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BFC Bloodbath 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Reyes (ranked 5497 p4p, 5581 weight class) and Robby Glumpkins (ranked 558 p4p, 563 weight class). Thiago Reyes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robby Glumpkins's chin.
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Brawler
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robby Glumpkins!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes lands with an uppercut that bounces Glumpkins off the cage and back into range.
 It looks like Robby Glumpkins has been cut.
Glumpkins throws a head kick that misses.
Glumpkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Reyes backs off Glumpkins throws a huge counter combo but Reyes manages to avoid it all.
Glumpkins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Reyes eats them both and turns towards Glumpkins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Glumpkins scores with a hook.
Glumpkins looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.
Glumpkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Glumpkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Reyes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No joy there for Glumpkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reyes is defended easily by Glumpkins.
Glumpkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reyes feints a jab and as Glumpkins dips his head, Reyes unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Glumpkins right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Glumpkins falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Reyes smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thiago Reyes!
Thiago Reyes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Dylan (ranked 2291 p4p, 3189 weight class) and Dan Norway (ranked 288 p4p, 375 weight class). Dylan's entrance music is Darci - On My Own. A fine choice. Dan Norway has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Solid boxing
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Norway!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norway slips a straight right by Dylan.
Dylan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norway.
Dylan throws a big counter combination but Norway scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Norway shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dylan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norway swings widly with a right hand
and Norway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dylan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Norway in his tracks.
 Norway is rocked!
Dylan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dylan.
Norway throws a nice looking combination but Dylan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dylan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Norway lands a right hook to the body.
Dylan clinches up with Norway and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Dylan to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dylan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dylan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Dylan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norways head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norway looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dylan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norway digs a good hook to Dylan's body.
Norway takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dylan clinches up with Norway and pushes him back against the cage.
Dylan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Norway slows down the pace here.
Norway managing to block the knees to the body from Dylan.
I was talking to Dylan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dylan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dylan connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norway with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dylan to score with a decent uppercut.
Norway tries to land a leg kick but Dylan saw it coming and moves away.
Dylan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dylan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dylan feints and then cracks Norway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norway down.
Dylan cracks Norway with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dylan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Norway to stand back up!
Norway is still on wobbly legs! Can Dylan finish him?
It looks like Dan Norway has been cut.
Dylan weaves into range and cracks Norway right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Norway goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Dylan is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Dylan!
After the fight, Nathan Dylan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moritz Zee (ranked 1535 p4p, 24896 weight class) and Jason Swift (ranked 190 p4p, 572 weight class). Moritz Zee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moritz Zee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Swift!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jason Swift has been cut.
Zee drops Swift with a beautiful combination! Swift stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zee is looking for the KO!
Swift is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Zee engages and cracks Swift with a massive lead left hook - Swift tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Zee is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moritz Zee!
After the fight, Moritz Zee was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Vargas (ranked 3052 p4p, 2586 weight class) and Leroy Jinx (ranked 430 p4p, 372 weight class). Vargas comes into the arena with a warrior's call blaring out of the sound system. Jinx has chosen What It's Like as his entrance music. Sergio Vargas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergio Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leroy Jinx!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jinx has managed to clinch.
Jinx misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Jinx on the inside.
Jinx pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jinx moves away from the strike by Vargas.
Sergio Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vargas looks to land a left hand but Jinx moved out of range nicely.
Vargas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vargas misses with a hook to the body
and Jinx counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vargas trying to stall but Jinx improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vargas.
Jinx misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vargas.
I was talking to Vargas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jinx throws a head punch that misses.
Vargas blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jinx tries to throw a body punch but Vargas avoids it by throwing Jinx back against the cage.
Jinx has a couple of punches blocked by Vargas.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jinx.
Vargas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jinx creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vargas.
Vargas blocks a body shot from Jinx.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jinx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jinx takes a shot to the head.
Vargas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jinx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vargas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vargas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jinx connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vargas scrambles back to his feet.
Vargas walks into a left hand.
Vargas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vargas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jinx has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vargas throws a jab but it's blocked by Jinx.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Jinx misses.
Vargas misses with a few strikes there.
Jinx looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vargas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jinx.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vargas throws a leg kick
and Jinx counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jinx keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vargas throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jinx uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vargas.
Vargas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jinx looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vargas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vargas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vargas.
Vargas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jinx throws a looping overhand right but Vargas ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Jinx.
A low kick from Jinx misses
and Vargas counters with a left to the body.
Jinx avoids the body shot from Vargas.
Jinx looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Jinx misses.
Jinx's corner calls for a 1-2. Jinx obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vargas lands a head kick!
It looks like Leroy Jinx has been cut.
Jinx scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas defending well as Jinx loads up on a big left hand.
Jinx uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vargas.
Jinx 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.
Vargas throws a lazy uppercut
and Jinx counters with a right hand to the body.
Jinx is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jinx clinches.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vargas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vargas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jinx avoids the body shot from Vargas.
A jab from Jinx misses.
Vargas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vargas throws a right hand that Jinx ducks under and follows up with a left that Jinx also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Jinx on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jinx throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vargas's head.
Jinx looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vargas misses the shot to the body.
Jinx misses with a left hand
and Jinx takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jinx comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vargas throws a sloppy head kick and Jinx moves out of range easily.
Jinx throws an off balance right hand
and Jinx takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vargas throws an overhand right that lands on Jinx's shoulder, as Jinx tries to avoid the shot.
Jinx slips a straight right by Vargas.
Jinx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jinx cracks Vargas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jinx avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jinx thuds a left hand into Vargas's body.
Jinx lands a lovely overhand right.
Vargas looks to land a left hand but Jinx moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jinx checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jinx misses with an uppercut. Vargas saw that one coming.
Vargas is looking to counter punch.
Vargas walks into a left hand.
Jinx looks to score with a jab to the body but Vargas is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Jinx dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Jinx's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jinx waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vargas.
Vargas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jinx throws out the jab.
Jab by Jinx.
Vargas scores with a jab.
Vargas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jinx at a distance.
Vargas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Jinx releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jinx doesn't manage to clinch there - Vargas circles away.
Leroy Jinx seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jinx stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jinx throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jinx works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jinx takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Vargas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Jinx misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Jinx as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Jinx on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jinx uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vargas.
Vargas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jinx lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Vargas misses.
Jinx looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jinx with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jinx looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body kick there by Vargas.
Jinx connects with a leg kick.
Vargas throws a jab when Jinx was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Jinx.
Jinx moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Vargas blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Vargas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jinx misses the shot to the body.
Jinx throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jinx avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jinx keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jinx connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vargas throws a series of punches but Jinx moves out of range.
Vargas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jinx.
Jinx feints a counter leg kick.
Jinx moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jinx throws a lazy right hand but Vargas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jinx lands a right hook to the body.
Jinx uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vargas.
Jinx throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 Vargas is rocked!
Jinx lands with a right hand.
Oh Vargas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Vargas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jinx walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Vargas drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jinx swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Vargas's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Jinx!
During a confident post fight interview, Leroy Jinx thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Duarte (ranked 1876 p4p, 3306 weight class) and Imperial Washington (ranked 214 p4p, 340 weight class). Imperial Washington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imperial Washington!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duarte is looking to clinch.
Duarte throws a big shot that misses.
Washington only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Duarte works Washington's body with a nice hook.
Washington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duarte tries to clinch
and Washington counters with a two punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Washington.
Washington misses with a head kick.
Washington sends Duarte crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Washington is motioning to the referee to let Duarte up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Duarte is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duarte lands a head kick. Washington smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oh Duarte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duarte gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Washington gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Imperial Washington!
Imperial Washington was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between RJ Cain (ranked 1432 p4p, 2971 weight class) and Timo Jukola (ranked 215 p4p, 416 weight class). Cain comes to the cage accompanied by Middle Class Rut . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, RJ Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Jukola!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Cain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jukola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cain was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukola.
Cain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jukola.
Cain slips under a jab from Jukola.
Jukola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cain's sensitive parts.
Jukola swings widly with a right hand
and Cain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jukola throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jukola throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cain.
Cain throws a hook but Jukola blocks it.
Cain looks to land a left hand but Jukola moved out of range nicely.
Cain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jukola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cain at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Cain as he checks the leg kick.
Cain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cain.
Jukola misses with a straight right.
Cain throws an overhand right that lands on Jukola's shoulder, as Jukola tries to avoid the shot.
Jukola scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
Cain slips under a jab from Jukola.
Cain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jukola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cain throws out the jab.
Jukola now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jukola is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cain rather than just go for the knockout.
Jukola avoids the body shot from Cain.
Jukola defending well as Cain loads up on a big left hand.
Jukola attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've been informed that Jukola has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cain looks to score with a jab to the body but Jukola is just out of range.
Jukola swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body punch from Jukola.
Jukola misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cain counters with a left and a right that stings Jukola.
Cain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jukola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Jukola, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jukola cracks a nice hook into Cain's ribs.
Jukola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cain moves away.
Cain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jukola.
Cain lands a really nice looking cross but Jukola seems unphased.
Jukola staying out of range there.
Jukola is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cain with a body shot.
Cain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jukola. Cain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jukola defending well as Cain loads up on a big left hand.
Jukola is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cain with a body shot.
Jukola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cain loads up on a big right hand but Jukola slips the punch.
Nice cross by Cain.
Cain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jukola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cain momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Cain. Beautiful body shot.
Jukola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cain.
Jukola stuns Cain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cain blocks a leg kick.
Jukola misses with a left hand
and Cain counters with a nice uppercut.
Cain avoids the body shot from Jukola.
Jukola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cain moves away.
Cain looks to throw the jab but Jukola is out of range.
Cain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cain throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jukola.
Cain moves out of range as Jukola strikes.
Jukola misses with a body kick.
Cain misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jukola misses
and Cain counters with a nice uppercut.
Cain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jukola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cain misses with a hook. Jukola ducked under it nicely.
Jukola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cain misses with a shot to the body
and Jukola counters with a left to the body.
Jukola misses with a looping left.
Jukola swings for the body but Cain moves out of range.
Cain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cain. Jukola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jukola was well out of range. Poor timing from Cain.
Jukola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timo Jukola will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jukola swings for the body but Cain moves out of range.
Cain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cain with a hook.
Jukola throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cain moves out of range of the leg kick from Jukola.
Cain cracks Jukola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cain throws a hook but Jukola avoids it easily.
Jukola wants to counter with a clinch but Cain pushes him away.
A big right from Jukola misses.
Jukola misses with an uppercut. Cain saw that one coming.
Cain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jukola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cain moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukola throws a leg kick but Cain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jukola avoids the body shot from Cain.
Jukola will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jukola. Cain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cain throws a big counter combination but Jukola scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jukola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jukola.
Jukola avoids the body shot from Cain.
Cain misses the jab.
Jukola misses with a hook. Cain ducked under it nicely.
Cain is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jukola misses the shot to the body.
Cain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cain throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukola counters with a nice leg kick.
Jukola throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cain counters with a nice uppercut.
Cain misses with a straight right.
Jukola looks for the body kick but Cain saw that one coming.
Cain misses with a hook.
Cain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jukola counters with a solid body kick.
Cain takes a swing at Jukola's ribcage but misses.
Cain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola throws the left hand but Cain avoids the punch easily.
Cain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jukola works the jab nicely.
Jukola loads up on a big right hand but Cain slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Cain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cain looks to land a left hand but Jukola moved out of range nicely.
Jukola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jukola.
Jukola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cain.
Jukola blocks a jab.
A combination from Jukola does no damage.
Cain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jukola blocks a jab.
Jukola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jukola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cain misses with a looping left.
Cain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jukola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cain misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukola misses.
Cain throws a right and a left that Jukola avoids nicely.
Jukola now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jukola takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jukola throws a low kick but Cain moves out of range easily.
Cain is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jukola lands a nice shot that snaps Cain's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cain. Jukola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jukola lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cain misses with an uppercut. Jukola saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Jukola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jukola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cain moves away.
Cain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jukola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cain counter with a right hand.
Timo Jukola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cain throws a good cross that connects.
Cain looks to land a combination. Jukola sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Cain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jukola.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain moves out of range as Jukola strikes.
Jukola throws a hook but Cain blocks it.
Jukola slips a jab and a cross from Cain.
Cain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jukola.
Jukola throws a shot to the body.
Jukola misses with a wild body shot.
Jukola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cain was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukola.
Cain throws a hook but Jukola avoids it easily.
Jukola slips under a jab from Cain.
Jukola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cain misses with a straight right.
Cain throws a big shot that misses.
Jukola throws a low kick, looking for Cain's leg but Cain calmly moves out of range.
Cain scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Timo Jukola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jukola gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jukola tests Cain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jukola takes one to the chin there.
Cain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jukola takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jukola staying out of range there.
Jukola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cain misses with a lunging right hand
and Jukola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukola throws a jab but it's blocked by Cain.
Cain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jukola throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Jukola misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Cain.
Jukola is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jukola throws a lazy uppercut
and Cain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jukola is still on wobbly legs! Can Cain finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Cain doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Jukola crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Jukola's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). RJ Cain!
RJ Cain decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keon Douglas (ranked 3685 p4p, 2760 weight class) and Bane Concrete (ranked 373 p4p, 290 weight class). Douglas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gangsters Paradise. Bane Concrete has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keon Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bane Concrete!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Bane Concrete has been cut.
Douglas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Concrete wants to clinch.
Douglas misses with a hook.
Douglas scores with a punch to the head.
Concrete tries to clinch there but Douglas circles away.
Douglas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Concrete clinches up with Douglas and pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Douglas.
Concrete escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Douglas clobbers Concrete with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That has opened up Bane Concrete's cut even more.
Douglas misses with a hook. Concrete ducked under it nicely.
Douglas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 It looks like Keon Douglas has been cut.
Concrete tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Concrete gets a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Douglas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Concrete lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete lands a body shot.
Douglas working aggressively here.
Douglas working aggressively here.
A short right from Concrete on the inside.
Concrete lands a right hand.
Concrete has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
Concrete tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Douglas looks to throw the jab but Concrete is out of range.
A big left from Douglas misses.
Concrete now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Douglas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concrete drops Douglas with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Douglas looks back up at him and smiles so Concrete waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Concrete tries to clinch up.
Douglas dodges the punch combination from Concrete.
Douglas misses with a straight left.
Concrete ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Douglas's jaw. Douglas's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Concrete does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bane Concrete!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douche Canoe (ranked 995 p4p, 2502 weight class) and Chiku Maneno (ranked 20 p4p, 49 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douche Canoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 35 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Canoe 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.
Canoe clinches up against the cage.
Maneno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Canoe throws out a loose jab but Maneno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maneno swings widly with a right hand
and Canoe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Canoe - just one landing.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Canoe punishes Maneno's body with a nice straight punch.
Maneno misses with a looping left.
Canoe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maneno's head backwards.
Canoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Canoe throws a jab when Maneno was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canoe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maneno back to the cage. Canoe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maneno digs a good hook to Canoe's body.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canoe moves away.
Canoe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Canoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Canoe throws a hook to the side of Maneno's head but Maneno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canoe misses with a low kick.
Canoe misses with a straight right.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Douche Canoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canoe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maneno's head.
Canoe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maneno misses with a body shot
and Canoe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Canoe looks to land a right hand but Maneno moved out of range.
It seemed like Maneno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Canoe scores with a nice head shot.
A nice leg kick from Canoe, right into the meat of the thigh.
Canoe cracks Maneno with a good jab.
Maneno digs a good hook to Canoe's body.
Canoe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Canoe connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canoe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Canoe thows a leg kick but Maneno checks it
and Maneno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maneno punishes Canoe's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canoe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maneno.
Canoe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Canoe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Canoe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maneno backwards.
Maneno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Canoe jumps guard and drags Maneno to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Canoe wants to sweep but no luck.
Canoe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Canoe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Maneno wants to stand but Canoe is controlling the position.
Maneno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canoe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maneno wants to get back to his feet but Canoe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Canoe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Canoe won't allow Maneno to get back to his feet.
Canoe wants to control from the top but Maneno keeps moving.
Maneno wants to get back to his feet but Canoe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Canoe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maneno wants to get back to his feet but Canoe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Canoe wants to control from the top but Maneno keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Canoe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Canoe's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Canoe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Canoe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Canoe working some strikes from top position.
Canoe trying to control but Maneno is working from the bottom.
Canoe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maneno wants to stand up but Canoe is controlling him.
Canoe wants to control from the top but Maneno keeps moving.
Canoe 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.
Canoe is looking to work some ground and pound but Maneno has wrist control.
Canoe stands up over Maneno, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Canoe scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douche Canoe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Canoe connects with a crisp jab.
Canoe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Canoe scores with the left hand. Maneno knows he should have avoided that one.
Maneno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canoe.
Maneno throws out a counter right but Canoe avoids it with no problem.
Canoe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maneno's head.
Canoe avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Canoe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maneno, pushing him back against the cage.
Canoe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Canoe has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Canoe on the inside.
Maneno is looking to break free of the clinch but Canoe has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canoe lands an elbow inside that Maneno shrugs off.
It looks like Chiku Maneno has been cut.
Canoe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maneno can do to turn this around?
Canoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Canoe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maneno or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canoe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Canoe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maneno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Canoe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Canoe.
Maneno is breathing heavily.
A short right from Canoe.
Canoe has Maneno pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Canoe pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Maneno tumbling to the mat - Canoe dives into Maneno's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canoe stands up over Maneno, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Canoe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Canoe working some strikes from top position.
Canoe won't allow Maneno to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canoe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Canoe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maneno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Canoe 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canoe is looking to work some ground and pound but Maneno has wrist control.
Canoe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Canoe is putting a hurting on Maneno here, landing some big shots from side control.
Canoe is looking to take a break and control but Maneno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Canoe moves into full mount!
We've been informed that Maneno has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canoe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Canoe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Douche Canoe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Canoe content just to control the position here.
Canoe scoring with strikes but Maneno is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Canoe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maneno takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maneno is rocked!
Maneno is bucking up trying to escape but Canoe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maneno is still in real trouble! Can Canoe finish him?
Maneno tries to buck Canoe off but he can't manage it.
Canoe postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Maneno is out cold - huge knockout for Canoe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Douche Canoe!
Douche Canoe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Cole (ranked 874 p4p, 229 weight class) and Lucas Marston (ranked 18 p4p, 6 weight class). Cole kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gerardo's Rico Suave. Marston has chosen Bring it on motherfucker as his entrance music. Lucas Marston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Marston!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Marston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marstons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cole throws a shot to the body.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch but Marston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marston throws a leg kick
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cole 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.
Marston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cole throws a leg kick but Marston moved away.
Cole lands a right hook to the body.
Marston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marston looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Marston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cole.
Cole is looking to wear down Marston with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marston.
Cole fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marston on the side of the head.
Cole throws a head kick but Marston moves out of range.
Marston lands with a kick to the temple. Cole shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cole is out of range and Marston settles back down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cole.
Cole goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marston lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marston throws a jab but it's blocked by Cole.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cole takes a swing at Marston's ribcage but misses.
Rico Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole scores with a jab.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole misses with an uppercut. Marston saw that one coming.
Cole checks the leg kick.
Marston staying out of range there.
Marston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cole to score with a decent uppercut.
Cole is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cole lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cole misses with a leg kick
and Marston counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cole lands with a nice combination. Marston backs away looking to recover.
Marston throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cole scores with a nice strike.
A bone on bone clash there as Cole blocks the leg kick.
Marston throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cole shoots in for a double leg but Marston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Cole does it's job there.
Lucas Marston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Marston 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.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cole tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marston counters with a head kick. That will keep Cole thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cole.
Cole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Marston moved out of range.
Marston feints a counter leg kick.
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!
Marston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cole scores with a hook.
Cole misses with a looping left.
Marston throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Cole staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Cole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marston.
A head kick misses from Marston.
Cole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cole throws a leg kick which misses Marston's front leg but catches the back leg as Marston tries to avoid it.
Marston takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cole wants to clinch
and Marston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marston moves forwards but Cole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marston moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marston! But no joy.
Good work by Cole as he checks the leg kick.
Marston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Marston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cole thuds his right hand into Marston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Cole misses.
Good leg kick by Cole.
Cole throws a wild body kick that Marston sees coming a mile off.
Cole misses with an uppercut.
Marston feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Marston.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marston can do to turn this around?
Cole connects with a body shot.
Marston misses with a leg kick
and Cole counters with a stiff right hand.
Marston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marston defending well as Cole loads up on a big left hand.
Marston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marston just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marston checks a leg kick.
Marston ducks right into an uppercut from Cole.
Cole throws a push kick but Marston slaps the foot to one side.
Marston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cole is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cole taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cole tries to circle away but Marston has him pinned against the cage.
Cole breaks the clinch.
Cole is looking to clinch.
Marston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That kick from Cole tenderised Marston's leg. Marston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marston throws a low kick but Cole avoids it.
As Marston backs away, Cole returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marston. Cole does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cole counters with an outside leg kick.
Cole moves into the clinch.
Marston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cole connects with a jab.
A low kick lands for Marston.
Cole connects with a body shot that sends Marston's belly button to the back.
Marston avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cole can pounce on him.
Cole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston scores with a hook to the body. Cole takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston misses with a hook. Cole ducked under it nicely.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marston moves away.
Rico Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marston.
Marston misses with an uppercut. Cole saw that one coming.
Cole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Cole finds it's target.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cole scores with a leg kick.
Cole throws a lazy uppercut
and Marston counters with a good low kick that Cole was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No joy there for Cole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cole gets a clinch.
Marston misses with the head strike.
Cole tries to break free but Marston pushes him back against the cage.
Cole is trying to break the clinch but Marston is controlling him.
Marston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marston looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marston.
Cole is trying to force a seperation but Marston has the dominant position.
Marston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cole breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Cole.
Cole has closed the distance and engaged Marston in a clinch.
Marston misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marston.
Marston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cole prevents a body shot from Marston.
Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marston throws a low kick but Cole avoids it.
Marston swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Cole scores with a sloppy right hand. Marston should have avoided that one.
Marston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cole looks to land a body kick but Marston moved away.
Cole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marston.
Cole with a nice calf kick.
Marston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Marston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucas Marston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole avoids the body shot from Marston.
Cole looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Marston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cole is able to avoid easily.
Marston swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Rico Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cole, as that shot connected.
Marston misses with an uppercut.
Marston lands an overhand right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cole, as that shot connected.
Marston swings widly with a right hand
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cole lands a body shot.
Cole throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cole connects with a single shot there.
Cole jabs Marston right on the nose. Marston blinks but takes it well.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marston. That did some damage!
Marston walks into a jab.
Marston drops his hands momentarily and Cole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cole shoots in and gets a takedown into Marston's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marston is looking for a triangle here but Cole uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Marston is trying to control Cole's posture but Cole avoids it.
Marston is looking to reverse the position.
Cole moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marston keeps working.
Marston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cole, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Cole!
A relieved looking Rico Cole 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sparrow (ranked 1251 p4p, 2255 weight class) and Albert Thompson (ranked 155 p4p, 243 weight class). Sparrow comes to the cage accompanied by Knockout. Albert Thompson 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Sparrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sparrow throws out the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sparrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sparrow lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Albert Thompson has been cut.
Thompson tries a body shot but Sparrow blocks it.
Sparrow misses with a body punch.
Sparrow misses with some punches.
Sparrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sparrow misses with a body punch.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Jack Sparrow has been cut.
Sparrow scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sparrow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sparrow.
Thompson is rocked!
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!
Sparrow throws a big uppercut that drops Thompson! More strikes from Sparrow and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Thompson lies dazed against the cage as Sparrow celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Sparrow!
A less than humble Jack Sparrow misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Albert Thompson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh man, that was tough, we trained hard and we wanted that belt real bad, but tonight just wasn't the night I guess, I will be back better than ever.'.
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