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CSW 025 Fiddler vs Hood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William A Jeppesen (ranked 4296 p4p, 478 weight class) and Jensen Overeem (ranked 3800 p4p, 425 weight class). Jensen Overeem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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260 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William A Jeppesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jensen Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeppesen instigates a clinch.
Jeppesen lands a right hand.
Jeppesen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jeppesen has managed to clinch.
Overeem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jeppesen backwards.
Jeppesen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeppesen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Overeem counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jeppesen working aggressively here.
Overeem blocking some punches.
Overeem misses with the head strike.
Jeppesen is trying to break free.
Jeppesen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overeem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overeem misses with a punch on the inside.
Overeem lands a nice shot to the body.
Jeppesen is breathing heavily.
Overeem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem cracks Jeppesen with a nice body shot.
A short right from Overeem.
Overeem dips a shoulder and cracks Jeppesen with a mighty uppercut! Jeppesen falls back against the cage and Overeem unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jeppesen is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Overeem screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jensen Overeem!
Jensen Overeem seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Smathers (ranked 3959 p4p, 142 weight class) and AK Kalasznikov (ranked 5180 p4p, 189 weight class). David Smathers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Smathers!
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, AK Kalasznikov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalasznikov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kalasznikov tightens his grip and picks Smathers up, before dumping him to the ground. Smathers manages to land in guard.
Smathers is working an open guard so Kalasznikov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Smathers blocks a low kick nicely.
Kalasznikov clinches.
Smathers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kalasznikov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kalasznikov breaks from the clinch.
Kalasznikov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smathers, pushing him back against the cage.
Kalasznikov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smathers is not content to let Kalasznikov control the position.
Kalasznikov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smathers tries to roll over but Kalasznikov keeps him under control.
Smathers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smathers controlling Kalasznikov's posture.
Smathers is looking for a triangle but Kalasznikov pushes his legs off easily.
Kalasznikov wants to pass the guard but Smathers is keeping the position.
Kalasznikov stopping the sweep attempt from Smathers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalasznikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smathers controlling the position.
Kalasznikov wants to get up but he can't break Smathers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Smathers seems keen to control Kalasznikov's posture.
Smathers keeping moving, preventing Kalasznikov from controlling successfully.
Smathers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kalasznikov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kalasznikov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smathers looking for a sweep. Not yet Smathers, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smathers controlling the position.
Kalasznikov postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kalasznikov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kalasznikov is struggling to control the position.
Kalasznikov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Smathers wants to control but Kalasznikov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smathers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smathers pulls Kalasznikov in close to prevent any damage.
Smathers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smathers has his foot on Kalasznikov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kalasznikov works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AK Kalasznikov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smathers fails with the takedown.
Smathers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kalasznikov looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kalasznikov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smathers is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalasznikov wants the takedown. Smathers is fighting it off but Kalasznikov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Smathers's guard against the cage.
Kalasznikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Smathers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smathers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kalasznikov is one step ahead there.
Kalasznikov tries to free his leg and advance position but Smathers is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalasznikov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kalasznikov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smathers is pulling down on Kalasznikov's head to control his posture.
Kalasznikov preventing the sweep.
Smathers has control of Kalasznikov's left arm, preventing Kalasznikov from doing any damage.
Smathers is trying to keep Kalasznikov in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kalasznikov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smathers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smathers is controlling Kalasznikov's posture.
Kalasznikov trying to control but Smathers is working from the bottom.
Kalasznikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kalasznikov is fighting to break Smathers's control of his arms but Smathers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kalasznikov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kalasznikov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smathers seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kalasznikov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smathers's half guard.
Smathers is trying is best to control the position here.
Smathers is pressing down on Kalasznikov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smathers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kalasznikov defends well.
Kalasznikov is stalling in the full guard.
Smathers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kalasznikov is one step ahead there.
Smathers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kalasznikov postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AK Kalasznikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kalasznikov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kalasznikov is looking to take a break and control but Smathers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smathers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kalasznikov's best efforts.
Smathers gets full guard.
Kalasznikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smathers managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smathers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kalasznikov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smathers pushes down on Kalasznikov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smathers thows a huge punch but Kalasznikov dodges it nicely.
Smathers trying to control the action but Kalasznikov is working from the bottom.
Smathers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kalasznikov is refusing to be controlled, as Smathers sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kalasznikov is looking for a sweep. Smathers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smathers is looking for a kimura here.
Smathers is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kalasznikov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smathers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kalasznikov tries to get to full guard but Smathers has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smathers trying to control from half guard but Kalasznikov is working away.
AK Kalasznikov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smathers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smathers is looking for a kimura but Kalasznikov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smathers to get the leverage.
Smathers trying to control the action but Kalasznikov is working from the bottom.
Smathers tries to pass to full mount but Kalasznikov defends it.
Smathers frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kalasznikov working to try and regain half guard.
Smathers with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Smathers there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smathers is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kalasznikov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kalasznikov shrugs it off.
Kalasznikov is trying to stand.
Smathers looking to control but Kalasznikov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kalasznikov working to try and regain half guard.
David Smathers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smathers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
AK Kalasznikov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kalasznikov is looking to improve his position but Smathers isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Smathers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kalasznikov 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 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AK Kalasznikov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Staunton (ranked 3000 p4p, 369 weight class) and Taiwei Neo (ranked 2589 p4p, 331 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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201 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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193 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Staunton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taiwei Neo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staunton throws a head kick that misses.
Staunton blocks a head kick by Neo.
Neo throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Staunton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Neo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Neo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Staunton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Staunton jabs at Neo's body.
Neo misses with a jab to the body
and Neo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Neo does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staunton. Neo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neo throws a lazy right hand but Staunton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Staunton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staunton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Staunton.
Neo throws a combination that misses
and Staunton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staunton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Staunton scores with a shot to the body.
Staunton cracks Neo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Neo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Staunton finish him?
Neo is rocked!
Staunton ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Neo's jaw. Neo's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Staunton does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Staunton!
Steve Staunton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Faber (ranked 2508 p4p, 350 weight class) and Jean Pierre Papin (ranked 3278 p4p, 441 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jean Pierre Papin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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211 lbs
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Pierre Papin!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papin clinches with his opponent.
Faber jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Papin walks away with a smile on his face. Faber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Papin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Faber tries to pull guard but Papin holds him up against the cage and eventually Faber drops back down to his feet.
Faber is trying to pull guard but Papin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uriah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papin lands a left hand.
Papin lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Papin.
Papin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faber.
Faber is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Papin to keep the fight standing.
Faber takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Uriah Faber has been cut.
Faber is trying to pull guard but Papin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Papin.
Papin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Papin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Faber up against the cage.
Papin breaks the clinch.
Faber with a poor takedown
and Papin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber with a poor takedown
and Papin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Faber is breathing heavily.
Faber gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Papin counters with a stiff right hand.
Faber misses with a takedown attempt
and Papin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uriah Faber's cut is getting worse.
Papin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Faber is rocked!
Papin darts in and clinches Faber up against the cage.
Oh Faber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Papin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Papin unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Faber! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Papin is unloading with more strikes now! Faber drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Pierre Papin!
A very excited looking Jean Pierre Papin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Balor (ranked 1885 p4p, 207 weight class) and Rick Patton (ranked 3703 p4p, 361 weight class). Balor comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Rick Patton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Finn Balor's chin.
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World class boxer
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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
35 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Finn Balor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Patton!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Balor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balor.
Balor lands a jab to the head.
Balor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balor at a distance.
Patton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Patton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balor circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Balor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Patton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Patton throws a hook to the side of Balor's head but Balor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balor feints and as Patton raises his hands in defense, Balor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Patton looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Balor puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Patton is trying to control but can't.
Balor wants to take a breather but Patton is having none of it.
Patton tries to roll over but Balor keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balor trying to mount his opponent but Patton defends it.
Balor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor winds up and cracks Patton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Balor trying to control the pace.
Patton is trying to maintain the position but Balor is very close to passing his half guard.
Patton keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Patton wants to control but Balor is keeping busy.
Balor lands with a punch from half guard.
Patton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Balor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patton defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor throwing shots but Patton is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Balor seems content to control.
Patton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Balor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patton's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Balor lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Balor lands a nice short elbow.
Patton tries to get to full guard but Balor has control of the leg.
Patton taking some punishment here, with Balor in his half guard.
Patton wants to get back to full guard.
Balor lands with a punch from half guard.
Balor wants to pass to mount but Patton is defending the position.
Patton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Balor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Patton is pressing down on Balor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Balor postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balor is one step ahead there.
Patton pulls Balor in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Balor defends well.
Balor preventing the sweep.
Balor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Patton pulls Balor in to control the position.
Patton wants to sweep but no luck.
Balor scoring with some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Patton holds on and takes a little breather.
Balor trying to control but Patton is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Patton 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.
Balor distracts Patton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Patton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patton is trying to keep Balor in close.
Patton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Balor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Patton's head.
Balor trying to control the position from guard on top but Patton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patton pulls Balor in close to prevent any damage.
Patton keeping moving, preventing Balor from controlling successfully.
Patton working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Balor as he connects with a hook.
Patton slips a straight right by Balor.
Patton scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patton. Balor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balor feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Balor clinches with his opponent.
Patton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balor trying to land knees to the body.
Balor struggles to land a body shot inside as Patton controls his hands.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Patton.
Patton tries a body shot but Balor blocks it.
Balor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patton tries for a takedown but Balor circles away easily
and Patton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Patton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Balor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balor misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton lands a slapping body shot.
Balor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patton was well out of range. Poor timing from Balor.
Patton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patton swings for the body but Balor moves out of range.
Patton looks to score with a jab to the body but Balor is just out of range.
Balor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Patton wants to sweep but no luck.
Balor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Patton is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton is fighting to break Balor's control of his arms but Balor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Patton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Balor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Patton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Balor manages to get to full guard.
Patton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Balor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patton can do to turn this around?
Balor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Patton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Balor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Balor keeping full guard, as Patton tries to pass.
Patton is looking to work some ground and pound but Balor has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws an elbow that misses. Balor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Patton's guard. Nice move by Balor!
Patton keeping moving, preventing Balor from controlling successfully.
Patton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Balor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Balor stands up over Patton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Balor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Balor wants to pass the guard but Patton is keeping the position.
Balor trying to control but Patton is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Balor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Balor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Balor postures up and lands a big shot to Patton's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Balor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Balor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Patton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Balor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Patton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Balor trying to control but Patton is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Patton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Balor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balor manages to avoid it.
Balor shoots in and bounces Patton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Patton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balor is one step ahead there.
Patton keeping moving, preventing Balor from controlling successfully.
Patton pulls Balor in close to prevent any damage.
Balor won't allow Patton to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor landing some decent shots from guard.
Patton has Balor pulled in close to control his posture.
Patton throws his legs up looking for a submission but Balor uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Patton to see if he's OK.
Patton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Balor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Patton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Balor's best efforts.
Patton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Balor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Balor's back!
Patton gets his hands free as Balor looks to control.
Balor breaks Patton's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Balor wants to pass the guard but Patton is keeping the position.
Patton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Balor's guard.
Balor looking for a sweep. Not yet Balor, not yet.
Patton tries to free his leg and advance position but Balor is retaining full guard.
Balor is controlling Patton's posture.
Finn Balor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Balor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Patton's guard.
Balor trying to control the position from guard on top but Patton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balor stands up over Patton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rick Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balor won't allow Patton to sweep him here.
Balor content to stall in guard here.
Balor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Patton's head.
Patton looking for a sweep. Not yet Patton, not yet.
Balor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Patton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balor trying to control the position from guard on top but Patton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patton working a defensive guard but Balor passes into half guard.
Finn Balor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patton is looking for a sweep. Balor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor trying to control the pace.
Patton is looking for a sweep. Balor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Balor not doing much here.
Balor seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Patton for as long as he can get away with.
Balor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Balor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Patton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
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.
Patton wants to improve his position but Balor is controlling well.
Balor trying to control the pace.
Patton is trying to get back to full guard.
Balor content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patton looking for submissions off his back.
Balor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn Balor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balor 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn Balor!
An out of breath Finn Balor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tata Khajo (ranked 2169 p4p, 327 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 2000 p4p, 299 weight class). Khajo comes to the cage accompanied by Power by Kanye West. Lang has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tata Khajo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khajo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang looks winded!
Khajo misses the shot to the body.
Khajo misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Lang now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Khajo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lang manages to avoid it.
Khajo lands a really nice looking cross but Lang seems unphased.
It looks like Clubber Lang has been cut.
Khajo connects with a nice looking jab.
Khajo stuns Lang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khajo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khajo jabs at Lang's body.
Khajo steps in with a hook that catches Lang right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Khajo follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lang looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tata Khajo!
After the fight, Tata Khajo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Elwood (ranked 1285 p4p, 143 weight class) and Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 1656 p4p, 174 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Elwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Yakovchenko!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elwood misses with a series of wild punches.
Elwood is looking to clinch.
Elwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yakovchenko.
No joy there for Yakovchenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elwood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Igor Yakovchenko has been cut.
Elwood throws a lazy uppercut
and Yakovchenko counters with a three punch combo that has Elwood backing up. Elwood nods at Yakovchenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Yakovchenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yakovchenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yakovchenko misses with a double jab
and Elwood counters with a one-two to the body.
Yakovchenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Yakovchenko jabs at Elwood's body.
Yakovchenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yakovchenko misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Elwood slams his shin into Yakovchenko's torso.
Elwood misses with a double jab.
Elwood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yakovchenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko throws a big shot that misses.
Elwood misses with a double jab.
Elwood throws a right hand that Yakovchenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Yakovchenko also avoids with ease.
Yakovchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elwood.
Elwood misses with the combination.
Yakovchenko tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Elwood misses.
Elwood ducks under a wild hook from Yakovchenko.
Elwood misses with a double jab.
Elwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Elwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yakovchenko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Elwood with a body shot.
Yakovchenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Elwood is rocked!
Elwood misses with a few strikes there.
Yakovchenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Elwood.
Elwood feints a jab promting Yakovchenko to slip. Elwood then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yakovchenko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakovchenko lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elwood throws a hook but Yakovchenko avoids it easily.
Yakovchenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Yakovchenko! Elwood is out on his feet! Yakovchenko rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Elwood is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Elwood is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Yakovchenko!
An out of breath Igor Yakovchenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rad Dood (ranked 622 p4p, 103 weight class) and Brother Firetribe (ranked 538 p4p, 89 weight class). 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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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rad Dood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Brother Firetribe!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firetribe lunges at Dood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dood's hand.
Dood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Firetribe throws out the jab.
Firetribe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Firetribe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Firetribe to score with a decent uppercut.
Dood swings for the body but Firetribe moves out of range.
Dood staying out of range there.
Firetribe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Firetribe scrambles back to his feet.
Firetribe throws a head kick that misses.
Dood throws the left hand but Firetribe avoids the punch easily.
Firetribe is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dood moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dood throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Firetribe manages to avoid it.
Firetribe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Firetribe misses its intended target.
Firetribe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from Firetribe.
Dood defending well as Firetribe loads up on a big left hand.
Dood changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Firetribe.
Dood changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dood misses with a wild body shot.
Dood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Firetribe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Firetribe looks to land a left hand but Dood moved out of range nicely.
Dood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Firetribe was well out of range. Poor timing from Dood.
Firetribe has managed to clinch.
Firetribe stalling against the cage.
A short uppercut from Firetribe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe throws an elbow but it misses.
Firetribe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Firetribe taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Firetribe.
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!
Dood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dood can't find room to land a body shot as Firetribe controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Firetribe.
Dood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Firetribe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Firetribe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Firetribe connects with a jab.
Firetribe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dood avoids a kick to the body.
Dood is looking to wear down Firetribe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dood steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Firetribe. That one must have hurt.
Firetribe blocks a jab.
Firetribe cracks the inside of Dood's front leg.
Firetribe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body kick from Firetribe.
Firetribe misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dood. Firetribe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dood avoids the head kick by Firetribe.
Dood drops down looking for a counter takedown but Firetribe sprawls and moves away.
Dood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Firetribe counters with a nice uppercut.
Dood ducks under a wild hook from Firetribe.
Dood half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd cheers as Firetribe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dood doesn't seem phased though.
Firetribe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dood just misses with a punch to the body.
Dood throws a body shot but no joy.
Firetribe replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dood blocks it well.
Firetribe just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dood misses with a body shot.
Firetribe throws a front kick that sends Dood stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Dood misses.
Firetribe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dood shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Firetribe is trying to defend but Dood finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dood lands a nice short elbow.
Firetribe tries to get to full guard but Dood has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brother Firetribe dominated that round.
That's time! Dood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Firetribe clinches up with Dood and pushes him back against the cage.
Firetribe has Dood pressed against the cage.
Firetribe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Firetribe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Firetribe slows down the pace here.
Dood takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dood is trying to push Firetribe away but Firetribe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firetribe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dood tries to throw a body punch but Firetribe avoids it by throwing Dood back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Firetribe.
A bit of stalling here from Firetribe.
Firetribe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dood backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Firetribe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dood.
Dood is looking to control Firetribe's arms but Firetribe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dood has his back to the cage.
Firetribe just leaning against Dood, taking a breather.
Firetribe lands a good knee to the midsection. Dood won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Firetribe.
Firetribe lands a hook that snaps the head of Dood backwards.
Firetribe lands a knee to the body.
Firetribe connects with a knee to the head.
Firetribe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dood tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Firetribe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Firetribe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dood backwards.
Dood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Firetribe walks away with a smile on his face. Dood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Firetribe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Firetribe slips a straight right by Dood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Firetribe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Firetribe darts in and clinches Dood up against the cage.
Dood dodges an elbow strike from Firetribe.
Firetribe tries to throw a body punch but Dood avoids it by throwing Firetribe back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Firetribe.
Dood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Firetribe effectively controlling the action here.
Firetribe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Firetribe lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Firetribe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dood pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dood is looking for a triangle but Firetribe pushes his legs off easily.
Dood pulls Firetribe in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dood is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Firetribe is aware though and is defending well.
Firetribe stands and steps away. Dood gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Firetribe throws a big shot that misses.
Firetribe misses with a kick to the body.
Brother Firetribe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Firetribe.
Firetribe misses with a low kick.
Firetribe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Firetribe misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Firetribe manages to avoid it.
Dood connects with a body shot that sends Firetribe's belly button to the back.
Dood connects with a crisp jab.
Dood checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Dood blocks the leg kick.
Dood misses with a body shot.
Dood checks a leg kick.
Dood appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Firetribe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Firetribe misses with a leg kick
and Dood decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Firetribe's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brother Firetribe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Firetribe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Firetribe closes the distance and clinches.
Firetribe scores a nice knee to the body.
Firetribe missing with knees to the body.
Firetribe landing knees to the head.
Dood takes an elbow to the temple.
Firetribe prevents a body shot from Dood.
Firetribe is stalling here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Firetribe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Firetribe walks away with a smile on his face. Dood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Firetribe throws a looping overhand right but Dood ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Firetribe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dood shoots and misses
and Firetribe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dood takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dood missing with a left hand there. Firetribe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Firetribe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Firetribe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Firetribe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dood misses with a body punch.
Firetribe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dood blocks it with crossed arms.
Brother Firetribe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dood tries to stall but Firetribe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Firetribe'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.
Firetribe misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dood throws a head punch that misses.
Dood blocks a body shot from Firetribe.
A right handed body shot lands from Firetribe.
Firetribe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Firetribe misses with a knee to the head.
Firetribe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Firetribe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Firetribe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dood's face.
Firetribe taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Firetribe lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Firetribe.
Firetribe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Firetribe.
Firetribe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dood.
Dood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firetribe lands a right hand.
Firetribe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dood is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Firetribe to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rad Dood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dood is trying to pull guard but Firetribe has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Firetribe.
Firetribe stalling against the cage.
Firetribe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dood backwards.
Firetribe prevents a body shot from Dood.
Firetribe tries a body shot but Dood blocks it.
Firetribe avoiding damage.
Firetribe scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe digs a right hand into Dood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dood's gas tank.
Dood takes a shot to the head.
Firetribe lands a damaging elbow.
Firetribe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dood is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Firetribe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Dood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Firetribe creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dood's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dood drops to his knees and Firetribe pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brother Firetribe! Brother Firetribe retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Brother Firetribe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Hardacre (ranked 940 p4p, 119 weight class) and Stanton Crowe (ranked 764 p4p, 86 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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38
265 lbs
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207 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Hardacre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardacre misses the jab.
Crowe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crowe misses the body punch
and Hardacre counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.
Hardacre clinches with his opponent.
Crowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardacre backwards.
Crowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardacre prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardacre lands a shot to the body.
Crowe tries a body shot but Hardacre blocks it.
Crowe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardacre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hardacre fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe working aggressively here.
Hardacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hardacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardacre throws a head punch that misses.
Hardacre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crowe moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardacre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardacre throws a sloppy body shot
and Crowe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hardacre won't be happy with that.
Crowe lands an elbow.
Hardacre is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Crowe is controlling him well.
Hardacre takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hardacre is trying to improve his position.
Crowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardacre keeps working.
Crowe working the ground and pound from side control.
Crowe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hardacre on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hardacre wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Crowe working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Crowe lands some shots froms side control.
Hardacre is trying to get back to his feet.
Crowe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Crowe is looking to take a break and control but Hardacre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crowe working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe working the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crowe lands a nice forearm strike.
Hardacre is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Crowe is controlling him well.
Crowe lands a few punches from side control.
Crowe controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hardacre is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Crowe asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hardacre is not content to let Crowe control the position.
Hardacre is looking to reverse the position.
Crowe cracks Hardacre with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Crowe tries to advance to mount but Hardacre denies him.
Hardacre is looking to regain half guard here but Crowe keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
Crowe is chipping away with strikes.
Hardacre takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Crowe trying to control the position but Hardacre is working away.
Crowe just content to control the position.
Crowe trying to control the action but Hardacre is working from the bottom.
Crowe scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Crowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crowe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crowe there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Crowe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardacre thinks about countering with a head kick.
Crowe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardacre defends it nicely.
Crowe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crowe throws a shot from downtown. Hardacre moves away and avoids it.
Crowe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crowe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Crowe. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hardacre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Crowe throws a combination that misses
and Hardacre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crowe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe misses with a body shot.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardacre.
Hardacre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crowe on the side of the head.
Hardacre clinches up with Crowe and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Crowe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe tries to work over Hardacre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardacre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
Hardacre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardacre lands with a light punch inside.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardacre tries to circle away but Crowe has him pinned against the cage.
Crowe presses Hardacre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crowe lands a nice uppercut.
Hardacre is trying to break the clinch but Crowe is controlling him.
Crowe lands a nice shot to the body.
Crowe lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Crowe as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Crowe.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardacre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head punch on the inside from Crowe fails to land.
Hardacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardacre backwards.
Hardacre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardacre's face.
It looks like Damian Hardacre has been cut.
Hardacre throws a head punch that misses.
Hardacre struggles to land a body shot inside as Crowe controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crowe tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardacre avoids the damage to the body.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardacre's elbow.
Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crowe has a couple of punches blocked by Hardacre.
Hardacre swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowe lands with a light punch inside.
Hardacre throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Crowe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardacres head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Hardacre avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Hardacre throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Crowe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardacre backwards.
Crowe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardacre backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Crowe.
Hardacre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardacre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowe feints and then cracks Hardacre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hardacre down.
Hardacre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crowe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crowe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crowe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hardacre defends it well.
Crowe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hardacre defends well and Crowe ends up having to push Hardacre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Crowe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hardacre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
Hardacre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crowe cracks Hardacre with an open hand slap.
Damian Hardacre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe avoids the head kick by Hardacre.
Donk. Crowe catches Hardacre right on the button with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crowe.
Some wild striking there from Hardacre.
Crowe wants to counter with a clinch but Hardacre pushes him away.
Crowe misses with a looping left.
Hardacre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hardacre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crowe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardacre.
Crowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardacre misses with a two punch combination.
Crowe scores with a one two! Hardacre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Crowe tries to clinch but Hardacre moves out of range.
Hardacre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crowe closes the distance and pushes Hardacre back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Crowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Hardacre blocks the leg kick.
Hardacre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crowe looks to land a combination. Hardacre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardacre moves away.
Hardacre is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Crowe.
Crowe blocks a jab.
Crowe shoots in and bounces Hardacre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Crowe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hardacre's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardacre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hardacre has momentary wrist control but Crowe slips an elbow through the middle.
Crowe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hardacre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Crowe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crowe wants to control from the top but Hardacre keeps moving.
Crowe throws a strike but Hardacre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crowe has his hands on Hardacre's head, controlling the position.
Crowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Crowe, not yet.
Hardacre is looking to stand up but Crowe won't let him.
Crowe wants to sweep but no luck.
Crowe is pulling down on Hardacre's head. It's preventing any offense from Hardacre, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Crowe dives on top into guard.
Crowe stands up over Hardacre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crowe distracts Hardacre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Damian Hardacre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crowe chips away with some ground and pound.
Crowe cracks Hardacre with a solid left hand.
Crowe slips nicely into half guard.
Crowe working over Hardacre with some ground and pound. Hardacre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Crowe connects with a nice short shot to Hardacre's temple.
Crowe winds up and cracks Hardacre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hardacre is trying to get back to full guard.
Crowe working the head and body with strikes.
Crowe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crowe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hardacre is rocked!
Crowe working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Hardacre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre tries to get to full guard but Crowe has control of the leg.
Hardacre seems to have got his legs back now.
Crowe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stanton Crowe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hardacre taking some punishment here, with Crowe in his half guard.
Crowe is nestled in close to Hardacre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardacre is looking for a sweep. Crowe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crowe trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardacre missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardacre wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanton Crowe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crowe 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanton Crowe!
Stanton Crowe tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Fiddler (ranked 361 p4p, 38 weight class) and Lucas Hood (ranked 492 p4p, 53 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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260 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddie Fiddler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Hood!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiddler misses with a head kick.
Fiddler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Lucas Hood has been cut.
Fiddler misses with a head kick.
Hood wants to clinch up but Fiddler keeps it at a distance.
Hood shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fiddler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hood is working away from the top position though.
Fiddler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiddler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hood.
Hood looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fiddler seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fiddler has Hood pulled in close to control his posture.
Hood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hood preventing the sweep.
Hood is fighting to break Fiddler's control of his arms but Fiddler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hood throws a strike but Fiddler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fiddler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fiddler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fiddler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler lands a couple of digs.
Fiddler throws an elbow that misses. Hood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fiddler's guard. Nice move by Hood!
Fiddler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hood preventing the sweep.
Fiddler has control of Hood's left arm, preventing Hood from doing any damage.
Fiddler trying to keep a closed guard but Hood is proving a slippery customer.
Hood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hood sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fiddler has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler is trying to control the position but Hood postures up.
Fiddler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fiddler seems keen to control Hood's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fiddler misses with an uppercut. Hood saw that one coming.
Fiddler throws out a loose jab but Hood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fiddler misses with a looping right.
Fiddler scores with a shot to the body.
Fiddler cracks Hood with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fiddler throws a head kick that misses
and Hood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fiddler lands with a good body shot.
Freddie Fiddler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hood throws an overhand right that lands on Fiddler's shoulder, as Fiddler tries to avoid the shot.
Freddie Fiddler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fiddler, as that shot connected.
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!
Hood looks for a takedown but Fiddler sprawls well.
Hood throws a big shot that misses.
Fiddler throws a head kick that half lands.
Fiddler connects with a right hand. Hood shakes it off.
A jab from Fiddler does it's job there.
Hood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fiddler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hood scrambles back to his feet.
Fiddler looks for the body kick but Hood saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Fiddler misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Fiddler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Hood's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No joy there for Fiddler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Hood.
Hood is looking for the big counter here.
Hood blocks a head kick by Fiddler.
Hood unleashes a big counter combination but Fiddler bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fiddler works Hood's body with a nice hook.
Hood misses with the combination.
Fiddler throws a quick counter head kick but Hood was just out of range.
Hood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Freddie Fiddler has been cut.
A head kick misses from Fiddler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Freddie Fiddler is winning the standup battle so far.
Fiddler scores with a hook.
Hood blocks a head kick by Fiddler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fiddler scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hood lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fiddler, as that shot connected.
Fiddler gets tackled into the cage by Hood. Hood maintains the clinch.
Fiddler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hood can do to turn this around?
Hood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fiddlers head.
Fiddler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hood stalling in the clinch but Fiddler improves position.
Hood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fiddler is keeping busy.
Fiddler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fiddler.
Fiddler misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Hood.
Nice body punch from Hood.
Still in the clinch, Hood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fiddler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hood backwards.
Hood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fiddler throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiddler blocks a body shot from Hood.
Hood lands a shoulder strike.
Hood misses with a punch to the body.
Hood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fiddler misses with a punch to the body.
Hood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hood misses with the head strike.
Fiddler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fiddler's elbow.
Fiddler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fiddler misses with some punches.
Fiddler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fiddler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fiddler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fiddler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hood scores with a shoulder strike.
Fiddler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fiddler has a couple of punches blocked by Hood.
Fiddler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hood wants the takedown. Fiddler is fighting it off but Hood persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fiddler's guard against the cage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hood lands a couple of elbows.
Fiddler working a defensive guard here.
Fiddler is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hood throwing strikes from guard but Fiddler blocks nicely.
Fiddler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hood manages to get himself to full guard.
Hood is pulling down on Fiddler's head. It's preventing any offense from Fiddler, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fiddler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fiddler is looking to work some ground and pound but Hood has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fiddler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fiddler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fiddler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fiddler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fiddler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Freddie Fiddler will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hood is looking to clinch but Fiddler is avoiding it.
Fiddler lands a jab.
Fiddler staying out of range there.
Lucas Hood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fiddler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hood momentarily.
Fiddler scores with a body shot.
Fiddler is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hood walks into a left hand.
Hood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hood throws a body punch but Fiddler moves out of range.
Fiddler misses with a hook
and Hood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiddler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Hood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Fiddler does it's job there.
Fiddler misses with a hook
and Hood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiddler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fiddler as he jumps to the side.
Hood avoids the head kick by Fiddler.
Fiddler throws a sloppy body shot
and Hood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Fiddler misses.
Fiddler connects with a crisp jab.
Fiddler's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fiddler duly obliges.
Fiddler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hood on the side of the head.
Fiddler lands with a slapping head kick.
Fiddler misses with a low kick.
Fiddler misses with a lunging right hand
and Hood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hood throws a right and a left that Fiddler avoids nicely.
That's two 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!
Fiddler misses with a head kick.
Fiddler just misses with a punch to the body.
Hood tries to clinch but Fiddler moves out of range.
Hood is looking to clinch but Fiddler is avoiding it.
Hood slips under a jab.
Hood lands a slapping body shot.
Hood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hood takes a swing at Fiddler's ribcage but misses.
Fiddler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fiddler throws a big shot that misses.
Hood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hood rushes Fiddler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood misses with a body punch.
Fiddler lands with a right to the head.
Fiddler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hood backwards.
Fiddler lands with a right to the head.
Hood is rocked!
Fiddler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hood is still on wobbly legs! Can Fiddler finish him?
Fiddler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucas Hood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hood seems to have recovered his senses.
Fiddler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fiddler up against the cage.
Fiddler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fiddler working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Hood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fiddler swings wildly with an uppercut but Hood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hood.
Hood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fiddler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fiddler backwards.
Fiddler blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hood struggles to land a body shot inside as Fiddler controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Fiddler.
Fiddler throws a punch but it's blocked by Hood.
Fiddler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fiddler stops a takedown attempt from Hood.
Fiddler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fiddler misses with some punches.
Fiddler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fiddler tries to work over Hood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fiddler misses with a punch on the inside.
Hood trying to stall but Fiddler improves his position.
Fiddler working aggressively here.
A short right from Fiddler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Fiddler clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fiddler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fiddler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fiddler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fiddler tries a head kick but it misses.
Hood throws out a counter right but Fiddler avoids it with no problem.
Fiddler misses with a straight left.
Hood throws a combination that misses
and Fiddler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hood checks a low kick from Fiddler.
Hood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fiddler with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood slips a jab from Fiddler.
Hood gets the takedown into side control.
Hood is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hood throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fiddler manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hood.
Hood prevents Fiddler from improving his position.
Hood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fiddler manages to get to full guard.
Hood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fiddler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fiddler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Freddie Fiddler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fiddler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hood defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hood regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fiddler.
Fiddler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fiddler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fiddler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fiddler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fiddler.
Fiddler throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler cracks Hood with a solid left hand.
Hood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fiddler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fiddler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fiddler looks to land a left hand but Hood moved out of range nicely.
Fiddler throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fiddler. Hood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hood closes the distance but Fiddler moves to the side
and Fiddler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fiddler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hood manages to avoid it.
Fiddler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hood at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler throws a shot from downtown. Hood moves away and avoids it.
Hood looks to land a left hand but Fiddler moved out of range nicely.
Fiddler works Hood's body with a nice hook.
Hood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hood is looking to clinch.
Fiddler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hood throws a counter combo.
Hood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Hood misses.
Fiddler swings widly with a right hand
and Hood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fiddler throws a hook but Hood avoids it easily.
Hood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fiddler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Fiddler had his way with Lucas Hood in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fiddler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fiddler stuffs the takedown.
Fiddler is looking to counter punch.
Fiddler throws an overhand right that lands on Hood's shoulder, as Hood tries to avoid the shot.
Fiddler throws a head kick that misses.
Fiddler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hood.
Fiddler throws a body shot but no joy.
Hood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fiddler looks to throw the jab but Hood is out of range.
Fiddler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood darts in trying to clinch
and Fiddler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler throws a lazy head kick
and Fiddler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Fiddler misses
and Hood counters with a straight right hand.
Fiddler misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Fiddler.
Fiddler throws a sloppy head kick and Hood moves out of range easily.
Hood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hood blocks the body kick.
Hood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fiddler tests Hood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fiddler thows a leg kick but Hood checks it
letting Hood counter with a right hand.
Fiddler misses the shot to the body.
Fiddler misses with a right hand
and Hood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fiddler looks to land a right hand but Hood moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hood. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood throws a jab when Fiddler was well out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hood is defended easily by Fiddler.
Fiddler jabs Hood right on the nose. Hood blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fiddler looks to land a left hand but Hood moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Hood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fiddler misses with a head kick.
Hood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fiddler counters with a nice body shot.
Fiddler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hood manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fiddler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fiddler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hood.
Fiddler lands a jab-cross combination.
Hood looks to clinch
and Fiddler counters with a right hand to the body.
Fiddler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hood throws a series of punches but Fiddler moves out of range.
Fiddler scores with a head kick.
Hood bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hood sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fiddler is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hood lands a nice forearm strike.
Fiddler is looking to regain half guard here but Hood keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fiddler keeps working.
Hood working away.
Fiddler is looking for a sweep.
Fiddler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hood's best efforts.
Lucas Hood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fiddler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fiddler is trying to get back to full guard.
Fiddler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hood.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddie Fiddler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fiddler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:45
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Fiddler!
Freddie Fiddler retains his heavyweight title!
Freddie Fiddler bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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