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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Chang (ranked 6858 p4p, 549 weight class) and Oliver Huang (ranked 3378 p4p, 361 weight class). Oliver Huang told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oliver Huang!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Chang coming out on top.
Huang darts in looking for a takedown but Chang gets double underhooks and turns Huang into the cage.
Chang scores with a jab to the head.
Huang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chang swivels and escapes.
Chang misses with a hook. Huang ducked under it nicely.
Chang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pedro Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chang connects with a jab.
Chang lands a slapping body shot.
Chang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Huang at a distance.
Chang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huang darts in looking for a takedown but Chang gets double underhooks and turns Huang into the cage.
Pedro Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Huang.
A left and a right from Chang both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huang dives in for a single leg takedown but Chang sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Huang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Huang ducks under a wild hook from Chang.
Huang dives in and grabs Chang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chang pushes down on Huang's head and hops out.
Nice cross by Chang.
Chang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chang closes the distance and clinches.
Huang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Chang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Chang.
Huang takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chang.
Chang working Huang over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang lands with a left to the head.
Chang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chang fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huang blocks an elbow strike from Chang.
Huang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chang prevents it.
Huang avoids the elbow strike from Chang, against the cage.
Chang lands a knee to the head.
Chang throws a head punch that misses.
Huang takes a shot to the head.
Chang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chang lands a good knee to the midsection. Huang won't want to take too many of those.
Chang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huang backwards.
Huang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chang smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huang.
Chang stuffs the takedown attempt from Huang. Huang gets slowly back to his feet.
Huang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chang sprawls well. Chang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huang gets slowly back to his feet.
Chang with a nice cross.
Huang shoots in and drives through. Chang sprawls well.
Chang misses with a straight left.
Chang cracks Huang with a good jab.
Chang digs a good hook to Huang's body.
Chang's corner calls for a 1-2. Chang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Huang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Huang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chang, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Huang has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Huang trying to control the action but Chang is working from the bottom.
Chang is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chang prevents Huang from moving into mount.
Chang is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at DRAGON MMA - 13 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Chang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chang misses with a left hand
and Huang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Huang trying to control the action but Chang is working from the bottom.
Huang is working for a kimura but Chang is defending it quite comfortably.
Chang is trying to stand back up but Huang is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang is looking to take a break and control but Chang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huang seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chang misses with a looping right.
Huang blocks a jab.
Huang fails with a takedown attempt.
Chang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Huang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chang swivels and escapes.
Chang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Chang misses.
Chang tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Huang counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Huang tries to free his leg and advance position but Chang is retaining full guard.
Huang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chang has his feet on Huang's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chang.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Huang on the side of the head.
Chang cracks Huang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pedro Chang is winning the standup battle so far.
Chang closes the distance and clinches.
Chang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chang throws an elbow that misses.
Chang lands an elbow inside that Huang shrugs off.
Chang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chang throws a punch but it's blocked by Huang.
Huang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chang smiles and moves away.
Pedro Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Huang.
Chang misses with a looping left.
Huang misses with a takedown attempt
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang slips a straight right by Chang.
Chang scores with a one two! Huang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chang wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Huang is defended easily by Chang.
Huang looks for a takedown but Chang sprawls well.
Huang fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chang avoids it really well and circles away.
Huang is breathing heavily.
Chang throws the left hand but Huang avoids the punch easily.
Huang with the counter takedown but Chang avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Chang. Beautiful body shot.
Chang throws a looping overhand right but Huang ducks down to avoid it.
Chang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang closes the distance and clinches up with Chang, looking for a takedown. Huang pushes Chang against the cage but Chang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pedro Chang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huang misses with a takedown
and Chang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chang slaps away a takedown attempt from Huang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chang connects with a crisp jab.
Chang moves into range and clinches up with Huang.
Huang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Huang is working for takedown but Chang is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Chang dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Chang cracks Huang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Chang misses the target.
Chang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab lands there for Chang.
Chang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huang tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chang.
Chang lands with a shot to the body.
Huang ducks right into an uppercut from Chang.
Chang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Huang doesn't seem bothered though.
Chang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Huang misses with a takedown
and Chang counters with a nice uppercut.
Huang gets tackled into the cage by Chang. Chang maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang working aggressively here.
Chang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huang can do to turn this around?
Chang scores with a shoulder strike.
Chang lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chang.
Huang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Huang tries to pull guard but Chang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pedro Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Huang.
Chang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chang misses with a body punch.
Huang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Huang tries to pull guard but Chang holds him up against the cage and eventually Huang drops back down to his feet.
Chang scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Huang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chang tries to work over Huang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chang lands an elbow that stopped Huang in his tracks for a moment.
Pedro Chang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chang.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huang blocking some punches.
Chang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chang lands an elbow inside that Huang shrugs off.
Chang lands a good knee to the midsection. Huang won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang jumps guard but Chang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chang lands an uppercut.
Oliver Huang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chang obliges.
Huang has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chang is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Huang takes an elbow to the temple.
Chang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chang landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chang.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chang.
Chang gets through Huang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chang working Huang over with knees to the body.
Chang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Huang.
Huang takes an elbow to the temple.
Chang lands a nice shot to the body.
Chang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chang lands an elbow inside that Huang shrugs off.
Huang is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chang is defending well.
Chang lands a nice elbow.
Huang takes an elbow to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Chang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Padilla (ranked 4445 p4p, 441 weight class) and Aie Thai (ranked 4872 p4p, 474 weight class). Aie Thai has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aie Thai!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai works over Padilla's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Antonio Padilla has been cut.
Padilla misses with a body shot.
Thai looks to land a right hand but Padilla moved out of range.
Padilla avoids the head kick by Thai.
Thai thuds a left hand into Padilla's body.
Thai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla clinches.
Thai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Padilla 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.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Padilla is defending well for now.
Padilla scores a nice knee to the body.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Padilla.
Padilla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Padilla blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
Padilla is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Padilla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Padilla blocks an elbow strike.
Padilla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
Padilla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thais head.
Padilla avoids the elbow strike from Thai, against the cage.
Thai crunches a lovely knee into Padilla's ribcage.
Padilla throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thai or not.
Padilla lands with a short shot to the head.
Thai prevents a body shot from Padilla.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Padilla.
Padilla misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Padilla.
Padilla lands a body shot.
Thai takes a shot to the head.
Padilla lands with a right to the head.
Thai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Padilla's face.
Padilla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Padilla stalling in the clinch.
Thai is trying to maintain a safe position but Padilla gets an underhook and turns Thai into the cage.
Padilla lands a body punch in the clinch.
Padilla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thai being controlled against the cage.
Thai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla tries to throw a body punch but Thai avoids it by throwing Padilla back against the cage.
Thai taking a breather.
Padilla throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thai.
Thai prevents a body shot from Padilla.
Padilla misses with some punches.
Padilla misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Padilla as Thai tries to tie him up.
Padilla scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Padilla - that landed with a thud.
Thai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Padilla lands a damaging elbow.
Padilla lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Padilla.
It looks like Aie Thai has been cut.
Thai lands an elbow inside.
Padilla throws a punch but it's blocked by Thai.
Padilla scores with a shot to the side of Thai's head.
Still in the clinch, Padilla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Padilla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Padilla digs a right hand into Thai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thai's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla tries to work over Thai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Padilla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thai blocks it with crossed arms.
Thai dodges an elbow strike from Padilla.
Padilla lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Padilla.
Padilla lands with a right to the head.
Thai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Padilla is struggling to control the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Padilla's brow.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Padilla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thai misses with an elbow over the top.
Padilla connects with a knee to the head.
Padilla working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Padilla tries to work over Thai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla is leaning against Thai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Padilla with a knee to the head.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Padilla avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Padilla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Padilla presses Thai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Padilla.
Nice body punch from Padilla.
Thai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Padilla avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thai.
Thai looking to stall.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Padilla is blocking nicely.
Thai looks winded!
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Padilla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Padilla avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Padilla lands a shoulder strike.
Padilla scores with a shoulder strike.
Thai is rocked!
Padilla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thais head.
Thai is still on wobbly legs! Can Padilla finish him?
Padilla working Thai over with knees to the body.
Padilla scores with a shot to the side of Thai's head.
A short body shot lands from Padilla as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Padilla dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Padilla connects with an inside leg kick.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Padilla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Padilla throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thai gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Padilla gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Padilla!
A relieved looking Antonio Padilla thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yokuni Togashi (ranked 3760 p4p, 393 weight class) and Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon (ranked 22560 p4p, 631 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Togashi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Imagine Dragons - Radioactive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yokuni Togashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez De Calderon goes for a double leg but Togashi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Togashi continues to drive forward.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a right hand that misses
and Togashi counters with a straight right hand.
Togashi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fernandez De Calderon finds it's way round the side to connect with Togashi's head.
Togashi looks to land a right hand but Fernandez De Calderon moved out of range.
Togashi misses with a straight left.
Fernandez De Calderon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fernandez De Calderon.
We've been told by Togashi's head coaches at Rokugan that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fernandez De Calderon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Togashi misses the target.
Togashi avoids the body shot from Fernandez De Calderon.
Togashi throwing a counter right hand but Fernandez De Calderon manages to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fernandez De Calderon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Togashi throws out a loose jab but Fernandez De Calderon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fernandez De Calderon's corner calls for a 1-2. Fernandez De Calderon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez De Calderon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Togashi is rocked!
Fernandez De Calderon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oh Togashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez De Calderon connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Togashi out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon!
The defeated Yokuni Togashi had this to say: 'The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Oreiro (ranked 4904 p4p, 529 weight class) and James Harden (ranked 4442 p4p, 495 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Oreiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Harden!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oreiro moves away from the strike by Harden.
Harden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oreiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Harden.
Oreiro misses the shot to the body.
Harden clinches up with Oreiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Oreiro tries a body shot but Harden blocks it.
Oreiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oreiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oreiro stalling in the clinch.
Oreiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harden's elbow.
Oreiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harden can't find room to land a body shot as Oreiro controls the action.
Oreiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Oreiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden throws a head punch that misses.
Harden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oreiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oreiro misses with some punches.
Harden throws a punch but it's blocked by Oreiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harden.
A nice left hand lands by Harden.
Oreiro is looking to control Harden's arms but Harden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oreiro has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harden throws a punch but it's blocked by Oreiro.
Harden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oreiro backwards.
Oreiro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harden.
Oreiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oreiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oreiro tries a body shot but Harden blocks it.
Oreiro has Harden pushed against the cage.
Oreiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harden is keeping busy.
Oreiro misses with a body punch.
Oreiro trying to stall but Harden improves his position.
Oreiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Harden controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Oreiro.
Oreiro pushes Harden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden has a couple of punches blocked by Oreiro.
Oreiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harden.
Oreiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harden working aggressively here.
Oreiro stalling in the clinch but Harden improves position.
Harden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oreiro prevents a body shot from Harden.
Oreiro tries to work over Harden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harden drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oreiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Harden tries a body shot but Oreiro blocks it.
Oreiro blocks an uppercut.
Oreiro stalling the fight.
Oreiro can't find room to land a body shot as Harden controls the action.
Harden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oreiro.
Oreiro wants to stall.
A short right from Oreiro on the inside.
It looks like James Harden has been cut.
Oreiro scores with a shot to the side of Harden's head.
A short right from Harden on the inside.
Harden prevents a body shot from Oreiro.
Oreiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Harden fails to land.
Harden misses with a punch on the inside.
Oreiro blocks an uppercut.
Harden prevents a body shot from Oreiro.
Oreiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Harden lands a nice knee to the body.
Harden throws a punch but it's blocked by Oreiro.
Oreiro can't find room to land a body shot as Harden controls the action.
Oreiro pushes Harden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Oreiro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oreiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oreiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harden as Oreiro tries to tie him up.
Harden can't find room to land a body shot as Oreiro controls the action.
Oreiro just leaning against Harden, taking a breather.
Harden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oreiro scores with a shot to the side of Harden's head.
Oreiro tries a body shot but Harden blocks it.
Oreiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harden.
Harden struggles to land a body shot inside as Oreiro controls his hands.
Oreiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oreiro tries to stall but Harden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oreiro misses with a body punch.
Oreiro throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Oreiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Harden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harden swings widly with a right hand
and Oreiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oreiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harden was well out of range. Poor timing from Oreiro.
Harden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harden forces Oreiro back against the cage and clinches.
Oreiro avoiding damage.
Oreiro misses with the head strike.
Oreiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oreiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oreiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oreiro blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oreiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oreiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harden's elbow.
Oreiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oreiro.
Harden tries to work over Oreiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harden lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Oreiro.
Oreiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oreiro misses with the head strike.
Oreiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Harden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oreiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oreiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oreiro lands a body punch.
Harden is breathing heavily.
Oreiro misses with a body punch.
Oreiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Harden controls his hands.
Oreiro misses with a punch to the body.
Harden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oreiro is trying to stall.
Oreiro can't find room to land a body shot as Harden controls the action.
Come on Oreiro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oreiro works on Harden's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden misses with some punches.
Harden misses with some punches.
Harden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oreiro misses with a punch to the body.
Oreiro is working Harden over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oreiro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oreiro is working Harden over against the cage.
Oreiro lands a right hand.
Oreiro controlling the action here for a moment.
Oreiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oreiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oreiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oreiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Oreiro - that landed with a thud.
Harden lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Oreiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harden misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Oreiro.
Oreiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Oreiro.
Oreiro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harden up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Oreiro.
Oreiro lands a left hand.
Oreiro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harden.
Oreiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oreiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oreiro taking a breather.
Oreiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harden being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oreiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oreiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oreiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oreiro can't find room to land a body shot as Harden controls the action.
Harden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oreiro is keeping busy.
Oreiro lands a right hand.
Harden can't find room to land a body shot as Oreiro controls the action.
Harden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oreiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oreiro blocking some punches.
Oreiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harden backwards.
A shot in the inside from Oreiro.
Harden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oreiro tries to throw a body punch but Harden avoids it by throwing Oreiro back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Oreiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Harden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Oreiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot lands for Oreiro.
Harden cracks the inside of Oreiro's front leg.
Harden lands a jab to the nose.
Oreiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harden can do to turn this around?
Harden misses with a double jab
and Oreiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Harden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harden.
Oreiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Harden circles away.
Harden instigates a clinch.
Harden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oreiro blocking some punches.
Harden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Harden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harden can't find room to land a body shot as Oreiro controls the action.
Oreiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harden's elbow.
Oreiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden misses with a punch on the inside.
Oreiro leaning against his opponent.
Oreiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oreiro lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harden.
A right handed body shot lands from Harden.
Oreiro misses with the head strike.
Oreiro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oreiro blocking some punches.
Oreiro has Harden pushed against the cage.
Harden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oreiro trying to control the position but instead, Harden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oreiro into the cage.
Harden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oreiro has Harden pressed against the cage.
James Harden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Oreiro.
The referee calls for Oreiro to work.
Oreiro lands with a right to the head.
Harden misses with a body punch.
Oreiro is pushing Harden up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harden.
Harden prevents a body shot from Oreiro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oreiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harden trying to land knees to the body.
Oreiro taking a breather.
Oreiro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fernando Oreiro.
Harden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harden misses with some punches.
Oreiro scores with a shot to the side of Harden's head.
Harden swings wildly with an uppercut but Oreiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oreiro misses with a punch to the body.
Oreiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harden tries to throw a body punch but Oreiro avoids it by throwing Harden back against the cage.
Harden prevents a body shot from Oreiro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harden.
Oreiro avoiding damage.
Harden tries to work over Oreiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harden has a couple of punches blocked by Oreiro.
Harden lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oreiro blocks an uppercut.
Oreiro tries to work over Harden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oreiro presses Harden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oreiro lands a right hand.
Oreiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardens head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oreiro misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Harden fails to land.
Oreiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oreiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oreiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Fernando Oreiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oreiro lands with a left to the head.
Oreiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Oreiro.
Oreiro cracks Harden with a nice body shot.
Oreiro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fernando Oreiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oreiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fernando Oreiro.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oreiro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Oreiro!
James Harden spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the drawing board for me folks, this is just a bump in the road. I'll be back better than before soon!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aapo Kukkanen (ranked 22604 p4p, 692 weight class) and Song Turillo (ranked 7584 p4p, 635 weight class). Aapo Kukkanen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aapo Kukkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Song Turillo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turillo lands a slapping body shot.
Turillo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kukkanen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Turillo lands with a straight right. Kukkanen didn't see that one coming.
Kukkanen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turillo.
Turillo stuns Kukkanen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kukkanen takes one to the chin there.
Turillo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kukkanen throws a series of punches but Turillo moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turillo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turillo throws a leg kick which misses Kukkanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Kukkanen tries to avoid it.
Kukkanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turillo.
Turillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Kukkanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kukkanen looks to land a combination but Turillo avoids it well.
Kukkanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turillo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kukkanen is breathing heavily.
Kukkanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turillo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Turillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turillo stuns Kukkanen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turillo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Turillo! Kukkanen is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Song Turillo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dukey Tots (ranked 4196 p4p, 502 weight class) and Pork Destroyer (ranked 3796 p4p, 470 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dukey Tots!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pork Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tots misses with a takedown attempt - Destroyer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Destroyer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Destroyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tots bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Destroyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tots counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tots trying to control but Destroyer is working from the bottom.
Tots throwing strikes from guard but Destroyer blocks nicely.
Tots is looking to work some ground and pound but Destroyer has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer is controlling Tots's posture.
Tots stopping the sweep attempt from Destroyer.
Destroyer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at DRAGON MMA - 13 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Destroyer keeping full guard, as Tots tries to pass.
Tots is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Destroyer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Destroyer has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tots wants to sweep but no luck.
Destroyer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Destroyer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tots is trying to control the position but Destroyer postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tots escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Destroyer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tots is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two 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.
Tots has an active guard here but Destroyer has managed to pass into half guard.
Tots trying to control here.
Tots trying to get back to full guard but Destroyer takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Destroyer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tots wants to hold on but Destroyer pushes him away.
Tots slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tots is trying is best to control the position here.
Tots is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Destroyer pulls his head out easily.
Destroyer stalling.
Tots is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tots looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tots gets back to full guard.
Tots looking for a sweep. Not yet Tots, not yet.
Destroyer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tots can't keep his opponent in guard - Destroyer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Destroyer content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Destroyer wants to free his trapped foot but Tots is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pork Destroyer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A left lands for Destroyer.
A left lands for Destroyer.
Destroyer lands with an overhand left.
Tots ducks under a wild hook from Destroyer.
Destroyer misses with a hook.
Tots fails with the takedown.
Destroyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tots counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Destroyer scores with a jab.
Destroyer scores with a nice head shot.
Destroyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Destroyer scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Destroyer misses with a looping left.
Destroyer misses with a looping left.
Tots is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Destroyer.
Tots defending well as Destroyer loads up on a big left hand.
Destroyer 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 one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer scores with a nice strike.
Destroyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Destroyer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tots has time to react.
Destroyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tots.
Tots ducks under a wild hook from Destroyer.
Tots tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Destroyer manages to circle out of the way.
Destroyer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tots's head.
Tots moves in looking to clinch but Destroyer pushes him off.
Destroyer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Destroyer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tots takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Destroyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tots sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pork Destroyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Destroyer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tots keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Destroyer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tots shoots in but Destroyer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Destroyer connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Destroyer.
Tots shoots for a takedown but Destroyer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dukey Tots. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Destroyer throws a hook but Tots blocks it.
Tots throwing a counter right hand but Destroyer manages to avoid it.
Destroyer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick misses from Tots.
Tots tries to clinch up but Destroyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Tots takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Destroyer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Destroyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tots.
Tots on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tots tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Destroyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Destroyer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tots gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Destroyer.
Destroyer swings for the body but Tots moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Destroyer there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer throws a right hand that misses
and Tots moves into the clinch.
Tots is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Destroyer to keep the fight standing.
Destroyer lands an uppercut.
Tots jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Destroyer walks away with a smile on his face. Tots gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice cross by Destroyer.
Destroyer lands with an uppercut that bounces Tots off the cage and back into range.
Tots wants to clinch up but Destroyer keeps it at a distance.
Destroyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tots misses with a wild combination.
Destroyer lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Destroyer.
Tots tries to counter with a takedown but Destroyer is quick to defend against it.
Destroyer connects with a right hand. Tots shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tots doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pork Destroyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Destroyer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Destroyer wants it to stay on the feet.
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!
Destroyer lands with a shot to the body.
Destroyer jabs Tots to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Destroyer cracks Tots with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tots is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Destroyer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice cross by Destroyer.
Tots takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tots is rocked!
Destroyer cracks Tots on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Tots falls backwards against the cage. Destroyer follows up with more strikes that drop Tots to his knees. Destroyer keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Tots! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pork Destroyer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pit Canthropus Jr (ranked 1134 p4p, 135 weight class) and John Starman (ranked 2970 p4p, 319 weight class). Canthropus Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Austin Powers - Daddy Wasn't There. Starman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. wrestlers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Starman has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pit Canthropus Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Starman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canthropus Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Canthropus Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Canthropus Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Canthropus Jr lands a body shot.
Canthropus Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Canthropus Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Canthropus Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Starman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Starman is looking to clinch but Canthropus Jr is avoiding it.
As Starman backs away, Canthropus Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canthropus Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Canthropus Jr misses with a head kick.
Starman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Canthropus Jr defends it well.
Starman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Canthropus Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman misses with the combination.
Canthropus Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Canthropus Jr swings for the body but Starman moves out of range.
Canthropus Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Starman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Starman has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Canthropus Jr regains guard immediately.
Canthropus Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Starman is controlling him.
Canthropus Jr 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.
Canthropus Jr scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Starman tries to move into range but Canthropus Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Starman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Starman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canthropus Jr is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starman.
Starman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Canthropus Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Starman takes a shot to the head.
Starman tries to throw a body punch but Canthropus Jr avoids it by throwing Starman back against the cage.
Good body shot from Canthropus Jr.
Starman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Canthropus Jr on the inside.
Canthropus Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Starman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Canthropus Jr stalls.
Starman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr taking a breather.
Canthropus Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Canthropus Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Starman 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.
Starman misses with a takedown attempt - Canthropus Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Starman throws a poor cross that misses
and Canthropus Jr counters with a leg kick.
Canthropus Jr stuns Starman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Canthropus Jr clinches.
Starman wants a takedown.
Pit Canthropus Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Starman.
Canthropus Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Starman backwards.
Starman working aggressively here.
Starman swings wildly with an uppercut but Canthropus Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starman tries to throw a body punch but Canthropus Jr avoids it by throwing Starman back against the cage.
Starman gets through Canthropus Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starman misses with a right hand
and Canthropus Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starman wants to clinch but Canthropus Jr slips to the side
and Canthropus Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Canthropus Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Canthropus Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Canthropus Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Starman momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Canthropus Jr.
Starman throws a right hand that Canthropus Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Canthropus Jr also avoids with ease.
Canthropus Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canthropus Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Canthropus Jr has closed the distance and engaged Starman in a clinch.
Canthropus Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Starman.
Starman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Canthropus Jr is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pit Canthropus Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Starman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Canthropus Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Canthropus Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Starman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Starman misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr blocks a body shot from Starman.
Starman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Canthropus Jr.
Pit Canthropus Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Starman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Starman swings wildly with an uppercut but Canthropus Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starman tries to work over Canthropus Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canthropus Jr tries to throw a body punch but Starman avoids it by throwing Canthropus Jr back against the cage.
Canthropus Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Starman has clasped his hands together around Canthropus Jr's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canthropus Jr tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Pit Canthropus Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Canthropus Jr really wants to buck Starman off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Canthropus Jr bucks Starman off and manages to get back to his feet!
Canthropus Jr throws a right hand that Starman ducks under and follows up with a left that Starman also avoids with ease.
Starman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pit Canthropus Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Canthropus Jr lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Starman scores with a sloppy right hand. Canthropus Jr should have avoided that one.
Canthropus Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Starman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Canthropus Jr can pounce on him.
Canthropus Jr tries to clinch but Starman is having none of it.
Starman missing with a left hand there. Canthropus Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Canthropus Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starman can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr throws a series of punches but Starman avoids them all with ease.
Starman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canthropus Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Canthropus Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Canthropus Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Starman. That did some damage!
Canthropus Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Starman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Canthropus Jr. Canthropus Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Pit Canthropus Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canthropus Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Starman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Canthropus Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Canthropus Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Starman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Canthropus Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Starman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Canthropus Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pit Canthropus Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Starman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Canthropus Jr lands a nice hook to Starman's body. Starman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Starman throws a lazy uppercut
and Canthropus Jr counters with a body kick.
Canthropus Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Canthropus Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Starman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Canthropus Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Starman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Canthropus Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Starman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canthropus Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Canthropus Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starman blocks a head kick by Canthropus Jr.
A solid body kick from Canthropus Jr.
Starman avoids the body shot from Canthropus Jr.
Starman tries to clinch
and Canthropus Jr counters with a body kick that stops Starman in his tracks momentarily.
Canthropus Jr lands a nice hook to Starman's body. Starman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Starman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Canthropus Jr rushes Starman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Starman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Canthropus Jr after a bit of a struggle.
Canthropus Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pit Canthropus Jr dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Canthropus Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Starman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Canthropus Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Starman. That did some damage!
Starman misses with an uppercut
and Canthropus Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Starman throws a right and a left that Canthropus Jr avoids nicely.
Canthropus Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Starman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Starman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starman avoids the head kick by Canthropus Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canthropus Jr tries to bum rush Starman with a series of wild strikes but Starman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Starman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Canthropus Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Starman drops his hands momentarily and Canthropus Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Canthropus Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Canthropus Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starman connects with a body shot that sends Canthropus Jr's belly button to the back.
Canthropus Jr works Starman's body with a nice hook.
Starman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Horrible takedown attempt by Starman or perhaps it was just good defense by Canthropus Jr, which made it look bad.
Canthropus Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Starman can't get the takedown.
Starman has Canthropus Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Canthropus Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pit Canthropus Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Starman.
Starman is looking to control Canthropus Jr's arms but Canthropus Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Starman has his back to the cage.
Starman misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr lands a right hand.
Canthropus Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Canthropus Jr blocks an uppercut.
Starman breaks from the clinch.
A solid body kick from Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canthropus Jr throws a nice head kick!
Canthropus Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Starman will feel that in the morning.
Donk. Canthropus Jr catches Starman right on the button with a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Canthropus Jr.
Starman tries to clinch up but Canthropus Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Canthropus Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Canthropus Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr scores with a head kick. Starman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pit Canthropus Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Starman misses the shot to the body.
Canthropus Jr staying out of range there.
Canthropus Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Starman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Canthropus Jr connects with a high kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Canthropus Jr. That's going to slow Starman down.
Starman tries to clinch there but Canthropus Jr circles away.
Starman misses with a double jab
and Canthropus Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John Starman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Canthropus Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Canthropus Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starman manages to avoid it.
Canthropus Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canthropus Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pit Canthropus Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Canthropus Jr scores with a hook.
Canthropus Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Starman on the side of the head.
Starman throws a jab when Canthropus Jr was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Canthropus Jr.
Starman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Canthropus Jr defends it well.
Canthropus Jr moves into the clinch.
Canthropus Jr scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pit Canthropus Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Canthropus Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pit Canthropus Jr!
Pit Canthropus Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
John Starman spoke after the fight, saying 'Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang Walla walla, bang bang'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Santos (ranked 1319 p4p, 156 weight class) and Narek Sirakanian (ranked 2360 p4p, 277 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luiz Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narek Sirakanian!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses the body punch
and Sirakanian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Sirakanian.
Nice defenses there by Sirakanian.
Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Sirakanian is retaining full guard.
Sirakanian is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sirakanian keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos 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.
Sirakanian can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santos controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos advances to half guard.
Santos prevents Sirakanian from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is pressing down on Sirakanian's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sirakanian is holding on for now.
Santos controlling the pace.
Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sirakanian doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirakanian wants to get back to full guard.
Santos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control the pace but Sirakanian is squirming around nicely.
Sirakanian felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Santos jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sirakanian is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sirakanian and Santos has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sirakanian is trying to improve his position.
Santos has hold of Sirakanian's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Sirakanian tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Santos cranks the arm and Sirakanian screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Sirakanian, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Luiz Santos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Golovkin (ranked 1152 p4p, 141 weight class) and Bernardo De Barros (ranked 669 p4p, 82 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo De Barros!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of De Barros's head but De Barros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Barros feints and as Golovkin raises his hands in defense, De Barros changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Barros stopping the sweep attempt from Golovkin.
De Barros trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Golovkin wants to sweep here but De Barros controlling him for the moment.
Golovkin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Barros is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Barros is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Golovkin is pulling down on De Barros's head. It's preventing any offense from De Barros, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Barros postures up.
Golovkin is really struggling to control De Barros but he's trying to hold on to the position.
De Barros in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Golovkin is trying to keep De Barros in close.
Golovkin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Barros stands and throws Golovkin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Golovkin tries to bench press De Barros off him but De Barros keeps the position.
De Barros tries to move into full mount but can't pass Golovkin's legs.
De Barros looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
My spies in Soul Supremacy Rio inform me that De Barros has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golovkin is looking for a sweep.
De Barros thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Barros thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Barros tries for a kimura but Golovkin is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Barros tries to move into full mount but can't pass Golovkin's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin is trying to control De Barros's posture but De Barros avoids it.
De Barros is putting a hurting on Golovkin here, landing some big shots from side control.
De Barros tries for a kimura but Golovkin is defending well.
Golovkin is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at BAD BOY MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Golovkin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Golovkin is holding on to half guard well.
Golovkin trying to control but De Barros postures up.
De Barros thows a huge punch but Golovkin dodges it nicely.
De Barros trying to control from half guard but Golovkin is working away.
De Barros is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Golovkin defends it well.
De Barros 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Barros 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.
Golovkin desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Golovkin is staying active underneath De Barros, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Golovkin looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Barros is working for a kimura but Golovkin is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Barros is trying to control. Golovkin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Golovkin wants to control but De Barros is keeping busy.
De Barros works his way into full mount!
Golovkin has given up his back. Will we see De Barros going for some submissions?
Golovkin fending off the submission attempt from De Barros.
De Barros working for the choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Golovkin avoids the strikes from De Barros.
De Barros controlling well, preventing Golovkin from escaping the position.
De Barros has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo De Barros dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Golovkin as he jumps to the side.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
De Barros is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Golovkin misses with a hook.
Golovkin lands a body shot.
De Barros has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Barros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golovkin.
Golovkin tries to sprawl but De Barros drives through with a takedown into half guard.
De Barros is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Golovkin is just riding it out for now. De Barros eventually gives up the hold.
De Barros prevents Golovkin from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Barros is trying to work for a kimura but Golovkin is defending well.
Golovkin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Golovkin continues to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin wants to get back to full guard.
De Barros is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Golovkin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Golovkin wants to improve his position but De Barros is controlling well.
De Barros is trying to work for a kimura but Golovkin is defending well.
Golovkin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Barros on the ground.
De Barros is trying to control the action in half guard but Golovkin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Golovkin tries to get to full guard but De Barros has control of the leg.
Golovkin trying to control but De Barros postures up.
Golovkin desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Golovkin is defending against the submission attempts here by De Barros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Golovkin won't allow De Barros to pass to mount.
De Barros prevents Golovkin from standing back up.
De Barros is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Golovkin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Barros.
Golovkin tries to roll over but De Barros keeps him under control.
De Barros tries to pass the half guard into mount. Golovkin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
De Barros prevents Golovkin from improving his position.
De Barros is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Golovkin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Barros.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin wants to improve his position but De Barros is controlling well.
Golovkin trying to control here.
Golovkin is controlling De Barros's position as best he can from this difficult position.
De Barros is working for a submission of some sort.
De Barros is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Golovkin sees it coming and defends easily.
De Barros is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Golovkin is doing well to control the position and prevent De Barros from advancing to side control.
De Barros is trying to work for a kimura but Golovkin is defending well.
Golovkin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Golovkin.
Golovkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Golovkin is on top in guard.
De Barros can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Golovkin controls the pace.
De Barros is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bernardo De Barros will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Barros drives through with a takedown into guard.
Golovkin keeping moving, preventing De Barros from controlling successfully.
Golovkin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Golovkin with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Golovkin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Barros keeping moving, preventing Golovkin from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Barros escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Golovkin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De Barros working for a triangle but Golovkin defends it easily.
De Barros working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Golovkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin looking to pass the guard.
De Barros has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Golovkin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Barros is looking for a triangle but Golovkin pushes his legs off easily.
De Barros has a closed guard, preventing Golovkin from standing up.
Golovkin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Golovkin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Golovkin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Barros gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Golovkin throws a nice looking combination but De Barros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown but Golovkin shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin tests De Barros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Barros shoots in looking for a takedown but Golovkin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Barros's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Barros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Golovkin punishes De Barros's body with a nice straight punch.
Golovkin scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Barros avoids a punch combination nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Golovkin there.
Gennady Golovkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Barros takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Barros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Golovkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Barros fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gennady Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernardo De Barros.
Golovkin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Barros takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Barros fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Golovkin, pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Golovkin.
Golovkin scores with a shot to the side of De Barros's head.
De Barros tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Golovkin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Golovkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Golovkin manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Golovkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Golovkin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Bernardo De Barros has been cut.
De Barros on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Barros shoots in and drives through. Golovkin sprawls well.
Golovkin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Golovkin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Golovkin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Barros eats them both and turns towards Golovkin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
De Barros shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Golovkin as he jumps to the side.
De Barros takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Barros gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Barros is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Barros.
Golovkin lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Decent striking displayed by Golovkin there.
De Barros moves out of range as Golovkin strikes.
Golovkin digs a good hook to De Barros's body.
Golovkin scores with a body shot.
Golovkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Barros.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Golovkin misses with a jab to the body
and De Barros counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Golovkin kicks off De Barros and gets to his feet.
De Barros drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gennady Golovkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Barros shoots in and drives through. Golovkin sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gennady Golovkin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Barros 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernardo De Barros!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iso Paa (ranked 90 p4p, 14 weight class) and Wayne Benning (ranked 488 p4p, 71 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Paa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Benning!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Iso Paa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benning throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paa misses with an uppercut
and Benning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benning lands a right hook to the body.
Paa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Paa.
Paa lands a jab to the nose.
Benning rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benning thinking.
Paa missing with a left hand there. Benning was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benning throws out a counter right but Paa avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paa avoids the body shot from Benning.
Paa misses with a body shot
and Benning counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Paa.
Benning now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa loads up on a big right hand but Benning slips the punch.
Paa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benning.
Paa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paa moves in looking to clinch but Benning pushes him off.
Benning looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Paa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Paa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benning fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benning backwards.
Paa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Paa.
Paa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paa stalling in the clinch.
Paa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benning misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Paa fails to land.
Paa tries a body shot but Benning blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benning.
Paa throws a punch but it's blocked by Benning.
Benning takes a shot to the head.
Paa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benning backwards.
Benning is working Paa over against the cage.
Paa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but Benning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa throws a head punch that misses.
Paa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benning is working Paa over against the cage.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Benning lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paa backwards.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but Benning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benning.
Paa prevents a body shot from Benning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa can't find room to land a body shot as Benning controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Benning misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Paa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paa.
Benning has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Paa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Benning can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Benning has a couple of punches blocked by Paa.
A head punch on the inside from Benning fails to land.
Paa lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Paa scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Paa fails to land.
Paa blocks an uppercut.
Paa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benning backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benning.
A short right from Benning.
Paa blocks a body shot from Benning.
Benning lands a hook that snaps the head of Paa backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Paa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paa.
Paa tries to throw a body punch but Benning avoids it by throwing Paa back against the cage.
Benning struggles to land a body shot inside as Paa controls his hands.
Benning scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paa lands a nice uppercut.
Paa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benning's elbow.
Paa taking a breather.
Benning swings wildly with an uppercut but Paa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benning is keeping busy.
Benning misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benning backwards.
Benning throws a head punch that misses.
Benning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benning fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Paa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paa throws a right hand that misses
and Benning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paa swings for the body but Benning moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benning! But no joy.
Paa lands with a straight right. Benning didn't see that one coming.
Oooooh!!! Paa has knocked Benning down with a huge combo! Paa steps away and waves a wobbly Benning back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Benning is rocked!
Iso Paa is winning the standup battle so far.
Paa circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Benning tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Paa wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iso Paa!
Iso Paa retains his middleweight title!
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