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WCMMA Rio de Janeiro 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Pdo Cock Muncher (ranked 4109 p4p, 6067 weight class) and Niko Banks (ranked 189 p4p, 546 weight class). The Pdo Cock Muncher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Pdo Cock Muncher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niko Banks!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Banks fails to land.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banks.
Cock Muncher is trying to break the clinch but Banks has him pressed against the cage.
Banks lands with a right to the head.
Cock Muncher jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Banks walks away with a smile on his face. Cock Muncher gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Banks takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Banks.
Banks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cock Muncher backwards.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
Cock Muncher is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Banks is defending well.
Banks lands a hook that snaps the head of Cock Muncher backwards.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banks.
A head punch on the inside from Banks fails to land.
Banks lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Cock Muncher.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cock Muncher is trying to break the clinch but Banks has him pressed against the cage.
Cock Muncher is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Pdo Cock Muncher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks working aggressively here.
Cock Muncher jumps guard but Banks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Banks scores with a shot to the side of Cock Muncher's head.
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banks lands with a left to the head.
Banks pushes Cock Muncher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cock Munchers head.
Banks creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Cock Muncher with a big uppercut! Cock Muncher tries to clinch up but Banks pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Cock Muncher to the mat! Cock Muncher covers up and Banks unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Niko Banks!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Morelli (ranked 4482 p4p, 5221 weight class) and Kelsey Wright (ranked 227 p4p, 239 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulie Morelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelsey Wright!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wright gets caught napping as Morelli dives in and scores a takedown. Wright manages to retain guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wright holds on and takes a little breather.
Morelli postures up in Wright's guard and throws a big left but Wright blocks it.
Wright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morelli wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Wright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Morelli from controlling successfully.
Morelli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wright is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright wants to sweep here but Morelli controlling him for the moment.
Morelli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morelli is looking to work some ground and pound but Wright has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright has momentary wrist control but Morelli slips an elbow through the middle.
Wright looking to control.
Wright is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morelli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morelli preventing the sweep.
Wright lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wright pushing down on Morelli's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wright seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wright is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morelli on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morelli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wright scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morelli is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Wright jumps into side control!
Wright in side control, throwing shots but Morelli defends.
Morelli tries to improve position but can't.
Morelli gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Morelli is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morelli on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morelli tries to get out of the position.
Wright looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright trying to control but Morelli is having none of it.
Wright landing shots from mount.
Wright content just to control the position here.
Morelli is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wright goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Morelli turns into him and now he's in Wright's guard.
Morelli postures up.
Morelli trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wright might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Morelli haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wright is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morelli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morelli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelsey Wright dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morelli gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Morelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wright won't allow Morelli to sweep him here.
Morelli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wright on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morelli trying to keep a closed guard but Wright is proving a slippery customer.
Wright wants to control from the top but Morelli keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright working some strikes from top position.
Wright seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Morelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morelli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wright. Wright obviously looking to wear him down.
Wright shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morelli is striking from the bottom but Wright uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wright working for a submission but Morelli is keeping him at bay.
Morelli is looking to improve his position but Wright isn't that keen on the idea.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wright looking to control but Morelli is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morelli is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morelli tries to hold on but Wright pushes him away.
Wright looking for a guillotine from mount but Morelli is having none of it.
Wright can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morelli is looking to escape.
Morelli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Wright controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Wright.
Wright takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wright stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morelli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wright throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelsey Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wright closes the distance and clinches.
Wright prevents the takedown attempt.
Morelli has Wright pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wright manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wright jumps guard.
Wright kicks Morelli off and gets to his feet.
Morelli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wright sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morelli somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulie Morelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morelli misses with a double jab
and Wright counters with a single leg into guard. Morelli didn't expect that.
Wright looking to pass the guard.
Morelli is trying to control the position but Wright postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morelli can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wright controls the pace.
Morelli 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.
Wright is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morelli has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wright has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wright is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Morelli will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wright decides to stand back up. Wright steps back and let's Morelli get back to his feet.
Morelli gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morelli has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wright has passed into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright is trying to get an arm triangle but Morelli is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morelli tries to improve position but can't.
Morelli manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morelli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Wright.
Wright moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Morelli.
Kelsey Wright has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Morelli is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wright works to advance to full mount. Morelli defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wright working Morelli over with strikes here.
Wright sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Paulie Morelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelsey Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wright 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelsey Wright!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derek Blueboy (ranked 3995 p4p, 5126 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 213 p4p, 236 weight class). Derek Blueboy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brock Lesnar's 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Blueboy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blueboy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blueboy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blueboy stands up and waves to Lesnar to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesnar tries to sprawl but Blueboy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lesnar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blueboy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blueboy.
Blueboy is looking to take a break and control but Lesnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blueboy stalling.
Blueboy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blueboy is trying to control. Lesnar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lesnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blueboy.
Blueboy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blueboy.
Blueboy prevents Lesnar from improving his position.
Lesnar is looking to control Blueboy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lesnar avoid being mounted?
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lesnar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Blueboy's half guard.
Blueboy kicks off Lesnar and gets to his feet.
Blueboy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesnar circles away quickly and effectively.
And Lesnar tries to counter it with a takedown but Blueboy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown.
Lesnar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Blueboy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lesnar is in Blueboy's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blueboy pulls Lesnar in close to prevent any damage.
Lesnar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lesnar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lesnar lands in his opponent's guard.
Blueboy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lesnar wants to stand but Blueboy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Blueboy trying to keep a closed guard but Lesnar is proving a slippery customer.
Lesnar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blueboy's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blueboy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lesnar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blueboy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lesnar defends well.
Blueboy is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blueboy controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Blueboy dominated that round.
That's time! Blueboy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lesnar shoots for a takedown but Blueboy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blueboy throws a head kick that half lands.
Lesnar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blueboy did well to prevent Lesnar getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lesnar fails with the takedown.
Lesnar misses with a wild body shot.
Lesnar closes the distance but Blueboy moves to the side
and Blueboy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blueboy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blueboy is one step ahead there.
Blueboy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blueboy is looking to work some ground and pound but Lesnar has wrist control.
Blueboy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blueboy trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar is looking to stand up but Blueboy isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two 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.
Blueboy wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Lesnar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lesnar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blueboy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blueboy trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Derek Blueboy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blueboy cracks Lesnar with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar being controlled here, momentarily.
Blueboy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
Blueboy passes Lesnar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blueboy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lesnar!
Blueboy looking to control but Lesnar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blueboy goes for an armbar but Lesnar turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lesnar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar being controlled here momentarily.
Blueboy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lesnar wants to get up but he can't break Blueboy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lesnar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lesnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Derek Blueboy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lesnar leaves Blueboy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blueboy leaves Lesnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Derek Blueboy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Lesnar.
Lesnar has closed the distance and engaged Blueboy in a clinch.
Blueboy gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lesnar is refusing to be controlled, as Blueboy sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blueboy in particular looking to stall.
Blueboy trying to control the action but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blueboy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blueboy goes for an armbar but Lesnar turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lesnar.
Lesnar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lesnar gets to his feet. Blueboy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blueboy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lesnar has his feet on Blueboy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar gets caught flat footed, as Blueboy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've been hearing that Blueboy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
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!
Blueboy wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Blueboy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lesnar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is pulling down on Blueboy's head to control his posture.
Blueboy trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Blueboy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown.
Blueboy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lesnar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blueboy somewhat.
As Blueboy backs off Lesnar throws a huge counter combo but Blueboy manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Blueboy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Lesnar as Blueboy shoots in.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lesnar connects with a looping right hand.
Blueboy shoots in looking for a takedown. Lesnar tries to sprawl out of it but Blueboy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lesnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lesnar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Blueboy circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lesnar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blueboy 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Blueboy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Subban (ranked 5499 p4p, 5264 weight class) and Kieth Caster (ranked 521 p4p, 507 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, TJ Subban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieth Caster!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Subban has a takedown stuffed.
Caster tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Subban closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Caster is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Subban throws a strike aimed at the side of Caster's head but Caster avoids it well.
Subban knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caster on the ground.
Caster can't do much from the bottom here.
Subban working the head with strikes.
 It looks like Kieth Caster has been cut.
Subban scores with a couple of short elbows.
Subban creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That has opened up Kieth Caster's cut even more.
Subban lands a nice forearm strike.
The cut above Kieth Caster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Caster on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kieth Caster's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kieth Caster's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). TJ Subban!
A very excited looking TJ Subban made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jules Ann (ranked 3218 p4p, 3232 weight class) and Hemolele Kalakona (ranked 344 p4p, 345 weight class). Jules Ann 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jules Ann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hemolele Kalakona!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalakona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ann fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kalakona has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kalakona misses with a jab to the body
and Ann counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Hemolele Kalakona has been cut.
Kalakona swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ann is looking to slow Kalakona down with leg kicks.
Ann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalakona misses with a wild body shot.
Kalakona throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ann to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalakona has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kalakona has his takedown stuffed
and Ann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ann throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ann looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalakona is just out of range.
Kalakona ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kalakona throws a sloppy body shot
and Ann counters with a stiff right hand.
Ann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body kick there by Ann.
Kalakona comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kalakona is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ann rather than just go for the knockout.
Ann slips under a jab from Kalakona.
Kalakona doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ann lands a head kick!
Ann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalakona counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalakona throws a big elbow that misses.
Ann has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ann keeping moving, preventing Kalakona from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalakona stopping the sweep attempt from Ann.
Ann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ann has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ann holds on and takes a little breather.
Kalakona throws a big right hand that misses.
Kalakona trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jules Ann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ann darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kalakona throws a right hand that misses
and Kalakona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalakona misses with an uppercut
enabling Ann to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalakona swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ann misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kalakona counter with a right hand.
Ann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ann dips to his left and cracks Kalakona with an uppercut!
Ann is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kalakona tests Ann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ann tries to clinch up.
Ann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalakona was well out of range. Poor timing from Ann.
Kalakona doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ann lands with an overhand left.
Ann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ann connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kalakona's hands.
Ann blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Ann tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ann lands a nice shot to the body.
Ann lands a head kick. Kalakona smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ann lands a jab to Kalakona's midsection.
Kalakona walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 Kalakona is rocked!
Kalakona throws a right hand that misses
and Ann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kalakona thinking.
Ann throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kalakona misses with an uppercut
and Ann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kalakona is still on wobbly legs! Can Ann finish him?
A cross from Ann lands.
Kalakona throws a right hand that misses
and Ann counters with a huge left! Kalakona is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ann isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kalakona from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ann!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jules Ann!
A less than humble Jules Ann misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marquis Chriss (ranked 3503 p4p, 25042 weight class) and Haise Aoki (ranked 467 p4p, 611 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marquis Chriss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haise Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chriss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chriss connects with the punch.
Chriss clinches up with Aoki and pushes him back against the cage.
Chriss breaks the clinch.
Chriss slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chriss closes the distance and clinches.
Chriss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aoki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chriss counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Haise Aoki has been cut.
Chriss shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aoki eats them both and turns towards Chriss to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chriss pushes Aoki up against the cage in a clinch.
Aoki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chriss prevents it.
Marquis Chriss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haise Aoki.
A short right from Chriss.
Aoki is rocked!
Chriss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chriss has Aoki up against the cage in a clinch.
Chriss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chriss prevents the takedown attempt.
Chriss looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chriss.
Chriss breaks from the clinch.
Chriss connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chriss drives through and clinches with Aoki against the cage.
Chriss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chriss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Chriss misses.
Despite the aggression on Aoki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chriss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chriss pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chriss lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A left and a right from Chriss both land. Nice combination.
Aoki tries to keep at a distance but Chriss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chriss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chriss lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki with a poor takedown
and Chriss counters with a two punch combo.
Aoki is still on wobbly legs! Can Chriss finish him?
Aoki has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Chriss connects with the punch.
That has opened up Haise Aoki's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chriss moves into the clinch.
Chriss breaks the clinch.
Aoki seems to have recovered his senses.
Chriss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aoki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chriss scores with a body shot.
Chriss lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marquis Chriss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haise Aoki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chriss instigates a clinch.
Aoki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chriss prevents it.
Chriss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chriss lands a right hook to the body.
Aoki tries to keep at a distance but Chriss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chriss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chriss instigates a clinch.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
Chriss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Chriss.
Chriss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chriss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chriss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aoki can do to turn this around?
Chriss moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chriss throws out a powerful jab.
Chriss throws a wild body kick that Aoki sees coming a mile off.
Chriss drops Aoki with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Aoki! Chriss dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marquis Chriss!
Our winner, Marquis Chriss, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Danaher (ranked 6184 p4p, 4191 weight class) and Anthony Jenkins (ranked 586 p4p, 437 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Danaher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danaher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danaher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins forces Danaher back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jenkins.
Danaher working hard to break the clinch.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
Jenkins lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Danaher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jenkins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jenkins prevents Danaher from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Danaher avoids the damage to the body.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danaher avoids it.
A hook to the body from Danaher.
Danaher tries to throw a body punch but Jenkins avoids it by throwing Danaher back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danaher tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins avoiding damage as Danaher throws knees to the body.
Danaher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Danaher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jenkins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Danaher's face.
 It looks like John Danaher has been cut.
Danaher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jenkins prevents Danaher from breaking the clinch.
Jenkins has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Danaher seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jenkins can turn it around.
Jenkins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jenkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danaher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jenkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Danaher avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danaher is trying to break free.
Danaher managing to block the knees to the body from Jenkins.
Jenkins keeps control of Danaher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danaher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Danaher tries to circle away but Jenkins has him pinned against the cage.
Jenkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danaher.
Danaher has had enough of the clinch but Jenkins keeps him there for the moment.
Jenkins lands with a right to the head.
Danaher is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Danaher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jenkins missing with knees to the body.
Jenkins keeps control of Danaher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danaher working hard to break the clinch.
Danaher tries to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Danaher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Danaher is trying to maintain a safe position but Jenkins gets an underhook and turns Danaher into the cage.
Jenkins avoids a wild elbow strike from Danaher.
Jenkins lands a shot to the body.
Danaher tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the cage.
Danaher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jenkins trying to land knees to the body.
Danaher breaks the clinch.
Danaher tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danaher misses with a knee to the head.
Danaher has had enough of the clinch but Jenkins keeps him there for the moment.
Jenkins dodges an elbow strike from Danaher.
Danaher working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Danaher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jenkins is keeping busy.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Danaher is trying to force a seperation but Jenkins has the dominant position.
Danaher is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling him.
Danaher has had enough of the clinch but Jenkins keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Jenkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Danaher's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jenkins clinches up against the cage.
Danaher avoids the elbow strike from Jenkins, against the cage.
Danaher wants to break free but Jenkins has control.
Danaher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins keeps control of Danaher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jenkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danaher is defending well for now.
Danaher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Jenkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins taking a breather.
Danaher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danaher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jenkins taking a breather.
Danaher missing with knees to the body.
Danaher can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jenkins.
A short uppercut from Jenkins.
Danaher is looking to break free of the clinch but Jenkins has double underhooks.
Jenkins has Danaher pressed against the cage, preventing Danaher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenkins is leaning against Danaher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danaher can't break the clinch.
Danaher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Danaher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a knee to the head.
Danaher tries to circle away but Jenkins has him pinned against the cage.
Jenkins taking a breather.
Jenkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Danaher's efforts to push away.
Danaher working hard to break the clinch.
Danaher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danaher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Danaher is trying to push Jenkins away but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jenkins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Danaher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anthony Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins rushes Danaher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Danaher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Danaher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jenkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jenkins misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Jenkins.
Anthony Jenkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jenkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Danaher controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danaher tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the cage.
Danaher is trying to push Jenkins away but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Danaher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Danaher manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Danaher misses with a head kick.
Jenkins gets a clinch.
Jenkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jenkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danaher's elbow.
Knees to the body from Jenkins.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jenkins.
Danaher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Danaher.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Danaher's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jenkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jenkins has Danaher pushed against the cage.
Danaher misses with a body punch.
Danaher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danaher avoids it.
Danaher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jenkins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danaher working hard to break the clinch.
Danaher is trying to break free.
Jenkins has Danaher pressed against the cage, preventing Danaher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danaher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jenkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Danaher manages to break the clinch.
Danaher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins moves into range and clinches up with Danaher.
Jenkins tries a body shot but Danaher blocks it.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danaher avoids it.
Jenkins misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danaher is defending well for now.
Danaher breaks from the clinch.
Jenkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danaher can't break the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jenkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danaher's brow.
Danaher tries to circle away but Jenkins has him pinned against the cage.
Jenkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Danaher.
Come on Jenkins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jenkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Danaher avoids the damage to the body.
Danaher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danaher is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenkins.
Danaher wants to break free but Jenkins has control.
Jenkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danaher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jenkins is keeping busy.
Danaher tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Jenkins pushes Danaher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Danaher fails to land.
Danaher wants to get back to striking at distance but Jenkins won't allow it.
Danaher breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Danaher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenkins avoiding damage.
Jenkins blocks a body shot from Danaher.
Jenkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John Danaher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danaher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danaher is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins keeps control of Danaher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice body punch from Jenkins.
Danaher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anthony Jenkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jenkins managing to block the knees to the body from Danaher.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danaher is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jenkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Arbani (ranked 3362 p4p, 4052 weight class) and Exotic Winner (ranked 182 p4p, 342 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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27
136
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25
145
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Arbani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Exotic Winner!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Arbani to the ground. Winner is now in Arbani's guard.
Arbani 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.
Winner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Arbani bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Winner's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arbani pushes down on Winner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Winner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Arbani passes Winner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Arbani is working for a kimura but Winner is defending it quite comfortably.
Winner wants to improve his position but Arbani is controlling well.
Arbani seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner is in trouble now - Arbani has advanced to mount!
Winner tries to reverse the position but Arbani maintains control.
Arbani moves to the back position.
Winner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arbani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Arbani is working for a rear naked choke. Winner is not defending it well and Arbani has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Winner refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Winner's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Renato Arbani!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nero La Croix (ranked 2586 p4p, 1536 weight class) and Morbius Manifesto (ranked 121 p4p, 76 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think La Croix might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ca Plane Pour Moi. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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45
265
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300
10 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 65 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nero La Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morbius Manifesto!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Croix closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that La Croix has been working on his elbows in the gym.
La Croix misses with a knee strike.
La Croix looking to throw knees to the head but Manifesto is blocking nicely.
La Croix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
La Croix throws a knee to the head but misses.
La Croix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
La Croix looking to throw knees to the head but Manifesto is blocking nicely.
La Croix throws a knee to the head but misses.
La Croix misses with a knee strike.
La Croix tries a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks it.
La Croix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manifesto wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
La Croix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
La Croix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
La Croix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
La Croix misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manifesto blocks it with crossed arms.
Manifesto wants to break free but La Croix has control.
Manifesto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
La Croix misses with a knee strike.
La Croix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
La Croix looking to throw knees to the head but Manifesto is blocking nicely.
La Croix with a knee to the head.
It looks like Morbius Manifesto has been cut.
La Croix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manifesto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
La Croix is breathing heavily.
La Croix looking to throw knees to the head but Manifesto is blocking nicely.
La Croix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
La Croix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manifesto blocks it with crossed arms.
La Croix misses with a knee strike.
La Croix looking to throw knees to the head but Manifesto is blocking nicely.
La Croix misses with a knee to the head.
La Croix keeps control of Manifesto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
La Croix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manifesto is trying to force a seperation but La Croix has the dominant position.
La Croix throws a knee to the head but misses.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks with his arms.
La Croix keeps control of Manifesto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manifesto tries to break free but La Croix pushes him back against the cage.
Manifesto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manifesto has had enough of the clinch but La Croix keeps him there for the moment.
La Croix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manifesto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
La Croix misses with a knee strike.
La Croix looking to throw knees to the head but Manifesto is blocking nicely.
La Croix misses with a knee to the head.
La Croix tries a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks it.
Manifesto wants to break free but La Croix has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Croix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manifesto blocks it with crossed arms.
La Croix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manifesto blocks it with crossed arms.
Manifesto is trying to break free.
La Croix looking to throw knees to the head but Manifesto is blocking nicely.
La Croix keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manifesto's efforts to push away.
La Croix keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manifesto's efforts to push away.
La Croix tries a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks it.
La Croix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
La Croix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manifesto blocks it with crossed arms.
La Croix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manifesto blocks it with crossed arms.
La Croix misses with a knee to the head.
La Croix tries a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks it.
Manifesto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Croix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
La Croix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manifesto blocks it with crossed arms.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks with his arms.
La Croix looking to throw knees to the head but Manifesto is blocking nicely.
Manifesto is trying to break free.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks with his arms.
Manifesto is trying to break free.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks with his arms.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks with his arms.
Manifesto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but La Croix has him pressed against the cage.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Croix misses with a knee to the head.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks with his arms.
La Croix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero La Croix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morbius Manifesto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
La Croix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manifesto.
La Croix blocks a jab.
La Croix slips under a jab from Manifesto.
La Croix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
La Croix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manifesto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manifesto throws an overhand right that lands on La Croix's shoulder, as La Croix tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manifesto keeps the fight on the outside.
La Croix moves in looking to clinch but Manifesto pushes him off.
La Croix gets a clinch.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manifesto tries to break free but La Croix pushes him back against the cage.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks with his arms.
La Croix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manifesto has had enough of the clinch but La Croix keeps him there for the moment.
La Croix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manifesto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
La Croix tries a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
La Croix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manifesto wants to break free but La Croix has control.
La Croix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Croix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manifesto blocks it with crossed arms.
Manifesto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manifesto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
La Croix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manifesto blocks it with crossed arms.
Manifesto is trying to break the clinch but La Croix is controlling him.
La Croix misses with a knee strike.
La Croix throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manifesto wants to break free but La Croix has control.
Manifesto has had enough of the clinch but La Croix keeps him there for the moment.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nero La Croix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
La Croix misses with a knee to the head.
La Croix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manifesto can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix tries a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks it.
Manifesto has had enough of the clinch but La Croix keeps him there for the moment.
La Croix misses with a knee to the head.
La Croix keeps control of Manifesto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks with his arms.
Manifesto tries to circle away but La Croix has him pinned against the cage.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Croix misses with a knee strike.
La Croix misses with a knee strike.
Manifesto has had enough of the clinch but La Croix keeps him there for the moment.
Manifesto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manifesto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by La Croix.
Manifesto looks to land a right hand but La Croix moved out of range.
Manifesto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by La Croix.
La Croix staying out of range there.
La Croix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Croix takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Nero La Croix has been cut.
La Croix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manifesto, pushing him back against the cage.
Manifesto is trying to break the clinch but La Croix is controlling him.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks with his arms.
La Croix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manifesto blocks it with crossed arms.
La Croix looking to throw knees to the head but Manifesto is blocking nicely.
Manifesto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manifesto is trying to force a seperation but La Croix has the dominant position.
La Croix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manifesto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
La Croix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manifesto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Manifesto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but La Croix has him pressed against the cage.
La Croix looking to throw knees to the head but Manifesto is blocking nicely.
Manifesto is trying to break the clinch but La Croix has him pressed against the cage.
La Croix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manifesto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Croix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manifesto blocks it with crossed arms.
La Croix misses with a knee strike.
Manifesto is trying to break the clinch but La Croix has him pressed against the cage.
Manifesto is trying to break free.
Manifesto is trying to push La Croix away but La Croix has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but Manifesto blocks with his arms.
La Croix misses with a knee strike.
La Croix prevents Manifesto from breaking the clinch.
La Croix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
La Croix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manifesto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manifesto wants to break the clinch but can't.
La Croix misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero La Croix dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Manifesto throws an overhand right that lands on La Croix's shoulder, as La Croix tries to avoid the shot.
La Croix is looking to clinch.
La Croix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manifesto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manifesto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
La Croix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manifesto.
La Croix staying out of range there.
La Croix moves in looking to clinch but Manifesto pushes him off.
La Croix tries to clinch but Manifesto moves out of range.
La Croix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manifesto.
La Croix doesn't manage to clinch there - Manifesto circles away.
Manifesto misses with an uppercut.
Manifesto thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like La Croix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Manifesto circles away from the clinch attempt.
La Croix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manifesto loads up on a big right hand but La Croix slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manifesto.
La Croix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manifesto.
It looked like La Croix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
La Croix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manifesto throws an overhand right that lands on La Croix's shoulder, as La Croix tries to avoid the shot.
Manifesto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manifesto throws a shot from downtown. La Croix moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix tries to clinch up.
Manifesto misses the jab.
Manifesto misses with an uppercut.
Manifesto looks to throw the jab but La Croix is out of range.
A slow jab from Manifesto misses its intended target.
Manifesto keeps the fight on the outside.
Manifesto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
La Croix tries to close the distance and clinch but Manifesto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La Croix is looking to clinch but Manifesto is avoiding it.
Manifesto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
La Croix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Manifesto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
La Croix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manifesto drops La Croix with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but La Croix looks back up at him and smiles so Manifesto waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Manifesto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Croix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morbius Manifesto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
La Croix moves in looking to clinch but Manifesto pushes him off.
La Croix tries to close the distance and clinch but Manifesto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La Croix wants to clinch.
La Croix fails in his attempt to clinch.
La Croix drives through and clinches with Manifesto against the cage.
Morbius Manifesto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manifesto breaks the clinch.
Manifesto is stalking La Croix. La Croix circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Manifesto, and it's lights out! La Croix really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Morbius Manifesto!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valentino Santiago (ranked 2052 p4p, 4422 weight class) and Oscar Dome (ranked 253 p4p, 469 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Valentino Santiago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar Dome!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dome lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dome throws out the jab.
Santiago half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dome scores with a punch to the head.
Dome moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dome lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Dome lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santiago doesn't seem phased though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dome.
Nice shot lands for Dome.
A left lands for Dome.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dome drives through and clinches with Santiago against the cage.
Santiago pulls Dome into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santiago is on top in guard.
Santiago passes Dome's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Santiago passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Santiago is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dome is surviving well by controlling Santiago's body position as best he can.
Santiago is looking to work his way around to Dome's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Santiago working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dome is controlling an arm, preventing Santiago from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Santiago looking to secure an arm triangle but Dome defends it well.
Dome is trying to escape the mount but Santiago keeps good control and instead manages to take Dome's back.
Santiago is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Dome has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Santiago has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Dome taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Santiago doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Valentino Santiago!
Valentino Santiago is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Valentino Santiago made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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