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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riley Johnson (ranked 22703 p4p, 668 weight class) and Bashaad Al Hammad (ranked 6612 p4p, 554 weight class). Bashaad Al Hammad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bashaad Al Hammad!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Hammad doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Bashaad Al Hammad has been cut.
Al Hammad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Al Hammad closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
Al Hammad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Al Hammad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Al Hammad stops Johnson from standing up.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Al Hammad on the ground.
Al Hammad is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Hammad engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnson wants to stand up but Al Hammad is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hammad controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson wants to improve his position but instead Al Hammad has moved into half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Al Hammad is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Al Hammad slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson wants to control but Al Hammad is keeping busy.
Al Hammad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Al Hammad scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Al Hammad lands a nice short elbow.
Al Hammad slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Al Hammad performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Al Hammad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Al Hammad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Al Hammad sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Al Hammad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Al Hammad throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Al Hammad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Al Hammad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bashaad Al Hammad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bashaad Al Hammad's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Al Hammad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Al Hammad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at Boomerang!! PURE ELITE COACHES and Sparring Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Al Hammad misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riley Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bashaad Al Hammad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Hammad tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hammad has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Johnson enables Al Hammad to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Johnson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson is trying to keep Al Hammad in close.
Bashaad Al Hammad has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Hammad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Al Hammad lands a couple of elbows.
Al Hammad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Al Hammad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Al Hammad with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Hammad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Al Hammad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Al Hammad lands a couple of digs.
Al Hammad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Al Hammad works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson looking to control.
Al Hammad pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to roll over but Al Hammad keeps him under control.
Al Hammad is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Al Hammad is controlling well.
Al Hammad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Al Hammad lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Al Hammad has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Al Hammad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Al Hammad is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Al Hammad looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
Johnson is rocked!
Al Hammad prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Al Hammad controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You get the feeling that Johnson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bashaad Al Hammad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bashaad Al Hammad's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Al Hammad doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Al Hammad doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Hammad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riley Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bashaad Al Hammad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Hammad fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hammad fails with the takedown
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Al Hammad throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Al Hammad is in Johnson's guard.
Al Hammad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Al Hammad not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Al Hammad is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Al Hammad is having none of it.
Al Hammad's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson is trying to control the position but Al Hammad postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Al Hammad shoots in.
Al Hammad with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Al Hammad has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Hammad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Al Hammad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Al Hammad gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Johnson parries the strikes from Al Hammad easily there. Al Hammad is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson trying to remain calm as Al Hammad controls from the top position.
Al Hammad landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Al Hammad content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Al Hammad landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Al Hammad is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Al Hammad looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Al Hammad smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that's the end of the fight!
Riley Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Al Hammad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bashaad Al Hammad!
Bashaad Al Hammad took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Strong Suplementos 159Q/$200 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Assad (ranked 1620 p4p, 198 weight class) and Damian Anderson (ranked 2736 p4p, 309 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dustin Assad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Assad's shoulder, as Assad tries to avoid the shot.
Assad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Assad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Assad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assad.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Assad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
A nice side step and Anderson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Assad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Assad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donk. Anderson catches Assad right on the button with a cross.
Assad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assad manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Assad misses its intended target.
Damian Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assad.
Anderson slips a jab from Assad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assad slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Assad with that takedown attempt.
Assad misses with a looping right.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Assad at a distance.
Anderson takes a swing at Assad's ribcage but misses.
Assad slips a jab from Anderson.
Assad misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Assad shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Assad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Assad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assad was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assad scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson punishes Assad's body with a nice straight punch.
Assad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Assad misses.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assad.
Assad slips a jab from Anderson.
Anderson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson throws a body punch but Assad moves out of range.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Assad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson tries to bum rush Assad with a series of wild strikes but Assad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Dustin Assad has been cut.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Assad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson jabs Assad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Assad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Assad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab, jab by Assad - just one landing.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Assad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Assad slips under a jab.
Anderson throws a body punch but Assad moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assad blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assad slips a straight right by Anderson.
Assad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assad dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Assad's head but Assad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Assad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson takes a swing at Assad's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Assad misses its intended target.
Assad misses with a hook.
Assad looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Assad throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Assad defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Assad drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dustin Assad's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Assad moves out of range of the strikes.
Assad slips a straight right by Anderson.
Assad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Assad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assad.
Assad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Assad might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson scores with a one two! Assad had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Assad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Assad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson takes a swing at Assad's ribcage but misses.
Assad attempts a counter takedown but Anderson avoids it well and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes a swing at Assad's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Assad ducks down to avoid it.
Assad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Assad.
Damian Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assad misses with a takedown attempt
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Assad misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson lands a jab to Assad's midsection.
No joy there for Assad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assad moves away.
Assad drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
Assad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson throws a right hand that Assad ducks under and follows up with a left that Assad also avoids with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Assad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Assad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assad closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Anderson quickly recovers to half guard.
Assad thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Assad seems to be working for a kimura but Anderson defends the submission attempt.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Assad.
Assad wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Assad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Assad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assad seems to be looking for submissions.
Anderson is concentrating on defense, preventing Assad from advancing position.
Assad works his way into side control.
Assad tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Assad is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anderson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Assad throws an elbow but Anderson slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to control Assad's posture but Assad avoids it.
Assad tries to score with some ground and pound. Anderson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Assad 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.
Anderson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Assad takes a little break here. Anderson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Assad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Assad creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Anderson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damian Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dustin Assad's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Assad looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Assad appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Assad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assad swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Assad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Assad with a body shot.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assad.
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Assad shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Assad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson stuns Assad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Assad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Assad saw that one coming.
Assad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assad lands a head shot.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Damian Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Assad misses.
Nice defenses there by Assad.
Jab by Assad.
Assad misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad misses with the combination.
Assad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Assad ducks down to avoid it.
Assad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assad moves away.
Assad attempts a counter takedown but Anderson avoids it well and moves away.
Anderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Assad.
Assad looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Assad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Assad slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assad moves away.
Assad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assad moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assad half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anderson scores with a jab.
Assad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Damian Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Assad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Assad's ribs.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Assad is just out of range.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Assad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assad tries to counter with a takedown but Anderson is quick to defend against it.
Anderson throws a body punch but Assad moves out of range.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Assad's belly button to the back.
Assad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Assad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Assad is just out of range.
Anderson takes a swing at Assad's ribcage but misses.
Assad just misses with a punch to the body.
Assad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dustin Assad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assad is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Anderson!
Damian Anderson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Dustin Assad spoke after the fight, saying 'I am the best BJJ player in the world. I will refine my striking game and be back. '.
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Garret on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garret swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garret misses with a few strikes there.
Garret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortaga.
Ortaga misses with a looping right.
Ortaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garret throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortaga.
Garret misses with the combination.
Garret misses with the combination.
#TD2#
Ortaga darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ortaga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ortaga is thwarting Garret's attempts to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortaga content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Garret is concentrating on defense, preventing Ortaga from advancing position.
Ortaga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Ortaga is controlling the pace.
Garret controlling the position well.
Garret is looking to control Ortaga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garret avoid being mounted?
Ortaga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ortaga prevents Garret from standing back up.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Garret trying to control here.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garret misses with a double jab.
Ortaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garret.
Ortaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garret.
Garret throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortaga.
A swing and a miss from Ortaga.
Garret drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ortaga sprawls and moves away.
Garret works over Ortaga's head and body with a nice combination.
Garret lands a jab-cross combination.
Ortaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortaga.
Ortaga looks to land a left hand but Garret moved out of range nicely.
Garret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortaga.
Garret throws a series of punches but Ortaga moves out of range.
Clive Garret is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ortaga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T3#
Ortaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Garret is just out of range.
Ortaga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garret rather than just go for the knockout.
Garret gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garret throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortaga. #TD2#
Ortaga scores with a takedown into Garret's guard.
Ortaga looking to pass the guard.
Garret is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garret is looking to stand up but Ortaga isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ortaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Garret is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SU2#
Ortaga decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Garret avoids the body shot from Ortaga.
Garret lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ortaga backs up against the cage.
Ortaga is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ortaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T4#
A jab from Ortaga does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garret misses with a few strikes there.
Garret dodges the punch combination from Ortaga.
Garret tries to counter with a takedown but Ortaga is quick to defend against it.
Ortaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortaga looks to land a right hand but Garret moved out of range.
Garret appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garret throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortaga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Garret, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortaga misses with a wild body shot.
Garret half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garret fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortaga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garret swinging wildly here.
Garret throws a right hand that Ortaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortaga also avoids with ease.#TD2#
Ortaga shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Garret's guard.
Garret controls Ortaga momentarily but Ortaga frees himself.
Ortaga wants to control from the top but Garret keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Clive Garret will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Garret lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ortaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garret drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ortaga sprawls and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Garret. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortaga. Garret does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garret was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortaga.
Garret tries to bum rush Ortaga with a series of wild strikes but Ortaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortaga lands a glancing blow to the side of Garret's head.
Garret lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortaga circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Ortaga misses.
Garret half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garret takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garret throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garret tries to bum rush Ortaga with a series of wild strikes but Ortaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortaga throws out a counter right but Garret avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Garret does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortaga misses with a body shot.
#TD2#
Ortaga closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Garret wants to get back to his feet.
Alvaro Ortaga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortaga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T1#
Ortaga is trying to control. Garret wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garret wants to get back to his feet.
Ortaga is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ortaga takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garret is trying to maintain the position but Ortaga is very close to passing his half guard.
Garret is trying to stand.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Garret controlling the position for now.
Garret wants to control but Ortaga is keeping busy.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ortaga throws a lazy right hand but Garret sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Ortaga. Those never looked like landing. #T2#
Ortaga misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Ortaga misses its intended target.
Ortaga clobbers Garret with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ortaga lands a really nice looking cross but Garret seems unphased.
Jab from Ortaga.
Garret will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortaga throws out a counter right but Garret avoids it with no problem.
Ortaga looks to land a left hand but Garret moved out of range nicely.
Ortaga throws an overhand right that lands on Garret's shoulder, as Garret tries to avoid the shot.
Ortaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garret.
Garret lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortaga circles away quickly and effectively.
Garret misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Garret. Those never looked like landing.
Garret defending well as Ortaga loads up on a big left hand.
Ortaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garret.
Clive Garret is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortaga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garret on the side of the head. #T3#
Garret misses with a few strikes there.
Garret misses with a double jab.
Garret takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garret throws a series of punches but Ortaga avoids them all with ease.
Garret throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortaga.
Ortaga looks to land a combination but Garret avoids it well.
Ortaga throws a shot from downtown. Garret moves away and avoids it.
Ortaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garret throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garret misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Ortaga. Beautiful body shot.
Garret throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ortaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Garret is just out of range.
Garret changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ortaga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garret on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garret throws a series of punches but Ortaga moves out of range.
Ortaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
#TD2#
Ortaga drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garret tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.#T4#
Garret prevents Ortaga from getting a body triangle.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Will Ortaga go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Garret is trying to get back to his feet but Ortaga has full control of the position and if anything, Garret has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ortaga missing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alvaro Ortaga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Ortaga misses with a straight left. #TD2#
Garret gets caught flat footed, as Ortaga shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ortaga trying to control but Garret is working from the bottom.
Garret on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garret tries to get out of the position.
Ortaga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garret wants to stand up but Ortaga is controlling him.
Garret controlling the position.
Ortaga throwing strikes but missing.
Ortaga controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortaga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ortaga looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
Garret is controlling Ortaga's posture.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Garret misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garret misses with a double jab
enabling Ortaga to counter with a crisp jab.
Ortaga lands a two punch combo.
Garret throws a right and a left that Ortaga avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Garret. Those never looked like landing.
Ortaga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garret throws a series of punches but Ortaga avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortaga misses the target.
Garret misses with the combination.
Ortaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garret.
Garret misses with a double jab.
Clive Garret is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Garret misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Garret gets caught napping as Ortaga dives in and scores a takedown. Garret manages to retain guard.
Ortaga is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garret looking to control.
Ortaga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garret wants to get back to his feet but Ortaga is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SU2#
Ortaga stands up from Garret's guard - Ortaga perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ortaga throws a shot to the body.
#T3#
Garret misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortaga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Clive Garret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Garret does no damage.
Garret misses with a double jab
and Ortaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD2#
Ortaga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Garret is wriggling around but Ortaga manages to pass to half guard.
#REVR#
Ortaga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ortaga is keen to just control but Garret is a slippery customer.
Garret wants to control but Ortaga is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ortaga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garret defending well though.
Ortaga thows a huge punch but Garret dodges it nicely.
Ortaga wants to pass to mount but Garret is defending the position. #T4#
Garret wants to get back to his feet.
Ortaga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Garret is looking to control Ortaga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garret avoid being mounted?
Garret is looking to escape.
Ortaga trying to pass the guard but Garret defending well.
Garret is not content to let Ortaga control the position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ortaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garret circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortaga misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvaro Ortaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ortaga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvaro Ortaga!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darryl Rose (ranked 1299 p4p, 161 weight class) and DJ Strawberry (ranked 2955 p4p, 326 weight class). Rose comes into the arena with Mobb Deep - Shook ones blaring out of the sound system. Strawberry has chosen Beastie Boys-Brass Monkey as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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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 New York, Darryl Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Strawberry!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strawberry scores with a punch to the head.
Strawberry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rose throws a big counter combination but Strawberry scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Strawberry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strawberry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Strawberry blocks the body kick.
Strawberry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strawberry misses the shot to the body.
Rose throws a right hand that Strawberry ducks under and follows up with a left that Strawberry also avoids with ease.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strawberry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strawberry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Strawberry misses its intended target.
Strawberry's coach down at Official UFC Performance Institute Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Strawberry's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Strawberry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strawberry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rose is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Strawberry's half guard.
Rose is trying to control the action in half guard but Strawberry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Strawberry looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Rose pushes past his half guard into mount!
Strawberry bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rose pushes down on Strawberry's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Strawberry looking for submissions off his back.
Strawberry manages to get to full guard.
Rose avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Strawberry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strawberry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rose is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Strawberry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rose is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Strawberry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rose gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose controls from within his opponent's guard.
Strawberry keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Strawberry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rose doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rose manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rose is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Strawberry looking to control.
Strawberry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rose gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Strawberry is looking for a triangle but Rose pushes his legs off easily.
Rose looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rose has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rose passes Strawberry's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Strawberry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rose is working away from the top position though.
Strawberry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rose pulls his head out easily.
Strawberry with the active half guard here but Rose passes nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but DJ Strawberry will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rose slips a jab from Strawberry.
DJ Strawberry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose scores with a takedown into Strawberry's guard.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Strawberry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strawberry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Strawberry throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rose avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Strawberry looking to control.
Darryl Rose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strawberry looking for a sweep. Not yet Strawberry, not yet.
Strawberry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rose doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rose manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Strawberry is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rose defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strawberry looking for a guillotine here but Rose defends easily.
Rose avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rose sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose wants to control from the top but Strawberry keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Strawberry has his foot on Rose's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rose works his way back into a safe position though.
Rose showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rose avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rose is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Strawberry trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Strawberry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose looking to pass the guard.
Strawberry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strawberry has his foot on Rose's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rose works his way back into a safe position though.
Strawberry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rose gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Strawberry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strawberry is breathing heavily.
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.
Rose engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rose tries to free his leg and advance position but Strawberry is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strawberry manages to avoid it.
Strawberry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose feinted with a counter takedown.
Strawberry swinging wildly here.
Strawberry lands a head shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strawberry throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Strawberry swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rose.
Rose is staying tight to Strawberry's torso, preventing him from escaping.
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 Darryl Rose will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Strawberry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Strawberry. Those never looked like landing.
Rose attempts a counter takedown but Strawberry avoids it well and moves away.
Strawberry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Darryl Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose gets a takedown into half guard.
Rose not doing much here.
Strawberry wants to control but Rose is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strawberry gets full guard.
Strawberry isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rose stacks Strawberry on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rose!
Rose trying to control the action but Strawberry is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strawberry is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Strawberry is looking to regain half guard here but Rose keeps moving and retains side control.
Rose in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strawberry keeps working.
Strawberry sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rose is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Strawberry looking for submissions off his back.
Strawberry looking for submissions off his back.
Rose content to control rather than advance.
Rose seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Strawberry for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose wants to pass to mount but Strawberry is defending the position.
Strawberry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rose is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Strawberry sees it coming and defends easily.
Rose controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Strawberry swinging wildly here.
A jab lands there for Strawberry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Strawberry is trying to defend but Rose finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Strawberry tries to roll over but Rose keeps him under control.
Rose tries to pass the half guard into mount. Strawberry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rose is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Strawberry looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strawberry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rose is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darryl Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rose has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Darryl Rose!
A pretty intense looking Darryl Rose took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
The defeated DJ Strawberry had this to say: 'i'm young and I will continue to get better, there is no doubt in my mind I will be a champ one day. Get on the bandwagon before its full.... Going to my after party. I got the blow and Chinese chicks waiting for me...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jallu Pesonen (ranked 1091 p4p, 135 weight class) and Samuel Cooke (ranked 1502 p4p, 186 weight class). Pesonen comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cooke's choice of entrance music: Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Pesonen misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pesonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pesonen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pesonen. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick from Pesonen lands but Cooke takes it in his stride.
Pesonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Pesonen.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pesonen throws a leg kick which misses Cooke's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooke tries to avoid it.
Pesonen wants to slow Cooke down by chopping away at his legs.
Pesonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab by Cooke.
A nice combination there by Cooke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Pesonen as he checks the leg kick.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Pesonen tenderised Cooke's leg. Cooke is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy left from Pesonen finds it's target.
Pesonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen motions for Cooke to come forward. Pesonen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen throws a front kick that sends Cooke stumbling back into the cage.
Pesonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Pesonen's body. Pesonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pesonen misses with the body kick
and Cooke counters with a nice body shot.
Pesonen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke dives in and scores a takedown into Pesonen's guard.
Pesonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cooke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cooke stopping the sweep attempt from Pesonen.
Cooke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pesonen working for a triangle but Cooke defends it easily.
Cooke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pesonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cooke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cooke won't allow Pesonen to sweep him here.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Pesonen keeps moving.
Pesonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooke is one step ahead there.
Pesonen keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Cooke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pesonen can't keep his opponent in guard - Cooke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cooke is trying to control. Pesonen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pesonen wants to control but Cooke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cooke in particular looking to stall.
Cooke 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.
Pesonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Pesonen looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pesonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke punishes Pesonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Cooke throws a jab when Pesonen was well out of range.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Pesonen throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke moves forwards but Pesonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pesonen clinches with his opponent.
Cooke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pesonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke trying to land knees to the body.
Pesonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
Cooke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pesonen rather than just go for the knockout.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch but Pesonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Cooke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pesonen with a body shot.
Pesonen blocks the body kick.
Cooke throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Pesonen
and Cooke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pesonen keeps working.
Cooke prevents Pesonen from improving his position.
Cooke trying to control the action but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
Pesonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pesonen looking for submissions off his back.
Pesonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Cooke is keen to just control but Pesonen is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
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. Cooke connects with a nice short shot to Pesonen's temple.
Cooke wants to pass to mount but Pesonen is defending the position.
Pesonen looking for submissions off his back.
Pesonen is not content to let Cooke control the position.
Cooke not doing much here.
Cooke passes into side control, despite Pesonen's attempt to control the position.
Pesonen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke tries to roll over but Pesonen keeps him under control.
Cooke wants to control but Pesonen is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke wants to get back to full guard.
Pesonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Cooke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cooke is looking for a sweep. Pesonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pesonen trying to pass the guard but Cooke defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cooke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pesonen preventing the sweep.
Pesonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cooke is looking for a triangle but Pesonen pushes his legs off easily.
Cooke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pesonen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pesonen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cooke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pesonen is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pesonen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Samuel Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Pesonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pesonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pesonen connects with a single shot there.
Cooke closes the distance and pushes Pesonen back into the cage.
Cooke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pesonen is defending well for now.
A short right from Pesonen.
Pesonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Pesonen.
Pesonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Pesonen. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pesonen. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke feints and then cracks Pesonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pesonen down.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Pesonen saw that one coming.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick from Pesonen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen lands a nice looking body kick.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pesonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jallu Pesonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a low kick but Cooke moves out of range easily.
Pesonen gets caught flat footed, as Cooke shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pesonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cooke is looking to control Pesonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cooke avoid being mounted?
Cooke is defending against the submission attempts here by Pesonen.
Pesonen is trying to work for a kimura but Cooke is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke wants to get back to full guard but Pesonen has passed into side control.
Cooke gets back to half guard.
Pesonen moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Cooke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke wants to control but Pesonen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pesonen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Cooke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pesonen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cooke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cooke trying to control from half guard but Pesonen is working away.
Cooke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pesonen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pesonen keeping full guard, as Cooke tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jallu Pesonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pesonen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jallu Pesonen!
Jallu Pesonen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Finn The Human (ranked 871 p4p, 103 weight class) and Osiris Egyptian (ranked 939 p4p, 116 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think The Human might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Adventure Time. Finn The Human has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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167 lbs
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185 cm
24
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Finn The Human!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osiris Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Egyptian.
Decent striking displayed by The Human there.
The Human throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Egyptian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Human throws the left hand but Egyptian avoids the punch easily.
A big right from The Human misses.
Egyptian misses the shot to the body.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Egyptian does no damage.
A good leg kick by Egyptian.
The Human misses with an uppercut.
The Human misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
The Human throws a looping overhand right but Egyptian ducks down to avoid it.
Egyptian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Human circles away quickly and effectively.
The Human shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Egyptian's corner calls for a 1-2. Egyptian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian checks a leg kick.
Egyptian throws out a counter right but The Human avoids it with no problem.
Egyptian misses with a hook.
The Human definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Egyptian finds it's way through The Human's defenses.
The Human lands with a straight right. Egyptian didn't see that one coming.
The Human misses with a wild body shot.
The Human looks to land a left hand but Egyptian moved out of range nicely.
The Human throws a hook but Egyptian avoids it easily.
Egyptian stuns The Human with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human tries to close the distance and clinch up but Egyptian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
The Human throws a shot from downtown. Egyptian moves away and avoids it.
The Human misses with a left hand
and Egyptian counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Human's knee momentarily.
The Human chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Egyptian can pounce on him.
The Human misses with a shot to the body
and Egyptian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Egyptian clobbers The Human with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Human.
Egyptian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Human misses the jab.
Egyptian scoring well with a low kick there.
Egyptian scores with a nice right hand.
Egyptian avoids the body shot from The Human.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egyptian moves away.
Egyptian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Egyptian cracks the inside of The Human's front leg.
The Human throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Human takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Egyptian scores with a sloppy right hand. The Human should have avoided that one.
Egyptian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Human misses with an uppercut.
Egyptian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Human has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Human tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Human misses with a looping right.
The Human takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Egyptian ducks right into an uppercut from The Human.
Egyptian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Human is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A swing and a miss from The Human.
The Human scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Egyptian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Human throws a leg kick but Egyptian moved away.
The Human thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Human throws a lazy right hand but Egyptian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Egyptian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Egyptian throws a leg kick which misses The Human's front leg but catches the back leg as The Human tries to avoid it.
Egyptian has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Human throws a hook but Egyptian blocks it.
A slow jab from The Human misses its intended target.
Egyptian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Human is able to avoid easily.
A big left from The Human misses.
The Human throws a predictable looking body shot
and Egyptian counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Human's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egyptian moves away.
Egyptian scores with a shot to the body.
Egyptian scores with a jab.
The Human misses with a right hand
and Egyptian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Egyptian's corner calls for a 1-2. Egyptian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Human throws a jab when Egyptian was well out of range.
Egyptian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Egyptian checks the leg kick nicely there.
Egyptian blocks a jab.
Egyptian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Egyptian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Egyptian cracks the inside of The Human's front leg.
Egyptian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Egyptian is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! The Human had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
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!
Egyptian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Egyptian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Egyptian moves out of range as The Human strikes.
Egyptian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Egyptian with a jab.
The Human takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Egyptian lands with a right hand.
The Human throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Human misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
The Human is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egyptian.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Egyptian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Human works the jab nicely.
The Human throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egyptian lands with a kick to the ribs.
The Human has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Egyptian.
The Human swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Egyptian's shoulder, as Egyptian tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Egyptian does it's job there.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
The Human looks to land a right hand but Egyptian moved out of range.
A big right from The Human misses.
Egyptian misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Human takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Human is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Egyptian's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Egyptian slips a jab from The Human.
The Human misses the body punch
letting Egyptian counter with a right hand.
The Human swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
The Human stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Egyptian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Egyptian 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.
Egyptian lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Egyptian cracks the inside of The Human's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Human.
The Human throws an off balance right hand
and Egyptian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Egyptian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Human has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Human throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
The Human moves into the clinch.
Egyptian has The Human pressed against the cage.
The Human swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Human displaying some good clinch control by pressing Egyptian up against the cage.
Egyptian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Egyptian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian misses with a punch on the inside.
The Human's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from The Human.
The Human scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Human throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Egyptians head.
Egyptian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a jab but it's blocked by The Human.
The Human wants to land a leg kick but Egyptian is out of range.
Egyptian lands a glancing blow to the side of The Human's head.
The Human throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Egyptian is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The Human misses with a straight left.
Egyptian throws a looping overhand right but The Human ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Egyptian tenderised The Human's leg. The Human is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Human lands with a nice body punch.
The Human moves out of range as Egyptian throws a body kick.
The Human on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Egyptian punishes The Human's body with a nice straight punch.
The Human finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Human avoids the head kick by Egyptian.
A nice leg kick lands there from Egyptian.
The Human looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Human misses the body punch
and Egyptian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Osiris Egyptian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Human with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Egyptian lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by The Human.
The Human seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a series of punches but The Human moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Egyptian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Egyptian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Human throws a sloppy body shot
and Egyptian counters with a left and a right that stings The Human.
The Human takes the fight into the clinch.
Egyptian can't break the clinch.
Egyptian pushes The Human back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Human tries to work over Egyptian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egyptian just leaning against The Human, taking a breather.
The Human lands a hook that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Egyptian is looking to control The Human's arms but The Human gets an underhook and turns him. Now Egyptian has his back to the cage.
Egyptian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Human has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Egyptian taking a breather.
The Human blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from The Human.
The Human scores with a hook to the body.
Egyptian throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Egyptian misses with some punches.
Egyptian has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. The Human seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Egyptian can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Egyptian struggles to land a body shot inside as The Human controls his hands.
Egyptian tries to break the clinch but The Human is controlling the position.
The Human misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Human lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
A right hand to the body from The Human.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The Human swings wildly with an uppercut but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egyptian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from The Human as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Human.
A short left from The Human.
Egyptian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Humans head.
Egyptian scores with a knee to the head.
Egyptian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Egyptian swings for the body but The Human moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Egyptian lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and The Human has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Human and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Human throws a predictable looking body shot
and Egyptian counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Egyptian tenderised The Human's leg. The Human is trying to keep his angry face on.
Egyptian moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egyptian was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
The Human throws an off balance right hand
and Egyptian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Egyptian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Human throws a hook but Egyptian blocks it.
The Human scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Egyptian lands a jab to the head.
The Human tries to clinch up but Egyptian circles away and keeps his distance.
Egyptian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Human throws a hook but Egyptian avoids it easily.
Egyptian feints and then cracks The Human's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Human down.
Egyptian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egyptian moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Human staying out of range there.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
The Human throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Human throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Egyptian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range.
Egyptian slips under a jab from The Human.
The Human missing with a left hand there. Egyptian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range.
Egyptian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian stalks The Human and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Human's face. The Human staggers backwards, shaken.
The Human lands a jab to Egyptian's midsection.
The Human chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Egyptian can pounce on him.
The Human wants to slow Egyptian down by chopping away at his legs.
Egyptian misses with a body shot.
The Human misses with a straight right.
Egyptian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Human has managed to clinch.
Egyptian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian connects with a knee to the head.
The Human tries a body shot but Egyptian blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Human.
The Human lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Egyptian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Human.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Egyptian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Human lands an uppercut.
The Human can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.
The Human tries to stall but Egyptian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Human looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Egyptian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Egyptian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Egyptian is trying to maintain a safe position but The Human gets an underhook and turns Egyptian into the cage.
The Human doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Egyptian manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Egyptian.
Egyptian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Human lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finn The Human has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
Egyptian misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Human goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Human misses with a body punch.
Egyptian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Finn The Human has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Egyptian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Human tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egyptian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Egyptian, as that shot connected.
A good leg kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian throws an overhand right that lands on The Human's shoulder, as The Human tries to avoid the shot.
Egyptian scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from The Human is predictable there
and Egyptian counters with a nice leg kick.
The Human looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Egyptian lands a jab to the head.
Egyptian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Human.
Egyptian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Human fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
Egyptian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Egyptian!
Egyptian looks to throw the jab but The Human is out of range.
The Human jabs Egyptian right on the nose. Egyptian blinks but takes it well.
Egyptian tries to score with a low kick but The Human moves his leg out of the way.
Egyptian moves out of range as The Human strikes.
The Human's corner calls for a 1-2. The Human obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Human lands a jab to the nose.
The Human jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Egyptian is rocked!
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
Egyptian is still on wobbly legs! Can The Human finish him?
The Human scores with a crisp jab that stopped Egyptian in his tracks.
Egyptian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Human.
The Human backing away here, and Egyptian unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian checks a low kick from The Human.
Egyptian seems to have recovered his senses.
The Human walks into a stiff left hand from Egyptian.
The Human drops Egyptian with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Egyptian looks back up at him and smiles so The Human waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Egyptian lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Egyptian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Human throws a jab but it's blocked by Egyptian.
The Human misses with a looping left.
Egyptian slips a jab from The Human.
Egyptian is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Egyptian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Egyptian lands with a cross.
The Human lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Human swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Egyptian moves out of range as The Human strikes.
Osiris Egyptian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Human takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Egyptian throws a body punch but The Human moves out of range.
Egyptian moves out of range of the strikes.
Egyptian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egyptian works the jab nicely.
That kick from Egyptian tenderised The Human's leg. The Human is trying to keep his angry face on.
Egyptian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Egyptian misses with a kick to the body.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Osiris Egyptian.
I've got Egyptian winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osiris Egyptian!
A very excited looking Osiris Egyptian 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 Ephram Urani (ranked 251 p4p, 34 weight class) and Jackson Bishop (ranked 1283 p4p, 135 weight class). Bishop is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ghetts - Artillery. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been told by Urani's head coaches at Crassus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Urani blocks a jab.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Urani's shoulder, as Urani tries to avoid the shot.
Bishop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Urani saw that one coming.
Bishop darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Urani might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bishop throwing shots but Urani is blocking nicely.
Bishop wants to free his trapped foot but Urani is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Urani trying to control but Bishop postures up.
Bishop thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop working over Urani with some ground and pound. Urani looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Bishop.
Bishop drops an elbow to the side of Urani's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop uses his free foot to push down on Urani's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Urani.
Bishop working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bishop controlling the pace for now.
Bishop cracks Urani with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bishop can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Urani is looking to escape.
Urani tries to lock up and control but Bishop gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Urani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bishop working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bishop with a couple of short strikes.
Bishop trying to control but Urani is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani wants to hold on but Bishop pushes him away.
Bishop looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urani wants to hold on but Bishop pushes him away.
Bishop is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bishop working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bishop is landing with some decent strikes but Urani is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bishop connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Urani bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Urani drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bishop dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Urani is keeping the position for now.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Urani keeps moving.
Urani keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Urani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bishop drops back looking for a leg! Urani is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Urani manages to kick Bishop off! Bishop jumps back into Urani's guard.
Bishop being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Urani has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bishop can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Urani escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bishop gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Urani keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Bishop dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Bishop does it's job there.
Urani looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Urani did well to prevent Bishop getting side control.
Urani wants to control but Bishop is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bishop has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bishop lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bishop has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bishop lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bishop lands a big elbow.
Urani wants to hold on but Bishop pushes him away.
Urani working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop scoring with strikes but Urani is staying in there.
Urani is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bishop avoids the attempt from Urani to control.
Bishop landing punches.
Urani tries to hold on but Bishop postures up.
Bishop breaks from Urani's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bishop lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Urani sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bishop wants to free his trapped foot but Urani is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Jackson Bishop has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bishop winds up and cracks Urani with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bishop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bishop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bishop uses his free foot to push down on Urani's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Urani.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop lands a big elbow.
Urani wants to hold on but Bishop pushes him away.
Bishop can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Urani is looking to escape.
Urani keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani is squirming around, avoiding Bishop's attempts to control the action.
Bishop has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Urani's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urani is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Urani bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bishop is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Urani trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Urani looking to sit in guard and control but Bishop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Urani is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Urani is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bishop catches Urani with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bishop lands a nice shot that snaps Urani's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Urani misses the target.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urani.
Bishop is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Urani moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Urani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urani throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Urani takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick from Urani.
Bishop has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bishop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Urani on the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Urani counters with an outside leg kick.
That kick from Bishop tenderised Urani's leg. Urani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jackson Bishop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Urani.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Urani.
Urani throwing a counter right hand but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Urani swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop cracks Urani with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urani.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Urani.
Bishop is trying hard to land a takedown here. Urani sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bishop is looking to clinch but Urani is avoiding it.
Bishop is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Urani on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bishop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Urani throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Urani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Bishop lands with a straight right. Urani didn't see that one coming.
Bishop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Urani at a distance.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Urani throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Ephram Urani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Urani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop goes for a double leg but Urani avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Urani continues to drive forward.
Both fighters circling a little - Bishop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Urani moved out of range nicely.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Urani moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is looking to clinch but Urani is avoiding it.
Decent striking displayed by Bishop there.
Bishop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Urani with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Urani throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urani was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Urani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Urani was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urani.
Urani is looking to wear down Bishop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Urani gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Urani takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bishop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Urani is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bishop's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bishop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab by Bishop.
Bishop jabs at Urani's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Urani keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Urani is looking to counter punch.
Ephram Urani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Bishop.
Urani throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Urani.
Urani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Bishop lands.
Bishop throws out a powerful jab.
Urani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Urani moved out of range.
Bishop connects with an inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bishop.
Bishop scores with a nice strike.
Bishop motions for Urani to come forward. Bishop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Urani staying out of range there.
Bishop swinging wildly here.
Bishop misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Urani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bishop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Urani. That did some damage!
Urani slips a jab and a cross from Bishop.
Urani misses the shot to the body.
Urani misses with a straight left.
Urani lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Urani throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick from Urani.
Bishop blocks a low kick nicely.
Bishop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Urani throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
It looked like Urani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Urani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
A little feinted left hand from Urani on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Urani.
Urani closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bishop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Bishop really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bishop, as that shot connected.
Urani slips a straight right by Bishop.
Urani looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Urani walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bishop. That's going to slow Urani down.
Urani throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bishop! But no joy.
Bishop moves out of range as Urani strikes.
Urani has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bishop finds it's way round the side to connect with Urani's head.
A big left from Bishop misses.
Bishop tries to clinch but Urani is having none of it.
Urani is looking to counter punch.
Bishop takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bishop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bishop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Urani at a distance.
Urani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bishop has a takedown stuffed.
Urani is looking to score with low kicks.
Bishop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Urani controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Urani blocks an uppercut.
Urani lands a hook that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Urani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Urani.
Bishop is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Urani avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop blocks a body shot from Urani.
Bishop tries a body shot but Urani blocks it.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Urani digs a right hand into Bishop's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bishop's gas tank.
The referee calls for Urani to work.
Urani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Urani moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Urani.
Urani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Bishop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Urani doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Urani swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Urani takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urani throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bishop.
Bishop connects with a nice looking jab.
Good exchange - Bishop coming out on top.
Bishop fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Urani lands with a cross.
Bishop looks for a takedown but Urani sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Urani on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ephram Urani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Bishop.
Urani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Urani finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urani was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bishop or perhaps it was just good defense by Urani, which made it look bad.
A punch lands to the side of Bishop 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Urani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop scores with a three punch combo!
Nice body punch from Urani.
Bishop scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Urani darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Urani digs a good body shot into Bishop's ribs.
Urani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Urani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bishop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Bishop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Urani throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Urani throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Urani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bishop to score with a decent uppercut.
Urani keeps the fight on the outside.
Bishop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Urani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urani manages to avoid it.
Bishop changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Urani tries to avoid it but Bishop manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Urani to the ground. Urani escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bishop takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bishop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Urani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop throws a right hand that misses
and Urani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Urani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop goes for a double leg but Urani avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Urani continues to drive forward.
Urani keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ephram Urani will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Urani.
Bishop lands a really nice looking cross but Urani seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Urani does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bishop checks a leg kick.
Urani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Urani lands a nice shot to the body.
Bishop dips to his left and cracks Urani with an uppercut!
Bishop catches Urani with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Urani missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bishop. That's going to slow Urani down.
Bishop manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Urani on his heels. He'll look to pass Urani's guard now, I'm sure.
Bishop postures up.
Urani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Urani is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop with a nice head shot there.
Bishop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Urani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Urani looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Urani looking to control.
Urani is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Urani has momentary wrist control but Bishop slips an elbow through the middle.
Ephram Urani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Urani keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Urani keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
Urani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Urani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Urani trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Urani darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop tries to clinch but Urani moves out of range.
Bishop has his takedown stuffed
and Urani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bishop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bishop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bishop tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Urani is looking for a counter combo.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urani.
Bishop sizes up Urani with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bishop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Bishop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bishop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bishop wants to clinch up but Urani keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Urani tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urani tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop scoring well with a low kick there.
Urani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Bishop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Urani's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Bishop.
Urani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Urani.
Jab by Bishop.
Urani lands a glancing blow to the side of Bishop's head.
It looks like Jackson Bishop has been cut.
Urani takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Urani looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bishop lands with an uppercut that bounces Urani off the cage and back into range.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Urani. Beautiful body shot.
Bishop is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bishop connects with a nice looking jab.
Bishop needs to keep his hands up - Urani had a free shot at his head there.
Bishop connects with a jab.
Urani misses the shot to the body.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop lands a lovely overhand right.
Urani walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Bishop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bishop 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 46:49
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Bishop!
Jackson Bishop is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Jackson Bishop rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Correira (ranked 382 p4p, 40 weight class) and Brutus Leagatius (ranked 1080 p4p, 115 weight class). Wesley Correira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Wesley Correira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brutus Leagatius!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leagatius moves away.
Leagatius misses with a two punch combination.
Correira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Correira.
Correira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leagatius looks winded!
Correira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Our sources have told us that Correira has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Correira lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Brutus Leagatius has been cut.
Correira lands a shoulder strike.
Correira lands an elbow inside that Leagatius shrugs off.
Correira digs a right hand underneath Leagatius's ribcage. Leagatius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Correira.
Correira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Correira misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leagatius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Correira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Correira prevents Leagatius from breaking the clinch.
We've been informed that Leagatius has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Correira.
Correira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leagatiuss head.
Correira blocks a body shot from Leagatius.
Correira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leagatius's defenses.
That has opened up Brutus Leagatius's cut even more.
Correira is working Leagatius over against the cage.
Correira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Correira.
Leagatius is rocked!
Brutus Leagatius's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Correira dips a shoulder and cracks Leagatius with a mighty uppercut! Leagatius falls back against the cage and Correira unloads with a barrage of strikes! Leagatius 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 - Correira screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wesley Correira!
Wesley Correira 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Murphy (ranked 269 p4p, 44 weight class) and Lincon Samuals (ranked 748 p4p, 119 weight class). Samuals is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Sit I Watch I Wait- Lost Sounds. Lincon Samuals acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincon Samuals!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Samuals moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Samuals on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Samuals throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Samuals manages to avoid it.
Samuals has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Murphy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Murphy clinches.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Samuals controls the action.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Samuals lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
Samuals misses with an elbow strike.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Samuals misses with an elbow over the top.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Samuals's elbow.
A short right from Murphy.
Murphy cracks Samuals with a nice body shot.
A short right from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy darts in and clinches Samuals up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Samuals backwards.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is leaning against Samuals and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Samuals looks winded!
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Samuals backwards.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Samuals is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Samuals throws an elbow but it misses.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Samuals using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Samuals's head.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Samuals wants to stall.
Samuals struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Samuals blocks an uppercut.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Murphy.
Samuals is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Samuals takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Murphy pushes Samuals back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Samuals controls the action.
Samuals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Murphy.
Samuals's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Samuals is rocked!
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Samuals is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Samuals! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Murphy is unloading with more strikes now! Samuals drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Murphy!
An out of breath Mick Murphy 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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