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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Afro Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Pendergast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Afro Samurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Pendergast!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendergast works over Samurai's head and body with a nice combination.
Samurai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pendergast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pendergast misses with a series of wild punches.
Samurai slips a jab and a cross from Pendergast.
No joy there for Pendergast, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pendergast swats away the attempt to clinch by Samurai.
Pendergast misses with a wild combination.
Samurai misses with a head kick.
Samurai forces Pendergast back against the cage and clinches.
Samurai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pendergast.
A hook to the body from Samurai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendergast struggles to land a body shot inside as Samurai controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Samurai.
Pendergast is looking to break free of the clinch but Samurai has double underhooks.
Samurai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pendergast is pressed up against the cage. Samurai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pendergast down to the mat. Pendergast avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Afro Samurai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samurai pushes Pendergast up against the cage in a clinch.
Pendergast tries to throw a body punch but Samurai avoids it by throwing Pendergast back against the cage.
Good body shot from Samurai.
Samurai jumps into guard, dragging Pendergast to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samurai is looking for a triangle but Pendergast pushes his legs off easily.
Pendergast pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samurai is keeping the position for now.
Samurai is pulling down on Pendergast's head to control his posture.
Samurai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Samurai throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Samurai looking for a guillotine here but Pendergast defends easily.
Pendergast must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Samurai is looking to stand up but Pendergast isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samurai working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pendergast scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Samurai is breathing heavily.
Samurai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Pendergast closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Samurai out cold! Samurai corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Pendergast!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Cafu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gusto Frias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cafu comes to the cage accompanied by No way out. 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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174 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Cafu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gusto Frias!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frias keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cafu moves away from the strike by Frias.
Frias misses with a looping left.
Frias throws a big shot that misses.
Cafu has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Frias misses.
Cafu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frias.
Frias loads up on a big right hand but Cafu slips the punch.
Gusto Frias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frias misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cafu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cafu is working for a submission of some sort.
Frias is defending against the submission attempts here by Cafu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frias tries to kick Cafu off but Cafu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Frias really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cafu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cafu is working for a kimura but Frias is defending it quite comfortably.
Frias is trying to stand up here but Cafu is controlling him well.
Cafu seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Frias is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rogerio Cafu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reuben Bet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reuben Bet !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Papa Santos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bet throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws a series of punches but Bet moves out of range.
Bet lands a glancing blow to the side of Santos's head.
Santos slips a jab from Bet .
The fight stays on the outside here - Bet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bet misses the jab.
Santos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bet manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Bet .
Santos is trying to control but can't.
Santos is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bet maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Santos could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bet has cracked it and Santos is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bet !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Reuben Bet !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Mota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Hacker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Hacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Mota!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mota tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Mota.
Mota misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hacker shoots in for a takedown but Mota shows good takedown defense.
Mota throws a head kick that misses.
Mota throws a sloppy head kick and Hacker moves out of range easily.
Hacker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Mota misses the target.
No joy there for Mota, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mota just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hacker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mota's guard.
Hacker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mota is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hacker is controlling him.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hacker controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hacker 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.
Mota fails with the takedown
and Hacker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mota really felt that one!
Hacker throws a head kick but Mota moves out of range.
A big right from Mota misses.
Jab by Hacker.
Mota fails with the takedown
and Hacker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hacker controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mota is trying to stand up here but Hacker is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mota scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hacker manages to mount him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hacker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hacker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mota wants to clinch but Hacker slips to the side
and Hacker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mota!
Hacker controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mota is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hacker controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hacker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hacker 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Hacker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Victor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Victor Dos Santos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Victor Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pereira circles away.
Pereira tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pereira won't be happy with that.
Dos Santos working the strikes but Pereira uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dos Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dos Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pereira is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Dos Santos there.
Pereira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dos Santos drops an elbow to the side of Pereira's head.
Dos Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pereira's head.
Dos Santos trying to mount his opponent but Pereira defends it.
Dos Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dos Santos maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Pereira could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Dos Santos has cracked it and Pereira is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Dos Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Victor Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Deth Kult Social Club. Michael Sewell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Miguel Silva's chin.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Sewell!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch.
Sewell looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Sewell shoots in.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sewell, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sewell letting Silva take a breather here.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva drives through and clinches with Sewell against the cage.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sewell's defenses.
It looks like Michael Sewell has been cut.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva lands an elbow just above Sewell 's eye.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Sewell moves out of range.
Sewell keeps the fight on the outside.
A left lands for Silva.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Sewell takes a shot to the head.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sewell, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is stalling here.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Silva.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Sewell shrugs off.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Sewell takes one to the chin there.
Silva wants to clinch up but Sewell keeps it at a distance.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Sewell pushes him off.
Silva wants to clinch up but Sewell keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sewell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands a head kick that stumbles Sewell and the fighters go to the mat.
Sewell is rocked!
That has opened up Michael Sewell's cut even more.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva gets to his feet. Sewell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sewell is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Sewell crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miguel Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Vrech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen The Wicked End - Avenged Sevenfold as his entrance music. Pedro St Pierre has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Vrech's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Vrech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrech rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vrech throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vrech throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
St Pierre clinches up with Vrech and pushes him back against the cage.
St Pierre stalling in the clinch.
St Pierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Pierre landing knees to the body.
Vrech breaks the clinch.
Max Vrech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vrech throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vrech throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
Vrech throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre moves into range and clinches up with Vrech.
St Pierre has Vrech pressed against the cage, preventing Vrech from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Pierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vrech, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Pierre.
St Pierre has Vrech pressed against the cage, preventing Vrech from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vrech is breathing heavily.
Vrech has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Pierre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vrech is trying to break the clinch but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierre lands a body punch.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Max Vrech has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrech can't break the clinch.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St Pierre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vrech is trying to force a seperation but St Pierre has the dominant position.
St Pierre stalling.
St Pierre working Vrech over with knees to the body.
St Pierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Pierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Pierre stalls.
St Pierre scores a nice knee to the body.
St Pierre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Pierre digs a right hand into Vrech's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vrech's gas tank.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Pierre clinches up with Vrech and pushes him back against the cage.
St Pierre landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre lands a body shot.
St Pierre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a shoulder strike.
St Pierre avoiding damage.
St Pierre scores with a knee to the head.
St Pierre landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre cracks Vrech with a nice body shot.
St Pierre scores with a knee to the head.
St Pierre stalling.
St Pierre breaks the clinch.
St Pierre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vrech's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a nice uppercut.
St Pierre crunches a lovely knee into Vrech's ribcage.
St Pierre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vrech's face.
St Pierre lands an elbow just above Vrech 's eye.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside.
St Pierre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St Pierre scores with a knee to the head.
Vrech throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by St Pierre.
Vrech wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vrech is trying to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vrech wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Pierre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vrech's efforts to push away.
Stalling in the clinch from St Pierre.
St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre takes the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vrech lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vrech will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierre rushes Vrech and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre leaning against his opponent.
St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Pierre moves into range and clinches up with Vrech.
St Pierre pushes Vrech back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vrech tries to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling the position.
Vrech wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Vrech has had enough of the clinch but St Pierre keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
St Pierre has Vrech pressed against the cage, preventing Vrech from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
Vrech takes a knee to the side of the body.
St Pierre lands a nice knee to the body.
Vrech takes a knee to the side of the body.
A left hand lands to the body for St Pierre.
St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre throws a front kick that sends Vrech stumbling back into the cage.
St Pierre closes the distance and pushes Vrech back into the cage.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow.
St Pierre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vrech's face.
St Pierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
St Pierre displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vrech up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vrech working hard to break the clinch.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside that Vrech shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Vrech's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Vrech swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vrech takes a shot to the body in his stride.
St Pierre clinches up against the cage.
St Pierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vrech.
Vrech has had enough of the clinch but St Pierre keeps him there for the moment.
Vrech wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St Pierre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pedro St Pierre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vrech wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vrech has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vrech tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Pierre's elbow.
Vrech misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre breaks from the clinch.
Vrech throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and St Pierre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St Pierre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vrech can't break the clinch.
St Pierre controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for St Pierre.
St Pierre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vrech's efforts to push away.
Vrech is looking to break free of the clinch but St Pierre has double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Pierre obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Pierre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vrech's face.
St Pierre landing knees to the body.
Vrech is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St Pierre breaks the clinch.
Vrech throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and St Pierre moves into the clinch.
Vrech wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Vrech missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by St Pierre.
St Pierre avoiding damage.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vrech takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vrech has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vrech is looking to break free of the clinch but St Pierre has double underhooks.
St Pierre effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vrech tries to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vrech wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Pierre taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vrech wants to break free but St Pierre has control.
St Pierre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A bit of stalling here from St Pierre.
Knees to the body from St Pierre.
A left hand lands to the body for St Pierre.
Vrech is looking to break free of the clinch but St Pierre has double underhooks.
Vrech is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by St Pierre.
St Pierre prevents a body shot from Vrech.
St Pierre stalling.
Knees to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre crunches a lovely knee into Vrech's ribcage.
St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
St Pierre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Pierre lands an elbow just above Vrech 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
St Pierre landing knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
St Pierre works on Vrech's body with a couple of short punches.
St Pierre taking a breather.
St Pierre lands a hook that snaps the head of Vrech backwards.
St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vrech looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.
St Pierre clinches.
St Pierre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
St Pierre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body.
St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vrech looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St Pierre pushes Vrech up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrech takes an elbow to the forehead.
St Pierre has Vrech pushed against the cage.
Vrech is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St Pierre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
St Pierre lands a body shot.
Vrech is trying to break the clinch but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vrech misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vrech misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre closes the distance and pushes Vrech back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vrech's face.
St Pierre taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
St Pierre lands a good knee to the midsection. Vrech won't want to take too many of those.
Vrech goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Vrech's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vrech has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Vrech's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Pierre clinches with his opponent.
St Pierre landing knees to the body.
St Pierre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vrech lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vrech wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Pierre avoiding damage.
Nice elbow from St Pierre.
Vrech wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Pierre is struggling to control the position.
Vrech is trying to maintain a safe position but St Pierre gets an underhook and turns Vrech into the cage.
St Pierre leaning his opponent against the cage.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Vrech blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from St Pierre.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from St Pierre as the two fighters clinch.
St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vrech throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a good low kick that Vrech was not able to check.
St Pierre moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
St Pierre stalls.
St Pierre has Vrech pressed against the cage, preventing Vrech from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre breaks from the clinch.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
No joy there for Vrech, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vrech tries to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Pierre.
St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre lands with a nice combination. Vrech backs away looking to recover.
St Pierre moves into range and clinches up with Vrech.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrech working hard to break the clinch.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by St Pierre.
St Pierre with a knee to the head.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside.
St Pierre with a knee to the head.
St Pierre avoids a wild elbow strike from Vrech.
Knees to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre has Vrech pressed against the cage, preventing Vrech from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside.
St Pierre crunches a lovely knee into Vrech's ribcage.
Vrech takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St Pierre.
St Pierre receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
St Pierre has Vrech pressed against the cage, preventing Vrech from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Pierre cracks Vrech with a nice body shot.
Vrech takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vrech being controlled against the cage.
St Pierre breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes one to the chin there.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vrech misses with a double jab
and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch.
St Pierre landing knees to the body.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
Max Vrech has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre has Vrech pushed against the cage.
Vrech lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Pierre.
St Pierre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vrech's efforts to push away.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
St Pierre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vrech's face.
Vrech is trying to break free.
St Pierre keeps control of Vrech as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from St Pierre.
Vrech is trying to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vrech breaks from the clinch.
Vrech keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedro St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Vrech throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Pierre darts in and clinches Vrech up against the cage.
St Pierre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Pierre blocks an elbow strike from Vrech.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
St Pierre lands a damaging elbow.
Vrech wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vrech is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Vrech.
St Pierre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vrech lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vrech tries to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Pierre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vrech tries to work over St Pierre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre takes the fight into the clinch.
Vrech pushes off an throws an elbow but St Pierre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Pierre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trent Hondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Valley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sky is the limit. Trent Hondo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jean Paul Valley's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Hondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Paul Valley!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hondo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hondo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valley on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Hondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hondo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hondo cracks Valley with an open hand slap.
Valley shoots in but Hondo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hondo scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Hondo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valley doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hondo is fending him off so far but Valley persists. Nope, Hondo circles away and we're back to standing.
Valley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hondo lands with a nice body punch.
Valley looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valley feints and as Hondo raises his hands in defense, Valley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Valley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hondo holds on and takes a little breather.
Hondo wants to stand but Valley is controlling the position.
Valley throws a strike but Hondo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valley 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.
Hondo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valley on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hondo throws a strike but Valley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Valley trying to control the position from guard on top but Hondo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hondo misses with a body shot.
Hondo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hondo takes a swing at Valley's ribcage but misses.
Valley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hondo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hondo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hondo tries to get out of the position.
Valley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Valley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Valley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hondo keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hondo wants to get back to his feet but Valley drags him back down.
Valley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ground and pound from Valley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hondo parries the strikes from Valley easily there. Valley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hondo to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ground and pound from Valley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Valley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hondo to see if he's OK.
Hondo defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Hondo dominated that round.
That's time! Hondo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hondo misses with an uppercut.
Hondo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hondo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good shot there by Hondo.
Valley moves out of range of the body kick.
A cross from Hondo lands.
Hondo swinging wildly here.
Hondo lands with a nice combination. Valley backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Jean Paul Valley has been cut.
Hondo misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hondo misses with a hook. Valley ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Hondo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hondo looks to land a combination. Valley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Hondo.
Trent Hondo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valley avoids the head kick by Hondo.
Jean Paul Valley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valley moves away from the strike by Hondo.
Valley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hondo but Hondo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Valley defending well as Hondo loads up on a big left hand.
Valley shoots in for a takedown but Hondo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Trent Hondo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Paul Valley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hondo throws an overhand right that lands on Valley's shoulder, as Valley tries to avoid the shot.
Valley walks into a stiff left hand from Hondo.
Valley closes the distance and clinches up with Hondo, looking for a takedown. Valley pushes Hondo against the cage but Hondo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hondo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valley shoots in but Hondo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hondo lands a big uppercut and Valley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Valley looks OK. Hondo waves Valley back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hondo with a jab.
Hondo slaps away a takedown attempt from Valley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Valley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hondo punishes Valley's body with a nice straight punch.
Valley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hondo scores with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valley.
Hondo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trent Hondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hondo leaves Valley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hondo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Valley is just out of range.
Hondo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valley manages to avoid it.
Hondo misses with a wild body shot.
Valley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hondo throws a hook to the side of Valley's head but Valley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hondo tries to bum rush Valley with a series of wild strikes but Valley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hondo.
Hondo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hondo wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Hondo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean Paul Valley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Valley has a takedown stuffed.
Hondo throws a shot from downtown. Valley moves away and avoids it.
Hondo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hondo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Valley wants to control from the top but Hondo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valley throws a strike but Hondo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hondo!
Valley trying to control but Hondo is having none of it.
Hondo blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valley trying to control but Hondo is having none of it.
Hondo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Valley tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Valley landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valley looking for a guillotine from mount but Hondo is having none of it.
Valley looking to finish with strikes here!
Valley with good strikes from the mount here!
Hondo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Valley.
Hondo is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Hondo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Valley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Valley punching from mount but Hondo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jean Paul Valley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hondo can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Paul Valley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hondo 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Hondo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger del Mexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trenton Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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179 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiger del Mexico!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trenton Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from del Mexico.
Thompson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for del Mexico!
del Mexico is looking to improve his position but Thompson isn't that keen on the idea.
Thompson avoids the attempt from del Mexico to control.
Thompson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… del Mexico is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by del Mexico and Thompson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
del Mexico is trying to get back to his feet.
Thompson trying to control the action but del Mexico is working from the bottom.
del Mexico is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thompson is trying to get an arm triangle but del Mexico is defending well.
del Mexico is pushing Thompson's head away, looking to escape. Thompson manages to hold on to the position though.
Thompson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thompson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
del Mexico is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Thompson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
del Mexico bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thompson drops his hands momentarily and del Mexico takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but del Mexico shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson fails with the takedown.
Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. del Mexico tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag del Mexico to the ground. del Mexico escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tiger del Mexico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trenton Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
del Mexico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.
Thompson tries for a takedown but del Mexico sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from del Mexico as Thompson shoots in.
del Mexico misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from del Mexico.
Thompson has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as del Mexico sprawls well. del Mexico wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
del Mexico lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger del Mexico dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. del Mexico tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag del Mexico to the ground. del Mexico escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from del Mexico. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
del Mexico clobbers Thompson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
del Mexico looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
del Mexico slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
del Mexico connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thompson shoots for a takedown but del Mexico saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tiger del Mexico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trenton Thompson.
Thompson shoots for a takedown but del Mexico saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
del Mexico scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thompson doesn't seem bothered though.
del Mexico throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
del Mexico connects with a looping right hand.
del Mexico scores with a nice strike.
Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. del Mexico tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag del Mexico to the ground. del Mexico escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
del Mexico is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as del Mexico throws out the jab.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. del Mexico sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson moves forwards but del Mexico connects with a nice, crisp jab.
del Mexico changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson tries to score a power double leg takedown but del Mexico sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thompson somewhat.
del Mexico misses with a straight left.
Thompson shoots in but del Mexico avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. del Mexico sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by del Mexico which made him look bad.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
del Mexico lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thompson at a distance.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
del Mexico lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson ducks right into an uppercut from del Mexico.
Thompson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thompson prevents del Mexico from escaping the position.
Thompson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. del Mexico knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
del Mexico is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger del Mexico dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
del Mexico thuds his right hand into Thompson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
del Mexico leaves Thompson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
del Mexico defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
Tiger del Mexico is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as del Mexico throws out the jab.
Trenton Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
del Mexico scores with a nice right hand.
Thompson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around del Mexico's waist but del Mexico gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thompson off to one side.
Tiger del Mexico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trenton Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has del Mexico pinned against the cage. del Mexico gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson tries to score a power double leg takedown but del Mexico sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thompson somewhat.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
del Mexico ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thompson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has del Mexico pinned against the cage. del Mexico gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
del Mexico scores with a jab to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by del Mexico!
A decent looking cross lands there for del Mexico.
del Mexico loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
del Mexico stuffs the takedown attempt from Thompson. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Trenton Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
del Mexico displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thompson.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts del Mexico as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt - del Mexico sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A cross from del Mexico lands.
del Mexico scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with del Mexico but del Mexico pushes him off and we're back to square one.
del Mexico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger del Mexico clearly takes that round.
That's time! del Mexico's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. del Mexico sprawls well.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tiger del Mexico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trenton Thompson.
A nice combination there by del Mexico.
del Mexico stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and del Mexico wants it to stay on the feet.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but del Mexico circles away.
Thompson looks for a takedown but del Mexico sprawls well.
del Mexico bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
del Mexico works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
del Mexico darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thompson shoots in but del Mexico avoids the takedown attempt easily.
del Mexico misses with a few strikes there.
A left lands for del Mexico.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as del Mexico sprawls well. del Mexico wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiger del Mexico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
del Mexico throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from del Mexico.
del Mexico scores with a shot to the body.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts del Mexico as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
del Mexico swinging wildly here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thompson.
del Mexico connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger del Mexico had his way with Trenton Thompson in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thompson.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thompson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but del Mexico swivels and escapes.
Tiger del Mexico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trenton Thompson.
Thompson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from del Mexico.
del Mexico comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
del Mexico fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
del Mexico keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thompson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
del Mexico displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt - del Mexico sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thompson tries for a takedown but del Mexico sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
del Mexico connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
del Mexico leaves Thompson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from del Mexico does it's job there.
Thompson misses with a body shot
and del Mexico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thompson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and del Mexico counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thompson fails with the takedown
and del Mexico counters with a left to the body.
del Mexico scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thompson doesn't seem bothered though.
Tiger del Mexico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bone on bone clash there as Thompson blocks the leg kick.
del Mexico is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
del Mexico moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A lazy left from del Mexico finds it's target.
Trenton Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by del Mexico.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger del Mexico showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for del Mexico, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger del Mexico!
Tiger del Mexico retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lilja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon comes to the cage accompanied by Dies Irae. Ron Damon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Lilja's chin.
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216 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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200 lbs
10 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Lilja!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon connects with a single shot there.
Lilja shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damon throws a hook to the side of Lilja's head but Lilja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lilja.
Lilja shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ron Damon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Lilja with that takedown attempt.
Ron Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Lilja.
Damon throws a hook to the side of Lilja's head but Lilja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice cross by Damon.
Damon lands a nice hook to Lilja's body. Lilja takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lilja shoots in for a takedown but Damon shows good takedown defense.
Damon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Damon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lilja takes a jab right on the kisser.
Damon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lilja on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lilja takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lilja is rocked!
Damon fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Lilja to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Lilja looks to clinch but Damon throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Lilja taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ron Damon!
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