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C364: Walton vs Cheese II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olyksandr Chai (ranked 1491 p4p, 1121 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 184 p4p, 143 weight class). Rodrigo Duterte 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Olyksandr Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chai throws a hook but Duterte blocks it.
Duterte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chai tries to clinch but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice body punch from Duterte.
Olyksandr Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Duterte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duterte moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Duterte throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duterte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duterte breaks from the clinch.
Chai forces Duterte back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte blocking some punches.
Duterte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Chai.
Duterte lands a nice shot that snaps Chai's head back.
 It looks like Olyksandr Chai has been cut.
Chai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chai showed some decent athleticism there.
Duterte looking for submissions off his back.
Duterte looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chai is looking for a kimura here.
Chai is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte wants to get back to full guard.
Duterte has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Chai is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chai is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chai is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Chai got a little sloppy there for a moment and Duterte has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chai has managed to get both his arms back between Duterte's legs - danger averted.
Duterte is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chai defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chai forces his way into half guard.
Duterte wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chai keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Duterte is looking for a sweep. Chai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Duterte trying to control from the bottom.
Chai is trying to control. Duterte wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chai is really struggling to control Duterte but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Chai is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Duterte!
Duterte is trying desperately to improve position.
Duterte is squirming around, avoiding Chai's attempts to control the action.
Duterte is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai is looking to work his way around to Duterte's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Chai mounts Duterte! Really nice guard pass there!
Duterte working to try and regain half guard.
Duterte is still trying to improve position.
Chai takes Duterte's back.
Duterte breaks Chai's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Duterte from controlling successfully.
Duterte sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chai's guard.
Duterte sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chai defending well though.
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!
Chai works his way to full guard. Good work.
Duterte wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Duterte's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olyksandr Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olyksandr Chai's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Duterte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duterte feints a counter leg kick.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Duterte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Duterte does no damage.
Duterte lands a right hook to the body.
Chai drives through with a takedown into Duterte's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duterte trying to keep a closed guard but Chai is proving a slippery customer.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duterte is keeping the position for now.
Olyksandr Chai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chai passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chai tries for a kimura but Duterte is defending well.
Chai wants to take a breather but Duterte manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Chai.
Chai is pushing down on Duterte's leg trying to pass to half guard. Duterte is fighting to maintain full guard but Chai has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Duterte sees it coming and defends easily.
Chai passes to side control.
Duterte tries to improve position but can't.
Duterte prevents Chai from moving into mount.
Chai swings around for an armbar but Duterte sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chai's guard.
Chai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duterte preventing the sweep.
Duterte throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
Duterte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duterte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duterte advances to half guard.
Chai is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duterte's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duterte's back!
Chai is not going to allow Duterte to sit and survive in this position.
Chai looking to break Duterte's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Duterte remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Chai will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Duterte tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Chai has control of Duterte's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Duterte regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Chai looking to control but Duterte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai moves to take his opponent's back.
Chai has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Duterte has freed his hand and lives to survive another well, another couple of seconds at least!
Chai doesn't have the hooks in and Duterte manages to turn into his guard.
Duterte advances position into side control!
Duterte in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Chai is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Duterte!
After the fight, Rodrigo Duterte was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacinto Cruz (ranked 409 p4p, 520 weight class) and Diego Lacasa (ranked 49 p4p, 63 weight class). Lacasa has chosen DIEGO LACASA (OFFICIAL THEME) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacinto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Lacasa!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacasa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lacasa throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz stuns Lacasa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lacasa misses with a body shot.
Lacasa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lacasa, pushing him back against the cage.
Lacasa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lacasa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Lacasa.
Lacasa working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lacasa.
Lacasa takes a shot to the head.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lacasa working aggressively here.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cruz.
Cruz blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Lacasa back against the cage.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacasa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz stalling the fight.
Lacasa struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lacasa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Cruz as the two fighters clinch.
Cruz lands a body punch.
Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Lacasa backwards.
Lacasa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lacasa blocks an uppercut.
Lacasa misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
Cruz jumps guard but Lacasa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a shot to the body.
Cruz lands a body punch.
Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lacasa backwards.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Lacasa has him pressed against the cage.
Lacasa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz tries a body shot but Lacasa blocks it.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lacasa has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Lacasa avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lacasa misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Cruz.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Lacasa.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Lacasa misses with the head strike.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lacasa.
Lacasa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz cracks Lacasa with a nice body shot.
Lacasa tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Lacasa back against the cage.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Lacasa won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacinto Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz wants to improve his position but instead Lacasa has moved into half guard.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Lacasa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Lacasa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
Lacasa is pressing down on Cruz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cruz is holding on for now.
Cruz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lacasa fails to land with a series of punches.
And Cruz counters with a quick kick to the body but Lacasa blocks it.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lacasa can do to turn this around?
Lacasa misses with a shot to the body
and Cruz counters with a nice leg kick.
Lacasa throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacasa. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacasa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Lacasa gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
Lacasa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lacasa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Cruz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lacasa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacasa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacinto Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Lacasa.
A hook to the body from Cruz.
Lacasa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacasa lands a nice uppercut.
Cruz lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cruz - that landed with a thud.
Lacasa blocks an uppercut.
Lacasa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lacasa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Lacasa blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Lacasa blocks an uppercut.
Lacasa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz works on Lacasa's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Cruz.
A head punch on the inside from Lacasa fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a right to the head.
Lacasa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
Cruz cracks Lacasa with a nice body shot.
Lacasa blocking some punches.
Lacasa misses with the head strike.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Lacasa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Lacasa fails to land.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lacasa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Lacasa.
Lacasa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Lacasa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lacasa controls his hands.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Lacasa.
A right handed body shot lands from Cruz.
Lacasa blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lacasa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Lacasa blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Lacasa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lacasa.
Cruz cracks Lacasa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Lacasa.
Lacasa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
Lacasa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lacasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lacasa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruz.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cruz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacasa.
Lacasa punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lacasa throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lacasa's knee momentarily.
Cruz slips a jab from Lacasa.
Cruz thumps Lacasa with a low kick.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Lacasa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lacasa.
Cruz tried to counter with a leg kick but Lacasa avoided it.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Cruz has Lacasa up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz lands a body punch.
Lacasa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Lacasa pushes him off.
Lacasa misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacasa moves away.
Lacasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacasa throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lacasa throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a leg kick.
Lacasa misses the shot to the body.
Cruz tried to counter with a leg kick but Lacasa avoided it.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Lacasa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruz counters with a right hand to the body.
Lacasa misses with a body shot.
Lacasa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cruz slips a jab from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Lacasa backs away, Cruz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick lands for Cruz.
Lacasa throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Lacasa checks it.
Lacasa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lacasa counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Lacasa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lacasa misses with an uppercut.
Lacasa swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Lacasa takes one on the button.
Lacasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz tried to counter with a leg kick but Lacasa avoided it.
Diego Lacasa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lacasa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cruz cracks Lacasa with an open hand slap.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Lacasa lands a slapping body shot.
Lacasa throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Lacasa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz forces Lacasa back against the cage and clinches.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Lacasa.
Lacasa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
Nice body punch from Cruz - that landed with a thud.
Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Lacasa's head.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Lacasa misses with a body punch.
Lacasa blocking some punches.
Lacasa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacasa.
Lacasa blocks an uppercut.
Cruz pushes Lacasa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lacasa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lacasa backwards.
A short right from Lacasa.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lacasa breaks the clinch.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Lacasa moves out of range of the leg kick from Cruz.
Lacasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cruz tries to work over Lacasa's front leg with a kick but Lacasa checks it.
Lacasa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from Lacasa.
Cruz connects with a leg kick.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Lacasa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lacasa slips a straight right by Cruz.
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!
Lacasa jabs Cruz right on the nose. Cruz blinks but takes it well.
Good shot there by Lacasa.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lacasa swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Despite the aggression on Lacasa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lacasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Lacasa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Lacasa circles away.
Lacasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa avoids a kick to the body.
It seemed like Lacasa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cruz clobbers Lacasa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diego Lacasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacasa misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacasa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diego Lacasa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz tries to clinch but Lacasa is having none of it.
Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lacasa under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacinto Cruz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacinto Cruz!
Jacinto Cruz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Miranda (ranked 649 p4p, 1000 weight class) and Anthony Lalime (ranked 89 p4p, 138 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Miranda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Lalime!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lalime closes the distance and clinches.
Lalime is pressed up against the cage. Miranda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lalime down to the mat. Lalime avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lalime tries to close the distance and clinch but Miranda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lalime scores with a jab. Miranda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Miranda doesn't manage to clinch there - Lalime circles away.
Miranda misses with a hook
and Lalime counters by moving into the clinch.
Good body shot from Lalime.
Lalime pressing his opponent against the cage.
Miranda tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lalime lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lalime.
Miranda stalling in the clinch but Lalime improves position.
Miranda has Lalime pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lalime manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Miranda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalime stalling.
Lalime misses with some punches.
Miranda tries to score a body lock takedown but Lalime shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Our sources have told us that Miranda has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lalime is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lalime is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lalime lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miranda backwards.
Lalime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime lands a hook that snaps the head of Miranda backwards.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
Lalime misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lalime has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Miranda seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lalime can turn it around.
Lalime stalling.
Lalime tries a body shot but Miranda blocks it.
Miranda looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lalime.
Lalime prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lalime misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lalime misses with some punches.
Lalime breaks the clinch.
Miranda throws a jab when Lalime was well out of range.
Lalime throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miranda counters with a nice body shot.
Miranda throws a jab but it's blocked by Lalime.
Miranda tries to keep at a distance but Lalime has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miranda blocks an uppercut.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalime is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Miranda has Lalime pressed against the cage.
Lalime manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A body shot lands from Lalime.
Lalime is fighting off a takedown attempt but Miranda is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lalime to the mat. Lalime regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lalime tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lalime has his hands on Miranda's head, controlling the position.
Miranda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miranda trying to control but Lalime is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalime wants to sweep here but Miranda controlling him for the moment.
Miranda looking to pass the guard.
Lalime trying to keep a closed guard but Miranda is proving a slippery customer.
Lalime is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miranda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miranda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lalime is trying to control the position but Miranda postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miranda looks to score with a jab to the body but Lalime is just out of range.
Lalime takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lalime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lalime takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut lands for Miranda. That snapped Lalime's head back.
Lalime tries to clinch there but Miranda circles away.
Bruno Miranda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Miranda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lalime has managed to clinch.
Lalime gets through Miranda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike.
Lalime working aggressively here.
Lalime prevents the takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Lalime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miranda drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lalime working aggressively here.
Lalime throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Lalime dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lalime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miranda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lalime counters with a nice uppercut.
Miranda swings widly with a right hand
and Lalime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lalime moves into the clinch.
Lalime misses with some punches.
Lalime throws a head punch that misses.
Lalime swings wildly with an uppercut but Miranda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lalime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miranda has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lalime after a bit of a struggle.
Lalime throws a punch but it's blocked by Miranda.
Miranda wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miranda tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Miranda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miranda drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lalime gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lalime misses with a punch on the inside.
Lalime prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miranda can't get the takedown.
Lalime has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lalime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
Anthony Lalime seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Lalime as the two fighters clinch.
Miranda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lalime avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miranda takes a shot to the head.
Lalime leaning against his opponent.
Lalime scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lalime lands a left hand.
Miranda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lalime avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lalime gets underhooks to prevent Miranda's takedown attempt.
Lalime is pressed up against the cage. Miranda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lalime down to the mat. Lalime avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lalime listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lalime moves into the clinch successfully.
Lalime lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lalime misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lalime lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Lalime fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miranda wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalime has Miranda pushed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lalime.
Lalime lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
Lalime prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lalime.
Lalime gets through Miranda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lalime throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lalime lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lalime lands a hook that snaps the head of Miranda backwards.
Lalime lands a nice shot to the body.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike.
Lalime lands with a short shot to the head.
Miranda has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lalime clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
You can see the frustration on Lalime's face He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lalime is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalime rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Miranda is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lalime is looking to improve his position.
Miranda prevents Lalime from standing back up.
Lalime is looking for a sweep. Miranda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lalime is controlling Miranda's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Miranda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lalime trying to control from the bottom.
Lalime makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lalime.
Miranda postures up.
Miranda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lalime swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miranda won't allow Lalime to sweep him here.
Miranda wants to control from the top but Lalime keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bruno Miranda is winning the standup battle so far.
Lalime tries to clinch up but Miranda circles away and keeps his distance.
Donk. Lalime catches Miranda right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Bruno Miranda has been cut.
Miranda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Lalime showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruno Miranda's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Miranda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miranda misses with a looping left.
Miranda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miranda misses with a hook. Lalime ducked under it nicely.
Lalime closes the distance looking to clinch
and Miranda counters with a stiff right hand.
Miranda is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Miranda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lalime napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lalime throws Miranda to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lalime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lalime pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miranda tries to score with a low kick but Lalime moves his leg out of the way.
Lalime fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lalime is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lalime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miranda with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lalime counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lalime.
Miranda has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lalime after a bit of a struggle.
Lalime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lalime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lalime struggles to land a body shot inside as Miranda controls his hands.
Lalime is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Miranda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lalime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lalime breaks from the clinch.
Lalime slips under a jab.
Lalime pushes Miranda up against the cage in a clinch.
Lalime stalling.
Lalime misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lalime.
Lalime lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Lalime.
Miranda takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lalime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miranda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lalime backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalime lands with a right to the head.
Miranda drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lalime pulls his leg out and moves away.
Miranda throws a right and a left that Lalime avoids nicely.
Lalime ducks under a wild hook from Miranda.
Miranda sets himself, and Lalime steps forward looking for the clinch! Miranda avoids it this time.
Lalime clinches up against the cage.
Lalime prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miranda is looking to take this one to the mat.
Miranda can't get the takedown.
A short uppercut from Lalime.
Good body shot from Lalime.
Lalime scores with a shot to the side of Miranda's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lalime.
Miranda takes a shot to the head.
Lalime lands with a short shot to the head.
Lalime lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miranda or not.
Still in the clinch, Lalime scores with a nice short uppercut.
 Miranda is rocked!
Miranda is looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lalime lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Miranda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lalime lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lalime.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Lalime.
Lalime works on Miranda's body with a couple of short punches.
Lalime lands a hook that snaps the head of Miranda backwards.
Lalime lands with a right to the head.
Miranda looking for a takedown.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
Lalime lands with a left to the head.
Lalime misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalime pushes Miranda against the cage. Lalime is working some dirty boxing. Lalime pushes off with a quick right hook! Miranda goes down! Miranda tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lalime moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Lalime!
Anthony Lalime thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between White Goodman (ranked 1053 p4p, 849 weight class) and Menes Kai (ranked 110 p4p, 94 weight class). Goodman comes to the cage accompanied by Globo Gym America Corp.. Kai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Astronaut - Jin. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Menes Kai enters the cage!
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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 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, White Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Menes Kai!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai throws a body punch but Goodman moves out of range.
Kai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodman lands with an uppercut that bounces Kai off the cage and back into range.
Kai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goodman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Kai.
Goodman tries to counter with a takedown but Kai is quick to defend against it.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been informed that Kai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Goodman throwing a counter right hand but Kai manages to avoid it.
Goodman throws a combination that misses
and Kai counters with a left and a right that stings Goodman.
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Kai dips to his left and cracks Goodman with an uppercut!
Goodman takes a swing at Kai's ribcage but misses.
Kai lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodman moves out of range of the strikes.
Goodman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kai throws a shot from downtown. Goodman moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman scores with a shot to the body.
Goodman lands a right hook to the body.
Kai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Kai.
Kai digs a good body shot into Goodman's ribs.
Goodman thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Kai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kai moves out of range as Goodman strikes.
Kai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goodman doesn't seem bothered though.
White Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kai.
Goodman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kai eats them both and turns towards Goodman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab by Kai.
Kai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goodman counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kai throws a jab when Goodman was well out of range.
Goodman misses with an uppercut.
Kai ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.
Goodman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kai lands a body shot.
Goodman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from Goodman misses.
Goodman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kai scores with a hook.
Kai takes one on the button.
Kai loads up on a big right hand but Goodman slips the punch.
Goodman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kai. Kai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Goodman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Kai there.
Goodman's corner calls for a 1-2. Goodman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses with a straight right.
Goodman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kai counters with a big head kick but Goodman shrugs it off.
Goodman jabs at Kai's body.
Goodman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
Kai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Goodman rather than just go for the knockout.
Kai throws a body punch but Goodman moves out of range.
Kai throws a right and a left that Goodman avoids nicely.
Kai takes one to the side of the head.
Goodman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kai misses with a hook
and Goodman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Goodman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai tests Goodman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goodman thuds a left hand into Kai's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Goodman, as that shot connected.
Goodman throws a lazy uppercut
and Kai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Menes Kai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goodman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kai looks to score with a jab to the body but Goodman is just out of range.
Goodman moves out of range of the strikes.
Kai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goodman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Goodman.
We've been hearing that Goodman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kai pushes Goodman off and gets back to his feet.
Kai misses with a right hand
and Goodman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goodman.
Kai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Goodman lands a lovely overhand right.
Goodman slips a jab from Kai.
Goodman is looking to counter punch.
Kai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Menes Kai will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kai blocks a jab.
Kai scores with a shot to the body.
Menes Kai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Kai misses.
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Kai moved out of range nicely.
Goodman throws a jab when Kai was well out of range.
Kai looks to land a left hand but Goodman moved out of range nicely.
Goodman blocks a jab.
Goodman throws a hook but Kai avoids it easily.
Kai lands a slapping body shot.
Goodman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kai finds it's way round the side to connect with Goodman's head.
A lazy left from Goodman finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kai looks to throw the jab but Goodman is out of range.
The fighters circling - Goodman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goodman throws out a loose jab but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kai misses with an uppercut. Goodman saw that one coming.
Goodman feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman misses the jab.
Kai looks to land a combination but Goodman avoids it well.
Goodman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kai scores with a head kick. Goodman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goodman throws out the jab.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by Goodman.
Goodman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Goodman swings for the body but Kai moves out of range.
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Kai moved out of range nicely.
Goodman throws a jab when Kai was well out of range.
Kai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Goodman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Goodman does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kai misses the shot to the body.
Kai defending well as Goodman loads up on a big left hand.
Goodman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kai manages to avoid it.
Kai works the jab nicely.
Kai slips a jab from Goodman.
Kai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Goodman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Goodman avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Goodman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goodman throws out a loose jab but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Goodman scrambles back to his feet.
Goodman misses with an uppercut.
Goodman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands with an overhand left.
Kai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
Kai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goodman lands a right hook to the body.
Goodman misses with a hook
and Kai counters with a nice body shot.
Goodman throws a big shot that misses.
Kai throws a hook to the side of Goodman's head but Goodman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kai blocks a jab.
Kai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Goodman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodman moves away.
Kai looks to land a left hand but Goodman moved out of range nicely.
Goodman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kai sprawls well. Kai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Goodman gets slowly back to his feet.
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!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kai scores with a body shot.
Kai 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.
Good shot there by Kai.
Kai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Goodman throws a big shot that misses.
Kai cracks Goodman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Goodman dips to his left and cracks Kai with an uppercut!
Goodman dips to his left and cracks Kai with an uppercut!
Kai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Kai.
Kai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Menes Kai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Goodman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kai throws a shot from downtown. Goodman moves away and avoids it.
Kai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Goodman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Goodman misses with a hook to the body
and Kai counters with a straight right hand.
Kai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Goodman misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman looks to land a right hand but Kai moved out of range.
Kai works Goodman's body with a nice hook.
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Goodman feinted with a counter takedown.
Kai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goodman feinted with a counter takedown.
Goodman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman's corner calls for a 1-2. Goodman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kai stuns Goodman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kai throws a body punch but Goodman moves out of range.
Goodman scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Kai.
Kai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goodman blocks a head kick by Kai.
Jab from Goodman.
Kai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kai misses with a wild body shot.
Goodman blocks a jab.
Goodman throws a right hand that misses
and Kai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Goodman misses its intended target.
Kai misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai slips a jab from Goodman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Kai misses.
It looked like Goodman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goodman throws a big shot that misses.
Goodman throws a series of punches but Kai moves out of range.
Goodman fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Kai.
Goodman misses with a body shot.
Kai staying out of range there.
Kai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Goodman with a body shot.
Kai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goodman loads up on a big right hand but Kai slips the punch.
It seemed like Kai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kai fails to land with a series of punches.
Kai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Goodman does no damage.
Goodman with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kai ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.
Kai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Kai.
A head kick misses from Kai.
Kai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goodman.
Kai throws a combination. Goodman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like White Goodman has been cut.
Kai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kai swings widly with a right hand
and Goodman counters with a straight right hand.
Goodman throws a good cross that connects.
Goodman throws a hook but Kai avoids it easily.
Kai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kai slips under a jab from Goodman.
Kai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goodman finds it's way round the side to connect with Kai's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kai. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Kai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai throws a hook to the side of Goodman's head but Goodman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kai ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.
The fighters circle momentarily. Goodman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goodman throws out the jab.
Goodman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kai misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Goodman to counter with a crisp jab.
Kai defending well as Goodman loads up on a big left hand.
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Goodman throwing a counter right hand but Kai manages to avoid it.
Goodman misses with a body shot.
Goodman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kai but Kai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
White Goodman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Menes Kai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
White Goodman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Menes Kai!
A very excited looking Menes Kai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated White Goodman had this to say: 'Nobody makes me bleed my own blood! Nobody! You only won because i did a set of ten thousand squats before the fight.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Panfilo Acerbi (ranked 1060 p4p, 1161 weight class) and Chaiyo Sukbunsung (ranked 111 p4p, 123 weight class). Acerbi comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom Boom Boom - Venga Boys. Panfilo Acerbi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panfilo Acerbi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chaiyo Sukbunsung!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acerbi is looking to score with low kicks.
Sukbunsung misses with a body shot.
Acerbi throws a head kick that half lands.
Sukbunsung jabs at Acerbi's body.
Acerbi wants to slow Sukbunsung down by chopping away at his legs.
Sukbunsung with the inside leg kick.
Sukbunsung throws an overhand right that lands on Acerbi's shoulder, as Acerbi tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sukbunsung darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Acerbi.
Acerbi lands a lovely overhand right.
Sukbunsung checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sukbunsung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Acerbi manages to avoid it.
Sukbunsung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Acerbi.
As Acerbi backs off Sukbunsung throws a huge counter combo but Acerbi manages to avoid it all.
Sukbunsung with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sukbunsung cracks Acerbi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sukbunsung scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Acerbi doesn't seem bothered though.
Good leg kick by Sukbunsung.
Acerbi lands a big head kick that sends Sukbunsung tumbling to the mat! Acerbi takes a step backwards and waves Sukbunsung back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Sukbunsung is rocked!
A head kick by Acerbi - that's a beauty! Sukbunsung is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Acerbi can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Panfilo Acerbi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 482 p4p, 300 weight class) and Javier Arroyo (ranked 60 p4p, 38 weight class). O Brien kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sweet Leaf. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Javier Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo tries to land a front kick but O Brien steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arroyo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Arroyo clinches.
Arroyo lands with a short shot to the head.
Arroyo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arroyo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arroyo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Arroyo fails to pull guard.
Arroyo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Brien looks to throw the jab but Arroyo is out of range.
Arroyo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Arroyo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arroyo jumps guard.
Arroyo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Brien defends it easily.
O Brien looking to pass the guard.
O Brien has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Brien with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo controls O Brien momentarily but O Brien frees himself.
O Brien stands up and waves to Arroyo to follow him.
O Brien throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arroyo 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.
Arroyo lands with a straight right. O Brien didn't see that one coming.
Arroyo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Brien checks a low kick from Arroyo.
O Brien throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Brien misses with a body kick.
O Brien throws a sloppy body shot
and Arroyo counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - O Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arroyo jabs O Brien right on the nose. O Brien blinks but takes it well.
O Brien tries to work over Arroyo's front leg with a kick but Arroyo checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Arroyo is predictable there
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
Arroyo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Brien with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arroyo misses with a looping left.
Arroyo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
A quick step to the side and O Brien tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arroyo misses with a hook.
O Brien is looking to slow Arroyo down with leg kicks.
Arroyo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice jab there from Arroyo.
O Brien dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arroyo. That did some damage!
O Brien looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
Arroyo flicks out a counter leg kick but O Brien steps away.
Arroyo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arroyo misses with a straight right.
Arroyo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Brien looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Brien throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Brien scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo slips a jab and a cross from O Brien.
Arroyo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
O Brien lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arroyo at a distance.
O Brien throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arroyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from O Brien. Those never looked like landing.
Arroyo scores with a punch to the head.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but O Brien checks it.
Arroyo misses with a body shot.
Arroyo thuds a left hand into O Brien's body.
O Brien throws a sloppy head kick and Arroyo moves out of range easily.
O Brien on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
O Brien throws a body punch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo misses with a low kick as O Brien jumps back.
O Brien throwing a counter right hand but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Arroyo 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.
A jab from O Brien does it's job there.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as O Brien checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses.
O Brien attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
O Brien with a nice calf kick.
Arroyo is looking to land body kicks.
O Brien throwing a counter right hand but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Arroyo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arroyo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O Briens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick lands for Arroyo.
O Brien attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arroyo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Brien misses with a double jab
and Arroyo counters with an outside leg kick.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
Arroyo fakes the leg kick and cracks O Brien in the body.
Arroyo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arroyo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Brien.
The crowd cheers as O Brien lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arroyo doesn't seem phased though.
 It looks like Javier Arroyo has been cut.
O Brien fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arroyo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo'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.
Arroyo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arroyo misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
Arroyo looks for the body kick but O Brien saw that one coming.
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
O Brien connects with a solid leg kick.
O Brien throws the kick towards the body but Arroyo avoids it.
A head kick misses from O Brien.
Arroyo connects with a jab.
O Brien keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Arroyo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arroyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Brien lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Brien checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Brien thinks about countering with a head kick.
Arroyo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from O Brien.
Arroyo doesn't manage to clinch there - O Brien circles away.
Arroyo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arroyo avoids the head kick by O Brien.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Brien on the side of the head.
Arroyo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
O Brien slips a straight right by Arroyo.
Arroyo cracks O Brien with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arroyo scores with a nice right hand.
Arroyo checks a leg kick nicely.
Arroyo is looking to score with low kicks.
O Brien walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
O Brien takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Brien scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Brien ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Brien tries to land a leg kick but Arroyo saw it coming and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Arroyo. Beautiful body shot.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses.
O Brien misses with a hook.
O Brien on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arroyo lands with a nice body punch.
O Brien throws a right and a left that Arroyo avoids nicely.
Arroyo misses with the body kick
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Arroyo moves away and avoids it.
Arroyo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Brien throws a sloppy head kick
and Arroyo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arroyo lands a right hook to the body.
O Brien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arroyo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arroyo misses with a wild body shot.
O Brien takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arroyo takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot lands for Arroyo.
O Brien motions for Arroyo to come forward. O Brien throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Brien moves away from the strike by Arroyo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
O Brien jabs Arroyo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arroyo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O Brien thuds his right hand into Arroyo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arroyo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Brien throws a right hand that misses
enabling Arroyo to counter with a crisp jab.
Arroyo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arroyo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
O Brien misses the jab.
Arroyo avoids the head kick by O Brien.
Arroyo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Arroyo scores with a leg kick.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
Arroyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
Arroyo misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Brien throws a body punch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo blocks the body kick.
O Brien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arroyo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arroyo avoids the head kick by O Brien.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Brien.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but O Brien moved away.
Arroyo misses with a lunging right hand
and O Brien counters with a head kick.
Arroyo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arroyo.
Arroyo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
O Brien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Brien looks to throw a body kick
and Arroyo counters with an outside leg kick.
O Brien takes one to the chin there.
Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Arroyo tries to land a body kick
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo throws out a loose jab but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arroyo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromO Brien.
O Brien thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arroyo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arroyo 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 O Brien has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Brien and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Arroyo staying out of range there.
O Brien connects with a solid leg kick.
Arroyo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arroyo scores with a hook.
O Brien misses with a hook.
Arroyo walks forward, straight into a front kick from O Brien.
O Brien throws a body kick that misses.
Arroyo avoids a kick to the body.
Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arroyo misses with a leg kick.
O Brien throws a push kick but Arroyo slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arroyo moves out of range of the body kick from O Brien.
Miles O Brien is winning the standup battle so far.
Arroyo moves out of range of the body kick from O Brien.
O Brien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arroyo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Brien takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a hook but O Brien avoids it easily.
O Brien misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick lands for O Brien.
Arroyo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Brien looks to throw the jab but Arroyo is out of range.
O Brien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Brien thows a body kick. Arroyo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
O Brien throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arroyo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arroyo. That's going to slow O Brien down.
Arroyo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A leg kick checked by O Brien.
Arroyo lands with a hook. O Brien tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Brien avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miles O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick from Arroyo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Arroyo coming out on top.
Arroyo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien takes one to the side of the head.
Arroyo misses with a hook.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but O Brien sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arroyo punishes O Brien's body with a nice straight punch.
Arroyo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arroyo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arroyo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Brien has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
Both fighters circling a little - Arroyo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arroyo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
A countering left hand to the body from Arroyo misses.
Arroyo swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
O Brien slips under a jab.
O Brien looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Arroyo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A good leg kick by Arroyo.
A head kick by O Brien misses
and Arroyo counters with a series of strikes. O Brien will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arroyo looks for the body kick but O Brien saw that one coming.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Arroyo throws out a counter right but O Brien avoids it with no problem.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
Arroyo lands with a good body shot.
Arroyo looks for the body kick but O Brien saw that one coming.
Arroyo checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien lands a right hook to the body.
O Brien looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Brien blocks an uppercut.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
Arroyo lands with a right to the head.
Arroyo misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Brien softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arroyo drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Brien slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Arroyo is trying to improve his position.
Arroyo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Arroyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arroyo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
After winning the bout, Javier Arroyo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 307 p4p, 668 weight class) and Musa Vitalik (ranked 43 p4p, 90 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mahogany might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dio - We Rock. Vitalik comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Planet Purge - Midnight Tyrannosaurus & Ehide kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Musa Vitalik!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahogany looks to land a left hand but Vitalik moved out of range nicely.
Mahogany drives through and clinches with Vitalik against the cage.
Vitalik avoiding damage.
Vitalik blocks a body shot from Mahogany.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vitalik has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Vitalik prevents a body shot from Mahogany.
Mahogany can't find room to land a body shot as Vitalik controls the action.
Mahogany throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mahogany struggles to land a body shot inside as Vitalik controls his hands.
Mahogany misses with a punch to the body.
Mahogany throws a head punch that misses.
Mahogany lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vitalik backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitalik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vitalik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mahogany misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahogany scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Mahogany.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitalik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vitalik misses with a punch to the body.
Mahogany lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mahogany throws a head punch that misses.
Vitalik blocks a body shot from Mahogany.
Mahogany blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vitalik blocks an uppercut.
Vitalik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vitalik closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vitalik lands in his opponent's guard.
Mahogany is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mahogany has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mahogany has his hands on Vitalik's head, controlling the position.
Vitalik looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik distracts Mahogany with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mahogany keeping moving, preventing Vitalik from controlling successfully.
Vitalik stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Mahogany throws up his legs and catches Vitalik in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Vitalik tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Mahogany! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rich Mahogany!
Rich Mahogany decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elwyn Donal (ranked 244 p4p, 394 weight class) and Artemis Entreri (ranked 35 p4p, 52 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Elwyn Donal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Entreri!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donal misses with an uppercut
and Entreri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Elwyn Donal has been cut.
Entreri misses with an uppercut
and Donal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Donal's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Donal misses with a hook
and Entreri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donal throws a leg kick
letting Entreri counter with a right hand.
Entreri misses the body punch
enabling Donal to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donal takes a swing at Entreri's ribcage but misses.
Entreri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donal misses with a kick to the body
and Entreri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donal throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Entreri to counter with a crisp jab.
Entreri closes the distance and pushes Donal back into the cage.
Donal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Entreri backwards.
Entreri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Entreri throws a punch but it's blocked by Donal.
A head punch on the inside from Entreri fails to land.
Entreri can't find room to land a body shot as Donal controls the action.
Donal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donal tries a body shot but Entreri blocks it.
Entreri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donal backwards.
Entreri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donal backwards.
Donal lands a shot to the body.
Donal misses with a punch to the body.
Donal scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Entreri.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Entreri.
Donal misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Entreri misses with a body punch.
Entreri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donal backwards.
Donal tries to work over Entreri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Entreri lands with a right to the head.
Entreri struggles to land a body shot inside as Donal controls his hands.
Entreri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Entreri misses with a body punch.
Entreri lands with a right to the head.
Entreri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donal throws a punch but it's blocked by Entreri.
Entreri tries a body shot but Donal blocks it.
Donal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Entreri lands an uppercut.
Donal misses with the head strike.
Entreri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Entreri fails to land.
Entreri struggles to land a body shot inside as Donal controls his hands.
Entreri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Entreri misses with the head strike.
Entreri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donal has a couple of punches blocked by Entreri.
A right hand to the body from Entreri.
A left hand lands to the body for Entreri.
Entreri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donal is breathing heavily.
Entreri tries to throw a body punch but Donal avoids it by throwing Entreri back against the cage.
Donal tries a body shot but Entreri blocks it.
Entreri works on Donal's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Entreri.
Entreri throws a head punch that misses.
Entreri lands a shoulder strike.
Entreri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Entreri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Entreri can't find room to land a body shot as Donal controls the action.
Entreri is working Donal over against the cage.
Entreri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Entreri.
Donal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Donal blocking some punches.
Entreri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donal swings wildly with an uppercut but Entreri uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Entreri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Entreri gets through Donal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Donal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Donal.
Entreri scores with a shoulder strike.
Entreri throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donal.
Donal lands with a left to the head.
Entreri throws a head punch that misses.
Entreri tries to throw a body punch but Donal avoids it by throwing Entreri back against the cage.
Entreri pushes Donal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Entreri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Entreri lands a hook that snaps the head of Donal backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Entreri.
Entreri lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donal struggles to land a body shot inside as Entreri controls his hands.
A short left from Entreri.
Entreri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Donal on the inside.
Entreri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artemis Entreri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elwyn Donal'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.
Entreri just misses with a punch to the body.
Donal throwing a counter right hand but Entreri manages to avoid it.
Entreri slips a straight right by Donal.
Entreri thuds his right hand into Donal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donal tests Entreri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donal throws a leg kick which misses Entreri's front leg but catches the back leg as Entreri tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entreri avoids the body shot from Donal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri misses with an uppercut. Donal saw that one coming.
It looked like Donal was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Entreri.
Artemis Entreri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donal tries to land a body kick
and Entreri counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Donal ducks under a wild hook from Entreri.
A counter left hand to the body from Donal misses its target.
Entreri throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Donal was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Entreri.
Donal misses with a right hand
and Entreri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entreri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Entreri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Entreri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donal thows a leg kick but Entreri checks it
and Entreri counters with a nice right hand that sends Donal toppling to the canvas! Donal scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Entreri finish him?!
Donal is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Entreri slips a jab from Donal.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Entreri! But no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Donal.
Donal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Entreri.
Donal looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Donal throws a looping overhand right but Entreri ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri ducks under a wild hook from Donal.
A low kick from Donal misses
and Entreri counters with a crisp right hand that drops Donal! Entreri lets Donal back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Donal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Entreri.
Donal seems to have got his legs back now.
A big right from Donal misses.
Donal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Entreri throws the left hand but Donal avoids the punch easily.
Donal throwing a counter right hand but Entreri manages to avoid it.
Donal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Entreri.
Entreri was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Entreri throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Entreri misses.
Donal throws a push kick but Entreri slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Entreri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donal lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artemis Entreri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elwyn Donal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Entreri just misses with a punch to the body.
Entreri misses with a right hand
and Donal counters with a straight right hand.
Entreri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Entreri takes a swing at Donal's ribcage but misses.
Entreri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entreri tests Donal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Entreri misses with a right hand
and Entreri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donal throws out a leg kick but Entreri moves out of range and Donal only half commits.
Entreri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donal throws a leg kick
and Donal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Entreri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donal throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Entreri to counter with a crisp jab.
Donal misses with the body kick
and Entreri counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artemis Entreri!
After the fight, Artemis Entreri was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Handerson (ranked 98 p4p, 1024 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 12 p4p, 133 weight class). Handerson comes to the cage accompanied by America - A Horse With No Name. Dave Handerson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Handerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handerson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rua quickly recovers to half guard.
Rua wants to get back to full guard but Handerson has passed into side control.
Handerson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Handerson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Handerson lands an elbow.
Handerson taking a break here but Rua is having none of it and regains half guard.
Handerson is looking for a kimura but Rua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Handerson to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Handerson prevents Rua from improving his position.
Rua is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Handerson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rua has hold of Handerson's hands but Handerson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handerson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rua does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Handerson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to roll over but Handerson keeps him under control.
Handerson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rua is just riding it out for now. Handerson eventually gives up the hold.
Handerson is working for a submission of some sort.
Rua tries to roll over but Handerson keeps him under control.
Rua controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua trying to control but Handerson postures up.
Rua moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rua wants to sweep here but Handerson controlling him for the moment.
Handerson looking to sit in guard and control but Rua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Handerson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rua gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Handerson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Handerson is retaining full guard.
Rua trying to control but Handerson is working from the bottom.
Handerson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rua defends well.
Rua is looking to work some ground and pound but Handerson has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Handerson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Rua wants to control from the top but Handerson keeps moving.
Handerson is trying to keep Rua in close.
Handerson 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.
Rua throws a big elbow that misses.
Handerson managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Handerson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Handerson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handerson attempts a counter takedown but Rua avoids it well and moves away.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Handerson.
Handerson moves into the clinch.
Rua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Handerson has him pressed against the cage.
Rua manages to break the clinch.
Wanderlei Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Handerson moves away from the strike by Rua.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handerson.
Rua swings for the body but Handerson moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson dominated that round.
That's time! Handerson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Handerson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rua.
Rua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Handerson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rua wants to slow Handerson down by chopping away at his legs.
Handerson rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Handerson prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
Handerson prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
Handerson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Handerson lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Wanderlei Rua has been cut.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Rua scores with a four punch combination!
Rua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rua lands a nice shot that snaps Handerson's head back.
Handerson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Handerson moves into range and clinches up with Rua.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handerson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rua regains guard immediately.
Handerson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rua is retaining full guard.
Handerson wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rua's head.
Handerson stands up over Rua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Handerson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Handerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Handerson distracts Rua with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Handerson from controlling successfully.
Rua working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Handerson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Handerson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rua being controlled here, momentarily.
Handerson is working Rua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rua looking to control.
Handerson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Handerson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson passes Rua's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Handerson is keen to just control but Rua is a slippery customer.
Handerson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Handerson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Handerson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rua is trying to get back to full guard.
Handerson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rua with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rua manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Handerson 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.
Handerson wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Handerson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handerson lands a couple of digs.
Handerson working some strikes from top position.
Rua wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Rua's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wanderlei Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Handerson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rua did well to prevent Handerson getting side control.
Rua is looking for a sweep. Handerson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Handerson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Handerson winds up and cracks Rua with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rua trying to control but Handerson postures up.
Handerson is nestled in close to Rua, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Handerson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Handerson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua trying to control from the bottom.
Rua wants to sweep but Handerson has passed to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rua rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Handerson's guard! Nice work there by Rua!
Handerson looking to control.
Rua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Handerson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Handerson working for a triangle but Rua defends it easily.
Handerson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Handerson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to control but Handerson is working from the bottom.
Rua preventing the sweep.
Handerson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Rua is fighting to break Handerson's control of his arms but Handerson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Handerson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Handerson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rua avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Handerson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson is trying to keep Rua in close.
Rua trying to control but Handerson is working from the bottom.
Rua looking to sit in guard and control but Handerson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Handerson forces his way into half guard.
Handerson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rua does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dave Handerson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Handerson connects with a nice short shot to Rua's temple.
Rua wants to improve his position but Handerson is controlling well.
Handerson is nestled in close to Rua, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Handerson working over Rua with some ground and pound. Rua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Handerson trying to control the action but Rua is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handerson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rua with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Handerson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rua keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Handerson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Handerson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Handerson!
Our winner, Dave Handerson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob Walton (ranked 21 p4p, 36 weight class) and Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 2 p4p, 4 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cheese's choice of entrance music: The Midnight NAMBLA. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jim Bob Walton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Eric Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walton tries to clinch but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Cheese throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walton digs a good hook to Cheese's body.
Cheese takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Walton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cheese.
Cheese throws a wild body kick that Walton sees coming a mile off.
Walton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cheese misses with a looping left.
Walton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, jab by Cheese - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Walton misses the target.
Cheese throws a leg kick but Walton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cheese paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cheese blocks a low kick nicely.
Cheese throws out a counter right but Walton avoids it with no problem.
Cheese throws a leg kick but Walton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
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!
Walton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walton digs a good body shot into Cheese's ribs.
Walton moves out of range of the leg kick from Cheese.
Cheese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Walton throws a leg kick but Cheese sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cheese does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese drives through and clinches with Walton against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Walton.
Cheese lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheese.
Cheese misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Walton tries a body shot but Cheese blocks it.
Walton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cheese manages to break the clinch.
Walton throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walton's hands.
Walton looks to land a left hand but Cheese moved out of range nicely.
Cheese explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cheese attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Walton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cheese doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walton throws a poor cross that misses
and Cheese counters with a thumping low kick.
Walton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Walton tries to clinch up but Cheese circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Cheese appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cheese tries to clinch there but Walton circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Cheese swats away the attempt to clinch by Walton.
Walton scores with the left hand. Cheese knows he should have avoided that one.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Cheese slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Walton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Walton misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cheese! But no joy.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
Walton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cheese.
Walton closes the distance and pushes Cheese back into the cage.
Walton wants to break free but Cheese has control.
Walton throws a head punch that misses.
Cheese lands a right hand.
Walton trying to stall but Cheese improves his position.
Cheese tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walton as Cheese tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Walton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
Walton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Cheese breaks from the clinch.
Walton misses with an uppercut.
Walton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Walton is just out of range.
Cheese avoids the body shot from Walton.
Cheese tries a quick counter leg kick but Walton is wise to it.
Cheese throws a looping overhand right but Walton ducks down to avoid it.
Cheese defending well as Walton loads up on a big left hand.
Walton throws a chopping leg kick but Cheese manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Walton misses the jab.
Walton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheese.
Cheese throws the kick towards the body but Walton avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Walton misses the target.
Walton swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese fakes the leg kick and cracks Walton in the body.
Walton looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheese is just out of range.
It seemed like Cheese was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cheese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cheese uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheese moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheese lands with a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cheese darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cheese tries to move into range but Walton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cheese scores with a push kick.
Cheese throws a leg kick but Walton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheese misses the target.
Walton throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheese pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cheese throws a low kick, looking for Walton's leg but Walton calmly moves out of range.
Walton scores with a jab. Cheese acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cheese moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cheese misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Walton.
Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cheese is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Walton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cheese slips under a jab from Walton.
Walton lands a slapping body shot.
Cheese has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Walton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cheese stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charles Eric Cheese will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Walton misses with an uppercut.
Jim Bob Walton is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Walton blocks the low kick.
Cheese connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Walton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice jab there from Cheese.
Walton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walton lands a right hook to the body.
Cheese goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walton moves away from the strike by Cheese.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheese.
Walton closes the distance but Cheese moves to the side
and Cheese counters with a nice uppercut.
Cheese avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
Cheese lands a nice shot to the body.
Cheese is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Walton. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick lands for Cheese.
Cheese fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walton to score with a decent uppercut.
Cheese throws a leg kick
and Walton counters with a nice uppercut.
Cheese throws a series of punches but Walton moves out of range.
Cheese with a hook.
Cheese misses with an attempted mid kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cheese in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Walton jabs at Cheese's body.
Cheese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walton.
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheese throws a solid leg kick but Walton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cheese.
Cheese walks into a left hand.
Cheese scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab, jab by Walton - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheese ducks right into an uppercut from Walton.
Cheese is looking to chop away at Walton's legs.
Cheese with the inside leg kick.
Cheese dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walton. That did some damage!
Walton moves out of range as Cheese strikes.
Walton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut lands for Cheese. That snapped Walton's head back.
Walton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheese moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cheese throws a hook but Walton blocks it.
Walton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cheese.
Walton misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cheese makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cheese goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cheese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cheese wants to clinch.
Walton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Cheese throws a counter combo.
Walton avoids the body shot from Cheese.
Cheese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walton scores with a shot to the body.
Walton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cheese throws out a loose jab but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Walton misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese digs a good body shot into Walton's ribs.
Walton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheese.
Cheese with a hook.
Walton connects with an inside leg kick.
Cheese goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Walton slips under a jab.
Cheese on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cheese lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cheese on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walton wants to clinch up but Cheese keeps it at a distance.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
Cheese is looking to slow Walton down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Walton is just out of range.
Walton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
Walton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cheese misses the shot to the body.
Walton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cheese.
Walton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cheese is out of range and Walton settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese fakes the leg kick and cracks Walton in the body.
Walton misses with a head kick.
Cheese takes one on the button.
Cheese cracks Walton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cheese. Cheese obviously looking to wear him down.
Cheese throws a hook but Walton blocks it.
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
Walton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cheese is looking to clinch but Walton is avoiding it.
Cheese scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walton misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheese misses the target.
Walton throws a leg kick that misses.
Cheese moves out of range as Walton strikes.
Walton tries to clinch but Cheese is having none of it.
Cheese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese swinging wildly here.
Cheese with a nice calf kick.
Cheese with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Eric Cheese showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walton takes one to the chin there.
Cheese connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Walton.
Jab, jab by Walton - just one landing.
Cheese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Walton misses.
Walton takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Walton throws a looping overhand right but Cheese ducks down to avoid it.
Cheese pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walton is looking to counter with head kicks.
Walton scores with a nice head shot.
Cheese checks a low kick from Walton.
Donk. Cheese catches Walton right on the button with a cross.
Walton looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheese is just out of range.
Cheese flicks out a counter leg kick but Walton steps away.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
Cheese lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheese bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cheese.
Cheese swings for the body but Walton moves out of range.
Cheese is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheese misses the target.
Walton throwing a counter right hand but Cheese manages to avoid it.
Cheese dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walton. That did some damage!
Cheese loads up on a big right hand but Walton slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Walton misses the target.
Walton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheese throws out the jab.
Cheese ducks right into an uppercut from Walton.
Cheese fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walton on the side of the head.
Cheese throws a lazy right hand but Walton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cheese throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cheese staying out of range there.
Cheese scores with a nice body kick.
Walton connects with a jab.
Walton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cheese.
Walton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cheese checks a leg kick.
Walton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from Walton misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheese throws a shot from downtown. Walton moves away and avoids it.
Walton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from Cheese misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese blocks a leg kick.
Cheese lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walton's sensitive parts.
Walton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walton tests Cheese's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cheese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walton tries to clinch up.
Walton is looking to clinch.
Cheese throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from Cheese misses.
Cheese throws a hook but Walton avoids it easily.
Cheese lunges at Walton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walton's hand.
Walton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walton throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheese.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walton.
Walton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cheese.
Nice defenses there by Cheese.
Walton throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheese.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cheese.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheese misses with a looping left.
Cheese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walton.
Walton swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Walton throws a hook to the side of Cheese's head but Cheese sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cheese checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walton throws a leg kick
and Cheese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walton throws a hook to the side of Cheese's head but Cheese sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Cheese.
Walton wants to clinch up but Cheese keeps it at a distance.
Walton throws the kick towards the body but Cheese avoids it.
Walton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cheese can pounce on him.
Walton misses with a looping left.
Walton throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cheese lands a glancing blow to the side of Walton's head.
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheese on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walton thumps Cheese with a low kick.
Walton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cheese is able to avoid easily.
Walton doesn't manage to clinch there - Cheese circles away.
Cheese slips a jab and a cross from Walton.
Walton throws a shot from downtown. Cheese moves away and avoids it.
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Cheese counter with a right hand.
Cheese loads up on a big right hand but Walton slips the punch.
Cheese lands a really nice looking cross but Walton seems unphased.
Walton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by Cheese.
Cheese lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good standup being displayed there by Walton as he connects with a hook.
Walton cracks Cheese with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Walton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cheese to score with a decent uppercut.
Cheese lands with a nice body punch.
A punch lands to the side of Cheese 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cheese thows a body kick. Walton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Charles Eric Cheese just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cheese misses with an uppercut
letting Walton counter with a right hand.
Cheese throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walton missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walton throws a looping overhand right but Cheese ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Walton misses
and Cheese counters with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Walton misses.
Walton lands with a nice body kick.
Walton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Walton misses with a hook. Cheese ducked under it nicely.
Walton stuns Cheese with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walton throws an overhand right that lands on Cheese's shoulder, as Cheese tries to avoid the shot.
Cheese moves away from the strike by Walton.
Walton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cheese tries to clinch but Walton is having none of it.
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on Walton's shoulder, as Walton tries to avoid the shot.
Cheese has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cheese throws a low kick, looking for Walton's leg but Walton calmly moves out of range.
Walton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cheese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Cheese on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cheese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese jabs at Walton's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese throws a push kick but Walton slaps the foot to one side.
Walton misses with a wild combination.
Walton connects with a body shot.
Walton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheese.
Walton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cheese throws a shot from downtown. Walton moves away and avoids it.
Cheese looks to throw the jab but Walton is out of range.
Walton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cheese. That did some damage!
Cheese scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walton doesn't seem bothered though.
Cheese tries a low kick but Walton avoids it.
Cheese looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walton misses with a looping right.
Cheese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walton.
Cheese moves out of range of the strikes.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
Walton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheese was well out of range. Poor timing from Walton.
Walton with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese connects with a right hand. Walton shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cheese 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 Walton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Walton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cheese stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walton throws out the jab.
Cheese thinks about the counter body kick.
Cheese keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cheese takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walton throws out the jab.
Good work by Walton as he checks the leg kick.
Jab by Cheese.
Cheese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Cheese.
Walton blocks a jab.
Walton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cheese.
Cheese throws a leg kick but Walton moved away.
Cheese throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good shot there by Cheese.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cheese throws a jab when Walton was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Walton sizes up Cheese with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cheese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walton manages to avoid it.
Cheese throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from Walton.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cheese tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walton is able to avoid easily.
Walton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walton misses with a body shot.
Cheese walks into a stiff left hand from Walton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walton. Cheese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheese dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walton. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Cheese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cheese misses with a left hand
and Walton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cheese takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese clinches.
Walton scores with a shot to the side of Cheese's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
A short body shot lands from Cheese as the two fighters clinch.
Cheese lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cheese working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheese.
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walton connects with a jab.
Walton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cheese tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cheese scores with a punch to the head.
Walton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese takes the fight into the clinch.
Walton tries a body shot but Cheese blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jim Bob Walton will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Walton swinging wildly here.
Walton misses with a leg kick.
Cheese dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cheese swinging wildly here.
Walton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
Walton misses with a hook
and Cheese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cheese misses with an uppercut. Walton saw that one coming.
Cheese works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cheese looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cheese misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Cheese. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cheese.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton misses with a hook. Cheese ducked under it nicely.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
Cheese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left lands for Walton.
Cheese takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walton throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese misses with a body kick.
Walton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cheese scores with a hook to the body. Walton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cheese blocks the body kick.
Walton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cheese scores with a jab. Walton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cheese slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cheese moves out of range of the leg kick from Walton.
Walton throws a lazy right hand but Cheese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheese moves away.
Walton takes one to the chin there.
Walton throws a body shot but no joy.
Walton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cheese. Cheese circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cheese scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cheese looks to land a right hand but Walton moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Walton. Beautiful body shot.
Cheese walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Walton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Walton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
Walton connects with a solid leg kick.
Cheese loads up on a big right hand but Walton slips the punch.
Walton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheese.
Jim Bob Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
Walton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cheese momentarily.
Walton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cheese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walton.
Cheese chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cheese misses with a kick to the body.
Walton darts in and clinches Cheese up against the cage.
Walton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Walton.
A right hook to the body lands for Walton.
Cheese scores with a shoulder strike.
Walton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walton misses with a punch on the inside.
Walton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cheese scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton misses with some punches.
Cheese blocks a body shot from Walton.
A short uppercut from Walton.
Cheese lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Cheese.
Cheese prevents a body shot from Walton.
Walton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheese tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheese lands with a nice body punch.
Walton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cheese can pounce on him.
Walton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick from Walton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheese tries to land a leg kick but Walton saw it coming and moves away.
Walton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cheese lands with an uppercut that bounces Walton off the cage and back into range.
A head kick misses from Walton.
Cheese thinks about the counter body kick.
Walton blocks a jab.
Cheese takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Walton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cheese. Cheese circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cheese lands with a cross.
Walton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cheese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheese scores with the left hand. Walton knows he should have avoided that one.
Cheese dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walton. That did some damage!
Cheese clobbers Walton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walton cracks a nice hook into Cheese's ribs.
Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walton.
Cheese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cheese fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cheese.
Walton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walton takes one on the button.
Charles Eric Cheese is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cheese chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walton can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charles Eric Cheese.
Well Cheese has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 46:49
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Eric Cheese!
Charles Eric Cheese is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Charles Eric Cheese thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Jim Bob Walton spoke after the fight, saying 'I am surprised I made it to the cage to be honest. One hell of a Night Last night. Congrats to the other guy over there. We will run it back one day when im not all f'd up on hallucinogens. '.
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