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AFC Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix Jones (ranked 4824 p4p, 252 weight class) and Jimmy Carruthers (ranked 7610 p4p, 356 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felix Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Carruthers!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones dodges the punch combination from Carruthers.
Carruthers throws a body shot but no joy.
Carruthers throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carruthers won't be happy with that.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones working away.
Jones controls the position.
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones grinds an elbow into Carruthers's temple.
Jones cracks Carruthers with a big elbow.
Carruthers is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is staying tight to Carruthers's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Carruthers is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Jones lands a strong strike to the head of Carruthers. That's dazed him! Jones looking to finish here. Carruthers is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Jones lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pietro De Negri (ranked 6063 p4p, 510 weight class) and Jack Redcliffe (ranked 7727 p4p, 558 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 featherweight 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, Pietro De Negri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Redcliffe!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Negri clinches.
De Negri drags the fight down to the ground.
Redcliffe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redcliffe trying to control but De Negri is working from the bottom.
De Negri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Negri kicks Redcliffe off and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redcliffe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Negri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Redcliffe circles away quickly and effectively.
Redcliffe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Negri defends well and Redcliffe ends up having to push De Negri into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De Negri tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcliffe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Redcliffe.
It looks like Pietro De Negri has been cut.
Redcliffe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Negri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Negri throws a big counter combination but Redcliffe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Negri rushes Redcliffe and presses him up against the cage.
De Negri misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Redcliffe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Redcliffe avoiding damage as De Negri throws knees to the body.
De Negri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Negri shoots for a double leg takedown but Redcliffe sprawls well. He's pushed De Negri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Negri tries for a takedown but Redcliffe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Redcliffe misses.
Redcliffe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Redcliffe is looking to clinch but De Negri is avoiding it.
It looked like De Negri was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Negri moves out of range of the body kick from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe closes the distance and clinches up with De Negri, looking for a takedown. Redcliffe pushes De Negri against the cage but De Negri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pietro De Negri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Redcliffe.
Redcliffe shoots in but De Negri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Negri swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Negri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Redcliffe counters with a straight right hand.
Redcliffe tries a head kick but it misses.
De Negri went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Redcliffe shoots in looking for a takedown but De Negri manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Redcliffe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Negri takes the fight into the clinch.
De Negri breaks from the clinch.
Redcliffe tries to clinch but De Negri is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for De Negri with that takedown attempt.
De Negri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Redcliffe.
De Negri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Negri seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Redcliffe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Redcliffe fails with a takedown attempt.
De Negri throws a sloppy head kick and Redcliffe moves out of range easily.
Redcliffe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Negri as he avoids it easily.
Redcliffe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Negri as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Negri will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Negri slaps away a takedown attempt from Redcliffe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Negri slaps away a takedown attempt from Redcliffe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Negri drops down looking for a counter takedown but Redcliffe sprawls and moves away.
De Negri closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Negri tightens his grip and picks Redcliffe up, before dumping him to the ground. Redcliffe manages to land in guard.
De Negri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Redcliffe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Negri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Redcliffe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Negri defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pietro De Negri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pietro De Negri's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Negri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Negri throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Redcliffe's waist but Redcliffe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Negri off to one side.
De Negri shoots in looking for a takedown but Redcliffe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Negri's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Negri sets himself, and Redcliffe steps forward looking for the clinch! De Negri avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pietro De Negri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redcliffe gets tackled into the cage by De Negri. De Negri maintains the clinch.
De Negri wants to take the fight to the mat but Redcliffe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Redcliffe wants to break free but De Negri has control.
De Negri gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Redcliffe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Redcliffe keeping hold of De Negri's head, controlling as best he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Negri stands up and beckons Redcliffe to join him on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcliffe dives in and grabs De Negri's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Negri pushes down on Redcliffe's head and hops out.
Redcliffe has closed the distance and engaged De Negri in a clinch.
De Negri trying to land knees to the body.
Redcliffe pushes De Negri back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Negri jumps guard.
Redcliffe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Negri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Redcliffe wants to pass the guard but De Negri is keeping the position.
De Negri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Negri controlling the position.
De Negri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe controls from within his opponent's guard.
De Negri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Negri controlling Redcliffe's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Redcliffe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Negri is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Redcliffe dives in and grabs De Negri's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Negri pushes down on Redcliffe's head and hops out.
De Negri appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
De Negri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redcliffe can do to turn this around?
De Negri forces Redcliffe back against the cage and clinches.
De Negri content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
De Negri changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Redcliffe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Redcliffe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Redcliffe is looking to clinch but De Negri is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from De Negri.
Redcliffe fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Negri shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Redcliffe as he avoids it easily.
De Negri avoids the head kick by Redcliffe.
De Negri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redcliffe shoots in and drives through. De Negri sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe stuffs the takedown attempt from De Negri. De Negri gets slowly back to his feet.
Redcliffe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Negri went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Redcliffe misses with a leg kick.
Redcliffe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Negri swivels and escapes.
Redcliffe clinches with his opponent.
De Negri drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Redcliffe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Redcliffe fails to pull guard.
Redcliffe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Negri walks away with a smile on his face. Redcliffe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Redcliffe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pietro De Negri's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
De Negri fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Negri instigates a clinch.
De Negri has Redcliffe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Redcliffe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
De Negri tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Redcliffe smiles and moves away.
De Negri throws the kick towards the body but Redcliffe avoids it.
Redcliffe lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Negri's sensitive parts.
De Negri shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Redcliffe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pietro De Negri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redcliffe doesn't manage to clinch there - De Negri circles away.
De Negri lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redcliffe avoids a kick to the body.
Redcliffe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Negri.
De Negri misses with an uppercut. Redcliffe saw that one coming.
Redcliffe throws a series of strikes that have De Negri backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcliffe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Negri as he jumps to the side.
Redcliffe digs a good body shot into De Negri's ribs.
De Negri shoots for a double leg takedown but Redcliffe sprawls well. He's pushed De Negri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Negri has his takedown stuffed
and Redcliffe counters with a head kick.
Redcliffe goes for a double leg but De Negri avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Negri continues to drive forward.
Redcliffe tries to clinch up.
Redcliffe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Negri swivels and escapes.
Pietro De Negri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Redcliffe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Negri closes the distance and clinches up with Redcliffe, looking for a takedown. De Negri pushes Redcliffe against the cage but Redcliffe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Redcliffe fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Negri throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Redcliffe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. De Negri is in Redcliffe's guard.
Redcliffe trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redcliffe being controlled here, momentarily.
De Negri seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Redcliffe for as long as he can get away with.
De Negri postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Negri scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Negri pushes down on Redcliffe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Redcliffe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Negri is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Redcliffe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Negri.
De Negri uses his free foot to push down on Redcliffe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Redcliffe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Negri scoring with strikes but Redcliffe is staying in there.
Redcliffe tries to hold on but De Negri postures up.
De Negri dominating with strikes here.
De Negri working Redcliffe over with strikes here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Redcliffe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Redcliffe is bucking up trying to escape but De Negri cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pietro De Negri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Negri 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pietro De Negri!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Huffy Meadows (ranked 8088 p4p, 373 weight class) and Pablo Jr Silva (ranked 22741 p4p, 467 weight class). Pablo Jr Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huffy Meadows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Jr Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Meadows back into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Meadows tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Meadows tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Meadows wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Meadows pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meadows.
Meadows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meadows misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Meadows lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Meadows shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Meadows throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Meadows.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Meadows.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Meadows.
Huffy Meadows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meadows rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Meadows breaks the clinch.
Meadows throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Meadows is looking to get back to is feet but Silva passes into side control.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Meadows from escaping the position.
Silva has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Meadows is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Silva yanks on the arm and Meadows is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pablo Jr Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Theodore (ranked 7114 p4p, 682 weight class) and Brian Dann (ranked 22968 p4p, 847 weight class). Brian Dann 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Theodore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Dann!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dann throws a head kick that misses.
Dann pushes Theodore up against the cage in a clinch.
Theodore tries to break the clinch but Dann is controlling the position.
Theodore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dann.
Theodore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dann walks away with a smile on his face. Theodore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dann throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Theodore's waist but Theodore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dann off to one side.
Dann closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dann performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theodore is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodore is looking to get back to is feet but Dann passes into side control.
Theodore takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Theodore tries to bench press Dann off him but Dann keeps the position.
Dann staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theodore wants to control but Dann postures up.
Dann controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dann lands an elbow.
Dann cracks Theodore with a big right hand but Theodore just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dann happy to just control the position for now.
Theodore looking for a sweep but Dann has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Theodore tries to improve his position but instead Dann has taken his back!
Dann controlling from the back.
It looks like Dann might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dann's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dann connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Theodore to escape the position.
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.
Dann biding his time, controlling Theodore.
Dann is continuing to stall.
Theodore grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dann is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Theodore is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brian Dann!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Ward (ranked 5339 p4p, 473 weight class) and Daniel Murphy (ranked 4905 p4p, 442 weight class). Murphy has chosen Battering Ram - 'Come Out and Fight' Irish Folk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Daniel Murphy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Gabriel Ward!
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, Daniel Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ward enables Murphy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ward manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ward is looking to cinch up a triangle. Murphy throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ward's body to avoid the submission. Ward has instead reached around Murphy's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ward arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gabriel Ward!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Sims (ranked 6119 p4p, 316 weight class) and Ezekiel Ithamar (ranked 5464 p4p, 286 weight class). Ithamar has chosen Yamma Ensemble Psalms 104 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kirk Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ezekiel Ithamar!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ithamar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ithamar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ithamar with the counter takedown but Sims avoids it easily.
Ithamar clinches up with Sims and pushes him back against the cage.
Ithamar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sims jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ithamar walks away with a smile on his face. Sims gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sims looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ithamar is fending him off so far but Sims persists. Nope, Ithamar circles away and we're back to standing.
Ithamar fails with the takedown
and Sims counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ithamar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sims is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ithamar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Sims. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ithamar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sims is fending him off so far but Ithamar persists. Nope, Sims circles away and we're back to standing.
As Ithamar looks to move away, Sims throws a big counter combo but Ithamar just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sims darts in looking for a takedown but Ithamar gets double underhooks and turns Sims into the cage.
Ithamar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sims.
Sims is looking to clinch but Ithamar is avoiding it.
Ithamar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ithamar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sims is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ithamar connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ithamar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sims is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sims is trying to improve his position.
Check out the look on Ithamar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ithamar cracks Sims with a big elbow.
Sims is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ithamar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sims can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar happy to just control the position for now.
Ithamar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sims is looking to regain half guard here but Ithamar keeps moving and retains side control.
Ithamar grinds an elbow into Sims's temple.
Ithamar has hold of Sims's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sims seems comfortable defending it but Ithamar has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sims is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sims is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ithamar couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ezekiel Ithamar!
An intense looking Ezekiel Ithamar took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'But the children rebelled against me: They did not follow my decrees, they were not careful to keep my laws, of which I said, "Whoever obeys them will live by them," and they desecrated my Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ari Ahikaroa (ranked 5367 p4p, 593 weight class) and Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 6451 p4p, 660 weight class). The key to victory for Ari Ahikaroa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ari Ahikaroa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Cathaway!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cathaway drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ahikaroa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cathaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahikaroa fails to pull guard.
Ahikaroa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cathaway has him pressed against the cage.
Ahikaroa wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cathaway digs a right hand underneath Ahikaroa's ribcage. Ahikaroa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ahikaroa tries to pull guard but Cathaway won't allow it.
Cathaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cathaway stalling.
Stalling in the clinch from Cathaway.
Ahikaroa throws a head punch that misses.
Cathaway is working Ahikaroa over against the cage.
Cathaway stalling against the cage.
Cathaway turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ahikaroa is trying to work for a sweep but Cathaway has mounted him!
Ahikaroa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ahikaroa tries to lock up and control but Cathaway gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cathaway has isolated one of Ahikaroa's arms. Ahikaroa looking to fight him off but Cathaway twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Cathaway!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ross Gleeson (ranked 4209 p4p, 390 weight class) and Tony Bison (ranked 5315 p4p, 472 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tony Bison enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross Gleeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Bison!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Bison blocks the leg kick.
Bison is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gleeson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gleeson throws a combination. Bison tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gleeson throws a right and a left that Bison avoids nicely.
Gleeson wants to slow Bison down by chopping away at his legs.
Gleeson checks a leg kick.
Bison's coach down at All Star Performance Institute was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bison's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bison moves into the clinch.
Bison throws an elbow but it misses.
Gleeson can't break the clinch.
Gleeson is trying to push Bison away but Bison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gleeson tries to circle away but Bison has him pinned against the cage.
Gleeson being controlled against the cage.
Gleeson tries to circle away but Bison has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gleeson tries to throw a body punch but Bison avoids it by throwing Gleeson back against the cage.
Bison tries to land knees in the clinch but Gleeson avoids the damage to the body.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gleeson avoids it.
Bison throws an elbow that misses.
Gleeson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison misses with a knee strike.
Bison will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gleeson up against the cage.
Gleeson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gleeson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gleeson is defending well for now.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Gleeson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gleeson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bison keeps control of Gleeson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gleeson is defending well for now.
Bison lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ross Gleeson has been cut.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Gleeson manages to break the clinch.
Bison takes one to the chin there.
Bison has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleeson is looking to break free of the clinch but Bison has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Bison.
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!
Bison pushes off an throws an elbow but Gleeson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bison's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gleeson.
Gleeson is trying to break the clinch but Bison has him pressed against the cage.
Gleeson has had enough of the clinch but Bison keeps him there for the moment.
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gleeson throws the left hand but Bison avoids the punch easily.
Bison moves out of range as Gleeson throws a body kick.
Gleeson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bison is just out of range.
Bison throws a front kick that sends Gleeson stumbling back into the cage.
Gleeson throws a head kick but Bison moves out of range.
Bison ducks under a wild hook from Gleeson.
Bison clinches up against the cage.
Bison tries to land knees in the clinch but Gleeson avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gleeson.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gleeson is defending well for now.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gleeson is defending well for now.
Bison missing with knees to the body.
Gleeson is trying to force a seperation but Bison has the dominant position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bison.
Bison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bison lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gleeson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bison missing with knees to the body.
Gleeson misses with some punches.
Bison missing with knees to the body.
Bison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gleeson is breathing heavily.
Bison leaning against his opponent.
Gleeson is trying to break the clinch but Bison is controlling him.
Bison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison pushes off an throws an elbow but Gleeson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Bison lands a nice elbow.
Gleeson misses with a punch to the body.
Gleeson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bison is pushing Gleeson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gleeson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bison.
Gleeson tries a body shot but Bison blocks it.
Bison misses with an elbow over the top.
Gleeson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bison has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bison.
Bison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bison missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Gleeson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bison clinches up with Gleeson and pushes him back against the cage.
Bison throws an elbow that misses.
Bison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gleeson avoids it.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gleeson is defending well for now.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gleeson is defending well for now.
Gleeson wants to break free but Bison has control.
Bison unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gleeson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bison landing knees to the body.
Gleeson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gleeson wants to break free but Bison has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gleeson's defenses.
Gleeson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bison.
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gleeson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleeson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bison moves out of range of the leg kick from Gleeson.
Bison steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gleeson.
Gleeson is looking to score with low kicks.
Gleeson throws a right and a left that Bison avoids nicely.
Ross Gleeson is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Bison tenderised Gleeson's leg. Gleeson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gleeson moves out of range of the body kick from Bison.
Gleeson throws an overhand right that lands on Bison's shoulder, as Bison tries to avoid the shot.
Bison moves out of range of the strikes.
Bison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bison throws a head kick but Gleeson moves out of range.
Gleeson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bison looks to land a body kick but Gleeson moved away.
Gleeson wants to slow Bison down by chopping away at his legs.
Bison steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gleeson.
Bison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gleeson, pushing him back against the cage.
Tony Bison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleeson can't find room to land a body shot as Bison controls the action.
Gleeson scores with a hook to the body.
Bison pushes off an throws an elbow but Gleeson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gleeson is trying to break the clinch but Bison has him pressed against the cage.
Gleeson avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Bison blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bison lands an elbow inside.
Gleeson lands with a light punch inside.
Bison lands an elbow inside.
Gleeson tries to throw a body punch but Bison avoids it by throwing Gleeson back against the cage.
Gleeson is looking to break free of the clinch but Bison has double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Bison.
Bison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gleeson is trying to push Bison away but Bison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bison throws an elbow that misses.
Bison tries to land knees in the clinch but Gleeson avoids the damage to the body.
Gleeson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bison.
Gleeson managing to block the knees to the body from Bison.
Bison missing with knees to the body.
Gleeson can't break the clinch.
Gleeson takes an elbow to the temple.
Bison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gleeson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gleeson is leaning against Bison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gleeson tries to break free but Bison pushes him back against the cage.
Gleeson is trying to break the clinch but Bison has him pressed against the cage.
Bison throws an elbow that misses.
Bison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bison lands a nice elbow.
Bison misses with an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Bison.
Bison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gleeson's defenses.
Bison prevents a body shot from Gleeson.
Bison prevents a body shot from Gleeson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bison.
Gleeson avoids the elbow strike from Bison, against the cage.
Bison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bison tries to land knees in the clinch but Gleeson avoids the damage to the body.
Gleeson tries to break free but Bison pushes him back against the cage.
Gleeson has had enough of the clinch but Bison keeps him there for the moment.
Bison misses with an elbow over the top.
Bison tries to land knees in the clinch but Gleeson avoids the damage to the body.
Gleeson blocks the elbow strike.
Bison prevents Gleeson from breaking the clinch.
Gleeson takes an elbow to the temple.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bison 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gleeson takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gleeson's brow.
Gleeson tries to break free but Bison pushes him back against the cage.
Gleeson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bison taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bison will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gleeson up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ross Gleeson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gleeson.
Gleeson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bison instigates a clinch.
Gleeson takes an elbow to the temple.
Gleeson blocks the elbow strike.
Gleeson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gleeson avoids it.
Gleeson throws a head punch that misses.
Gleeson tries to circle away but Bison has him pinned against the cage.
Gleeson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gleeson cracks the inside of Bison's front leg.
Bison scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gleeson connects with a solid leg kick.
Bison clinches up against the cage.
Bison missing with knees to the body.
Bison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleeson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gleeson lands a body shot.
Bison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bison moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bison avoids the head kick by Gleeson.
Bison connects with a solid leg kick.
Bison blocks a head kick by Gleeson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bison connects with a leg kick. Gleeson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gleeson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bison scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gleeson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bison.
Bison clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gleeson tries to break free but Bison pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison pushes off an throws an elbow but Gleeson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bison missing with knees to the body.
Bison misses with a knee strike.
Gleeson lands a body punch.
Gleeson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bison stalling the fight.
Gleeson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bison - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bison has Gleeson pressed against the cage, preventing Gleeson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bison missing with knees to the body.
Gleeson tries a body shot but Bison blocks it.
Bison lands an elbow inside that Gleeson shrugs off.
Gleeson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gleeson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gleeson avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
Gleeson is trying to break the clinch but Bison has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison working Gleeson over with knees to the body.
Bison misses with an elbow over the top.
Gleeson is trying to break the clinch but Bison has him pressed against the cage.
Gleeson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bison.
Nice elbow from Bison.
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bison crunches a lovely knee into Gleeson's ribcage.
Bison misses with a knee strike.
Bison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gleeson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gleeson is trying to break the clinch but Bison is controlling him.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Gleeson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gleeson working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gleeson avoids it.
Bison throws an elbow that misses.
Bison will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gleeson up against the cage.
Bison unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bison - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gleeson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gleeson can't find room to land a body shot as Bison controls the action.
Gleeson managing to block the knees to the body from Bison.
Ross Gleeson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gleeson avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gleeson.
Gleeson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gleeson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bison pushes off an throws an elbow but Gleeson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bison!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iggy Steve (ranked 4121 p4p, 498 weight class) and David McDonald (ranked 5188 p4p, 574 weight class). Steve comes to the cage accompanied by The Vamps-Wake Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iggy Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Steve is looking to get back to is feet but McDonald passes into side control.
McDonald stands up and we're back to a striking position.
McDonald tries for a takedown but Steve circles away easily
and Steve counters with a series of strikes. McDonald will be more careful next time no doubt.
McDonald has his takedown stuffed
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown but Steve shows good takedown defense.
Steve appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Iggy Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David McDonald.
Steve lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonald circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McDonald closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McDonald tries to land a leg kick but Steve saw it coming and moves away.
Steve half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McDonald with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steve counters with a three punch combo that has McDonald backing up. McDonald nods at Steve to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McDonald is defended easily by Steve.
Steve throws a low kick but McDonald avoids it.
Steve catches McDonald with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McDonald is rocked!
Steve misses with a head kick.
Steve tries for a takedown but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McDonald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steve is looking for a counter combo.
McDonald fails to land the takedown.
Steve keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steve throws a quick counter kick to the body but McDonald avoids it.
Steve looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McDonald is fending him off so far but Steve persists. Nope, McDonald circles away and we're back to standing.
McDonald slaps away a takedown attempt from Steve, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve takes the fight into the clinch.
Steve has McDonald pressed against the cage, preventing McDonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDonald swings widly with a right hand
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
Steve dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! McDonald has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Iggy Steve!
Our winner, Iggy Steve, 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Tolevski (ranked 3572 p4p, 183 weight class) and Bill Como (ranked 3988 p4p, 204 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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147 lbs
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143 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Tolevski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Como!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Como dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tolevski. That did some damage!
Como cracks Tolevski with an open hand slap.
Tolevski dives in for a single leg takedown but Como sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Como feints and then cracks Tolevski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tolevski down.
Tolevski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Como scores with a leg kick.
Como with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tolevski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Como is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Como is trying to work for a sweep but Tolevski has mounted him!
Tolevski looking to isolate an arm here. Como doesn't see it coming and as Tolevski extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Tolevski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Tolevski!
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