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RFL 32: Last Event PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damiao Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damiao Marcos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 3 - 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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos moves into the clinch.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Marcos.
A frustrated look appears on Rutten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rutten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marcos tries for a takedown but Rutten manages to get underhooks.
Marcos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutten's efforts to push away.
Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rutten takes a shot to the head.
Marcos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rutten after a bit of a struggle.
Marcos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marcos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rutten lands with a short shot to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Marcos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten can't break the clinch.
Marcos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rutten is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damiao Marcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rutten.
Rutten blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marcos.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marcos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutten blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten blocks an uppercut.
Rutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marcos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutten can't break the clinch.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Marcos.
Marcos gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rutten wants to stand but Marcos is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcos throws an elbow that misses. Rutten uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marcos's guard. Nice move by Rutten!
Rutten must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marcos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rutten's guard.
Marcos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos trying to control but Rutten is working from the bottom.
Marcos preventing the sweep.
Rutten controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcos is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutten has wrist control.
Marcos chips away with some ground and pound.
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 missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marcos won't allow Rutten to sweep him here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten is looking for a triangle but Marcos pushes his legs off easily.
Rutten looking for a sweep. Not yet Rutten, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marcos throws a big right hand that misses.
Rutten bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marcos's guard.
Marcos keeping moving, preventing Rutten from controlling successfully.
Marcos is pulling down on Rutten's head. It's preventing any offense from Rutten, at least for the moment.
Marcos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marcos is pulling down on Rutten's head. It's preventing any offense from Rutten, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marcos trying to control the position.
Marcos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rutten defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcos keeping full guard, as Rutten tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damiao Marcos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rutten shoots in but no luck this time.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown but Marcos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rutten misses with a double jab.
Marcos forces Rutten back against the cage and clinches.
Rutten can't break the clinch.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutten shoots in for a double leg but Marcos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Damiao Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas Rutten.
Marcos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutten's head backwards.
Rutten misses with a takedown attempt - Marcos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marcos scores with a leg kick.
Rutten tries to bum rush Marcos with a series of wild strikes but Marcos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marcos has closed the distance and engaged Rutten in a clinch.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Marcos gets a clinch.
Marcos lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcos has clasped his hands together around Rutten's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Marcos tries to score with some ground and pound. Rutten controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rutten takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Marcos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Marcos wants to control but Rutten is keeping him busy.
Marcos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rutten is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rutten is looking to regain half guard here but Marcos keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcos cracks Rutten with a big elbow.
An elbow from Marcos crashes against the mat.
Marcos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Marcos passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rutten!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos working the ground and pound effectively.
Rutten taking shots to the head.
Rutten tries to reverse the position but Marcos maintains control.
Marcos raining down shots from the mount!
Marcos punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Marcos lands a nice shot to the head.
Marcos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rutten wants to control but Marcos is having none of it.
Marcos lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marcos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rutten is rocked!
Marcos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rutten is still in real trouble! Can Marcos finish him?
Marcos loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rutten scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Marcos land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Marcos stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damiao Marcos!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Claudiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldo Claudiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Claudiano.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Claudiano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Claudiano's guard.
Claudiano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
Claudiano pulls Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Claudiano pulls Santos in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Claudiano pulls Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Santos trying to control but Claudiano is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Santos preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Claudiano scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Claudiano avoids it really well and circles away.
Waldo Claudiano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Santos.
Claudiano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Claudiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
A short left from Claudiano.
Santos successfully pulls guard.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Claudiano working some strikes from top position.
Claudiano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Santos wants to control the position but Claudiano says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Claudiano has control of the leg.
Claudiano is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Claudiano.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claudiano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Claudiano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Claudiano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Claudiano wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position.
Santos trying to hold on to Claudiano's head to control him but Claudiano postures up.
Claudiano slips a nice elbow through Santos's hands, connecting with Santos's forehead.
Claudiano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
Claudiano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Claudiano working over Santos with some ground and pound. Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claudiano is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Santos is concentrating on defense, preventing Claudiano from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Claudiano dominated 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.
Claudiano jabs at Santos's body.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Claudiano lands with a right hand.
Donk. Claudiano catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
Waldo Claudiano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claudiano connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
Santos has managed to clinch.
Claudiano works on Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Claudiano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Claudiano lands a shot to the body.
Claudiano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Claudiano works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Waldo Claudiano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claudiano is working Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Claudiano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santos's head.
Claudiano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Claudiano postures up and lands a big shot to Santos's brow.
Claudiano is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Claudiano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Claudiano landing some decent shots from guard.
Claudiano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Claudiano is working Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Claudiano lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Claudiano is in close to Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Claudiano lands a couple of elbows.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Claudiano manages to get himself to full guard.
Santos pushing down on Claudiano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Claudiano is looking to improve his position.
Claudiano is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to control. Claudiano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Claudiano is looking to get back to full guard here but Santos has managed to pass to side control instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claudiano tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
My spies in Combate Gym 🇧🇷 inform me that Santos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Claudiano regains half guard.
Claudiano is holding on to half guard well.
Claudiano 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.
Claudiano manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Claudiano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
Claudiano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Claudiano is keeping the position for now.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Claudiano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Claudiano dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab lands there for Claudiano.
Claudiano misses with a head kick.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Claudiano is looking to improve his position.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Claudiano wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Claudiano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Claudiano is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Claudiano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Claudiano tries for a takedown but Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Claudiano moves into the clinch successfully.
Santos gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Santos wants to control from the top but Claudiano keeps moving.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Claudiano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Claudiano looking to control but Santos passes into half guard.
Claudiano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Claudiano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Claudiano looking for a sweep. Not yet Claudiano, not yet.
Claudiano can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santos controls the pace.
That's four 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.
Claudiano trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
Claudiano keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Claudiano controls Santos momentarily but Santos frees himself.
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!
Gustavo Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Claudiano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waldo Claudiano!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brody Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hello Bay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pantera - Shedding Skin. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Brody Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hello Bay!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Battle.
Brody Battle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Battle lands with an uppercut that bounces Bay off the cage and back into range.
Battle throws out a powerful jab.
Bay shoots in for a double leg but Battle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bay shoots and misses
and Battle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bay takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Danga de danga de dang - Battle scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battle throws a combination. Bay tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bay takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Battle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Battle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bay shoots in but no luck this time.
Brody Battle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hello Bay.
Battle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Battle has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jab, jab by Battle - just one landing.
Battle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bay misses with a takedown
and Battle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Battle circles away.
Battle lands a nice hook to Bay's body. Bay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bay takes a kick to the side of the head.
Battle lands with a shot to the body.
Battle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bay looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Battle.
Battle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Battle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bay at a distance.
Battle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Battle lands with a nice body punch.
Battle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Battle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Battle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bay fails with a takedown attempt.
Battle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Battle can pounce on him.
Battle lands with a shot to the body.
Battle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bay moves away.
Battle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle connects with a looping right hand.
Battle lands a jab.
Battle stuns Bay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Battle lands a big right hand that sends Bay crashing to the mat! Battle stays standing though and waves Bay back to his feet!
It looks like Hello Bay 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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Battle.
Battle cracks the inside of Bay's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battle misses with a wild body shot.
Bay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Battle throws a head kick that half lands.
Battle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Battle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hello Bay's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Battle tries to avoid it but Bay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Battle to the ground. Battle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Battle misses with a body shot.
Battle scores with a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Battle. No joy for Bay on that attempt.
No luck for Bay with that takedown attempt.
Brody Battle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hello Bay.
Bay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battle lands a body shot.
Bay is breathing heavily.
Battle thumps Bay with a low kick.
Bay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Battle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brody Battle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Battle does it's job there.
Battle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bay's head backwards.
Battle swinging wildly here.
Bay throws out a counter right but Battle avoids it with no problem.
Battle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bay back to the cage. Battle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Battle cracks Bay with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bay looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Battle finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battle lands a big uppercut and Bay crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bay looks OK. Battle waves Bay back to his feet!
Bay is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Battle throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Bay is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brody Battle!
An out of breath Brody Battle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phol Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murhaa cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murhaa scores with a kick to the body.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murhaa.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murhaa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murhaa works the jab nicely.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murhaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson tries to clinch but Murhaa moves away
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson's coach down at Combate Gym 🇧🇷 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Anderson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Murhaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhaa with a nice cross.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Murhaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murhaa scores with a body shot.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Murhaa throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhaa jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murhaa's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Anderson is looking for the big counter here.
Murhaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Murhaa throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Murhaa lands an overhand right.
Anderson misses the jab.
Murhaa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Murhaa seems unphased.
Murhaa throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Murhaa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murhaa works the jab nicely.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderson in the body.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson cracks Murhaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Anderson throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murhaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Anderson scores with a jab.
Murhaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa connects with a looping right hand.
A leg kick checked by Anderson.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murhaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Anderson.
A quick step to the side and Murhaa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murhaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa dominated that 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.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Murhaa avoids it well.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Murhaa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murhaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson throws a counter combo.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Murhaa lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Phol Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson lunges at Murhaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murhaa's hand.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderson blocks the body kick.
Murhaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Murhaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Murhaa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Murhaa scores with a spinning back kick!
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anderson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Murhaa has got the better of the exchanges.
Murhaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters with a good low kick that Murhaa was not able to check.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
A countering left hand to the body from Anderson misses.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Murhaa - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa misses with a jab to the body
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murhaa throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Murhaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.
Murhaa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murhaa counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Murhaa to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Murhaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murhaa.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
A lazy body kick from Murhaa
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Murhaa's legs.
Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murhaa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murhaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Anderson rushes Murhaa and presses him up against the cage.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Murhaa's head.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Murhaa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Murhaa is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Murhaa has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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 Phol Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murhaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murhaa.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Anderson misses.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a shot to the body.
Murhaa keeps Anderson at a distance using the push kick.
Murhaa is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
Murhaa cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Murhaa connects with a body shot that sends Anderson's belly button to the back.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phol Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Murhaa counters with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murhaa.
Anderson scores with a hook.
Murhaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murhaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Murhaa slips a jab from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
Murhaa scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Murhaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Murhaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the head.
Murhaa scores with a push kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anderson throws a counter combo.
Murhaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks.
Anderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Murhaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Murhaa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Murhaa lands with a hook. Anderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murhaa. Murhaa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murhaa counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Anderson.
A counter left hand to the body from Murhaa misses its target.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Murhaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murhaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Murhaa takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderson cracks Murhaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Murhaa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anderson defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Murhaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murhaa with a nice cross.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murhaa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Good exchange - Murhaa coming out on top.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murhaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Murhaa tries to move into range but Anderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Murhaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa scores with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Murhaa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murhaa throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Murhaa digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Jab by Murhaa.
Crunch! Murhaa slams his shin into Anderson's torso.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands with a nice body kick.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murhaa lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhaa takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Murhaa misses with a double jab.
Anderson throws out a counter right but Murhaa avoids it with no problem.
Murhaa throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Anderson feints a counter leg kick.
Murhaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson digs a good hook to Murhaa's body.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Murhaa is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Murhaa misses with a hook
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
Murhaa looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murhaa scores with a three punch combo!
Anderson blocks a head kick by Murhaa.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Murhaa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa had his way with Mr Anderson in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Murhaa looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Murhaa does no damage.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anderson moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
Anderson flicks out a counter leg kick but Murhaa steps away.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anderson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murhaa defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murhaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Murhaa finds it's way through Anderson's defenses.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson is trying to counter with his kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mr Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Murhaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Murhaa defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Anderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice side step and Anderson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson digs a good body shot into Murhaa's ribs.
Murhaa fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderson in the body.
Murhaa throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Murhaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murhaa checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Murhaa misses the target.
Murhaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the head.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
Anderson defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Murhaa. That snapped Anderson's head back.
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!
Anderson tries to clinch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa scores with a nice strike.
Murhaa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murhaa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Anderson forces Murhaa back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Murhaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murhaa, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Murhaa!
Phol Murhaa retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Phol Murhaa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Seery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Szczęsny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seery's entrance music is An Irish Pub Song. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
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135 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Patrick Seery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Szczęsny!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Szczęsny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Szczęsny throws a hook but Seery avoids it easily.
As Szczęsny tries to get set, Seery tries to push him back and clinch up but Szczęsny manages to avoid the attempt.
Szczęsny goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Seery takes a swing at Szczęsny's ribcage but misses.
Seery is looking to clinch but Szczęsny is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seery. Szczęsny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seery thuds a left hand into Szczęsny's body.
Seery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szczęsny was well out of range. Poor timing from Seery.
Seery takes a swing at Szczęsny's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny moves forwards but Seery connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Seery takes a swing at Szczęsny's ribcage but misses.
Szczęsny misses with a kick to the body.
Seery tries to counter by clinching up but Szczęsny breaks away and moves out of range.
Seery slips a jab from Szczęsny.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seery. Szczęsny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szczęsny feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny scores with a jab to the body.
Seery tries to clinch up.
Szczęsny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Seery throws out a loose jab but Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szczęsny moves out of range of the strikes.
Seery moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Seery loads up on a big right hand but Szczęsny slips the punch.
A big left from Seery misses.
Seery throws out a powerful jab.
Seery connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Szczęsny lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczęsny closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Seery takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seery throws a lazy right hand but Szczęsny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seery throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Szczęsny counter with a right hand.
Szczęsny jabs at Seery's body.
Seery closes the distance and pushes Szczęsny back into the cage.
Szczęsny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Seery - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Seery fails to land.
Seery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szczęsny lands a shot to the body.
Szczęsny takes a shot to the head.
Seery can't find room to land a body shot as Szczęsny controls the action.
Szczęsny throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Szczęsny is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Seery's defenses.
Seery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szczęsny's elbow.
Seery blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seery blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seery trying to stall but Szczęsny improves his position.
Seery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seery misses with a punch on the inside.
Seery has Szczęsny pressed against the cage.
Seery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szczęsny's elbow.
Szczęsny misses with an elbow over the top.
Szczęsny struggles to land a body shot inside as Seery controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Szczęsny.
Seery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szczęsny.
Seery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Seery - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Seery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seery misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Seery misses with a punch on the inside.
Seery lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Seery dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Szczęsny thows a left - swing and a miss!
Szczęsny fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seery, pushing him back against the cage.
Seery working aggressively here.
Patrick Seery has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Szczęsny lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A left hand lands to the body for Seery.
Seery takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny tries to work over Seery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seery lands an uppercut.
Seery lands a shot to the body.
Seery blocks an elbow strike from Szczęsny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Seery digs a right hand into Szczęsny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Szczęsny's gas tank.
Seery lands with a light punch inside.
Seery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seery leaning against his opponent.
Szczęsny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seery.
Seery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Seery has a couple of punches blocked by Szczęsny.
Seery is trying to stall.
Seery can't find room to land a body shot as Szczęsny controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Seery.
Szczęsny makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Szczęsny tries to work over Seery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seery blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Seery fails to land.
Szczęsny is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seery is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Szczęsny obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seery throws a head punch that misses.
Seery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szczęsny's elbow.
A short uppercut from Seery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seery swings wildly with an uppercut but Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szczęsny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szczęsny lands an elbow inside.
Seery working aggressively here.
Szczęsny throws an elbow but it misses.
Szczęsny's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Szczęsny lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Szczęsny.
Seery lands a body shot in the clinch.
I was talking to Seery's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Szczęsny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Seery scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny missing with knees to the body.
Seery lands a right hand that snaps the head of Szczęsny backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seery lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Szczęsny is rocked!
Szczęsny being controlled against the cage.
Szczęsny is still on wobbly legs! Can Seery finish him?
Seery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Szczęsny seems to have recovered his senses.
Szczęsny unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seery lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Szczęsny scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Szczęsny just misses with a elbow thrown towards Seery's brow.
Szczęsny lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Seery fails to land.
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 Patrick Seery will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Seery wants to clinch.
Szczęsny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Seery just misses with a punch to the body.
Szczęsny takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Szczęsny scores with a leg kick.
Patrick Seery is winning the standup battle so far.
Seery throws a hook but Szczęsny blocks it.
Szczęsny misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Szczęsny.
Seery misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Seery.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Szczęsny slips a jab from Seery.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seery 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.
Szczęsny dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seery. That did some damage!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Szczęsny in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Seery takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Seery tries to clinch there but Szczęsny circles away.
Seery has closed the distance and engaged Szczęsny in a clinch.
Seery effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Seery fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Szczęsny.
A short uppercut from Seery.
Szczęsny using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Seery misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seery lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Seery avoids a wild elbow strike from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny tries a body shot but Seery blocks it.
Seery has a couple of punches blocked by Szczęsny.
Seery lands an uppercut.
Seery on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seery on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Szczęsny.
Seery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seery blocks an elbow strike from Szczęsny.
Seery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Victor Szczęsny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seery can't find room to land a body shot as Szczęsny controls the action.
Seery prevents a body shot from Szczęsny.
A short right from Seery on the inside.
Seery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Szczęsny throws an elbow but misses.
Seery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seery lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Szczęsny backwards.
Seery misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Seery misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny throws an elbow but it misses.
Szczęsny tries to work over Seery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seery throws a punch but it's blocked by Szczęsny.
Seery throws a punch but it's blocked by Szczęsny.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seery.
A head punch on the inside from Seery fails to land.
Szczęsny lands a good knee to the midsection. Seery won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seery takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Szczęsny pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Szczęsny misses with a body punch.
Szczęsny throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Szczęsny.
I think Seery 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Patrick Seery!
A victorious Patrick Seery thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Victor Szczęsny spoke after the fight, saying 'Come on Patrick Seery, lets, go for a trilogy while we can! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Shot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
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32
145 lbs
17 - 9 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Garner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shot has a takedown stuffed.
Garner moves away from the strike by Shot.
A big right from Garner misses.
Garner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shot has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Garner throws a body shot but no joy.
Garner dodges the punch combination from Shot.
Shot looking to score a takedown here. Garner is defending well but Shot drives through and ends up in Garner's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shot won't allow Garner to get back to his feet.
Shot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot landing some decent shots from guard.
Shot stops Garner from standing up.
Shot forces his way into half guard.
Shot is looking to take a break and control but Garner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shot throwing shots but Garner is blocking nicely.
Garner taking some punishment here, with Shot in his half guard.
Shot prevents Garner from standing back up.
Shot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garner.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shot's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shot tries to free his leg and advance position but Garner is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot trying to control the position from guard on top but Garner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shot 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.
Shot preventing the sweep.
Shot trying to control the position from guard on top but Garner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garner wants to get back to his feet but Shot is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shot looking to sit in guard and control but Garner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garner defends it easily.
Shot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garner manages to get himself to full guard.
Shot scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner wants to stand and escape but Shot is having none of it.
Garner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shot tries to free his leg and advance position but Garner is retaining full guard.
Shot wants to control from the top but Garner keeps moving.
Garner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shot doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shot manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shot won't allow Garner to get back to his feet.
Shot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shot keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garner's head.
Shot wants to control from the top but Garner keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner wants to stand but Shot is controlling the position.
Shot not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've been hearing good reports from Garner's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Shot's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Garner looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Shot has picked Garner up and slammed him! Garner can't keep hold of the triangle and Shot manages to pass to side control!
Shot taking a breather here.
Shot scores with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Garner throws Shot to one side and escapes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Shot dominated that 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.
Nice uppercut there from Garner.
Garner tries to clinch but Shot moves out of range.
Garner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shot walks into a stiff left hand from Garner.
Garner scores with a nice head shot.
Garner connects with a crisp jab.
Garner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ron Garner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garner scores with a jab.
Shot avoids the body shot from Garner.
Garner throws a poor cross that misses
and Shot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Garner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shot tries to move into range but Garner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garner forces Shot back against the cage and clinches.
Shot is pushing Garner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shot trying to stall but Garner improves his position.
Shot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shot connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from Shot misses.
Shot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garner throws an overhand right that lands on Shot's shoulder, as Shot tries to avoid the shot.
Garner tests Shot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garner throws a lazy right hand but Shot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Garner misses.
A little jabbing left from Shot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shot throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shot lands a really nice looking cross but Garner seems unphased.
Shot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good exchange - Shot coming out on top.
Garner slips under a jab.
Shot misses with a lunging right hand
and Garner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garner ducks under a wild hook from Shot.
Shot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A bone on bone clash there as Garner blocks the leg kick.
Garner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garner looks to land a combination but Shot avoids it well.
Garner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shot throws a hook but Garner blocks it.
Garner lands a jab to Shot's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner misses with a double jab
and Shot counters with a right hand to the body.
Shot throws a nice looking combination but Garner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garner throws a big counter combination but Shot scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garner.
A little jabbing left from Shot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shot throws a hook to the side of Garner's head but Garner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garner throwing a counter right hand but Shot manages to avoid it.
Shot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garner looks to score with a jab to the body but Shot is just out of range.
Garner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shot looks to land a right hand but Garner moved out of range.
Garner throws a hook but Shot avoids it easily.
Garner misses with a left hand
and Shot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garner slips a straight right by Shot.
Ron Garner is winning the standup battle so far.
Garner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shot.
A little jabbing left from Shot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shot throws a series of punches but Garner avoids them all with ease.
Garner is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner misses with a looping left.
Shot is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jab from Shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garner scores with a punch to the head.
Shot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shot's corner calls for a 1-2. Shot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shot throws a lazy right hand but Garner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shot looks to land a combination but Garner avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Shot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shot looks to land a left hand but Garner moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sebastian Shot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garner connects with a right that clearly hurt Shot. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Garner proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Shot collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Garner!
Ron Garner retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Ron Garner 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hilton Teimosia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Altare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Altare!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Altare stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Teimosia.
Altare throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Teimosia rushes Altare and presses him up against the cage.
Altare can't find room to land a body shot as Teimosia controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Altare.
Altare prevents a body shot from Teimosia.
Teimosia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Altare backwards.
Altare blocks a body shot from Teimosia.
Altare is leaning against Teimosia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Altare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Altare working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Teimosia works on Altare's body with a couple of short punches.
Teimosia throws a punch but it's blocked by Altare.
Altare lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Altare.
Altare lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Teimosia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Teimosia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Altare prevents a body shot from Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teimosia.
Altare has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Teimosia seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Altare can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teimosia tries to throw a body punch but Altare avoids it by throwing Teimosia back against the cage.
Altare lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Teimosia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Teimosia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Teimosia prevents a body shot from Altare.
Teimosia throws a punch but it's blocked by Altare.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Altare misses with a short punch on the inside.
Altare lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Altare tries to throw a body punch but Teimosia avoids it by throwing Altare back against the cage.
Teimosia throws a punch but it's blocked by Altare.
Altare throws a punch but it's blocked by Teimosia.
Teimosia is leaning against Altare and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Teimosia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teimosia lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like John Altare has been cut.
Altare lands a hook that snaps the head of Teimosia backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Altare.
Teimosia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teimosia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Altare lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Teimosia misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Altare.
Altare tries for a takedown. No joy.
Teimosia blocks an uppercut.
Altare throws a punch but it's blocked by Teimosia.
Altare scores with a shoulder strike.
Teimosia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Teimosia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Teimosia.
Teimosia tries a body shot but Altare blocks it.
Altare throws a punch but it's blocked by Teimosia.
Altare fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Altare blocks a body shot from Teimosia.
Altare drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Teimosia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Teimosia tries to throw a body punch but Altare avoids it by throwing Teimosia back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia scores with a shot to the side of Altare's head.
Teimosia working aggressively here.
Altare lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Altare blocks a body shot from Teimosia.
Altare tries to work over Teimosia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Altare lands a right hand.
Teimosia has a couple of punches blocked by Altare.
Teimosia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Altare backwards.
Teimosia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teimosia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Altare misses with a punch on the inside.
Altare blocking some punches.
Teimosia misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altare fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Altare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teimosia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Teimosia throws a punch but it's blocked by Altare.
Altare misses with the head strike.
Altare can't find room to land a body shot as Teimosia controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teimosia tries to work over Altare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Altare blocking some punches.
Teimosia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Altare breaks from the clinch.
Altare thows a left - swing and a miss!
Altare smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Teimosia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Altare on the side of the head.
Altare fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Altare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Teimosia instigates a clinch.
Altare takes a shot to the head.
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 Hilton Teimosia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Altare's cut.
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.
Altare has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Teimosia.
Altare digs a good body shot into Teimosia's ribs.
Teimosia swats away the attempt to clinch by Altare.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Teimosia, as that shot connected.
Altare thuds a left hand into Teimosia's body.
Teimosia throws a jab but it's blocked by Altare.
Altare has Teimosia up against the cage in a clinch.
Altare prevents a body shot from Teimosia.
Teimosia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teimosia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Teimosia.
Altare misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teimosia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Altare.
Altare is breathing heavily.
Teimosia throws a head punch that misses.
Altare fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teimosia lands with a light punch inside.
Teimosia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Altare is rocked!
Teimosia tries to throw a body punch but Altare avoids it by throwing Teimosia back against the cage.
Altare stalls.
Altare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teimosia can't find room to land a body shot as Altare controls the action.
Altare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia gets through Altare's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Altare is still on wobbly legs! Can Teimosia finish him?
Altare misses with a hook to the ribs.
Altare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia scores with a hook to the body.
Teimosia 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.
Teimosia prevents a body shot from Altare.
Teimosia lands a shoulder strike.
Teimosia pushes Altare back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Teimosia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Teimosia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Altare can do to turn this around?
A left hand lands to the body for Teimosia.
Teimosia presses Altare against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Teimosia lands a left hand.
Hilton Teimosia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teimosia creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Altare's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Altare drops to his knees and Teimosia pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hilton Teimosia!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Krause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krause comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heart of a Champion kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Manny Machado has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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157 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Machado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, James Krause!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machado manages to avoid it.
Machado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krause fails with the takedown
and Machado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Machado swings for the body but Krause moves out of range.
Krause tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Machado defends well and Krause ends up having to push Machado into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Krause shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manny Machado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Krause.
A slow jab from Krause misses its intended target.
Machado slaps away a takedown attempt from Krause, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Krause misses with a takedown
and Machado counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Machado just stands there and leans against the cage.
Krause is working for takedown but Machado is calmly controlling the position for now.
Machado lands with a short shot to the head.
Machado creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Krause jumps guard but Machado stands there with Krause around his waist. Krause gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Machado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Machado walks away with a smile on his face. Krause gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Krause fails with the takedown
and Krause takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machado lands a leg kick that knocks Krause off balance momentarily.
Krause shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machado as he jumps to the side.
Krause misses with a left hand
and Machado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manny Machado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Machado moves out of range of the strikes.
Machado throws a shot to the body.
Krause shoots in looking for a takedown. Machado tries to sprawl out of it but Krause keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Machado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Machado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado rushes Krause and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Krause jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Machado walks away with a smile on his face. Krause gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Machado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Machado is looking to score with low kicks.
Krause throws an off balance right hand
and Machado counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado cracks Krause with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krause ducks right into an uppercut from Machado.
Machado slips a jab from Krause.
Krause is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machado sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Krause closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Machado quickly recovers to half guard.
Machado wants to control but Krause is keeping busy.
Krause works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machado tries to hold on but Krause pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado is desperately trying to improve his position but Krause has a good base and remains in mount.
Machado gets back to half guard.
Machado tries to roll over but Krause keeps him under control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Krause working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Krause wants to pass to mount but Machado is defending the position.
Krause is working for a kimura but Machado is defending it quite comfortably.
Krause controlling the action here.
Krause is trying to control. Machado wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four 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.
Machado manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Machado wants to stand but Krause is controlling the position.
Krause not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Machado keeping moving, preventing Krause from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krause is fighting to break Machado's control of his arms but Machado is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Machado is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Machado dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krause is defended easily by Machado.
Krause fails with a takedown attempt.
Krause dives in for a single leg takedown but Machado sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Machado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Krause.
Manny Machado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Krause.
Krause takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Machado scores with a hook to the body. Krause takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Krause dives in and grabs Machado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Machado pushes down on Krause's head and hops out.
Krause misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machado was well out of range. Poor timing from Krause.
Machado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krause fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause shoots in looking for a takedown. Machado tries to sprawl out of it but Krause keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Machado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Machado drives through and clinches with Krause against the cage.
Machado taking a breather.
Krause tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Machado just stands there and leans against the cage.
Krause jumps guard.
Machado won't allow Krause to sweep him here.
Krause looking to control but Machado passes into half guard.
Machado performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Krause manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Machado escapes and throws Krause's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Krause is not content to let Machado control the position.
Machado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krause can do to turn this around?
Krause can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
Krause trying to control but Machado flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krause is really stuck here.
Krause keeps trying to improve his position.
Krause tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Krause is trying desperately to improve position.
Machado lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Krause hang on?
Machado trying to control but Krause is having none of it.
Machado takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krause sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Krause looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Krause wants to get back to full guard.
Krause is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Machado jumps into side control!
Machado lands a decent elbow from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Machado gets to mount! Krause was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Krause sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Machado 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.
Machado misses with a wild body shot.
Machado throws a hook but Krause avoids it easily.
Krause fails to land the takedown.
Machado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krause moves away.
Machado lands a jab to the head.
Machado works Krause's body with a nice hook.
Krause shoots for a takedown but Machado saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Krause avoids the head kick by Machado.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause looking to score a takedown here. Machado is defending well but Krause drives through and ends up in Machado's guard.
Machado is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause wants to improve his position but Machado is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado is trying to control. Krause wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Machado takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Machado trying to control from Krause's half guard. Krause has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Krause working for a triangle but Machado defends it easily.
Krause is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Machado engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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.
Krause is looking for a triangle here but Machado uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado trying to control the position but Krause is working away.
Krause manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Krause is looking for a sweep. Machado is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Machado stalling.
Krause with the active half guard here but Machado passes nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Machado remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Krause is trying to control Machado's posture but Machado avoids it.
Krause tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Machado wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krause sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Krause is trying to get back to full guard.
Krause wants to control but Machado is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Machado clearly takes that 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.
Machado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krause at a distance.
Krause dives in and grabs Machado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Machado pushes down on Krause's head and hops out.
Machado is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Krause.
Machado stuffs the takedown.
Machado is looking to wear down Krause with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Machado lands with a shot to the body.
Krause fails with a takedown attempt.
Machado is looking to counter the offense by Krause and move into the clinch.
Manny Machado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Krause.
Machado works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krause throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Machado's waist but Machado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krause off to one side.
Machado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krause has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krause fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Machado avoids it really well and circles away.
Machado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machado as he jumps to the side.
Machado stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Machado wants it to stay on the feet.
Krause takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Machado lands a nice shot to the body.
Machado connects with a body shot that sends Krause's belly button to the back.
Krause has his takedown stuffed
and Machado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manny Machado is winning the standup battle so far.
Machado throws a series of punches but Krause avoids them all with ease.
Krause tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Machado defends well and Krause ends up having to push Machado into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jab by Machado.
Jab by Machado.
Machado takes a swing at Krause's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Machado counters by moving into the clinch.
Krause tries to pull guard but Machado holds him up against the cage and eventually Krause drops back down to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado lands a body shot.
Krause is working for takedown but Machado is calmly controlling the position for now.
Krause is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Krause jumps guard but Machado turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Krause is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Machado gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Machado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Machado stops a takedown attempt from Krause.
Krause jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Machado walks away with a smile on his face. Krause gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Machado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krause takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
James Krause seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krause changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Machado tries to avoid it but Krause manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Machado to the ground. Machado escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado works Krause's body with a nice hook.
Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krause has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Krause there as he acknowledges the shot.
Machado works the jab nicely.
Krause looks for a takedown but Machado sprawls well.
Krause has his takedown stuffed
and Machado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Machado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krause was well out of range. Poor timing from Machado.
Krause dodges the punch combination from Machado.
Krause shoots in but no luck this time.
Krause shoots and misses
and Machado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Krause dives in for a single leg takedown but Machado sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krause moves away.
Machado throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krause on the side of the head.
Machado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Machado connects with the punch.
Machado throws a right and a left that Krause avoids nicely.
Machado lands with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Machado 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 Krause has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Krause and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Krause.
Machado can't do much from the bottom here.
Machado is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Krause is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Machado tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Krause wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Machado had his way with James Krause in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Krause misses with a body shot
and Machado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machado. Krause does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krause tries to score a power double leg takedown but Machado sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Krause somewhat.
Krause tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Machado swivels and escapes.
Krause shoots in looking for a takedown. Machado tries to sprawl out of it but Krause keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Machado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manny Machado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Krause.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause dives in and grabs Machado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Machado pushes down on Krause's head and hops out.
Machado shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Machado lands with an overhand left.
Krause fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado drives through and clinches with Krause against the cage.
Machado stops a takedown attempt from Krause.
Machado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krause or not.
Krause is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Machado is stalling here.
Krause jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Machado walks away with a smile on his face. Krause gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krause moves away.
Machado defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Krause.
Machado is looking to counter the offense by Krause and move into the clinch.
Machado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Krause.
Krause falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Machado stuffs the takedown.
A shot to the liver by Machado. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause has his takedown stuffed
and Machado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machado misses the shot to the body.
Krause on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Krause shoots in looking for a takedown but Machado manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krause's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Krause has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Machado connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Machado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Krause gets a takedown into half guard.
Krause is keen to just control but Machado is a slippery customer.
Krause is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
James Krause has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krause tries to pass the half guard into mount. Machado knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Machado continues to stall.
Krause wants to free his trapped foot but Machado is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Krause seems to be looking for submissions.
Machado missing with punches from the bottom.
Krause is thwarting Machado's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Krause tries to pass the half guard into mount. Machado knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Manny Machado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Machado is staying active underneath Krause, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Krause swings for the body but Machado moves out of range.
Machado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Machado fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krause checks it well.
And Krause tries to counter it with a takedown but Machado pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Machado closes the distance and pushes Krause back into the cage.
Machado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause pulls guard successfully.
Machado is stalling in the full guard.
James Krause has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machado wants to control from the top but Krause keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Machado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Machado, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:44
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:44
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Machado!
Manny Machado retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Manny Machado thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated James Krause had this to say: 'I want a rematch. I'll beat him in the next one, just as I did with everyone who was lucky enough to beat me in Highland Games.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Texas Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats as his entrance music. Texas Pete is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Texas Pete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mel Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Pete on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mel Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pete.
Pete swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gordon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pete is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gordon throws a body punch but Pete moves out of range.
Pete sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pete ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gordon moves away.
Pete looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gordon closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Pete.
Gordon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pete lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
It looks like Mel Gordon has been cut.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pete throws a punch but it's blocked by Gordon.
Pete lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pete avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Pete misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pete.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pete.
Pete stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon working aggressively here.
Pete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gordon fails to land.
Pete lands a nice elbow.
Pete scores with a shoulder strike.
Gordon prevents a body shot from Pete.
Pete misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Pete as the two fighters clinch.
Pete breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pete moves out of range as Gordon throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Pete there.
Gordon swings widly with a right hand
and Pete makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gordon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gordon misses with a combination
and Pete counters with a straight right hand.
Gordon throws a sloppy head kick and Pete moves out of range easily.
Pete is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon lands with a kick to the temple. Pete shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pete takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gordon slips a jab from Pete.
Gordon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete looks to throw the jab but Gordon is out of range.
Gordon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pete throws a looping overhand right but Gordon ducks down to avoid it.
Gordon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pete is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pete closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pete.
Gordon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gordon misses with a kick to the body.
Pete throws a shot from downtown. Gordon moves away and avoids it.
Gordon tries to counter with a clinch but Pete shakes him off and moves away.
Gordon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pete keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pete counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gordon throws a head kick but Pete moves out of range.
Pete jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gordon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pete is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon cracks the inside of Pete's front leg.
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Pete scores with the left hand. Gordon knows he should have avoided that one.
Gordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gordon is looking to clinch but Pete is avoiding it.
Pete throwing a counter right hand but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Pete displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick misses from Gordon.
An attempted straight right counter from Pete misses the target.
A punch combination from Gordon misses.
Gordon doesn't manage to clinch there - Pete circles away.
Pete lands a lovely overhand right.
Gordon is rocked!
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Gordon looks to move away, Pete throws a big counter combo but Gordon just gets out of the way.
Gordon jabs Pete right on the nose. Pete blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pete counters with a straight right hand.
Gordon takes a swing at Pete's ribcage but misses.
Gordon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pete. Pete circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete avoids the body shot from Gordon.
Pete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pete moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Pete throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gordon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pete moves out of range of the strikes.
Pete was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses
and Pete counters with a nice right hand that sends Gordon toppling to the canvas! Gordon scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pete finish him?!
Gordon is still on wobbly legs! Can Pete finish him?
That has opened up Mel Gordon's cut even more.
Pete keeps the fight on the outside.
Gordon seems to have recovered his senses.
Gordon forces Pete back against the cage and clinches.
Pete avoiding damage as Gordon throws knees to the body.
Pete lands a left hand.
Pete lands an elbow just above Gordon 's eye.
Pete manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pete swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pete listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The cut above Mel Gordon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gordon. Pete does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Texas Pete dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mel Gordon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from Pete misses its intended target.
Gordon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pete on the side of the head.
Pete misses with a straight right.
Pete backing away here, and Gordon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pete has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gordon.
Pete throws a hook but Gordon blocks it.
Gordon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pete throws a series of punches but Gordon avoids them all with ease.
Gordon tries to clinch but Pete is having none of it.
Pete avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gordon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gordon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gordon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pete takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gordon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pete throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gordon slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws a head kick but Pete moves out of range.
Gordon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gordon tries to land a body kick
and Pete counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Pete as he checks the leg kick.
Pete was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gordon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pete.
Gordon throws a head kick but Pete moves out of range.
Pete was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Texas Pete is winning the standup battle so far.
Gordon tries to clinch but Pete moves away
and Pete counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pete works Gordon's body with a nice hook.
Pete blocks the body kick.
Gordon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gordon throws a sloppy head kick and Pete moves out of range easily.
Pete lands with a good body shot.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Gordon takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon throws a head kick that misses.
Gordon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pete is looking to counter punch.
Gordon misses with a low kick.
It looked like Pete wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon doesn't manage to clinch there - Pete circles away.
Pete lands a big uppercut and Gordon crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gordon looks OK. Pete waves Gordon back to his feet!
A swing and a miss from Pete.
Gordon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gordon misses with a hook. Pete ducked under it nicely.
Pete misses with an uppercut.
Gordon lands a high kick!
Left hook, right uppercut from Gordon.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A jab from Gordon misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Pete misses its target.
Gordon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gordon throws a poor cross that misses
and Pete counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gordon! Pete lets Gordon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Gordon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pete lands a body shot.
Gordon just misses with a punch to the body.
Pete takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete throws a hook to the side of Gordon's head but Gordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gordon throws a body punch but Pete moves out of range.
Gordon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pete throws out the jab.
Gordon slips under a jab from Pete.
Gordon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pete on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pete throws out a loose jab but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Pete lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gordon doesn't seem phased though.
Mel Gordon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pete connects with a crisp jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mel Gordon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Texas Pete!
After winning the bout, Texas Pete 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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