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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Harlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Andre Jones has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andre Jones seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cody Harlow!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Harlow is just out of range.
Harlow throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Harlow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones misses with the combination.
A jab-cross combination lands for Jones and sends Harlow crashing to the mat! Jones follows him down to the mat - Harlow regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Jones stalling.
Harlow is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Harlow is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Harlow.
Jones prevents Harlow from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones not doing much here.
Harlow trying to control but Jones postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harlow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Harlow shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Harlow from controlling successfully.
Jones wants to stand but Harlow is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling Harlow's posture.
Harlow postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harlow, into his guard.
Harlow looks gassed!
Harlow is trying to keep Jones in close.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harlow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harlow trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Harlow is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Harlow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Harlow's ribs.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Harlow is rocked!
Jones lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Harlow falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andre Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sadollah Amir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sadollah Amir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great low kicks
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sadollah Amir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao throws a right and a left that Amir avoids nicely.
Galvao shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Amir is trying to defend but Galvao finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Galvao is thwarting Amir's attempts to control the position.
Amir keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Galvao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Amir defends it well.
Galvao is working for a submission of some sort.
Galvao is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Amir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao stopping the sweep attempt from Amir.
Galvao throwing strikes but missing.
Galvao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galvao is sitting in close to Amir's body. Amir has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Galvao is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Galvao is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Amir.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sadollah Amir!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gianfranco Sforza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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186 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gianfranco Sforza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bam Bam!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bam misses with a looping left.
Bam throws a hook but Sforza avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Bam misses its intended target.
Bam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sforza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sforza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sforza moves out of range as Bam throws a body kick.
Sforza avoids the head kick by Bam.
Sforza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bam makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sforza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bam throws a nice head kick!
Sforza throws a series of punches but Bam avoids them all with ease.
Bam swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sforza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam throws a nice head kick!
Sforza slips a straight right by Bam.
Bam attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Sforza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sforza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sforza moves away.
Sforza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bam throws a hook to the side of Sforza's head but Sforza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sforza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bam misses with a combination
and Sforza counters with a left and a right that stings Bam.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sforza defending well as Bam loads up on a big left hand.
Sforza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bam looks for the body kick but Sforza saw that one coming.
Sforza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bam.
Sforza slips a jab from Bam.
Sforza misses with the combination.
Sforza moves out of range of the body kick.
Bam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sforza misses with a combination
and Bam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bam throws a head kick but Sforza moves out of range.
A slow jab from Sforza misses its intended target.
Sforza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bam fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sforza.
Sforza is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam lands a nice shot to the body.
Bam throws out a loose jab but Sforza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bam throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bam drops Sforza with a beautiful combination! Sforza stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bam is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sforza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bam misses with a hook. Sforza ducked under it nicely.
Bam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bam misses with a head kick.
Sforza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sforza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bam - the referee stops the clock and Sforza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bam. Sforza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bam misses with a two punch combination.
Bam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bam throws a hook to the side of Sforza's head but Sforza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sforza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bam.
Sforza lands a jab-cross combination.
Bam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bam punishes Sforza's body with a nice straight punch.
Sforza avoids the body shot from Bam.
Bam takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Bam misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bam misses with a straight left.
Sforza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bam scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sforza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sforza lands with a cross.
Sforza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bam.
Sforza moves away from the strike by Bam.
Sforza ducks under a wild hook from Bam.
Bam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sforza misses with a double jab.
Bam lands with a cross.
Bam lands a glancing blow to the side of Sforza's head.
Bam Bam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bam lands a head kick. Sforza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sforza is rocked!
Bam Bam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Bam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sforza was well out of range. Poor timing from Bam.
Bam throws a combination that misses
and Sforza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bam avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sforza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sforza cracks a nice hook into Bam's ribs.
Bam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sforza.
Sforza lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Bam falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gianfranco Sforza!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kisaragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valeriy Kozlaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kisaragi comes to the cage accompanied by Lust SIN. Kozlaev has chosen Drago as his entrance music. Jin Kisaragi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Valeriy Kozlaev's chin.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Kisaragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valeriy Kozlaev!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlaev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kozlaev.
Kozlaev throws a jab when Kisaragi was well out of range.
Kozlaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kisaragi manages to avoid it.
Kisaragi ducks under a wild hook from Kozlaev.
Some wild striking there from Kozlaev.
Kozlaev misses with a wild body shot.
Kisaragi slips a jab and a cross from Kozlaev.
Kozlaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kisaragi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kozlaev to the mat! Kozlaev manages to get full guard.
Kisaragi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kozlaev is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kisaragi, into his guard.
Kozlaev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kisaragi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisaragi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kozlaev is one step ahead there.
Kozlaev tries to stand but Kisaragi is controlling from the bottom.
Kisaragi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kisaragi stops Kozlaev from getting back to his feet.
Kisaragi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kisaragi seems to be working for a kimura but Kozlaev defends the submission attempt.
Kozlaev is defending against the submission attempts here by Kisaragi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kisaragi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kozlaev defends it well.
Kisaragi works his way into full mount!
Kisaragi has hold of Kozlaev's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kozlaev manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlaev wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kisaragi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kozlaev is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kozlaev and Kisaragi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kozlaev is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kisaragi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kisaragi is working to tighten is grip on Kozlaev's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kozlaev has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Kisaragi is really squeezing tight and eventually Kozlaev passes out! Kisaragi breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jin Kisaragi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo's entrance music is Culo. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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209 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Ricardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gordon, right into the meat.
Ricardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Gordon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gordon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ricardo tries to land a leg kick but Gordon saw it coming and moves away.
Ricardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gordon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ricardo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gordon to the mat! Gordon manages to get full guard.
Ricardo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gordon is keeping the position for now.
Ricardo stopping the sweep attempt from Gordon.
Gordon keeping full guard, as Ricardo tries to pass.
Ricardo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ricardo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ricardo tries to free his leg and advance position but Gordon is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo preventing the sweep.
Ricardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gordon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gordon seems keen to control Ricardo's posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ricardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricardo has closed the distance and engaged Gordon in a clinch.
Gordon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gordon lands a good knee to the midsection. Ricardo won't want to take too many of those.
Ricardo is breathing heavily.
Gordon lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon breaks the clinch.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Ricardo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gordon.
Gordon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gordon looks to land a combination but Ricardo avoids it well.
Ricardo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gordon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws a one two combo.
It looks like Ricky Ricardo has been cut.
Gordon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gordon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gordon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gordon lands a nice shot that snaps Ricardo's head back.
Ricky Ricardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon thuds a left hand into Ricardo's body.
Gordon connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice combination there by Gordon.
Gordon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ricardo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gordon.
Gordon misses with a series of wild punches.
Gordon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ricardo misses with a double jab.
Gordon connects with a right hand. Ricardo shakes it off.
Gordon tries to bum rush Ricardo with a series of wild strikes but Ricardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ricardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gordon counters with a good low kick that Ricardo was not able to check.
Gordon shoots in but no luck this time.
Gordon lands with a nice combination. Ricardo backs away looking to recover.
Gordon misses with the combination.
Gordon scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon thumps Ricardo with a low kick.
Ricardo drops his hands momentarily and Gordon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gordon stuffs the takedown attempt from Ricardo. Ricardo gets slowly back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Gordon.
Ricardo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gordon.
Gordon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ricardo's sensitive parts.
Gordon throws a one two combo.
Gordon looks to land a combination but Ricardo avoids it well.
Ricardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricardo.
Gordon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gordon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ricardo tries to avoid it but Gordon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ricardo to the ground. Ricardo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ricky Ricardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Gordon.
An inside leg kick lands from Gordon.
Gordon misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Gordon scores with a four punch combination!
Gordon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ricardo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gordon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good leg kick by Gordon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon connects with the punch.
Gordon closes the distance and clinches.
Gordon stalling the fight.
Ricardo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gordon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gordon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ricardo is rocked!
Gordon digs a right hand underneath Ricardo's ribcage. Ricardo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oh Ricardo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gordon lands a knee to the head.
Gordon pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Ricardo! Gordon unloads with more strikes and Ricardo sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Gordon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georg Hullenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hullenberger comes to the cage accompanied by America. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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224 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georg Hullenberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hullenberger can pounce on him.
Sakamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Hullenberger.
Hullenberger throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger throws a leg kick which misses Sakamoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Sakamoto tries to avoid it.
Hullenberger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hullenberger!
Hullenberger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sakamoto's sensitive parts.
Hullenberger fakes the leg kick and cracks Sakamoto in the body.
Sakamoto throws a hook to the side of Hullenberger's head but Hullenberger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hullenberger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hullenberger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hullenberger is looking to slow Sakamoto down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hullenberger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hullenberger, right into the meat.
Hullenberger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakamoto swings for the body but Hullenberger moves out of range.
Hullenberger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakamoto.
Hullenberger moves out of range as Sakamoto strikes.
Sakamoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sakamoto tries to move into range but Hullenberger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullenberger cracks the inside of Sakamoto's front leg.
Sakamoto looks gassed!
Hullenberger lands a nice looking body kick.
Hullenberger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sakamoto's head.
Hullenberger keeps Sakamoto at a distance using the push kick.
Nice body kick from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sakamoto. That did some damage!
Hullenberger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hullenberger thumps Sakamoto with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hullenberger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hullenberger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hullenberger, right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hullenberger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hullenberger.
Hullenberger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sakamoto takes a step back to recover.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hullenberger.
An inside leg kick lands from Hullenberger.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hullenberger, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger scores with a push kick.
Hullenberger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sakamoto. That did some damage!
Sakamoto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sakamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hullenberger.
Sakamoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hullenberger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hullenberger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hullenberger thows a body kick. Sakamoto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hullenberger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hullenberger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hullenberger.
Sakamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hullenberger can pounce on him.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hullenberger.
Sakamoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sakamoto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hullenberger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Georg Hullenberger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger pushes Sakamoto away with a front kick.
Hullenberger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hullenberger scoring well with a low kick there.
Hullenberger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hullenberger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sakamoto. That did some damage!
Sakamoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hullenberger connects with a high kick.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that half lands.
Hullenberger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hullenberger scores with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hullenberger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sakamoto takes a step back to recover.
Hullenberger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakamoto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hullenberger.
Nice body kick there by Hullenberger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hullenberger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger lands with a slapping head kick.
Good leg kick by Hullenberger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hullenberger connects with a solid leg kick.
Sakamoto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hullenberger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hullenberger lands a front kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hullenberger.
Hullenberger connects with a solid leg kick.
Hullenberger delivers a nice body kick.
Hullenberger lands a head kick!
Hullenberger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakamoto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hullenberger throws a nice head kick!
Sakamoto misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Hullenberger.
Sakamoto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georg Hullenberger dominated that 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.
Hullenberger throws a leg kick which misses Sakamoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Sakamoto tries to avoid it.
Hullenberger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakamoto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hullenberger lands a head kick. Sakamoto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sakamoto misses with a hook. Hullenberger ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hullenberger.
Hullenberger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hullenberger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hullenberger pushes Sakamoto away with a front kick.
Hullenberger slips under a jab from Sakamoto.
Hullenberger thumps Sakamoto with a low kick.
Hullenberger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hullenberger scores with a kick to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sakamoto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hullenberger has got the better of the exchanges.
Hullenberger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hullenberger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hullenberger thows a body kick. Sakamoto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big left from Sakamoto misses.
Hullenberger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakamoto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto misses with a hook.
Hullenberger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hullenberger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sakamoto will feel that in the morning.
Hullenberger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sakamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sakamoto is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sakamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hullenberger was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakamoto.
Hullenberger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sakamoto if he has to take too many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hullenberger, right into the meat.
Hullenberger is looking to slow Sakamoto down with leg kicks.
Georg Hullenberger is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakamoto misses with a hook to the body
and Hullenberger counters with a low kick, right behind Sakamoto 's knee.
Hullenberger avoids the body shot from Sakamoto.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that Sakamoto semi-blocks.
Hullenberger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hullenberger thuds his shin into the meat of Sakamoto's side.
Sakamoto throws a looping overhand right but Hullenberger ducks down to avoid it.
Hullenberger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hullenberger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hullenberger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakamoto.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hullenberger.
Hullenberger lands with a kick to the temple. Sakamoto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hullenberger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hullenberger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hullenberger. That's going to slow Sakamoto down.
Hullenberger throws a nice head kick!
Hullenberger misses the shot to the body.
Georg Hullenberger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hullenberger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sakamoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Sakamoto misses its intended target.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hullenberger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hullenberger.
Sakamoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hullenberger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hullenberger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sakamoto's head.
Sakamoto throws a hook but Hullenberger avoids it easily.
Hullenberger cracks the inside of Sakamoto's front leg.
Hullenberger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sakamoto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hullenberger scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hullenberger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hullenberger throws a front kick that sends Sakamoto stumbling back into the cage.
Sakamoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hullenberger. Hullenberger obviously looking to wear him down.
Hullenberger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hullenberger throws a series of punches but Sakamoto avoids them all with ease.
Hullenberger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sakamoto's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Hullenberger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hullenberger, right into the meat.
Hullenberger cracks the inside of Sakamoto's front leg.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that Sakamoto semi-blocks.
Sakamoto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hullenberger lands a head kick. Sakamoto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hullenberger lands a high kick!
Hullenberger lands a high kick!
Hullenberger lands with a slapping head kick.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakamoto misses the target.
Hullenberger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hullenberger thumps Sakamoto with a low kick.
Sakamoto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georg Hullenberger dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sakamoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hullenberger scores with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto looks to land a right hand but Hullenberger moved out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hullenberger.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hullenberger. Sakamoto shrugs it off though.
Sakamoto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hullenberger.
Sakamoto misses with an uppercut. Hullenberger saw that one coming.
Sakamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hullenberger can pounce on him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hullenberger.
Hullenberger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hullenberger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakamoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hullenberger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hullenberger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hullenberger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sakamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullenberger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hullenberger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hullenberger lands a head kick!
Hullenberger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hullenberger scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Hullenberger.
Hullenberger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hullenberger. That's going to slow Sakamoto down.
Hullenberger throws a front kick that sends Sakamoto stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Hullenberger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that Sakamoto semi-blocks.
Sakamoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hullenberger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hullenberger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hullenberger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sakamoto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger connects with a solid leg kick.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hullenberger scores with a leg kick.
Hullenberger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sakamoto's head.
Hullenberger slips under a jab.
Sakamoto throws a hook but Hullenberger blocks it.
Hullenberger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sakamoto's sensitive parts.
Hullenberger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hullenberger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hullenberger. That one must have hurt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hullenberger. Sakamoto shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A good leg kick by Hullenberger.
Hullenberger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hullenberger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hullenberger slips under a jab.
Hullenberger ducks under a wild hook from Sakamoto.
Hullenberger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakamoto can do to turn this around?
Hullenberger pushes Sakamoto away with a front kick.
Sakamoto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hullenberger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sakamoto's calf.
Hullenberger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hullenberger scoring well with a low kick there.
Hullenberger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sakamoto.
Hullenberger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hullenberger can pounce on him.
Hullenberger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sakamoto's sensitive parts.
Hullenberger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hullenberger fakes the leg kick and cracks Sakamoto in the body.
Hullenberger lands with a slapping head kick.
Sakamoto misses with a low kick.
Hullenberger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sakamoto's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hullenberger. That's going to slow Sakamoto down.
Hullenberger scores with a leg kick.
Sakamoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hullenberger.
Georg Hullenberger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hullenberger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hullenberger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hullenberger with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakamoto misses with a straight right.
Sakamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hullenberger was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakamoto.
Paul Sakamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sakamoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sakamoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hullenberger. Hullenberger obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georg Hullenberger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hullenberger 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georg Hullenberger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Fishpockets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Byson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fishpockets's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I don't know how to love him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felix Fishpockets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Byson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fishpockets misses the shot to the body.
Fishpockets swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fishpockets is looking to clinch but Byson is avoiding it.
Byson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fishpockets throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byson throws a series of punches but Fishpockets avoids them all with ease.
Fishpockets scores with a hook to the body. Byson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fishpockets takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Byson misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fishpockets on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Byson misses with a wild combination.
Fishpockets fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fishpockets manages to avoid it.
Byson throws a series of punches but Fishpockets avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Byson does no damage.
Fishpockets misses with a shot to the body
and Byson counters with a nice uppercut.
Byson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Byson misses the shot to the body.
Byson looks to land a right hand but Fishpockets moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Byson.
Byson throws out a loose jab but Fishpockets uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Byson.
It looks like Felix Fishpockets has been cut.
Fishpockets bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fishpockets lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Byson circles away quickly and effectively.
Byson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fishpockets counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Byson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fishpockets lands a nice looking body shot.
Fishpockets misses with a jab to the body
and Fishpockets takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fishpockets misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Byson misses
and Fishpockets counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Byson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fishpockets counters with a straight right hand.
Fishpockets dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Byson avoids the body shot from Fishpockets.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fishpockets ducks under a wild hook from Byson.
Fishpockets avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fishpockets misses the shot to the body.
Fishpockets misses with a hook to the body
and Byson counters with a straight right hand.
Fishpockets lands a right hook to the body.
Fishpockets throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fishpockets swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Byson.
Fishpockets is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Byson looks to land a left hand but Fishpockets moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fishpockets throws a sloppy body shot
letting Byson counter with a right hand.
Byson stalks Fishpockets and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fishpockets's face. Fishpockets staggers backwards, shaken.
Byson misses with a double jab
and Fishpockets connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fishpockets is looking to clinch.
Byson throws a combination that misses
and Fishpockets counters by moving into the clinch.
Fishpockets digs a right hand into Byson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Byson's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fishpockets - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fishpockets keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Byson's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fishpockets lands a left hand.
Fishpockets stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Byson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Felix Fishpockets'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.
Byson fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Fishpockets misses
and Byson counters with a nice body shot.
Fishpockets misses with a looping left.
Byson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fishpockets is looking to wear down Byson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheers as Byson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fishpockets doesn't seem phased though.
Fishpockets swings away with a body shot that misses
and Byson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mike Byson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byson throws a series of punches but Fishpockets moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Byson.
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!
Byson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fishpockets holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Byson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fishpockets uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Byson.
No joy there for Byson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fishpockets. Byson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fishpockets instigates a clinch.
Fishpockets tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byson has had enough of the clinch but Fishpockets keeps him there for the moment.
Fishpockets makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fishpockets stalling the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Byson as Fishpockets tries to tie him up.
Fishpockets struggles to land a body shot inside as Byson controls his hands.
Fishpockets avoiding damage.
Byson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fishpockets prevents it.
That's two 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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fishpockets.
Fishpockets struggles to land a body shot inside as Byson controls his hands.
Byson prevents a body shot from Fishpockets.
Byson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Byson tries to circle away but Fishpockets has him pinned against the cage.
Fishpockets tries to throw a body punch but Byson avoids it by throwing Fishpockets back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Byson.
Fishpockets lands an uppercut.
Fishpockets working aggressively here.
Byson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fishpockets struggles to land a body shot inside as Byson controls his hands.
Fishpockets goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fishpockets lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fishpockets prevents Byson from breaking the clinch.
Fishpockets tries to throw a body punch but Byson avoids it by throwing Fishpockets back against the cage.
Byson blocks a body shot from Fishpockets.
Fishpockets lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fishpockets pushes Byson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fishpockets has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A bit of stalling here from Byson.
Byson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fishpockets keeps control of Byson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fishpockets goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fishpockets lands a shot to the body.
Fishpockets keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Byson's efforts to push away.
Byson is looking to break free of the clinch but Fishpockets has double underhooks.
Fishpockets misses with a punch to the body.
Fishpockets tries to work over Byson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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.
Fishpockets tries to throw a body punch but Byson avoids it by throwing Fishpockets back against the cage.
Fishpockets misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fishpockets misses with the head strike.
Byson being controlled against the cage.
Fishpockets lands a hook that snaps the head of Byson backwards.
Byson prevents a body shot from Fishpockets.
Fishpockets is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fishpockets prevents Byson from breaking the clinch.
Fishpockets struggles to land a body shot inside as Byson controls his hands.
Fishpockets misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fishpockets tries to work over Byson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fishpockets misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Byson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felix Fishpockets's cut.
That's time! Fishpockets's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Byson digs a good body shot into Fishpockets's ribs.
Byson 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.
Fishpockets misses with a body shot
and Byson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Byson throws a series of punches but Fishpockets avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Byson does no damage.
Byson fails to land with a series of punches.
Byson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fishpockets doesn't manage to clinch there - Byson circles away.
Byson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byson misses the shot to the body.
Byson scores with a decent looking hook.
Byson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fishpockets momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byson connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Fishpockets! He's out on his feet! Byson rushes in and drops Fishpockets with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Byson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wayne Rooney!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooney looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
Rooney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Justice swings for the body but Rooney moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Justice misses
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rooney blocks a jab.
Justice gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rooney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rooney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rooney throws a looping overhand right but Justice ducks down to avoid it.
Rooney misses the body punch
and Justice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rooney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rooney looks to land a right hand but Justice moved out of range.
Justice swings for the body but Rooney moves out of range.
Justice tests Rooney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rooney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rooney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice shoots in looking for a takedown. Rooney tries to sprawl out of it but Justice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rooney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Justice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rooney throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
Justice fails with the takedown.
A jab from Justice finds it's way through Rooney's defenses.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne Rooney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rooney lands a nice shot to the body.
Rooney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rooney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rooney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Justice counters with a nice body shot.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice is looking to wear down Rooney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely.
Rooney stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rooney misses with a looping left.
Justice fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rooney avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice throws a hook but Rooney blocks it.
Rooney gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Justice to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rooney keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
Justice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooney keeping full guard, as Justice tries to pass.
Justice 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.
Justice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rooney keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
Justice with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Justice wants to pass the guard but Rooney is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rooney throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Rooney stuffs the takedown attempt from Justice. Justice gets slowly back to his feet.
Rooney avoids the body shot from Justice.
Rooney darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Justice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rooney manages to avoid it.
Justice tests Rooney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rooney misses with a shot to the body
and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justice staying out of range there.
Justice misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Duke Justice will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Justice getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rooney throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rooney manages to avoid it.
Rooney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rooney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Justice.
Justice lands with a straight right. Rooney didn't see that one coming.
Rooney misses with a straight left.
Rooney avoids the body shot from Justice.
A slow jab from Justice misses its intended target.
Justice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rooney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rooney.
Justice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Rooney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.
Rooney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Justice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Justice.
Justice swings for the body but Rooney moves out of range.
Rooney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rooney was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Rooney moves out of range as Justice strikes.
Rooney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rooney walks into a left hand.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rooney moves away.
Rooney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Justice misses the target.
Justice looks to throw the jab but Rooney is out of range.
Duke Justice is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Rooney swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Rooney throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.
Rooney changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rooney connects with a single shot there.
Justice throws and low kick but Rooney moves out of range easily.
Justice lands a nice shot to the body.
Justice bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rooney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Rooney takes one on the button.
Justice misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Rooney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rooney misses with an uppercut.
Justice throws a body punch but Rooney moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice takes a swing at Rooney's ribcage but misses.
Justice takes a swing at Rooney's ribcage but misses.
Rooney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
Rooney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice misses with an uppercut. Rooney saw that one coming.
Justice swings for the body but Rooney moves out of range.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rooney manages to avoid it.
Justice lands with a good body shot.
Rooney misses with a hook.
Rooney missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justice misses with a hook to the body
and Rooney counters with a nice uppercut.
Rooney missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rooney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rooney misses with a looping left.
A jab from Justice does it's job there.
Justice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rooney.
Justice takes a swing at Rooney's ribcage but misses.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rooney.
Rooney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rooney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Nice straight punches there by Rooney. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rooney.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Duke Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice avoids the body shot from Rooney.
Rooney lands the left hand.
Justice connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wayne Rooney will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justice lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Rooney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rooney throws a predictable looking body shot
and Justice counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rooney thinking.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rooney was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rooney was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Justice lands a jab to Rooney's midsection.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Rooney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rooney.
Justice throws a sloppy body shot
and Rooney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rooney misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Justice counters with a nice body shot.
Justice is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Justice misses with a hook to the body
and Rooney counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Rooney misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rooney on the side of the head.
Rooney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Rooney is just out of range.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rooney.
Rooney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
Justice staying out of range there.
Justice punishes Rooney's body with a nice straight punch.
Justice takes a swing at Rooney's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Justice.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Rooney looks to land a right hand but Justice moved out of range.
Justice looks to throw the jab but Rooney is out of range.
Rooney connects with a good right hand that stumbles Justice. Justice circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Justice with a hook.
A jab from Rooney misses.
Justice slips under a jab from Rooney.
Rooney throws a shot to the body.
Rooney scores with a body shot.
Rooney takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
Rooney throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Rooney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
Rooney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rooney was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Justice misses with an uppercut. Rooney saw that one coming.
Justice lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Justice.
Justice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rooney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No joy there for Rooney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Justice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rooney swivels and escapes.
Rooney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Rooney scores with a four punch combination!
Rooney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Justice misses with a few strikes there.
Justice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Justice tries for a takedown but Rooney sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Justice connects with a jab.
Rooney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rooney throws a big shot that misses.
Justice slips under a jab from Rooney.
Rooney takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rooney swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Justice misses the jab.
Justice lands with a good body shot.
Justice throws a body punch but Rooney moves out of range.
Rooney slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rooney misses the target.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Rooney thows a body shot but no joy.
Rooney tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rooney swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Justice counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice connects with a single shot there.
Justice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Rooney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 Duke Justice.
Well Justice has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Duke Justice!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cassiano Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Telleo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor comes to the cage accompanied by Enigma - Hello and welcome. Telleo has chosen Motivation as his entrance music. Cassiano Victor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eduardo Telleo 's chin.
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24
178 lbs
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175 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassiano Victor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Telleo !
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telleo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Cassiano Victor has been cut.
Victor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Victor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Telleo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Victor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Telleo defending well though.
Victor tries to pass to full mount but Telleo defends it.
Telleo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Victor.
Victor is thwarting Telleo 's attempts to control the position.
Victor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victor passes to side control.
Telleo tries to improve position but can't.
Victor 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.
You can see the frustration on Telleo 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Victor is looking to clinch.
Telleo misses with a wild combination.
Victor loads up on a big right hand but Telleo slips the punch.
Telleo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A combination from Telleo does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telleo misses with a two punch combination.
Victor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Telleo tries to roll over but Victor keeps him under control.
Victor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Telleo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Victor throwing shots but Telleo is blocking nicely.
Victor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Victor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Telleo is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Victor lands a really nice looking cross but Telleo seems unphased.
Telleo is rocked!
Victor sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Telleo 's defenses. It connects perfectly with Telleo 's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cassiano Victor!
Cassiano Victor retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Bourque has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, DJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bourque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Bourque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bourque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Bourque shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Bourque works the jab nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourque throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bourque moves away from the strike by Penn.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bourque avoids it really well and circles away.
Penn misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bourque's waist but Bourque gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Penn.
The fighters circling - Bourque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bourque as he avoids it easily.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Bourque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bourque lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn tries to clinch there but Bourque circles away.
Penn misses with a jab to the body
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bourque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Bourque pushes him off.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bourque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Bourque slips the punch.
Penn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bourque swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn tries a low kick but Bourque avoids it.
Penn is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Penn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bourque swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Bourque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Penn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bourque wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn has control of Bourque's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bourque regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Penn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bourque knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Penn wants to finish this one by submission but Bourque is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Penn.
Penn is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bourque has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bourque!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to keep Bourque in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bourque is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Penn tries to control but Bourque wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bourque throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Penn closes the distance but Bourque moves to the side
and Bourque makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Bourque sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque staying out of range there.
Bourque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque lands a nice shot that snaps Penn's head back.
Bourque misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Bourque throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bourque moves away.
Bourque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot lands for Penn.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourque.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bourque misses its intended target.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Bourque moved out of range.
Penn throws a series of punches but Bourque avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.
Bourque slips a jab from Penn.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Bourque slips the punch.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bourque.
Penn tries to clinch but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque misses with the combination.
Penn tries to clinch but Bourque moves out of range.
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.
Nice sprawl there from Bourque as Penn shoots in.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Penn.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Penn throws a series of punches but Bourque avoids them all with ease.
Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bourque sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bourque throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penn looks to land a combination but Bourque avoids it well.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn tries to clinch there but Bourque circles away.
Penn swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bourque to counter with a crisp jab.
Bourque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn throws the left hand but Bourque avoids the punch easily.
Penn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bourque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paul Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Bourque coming out on top.
Paul Bourque is winning the standup battle so far.
Bourque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bourque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bourque jabs Penn right on the nose. Penn blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Bourque misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails with the takedown.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Bourque thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourque throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Bourque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque lands a two punch combo.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
letting Bourque counter with a right hand.
Penn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bourque manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Penn has gone for a leg lock! Bourque slips out almost immediately though and dives into Penn's guard.
Bourque wants to stand but Penn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque thows a big elbow that misses.
Bourque wants to stand but Penn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Penn wants to sweep here but Bourque controlling him for the moment.
Bourque landing with the ground and pound.
Bourque trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque had his way with DJ Penn in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Bourque, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Bourque against the cage but Bourque circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Penn slips a straight right by Bourque.
Bourque scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bourque has time to react.
Bourque is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bourque misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque tries to buck Penn off but Penn is having none of it.
Bourque on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bourque tries to get out of the position.
Penn throws a strike aimed at the side of Bourque's head but Bourque avoids it well.
Bourque manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bourque is concentrating on defense, preventing Penn from advancing position.
Paul Bourque is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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.
Penn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bourque has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bourque regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque 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.
Penn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bourque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DJ Penn.
I think Bourque has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 48:47
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 49:47
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bourque!
Paul Bourque retains his lightweight title!
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