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UVT 87: Bourque vs Putin II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ra Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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178 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ra Maya!
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, Luiz Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maya drops back looking for a leg! Henrique is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henrique manages to kick Maya off! Maya jumps back into Henrique's guard.
Maya drops back, looking for a kneebar! Henrique looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Henrique looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Henrique!
Maya gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Maya tries to roll over but Henrique keeps him under control.
Maya is looking to control Henrique's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maya avoid being mounted?
Maya is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Henrique's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Henrique's back!
Henrique is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Maya gets his way!
Maya working for a choke but Henrique is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya is hanging on to Henrique's back as he tries to escape.
Maya working for the choke.
Maya is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Henrique has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Maya has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Henrique taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Maya doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ra Maya!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seven Sagard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seven Sagard!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagard dodges the punch combination from Rugowski.
Sagard shoots for a takedown but Rugowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some wild striking there from Rugowski.
Sagard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rugowski is fending him off so far but Sagard persists. Nope, Rugowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Rugowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sagard looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Seven Sagard has been cut.
Sagard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rugowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rugowski lands a high kick!
Sagard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Seven Sagard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rugowski lands a nice looking body kick.
Rugowski lands a big head kick that sends Sagard tumbling to the mat! Rugowski takes a step backwards and waves Sagard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sagard is rocked!
Rugowski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Rugowski throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Sagard is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bubba Rugowski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bolpar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jack Bolpar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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209 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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205 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Very quick |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Bolpar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seth Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow tries for a takedown but Bolpar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morrow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bolpar swivels and escapes.
Morrow shoots in looking for a takedown. Bolpar tries to sprawl out of it but Morrow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bolpar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jack Bolpar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Morrow.
Morrow is looking to clinch but Bolpar is avoiding it.
Bolpar takes the fight into the clinch.
Morrow is trying to drag Bolpar to the mat but Bolpar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bolpar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolpar looking to throw knees to the head but Morrow is blocking nicely.
Bolpar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morrow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bolpar misses with a knee strike.
Bolpar connects with a knee to the head.
Morrow looks gassed!
Bolpar lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrow won't want to take too many of those.
Bolpar looking to throw knees to the head but Morrow is blocking nicely.
Morrow looking for a takedown.
Bolpar throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolpar lands an elbow that stopped Morrow in his tracks for a moment.
Bolpar lands an elbow that stopped Morrow in his tracks for a moment.
Morrow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bolpar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolpar lands a damaging elbow.
Bolpar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolpar landing knees to the head.
Bolpar crunches a lovely knee into Morrow's ribcage.
Morrow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bolpar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolpar tries to land a knee to the head but Morrow blocks with his arms.
Bolpar working Morrow over with knees to the body.
Bolpar tries to land a knee to the head but Morrow blocks with his arms.
Bolpar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morrow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bolpar smiles and moves away.
Bolpar closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow looking for a takedown.
Bolpar lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrow won't want to take too many of those.
Bolpar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolpar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bolpar.
Bolpar lands a knee to the body.
Bolpar misses with a knee to the head.
Bolpar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolpar landing knees to the head.
Bolpar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolpar lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrow won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolpar crunches a lovely knee into Morrow's ribcage.
Bolpar looking to throw knees to the head but Morrow is blocking nicely.
Bolpar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolpar lands an elbow that stopped Morrow in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolpar has Morrow pressed against the cage.
Bolpar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolpar looking to throw knees to the head but Morrow is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morrow taking a breather.
Bolpar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morrow blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolpar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrow is defending well for now.
Morrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolpar stalling in the clinch.
Bolpar is pressed up against the cage. Morrow has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bolpar down to the mat. Bolpar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morrow fails with a takedown attempt.
Morrow closes the distance and clinches up with Bolpar, looking for a takedown. Morrow pushes Bolpar against the cage but Bolpar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bolpar is looking to clinch but Morrow is avoiding it.
Morrow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bolpar instigates a clinch.
Bolpar with a knee to the head.
Bolpar prevents the takedown attempt.
Bolpar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolpar slows down the pace here.
Bolpar landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolpar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bolpar.
Bolpar scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Bolpar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bolpar instigates a clinch.
Morrow is trying to force a seperation but Bolpar has the dominant position.
Morrow is looking to control Bolpar's arms but Bolpar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morrow has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bolpar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morrow's brow.
Morrow takes an elbow to the forehead.
A bit of stalling here from Bolpar.
Bolpar gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A knee to the head by Bolpar.
Morrow managing to block the knees to the body from Bolpar.
Bolpar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolpar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrow is defending well for now.
Morrow letting Bolpar take a breather here.
Bolpar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morrow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bolpar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolpar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morrow blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolpar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolpar working Morrow over with knees to the body.
Bolpar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolpar looking to throw knees to the head but Morrow is blocking nicely.
Morrow wants a takedown but no success here.
Bolpar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolpar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Bolpar.
Morrow managing to block the knees to the body from Bolpar.
Morrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morrow tries for a takedown but Bolpar manages to get underhooks.
Jack Bolpar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Morrow.
Bolpar wants to stall.
Morrow turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Morrow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Morrow seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bolpar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrow working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Morrow in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bolpar is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Seth Morrow!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruffy Floquinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Flintstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
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196 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ruffy Floquinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Flintstone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flintstone drops Floquinho with a beautiful combination! Floquinho stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Flintstone is looking for the KO!
Floquinho is rocked!
It looks like Ruffy Floquinho has been cut.
Floquinho avoids the head kick by Flintstone.
Oh Floquinho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flintstone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Floquinho.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Floquinho fails with a takedown attempt.
Floquinho seems to have got his legs back now.
Flintstone throws a head kick but Floquinho moves out of range.
Floquinho shoots for a double leg takedown but Flintstone sprawls well. He's pushed Floquinho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fred Flintstone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flintstone throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Flintstone.
Floquinho is breathing heavily.
Flintstone lands the left hand.
Flintstone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flintstone keeps Floquinho at a distance using the push kick.
Flintstone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Floquinho is trying to escape the position but Flintstone is controlling the position.
Flintstone stands up and beckons Floquinho to his feet.
Flintstone throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Flintstone.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Flintstone! Floquinho is out on his feet! Flintstone rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Floquinho is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Floquinho is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Flintstone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smoove Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bee comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
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212 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Very strong |
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smoove Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bee. That one must have hurt.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Bee.
Bee throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bee.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bee is looking for a sweep.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Johnson stands up.
Bee looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Bee throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Bee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bee.
Bee rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Bee manages to get underhooks.
Bee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Stalling in the clinch from Bee.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Smoove Bee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bee, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Bee wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Bee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smoove Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Bee.
Good leg kick by Bee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Bee.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bee looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Bee throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bee scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Bee.
Bee throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Bee.
Bee looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Bee delivers a nice body kick.
Bee tries a head kick but it misses.
Bee connects with a high kick.
Bee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bee with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Bee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bee goes for an armbar but Johnson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smoove Bee dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Bee scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bee's guard.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bee trying to control the position here.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Bee is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wanted to stand there but Bee had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bee dives on top into guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Bee wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Bee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson is trying to keep Bee in close.
Bee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bee wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Bee stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Bee wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Bee is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Bee has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Bee controlling the pace.
Bee wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Smoove Bee.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Bee.
Bee throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Bee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bee delivers a nice body kick.
Bee misses with a head kick.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Bee counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Bee.
A head kick misses from Bee.
Bee wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Bee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bee throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Bee forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Bee has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Bee gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Smoove Bee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Johnson.
Bee slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smoove Bee dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bee is looking to land body kicks.
Bee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bee tries a head kick but it misses.
Bee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wayne Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bee tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
A head kick misses from Bee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bee as he avoids it easily.
Bee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson tries to roll over but Bee keeps him under control.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Bee.
Bee trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bee trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bee manages to get himself to full guard.
Bee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson wants to control from the top but Bee keeps moving.
Bee is controlling Johnson's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stays in close to Bee's body and controls the position.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Bee keeps moving.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Bee.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bee keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
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.
Bee keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Bee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bee looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Wayne Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smoove Bee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smoove Bee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Cazares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Faraday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Faraday has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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277 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dino Cazares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Faraday!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cazares tries to land a leg kick but Faraday saw it coming and moves away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cazares.
Faraday tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cazares wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cazares is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Faraday knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Faraday's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cazares is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Faraday has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cazares working away.
Cazares landing strikes.
Faraday manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cazares winds up and cracks Faraday with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cazares is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Faraday defends it well.
Cazares lands with a punch from half guard.
Faraday wants to control but Cazares is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cazares seems to be looking for submissions.
Faraday avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cazares.
Cazares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cazares trying to mount his opponent but Faraday defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cazares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Faraday works Cazares's body with a nice hook.
Cazares is breathing heavily.
Faraday lands a nice shot that snaps Cazares's head back.
Cazares misses with a hook. Faraday ducked under it nicely.
Cazares shoots for a takedown but Faraday saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cazares takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Faraday does it's job there.
Faraday scores with a hook.
Faraday fails to land with a series of punches.
Faraday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faraday closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Faraday connects with the punch.
Faraday cracks Cazares with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faraday works the jab nicely.
Cazares dives in and grabs Faraday's left leg, looking for a takedown. Faraday pushes down on Cazares's head and hops out.
No joy there for Faraday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faraday leaves Cazares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dino Cazares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cazares fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Faraday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chuck Faraday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Faraday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faraday throws a nice looking combination but Cazares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cazares ducks right into an uppercut from Faraday.
Faraday misses with a looping left.
Cazares fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Faraday avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cazares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Faraday sprawls well. Faraday wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cazares gets slowly back to his feet.
Cazares shoots in for a takedown but Faraday shows good takedown defense.
Faraday scores with a nice strike.
Faraday lands with a straight right. Cazares didn't see that one coming.
Faraday fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cazares, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faraday.
Faraday gets underhooks to prevent Cazares's takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faraday lands with a light punch inside.
Faraday is pressed up against the cage. Cazares has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Faraday down to the mat. Faraday avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Faraday lands with a straight right. Cazares didn't see that one coming.
Cazares is rocked!
Faraday has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faraday throws an uppercut from hell that sends Cazares clean off his feet! He's out cold! Faraday stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chuck Faraday!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bang The Hero of Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hero of Justice comes into the arena with Bang Install blaring out of the sound system. Henry comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tear the Club Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bang The Hero of Justice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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231 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bang The Hero of Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Curtis Henry !
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hero of Justice throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Hero of Justice misses the shot to the body.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from The Hero of Justice.
Bang The Hero of Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Hero of Justice misses with a straight left.
Nice sprawl there from The Hero of Justice as Henry shoots in.
The Hero of Justice misses with a looping left.
Henry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Hero of Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry .
The Hero of Justice looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
The Hero of Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Hero of Justice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hero of Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Hero of Justice is trying to defend but Henry finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Henry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Hero of Justice defends it well.
Henry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Henry looks gassed!
The Hero of Justice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Hero of Justice is defending against the submission attempts here by Henry .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hero of Justice moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Hero of Justice might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Henry has gone for a leg lock! The Hero of Justice slips out almost immediately though and dives into Henry 's guard.
Henry is looking for a triangle but The Hero of Justice pushes his legs off easily.
The Hero of Justice stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A punch lands to the side of Henry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Curtis Henry has been cut.
The Hero of Justice is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Henry 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hero of Justice misses with a hook.
The Hero of Justice throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Hero of Justice cracks Henry with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. The Hero of Justice has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Henry to stand back up!
Henry is rocked!
Henry switches off momentarily and The Hero of Justice cracks him with a monster right hand! Henry topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as The Hero of Justice dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by The Hero of Justice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bang The Hero of Justice!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yamato Ryuichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kujo Yoritsune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryuichi's entrance music is In Flames - Cloud Connected. A fine choice. Yoritsune is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: JAPAN. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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142 lbs
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20
148 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yamato Ryuichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kujo Yoritsune!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoritsune slaps away a takedown attempt from Ryuichi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yoritsune swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoritsune scores with a body shot.
Yoritsune scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryuichi doesn't seem bothered though.
Ryuichi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yoritsune's guard.
Yoritsune has his hands on Ryuichi's head, controlling the position.
Ryuichi advances position into side control!
Ryuichi working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoritsune defending against the ground and pound.
Ryuichi tries for a kimura but Yoritsune is defending well.
Ryuichi tries for a kimura but Yoritsune is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuichi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ryuichi tries to control but Yoritsune wriggling away.
Yoritsune wants to control but Ryuichi is having none of it.
Yoritsune can't escape the position.
Ryuichi throwing strikes here but Yoritsune is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ryuichi controlling his opponent.
Ryuichi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Yoritsune is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Ryuichi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yoritsune looks a forlorn figure.
Yoritsune can't escape the position.
Ryuichi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yoritsune is looking to escape.
Yoritsune is looking to get to half guard.
Ryuichi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Yoritsune is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yoritsune tries to lock up and control but Ryuichi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yoritsune working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuichi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Yoritsune can't escape the position.
Ryuichi wants to finish this one by submission but Yoritsune is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ryuichi.
Ryuichi tries to control but Yoritsune wriggling away.
Ryuichi controlling his opponent.
Ryuichi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yoritsune is trying to escape the mount.
Ryuichi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Yoritsune is trying desperately to improve position.
Ryuichi tries to control but Yoritsune wriggling away.
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.
Yoritsune is working to get back to half guard.
Yoritsune slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yoritsune won't allow Ryuichi to pass to mount.
Yoritsune is defending against the submission attempts here by Ryuichi.
Yoritsune blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ryuichi.
Yoritsune trying to control but Ryuichi postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoritsune is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ryuichi is staying active.
Yoritsune moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yoritsune manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Ryuichi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yoritsune misses with a body shot.
Ryuichi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yoritsune but Yoritsune pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kujo Yoritsune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Yoritsune.
Yoritsune misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoritsune misses with an uppercut. Ryuichi saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoritsune ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yoritsune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryuichi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoritsune fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryuichi dodges the punch combination from Yoritsune.
Ryuichi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck for Ryuichi with that takedown attempt.
Yoritsune misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoritsune throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoritsune works over Ryuichi's head and body with a nice combination.
Yoritsune looks to land a combination but Ryuichi avoids it well.
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.
Yoritsune swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ryuichi.
Yoritsune swinging wildly here.
Yoritsune lands with a shot to the body.
Kujo Yoritsune is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Yoritsune.
Yoritsune throws a one two combo.
Yoritsune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryuichi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yoritsune as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yamato Ryuichi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoritsune throws a series of punches but Ryuichi avoids them all with ease.
Yoritsune swings for the body but Ryuichi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ryuichi is defended easily by Yoritsune.
Yoritsune swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoritsune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yoritsune stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yoritsune wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Yoritsune.
Yoritsune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryuichi.
Yoritsune throws a right and a left that Ryuichi avoids nicely.
Yoritsune scores with a body shot.
Yoritsune fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ryuichi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoritsune gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryuichi throwing strikes but missing.
Yoritsune is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ryuichi won't allow Yoritsune to sweep him here.
Yoritsune pulls Ryuichi in to control the position.
Ryuichi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ryuichi trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoritsune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryuichi looking to pass the guard.
Yoritsune manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryuichi manages to get himself to full guard.
Ryuichi keeping moving, preventing Yoritsune from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kujo Yoritsune showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Yoritsune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yoritsune ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ryuichi dodges the punch combination from Yoritsune.
Ryuichi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yoritsune wants to control but Ryuichi postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoritsune is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yoritsune avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ryuichi.
Ryuichi misses with the ground and pound.
Ryuichi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoritsune struggling a bit here.
Yoritsune manages to get back to half guard.
Yoritsune slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yoritsune takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryuichi is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoritsune has wrist control.
Yoritsune seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ryuichi trying to control but Yoritsune is working from the bottom.
Ryuichi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yoritsune keeping moving, preventing Ryuichi from controlling successfully.
Ryuichi wants to pass the guard but Yoritsune is keeping the position.
Yoritsune trying to keep a closed guard but Ryuichi is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yoritsune tries to bum rush Ryuichi with a series of wild strikes but Ryuichi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoritsune looks to land a combination but Ryuichi avoids it well.
Yoritsune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryuichi shoots for a double leg takedown but Yoritsune sprawls well. He's pushed Ryuichi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A left and a right from Yoritsune both land. Nice combination.
Yoritsune thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoritsune takes a swing at Ryuichi's ribcage but misses.
Yoritsune takes a swing at Ryuichi's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoritsune misses with a two punch combination.
Ryuichi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yoritsune defends it nicely.
Yoritsune misses with a hook. Ryuichi ducked under it nicely.
Yoritsune throws a one two combo.
Yoritsune tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryuichi was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoritsune.
Yoritsune throws a body punch but Ryuichi moves out of range.
Yoritsune misses with a double jab.
Yoritsune throws a nice looking combination but Ryuichi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yoritsune swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yoritsune lands a right hook to the body.
Kujo Yoritsune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryuichi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yoritsune is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ryuichi rather than just go for the knockout.
Yoritsune stuns Ryuichi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ryuichi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yoritsune fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Yoritsune.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoritsune scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kujo Yoritsune comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yoritsune has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kujo Yoritsune!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourque comes to the cage accompanied by "Business Time" by Flight of the Conchords. Timothy Bourque has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksander Putin!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bourque circles away quickly and effectively.
Bourque throws a sloppy head kick and Putin moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Putin.
It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
Putin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bourque tries to break the clinch but Putin is controlling the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Putin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Bourque.
Bourque has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bourque pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Putin moves in looking to clinch but Bourque pushes him off.
Putin swinging wildly here.
Bourque misses with the combination.
Bourque scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Aleksander Putin has been cut.
Bourque keeps the fight on the outside.
Good exchange - Bourque coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Putin momentarily.
Bourque throws a nice looking combination but Putin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bourque keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bourque checks a leg kick.
Putin wants to clinch.
Bourque cracks Putin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Putin tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Putin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Putin tries to clinch there but Bourque circles away.
Putin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bourque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Bourque as he checks the leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bourque.
Putin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Putin misses with a double jab
and Bourque makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses.
Bourque fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bourque throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Putin stumbling backwards into the cage! Putin bounces back off the cage towards Bourque, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Bourque lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Bourque celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Timothy Bourque!
Timothy Bourque retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gentleman Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Spartacus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Spartacus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gentleman Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Spartacus!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartacus throws the left hand but Ghost avoids the punch easily.
Ghost throws a shot to the body.
Spartacus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spartacus misses with a hook to the body
and Ghost counters with a shoot takedown. Spartacus fights it but they end up in guard.
Ghost wants to pass the guard but Spartacus is keeping the position.
Ghost trying to control the position from guard on top but Spartacus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ghost has gone for a leg lock! Spartacus slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ghost's guard.
Ghost is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spartacus defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartacus is looking to stand up but Ghost won't let him.
Ghost might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ghost tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spartacus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ghost is keeping the position for now.
Spartacus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ghost has a closed guard, preventing Spartacus from standing up.
Ghost has his foot on Spartacus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spartacus works his way back into a safe position though.
Spartacus tries to free his leg and advance position but Ghost is retaining full guard.
Spartacus preventing the sweep.
Spartacus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ghost has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spartacus has managed to get both his arms back between Ghost's legs - danger averted.
Ghost has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Spartacus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Spartacus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ghost is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Spartacus frees his head nicely. Oh but Ghost has switched to an armbar! Spartacus is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Gentleman Ghost!
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