes there.
Portokalov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ross.
Ross uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Portokalov.
Portokalov misses with a wild combination.
Ross closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Portokalov.
Portokalov lands a jab to Ross's midsection.
Portokalov throws a series of punches but Ross avoids them all with ease.
Portokalov misses with a double jab.
Portokalov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Portokalov.
Portokalov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
Portokalov misses with a few strikes there.
Ross takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Portokalov tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ross looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ross looks gassed!
Portokalov looking to control.
Ross landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portokalov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ross stands and throws Portokalov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Portokalov is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Limon Portokalov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Ross's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Portokalov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ross bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Portokalov is looking to regain half guard here but Ross keeps moving and retains side control.
Ross looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Portokalov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Portokalov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Portokalov tries to get out of the position.
Ross tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ross is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portokalov pushes Ross away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ross gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Portokalov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ross wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Portokalov gets back to half guard.
Portokalov is trying to stand back up but Ross is controlling him
Portokalov is refusing to be controlled, as Ross sits in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ross is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ross prevents Portokalov from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ross is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ross takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Portokalov misses.
Ross dodges the punch combination from Portokalov.
Portokalov cracks a nice hook into Ross's ribs.
Limon Portokalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portokalov misses with the combination.
Ross avoids a punch combination nicely.
Portokalov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ross takes one on the button.
Portokalov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Portokalov misses with an uppercut.
Ross slips a jab from Portokalov.
Ross defending well as Portokalov loads up on a big left hand.
Portokalov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portokalov misses with a wild body shot.
Ross ducks under a wild hook from Portokalov.
Portokalov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Portokalov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ross takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Portokalov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Portokalov misses with a series of wild punches.
Portokalov throws a looping overhand right but Ross ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Limon Portokalov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Ross's cut.
That's time! Portokalov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Ross slips under a jab.
Ross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Portokalov.
Portokalov misses with an uppercut. Ross saw that one coming.
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Portokalov.
Ross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ross takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Portokalov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ross on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Portokalov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ross doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portokalov throws a series of punches but Ross moves out of range.
Ross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Portokalov finds it's way through Ross's defenses.
Limon Portokalov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Portokalov throws a series of punches but Ross avoids them all with ease.
Portokalov throws a jab but it's blocked by Ross.
Decent striking displayed by Portokalov there.
Portokalov lands a left and a right that send Ross crashing to the mat, dazed. Portokalov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ross is rocked!
Limon Portokalov is winning the standup battle so far.
Portokalov throws a pinpoint strike between Ross's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Ross crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Portokalov scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Limon Portokalov!
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