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C261: Matsuzaka vs Perkele II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between D.C. Benny (ranked 757 p4p, 739 weight class) and Miami Vice (ranked 104 p4p, 101 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benny might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to D.C. Benny - Unagi Standup Bit. Vice has chosen Miami Vice Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 cm 34 175 22 - 20 - 0 |
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Good wrestling World class boxer Granite 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 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D.C. Benny! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miami Vice! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Benny lands a leg kick that knocks Vice off balance momentarily. Nice uppercut lands for Benny. That snapped Vice's head back.
Benny dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vice. That did some damage! Vice pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Vice misses with a hook
and Benny counters with a lovely straight right hand! Benny misses with an uppercut. Benny looks to throw the jab but Vice is out of range. Vice tries to clinch but Benny is having none of it. Nice cross by Benny. Vice misses with a head kick.
Benny looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Good shot there by Vice. Vice jabbing away but nothing is landing. Vice swings widly with a right hand
and Benny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A clash of legs there as Vice blocks the low kick. Vice misses with a lunging right hand
and Benny counters with a stiff right hand. Benny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vice was well out of range. Poor timing from Benny. Benny throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Vice throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benny moves away. Vice tries to clinch but Benny moves away and Benny counters with a left to the body. Vice misses with a hook. Vice misses with a series of wild punches.
Benny feinted there with a counter leg kick. Benny chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benny slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Vice misses with a lunging right hand
and Benny counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Vice has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Nice defenses there by Benny. Vice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Benny was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Benny looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Benny ducks under a wild hook from Vice. As Vice backs away, Benny returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Vice throws a hook to the side of Benny's head but Benny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Benny throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Vice to counter with a crisp jab. Benny tried to score with a low kick but Vice checks it. Vice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Miami Vice has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Benny lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vice backs up against the cage.
Vice misses with a right hand and Benny counters with an outside leg kick.
Benny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vice tries to close the distance and clinch but Benny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Benny throws a quick inside leg kick. Vice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benny. Vice might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Vice misses with a lunging right hand
and Benny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Vice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Benny connects with a looping right hand.
Benny lands with a straight right. Vice didn't see that one coming. Vice ducks right into an uppercut from Benny. Vice throws a jab but it's blocked by Benny. A big left from Vice misses. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vice is defended easily by Benny. Benny is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vice scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Benny dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Vice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Vice lands a jab. Benny avoids the head kick by Vice.
Vice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benny swats him away and circles back towards the center. A lazy body kick from Vice and Benny counters with a nice leg kick. Nice jab there from Benny. Vice has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benny is leaning against Vice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Vice. Benny lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vice backwards. Vice blocks a body shot from Benny. Vice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Benny swings wildly with an uppercut but Vice uses good head movement to avoid it. Benny lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vice backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Benny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Donk. Benny catches Vice right on the button with a cross. Vice scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Benny gets tackled into the cage by Vice. Vice maintains the clinch. Vice misses with a short punch on the inside. Vice working aggressively here.
Vice is trying to push Benny away but Benny has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. A head punch on the inside from Vice fails to land. A body shot lands from Benny.
Benny working aggressively here.
Benny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Benny misses with a punch to the body.
Benny working some nice short punches in the clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Benny throws a punch but it's blocked by Vice. Benny blocks an uppercut.
Vice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Benny lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vice. Vice misses with a short punch on the inside. Benny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
D.C. Benny dominated that round. The cut man is working on Miami Vice's cut. That's time! Benny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Benny scores with the left hand. Vice knows he should have avoided that one. Benny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vice can do to turn this around? Benny misses with a looping right. Benny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vice with a nice cross. Vice throws a poor cross that misses
and Benny counters with a stiff right hand. Vice scores with the left hand. Benny knows he should have avoided that one. Benny scores with a decent looking hook. Vice lands a head kick. Benny smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Benny misses with a straight right. Benny throws a hook but Vice blocks it. Vice throws a lazy uppercut
and Benny counters with a nice uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A slow jab from Vice misses its intended target. Vice throws a sloppy head kick and Benny moves out of range easily. Benny tried to counter with a leg kick but Vice avoided it. Benny misses with an uppercut. Vice misses with a head kick.
D.C. Benny is winning the standup battle so far. A right-left combo lands from Benny.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice shot by Vice. Benny throws a front kick that sends Vice stumbling back into the cage. Benny lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Benny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vice tries a head kick but it misses.
Benny half committed to a counter leg kick. Benny lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Vice throws a series of punches but Benny moves out of range. Benny is looking to land body kicks. A clash of legs there as Vice blocks the low kick. Vice raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Vice rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benny counters with a lovely shot to the body. Vice looks to score with a jab to the body but Benny is just out of range. Vice misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Benny counter with a right hand. Benny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vice manages to avoid it. Benny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vice throws a lazy uppercut
and Benny counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vice misses with a straight left. Vice throws a body punch but Benny moves out of range. Benny smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. A solid leg kick lands there for Benny.
Miami Vice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vice with a body punch. A glancing blow. Vice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Vice lands a slapping body shot.
Vice throws out a loose jab but Benny uses good head movement to avoid it. A good leg kick by Benny. Jab by Benny. Benny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Vice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benny counters with a nice body shot. Jab by Benny. Vice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benny chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vice misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Benny misses the shot to the body. Benny takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vice looks to clinch and Benny counters with a thumping low kick. Vice throws a right and a left that both miss. Benny was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Benny throws a leg kick that is checked enabling Vice to counter with a crisp jab. Vice wants to clinch up but Benny keeps it at a distance. Nice shot by Vice. Vice missing with a left hand there. Benny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Benny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vice. Benny fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vice just manages to avoid it. Benny throws a leg kick but Vice sees it coming and checks it nicely. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vice! But no joy. Vice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Vice tries to move into range but Benny moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Benny scoring well with a low kick there.
Benny lands with an uppercut that bounces Vice off the cage and back into range. Vice missing with a left hand there. Benny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Benny is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Vice takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Vice avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Benny looks to score with a jab to the body but Vice is just out of range. Vice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benny circles away quickly and effectively. Vice throws an off balance right hand
enabling Benny to counter with a crisp jab. That has opened up Miami Vice's cut even more. Vice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benny loads up on a big right hand but Vice slips the punch. Benny fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Benny slips a straight right by Vice. It looked like Benny wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Benny walks into a straight right hand from Vice. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Benny just misses with a punch to the body.
Benny misses with a hook
and Vice counters with a lovely straight right hand! Vice wants to clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
D.C. Benny dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Miami Vice's cut. 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. A cross from Benny lands. Vice lands with a nice body punch. Benny misses with a hook. Vice ducked under it nicely. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benny 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 Vice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Benny throws a sloppy body shot
and Vice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Vice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benny counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vice's knee momentarily. Benny throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Benny bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vice's head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Benny is looking to slow Vice down with leg kicks. Vice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benny. Vice looks to land a left hand but Benny moved out of range nicely. Vice rushes Benny and presses him up against the cage. Benny swings wildly with an uppercut but Vice uses good head movement to avoid it. Benny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. D.C. Benny has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short body shot lands from Vice as the two fighters clinch.
Benny misses with a punch on the inside.
Benny has had enough of the clinch but Vice keeps him there for the moment. Benny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Benny lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Vice fails to land. Benny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Benny lands with a short shot to the head. Nice body punch from Benny. Vice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Benny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Benny digs a good hook to Vice's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vice. Benny does a little dance to reset his feet. Benny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benny scores with a leg kick.
Benny swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vice. Vice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benny can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vice walks into a jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Good standup being displayed there by Benny as he connects with a hook. Vice just misses with a punch to the body.
Benny scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Vice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Benny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. A good leg kick by Benny. Vice throws a sloppy head kick and Benny moves out of range easily. Vice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benny. Vice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benny. Vice drops his hands momentarily and Benny takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Vice misses with a looping right. Vice connects with a jab. Vice tries to close the distance and clinch but Benny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A jab from Vice misses. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benny. Benny scores with a hook. Benny cracks Vice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Vice throws a lazy uppercut
and Benny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Benny throws a leg kick but Vice checks it. Vice lands with a good body shot. Vice closes the distance but Benny moves to the side and Benny counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vice's knee momentarily. Benny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Vice is looking to clinch. Vice rushes Benny and presses him up against the cage. Vice has had enough of the clinch but Benny keeps him there for the moment. Benny misses with the head strike.
Benny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Benny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Vice's corner calls for a 1-2. Vice obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Vice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Vice misses with a right hand and Benny counters with a lovely straight right hand! Benny lands a nice shot that snaps Vice's head back.
Benny lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Benny scores with a jab. A low kick from Benny misses and Vice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Vice scores with a head kick.
Benny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vice was well out of range. Poor timing from Benny. Benny looks to land a left hand but Vice moved out of range nicely. Benny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Vice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Vice takes one on the button. Miami Vice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Benny looks to land a left hand but Vice moved out of range nicely. Vice misses with a hook to the body
and Vice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight! D.C. Benny showed his dominance in that final round. Well Benny 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27 Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27 Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... D.C. Benny! After the fight, D.C. Benny was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 347 p4p, 541 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 46 p4p, 69 weight class). Holden Gracie told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clubber Lang! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holden Gracie! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie misses with a body shot.
Lang scores with a hook. Lang lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head. Lang gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch. Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Lang is controlling him. Lang lands a nice shot to the body. Still in the clinch, Lang scores with a nice short uppercut. Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lang lands on the inside with an uppercut. Gracie blocks a body shot from Lang. Lang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lang tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Lang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not. Gracie lands a left hand.
Lang has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lang throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away. Lang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lang throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot. Lang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range. A quick step to the side and Lang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. A head kick misses from Gracie. Lang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy. Gracie scores with a head kick.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Lang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. A punch combination from Gracie misses. Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Lang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Lang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Lang against the cage.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Lang has the dominant position. Gracie gets through Lang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lang lands a right hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie moves out of range as Lang strikes. Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily. Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lang catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Lang lands a nice shot to the body.
Lang rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage. Lang scores with a hook to the body. Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Lang. Lang has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Lang has double underhooks. A short right hand to the side of the head by Lang. Gracie can't break the clinch.
Lang gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Lang blocking some punches.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang. Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Lang has him pressed against the cage. Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie presses Lang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Lang gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch. Lang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A shot in the inside from Gracie. Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow. Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Lang scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Lang has him pressed against the cage. Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away. Lang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
Gracie rushes Lang and presses him up against the cage. Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Gracie tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
Lang tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it. Holden Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gracie closes the distance but Lang moves to the side and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Lang. Gracie misses with some punches.
Lang has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lang. Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie cracks Lang with a nice body shot. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Clubber Lang will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! Gracie throws a head kick that misses. Lang walks into a straight right hand from Gracie. Lang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Lang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily. Lang is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Holden Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Gracie tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range. Lang tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. A little jabbing left from Gracie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Gracie misses with a head kick.
Lang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Gracie throws a head kick that misses. Lang fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gracie just manages to avoid it. Lang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lang connects with the punch. Gracie throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Lang throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it. Gracie goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lang missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Gracie throws a right hand that Lang ducks under and follows up with a left that Lang also avoids with ease. Lang misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie throws a head kick that misses. Lang tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Lang fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body. Gracie has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Lang.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses. Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Lang swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie. Lang misses with a body shot.
Lang rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage. Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lang.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lang pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Lang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Lang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Lang slowing the pace effectively. A hook to the body from Lang.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lang prevents a body shot from Gracie. Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Lang keeps him there for the moment. A body shot lands from Lang.
Still in the clinch, Lang scores with a nice short uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Lang. Gracie tries to break free but Lang pushes him back against the cage. Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Lang won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch. Lang tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage. Lang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. Lang breaks from the clinch.
Gracie lands a glancing blow to the side of Lang's head. Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch. Lang jabs at Gracie's body. Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it. Lang misses with a body kick. Gracie stalks Lang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lang's face. Lang staggers backwards, shaken. Lang connects with a jab. Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clubber Lang is winning the standup battle so far. Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Lang misses the jab. Gracie throws a head kick that misses. Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Lang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well. Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range. Lang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lang has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lang lands with a left to the head. Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Lang. Lang misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang. Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie checks a leg kick. Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Lang. Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
A short right from Lang. Lang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lang. Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. 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 Clubber Lang will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! Lang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Clubber Lang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Lang scores with a jab to the jaw. Lang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning. Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Gracie throws a head kick that misses and Lang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target. Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily. And Lang counters with a quick kick to the body but Gracie blocks it. Lang closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage. Lang misses with a body punch.
Lang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lang lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lang. Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gracie prevents a body shot from Lang. Gracie blocking some punches.
Lang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Lang digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected. Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Lang won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lang blocking some punches.
A short right from Lang. A short right from Lang on the inside. A short body shot lands from Lang as the two fighters clinch.
Lang pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Lang lands with a short head shot on the inside. Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lang scores with a shoulder strike. Lang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lang gets a clinch. Lang blocks an uppercut.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around? Lang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Lang has him pressed against the cage. Lang scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head. Gracie takes a shot to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang. Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holden Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie misses with a head kick.
It looked like Lang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Gracie wants to clinch. Lang is looking to counter with a body kick. Lang misses with a kick to the body.
Lang scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot. Lang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Lang scores with a shot to the body.
Lang slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Lang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Lang avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range. Lang scores with a decent looking hook. Gracie throws a body shot but no joy. Lang is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gracie. Lang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Lang closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lang lands a left hand.
Lang lands a body shot. Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Lang on the inside. Gracie wants to break free but Lang has control.
Lang lands a shot to the body. Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow. Lang lands with a short shot to the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Lang. Lang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Lang blocks an uppercut.
Lang scores with a nice hook to the head. Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Lang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Lang scores with a kick to the body.
Gracie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lang. That one must have hurt. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react. A chopping leg kick lands by Lang.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Lang seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Gracie. Lang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. A low kick lands for Lang.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Lang gets in close and instigates a clinch. Lang lands a nice uppercut. Lang misses with the head strike.
Lang misses with a body punch.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Lang is controlling him. Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage. Lang lands a nice uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Come on Lang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Lang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
And that's the end of the fight! Clubber Lang showed his dominance in that final round. Well Lang 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27 Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Lang! An out of breath Clubber Lang thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 172 p4p, 434 weight class) and Quebra Cranio (ranked 23 p4p, 54 weight class). Machado comes into the arena with El Barrio blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wanderson Machado! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Quebra Cranio! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cranio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machado counters with a two punch combo. Cranio connects with a right hand. Machado shakes it off. Cranio throws out a loose jab but Machado uses good head movement to avoid it. Machado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Cranio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cranio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. It looks like Quebra Cranio has been cut. Cranio misses with a series of wild punches.
Machado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut. Cranio misses with a left hand and Machado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cranio thinking. Cranio connects with a crisp jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A big right from Cranio misses. Machado throws a big counter combination but Cranio scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Machado takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Machado takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Cranio misses the jab. Cranio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Cranio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machado counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cranio's knee momentarily. Machado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machado quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Cranio looks to land a right hand but Machado moved out of range. Cranio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Cranio misses with an uppercut. Machado saw that one coming. Machado moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cranio throws a combination. Machado tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Cranio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. 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! Cranio looks to score with a jab to the body but Machado is just out of range. Machado thinks about countering with a body kick. A combination from Cranio does no damage. It looked like Machado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Cranio has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Cranio misses with a right hand and Machado counters with a thumping low kick. Cranio throws a hook but Machado blocks it. Cranio swings and misses with a shot to the body enabling Machado to counter with a crisp jab. Cranio lands with a nice body punch. Cranio throws a body shot but no joy. It looked like Machado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cranio. Cranio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Machado on the side of the head. Wanderson Machado's cut is getting worse. Jab from Cranio.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cranio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Cranio thows a left - swing and a miss! Cranio lands the left hand. Cranio tries to bum rush Machado with a series of wild strikes but Machado uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Machado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cranio to score with a decent uppercut. Cranio throws an off balance right hand
and Machado counters with a slapping leg kick. Cranio misses with a straight left. An attempted straight right counter from Machado misses the target. Cranio jabs Machado right on the nose. Machado blinks but takes it well. Machado staying out of range there. Machado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Cranio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machado counters with a nice body kick. Quebra Cranio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Cranio throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Machado appears to be looking for a big counter. Cranio throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Machado to counter with a crisp jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cranio misses with a hook
and Machado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Cranio misses with a jab to the body
and Machado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Cranio looks winded! Cranio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machado counters with an outside leg kick.
Cranio misses with an uppercut
and Machado counters with a low kick, right behind Cranio 's knee. Cranio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Machado counters with a body kick. Cranio swings and misses with a shot to the body and Cranio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Cranio throws a right hand that misses
and Machado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Cranio is rocked! Cranio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Machado counters with a slapping leg kick. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Quebra Cranio dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Cranio throws a hook to the side of Machado's head but Machado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Cranio getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Cranio misses with a body shot.
Cranio throws an off balance right hand
and Machado counters with a big right hand! Oh Cranio is in trouble here! Machado follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanderson Machado! A victorious Wanderson Machado thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juki Allu (ranked 787 p4p, 588 weight class) and Corona Virus (ranked 88 p4p, 66 weight class). Corona Virus 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 heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juki Allu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corona Virus! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Allu lands a jab. It looks like Corona Virus has been cut. Allu rushes Virus and presses him up against the cage. Allu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Virus's efforts to push away. Allu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allu misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Virus fails to land. Allu scores with a shoulder strike. Allu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Virus's elbow. Virus misses with a hook from the clinch. Allu lands a body shot. Allu has a couple of punches blocked by Virus.
Virus breaks the clinch.
Corona Virus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Virus checks a low kick from Allu. Allu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Allu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Allu backs off Virus throws a huge counter combo but Allu manages to avoid it all. Allu throws a leg kick but Virus checks it. Virus avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allu 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 Virus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Virus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Allu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Allu just misses with a punch to the body.
Allu tries to bum rush Virus with a series of wild strikes but Virus uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Allu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight. Virus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Allu is out of range and Virus settles back down. Allu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Virus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allu sees it coming and avoids it easily. Allu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virus can pounce on him.
Virus with a jab. Allu slips a straight right by Virus. Allu tries to clinch there but Virus circles away.
Virus throws an overhand right that lands on Allu's shoulder, as Allu tries to avoid the shot. Allu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Virus connects with a leg kick. Allu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Allu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Virus moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Virus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Virus ducks under a wild hook from Allu. Virus throws a jab when Allu was well out of range. Virus lands with a cross. The fighters circling - Virus throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Allu tries to land a leg kick but Virus saw it coming and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! This has been an exciting period of action! Virus looks to score with a jab to the body but Allu is just out of range. Allu moves in looking to clinch but Virus pushes him off. Virus throws a poor cross that misses
and Allu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Virus throws the left hand but Allu avoids the punch easily. Allu misses the shot to the body. Virus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Allu tries to clinch up. Allu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Virus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Allu lands a jab to Virus's midsection. Allu tries to close the distance and clinch but Virus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A little jabbing left from Virus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Virus misses with a hook. Virus throws a chopping leg kick but Allu manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Allu tries to counter by clinching up but Virus breaks away and moves out of range. Virus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Allu tries to clinch there but Virus circles away.
Virus looks like he wants to counter punch here. Allu fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Virus to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Virus looks to clinch but Allu throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Virus taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Juki Allu! Juki Allu spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 243 p4p, 441 weight class) and Oscar Gage (ranked 37 p4p, 72 weight class). Bimbo Slaissi 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 light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gage! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Slaissi throws the left hand but Gage avoids the punch easily. Gage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slaissi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. It looks like Oscar Gage has been cut. Good exchange - Slaissi coming out on top. Gage tests Slaissi's chin there with a solid looking shot. Slaissi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gage scores with a jab to the jaw. A telegraphed right hand from Slaissi misses the target. Gage scores with a shot to the body.
Gage misses with a two punch combination.
Slaissi misses with a wild body shot. Gage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slaissi counters with a straight punch to the midsection. This has been an exciting period of action! Gage decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slaissi keeps working. Slaissi is trying to get back to full guard. Slaissi is holding on to half guard well. Gage is trying to work for a kimura but Slaissi is defending well.
Gage thows a huge punch but Slaissi dodges it nicely.
Gage controlling the action here. Slaissi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Gage is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Slaissi is doing well to control the position and prevent Gage from advancing to side control. Gage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Gage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slaissi keeps working. Gage controlling the action here. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Slaissi is refusing to be controlled, as Gage sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gage shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Slaissi eats them both and turns towards Gage to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Gage misses with a body punch
and Slaissi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Gage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slaissi.
Slaissi takes one on the button. Slaissi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gage tries to bum rush Slaissi with a series of wild strikes but Slaissi uses good footwork to avoid the assault. It looked like Slaissi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gage. Gage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slaissi doesn't seem bothered though. Slaissi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gage fails to land the takedown. Slaissi moves forwards but Gage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Donk. Gage catches Slaissi right on the button with a cross. Some wild striking there from Gage.
Nice defenses there by Gage. Gage is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Gage lands a glancing blow to the side of Slaissi's head. Slaissi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Slaissi swings widly with a right hand
and Gage counters by clinching up. Slaissi misses with a hook from the clinch. Slaissi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Slaissi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gage. Gage dives in and grabs Slaissi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slaissi pushes down on Gage's head and hops out. Slaissi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Gage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Slaissi but Slaissi pushes him off and we're back to square one. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Gage dominated that round. The cut man is working on Oscar Gage's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Slaissi connects with an inside leg kick. Gage throws a poor cross that misses
and Slaissi counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Gage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Slaissi defends it nicely. A swing and a miss from Gage. Gage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Gage scores with a one two! Slaissi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. We've been told by Slaissi's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gage misses with a left hand and Slaissi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Gage throws a body punch but Slaissi moves out of range. A little feinted left hand from Slaissi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Slaissi slips under a jab. Slaissi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gage throws a jab when Slaissi was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Slaissi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gage misses with a wild body shot. Gage blocks a jab. Bimbo Slaissi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gage loads up on a big right hand but Slaissi slips the punch. An attempted straight right counter from Slaissi misses the target. Gage jabs Slaissi to the body, keeping him at a distance. Gage shoots in for a takedown but Slaissi shows good takedown defense. Gage looks to land a right hand but Slaissi moved out of range. Gage gets the takedown into side control. Slaissi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Gage misses with a head shot. Slaissi is squirming around, avoiding Gage's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gage throws a sloppy strike and Slaissi uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Slaissi has ended up in Gage's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Slaissi won't allow Gage to sweep him here. Slaissi showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Slaissi stopping the sweep attempt from Gage. Slaissi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Gage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slaissi is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gage wants to sweep here but Slaissi controlling him for the moment. Slaissi content to stall in guard here. Gage looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gage tries to land a sweep but no joy. Slaissi is posturing up here but Gage has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Slaissi tries to roll out but it's too tight and Slaissi has to tap! Slick submission there by Gage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oscar Gage! An out of breath Oscar Gage thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nils Norling (ranked 390 p4p, 230 weight class) and Paavo Talvela (ranked 56 p4p, 37 weight class). Norling comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Go To Sleep. Talvela has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nils Norling is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Norling! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Norling lands a nice leg kick that just misses Talvela's sensitive parts. Norling misses with a leg kick enabling Talvela to counter with a crisp jab. It looks like Nils Norling has been cut. Talvela has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Talvela there as he acknowledges the shot. Norling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norling connects with a good right hand that stumbles Talvela. Talvela circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Talvela lands with an uppercut that bounces Norling off the cage and back into range. Talvela smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Talvela cracks Norling with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Norling looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Talvela finish him?
Norling is rocked! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Talvela drops Norling with a straight right hand, right on the button! Talvela follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paavo Talvela! After winning the bout, Paavo Talvela thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Sanguinetti (ranked 142 p4p, 413 weight class) and Adams Menday (ranked 22 p4p, 68 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 light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Sanguinetti! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adams Menday! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Menday just misses with a punch to the body.
Menday slips a straight right by Sanguinetti. Menday scores with a punch to the head. Sanguinetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Menday misses with a hook. Sanguinetti ducked under it nicely. Sanguinetti stuns Menday with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Menday slips a jab from Sanguinetti. Sanguinetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Sanguinetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Menday moves away. Menday shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanguinetti as he jumps to the side. Sanguinetti lands with a cross. Menday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Menday throws a series of punches but Sanguinetti avoids them all with ease. Menday walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Menday throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanguinetti sees it coming and avoids it easily. Menday darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sanguinetti wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Menday looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanguinetti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Sanguinetti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Menday on the ground. Sanguinetti regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Menday. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Menday slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Menday working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Menday postures up.
Menday throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Menday landing some decent shots from guard. Sanguinetti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Menday has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Sanguinetti keeping full guard, as Menday tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Menday throwing strikes but missing. Menday throwing strikes but missing. Menday postures up in Sanguinetti's guard and throws a big left but Sanguinetti blocks it. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Menday working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. Menday throws a big right hand that misses. Menday content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Menday wants to control from the top but Sanguinetti keeps moving. Sanguinetti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Menday. Menday trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Menday throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Menday throws a body punch but Sanguinetti moves out of range. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Sanguinetti throws a body shot but no joy. Menday throws a big shot that misses. Sanguinetti lands a jab-cross combination. Menday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanguinetti. Sanguinetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Menday lands a really nice looking cross but Sanguinetti seems unphased.
Sanguinetti throws a big shot that misses. A big right from Sanguinetti misses. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanguinetti, as that shot connected.
Sanguinetti gets caught flat footed, as Menday shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Sanguinetti is trying to control the position but Menday postures up. Menday lands a couple of decent looking shots. Menday controlling from the top position. Menday is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Menday is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Menday loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Menday throwing strikes from guard but Sanguinetti blocks nicely. Menday stands up over Sanguinetti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Menday's corner is telling him to maintain position. Menday looking to pass the guard. Menday wants to control from the top but Sanguinetti keeps moving. Menday engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adams Menday 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. Sanguinetti misses with a straight left. Menday swings widly with a right hand
and Menday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sanguinetti jabs Menday to the body, keeping him at a distance. Sanguinetti misses with a hook. Menday ducked under it nicely. Menday swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Sanguinetti missing with a left hand there. Menday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Menday misses with a hook
and Sanguinetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Menday misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Sanguinetti both land. Nice combination. Sanguinetti scores with a hook to the body. Menday takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Sanguinetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Menday.
Menday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanguinetti moves away. Menday throws a body punch but Sanguinetti moves out of range. Adams Menday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sanguinetti thuds his right hand into Menday's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Menday misses with a straight right. Menday swings for the body but Sanguinetti moves out of range.
Menday throws out a loose jab but Sanguinetti uses good head movement to avoid it. Menday swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Sanguinetti to counter with a crisp jab. Sanguinetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Menday.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanguinetti connects with a nice looking jab.
Menday lands a slapping body shot.
Sanguinetti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Sanguinetti ducks under a wild hook from Menday. Menday throws a series of punches but Sanguinetti moves out of range. A big left from Sanguinetti misses. Menday slips a straight right by Sanguinetti. The crowd cheers as Sanguinetti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Menday doesn't seem phased though. Menday slips a straight right by Sanguinetti. A jab lands there for Menday. Sanguinetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Menday thuds his right hand into Sanguinetti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Sanguinetti connects with a body shot that sends Menday's belly button to the back. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Menday, as that shot connected.
A cross from Menday lands. Orlando Sanguinetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sanguinetti throws the left hand but Menday avoids the punch easily. Menday drives through with a takedown into Sanguinetti's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Menday trying to control but Sanguinetti is working from the bottom. Menday with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanguinetti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Menday throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanguinetti works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Sanguinetti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Menday postures up in Sanguinetti's guard and throws a big left but Sanguinetti blocks it. Menday lands a couple of decent looking shots. Sanguinetti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Menday scores with a decent looking elbow strike. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Menday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Sanguinetti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Menday working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Menday has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Menday works over Sanguinetti with some ground and pound from guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Menday's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Menday chips away with some ground and pound. Sanguinetti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Menday working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanguinetti's head. Menday scoring with some ground and pound. Sanguinetti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Menday stands up over Sanguinetti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Menday working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanguinetti's head. Menday is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Menday scoring with punches to the head and body. Menday is stalling in the full guard. Menday lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Menday is working Sanguinetti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Menday cracks Sanguinetti with a solid left hand. Menday landing with the ground and pound. Sanguinetti being controlled here, momentarily. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adams Menday showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round! Sanguinetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Menday. Orlando Sanguinetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Menday takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Menday avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sanguinetti throws a body shot but no joy. Sanguinetti leaves Menday with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Sanguinetti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. A cross from Sanguinetti lands. Menday ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Menday swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Menday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanguinetti moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Menday keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanguinetti. Nice defenses there by Menday. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sanguinetti throws a big shot that misses. Menday throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanguinetti on the side of the head. Menday throws a lazy right hand but Sanguinetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Menday swinging wildly here.
Menday with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round. Menday pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A swing and a miss from Menday. Sanguinetti just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Sanguinetti. Beautiful body shot. Menday darts in looking for a takedown but Sanguinetti gets double underhooks and turns Menday into the cage. Sanguinetti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanguinetti moves away from the strike by Menday. Sanguinetti scores with a hook. Orlando Sanguinetti is winning the standup battle so far. Sanguinetti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Menday missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Menday trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Menday lands a couple of elbows. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Menday loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Menday preventing the sweep. Adams Menday has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Menday with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Menday 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. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Menday lands a couple of elbows. Menday content to stall in guard here. Menday trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Sanguinetti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Menday with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Menday in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Menday throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Menday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanguinetti. Menday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanguinetti manages to avoid it. Menday scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanguinetti in his tracks. A jab from Menday finds it's way through Sanguinetti's defenses. Menday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanguinetti. Menday keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanguinetti. Menday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanguinetti. Menday goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Menday scores with a hook. Sanguinetti misses with a body shot
and Menday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Menday scores with a takedown into Sanguinetti's guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Menday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Menday with a nice head shot there. Menday missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Menday working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanguinetti's head. Menday with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Menday is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanguinetti has wrist control. Menday missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Menday scoring with some ground and pound. Menday chips away with some ground and pound. Sanguinetti is rocked! Menday cracks Sanguinetti with a solid left hand. Oh Sanguinetti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Menday works over Sanguinetti with some ground and pound from guard. Menday postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Sanguinetti covers up, he's hurt! Menday keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Menday and the ref steps in to end the fight! Menday can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adams Menday! Adams Menday thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Higgins (ranked 324 p4p, 43 weight class) and Vladimir Skurwysynowski (ranked 54 p4p, 7 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 light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lou Higgins! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Skurwysynowski! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Higgins ducks right into an uppercut from Skurwysynowski. Skurwysynowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Higgins. Skurwysynowski pushes Higgins away with a front kick. Skurwysynowski lands a nice shot that snaps Higgins's head back.
Higgins pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Skurwysynowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Higgins at a distance.
Skurwysynowski drives through and clinches with Higgins against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Higgins. Skurwysynowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skurwysynowski is working Higgins over against the cage. Skurwysynowski lands with a short head shot on the inside. Skurwysynowski can't find room to land a body shot as Higgins controls the action.
Skurwysynowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Skurwysynowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Higgins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skurwysynowski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Skurwysynowski throws a leg kick which misses Higgins's front leg but catches the back leg as Higgins tries to avoid it. Higgins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Skurwysynowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Higgins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skurwysynowski. Skurwysynowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Skurwysynowski moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Higgins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Skurwysynowski fails to land. Skurwysynowski misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Skurwysynowski. Higgins breaks from the clinch.
Higgins throws a head kick that misses. Higgins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Skurwysynowski tenderised Higgins's leg. Higgins is trying to keep his angry face on. A jab from Skurwysynowski does it's job there. Higgins throws a jab when Skurwysynowski was well out of range. Higgins throws a hook to the side of Skurwysynowski's head but Skurwysynowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Higgins throws a leg kick but Skurwysynowski sees it coming and checks it nicely. Higgins misses with an uppercut. Higgins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Higgins misses. Skurwysynowski lands with a hook. Higgins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Skurwysynowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Higgins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice defenses there by Skurwysynowski. Skurwysynowski misses with an uppercut. Higgins saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Skurwysynowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Higgins throws a jab but it's blocked by Skurwysynowski. Higgins throws a series of punches but Skurwysynowski avoids them all with ease. Higgins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Skurwysynowski ducks under a wild hook from Higgins. Higgins throws a hook but Skurwysynowski blocks it. Skurwysynowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Skurwysynowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Higgins. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Skurwysynowski! But no joy. Skurwysynowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Higgins moves away from the strike by Skurwysynowski. Skurwysynowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Skurwysynowski scores with a body shot.
Skurwysynowski checks a leg kick nicely. Higgins throws a leg kick but Skurwysynowski checks it. Skurwysynowski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Higgins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Skurwysynowski digs a good hook to Higgins's body.
Donk. Higgins catches Skurwysynowski right on the button with a cross. A cross from Skurwysynowski lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Higgins lands a head kick!
Higgins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Skurwysynowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Higgins scrambles back to his feet. Skurwysynowski throws a front kick aimed at Higgins's knee but Higgins avoids it well. Vladimir Skurwysynowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Higgins misses with a head kick.
Skurwysynowski misses with an uppercut. And Higgins counters with a quick kick to the body but Skurwysynowski blocks it. Skurwysynowski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Higgins avoids the body shot from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Higgins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Higgins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skurwysynowski scores with a nice right hand.
Higgins throws a hook but Skurwysynowski blocks it. Higgins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Skurwysynowski throws out a counter right but Higgins avoids it with no problem. Skurwysynowski tries to clinch but Higgins is having none of it. Skurwysynowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Skurwysynowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Higgins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Skurwysynowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Higgins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Skurwysynowski clinches up against the cage. Skurwysynowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skurwysynowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Skurwysynowski lands a shot to the body. A right hand to the body from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Higgins's elbow. Skurwysynowski misses with some punches.
Skurwysynowski lands with a left to the head. Skurwysynowski blocks an uppercut.
Skurwysynowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Higgins is breathing heavily. Skurwysynowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Skurwysynowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Higgins misses with some punches.
A short right from Skurwysynowski on the inside. Skurwysynowski crunches a lovely knee into Higgins's ribcage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Skurwysynowski lands a shoulder strike. Skurwysynowski scores with a nice hook to the head. Higgins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skurwysynowski. Skurwysynowski misses with a short punch on the inside. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski dominated that round. That's time! Higgins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Skurwysynowski with a hook. Skurwysynowski closes the distance and pushes Higgins back into the cage. Higgins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Higgins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Higgins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skurwysynowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Skurwysynowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Higgins circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skurwysynowski. Higgins takes one to the side of the head.
Skurwysynowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Skurwysynowski throws a nice outside leg kick. Higgins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Skurwysynowski thumps Higgins with a low kick. Skurwysynowski forces Higgins back against the cage and clinches. Higgins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Higgins working some nice short punches in the clinch. 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! Higgins tries to throw a body punch but Skurwysynowski avoids it by throwing Higgins back against the cage. Skurwysynowski scores with a nice hook to the head. Higgins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Higgins misses with a punch to the body.
Skurwysynowski blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Skurwysynowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Higgins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Higgins avoiding damage as Skurwysynowski throws knees to the body.
Higgins tries to work over Skurwysynowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Skurwysynowski scores with a nice hook to the head. Skurwysynowski blocking some punches.
Skurwysynowski has a couple of punches blocked by Higgins.
Skurwysynowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Higgins avoids the damage to the body. Vladimir Skurwysynowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Skurwysynowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Higgins backwards. A shot in the inside from Skurwysynowski. Higgins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A head punch on the inside from Skurwysynowski fails to land. Higgins struggles to land a body shot inside as Skurwysynowski controls his hands.
Skurwysynowski has a couple of punches blocked by Higgins.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skurwysynowski. Skurwysynowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skurwysynowski throws a head punch that misses. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skurwysynowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Higgins is leaning against Skurwysynowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Skurwysynowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Higgins.
Higgins takes a shot to the head. Skurwysynowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short right from Skurwysynowski on the inside. Skurwysynowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Higgins uses good head movement to avoid it. Skurwysynowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Higgins misses with a short punch on the inside. Skurwysynowski pushes Higgins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Skurwysynowski lands a nice shot to the body. Higgins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Skurwysynowski lands a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Skurwysynowski cracks Higgins with a nice body shot. Higgins managing to block the knees to the body from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski lands on the inside with an uppercut. Skurwysynowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Higginss head. Skurwysynowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Skurwysynowski lands with a short head shot on the inside. Skurwysynowski blocking some punches.
Skurwysynowski lands with a short head shot on the inside. Skurwysynowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Higgins backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Skurwysynowski lands a body punch in the clinch. Higgins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skurwysynowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Higgins. A hook to the body from Skurwysynowski.
Still in the clinch, Skurwysynowski scores with a nice short uppercut. Skurwysynowski lands with a right to the head. Skurwysynowski lands with a light punch inside. Skurwysynowski lands an uppercut. Skurwysynowski is leaning against Higgins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Higgins prevents a body shot from Skurwysynowski. Higgins blocks a body shot from Skurwysynowski. Skurwysynowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Skurwysynowski is leaning against Higgins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Nice body punch from Skurwysynowski. Skurwysynowski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. A nice left hand lands by Skurwysynowski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nice body punch from Skurwysynowski - that landed with a thud.
Skurwysynowski lands a good knee to the midsection. Higgins won't want to take too many of those. Skurwysynowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Higgins is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Skurwysynowski. Oh Higgins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Skurwysynowski is leaning against Higgins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Skurwysynowski scores with a hook to the body. A short left from Skurwysynowski. Skurwysynowski has Higgins pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Higgins is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Skurwysynowski - that's hurt Higgins badly! Oh, another knee lands and Higgins is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Higgins doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Vladimir Skurwysynowski! Vladimir Skurwysynowski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Hoost (ranked 66 p4p, 123 weight class) and Gothic Line (ranked 6 p4p, 15 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 heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clarence Hoost! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gothic Line! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight. Line misses with an uppercut
and Hoost counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Hoost takes one on the button. It looks like Clarence Hoost has been cut. Hoost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line. Hoost takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Line misses with an uppercut. Hoost saw that one coming. Hoost defending well as Line loads up on a big left hand. Hoost is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hoost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Line. Hoost is looking for a counter combo. Hoost takes one on the button. Hoost blocks a head kick by Line.
Line drives through and clinches with Hoost against the cage.
Hoost scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hoost lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Line or not. Line looks winded! Hoost breaks from the clinch.
Hoost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Line throws out the jab. Hoost swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Line misses with a body punch
and Line takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Line rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoost counters with a body kick that stops Line in his tracks momentarily. Line throws a shot from downtown. Hoost moves away and avoids it. It looked like Hoost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Line rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoost counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Line might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Line rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoost counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Line out cold! What a finish! Hoost is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clarence Hoost! A victorious Clarence Hoost thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 10 p4p, 26 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 1 p4p, 5 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 39 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Perkele throws a low kick but Matsuzaka moves out of range easily. Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Matsuzaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matsuzaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkele. Perkele misses with a low kick. Matsuzaka moves into range and connects with a jab. Matsuzaka ducks under a wild hook from Perkele. A lazy left from Perkele finds it's target. Matsuzaka throws a nice outside leg kick. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Perkele!
Matsuzaka throws out a powerful jab. Perkele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Matsuzaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it. Matsuzaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range. 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! Matsuzaka ducks under a wild hook from Perkele. Matsuzaka lands a body shot.
Matsuzaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele. Matsuzaka is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Perkele. Nice defenses there by Matsuzaka. Perkele throws a big shot that misses. Matsuzaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perkele throws out a powerful jab. Matsuzaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Matsuzaka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matsuzaka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsuzaka moves away. A counter left hand to the body from Matsuzaka misses its target. Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Matsuzaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkele circles away.
Matsuzaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. Perkele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matsuzaka's sensitive parts. Perkele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perkele takes a swing at Matsuzaka's ribcage but misses. It looked like Matsuzaka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Perkele tries a low kick but Matsuzaka avoids it. Matsuzaka connects with a body shot. Matsuzaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perkele.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Perkele throws a predictable looking body shot
and Matsuzaka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Nice straight punches there by Perkele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perkele. A swing and a miss from Perkele. Matsuzaka is looking to counter punch. Matsuzaka throws a body shot but no joy. Matsuzaka checks a low kick from Perkele. A big right from Perkele misses. Perkele throws a right hand that misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Nice uppercut lands for Perkele. That snapped Matsuzaka's head back.
Matsuzaka works Perkele's body with a nice hook. Matsuzaka moves away from the strike by Perkele. Matsuzaka cracks Perkele with a good jab. Matsuzaka throws a wild body kick that Perkele sees coming a mile off. Donk. Matsuzaka catches Perkele right on the button with a cross. Matsuzaka staying out of range there. Perkele misses with a leg kick. Matsuzaka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkele misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Matsuzaka. A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target. Perkele throws an off balance right hand
and Matsuzaka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Matsuzaka takes one on the button. Matsuzaka throws a solid leg kick but Perkele takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matsuzaka. Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Perkele counters with a nice leg kick. Matsuzaka throws a head kick but Perkele moves out of range.
A lazy left from Matsuzaka finds it's target. Perkele takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Matsuzaka fails in his attempt to clinch. Matsuzaka misses with a hook. Perkele misses with a left hand and Matsuzaka counters with a stiff right hand. Matsuzaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
Perkele lands a jab to the head.
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! Perkele scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Matsuzaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Perkele misses with a straight left. Perkele swings widly with a right hand
and Matsuzaka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch. Perkele avoids a wild elbow strike from Matsuzaka. Perkele takes a shot to the head. Perkele blocks an elbow strike. Matsuzaka lands with a short shot to the head. Perkele presses Matsuzaka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Matsuzaka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Perkele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perkele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A short right from Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perkele backwards. A nice glancing elbow lands by Matsuzaka. Perkele breaks the clinch.
Matsuzaka moves into the clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Keisuke Matsuzaka will probably get the nod. That's time! Matsuzaka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Perkele tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matsuzaka is able to avoid easily. It looked like Matsuzaka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Matsuzaka ducks down to avoid it. Perkele misses the jab. Matsuzaka takes one to the side of the head.
Perkele misses with a straight right. Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick. Matsuzaka looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range. Perkele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matsuzaka tries to counter by clinching up but Perkele breaks away and moves out of range. Matsuzaka blocks a jab. Matsuzaka is looking to counter the offense by Perkele and move into the clinch. A slow jab from Matsuzaka misses its intended target. Perkele lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkele. Matsuzaka is looking to score with low kicks. Matsuzaka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Perkele misses with a combination
and Matsuzaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Matsuzaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab. Matsuzaka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Perkele lands with an overhand left. Perkele throws a hook but Matsuzaka avoids it easily. Matsuzaka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Matsuzaka moves into the clinch. Perkele lands a left hand.
Matsuzaka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Matsuzaka lands an elbow just above Perkele 's eye. Matsuzaka lands a body punch in the clinch. Matsuzaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Perkele has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Perkele lands a hook to the side of the head. Perkele is trying to break free. A nice glancing elbow lands by Matsuzaka. Perkele tries to break the clinch but Matsuzaka is controlling the position. Perkele breaks from the clinch.
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! Matsuzaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Matsuzaka has Perkele pressed against the cage, preventing Perkele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A right hook to the body lands for Matsuzaka.
Perkele is trying to break free. Perkele tries to throw a body punch but Matsuzaka avoids it by throwing Perkele back against the cage. Matsuzaka presses Perkele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Perkele is breathing heavily. Matsuzaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Perkele's defenses. Matsuzaka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Perkele has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Matsuzaka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Perkele can turn it around. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by Matsuzaka.
Nice body punch from Matsuzaka - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsuzaka. Perkele is trying to force a seperation but Matsuzaka has the dominant position. Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has scored more points in the clinch so far. Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsuzaka. Perkele takes an elbow to the forehead. It looks like Ispa Perkele has been cut. Perkele is trying to break the clinch but Matsuzaka is controlling him. Matsuzaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perkele backwards. Matsuzaka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkele or not. Matsuzaka tries a body shot but Perkele blocks it.
Matsuzaka can't find room to land a body shot as Perkele controls the action.
Matsuzaka can't find room to land a body shot as Perkele controls the action.
Matsuzaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Matsuzaka scores with a shot to the side of Perkele's head. Matsuzaka has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Matsuzaka tries a body shot but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Matsuzaka misses with the head strike.
Perkele lands a right hand. Perkele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Matsuzaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perkele, pushing him back against the cage. Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Matsuzaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkele swats him away and circles back towards the center. Matsuzaka rushes Perkele and presses him up against the cage. Perkele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsuzaka lands a left hand.
Perkele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Matsuzaka with a nice cross. Perkele lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Matsuzaka tries to clinch but Perkele moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Matsuzaka wants to clinch up but Perkele keeps it at a distance. Nice shot by Matsuzaka. Perkele lands a head shot. Matsuzaka throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range. Matsuzaka needs to keep his hands up - Perkele had a free shot at his head there. Matsuzaka throws a leg kick but Perkele checks it. The fight stays on the outside here - Matsuzaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Matsuzaka tries to clinch but Perkele moves out of range. Matsuzaka lands a nice shot that snaps Perkele's head back.
Matsuzaka has closed the distance and engaged Perkele in a clinch.
Perkele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ispa Perkele seems to be getting the better of the standup. Perkele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Matsuzaka lands a nice looking body shot.
Matsuzaka defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand. Matsuzaka connects with an inside leg kick. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keisuke Matsuzaka dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Ispa Perkele's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Perkele misses with a left hand and Matsuzaka counters with a left to the body. Matsuzaka blocks a jab. Perkele throws a nice outside leg kick. A slow jab from Matsuzaka misses its intended target. Perkele takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsuzaka is just out of range. Matsuzaka appears to be looking for a big counter. Matsuzaka is looking to clinch. Matsuzaka backing away here, and Perkele unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Matsuzaka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
Matsuzaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsuzaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsuzaka. Perkele throws a solid leg kick but Matsuzaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perkele. Matsuzaka appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Perkele lands a nice shot that snaps Matsuzaka's head back.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it. Perkele sizes up Matsuzaka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Matsuzaka misses with a straight right. Perkele misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Matsuzaka closes the distance and clinches. Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matsuzaka works on Perkele's body with a couple of short punches. Matsuzaka lands an elbow just above Perkele 's eye. Matsuzaka blocks an uppercut.
Perkele prevents a body shot from Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka lands a shoulder strike. Perkele throws a head punch that misses. Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Perkele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsuzaka sees it coming and avoids it easily. A big left from Perkele misses. Matsuzaka blocks a jab. Matsuzaka moves away from the strike by Perkele. Perkele misses with a hook. Matsuzaka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Matsuzaka misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsuzaka is just out of range. Matsuzaka throwing a counter right hand but Perkele manages to avoid it. Matsuzaka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsuzaka moves in looking to clinch but Perkele pushes him off. Matsuzaka swings for the body but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses. The crowd cheers as Matsuzaka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perkele doesn't seem phased though. Perkele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkele throws a leg kick that misses. Matsuzaka misses with a looping left. Matsuzaka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Perkele's head. A decent looking cross lands there for Perkele. Perkele thuds a left hand into Matsuzaka's body. Perkele throws a jab when Matsuzaka was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perkele misses with a right hand and Matsuzaka counters with a stiff right hand. Matsuzaka moves out of range of the strikes. Perkele takes a shot right to the bread basket. Perkele throws a big shot that misses. Matsuzaka tries to clinch but Perkele is having none of it. A jab from Matsuzaka does it's job there. Matsuzaka tries to clinch but Perkele is having none of it. A swing and a miss from Perkele. Perkele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matsuzaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Perkele looks to land a right hand but Matsuzaka moved out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Matsuzaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A leg kick checked by Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka slips a jab from Perkele. As Perkele tries to get set, Matsuzaka tries to push him back and clinch up but Perkele manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Perkele takes a body punch but keeps moving. Matsuzaka connects with a right hand. Perkele shakes it off. Perkele takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matsuzaka darts in and clinches Perkele up against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Matsuzaka misses with a body punch.
Matsuzaka is working Perkele over against the cage. Perkele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Matsuzaka has Perkele pressed against the cage, preventing Perkele from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Perkele blocks an elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
Perkele blocks an elbow strike. Matsuzaka blocks an uppercut.
Perkele lands with a right to the head. A short uppercut from Matsuzaka. A short left from Matsuzaka. Perkele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Still in the clinch, Matsuzaka scores with a nice short uppercut. Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkele blocks a body shot from Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keisuke Matsuzaka clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Ispa Perkele's cut. 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. Matsuzaka is looking to clinch. Perkele looks like he wants to counter punch here. A low kick from Perkele misses and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Matsuzaka has Perkele up against the cage in a clinch.
Perkele manages to break the clinch.
Matsuzaka throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range. A punch lands to the side of Matsuzaka 's head but he takes it in his stride. Perkele keeps the fight on the outside. Matsuzaka thumps Perkele with a low kick. Perkele moves away from the strike by Matsuzaka. Perkele let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Matsuzaka avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Matsuzaka throws a leg kick but Perkele checks it. Perkele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Matsuzaka pushes Perkele up against the cage in a clinch. Matsuzaka misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice elbow from Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Perkele is trying to break the clinch but Matsuzaka has him pressed against the cage. Perkele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards. Perkele is looking to break free of the clinch but Matsuzaka has double underhooks. Matsuzaka throws a head punch that misses. Matsuzaka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Perkele wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Matsuzaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matsuzaka taking a breather. Perkele struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuzaka controls his hands.
Matsuzaka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Perkele misses with a punch to the body.
Matsuzaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short right from Perkele on the inside. Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside. Matsuzaka lands an elbow just above Perkele 's eye. Matsuzaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Perkele blocking some punches.
Matsuzaka blocks an uppercut.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside. 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! With the fighters up against the cage, Matsuzaka throws an elbow but misses. Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside. Perkele prevents a body shot from Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perkele backwards. Matsuzaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Perkele manages to break the clinch.
Matsuzaka defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand. Matsuzaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Perkele walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matsuzaka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Matsuzaka walks into a jab. Perkele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Perkele throws a lazy uppercut
and Matsuzaka counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Matsuzaka throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot. Matsuzaka is looking to land body kicks. Perkele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matsuzaka with a body shot. Perkele misses with a looping right. Matsuzaka lands a leg kick that knocks Perkele off balance momentarily. Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perkele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Perkele is looking to score with low kicks. Matsuzaka takes a body punch but keeps moving. Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Matsuzaka slips the punch. Perkele misses with a head kick.
Matsuzaka slips a jab from Perkele. An attempted straight right counter from Matsuzaka misses the target. Perkele has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matsuzaka finds it's way round the side to connect with Perkele's head. Matsuzaka misses with a low kick.
Perkele circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Perkele swings widly with a right hand
and Matsuzaka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Matsuzaka wants to clinch. Perkele scores with a jab. Matsuzaka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Perkele lands a jab to the nose. Perkele misses with a looping left. Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele. Matsuzaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele. Perkele misses with a straight left. Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Keisuke Matsuzaka will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Ispa Perkele's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. Matsuzaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perkele paws at him with a jab and circles away. Perkele getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Perkele misses with a hook. Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it. Perkele looks to throw the jab but Matsuzaka is out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target. Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it. Perkele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Matsuzaka staying out of range there. Matsuzaka wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Matsuzaka moves in looking to clinch but Perkele pushes him off. Perkele with a nice calf kick. Perkele catches Matsuzaka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Perkele throws a low kick but Matsuzaka moves out of range easily. Matsuzaka rushes Perkele and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Matsuzaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele gets through Matsuzaka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Matsuzaka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perkeles head. Matsuzaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Matsuzaka pushes Perkele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Matsuzaka misses with a punch to the body.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow just above Perkele 's eye. A hook to the body from Matsuzaka.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Matsuzaka has Perkele pressed against the cage, preventing Perkele from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside. Perkele wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Perkele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards. Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matsuzaka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Perkele is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? A short uppercut from Matsuzaka. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Perkele is trying to force a seperation but Matsuzaka has the dominant position. Perkele tries to break the clinch but Matsuzaka is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. With the fighters up against the cage, Matsuzaka throws an elbow but misses. Perkele swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it. Matsuzaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Matsuzaka lands a hook to the side of the head. Perkele lands an uppercut. Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Perkele can't break the clinch.
Matsuzaka prevents a body shot from Perkele. Matsuzaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele. Nice body punch from Matsuzaka. Perkele has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Matsuzaka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Matsuzaka is leaning against Perkele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Perkele is trying to push Matsuzaka away but Matsuzaka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Perkele prevents a body shot from Matsuzaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Matsuzaka is leaning against Perkele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Matsuzaka lands a damaging elbow. Perkele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Matsuzaka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Jab from Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Perkele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matsuzaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Perkele throws a jab when Matsuzaka was well out of range. Nice defenses there by Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka fails in his attempt to clinch. Keisuke Matsuzaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Perkele lands with a right hand. Matsuzaka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matsuzaka throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily. Matsuzaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele. Matsuzaka tries to clinch but Perkele is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Matsuzaka instigates a clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Matsuzaka lands a nice uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsuzaka. A shot in the inside from Perkele. Perkele working some nice short punches in the clinch. Matsuzaka blocking some punches.
Perkele working aggressively here.
Perkele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Perkele is trying to force a seperation but Matsuzaka has the dominant position. Perkele is trying to break free. Perkele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Matsuzaka blocks an uppercut.
Matsuzaka misses with the head strike.
Ispa Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Matsuzaka gets through Perkele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Keisuke Matsuzaka. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matsuzaka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45 Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:46 Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keisuke Matsuzaka! Keisuke Matsuzaka retains his welterweight title! After the fight, Keisuke Matsuzaka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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