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CFN9: Carvalho vs. Wilson II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Silva (ranked 4435 p4p, 3897 weight class) and Lemon Cheesecake (ranked 207 p4p, 187 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lemon Cheesecake!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cheesecake did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Cheesecake is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cheesecake avoid being mounted?
Silva seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cheesecake is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Augusto Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kuznetsov (ranked 2852 p4p, 3139 weight class) and Furio Spartan (ranked 362 p4p, 385 weight class). Spartan has chosen This is Sparta as his entrance music. The key to victory for Nikolai Kuznetsov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Furio Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov lands a high kick!
Kuznetsov misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Spartan to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuznetsov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spartan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spartan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Spartan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kuznetsov's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kuznetsov 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.
Spartan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Spartan wants to control but Kuznetsov is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan decides to stand back up. Spartan steps back and let's Kuznetsov get back to his feet.
Spartan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kuznetsov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Spartan dives into side control.
Spartan is looking to take a break and control but Kuznetsov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuznetsov is letting Spartan control him for a moment.
Spartan stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kuznetsov sprawls well initially but Spartan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kuznetsov has one foot on Spartan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Spartan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetsov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuznetsov 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.
Spartan misses with a head kick.
Kuznetsov throws a low kick but Spartan moves out of range easily.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuznetsov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spartan looks to land a right hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range.
Nikolai Kuznetsov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuznetsov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuznetsov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Spartan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spartan dives in and grabs Kuznetsov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kuznetsov pushes down on Spartan's head and hops out.
Spartan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kuznetsov's waist but Kuznetsov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spartan off to one side.
Kuznetsov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spartan drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Spartan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov scores with a shot to the body.
Spartan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spartan throws a looping overhand right but Kuznetsov ducks down to avoid it.
Kuznetsov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spartan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spartan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spartan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznetsov throws out the jab.
Spartan looks to land a combination. Kuznetsov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Spartan throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nikolai Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Furio Spartan.
Spartan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kuznetsov has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Spartan is on him like a limpet, forcing Kuznetsov back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov avoids the head kick by Spartan.
Spartan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuznetsov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spartan rushes Kuznetsov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spartan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spartan prevents Kuznetsov from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuznetsov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov connects with a looping right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kuznetsov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kuznetsov wants to slow Spartan down by chopping away at his legs.
Spartan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuznetsov but Kuznetsov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spartan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kuznetsov defends it nicely.
Spartan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Spartan showed some decent athleticism there.
Kuznetsov is trying to stand back up but Spartan is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Spartan trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov pushes Spartan off and gets back to his feet.
Spartan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuznetsov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spartan can do to turn this around?
Kuznetsov swats away the attempt to clinch by Spartan.
Kuznetsov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spartan shoots in but no luck this time.
Nikolai Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Furio Spartan.
Spartan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kuznetsov avoids it really well and circles away.
Kuznetsov throws the left hand but Spartan avoids the punch easily.
Nikolai Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spartan moves out of range of the body kick from Kuznetsov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spartan is defended easily by Kuznetsov.
Spartan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spartan clinches with his opponent.
Spartan missing with knees to the body.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuznetsov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuznetsov throws a big shot that misses.
Kuznetsov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spartan moves forwards but Kuznetsov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left and a right from Kuznetsov both land. Nice combination.
Spartan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuznetsov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuznetsov lands with a hook. Spartan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut
and Spartan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping right.
Spartan misses with a body shot.
Spartan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spartan misses with a takedown attempt - Kuznetsov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch combination from Kuznetsov misses.
Spartan pushes Kuznetsov up against the cage in a clinch.
Spartan looking to throw knees to the head but Kuznetsov is blocking nicely.
Kuznetsov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuznetsov manages to break the clinch.
Spartan closes the distance and clinches up with Kuznetsov, looking for a takedown. Spartan pushes Kuznetsov against the cage but Kuznetsov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Spartan tries to clinch
and Kuznetsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spartan shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuznetsov sprawls well. He's pushed Spartan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spartan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spartan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznetsov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov thuds his right hand into Spartan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy right hand but Spartan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spartan moves into range and clinches up with Kuznetsov.
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!
A hook to the body from Spartan.
Spartan prevents Kuznetsov from breaking the clinch.
Spartan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spartan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spartan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Spartan lands in his opponent's guard.
Kuznetsov wriggles free and stands up.
A lazy left from Kuznetsov finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kuznetsov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Spartan staying out of range there.
Kuznetsov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spartan.
Nikolai Kuznetsov is winning the standup battle so far.
Spartan throws a jab when Kuznetsov was well out of range.
Spartan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kuznetsov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kuznetsov tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov manages to stand up with Spartan still on his back. Eventually Spartan drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuznetsov circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spartan.
Spartan scores with a body shot.
Spartan is looking to clinch but Kuznetsov is avoiding it.
Spartan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spartan.
Spartan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Spartan.
Spartan tries to move to mount but Kuznetsov blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan trying to control the position but Kuznetsov is working away.
Kuznetsov wants to get back to his feet but Spartan drags him back down.
Kuznetsov being controlled for a moment.
Spartan wants to control but Kuznetsov is keeping him busy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nikolai Kuznetsov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild body shot.
Furio Spartan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuznetsov throws a nice looking combination but Spartan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spartan throws a counter combo.
Kuznetsov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuznetsov wants it to stay on the feet.
Spartan blocks a leg kick.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nikolai Kuznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spartan goes for a double leg but Kuznetsov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kuznetsov continues to drive forward.
Nikolai Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Furio Spartan.
Kuznetsov looks to land a right hand but Spartan moved out of range.
Kuznetsov swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spartan throws out a counter right but Kuznetsov avoids it with no problem.
Spartan darts in trying to clinch
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuznetsov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuznetsov thuds a left hand into Spartan's body.
Kuznetsov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spartan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spartan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetsov. Spartan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot.
Spartan moves out of range as Kuznetsov throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Spartan is looking to advance position but Kuznetsov won't allow it.
Spartan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Kuznetsov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuznetsov, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Kuznetsov!
Nikolai Kuznetsov opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 23458 p4p, 1880 weight class) and Kosuke Ishimura (ranked 702 p4p, 242 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosuke Ishimura!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Wijnbergen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishimura on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Wijnbergen jabs Ishimura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a hook. Ishimura ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Ishimura misses.
Ishimura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishimura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Wijnbergen with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishimura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishimura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Wijnbergen's head.
Ishimura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ishimura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishimura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimura stalks Van Wijnbergen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Wijnbergen's face. Van Wijnbergen staggers backwards, shaken.
Ishimura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good work by Van Wijnbergen as he checks the leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a good body shot.
Ishimura throws a body kick that misses.
Ishimura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Wijnbergen. That did some damage!
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Wijnbergen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Wijnbergen slips a jab from Ishimura.
Van Wijnbergen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Wijnbergen throws a lazy uppercut
and Ishimura counters with an inside leg kick.
Ishimura misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Ishimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a leg kick
and Ishimura counters with a good low kick that Van Wijnbergen was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishimura moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ishimura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Wijnbergen scrambles back to his feet.
Ishimura defending well as Van Wijnbergen loads up on a big left hand.
Ishimura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Wijnbergen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ishimura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van Wijnbergen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ishimura's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Van Wijnbergen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a left hand but Ishimura moved out of range nicely.
Van Wijnbergen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ishimura.
Van Wijnbergen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ishimura counters with a three punch combo that has Van Wijnbergen backing up. Van Wijnbergen nods at Ishimura to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice shot by Ishimura.
Sloppy strikes from Ishimura. Those never looked like landing.
Van Wijnbergen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ishimura.
Ishimura pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Wijnbergen back to the cage. Ishimura follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Joels Van Wijnbergen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot.
Ishimura misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Ishimura.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice looking body shot.
A left lands for Ishimura.
Ishimura throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Van Wijnbergen looks for the body kick but Ishimura saw that one coming.
Ishimura misses with a body kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ishimura.
Ishimura avoids the body shot from Van Wijnbergen.
Ishimura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick
and Ishimura makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Van Wijnbergen really felt that one!
Van Wijnbergen throws the kick towards the body but Ishimura avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hook but Ishimura blocks it.
Ishimura misses the shot to the body.
Ishimura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ishimura slips under a jab from Van Wijnbergen.
Ishimura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ishimura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishimura cracks Van Wijnbergen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ishimura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Wijnbergen.
Ishimura is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice body punch from Ishimura.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Wijnbergen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a lunging right hand
and Ishimura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Wijnbergen takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kosuke Ishimura dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ishimura connects with a crisp jab.
Kosuke Ishimura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from Ishimura does no damage.
Ishimura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ishimura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Wijnbergen misses the shot to the body.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ishimura staying out of range there.
Ishimura shapes to counter with a head kick.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Van Wijnbergen misses
and Ishimura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishimura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishimura scores with a head kick. Van Wijnbergen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Joels Van Wijnbergen has been cut.
Van Wijnbergen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Wijnbergen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ishimura is out of range and Van Wijnbergen settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ishimura's head backwards.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a right hand but Ishimura moved out of range.
Ishimura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ishimura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Wijnbergen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishimura.
Ishimura tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Wijnbergen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen throws a lazy right hand but Ishimura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Wijnbergen.
Ishimura has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
Ishimura blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Wijnbergen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Van Wijnbergen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ishimura's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body punch
and Ishimura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishimura tries to move into range but Van Wijnbergen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ishimura throws a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Wijnbergen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Wijnbergen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Wijnbergen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Wijnbergen fakes the leg kick and cracks Ishimura in the body.
Van Wijnbergen with a nice cross.
Ishimura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice hook to Ishimura's body. Ishimura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ishimura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ishimura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishimura on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a nice body punch.
Ishimura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen moves away.
Van Wijnbergen throws the left hand but Ishimura avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Ishimura.
Ishimura only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van Wijnbergen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ishimura raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ishimura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to land body kicks.
Van Wijnbergen throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Ishimura to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Wijnbergen checks a leg kick.
It looked like Van Wijnbergen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Wijnbergen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot by Ishimura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ishimura misses with a low kick as Van Wijnbergen jumps back.
Van Wijnbergen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Wijnbergen avoids the head kick by Ishimura.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a right hand
enabling Ishimura to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Wijnbergen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Wijnbergen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ishimura ducks under a wild hook from Van Wijnbergen.
Ishimura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Wijnbergen ducks under a wild hook from Ishimura.
Ishimura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ishimura lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kosuke Ishimura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joels Van Wijnbergen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Van Wijnbergen lands a head shot.
Van Wijnbergen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Wijnbergen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ishimura. That did some damage!
Van Wijnbergen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Van Wijnbergen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ishimura slips under a jab from Van Wijnbergen.
Ishimura blocks a leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice combination there by Ishimura.
Ishimura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick that misses
and Ishimura counters with a straight right hand.
Van Wijnbergen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishimura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ishimura blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ishimura checks a leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hook but Ishimura blocks it.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick, looking for Ishimura's leg but Ishimura calmly moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishimura.
Van Wijnbergen throws an off balance right hand
and Van Wijnbergen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Wijnbergen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ishimura throws a counter combo.
Ishimura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Van Wijnbergen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ishimura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ishimura throws out a loose jab but Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishimura throws a head kick that misses
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice uppercut.
Joels Van Wijnbergen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a nice head shot.
Van Wijnbergen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A left and a right from Ishimura both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishimura missing with a left hand there. Van Wijnbergen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Wijnbergen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a kick to the body
and Ishimura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Van Wijnbergen.
Ishimura throws a head kick but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a front kick but Ishimura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ishimura is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Wijnbergen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ishimura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen throws a lazy body kick
and Ishimura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ishimura slips under a jab from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ishimura. That did some damage!
Ishimura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ishimura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Wijnbergen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a body shot that sends Ishimura's belly button to the back.
Ishimura takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Wijnbergen looks for the body kick but Ishimura saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Ishimura.
Good leg kick by Van Wijnbergen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishimura staying out of range there.
Ishimura is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ishimura.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick but Ishimura moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Wijnbergen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Wijnbergen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kosuke Ishimura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ishimura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ishimura avoids a kick to the body.
Ishimura blocks the body kick.
Ishimura throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ishimura!
Van Wijnbergen throws a push kick but Ishimura slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kosuke Ishimura.
Well Ishimura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosuke Ishimura!
Kosuke Ishimura took some time post fight to say the following; 'Jesus is coming back.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calabi Yau (ranked 3510 p4p, 2099 weight class) and Ronie Cash (ranked 423 p4p, 286 weight class). Calabi Yau had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 21 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Calabi Yau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronie Cash!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yau just misses with a punch to the body.
Yau throws a body shot but no joy.
Yau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Dojo (Top Gym in Tokyo*) in the buildup to the fight.
Yau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cash on the side of the head.
Cash misses with an uppercut. Yau saw that one coming.
Yau throws a body shot but no joy.
Yau throws a body punch but Cash moves out of range.
And Cash tries to counter it with a takedown but Yau pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yau throws a series of punches but Cash moves out of range.
Cash feints the counter takedown.
Calabi Yau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cash is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yau with a body shot.
Yau wants to clinch up but Cash keeps it at a distance.
Cash fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cash was well out of range. Poor timing from Yau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cash throws a body shot but no joy.
Yau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cash.
Cash avoids the body shot from Yau.
Yau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash scores with a push kick.
Cash throws a body shot but no joy.
Yau throws the left hand but Cash avoids the punch easily.
Yau misses with an uppercut
and Cash counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cash.
Yau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cash is looking to work some ground and pound but Yau has wrist control.
Cash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yau is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cash.
Cash trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cash throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cash accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yau looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cash is one step ahead there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cash working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cash accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cash is looking to work some ground and pound but Yau has wrist control.
Cash wants to pass the guard but Yau is keeping the position.
Cash working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cash postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cash has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cash scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cash working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cash preventing the sweep.
Cash postures up and lands a big shot to Yau's brow.
Cash throws a strike but Yau rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yau is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Cash has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Yau is looking to defend but Cash has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Yau! Cash pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Yau taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ronie Cash!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ronie Cash made sure he mentioned Core Combat, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Cartwright (ranked 2561 p4p, 2723 weight class) and Claes Ragnvaldsson (ranked 128 p4p, 135 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claes Ragnvaldsson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnvaldsson throws a combination that misses
so Cartwright counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ragnvaldsson keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Cartwright is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ragnvaldsson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ragnvaldsson controlling the position.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Ragnvaldsson keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We've been hearing good reports from Cartwright'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.
Cartwright drops back looking for a leg! Ragnvaldsson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ragnvaldsson manages to kick Cartwright off! Cartwright jumps back into Ragnvaldsson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ragnvaldsson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cartwright tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ragnvaldsson defends well and Cartwright ends up having to push Ragnvaldsson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cartwright drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ragnvaldsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ragnvaldsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright goes for a double leg but Ragnvaldsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ragnvaldsson continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnvaldsson breaks from the clinch.
Cartwright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ragnvaldsson swivels and escapes.
Cartwright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ragnvaldsson.
Cartwright goes for a double leg but Ragnvaldsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ragnvaldsson continues to drive forward.
Ragnvaldsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnvaldsson breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cartwright is defended easily by Ragnvaldsson.
Ragnvaldsson connects with a body shot that sends Cartwright's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnvaldsson throws a combination that misses
and Cartwright counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ragnvaldsson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright blocks the strikes from Ragnvaldsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ragnvaldsson is just riding it out for now. Cartwright eventually gives up the hold.
Cartwright prevents Ragnvaldsson from standing back up.
Cartwright is looking to take a break and control but Ragnvaldsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ragnvaldsson is concentrating on defense, preventing Cartwright from advancing position.
Cartwright in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ragnvaldsson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Cartwright!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jay Cartwright!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Conway (ranked 1598 p4p, 2040 weight class) and KK Wow (ranked 206 p4p, 266 weight class). Ricky Conway is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, KK Wow!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wow thows a leg kick but Conway checks it
letting Conway counter with a right hand.
Conway blocks a head kick by Wow.
Conway throws a body shot but no joy.
Conway blocks a low kick nicely.
Wow misses with a low kick.
It looked like Conway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Conway has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil in the buildup to the fight.
Wow throws a leg kick
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wow fails with the takedown
and Wow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wow with a poor takedown
and Conway counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway moves away from the strike by Wow.
Wow misses with a double jab
and Conway counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wow throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Conway counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow misses with an uppercut
and Conway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Conway counters with a nice body shot.
Wow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Conway.
Conway was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crunch! Wow slams his shin into Conway's torso.
Conway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wow throws a leg kick
and Wow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wow takes one to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Conway checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A quick step to the side and Conway tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 Wow is rocked!
Wow drops his hands momentarily. Conway doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Wow staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Wow doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Conway!
Ricky Conway gave a mention to MKFC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deacon Frost (ranked 1287 p4p, 22067 weight class) and Stipe Velasquez (ranked 149 p4p, 542 weight class). Velasquez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. OC Guns, by The Offspring kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Deacon Frost !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stipe Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from Velasquez.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Frost scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Decent striking displayed by Velasquez there.
Velasquez instigates a clinch.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Velasquez.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velasquez's elbow.
Frost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
Velasquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost swings wildly with an uppercut but Velasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Velasquez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Velasquez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velasquez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frost 's brow.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land.
Velasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velasquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Velasquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost keeps control of Velasquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velasquez breaks from the clinch.
Frost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velasquez manages to avoid it.
Velasquez lands a jab to Frost 's midsection.
Velasquez looks to land a combination but Frost avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Frost on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frost throws a hook but Velasquez avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Velasquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez slips under a jab from Frost .
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velasquez.
Frost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Velasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Velasquez misses with a few strikes there.
Frost throwing a counter right hand but Velasquez manages to avoid it.
Frost takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velasquez throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
Velasquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Frost to counter with a crisp jab.
Stipe Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Velasquez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frost stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Velasquez moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez forces Frost back against the cage and clinches.
Frost blocks an elbow strike.
Velasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velasquez blocking some punches.
Velasquez tries to circle away but Frost has him pinned against the cage.
Velasquez manages to break the clinch.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Velasquez lands a jab.
Velasquez staying out of range there.
Frost lands an overhand right.
Velasquez misses with a right hand
letting Frost counter with a right hand.
Velasquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velasquez.
An attempted straight right counter from Frost misses the target.
Velasquez throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Frost to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost throws a lazy right hand but Velasquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Velasquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frost .
Velasquez tries to clinch but Frost is having none of it.
Frost throws a hook but Velasquez avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Velasquez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Velasquez throws a good cross that connects.
Velasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frost .
Frost is looking to counter punch.
Frost misses with an uppercut
enabling Velasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Frost looks to land a right hand but Velasquez moved out of range.
Frost throws a hook but Velasquez avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stipe Velasquez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasquez.
Frost tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Velasquez manages to circle out of the way.
Velasquez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stipe Velasquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velasquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frost is looking to counter punch.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
Velasquez misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
Frost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velasquez has Frost up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez wants to break free but Frost has control.
Velasquez working hard to break the clinch.
Velasquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frost swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Velasquez backs away, Frost returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Velasquez throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
Velasquez throws a combination. Frost tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost is looking to counter punch.
Velasquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frost .
Frost is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Velasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Velasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost drops Velasquez with a beautiful combination! Velasquez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Frost is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Stipe Velasquez has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez takes a swing at Frost 's ribcage but misses.
Velasquez wants to clinch.
It looked like Frost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frost uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Velasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Velasquez misses with a straight right.
Frost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Velasquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Frost on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Velasquez throws a sloppy body shot
and Frost counters with a crisp right that sends Velasquez to the canvas! Frost follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deacon Frost !
In his post fight interview, Deacon Frost started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wojciech Mikolajczyk (ranked 1437 p4p, 1869 weight class) and Yelch Switzer (ranked 78 p4p, 100 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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7 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wojciech Mikolajczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yelch Switzer!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikolajczyk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Switzer defends it nicely.
Jab from Switzer.
Mikolajczyk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Switzer throws the left hand but Mikolajczyk avoids the punch easily.
Switzer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mikolajczyk gets a takedown into half guard.
Mikolajczyk looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikolajczyk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Switzer sees it coming and defends easily.
Switzer is trying to stand.
Mikolajczyk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mikolajczyk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mikolajczyk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Switzer defends it well.
Mikolajczyk is taking a breather. Switzer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mikolajczyk wants to pass the guard but Switzer is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mikolajczyk trying to control the action but Switzer is working from the bottom.
Mikolajczyk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mikolajczyk not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikolajczyk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Switzer tries to improve position but can't.
Switzer is trying to escape the position but Mikolajczyk is controlling the position.
Switzer is trying to buck Mikolajczyk off.
Mikolajczyk controls the position from side control.
Mikolajczyk has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikolajczyk is looking to take a break and control but Switzer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Switzer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mikolajczyk slows the pace down.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mikolajczyk fails with the takedown.
Switzer throws a jab when Mikolajczyk was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Switzer there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wojciech Mikolajczyk will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mikolajczyk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mikolajczyk fails with the takedown.
Switzer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Switzer throws out a counter right but Mikolajczyk avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Switzer catches Mikolajczyk right on the button with a cross.
Mikolajczyk tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Switzer defends well and Mikolajczyk ends up having to push Switzer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wojciech Mikolajczyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Switzer stops a takedown attempt from Mikolajczyk.
Switzer gets through Mikolajczyk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Switzer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Switzer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Switzer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Switzer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Switzer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mikolajczyk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Switzer scores with a hook to the body.
Switzer is leaning against Mikolajczyk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Switzer stops a takedown attempt from Mikolajczyk.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Switzer lands an uppercut.
Switzer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mikolajczyks head.
A right hook to the body lands for Switzer.
Switzer gets through Mikolajczyk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Switzer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Switzer presses Mikolajczyk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Switzer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Switzer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
 Mikolajczyk is rocked!
Switzer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Mikolajczyk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Switzer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Switzer.
Switzer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Switzer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mikolajczyk goes for a takedown attempt but Switzer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mikolajczyk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mikolajczyk there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Switzer misses.
Mikolajczyk seems to have got his legs back now.
Switzer tests Mikolajczyk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Wojciech Mikolajczyk has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Switzer scores with a jab to the body.
Switzer scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Switzer as he connects with a hook.
Mikolajczyk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Switzer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mikolajczyk somewhat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Switzer.
Switzer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mikolajczyk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Switzer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mikolajczyk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Switzer as he jumps to the side.
Switzer cracks Mikolajczyk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Switzer cracks Mikolajczyk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Switzer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mikolajczyk to stand back up!
Yelch Switzer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mikolajczyk looks for a takedown but Switzer sprawls well.
Switzer pounces like a tiger and cracks Mikolajczyk with a vicious hook! Mikolajczyk is down but not out! Switzer follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yelch Switzer!
Yelch Switzer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Paunovic (ranked 1542 p4p, 1235 weight class) and Emil Marinov (ranked 197 p4p, 156 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoran Paunovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Emil Marinov!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paunovic throws an overhand right that lands on Marinov's shoulder, as Marinov tries to avoid the shot.
Marinov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marinov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paunovic. Marinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Paunovic misses the target.
Marinov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marinov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marinov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paunovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Marinov slows down the pace here.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Paunovic.
Paunovic avoiding damage as Marinov throws knees to the body.
Marinov misses with some punches.
Paunovic blocking some punches.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paunovic misses with a body punch.
Paunovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
The referee calls for Marinov to work.
A nice left hand lands by Marinov.
A head punch on the inside from Paunovic fails to land.
Marinov effectively controlling the action here.
Marinov throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paunovic.
Marinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paunovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paunovic's elbow.
Paunovic wants to break free but Marinov has control.
Marinov misses with a punch to the body.
Marinov lands a nice uppercut.
Paunovic prevents a body shot from Marinov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paunovic has a couple of punches blocked by Marinov.
Paunovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marinov.
Marinov blocking some punches.
Paunovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Marinov.
Still in the clinch, Marinov scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marinov tries to work over Paunovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marinov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marinov lands with a right to the head.
Paunovic digs a right hand underneath Marinov's ribcage. Marinov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paunovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Paunovic.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land.
Paunovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Paunovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marinov lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paunovic tries a body shot but Marinov blocks it.
Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paunovic tries a body shot but Marinov blocks it.
Paunovic can't break the clinch.
Marinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paunovic's elbow.
Paunovic managing to block the knees to the body from Marinov.
Marinov lands a shoulder strike.
Marinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marinov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land.
Paunovic breaks from the clinch.
Marinov tries to clinch up.
Marinov misses with a double jab.
Paunovic misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marinov tries to close the distance and clinch but Paunovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Paunovic misses its target.
Marinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marinov wants to land a leg kick but Paunovic is out of range.
Marinov tries to clinch up
and Paunovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Marinov misses with an uppercut
and Paunovic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Paunovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paunovic tries to keep at a distance but Marinov has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paunovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paunovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Paunovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Marinov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paunovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Paunovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paunovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marinov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marinov.
Marinov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paunovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paunovic misses with a punch to the body.
Paunovic prevents a body shot from Marinov.
Paunovic blocks a body shot from Marinov.
Paunovic lands a right hand.
Marinov stalling in the clinch but Paunovic improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov prevents a body shot from Paunovic.
Marinov tries a body shot but Paunovic blocks it.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Paunovic.
Marinov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paunovic blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paunovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
Paunovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paunovic throws a body kick that misses.
Marinov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marinov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paunovic. Paunovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Paunovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Paunovic. Marinov shrugs it off though.
Marinov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paunovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marinov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marinov throws a right hand that misses
letting Paunovic counter with a right hand.
Paunovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marinov walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marinov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Paunovic.
Marinov is looking to clinch.
Paunovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Marinov avoided it.
Nice defenses there by Paunovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marinov, as that shot connected.
A low kick from Marinov misses
and Paunovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Marinov shrugs it off.
Marinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paunovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marinov throws a big shot that misses.
Marinov avoids a kick to the body.
Paunovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paunovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Marinov in the body.
Paunovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marinov's head.
The crowd cheers as Marinov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paunovic doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Zoran Paunovic has been cut.
Marinov moves to clinch but Paunovic breaks away
and Paunovic counters with a left to the body.
Paunovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Paunovic misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinov throws the left hand but Paunovic avoids the punch easily.
Paunovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marinov.
Marinov tries to clinch but Paunovic moves away
and Paunovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Marinov shrugs it off.
Marinov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marinov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marinov drives through and clinches with Paunovic against the cage.
Emil Marinov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paunovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marinov throws out a leg kick but Paunovic moves out of range and Marinov only half commits.
Marinov moves to clinch but Paunovic breaks away
and Paunovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marinov doesn't manage to clinch there - Paunovic circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paunovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marinov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Paunovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paunovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marinov's sensitive parts.
Marinov looks to land a left hand but Paunovic moved out of range nicely.
Paunovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marinov blocks a jab.
Marinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paunovic.
Marinov with a jab.
Marinov misses the body punch
and Paunovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marinov thows a leg kick but Paunovic checks it
and Paunovic counters with a left to the body.
Marinov clinches with his opponent.
Marinov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paunovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marinov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paunovic manages to break the clinch.
Paunovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marinov misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Paunovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Paunovic's cut.
That's time! Paunovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Paunovic throws a wild body kick that Marinov sees coming a mile off.
Emil Marinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paunovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Paunovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marinov tries to close the distance and clinch but Paunovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marinov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It appears Paunovic was looking to counter with a kick there.
Paunovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paunovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marinov.
Marinov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paunovic is looking to counter with head kicks.
Paunovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Marinov.
A nice side step and Marinov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paunovic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marinov will feel that in the morning.
Paunovic thuds a left hand into Marinov's body.
Marinov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Paunovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paunovic 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.
Marinov misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paunovic misses the shot to the body.
Paunovic avoids the head kick by Marinov.
It looked like Paunovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marinov.
Paunovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marinov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Marinov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Paunovic.
Paunovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot lands for Paunovic.
Paunovic misses with a few strikes there.
Paunovic misses with a hook.
Marinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paunovic loads up on a big right hand but Marinov slips the punch.
Zoran Paunovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Paunovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marinov manages to avoid it.
Paunovic scores with a hook to the body. Marinov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paunovic lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Marinov.
Marinov tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marinov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paunovic tries to land a front kick but Marinov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paunovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paunovic.
Paunovic throws a low kick but Marinov avoids it.
Paunovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paunovic scores with a jab to the body.
Paunovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marinov! But no joy.
Paunovic throws a looping overhand right but Marinov ducks down to avoid it.
Marinov tries to clinch
and Paunovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marinov closes the distance and clinches.
Marinov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paunovic is defending well for now.
Marinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinov blocks a body shot from Paunovic.
A nice left hand lands by Marinov.
Paunovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Paunovic - that landed with a thud.
Marinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paunovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paunovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paunovic throws the left hand but Marinov avoids the punch easily.
Marinov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paunovic.
Paunovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paunovic tries to throw a body punch but Marinov avoids it by throwing Paunovic back against the cage.
Marinov blocks a body shot from Paunovic.
Paunovic blocks an uppercut.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov can't find room to land a body shot as Paunovic controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic working aggressively here.
A short left from Marinov.
Nice body punch from Marinov - that landed with a thud.
Paunovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paunovic blocks a body shot from Marinov.
Marinov looking to throw knees to the head but Paunovic is blocking nicely.
Marinov tries a body shot but Paunovic blocks it.
Paunovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paunovic works on Marinov's body with a couple of short punches.
Marinov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paunovic backwards.
Paunovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paunovic wants to land a leg kick but Marinov is out of range.
Paunovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoran Paunovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paunovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoran Paunovic!
Our winner, Zoran Paunovic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Pereira Carvalho (ranked 649 p4p, 1057 weight class) and Jack Wilson (ranked 95 p4p, 149 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jack Wilson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pereira Carvalho lands with a nice combination. Wilson backs away looking to recover.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Pereira Carvalho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pereira Carvalho moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Pereira Carvalho slips the punch.
Pereira Carvalho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pereira Carvalho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Pereira Carvalho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pereira Carvalho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a hook.
Pereira Carvalho looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Pereira Carvalho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Samuel Pereira Carvalho has been cut.
Wilson slips a straight right by Pereira Carvalho.
Wilson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Pereira Carvalho jabs Wilson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Pereira Carvalho avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Pereira Carvalho.
Wilson misses with a jab to the body
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pereira Carvalho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Pereira Carvalho's head but Pereira Carvalho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pereira Carvalho in his tracks.
Wilson throws the left hand but Pereira Carvalho avoids the punch easily.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Pereira Carvalho throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereira Carvalho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson misses the jab.
Pereira Carvalho throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pereira Carvalho throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Pereira Carvalho misses the jab.
Pereira Carvalho lands a jab.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Pereira Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a nice looking jab.
Samuel Pereira Carvalho's cut is getting worse.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson misses the jab.
Wilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pereira Carvalho.
Wilson misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Pereira Carvalho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson swings widly with a right hand
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a crisp right that sends Wilson to the canvas! Pereira Carvalho follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
Samuel Pereira Carvalho decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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