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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Oliveira (ranked 1941 p4p, 2777 weight class) and Dillon Russo (ranked 192 p4p, 260 weight class). Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by In the air tonight Phil collins. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dillon Russo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Russo.
Oliveira has a couple of punches blocked by Russo.
Oliveira swings wildly with an uppercut but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliveira swings wildly with an uppercut but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oliveira tries to stall but Russo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oliveira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oliveira misses with the head strike.
Russo struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliveira controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira wants a takedown but no success here.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown.
Russo is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Russo scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo can't find room to land a body shot as Oliveira controls the action.
Oliveira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira jumps guard and drags Russo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Russo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Russo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oliveira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oliveira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oliveira controls Russo momentarily but Russo frees himself.
Russo 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.
Russo stands up over Oliveira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Russo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looking for a triangle here. Russo is fighting it but it looks tight! Oliveira pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Russo is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Charles Oliveira!
Post fight, Charles Oliveira stared into the camera and said 'I will be champion..I’m the peoples champ'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryland Bridges (ranked 3343 p4p, 2841 weight class) and Marcoh Haas (ranked 379 p4p, 323 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryland Bridges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcoh Haas!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Haas misses.
Haas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bridges.
Bridges thuds a left hand into Haas's body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bridges has him pressed against the cage.
Haas has had enough of the clinch but Bridges keeps him there for the moment.
Bridges lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bridges working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bridges misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haas lands with a left to the head.
Haas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bridges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haas throws a jab but it's blocked by Bridges.
Bridges moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Bridges tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bridges manages to avoid it.
Haas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas just misses with a punch to the body.
Haas takes one on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Haas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haas.
Bridges pushes Haas up against the cage in a clinch.
Bridges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bridges swings widly with a right hand
and Haas counters with a nice uppercut.
Bridges closes the distance and clinches.
Bridges keeps control of Haas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bridges breaks from the clinch.
Bridges throws an overhand right that lands on Haas's shoulder, as Haas tries to avoid the shot.
Haas misses with an uppercut. Bridges saw that one coming.
Marcoh Haas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bridges walks into a straight right hand from Haas.
Bridges moves into range and clinches up with Haas.
Haas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bridges lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bridges keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haas's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges manages to break the clinch.
Bridges tests Haas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Haas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haas.
Haas lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bridges.
Haas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Haas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bridges.
Haas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bridges takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bridges's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bridges scrambles back to his feet.
Bridges takes one to the chin there.
Haas scores with a jab. Bridges acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haas misses with a looping right.
Haas stuns Bridges with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bridges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haas.
Haas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bridges.
Haas dodges the punch combination from Bridges.
Haas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bridges fails to land with a series of punches.
Bridges misses with a hook
and Haas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Haas throws a jab when Bridges was well out of range.
It looked like Bridges was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haas.
Bridges throws a series of punches but Haas avoids them all with ease.
Bridges darts in and clinches Haas up against the cage.
A short left from Bridges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bridges blocks a body shot from Haas.
Haas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bridges's elbow.
Bridges manages to break the clinch.
Bridges is looking to clinch but Haas is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Haas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bridges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haas moves away.
Haas looks to land a combination but Bridges avoids it well.
A slow jab from Haas misses its intended target.
Haas scores with a shot to the body.
Bridges darts in and clinches Haas up against the cage.
Bridges prevents a body shot from Haas.
Haas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haas prevents a body shot from Bridges.
Bridges lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haas backwards.
Haas misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcoh Haas will probably get the nod.
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.
Haas lands a glancing blow to the side of Bridges's head.
Haas throws a body punch but Bridges moves out of range.
Bridges takes the fight into the clinch.
Haas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bridges is keeping busy.
Haas misses with a body punch.
Bridges lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haas backwards.
Bridges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bridges manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bridges stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bridges takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haas tries to keep at a distance but Bridges has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bridges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haas can't break the clinch.
Haas tries a body shot but Bridges blocks it.
Bridges breaks from the clinch.
We've been informed that Haas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A swing and a miss from Haas.
Bridges takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bridges tries to clinch up.
Bridges clinches up with Haas and pushes him back against the cage.
Bridges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haas misses with a body shot.
Haas sizes up Bridges with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Haas does no damage.
Bridges moves in looking to clinch but Haas pushes him off.
Haas throws a nice looking combination but Bridges bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bridges tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas swats away the attempt to clinch by Bridges.
A little jabbing left from Haas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bridges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bridges misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bridges on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab by Bridges.
Bridges takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice jab there from Bridges.
Haas cracks Bridges with a good jab.
Bridges tries to clinch but Haas moves out of range.
Haas looks to land a right hand but Bridges moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bridges on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bridges cracks Haas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Haas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bridges to score with a decent uppercut.
Bridges takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bridges has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Haas fails to land with a series of punches.
Haas is breathing heavily.
Bridges moves away from the strike by Haas.
Haas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haas sizes up Bridges with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haas swats away the attempt to clinch by Bridges.
Bridges gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Haas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bridges manages to break the clinch.
Haas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bridges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bridges moves into range and clinches up with Haas.
Haas misses with a body punch.
Bridges lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haas backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bridges.
Haas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bridges's elbow.
Bridges manages to break the clinch.
Bridges moves into the clinch successfully.
Haas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ryland Bridges has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bridges lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bridges.
 Haas is rocked!
Bridges dips a shoulder and cracks Haas with a mighty uppercut! Haas falls back against the cage and Bridges unloads with a barrage of strikes! Haas is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bridges screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryland Bridges!
During a confident post fight interview, Ryland Bridges thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krypton Brussard (ranked 558 p4p, 3086 weight class) and Braun Westen (ranked 68 p4p, 350 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Braun Westen enters the cage!
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krypton Brussard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braun Westen!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westen lands with a good body shot.
Brussard cracks Westen with a good jab.
A jab from Westen does it's job there.
Westen 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.
Westen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Westen checks a low kick from Brussard.
Brussard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brussard moves out of range as Westen strikes.
Brussard moves out of range of the body kick from Westen.
Brussard works Westen's body with a nice hook.
Westen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brussard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Westen is able to avoid easily.
Brussard throws a good cross that connects.
We've been told by Brussard's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westen looks to throw the jab but Brussard is out of range.
Brussard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Westen.
Brussard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Westen catches Brussard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Westen moves out of range of the leg kick from Brussard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brussard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brussard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Westen.
Westen staying out of range there.
Westen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Westen scores with a push kick.
A lazy body kick from Westen
and Brussard counters with a nice uppercut.
Westen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brussard throwing a counter right hand but Westen manages to avoid it.
Brussard moves out of range as Westen strikes.
Brussard is looking to counter punch.
Westen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Westen misses with a hook.
Westen lands with a right hand.
Westen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brussard counters with a stiff right hand.
Westen throws a hook but Brussard avoids it easily.
Westen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brussard. Brussard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brussard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westen misses with a hook. Brussard ducked under it nicely.
Brussard fires out a quick counter leg kick but Westen just manages to avoid it.
Brussard connects with a jab.
Westen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brussard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Westen's knee momentarily.
Brussard ducks under a wild hook from Westen.
Brussard misses with an uppercut. Westen saw that one coming.
Westen lands with a nice body kick.
Brussard misses with a looping right.
Westen looks to land a combination but Brussard avoids it well.
Westen throws a big shot that misses.
Brussard moves out of range as Westen throws a body kick.
Brussard tries to score with a low kick but Westen moves his leg out of the way.
Westen ducks under a wild hook from Brussard.
Brussard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Westen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It appears Brussard was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brussard throws a body punch but Westen moves out of range.
Westen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brussard counters with a low kick, right behind Westen 's knee.
Jab, jab by Westen - just one landing.
Brussard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Westen.
Brussard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brussard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brussard avoids the body shot from Westen.
Brussard is looking for a counter combo.
Westen avoids the body shot from Brussard.
A slapping body kick lands there for Westen.
Brussard lands a glancing blow to the side of Westen's head.
Brussard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Westen.
Brussard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brussard with a nice cross.
Braun Westen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westen clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brussard.
Westen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brussard blocks an uppercut.
Westen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brussard backwards.
Brussard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Brussard scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Brussard.
Brussard blocks an uppercut.
Brussard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Westen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brussard struggles to land a body shot inside as Westen controls his hands.
Brussard blocks an uppercut.
Brussard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Westen misses with the head strike.
Westen throws a punch but it's blocked by Brussard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westen can't find room to land a body shot as Brussard controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Brussard.
A short body shot lands from Brussard as the two fighters clinch.
Brussard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Brussard.
Brussard gets through Westen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Braun Westen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brussard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Westen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brussard counters with a good, hard body kick but Westen shrugs it off.
Westen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brussard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Westen momentarily.
Nice body kick from Brussard.
Brussard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brussard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Westen.
Brussard is looking to counter punch.
Westen throws the left hand but Brussard avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Westen misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brussard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Westen slips under a jab.
Westen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brussard ducks under a wild hook from Westen.
A slow jab from Brussard misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Westen misses.
Westen lands a nice shot that snaps Brussard's head back.
Westen scores with a hook to the body. Brussard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Westen blocks a low kick nicely.
Westen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sloppy strikes from Westen. Those never looked like landing.
Westen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Westen misses with a straight right.
Brussard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Westen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braun Westen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Westen.
Westen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brussard tried to score with a low kick but Westen checks it.
Westen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Westen misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Westen misses the target.
Westen lands with a good body shot.
Westen punishes Brussard's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Westen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brussard doesn't seem phased though.
Good exchange - Brussard coming out on top.
Westen misses with a straight right.
Westen is looking to land body kicks.
Good shot there by Westen.
Westen misses with an uppercut
and Westen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Westen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brussard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Westen wants to clinch.
Brussard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Westen tries to land a front kick but Brussard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Brussard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Westen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brussard was well out of range. Poor timing from Westen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westen throws a right hand that misses
and Brussard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Westen staying out of range there.
Westen misses with a straight right.
Westen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Westen throws a poor cross that misses
and Brussard counters with a straight right hand.
Brussard moves out of range as Westen throws a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Brussard misses its target.
Westen misses with a series of wild punches.
Brussard misses with a straight right.
Westen punishes Brussard's body with a nice straight punch.
Westen throws out a loose jab but Brussard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brussard is looking to counter punch.
Westen misses with a hook
enabling Brussard to counter with a crisp jab.
Brussard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Westen.
Westen misses with a right hand
and Brussard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Westen is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brussard works Westen's body with a nice hook.
Brussard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Westen at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westen misses with a right hand
and Brussard counters with a body kick that stops Westen in his tracks momentarily.
Brussard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brussard throws a jab but it's blocked by Westen.
Brussard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Westen takes a step back to recover.
Brussard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Westen's head.
Westen misses with a lunging right hand
and Westen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brussard blocks the body kick.
Westen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Westen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Westen loads up on a big right hand but Brussard slips the punch.
Westen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brussard.
Westen throws a combination that misses
and Brussard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Braun Westen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Westen throws a lazy uppercut
and Brussard counters with a straight right hand.
Westen throws a right hand that Brussard ducks under and follows up with a left that Brussard also avoids with ease.
Brussard jabs at Westen's body.
Westen throws a right hand that misses
and Brussard counters with a low kick, right behind Westen 's knee.
Brussard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Westen is rocked!
Brussard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Westen is still on wobbly legs! Can Brussard finish him?
Brussard cracks Westen with a good jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Westen!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brussard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Westen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brussard goes for a small jab and connects. Now Brussard goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Westen stumbles back but Brussard runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Westen to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Westen will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Krypton Brussard!
An out of breath Krypton Brussard 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 Wesley Stokes (ranked 1119 p4p, 1717 weight class) and Inigo Montoya (ranked 159 p4p, 238 weight class). Montoya is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Crystal Method - Play For Real (Dirtyphonics Remix). Inigo Montoya is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wesley Stokes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Inigo Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya fails to land with a series of punches.
Stokes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stokes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice side step and Montoya releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A punch combination from Montoya misses.
Stokes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stokes dodges the punch combination from Montoya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Montoya 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 Stokes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stokes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stokes is looking to counter with a body kick.
Stokes throws a chopping leg kick but Montoya manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Montoya is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes misses with a straight left.
Stokes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montoya throws out the jab.
Stokes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Stokes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montoya lands a really nice looking cross but Stokes seems unphased.
Stokes misses with a left hand
and Montoya counters with a nice body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Stokes there.
Stokes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stokes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes misses with a right hand
and Montoya counters with an outside leg kick.
Montoya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Montoya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Montoya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stokes.
Stokes throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Montoya stumbling backwards into the cage! Montoya bounces back off the cage towards Stokes, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Stokes lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Stokes celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wesley Stokes!
A victorious Wesley Stokes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Inigo Montoya stepped up to the mic, saying 'Inigo Montoya: Who are you?
Man in Black: No one of consequence.
Inigo Montoya: I must know...
Man in Black: Get used to disappointment.
Inigo Montoya: Que.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Draconis (ranked 622 p4p, 1728 weight class) and Mike Maron (ranked 76 p4p, 206 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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6 - 4 - 0 |
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Draconis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Maron!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draconis drives through with a takedown into Maron's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Draconis throws a big right hand that misses.
Maron pushes Draconis off and scrambles back to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maron enables Draconis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maron manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Maron pushes Draconis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maron missing with a left hand there. Draconis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draconis attempts a counter takedown but Maron avoids it well and moves away.
Maron misses with a hook.
Draconis slips a jab from Maron.
Draconis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maron to the mat! Maron manages to get full guard.
Maron is wriggling around but Draconis manages to pass to half guard.
Maron blocking the ground and pound attempt from Draconis.
Draconis is working for a submission of some sort.
Draconis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Draconis has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draconis prevents Maron from standing back up.
Maron is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draconis wants to pass to mount but Maron is defending the position.
Draconis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Draconis is keen to just control but Maron is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maron pushes Draconis off looking to stand but Draconis dives back in and keeps control.
Draconis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maron looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maron tries to clinch there but Draconis circles away.
Draconis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Maron sizes up Draconis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Draconis swats away the attempt to clinch by Maron.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maron. Draconis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draconis blocks a jab.
Draconis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maron but Maron pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A swing and a miss from Maron.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draconis ducks under a wild hook from Maron.
Maron slips a straight right by Draconis.
Maron's jab looks to have found its range, popping Draconis under the eye.
Draconis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maron to the mat! Maron manages to get full guard.
Draconis trying to control the position from guard on top but Maron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draconis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maron uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Draconis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Maron on his heels. He'll look to pass Maron's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maron is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maron scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maron throws out a loose jab but Draconis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draconis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Maron looks to land a left hand but Draconis moved out of range nicely.
Maron throws a jab but it's blocked by Draconis.
Draconis moves out of range of the strikes.
Maron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Maron.
Draconis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Draconis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Maron slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Draconis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Maron dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maron throws a leg kick
and Draconis counters with a shoot takedown. Maron fights it but they end up in guard.
Maron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Draconis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Draconis won't allow Maron to get back to his feet.
Draconis is in close to Maron's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maron has momentary wrist control but Draconis slips an elbow through the middle.
Draconis throws an elbow that misses. Maron uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Draconis's guard. Nice move by Maron!
Maron won't allow Draconis to sweep him here.
Maron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draconis keeping moving, preventing Maron from controlling successfully.
Maron wants to stand but Draconis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Maron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draconis has control of Maron's left arm, preventing Maron from doing any damage.
We've been informed that Maron has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Draconis trying to control the position.
Maron got a little sloppy there for a moment and Draconis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maron has managed to get both his arms back between Draconis's legs - danger averted.
Draconis is controlling Maron's posture.
Draconis is trying to keep Maron in close.
Maron gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Maron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maron stuffs the takedown.
Maron throws out a counter right but Draconis avoids it with no problem.
Draconis lands a jab to the nose.
Draconis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maron to the ground. Draconis is now in Maron's guard.
Maron pulls Draconis in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draconis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maron has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Draconis is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Maron lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draconis is trying to pull guard but Maron has him pressed against the cage.
Draconis is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Draconis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draconis tries a body shot but Maron blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maron.
Maron misses with the head strike.
Maron blocks a body shot from Draconis.
Maron lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maron lands an overhand right.
Draconis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maron.
Draconis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Draconis is looking for a kimura here.
Draconis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Draconis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maron is looking to escape.
Draconis content to control rather than advance.
Maron has one foot on Draconis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Maron changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Draconis goes for a double leg but Maron avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maron continues to drive forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Draconis avoiding damage as Maron throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Maron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Maron misses with a body shot.
Draconis misses with a looping right.
Draconis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maron defends well and Draconis ends up having to push Maron into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maron misses with a punch to the body.
Draconis is working for takedown but Maron is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draconis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maron breaks from the clinch.
Draconis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Draconis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maron is not content to let Draconis control the position.
Draconis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draconis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Draconis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maron has managed to free his arm - good work.
Maron is looking for a sweep. Draconis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maron pushes Draconis off looking to stand but Draconis dives back in and keeps control.
Draconis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Draconis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maron regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Draconis.
Draconis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Draconis throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Draconis advances position into side control!
Maron seems a little lost for a moment, as Draconis dominates the positioning.
Maron is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Draconis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Maron is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maron taking punishment in the form of punches.
Draconis working the ground and pound.
 It looks like Mike Maron has been cut.
Draconis cracks Maron with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That has opened up Mike Maron's cut even more.
Draconis scoring with punches from side control.
Draconis working the head and body with strikes.
The cut above Mike Maron's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Maron's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tommy Draconis!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Draconis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drago Georgijevic (ranked 283 p4p, 1097 weight class) and Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 40 p4p, 151 weight class). Vinicius Tonioli is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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24
210
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20 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drago Georgijevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Georgijevic - that will leave a mark!
Georgijevic connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Vinicius Tonioli has been cut.
Tonioli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Georgijevic moves away.
A jab from Tonioli misses.
Georgijevic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonioli.
Georgijevic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tonioli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Georgijevic to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body kick from Georgijevic.
Georgijevic scores with a nice head shot.
Georgijevic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Georgijevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonioli slips under a jab from Georgijevic.
Tonioli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tonioli ducks under a wild hook from Georgijevic.
Georgijevic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tonioli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Georgijevic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgijevic misses with an uppercut.
Tonioli moves forwards but Georgijevic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That has opened up Vinicius Tonioli's cut even more.
Drago Georgijevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Georgijevic misses with a looping left.
Tonioli lands a big head kick that sends Georgijevic tumbling to the mat! Tonioli takes a step backwards and waves Georgijevic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like Drago Georgijevic has been cut.
A lazy left from Georgijevic finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonioli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Georgijevic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tonioli closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Georgijevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Georgijevic blocks an uppercut.
Georgijevic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tonioli blocks an uppercut.
Georgijevic digs a right hand into Tonioli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tonioli's gas tank.
Georgijevic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgijevic lands a nice shot to the body.
Tonioli manages to break the clinch.
Georgijevic slips a straight right by Tonioli.
Georgijevic went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tonioli slips under a jab.
Georgijevic cracks Tonioli with a big right hand and Tonioli goes down!
Tonioli is rocked!
Tonioli looking for a sweep. Not yet Tonioli, not yet.
Tonioli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonioli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Georgijevic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tonioli pulls Georgijevic in close to his closed guard and prevents Georgijevic from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgijevic won't allow Tonioli to sweep him here.
Georgijevic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tonioli is keeping the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tonioli working a defensive guard but Georgijevic manages to pass into side control anyway.
Georgijevic moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tonioli is looking for a sweep.
Georgijevic remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Tonioli struggling a bit here.
Georgijevic tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tonioli is not content to let Georgijevic control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Georgijevic takes a swing at Tonioli's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drago Georgijevic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tonioli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The cut above Vinicius Tonioli's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Georgijevic looks to land a right hand but Tonioli moved out of range.
Tonioli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Georgijevic finds it's way round the side to connect with Tonioli's head.
Tonioli slips under a jab.
Tonioli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Georgijevic manages to avoid it.
Georgijevic throws a poor cross that misses
and Tonioli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tonioli drops his hands momentarily and Georgijevic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tonioli on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Georgijevic scores with a spinning back kick!
Georgijevic misses with a looping left.
Georgijevic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tonioli misses the jab.
Tonioli misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Georgijevic.
Vinicius Tonioli's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Georgijevic connects with a single shot there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vinicius Tonioli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Drago Georgijevic!
Drago Georgijevic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobojo Makoba (ranked 519 p4p, 472 weight class) and Jeff Christ (ranked 68 p4p, 62 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Makoba might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Zilbacore 2097. Bobojo Makoba is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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280
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobojo Makoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Christ!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Christ.
Christ goes for a double leg but Makoba avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Makoba continues to drive forward.
Makoba throws a jab but it's blocked by Christ.
A big left from Makoba misses.
Christ changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Makoba throws the kick towards the body but Christ avoids it.
Christ shoots in but Makoba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Makoba misses the target.
Makoba just misses with a punch to the body.
Christ lunges at Makoba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makoba's hand.
Christ stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makoba.
Makoba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makoba. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makoba throws a front kick that sends Christ stumbling back into the cage.
We've been told by Makoba's head coaches at Marquis Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Christ scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makoba doesn't seem bothered though.
Makoba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Makoba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Makoba.
Makoba misses with a lunging right hand
and Christ counters with a shoot takedown. Makoba fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Christ stays in close to Makoba's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ controls from within his opponent's guard.
Christ works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Makoba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Christ on the ground.
Christ wants to take a breather but Makoba is having none of it.
Christ passes to side control.
Makoba defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Christ in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Christ trying to control the action but Makoba is working from the bottom.
Christ goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Makoba rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Christ's guard! Nice work there by Makoba!
Makoba slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Christ working a defensive guard here.
Christ wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Christ wants to control the position but Makoba says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Makoba is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Christ wants to control but Makoba passes into side.
Christ tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Makoba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Christ is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Makoba's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Christ is doing well to control the position and prevent Makoba from advancing to side control.
Let's hope that Christ has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christ wants to sweep but Makoba has passed to side control!
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 Bobojo Makoba will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Christ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makoba.
Makoba misses with a low kick.
Christ tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Makoba looks to land a left hand but Christ moved out of range nicely.
Makoba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Makoba swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Christ slips a straight right by Makoba.
No luck for Christ with that takedown attempt.
Christ slips a straight right by Makoba.
Jab by Christ.
Makoba looks to throw the jab but Christ is out of range.
Christ is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Makoba throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Makoba thuds his shin into the meat of Christ's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ misses with a straight left.
Makoba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Christ has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Makoba, as that shot connected.
Christ darts in looking for a takedown but Makoba gets double underhooks and turns Christ into the cage.
Makoba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christ tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Makoba throws a right and a left that Christ avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ blocks the body kick.
Christ swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Makoba.
Makoba scoring well with a low kick there.
Makoba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Makoba. No joy for Christ on that attempt.
Bobojo Makoba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Christ.
Christ checks a low kick from Makoba.
Makoba stuffs the takedown.
Christ checks a leg kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Makoba.
Christ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makoba.
Makoba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makoba just misses with a punch to the body.
Christ misses with a body shot.
Christ throws a hook but Makoba avoids it easily.
Makoba throws a jab but it's blocked by Christ.
Makoba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christ moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makoba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Makoba gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Makoba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makoba misses with a few strikes there.
Christ drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Makoba defends it well.
Makoba just misses with a punch to the body.
Christ is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makoba swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
Christ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Christ - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Christ misses the target.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Makoba.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Christ.
Makoba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makoba throws a good cross that connects.
Makoba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Christ lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ moves out of range of the leg kick from Makoba.
Makoba 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.
Makoba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christ cracks a nice hook into Makoba's ribs.
Makoba connects with a right hand. Christ shakes it off.
Christ digs a good body shot into Makoba's ribs.
Makoba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christ connects with a single shot there.
Makoba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Makoba.
Christ lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Christ lands with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Christ blocks the low kick.
Christ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christ takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christ looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makoba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christ lands a jab to Makoba's midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Christ checks a leg kick.
Christ with a jab.
Christ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makoba.
Christ scores with a crisp jab that stopped Makoba in his tracks.
Bobojo Makoba is winning the standup battle so far.
Makoba throws an overhand right that lands on Christ's shoulder, as Christ tries to avoid the shot.
Makoba misses with a hook
and Christ counters with a single leg into guard. Makoba didn't expect that.
Makoba seems keen to control Christ's posture.
Jeff Christ has got the better of the ground game so far.
Makoba lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Christ controls Makoba momentarily but Makoba frees himself.
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 Bobojo Makoba will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Makoba tries to sprawl but Christ drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Christ wants to pass to mount but Makoba is defending the position.
Makoba is not content to let Christ control the position.
Christ tries to pass the half guard into mount. Makoba knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Christ missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ is looking to take a break and control but Makoba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Makoba is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ throwing shots but Makoba is blocking nicely.
Christ is looking to stall here but Makoba recovers full guard.
Makoba pulls Christ in close to prevent any damage.
Makoba wants to control but Christ passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makoba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Christ throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Makoba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Makoba wants to get back to full guard.
Christ throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Christ lands a nice short elbow.
Makoba is controlling Christ's trapped leg to prevent Christ from advancing to side control.
Christ looks to land a strike but Makoba avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christ accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christ trying to control but Makoba is working from the bottom.
Makoba looking to control but Christ passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makoba wants to control but Christ is keeping busy.
Christ missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Christ has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Christ is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Christ wants to free his trapped foot but Makoba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Makoba controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Christ thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Makoba is looking to improve his position.
Christ is looking to take a break and control but Makoba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Christ shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Christ misses with a lunging right hand
and Makoba counters with a nice low kick that buckles Christ's knee momentarily.
Christ has a takedown stuffed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christ throws a big shot that misses.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makoba.
Makoba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Jeff Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christ takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Christ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Makoba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bobojo Makoba!
Bobojo Makoba thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daud Yordan (ranked 356 p4p, 327 weight class) and Alan Arnolds (ranked 40 p4p, 37 weight class). Arnolds has chosen Free and Easy - The Almighty as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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136
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150
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daud Yordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Arnolds!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yordan throws a lazy uppercut
letting Arnolds counter with a right hand.
Arnolds sizes up Yordan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arnolds wants to land a leg kick but Yordan is out of range.
It looked like Yordan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yordan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yordan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arnolds tries to clinch but Yordan is having none of it.
Yordan clobbers Arnolds with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yordan.
Yordan throws out a loose jab but Arnolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yordan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnolds blocks a jab.
Yordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arnolds let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arnolds throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Daud Yordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yordan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arnolds has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arnolds lands a big right hand that sends Yordan crashing to the mat! Arnolds stays standing though and waves Yordan back to his feet!
 Yordan is rocked!
Arnolds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yordan throws out the jab.
Oh Yordan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yordan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arnolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yordan.
Arnolds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Yordan misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan blocks a low kick nicely.
Arnolds 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.
Arnolds shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yordan trying to strike off his back.
Arnolds 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.
Yordan seems to have got his legs back now.
Yordan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Arnolds stops Yordan from standing up.
Arnolds throws a big elbow that misses.
Arnolds wants to control from the top but Yordan keeps moving.
Arnolds stands up over Yordan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yordan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arnolds's guard.
Arnolds has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arnolds is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yordan throws a strike but Arnolds rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yordan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Arnolds has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yordan misses with a punch on the inside.
Yordan lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Yordan.
Yordan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yordan.
Yordan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arnolds blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Yordan.
Yordan gets through Arnolds's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yordan stalling against the cage.
Arnolds throws a punch but it's blocked by Yordan.
Arnolds tries to score a body lock takedown but Yordan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yordan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arnolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yordan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yordan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yordan manages to break the clinch.
Yordan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Arnolds counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Arnolds misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yordan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arnolds.
Daud Yordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Arnolds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yordan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arnolds in his tracks.
Arnolds tries to clinch but Yordan moves out of range.
Yordan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arnolds throws a solid leg kick but Yordan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arnolds.
Arnolds closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arnolds looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yordan!
Yordan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arnolds lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yordan keeps Arnolds under control for a moment.
Yordan regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Arnolds looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A good leg kick by Yordan.
Arnolds throws a low kick but Yordan avoids it.
Arnolds walks into a jab.
Arnolds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yordan. Arnolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnolds tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arnolds.
Arnolds appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yordan misses the jab.
A nice side step and Arnolds releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yordan misses with a looping right.
Arnolds scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnolds missing with a left hand there. Yordan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yordan throws a front kick that sends Arnolds stumbling back into the cage.
Arnolds gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnolds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yordan keeps working.
Yordan dodges the ground and pound from Arnolds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Arnolds off and has taken his back!
Yordan biding his time, controlling Arnolds.
Arnolds is keeping busy.
Yordan throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Yordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arnolds can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Yordan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yordan looking to land elbow strikes but Arnolds uses the position to regain half guard.
Arnolds moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Arnolds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yordan stands up from Arnolds's guard - Yordan perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Arnolds.
Yordan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yordan looks to throw the jab but Arnolds is out of range.
Arnolds closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Yordan.
Yordan tries to work over Arnolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arnolds misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arnolds throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Arnolds fails to land.
Arnolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Yordan.
Yordan is trying to break free.
Yordan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yordan blocks an uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yordan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Arnolds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yordan's efforts to push away.
Yordan has a couple of punches blocked by Arnolds.
Yordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnolds.
Yordan trying to control the position but instead, Arnolds has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yordan into the cage.
Yordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arnolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Yordan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arnolds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yordan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yordan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arnolds connects with a solid leg kick.
Arnolds tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yordan defends well and Arnolds ends up having to push Yordan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yordan is looking to counter punch.
Yordan throws out a powerful jab.
Arnolds will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from Yordan finds it's way through Arnolds's defenses.
Yordan works Arnolds's body with a nice hook.
Arnolds slips under a jab.
Arnolds tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yordan lands a leg kick that knocks Arnolds off balance momentarily.
Arnolds misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Yordan misses its intended target.
Daud Yordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Arnolds looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yordan. Arnolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yordan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arnolds.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnolds. Yordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yordan throws a low kick but Arnolds avoids it.
Yordan lands with a hook. Arnolds tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arnolds walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yordan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Yordan misses with an uppercut. Arnolds saw that one coming.
Yordan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arnolds looks to throw the jab but Yordan is out of range.
Arnolds ducks under a wild hook from Yordan.
And Arnolds tries to counter it with a takedown but Yordan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnolds stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yordan.
A low kick lands for Yordan.
Arnolds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arnolds tries to clinch but Yordan is having none of it.
Arnolds ducks under a wild hook from Yordan.
Arnolds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Yordan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Arnolds.
Arnolds 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.
Arnolds tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arnolds looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arnolds is rocked!
Yordan lands a brutal head kick. Arnolds looks out on his feet and Yordan throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Daud Yordan!
A very excited looking Daud Yordan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Alan Arnolds was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Crusher (ranked 46 p4p, 856 weight class) and Niall Ferguson (ranked 7 p4p, 104 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Crusher !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niall Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Crusher moved out of range nicely.
Crusher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Niall Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson misses with a right hand
and Crusher counters with a shoot takedown. Ferguson fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ferguson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crusher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crusher working some strikes from top position.
Ferguson trying to keep a closed guard but Crusher is proving a slippery customer.
Crusher trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Crusher stops Ferguson from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher postures up.
Ferguson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Crusher postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Crusher being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A slow jab from Ferguson misses its intended target.
Crusher wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ferguson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferguson misses with a kick to the body
and Crusher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ferguson jabs Crusher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crusher .
Jab by Ferguson.
Ferguson takes a swing at Crusher 's ribcage but misses.
Ferguson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crusher feinted with a counter takedown.
A jab from Ferguson misses.
Crusher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferguson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Jack Crusher has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crusher is out of range and Ferguson settles back down.
Ferguson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Crusher is breathing heavily.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crusher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Crusher moved out of range nicely.
Crusher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crusher attempts a counter takedown but Ferguson avoids it well and moves away.
Ferguson throws a lazy uppercut
and Crusher counters with a shoot takedown. Ferguson fights it but they end up in guard.
Ferguson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crusher throws a big right hand that misses.
Crusher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Crusher landing some decent shots from guard.
Ferguson working for a triangle but Crusher defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferguson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Niall Ferguson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Crusher 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crusher moves away.
Crusher changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ferguson lands the left hand.
Ferguson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusher feinted with a counter takedown.
Ferguson throws a leg kick but Crusher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ferguson tries to land a leg kick but Crusher saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Crusher was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ferguson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson misses with a straight right.
Crusher staying out of range there.
Crusher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ferguson sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crusher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferguson works Crusher 's body with a nice hook.
Crusher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a lunging right hand
and Crusher counters with a single leg into guard. Ferguson didn't expect that.
Crusher cracks Ferguson with a solid left hand.
Ferguson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ferguson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crusher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson controls Crusher momentarily but Crusher frees himself.
Jack Crusher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferguson has his foot on Crusher 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crusher works his way back into a safe position though.
Crusher trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crusher is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ferguson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ferguson punishes Crusher 's body with a nice straight punch.
Ferguson is looking to land body kicks.
Ferguson lands a big head kick that sends Crusher tumbling to the mat! Ferguson takes a step backwards and waves Crusher back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ferguson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ferguson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crusher tries to counter with a takedown but Ferguson is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a glancing blow to the side of Crusher 's 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!
A good leg kick by Ferguson.
Crusher moves away from the strike by Ferguson.
Crusher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ferguson sprawls and moves away.
Ferguson lands a head shot.
Ferguson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Crusher to the canvas! Crusher doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ferguson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niall Ferguson!
Niall Ferguson is the new heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Niall Ferguson waved his t-shirt featuring Conquer's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Breno Belmiro (ranked 144 p4p, 211 weight class) and Figueson Deiveiredo (ranked 17 p4p, 25 weight class). Deiveiredo has chosen Mission Impossible - Adam Clayton as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Breno Belmiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Figueson Deiveiredo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Deiveiredo with a nice calf kick.
Deiveiredo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Belmiro digs a good hook to Deiveiredo's body.
Belmiro throws a lazy right hand but Deiveiredo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Deiveiredo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Belmiro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Belmiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo moves away from the strike by Belmiro.
Deiveiredo throws a body shot but no joy.
Belmiro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Deiveiredo is trying to defend but Belmiro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deiveiredo is staying active underneath Belmiro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Deiveiredo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belmiro.
Belmiro is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Deiveiredo!
Belmiro landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro tries to control but Deiveiredo wriggling away.
Belmiro punching from mount but Deiveiredo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Belmiro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Deiveiredo because Belmiro loaded up on that one.
Belmiro looking to control but Deiveiredo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Belmiro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Deiveiredo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Belmiro raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belmiro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Deiveiredo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Belmiro.
Deiveiredo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro is keen to just control but Deiveiredo is a slippery customer.
Deiveiredo is trying to maintain the position but Belmiro is very close to passing his half guard.
Belmiro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Deiveiredo moves into full guard.
Belmiro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Belmiro postures up and lands a big shot to Deiveiredo's brow.
It looks like Figueson Deiveiredo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belmiro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Deiveiredo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belmiro throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belmiro stands and throws Deiveiredo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Deiveiredo parries the strikes from Belmiro easily there. Belmiro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Deiveiredo to escape.
Belmiro working away.
Belmiro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Deiveiredo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Belmiro wants to control but Deiveiredo is keeping him busy.
Belmiro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Deiveiredo down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Deiveiredo can't do much from the bottom here.
Deiveiredo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Belmiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Deiveiredo is looking for a sweep. Belmiro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Deiveiredo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Belmiro.
Deiveiredo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Breno Belmiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Figueson Deiveiredo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Deiveiredo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Deiveiredo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deiveiredo punishes Belmiro's body with a nice straight punch.
Belmiro throws a hook but Deiveiredo avoids it easily.
Deiveiredo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belmiro throws a body punch but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
Belmiro lands a slapping body shot.
Deiveiredo tries to bum rush Belmiro with a series of wild strikes but Belmiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Deiveiredo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Belmiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Figueson Deiveiredo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Deiveiredo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belmiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belmiro.
A nice side step and Deiveiredo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Belmiro loads up on a big right hand but Deiveiredo slips the punch.
Deiveiredo looks to land a right hand but Belmiro moved out of range.
Belmiro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Belmiro shoots for a takedown but Deiveiredo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Breno Belmiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belmiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Deiveiredo.
Belmiro cracks Deiveiredo with a good jab.
Deiveiredo misses with a two punch combination.
Deiveiredo slaps away a takedown attempt from Belmiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Deiveiredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Deiveiredo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Breno Belmiro has been cut.
That kick from Deiveiredo tenderised Belmiro's leg. Belmiro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Deiveiredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Deiveiredo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deiveiredo is looking for the big counter here.
Figueson Deiveiredo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro misses with a straight right.
Belmiro with a nice cross.
Belmiro misses with an uppercut. Deiveiredo saw that one coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Deiveiredo scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deiveiredo just misses with a punch to the body.
Deiveiredo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belmiro manages to avoid it.
Belmiro misses the shot to the body.
Deiveiredo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belmiro.
Nice defenses there by Belmiro.
Belmiro slips a jab from Deiveiredo.
Belmiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deiveiredo misses with a lunging right hand
and Belmiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Belmiro lands a nice looking body shot.
Deiveiredo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Belmiro. Belmiro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Deiveiredo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belmiro.
Deiveiredo jabs Belmiro right on the nose. Belmiro blinks but takes it well.
Belmiro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Deiveiredo throws a leg kick but Belmiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belmiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo slaps away a takedown attempt from Belmiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big left from Belmiro misses.
Deiveiredo misses with a double jab.
Belmiro dodges the punch combination from Deiveiredo.
Belmiro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Deiveiredo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo throws a jab but it's blocked by Belmiro.
Belmiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deiveiredo.
Belmiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deiveiredo.
A counter left hand to the body from Belmiro misses its target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belmiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deiveiredo.
Good exchange - Belmiro coming out on top.
A head kick misses from Deiveiredo.
Belmiro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Deiveiredo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belmiro.
An inside leg kick from Deiveiredo misses.
A jab from Deiveiredo misses.
Deiveiredo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deiveiredo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belmiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Deiveiredo gets caught napping as Belmiro dives in and scores a takedown. Deiveiredo manages to retain guard.
Belmiro scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Figueson Deiveiredo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab, jab by Deiveiredo - just one landing.
Belmiro defending well as Deiveiredo loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Belmiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Deiveiredo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belmiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That kick from Deiveiredo tenderised Belmiro's leg. Belmiro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Deiveiredo misses with a hook.
Deiveiredo works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Deiveiredo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belmiro lands a jab to the nose.
Deiveiredo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belmiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Deiveiredo misses with a hook.
Belmiro feinted with a counter takedown.
Belmiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deiveiredo.
Belmiro throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Belmiro. That snapped Deiveiredo's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deiveiredo moves out of range of the strikes.
Deiveiredo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Deiveiredo misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deiveiredo throws a lazy head kick
and Deiveiredo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Deiveiredo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belmiro to score with a decent uppercut.
Deiveiredo swinging wildly here.
Deiveiredo throws a lazy uppercut
and Belmiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Figueson Deiveiredo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Belmiro.
Deiveiredo throws a hook but Belmiro blocks it.
Belmiro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Deiveiredo is trying to defend but Belmiro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Deiveiredo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Deiveiredo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro wants to pass the guard but Deiveiredo is keeping the position.
Breno Belmiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belmiro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Deiveiredo pulls Belmiro in close to prevent any damage.
Belmiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Deiveiredo trying to keep a closed guard but Belmiro is proving a slippery customer.
Belmiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Deiveiredo is retaining full guard.
Deiveiredo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo has his feet on Belmiro's thighs here. He's pushed Belmiro off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Belmiro screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Figueson Deiveiredo!
Figueson Deiveiredo is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Figueson Deiveiredo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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