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FMFC 39: Cullen vs Feijao PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remero Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Eco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Umberto Eco was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Remero Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Umberto Eco!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Remero Riggs has been cut.
Umberto Eco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eco looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Eco from controlling successfully.
Eco being controlled here momentarily.
Riggs looking to control.
Eco wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
Eco decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Riggs tries for a takedown but Eco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riggs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riggs.
Eco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Riggs tries to avoid it but Eco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Riggs to the ground. Riggs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eco has Riggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Eco gets control of Riggs's arms and successfully pulls guard. Eco will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Riggs wants to control from the top but Eco keeps moving.
Riggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eco is keeping the position for now.
Riggs trying to control but Eco is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eco working a defensive guard here.
Riggs looking to sit in guard and control but Eco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Riggs wants to sweep here but Eco controlling him for the moment.
Riggs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riggs trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riggs.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remero Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eco avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eco thuds his shin into the meat of Riggs's side.
Riggs is breathing heavily.
Eco lands a high kick!
Eco closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eco wants to free his trapped foot but Riggs is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Riggs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eco thows a huge punch but Riggs dodges it nicely.
Riggs wants to improve his position but Eco is controlling well.
Eco passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eco working the ground and pound effectively.
Riggs is in all sorts of trouble here.
Riggs tries to hold on but Eco postures up.
Eco unloads with some shots from mount but Riggs bucks and avoids them well.
Eco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eco trying to control but Riggs is having none of it.
Riggs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Riggs tries to get out of the position.
Riggs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umberto Eco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remero Riggs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eco stuffs the takedown attempt from Riggs. Riggs gets slowly back to his feet.
Eco moves into the clinch.
Eco content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Eco.
Eco decides to pull guard.
Riggs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riggs drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Eco manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Riggs has Eco in his guard.
Eco stands up over Riggs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Eco is looking to work some ground and pound but Riggs has wrist control.
Riggs is looking for a triangle but Eco pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riggs is keeping the position for now.
Eco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riggs is trying to control the position but Eco postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eco distracts Riggs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eco trying to control but Riggs is working from the bottom.
Eco forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Riggs won't allow Eco to pass to mount.
Eco is just content to waste time from the top position. Riggs takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Eco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riggs is keeping the position for now.
Riggs trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Riggs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eco is looking to work some ground and pound but Riggs has wrist control.
Eco wants to stand but Riggs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Riggs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eco's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs postures up in Eco's guard and throws a big left but Eco blocks it.
Riggs pushing down on Eco's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Eco wants to get back to full guard.
Eco trying to control here.
Riggs wants to take a breather but Eco is having none of it.
Riggs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Riggs scores with a takedown into Eco's guard.
Eco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Eco is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs wants to control from the top but Eco keeps moving.
Riggs forces his way into half guard.
Riggs is keen to just control but Eco is a slippery customer.
Eco tries to get to full guard but Riggs has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Umberto Eco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Remero Riggs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Riggs wants to clinch
and Eco counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Umberto Eco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riggs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riggs wants to break free but Eco has control.
Stalling in the clinch from Eco.
Riggs wants a takedown.
Eco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eco stuffs the takedown attempt from Riggs. Riggs gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remero Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riggs tries for a takedown but Eco circles away easily
and Eco counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eco has managed to clinch.
Riggs can't break the clinch.
Eco prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eco lands a shoulder strike.
Eco landing knees to the head.
Riggs tries to circle away but Eco has him pinned against the cage.
Eco has hold of one of Riggs's legs. Riggs is fighting the takedown attempt but Eco gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Eco trying to stand up but can't free himself from Riggs's guard.
Eco trying to control but Riggs is working from the bottom.
Eco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eco postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riggs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eco's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eco is on top in guard.
Riggs controlling Eco's posture.
Eco gets to his feet. Riggs looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Eco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riggs, pushing him back against the cage.
Eco lands a nice elbow.
Riggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eco keeps control of Riggs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riggs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Eco is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Riggs grinds an elbow into Eco's temple.
Riggs lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Riggs wants to control but Eco is keeping him busy.
Riggs in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Check out the look on Riggs's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Riggs working the ground and pound but Eco is defending the strikes.
Riggs trying to control the action but Eco is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Riggs trying to control the action but Eco is working from the bottom.
Riggs landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Umberto Eco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eco is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eco holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Riggs working the ground and pound.
Remero Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eco gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Umberto Eco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eco 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umberto Eco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dai's entrance music is Dignity. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Dai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Matson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matson tries to avoid it but Dai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matson to the ground. Matson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dai.
Matson swings for the body but Dai moves out of range.
Matson digs a good hook to Dai's body.
Matson connects with a nice looking jab.
Dai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matson pinned against the cage. Matson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dai tries to move into range but Matson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matson missing with a left hand there. Dai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Matson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dai doesn't seem phased though.
Matson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Matson misses.
Matson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Matson connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dai blocks a jab.
Matson tries a low kick but Dai avoids it.
Matson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dai.
Nice sprawl there from Matson as Dai shoots in.
Matson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matson motions for Dai to come forward. Matson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matson throws a body punch but Dai moves out of range.
Matson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dai checks a leg kick.
Matson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson tests Dai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matson connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Matson misses the target.
Dai shoots for a takedown but Matson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matson tries to score with a low kick but Dai moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matson. Dai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matson throws out a loose jab but Dai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matson scores with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dai.
Matson connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matson as he avoids it easily.
Dai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Josh Matson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Matson.
Dai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Dai.
Matson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dai shoots in but no luck this time.
Dai staying out of range there.
Dai shoots in but no luck this time.
Josh Matson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matson throws a low kick but Dai avoids it.
Matson lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dai tries for a takedown but Matson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dai is breathing heavily.
Matson works Dai's body with a nice hook.
Matson digs a good hook to Dai's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matson scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Matson misses.
Matson lands a body shot.
Matson throws a big shot that misses.
Matson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dai checks a low kick from Matson.
Matson thumps Dai with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dai closes the distance and clinches up with Matson, looking for a takedown. Dai pushes Matson against the cage but Matson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matson to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Matson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matson tests Dai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matson loads up on a big right hand but Dai slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Matson misses.
Matson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matson lands with a cross.
Matson jabs Dai right on the nose. Dai blinks but takes it well.
Dai defending well as Matson loads up on a big left hand.
Dai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Matson but Matson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matson misses the shot to the body.
Matson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matson misses with a straight right.
Matson lands a nice shot that snaps Dai's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson tries a low kick but Dai avoids it.
Matson swings for the body but Dai moves out of range.
Matson tried to score with a low kick but Dai checks it.
Matson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dai to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Matson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dai drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Matson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dai has Matson in his guard.
Dai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Matson is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dai is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Matson wants to stand but Dai is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dai has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Matson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dai.
You can see the frustration on Dai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dai to his feet.
Dai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matson as he jumps to the side.
Matson slaps away a takedown attempt from Dai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matson lands a nice hook to Dai's body. Dai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dai ducks under a wild hook from Matson.
Dai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matson.
Dai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matson misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matson. Dai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matson wants it to stay on the feet.
Matson is looking to chop away at Dai's legs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matson!
A clash of legs there as Dai blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matson throws a jab when Dai was well out of range.
Matson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dai is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Matson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Matson lands a nice shot to the body.
Matson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good work by Dai as he checks the leg kick.
Dai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matson thuds his right hand into Dai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matson misses with a hook.
Dai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matson as he avoids it easily.
Matson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dai shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice cross by Matson.
Matson scores with a sloppy right hand. Dai should have avoided that one.
Dai defending well as Matson loads up on a big left hand.
Matson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matson scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dai is defended easily by Matson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matson as he jumps to the side.
Matson thuds a left hand into Dai's body.
Matson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matson as he jumps to the side.
Matson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dai checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dai scores with a takedown into Matson's guard.
Matson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Matson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matson wants it to stay on the feet.
Matson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matson misses with a straight left.
Matson looks to land a left hand but Dai moved out of range nicely.
Matson misses with a low kick.
Dai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matson.
Josh Matson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matson scores with a decent looking hook.
Dai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matson.
Matson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Matson as Dai shoots in.
Dai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matson as he avoids it easily.
Matson throws a jab when Dai was well out of range.
Dai checks the leg kick.
Josh Matson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dai in his tracks.
Matson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dai on the side of the head.
Dai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matson is fending him off so far but Dai persists. Nope, Matson circles away and we're back to standing.
Dai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dai checks a leg kick.
Matson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matson connects with a right hand. Dai shakes it off.
Dai scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Matson pushes Dai off looking to stand but Dai dives back in and keeps control.
Dai is trying to work for a kimura but Matson is defending well.
Matson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mark Dai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dai is defended easily by Matson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Matson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Matson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Ung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamir Rolofzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Ung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hamir Rolofzki!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ung fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rolofzki avoids it really well and circles away.
Rolofzki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Kevin Ung has been cut.
Rolofzki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rolofzki throwing strikes from guard but Ung blocks nicely.
Ung throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rolofzki uses it to pass to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rolofzki wants to stand but Ung is controlling his arm.
Rolofzki trying to control the position but Ung is working away.
Ung is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolofzki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ung is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rolofzki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rolofzki misses with the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rolofzki stands up and beckons Ung to his feet.
Rolofzki scores with a takedown into Ung's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ung is on top in guard.
Ung sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ung drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ung jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rolofzki is trying to control the position but Ung postures up.
Ung sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rolofzki wants to sweep here but Ung controlling him for the moment.
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.
Rolofzki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rolofzki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ung slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ung trying to control but Rolofzki is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamir Rolofzki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Ung's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rolofzki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ung counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rolofzki trying to control from the bottom.
Rolofzki is looking to improve his position.
Ung keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ung is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rolofzki is looking for a sweep. Ung is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ung is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rolofzki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ung.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ung has his takedown stuffed
and Rolofzki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ung trying to control here.
Rolofzki is just content to waste time from the top position. Ung takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ung controls Rolofzki momentarily but Rolofzki frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolofzki wants to get up but he can't break Ung's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ung is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rolofzki tries to free his leg and advance position but Ung is retaining full guard.
Ung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rolofzki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rolofzki clinches but Ung breaks the clinch
and Ung decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rolofzki's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ung is stalling in the full guard.
Ung seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rolofzki for as long as he can get away with.
Ung with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rolofzki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ung trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rolofzki's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ung pushes down on Rolofzki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ung stalling.
Rolofzki tries to kick Ung off but Ung keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ung stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Ung dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Ung's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rolofzki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rolofzki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ung controlling the position well.
Ung is pressing down on Rolofzki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rolofzki is fighting to break Ung's control of his arms but Ung is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ung keeping moving, preventing Rolofzki from controlling successfully.
Ung controlling Rolofzki's posture.
Ung is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rolofzki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ung is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ung is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rolofzki tries to free his leg and advance position but Ung is retaining full guard.
Ung is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rolofzki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rolofzki.
Ung preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolofzki keeping moving, preventing Ung from controlling successfully.
Ung 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.
Ung trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rolofzki's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rolofzki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ung!
Ung keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ung throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rolofzki. What's that going to do exactly?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rolofzki wants to control the pace but Ung is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hamir Rolofzki.
Well Rolofzki 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamir Rolofzki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Forever. Ortiz has chosen MY HIGHLIGHT as his entrance music. Caio Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to SergiO Ortiz's chin.
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199 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SergiO Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab by Ortiz.
Ortiz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ortiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Silva with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Ortiz can't handle though.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ortiz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ortiz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortiz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Ortiz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ortiz stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Silva tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Ortiz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Ortiz connects with a crisp jab.
Ortiz clinches.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Ortiz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Ortiz's takedown attempt.
Ortiz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Ortiz lands some shots froms side control.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Ortiz keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Ortiz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Ortiz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ortiz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Ortiz working the ground and pound.
Ortiz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Ortiz scoring with strikes.
Ortiz taking a breather here.
Ortiz lands an elbow.
Ortiz controls the position from side control.
Silva tries to buck Ortiz off but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ortiz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silva!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ortiz is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ortiz controlling his opponent.
Ortiz blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Ortiz controlling the position easily from mount.
Ortiz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ortiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SergiO Ortiz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ortiz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ortiz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ortiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva is striking off his back. Ortiz thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Ortiz slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Ortiz is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ortiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz blocks the strikes from Silva.
Silva punching from the bottom.
Ortiz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ortiz looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Ortiz controlling from the full mount.
Ortiz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ortiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Ortiz has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Ortiz has a good base and remains in mount.
Ortiz is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ortiz is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
Ortiz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Ortiz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ortiz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ortiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Ortiz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ortiz landing shots from mount.
Silva is rocked!
Ortiz blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortiz content just to control the position here.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Ortiz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ortiz content just to control the position here.
Silva wants to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ortiz looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
Ortiz controlling the pace for now.
Ortiz landing punches.
Ortiz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ortiz with the ground and pound from mount.
Ortiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SergiO Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Silva looks to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva closes the distance but Ortiz moves to the side
and Ortiz counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ortiz is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ortiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ortiz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ortiz slips nicely into half guard.
Ortiz working Silva over with strikes.
Ortiz is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ortiz blocks the strikes from Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz blocks the strikes from Silva.
Ortiz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ortiz is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ortiz to get the leverage.
Ortiz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ortiz is looking for a kimura here.
Ortiz 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.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Ortiz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ortiz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Ortiz eventually gives up the hold.
Silva won't allow Ortiz to pass to mount.
SergiO Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ortiz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ortiz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Ortiz looking to control and managing it successfully.
SergiO Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz content just to control the position here.
Ortiz looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ortiz. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ortiz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ortiz controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Despite being in the dominant position, SergiO Ortiz just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Silva throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Ortiz controlling the position from side mount.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Caio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
SergiO Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortiz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 24:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... SergiO Ortiz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao O Dragao de Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egberto Gismonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joao O Dragao de Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Egberto Gismonti's chin.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao O Dragao de Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Egberto Gismonti!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Dragao de Santos slips under a jab.
Gismonti staying out of range there.
O Dragao de Santos stuns Gismonti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Dragao de Santos throws out a loose jab but Gismonti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gismonti misses with a straight right.
Gismonti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gismonti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Dragao de Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gismonti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Dragao de Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gismonti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Dragao de Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Dragao de Santos moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Gismonti goes down! Can O Dragao de Santos finish him!?
It looks like Egberto Gismonti has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Dragao de Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gismonti looks gassed!
O Dragao de Santos is working to tighten is grip on Gismonti's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Gismonti has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but O Dragao de Santos is really squeezing tight and eventually Gismonti passes out! O Dragao de Santos breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joao O Dragao de Santos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wayne Glover might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sweet Like Chocolate by Shanks & Bigfoot . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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223 lbs
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Wayne Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to bum rush Wayne Glover with a series of wild strikes but Wayne Glover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wayne Glover wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Wayne Glover doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wayne Glover momentarily.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Wayne Glover tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Wayne Glover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wayne Glover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne Glover moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Wayne Glover is looking to clinch.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wayne Glover throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne Glover closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie drags the fight down to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Wayne Glover keeps moving.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wayne Glover's guard.
Wayne Glover is looking to escape.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Wayne Glover is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne Glover is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Wayne Glover knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie is trying to control. Wayne Glover wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wayne Glover is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wayne Glover looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wayne Glover fails with an attempt to clinch.
Junior Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne Glover.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wayne Glover tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne Glover manages to avoid it.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Wayne Glover tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wayne Glover manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne Glover's shoulder, as Wayne Glover tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne Glover wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie stuns Wayne Glover with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wayne Glover throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne Glover is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gracie is controlling him well.
Gracie trying to control the action but Wayne Glover is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wayne Glover tries to escape but Gracie is in control.
Wayne Glover trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wayne Glover walks into a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Wayne Glover. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Wayne Glover moves out of range of the strikes.
Wayne Glover tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Wayne Glover takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie cracks Wayne Glover with an open hand slap.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Wayne Glover uses good head movement to avoid it.
John Wayne Glover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wayne Glover looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Wayne Glover gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wayne Glover tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Wayne Glover dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Gracie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie throws a right hand that Wayne Glover ducks under and follows up with a left that Wayne Glover also avoids with ease.
Wayne Glover clinches up against the cage.
Wayne Glover creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Wayne Glover pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Wayne Glover.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Gracie is trying to drag Wayne Glover to the mat but Wayne Glover just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wayne Glover throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne Glover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wayne Glover misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie has Wayne Glover pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wayne Glover manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne Glover throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wayne Glover comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wayne Glover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie jumps guard but Wayne Glover stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
John Wayne Glover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Gracie.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Wayne Glover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
It looks like Junior Gracie has been cut.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wayne Glover creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wayne Glover gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wayne Glover pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne Glover just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Wayne Glover throws an elbow that misses.
Wayne Glover creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wayne Glover throws an elbow but misses.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Wayne Glover.
Nice elbow from Wayne Glover.
Gracie avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover misses with an elbow over the top.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Wayne Glover crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gracie avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Gracie has hold of one of Wayne Glover's legs. Wayne Glover is fighting the takedown attempt but Gracie gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Wayne Glover defending well.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wayne Glover has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wayne Glover is trying to stand up.
Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wayne Glover tries to buck Gracie off but he can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wayne Glover is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Junior Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Junior Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wayne Glover takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wayne Glover is looking to clinch.
Wayne Glover is looking to clinch.
Wayne Glover tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
A head kick from Wayne Glover lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wayne Glover pinned against the cage. Wayne Glover gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wayne Glover closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wayne Glover misses with an elbow strike.
Wayne Glover comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Wayne Glover, against the cage.
Gracie avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne Glover just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Wayne Glover.
Gracie avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wayne Glover just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wayne Glover comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wayne Glover is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wayne Glover down to the mat. Wayne Glover avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
John Wayne Glover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Gracie.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne Glover.
Gracie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wayne Glover wants to clinch.
Wayne Glover drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Wayne Glover throws an elbow that misses.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wayne Glover just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Wayne Glover, against the cage.
Wayne Glover pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wayne Glover misses with an elbow over the top.
Wayne Glover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wayne Glover misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie has Wayne Glover pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wayne Glover manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Gracie avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Wayne Glover throws an elbow that misses.
John Wayne Glover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside.
Gracie avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Wayne Glover, against the cage.
Wayne Glover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wayne Glover throws an elbow but it misses.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wayne Glover throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Wayne Glover pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wayne Glover clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Junior Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Wayne Glover throws an elbow that misses.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wayne Glover pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wayne Glover lands a damaging elbow.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne Glover just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne Glover just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Wayne Glover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wayne Glover throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne Glover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wayne Glover throws an elbow but it misses.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Wayne Glover showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wolf Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marion Gaborik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wolf Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marion Gaborik!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaborik digs a good hook to Logan's body.
Logan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaborik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Logan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaborik.
Gaborik moves away from the strike by Logan.
Gaborik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Logan throws a series of punches but Gaborik moves out of range.
Logan throws a body punch but Gaborik moves out of range.
Logan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Gaborik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheers as Gaborik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Logan doesn't seem phased though.
Logan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gaborik drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gaborik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gaborik stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Logan looks to land a left hand but Gaborik moved out of range nicely.
Logan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gaborik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Logan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wolf Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaborik connects with a right hand. Logan shakes it off.
Logan looks to throw the jab but Gaborik is out of range.
Gaborik lands a nice hook to Logan's body. Logan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Logan swats away the attempt to clinch by Gaborik.
Gaborik scores with a hook to the body. Logan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gaborik dodges the punch combination from Logan.
Logan swings for the body but Gaborik moves out of range.
Logan moves away from the strike by Gaborik.
Gaborik jabs Logan right on the nose. Logan blinks but takes it well.
Logan misses with a double jab
and Gaborik counters with an outside leg kick.
Gaborik scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Logan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gaborik scores with a nice head shot.
Gaborik lands a nice hook to Logan's body. Logan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gaborik lands with a right hand.
Gaborik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gaborik tries to move into range but Logan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gaborik shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
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!
Gaborik looking to control but Logan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Logan tries to reverse the position but Gaborik maintains control.
Gaborik avoids the attempt from Logan to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaborik tries to control but Logan wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gaborik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Logan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gaborik wants to control but Logan has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Logan wants to improve his position but Gaborik is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters circling - Gaborik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaborik is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Logan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Logan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gaborik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Logan.
Donk. Gaborik catches Logan right on the button with a cross.
Gaborik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Logan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Gaborik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan swats away the attempt to clinch by Gaborik.
Logan walks into a straight right hand from Gaborik.
Gaborik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Logan misses with an uppercut. Gaborik saw that one coming.
Logan digs a good body shot into Gaborik's ribs.
Logan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaborik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Logan connects with a crisp jab.
Gaborik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Logan.
Nice defenses there by Logan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaborik slips under a jab.
Gaborik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Logan circles away quickly and effectively.
Gaborik scores with the left hand. Logan knows he should have avoided that one.
Gaborik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marion Gaborik dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gaborik bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gaborik stands up.
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaborik.
Gaborik ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Logan slips a jab and a cross from Gaborik.
Logan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gaborik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaborik looks to land a right hand but Logan moved out of range.
Logan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gaborik throws a series of punches but Logan avoids them all with ease.
Nice cross by Gaborik.
Gaborik 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.
Logan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Logan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gaborik defending well as Logan loads up on a big left hand.
Wolf Logan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaborik misses with a wild combination.
Nice straight punches there by Gaborik. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gaborik.
Marion Gaborik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Gaborik - just one landing.
Gaborik thuds his right hand into Logan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Logan falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Gaborik to counter with a crisp jab.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaborik moves away.
Gaborik tries to clinch but Logan is having none of it.
Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaborik was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan.
Gaborik looks to land a left hand but Logan moved out of range nicely.
Gaborik lands a jab to Logan's midsection.
Logan misses with a jab to the body
and Gaborik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gaborik misses with a takedown attempt - Logan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Logan scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaborik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice straight punches there by Gaborik. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gaborik.
Gaborik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Logan staying out of range there.
Logan throws a lazy right hand but Gaborik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaborik throws a hook but Logan blocks it.
Gaborik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaborik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Logan blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Gaborik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Logan doesn't seem phased though.
Logan misses with a jab to the body
and Gaborik counters with a three punch combo that has Logan backing up. Logan nods at Gaborik to acknowledge the strikes.
Logan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gaborik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Logan thinking.
A shot to the body from Logan misses
and Gaborik counters with a right hand to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gaborik.
Logan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
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!
Gaborik connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaborik ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Logan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gaborik counters with a three punch combo that has Logan backing up. Logan nods at Gaborik to acknowledge the strikes.
Gaborik throws a lazy right hand but Logan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaborik misses with a hook. Logan ducked under it nicely.
Logan misses with a double jab
and Gaborik counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaborik lands the left hand.
Logan cracks Gaborik with a good jab.
Logan misses with a double jab
letting Gaborik counter with a right hand.
Gaborik lands with a shot to the body.
Gaborik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gaborik lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gaborik.
Gaborik lands an overhand right.
Logan takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gaborik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Logan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gaborik.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gaborik darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gaborik throws a series of punches but Logan avoids them all with ease.
Gaborik cracks a nice hook into Logan's ribs.
Logan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan ducks right into an uppercut from Gaborik.
Gaborik lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gaborik.
Logan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Logan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaborik moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaborik lands with a straight right. Logan didn't see that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaborik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gaborik counters with a nice body shot.
Gaborik scores with a takedown into Logan's guard.
Gaborik wants to get up but he can't break Logan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marion Gaborik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gaborik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Logan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gaborik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Logan misses.
Jab from Gaborik.
Gaborik lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gaborik.
Logan misses with a hook to the body
and Logan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaborik scores with a jab to the body.
Logan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gaborik scores with a hook to the body. Logan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gaborik closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gaborik lands in his opponent's guard.
Logan wants to stand up but Gaborik is controlling him.
Logan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaborik tries to free his leg and advance position but Logan is retaining full guard.
Logan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gaborik.
Gaborik throws a sloppy strike and Logan has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Gaborik is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Logan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wolf Logan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marx da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Solid Sessions - Janeiro (Chiller Twist Mix) . Bateman has chosen Dio - Push as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brock Bateman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marx da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman's corner calls for a 1-2. Bateman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bateman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from da Silva.
da Silva moves away from the strike by Bateman.
Bateman missing with a left hand there. da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
da Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Bateman moves out of range as da Silva strikes.
Bateman lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Marx da Silva has been cut.
A punch combination from Bateman misses.
da Silva tries to work over Bateman's front leg with a kick but Bateman checks it.
Bateman stuns da Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A thudding body kick lands there by da Silva!
Bateman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
da Silva is looking to slow Bateman down with leg kicks.
da Silva defending well as Bateman loads up on a big left hand.
Bateman scores with a takedown into da Silva's guard.
Bateman tries to free his leg and advance position but da Silva is retaining full guard.
Bateman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman trying to control the position from guard on top but da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bateman tries to free his leg and advance position but da Silva is retaining full guard.
da Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
da Silva keeping moving, preventing Bateman from controlling successfully.
Bateman distracts da Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bateman tries to free his leg and advance position but da Silva is retaining full guard.
da Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bateman on the ground.
Bateman wants to control from the top but da Silva keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bateman content to stall in guard here.
Bateman throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bateman cracks da Silva with a solid left hand.
da Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if da Silva tries to get out of the position.
Bateman stopping the sweep attempt from da Silva.
Bateman pushing down on da Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman stops da Silva from getting back to his feet.
da Silva wants to get back to full guard but Bateman has mounted him!
Bateman breaks from da Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bateman with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns da Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
da Silva tries to reverse the position but Bateman maintains control.
Bateman trying to control but da Silva is having none of it.
Bateman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. da Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman landing strikes from the mount and da Silva is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
da Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
da Silva is squirming around, avoiding Bateman's attempts to control the action.
Bateman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can da Silva hang on?
Bateman punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
da Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Bateman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Bateman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marx da Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
da Silva cracks the inside of Bateman's front leg.
Bateman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
da Silva takes a swing at Bateman's ribcage but misses.
Bateman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bateman checks a leg kick.
Marx da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
Bateman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bateman takes a swing at da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from da Silva, right into the meat.
Bateman lands a head shot.
da Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bateman is out of range.
Bateman lands a head shot.
da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bateman manages to avoid it.
da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Bateman does it's job there.
Bateman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bateman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bateman checks the leg kick.
da Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
da Silva misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Bateman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bateman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bateman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bateman thows a body shot but no joy.
Bateman looks to score with a jab to the body but da Silva is just out of range.
da Silva takes a swing at Bateman's ribcage but misses.
da Silva misses the shot to the body.
da Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Bateman circles away.
Bateman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract da Silva.
da Silva feints and then cracks Bateman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bateman down.
da Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
da Silva thows a body kick. Bateman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman staying out of range there.
da Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bateman.
da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bateman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before da Silva can pounce on him.
Bateman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from da Silva.
da Silva is looking to wear down Bateman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
da Silva lands a front kick.
da Silva lands a front kick.
Bateman is breathing heavily.
A jab from Bateman misses.
da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by da Silva.
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!
da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bateman was well out of range. Poor timing from da Silva.
A slapping leg kick lands for da Silva.
A slapping leg kick lands for da Silva.
Brock Bateman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
da Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bateman takes a step back to recover.
da Silva slips under a jab.
da Silva throws a head kick that misses.
da Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bateman's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from da Silva. That one must have hurt.
Bateman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from da Silva. That one must have hurt.
Bateman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
da Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bateman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bateman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bateman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from da Silva.
da Silva thumps Bateman with a low kick.
A head kick from da Silva lands but Bateman takes it in his stride.
da Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
da Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bateman's calf.
A jab lands there for da Silva.
da Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
da Silva thuds his right hand into Bateman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
da Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
da Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
da Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva landing knees to the head.
It looks like Brock Bateman has been cut.
da Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
da Silva working Bateman over with knees to the body.
da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Bateman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
da Silva lands an elbow inside.
da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bateman takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
da Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bateman has had enough of the clinch but da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
da Silva landing knees to the head.
da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marx da Silva dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
da Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for da Silva.
Bateman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crunch! da Silva slams his shin into Bateman's torso.
A slapping leg kick lands for da Silva.
Bateman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
da Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
da Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
da Silva scores with a head kick.
A cross from Bateman lands.
Bateman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by da Silva.
da Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
da Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Bateman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bateman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
da Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
da Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bateman avoids the body shot from da Silva.
da Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Bateman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bateman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bateman's head.
Nice uppercut there from Bateman.
da Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Bateman's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for da Silva.
da Silva pushes Bateman away with a front kick.
Bateman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bateman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bateman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bateman blocks a head kick by da Silva.
da Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
da Silva lands with an overhand left.
da Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
da Silva keeps Bateman at a distance using the push kick.
da Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
da Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Bateman staying out of range there.
da Silva throws a nice head kick!
da Silva throws a head kick that misses.
da Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bateman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
da Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Bateman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
da Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bateman's sensitive parts.
da Silva throws a head kick that misses.
da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bateman.
da Silva connects with a high kick.
da Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
da Silva lands with a cross.
Bateman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from da Silva.
Bateman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
da Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bateman.
da Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by da Silva.
da Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bateman if he has to take too many more of those.
da Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bateman's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
da Silva lands with a cross.
da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
da Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bateman avoids the head kick by da Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
da Silva slips a jab from Bateman.
Bateman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
da Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
da Silva connects with a high kick.
da Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
da Silva is stalling here.
da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bateman is defending well for now.
Bateman takes a knee to the side of the body.
da Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bateman.
Bateman takes an elbow to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marx da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think da Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marx da Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Feijao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feijao has chosen Passa o carro as his entrance music. Rafael Feijao is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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187 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Cullen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Feijao!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Feijao fails with a takedown attempt.
Feijao misses with a two punch combination.
Cullen lands with a good body shot.
Feijao avoids the body shot from Cullen.
Cullen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Feijao rushes Cullen and presses him up against the cage.
Feijao tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cullen lands a nice shot to the body.
Cullen is leaning against Feijao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Feijao looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cullen scores with a shot to the side of Feijao's head.
Cullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cullen scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Rafael Feijao has been cut.
Cullen gets through Feijao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Feijao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Cullen.
Good body shot from Cullen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cullen.
Cullen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Feijao backwards.
Feijao is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cullen is working Feijao over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Cullen.
Cullen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Feijao backwards.
Cullen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Feijao is still on wobbly legs! Can Cullen finish him?
Cullen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Feijao seems to have recovered his senses.
Cullen lands with a left to the head.
Cullen digs a right hand underneath Feijao's ribcage. Feijao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cullen scores with a hook to the body.
Cullen lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cullen cracks Feijao with a nice body shot.
Cullen presses Feijao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cullen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Cullen.
Cullen slows down the pace here.
Feijao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Feijao tries to pull guard but Cullen holds him up against the cage and eventually Feijao drops back down to his feet.
Richard Cullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Feijao.
Cullen scores with a shoulder strike.
Cullen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Feijao.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cullen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Feijao's face.
Cullen lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Cullen.
Cullen is working Feijao over against the cage.
Come on Cullen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cullen seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Cullen works on Feijao's body with a couple of short punches.
Cullen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Feijao or not.
Feijao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cullen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cullen lands a body shot.
Cullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Feijao tries to throw a body punch but Cullen avoids it by throwing Feijao back against the cage.
The referee calls for Cullen to work.
Feijao looking to throw knees to the head but Cullen is blocking nicely.
Feijao goes for a takedown attempt but Cullen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cullen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Feijao ducks right into an uppercut from Cullen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feijao is looking to clinch.
Cullen swings for the body but Feijao moves out of range.
Feijao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Feijao misses with a double jab
and Cullen counters with a two punch combo.
Cullen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cullen pushes Feijao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Feijao working Cullen over with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Cullen.
Feijao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Feijao's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Feijao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Feijao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cullen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cullen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cullen scores with a hook to the body.
Cullen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cullen pushes Feijao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cullen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Feijao being controlled against the cage.
Cullen cracks Feijao with a nice body shot.
Cullen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Feijao or not.
Cullen tries to throw a body punch but Feijao avoids it by throwing Cullen back against the cage.
Feijao changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cullen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cullen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Feijao circles away quickly and effectively.
Feijao scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Feijao missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Feijao works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Cullen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Feijao's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cullen looks to land a combination but Feijao avoids it well.
Feijao throws a combination that misses
and Cullen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Feijao misses with a two punch combination.
Cullen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Feijao.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feijao moves away.
Cullen throws a series of punches but Feijao moves out of range.
Cullen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cullen drives through and clinches with Feijao against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cullen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Cullen.
Feijao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Feijao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cullen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Feijao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Cullen.
Cullen has Feijao pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen struggles to land a body shot inside as Feijao controls his hands.
Cullen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Feijao has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cullen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Richard Cullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Feijao.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cullen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cullen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cullen gets underhooks to prevent Feijao's takedown attempt.
Cullen lands a body punch.
Feijao tries for a takedown. No joy.
The referee calls for Cullen to work.
Cullen works on Feijao's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cullen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cullen.
Cullen cracks Feijao with a nice body shot.
Cullen lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Cullen on the inside.
Feijao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cullen is pushing Feijao up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cullen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Feijao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cullen is pressed up against the cage. Feijao has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cullen down to the mat. Cullen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Feijao fails to land with a series of punches.
Feijao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cullen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Feijao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cullen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Cullen.
Feijao clinches but Cullen breaks the clinch
and Cullen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Feijao throws a series of strikes that have Cullen backpedaling.
Richard Cullen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cullen moves into the clinch.
Cullen scores a nice knee to the body.
Cullen lands with a light punch inside.
Cullen is leaning against Feijao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Feijao wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Cullen - that landed with a thud.
Cullen controlling the action here for a moment.
Feijao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cullen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cullen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Feijao can do to turn this around?
Cullen lands with a left to the head.
Cullen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cullen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cullen has Feijao pressed against the cage.
Cullen stops a takedown attempt from Feijao.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
Cullen works on Feijao's body with a couple of short punches.
Cullen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Feijao up against the cage.
Feijao wants a takedown but no success here.
Cullen lands a shot to the body.
Cullen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is working Feijao over against the cage.
Cullen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Feijao tries for a takedown but Cullen manages to get underhooks.
Cullen is stalling here.
Cullen scores with a hook to the body.
Feijao is working for takedown but Cullen is calmly controlling the position for now.
A body shot lands from Cullen.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
Cullen is working Feijao over against the cage.
Cullen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cullen lands a shot to the body.
Feijao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cullen lands an uppercut.
Feijao looking for a takedown.
Cullen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cullen.
Feijao tries to pull guard but Cullen holds him up against the cage and eventually Feijao drops back down to his feet.
Cullen lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Cullen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Feijao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Feijao misses with a takedown
and Cullen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Feijao throws an elbow that misses.
Cullen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Feijao.
Cullen just leaning against Feijao, taking a breather.
Cullen lands a hook that snaps the head of Feijao backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cullen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Feijao drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cullen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cullen lands a shot to the body.
Cullen cracks Feijao with a nice body shot.
Cullen avoiding damage.
Richard Cullen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
Cullen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Feijao.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cullen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cullen.
Cullen scores with a hook to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Cullen.
Cullen scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Cullen.
Feijao tries to score a body lock takedown but Cullen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Richard Cullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Feijao.
Feijao can't get the takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Cullen.
Feijao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A shot in the inside from Cullen.
Cullen cracks Feijao with a nice body shot.
Cullen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
Cullen lands a shoulder strike.
Cullen is leaning against Feijao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Feijao has Cullen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cullen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A right hand to the body from Cullen.
A body shot lands from Cullen.
Cullen lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cullen.
Cullen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Feijao backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Feijao is trying to drag Cullen to the mat but Cullen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cullen lands a body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Feijao as Cullen tries to tie him up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Feijao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cullen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cullen gets underhooks to prevent Feijao's takedown attempt.
Feijao effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
Feijao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cullen avoids it.
Cullen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Feijao wants a takedown but no success here.
Cullen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Feijao.
Cullen just leaning against Feijao, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
The referee calls for Cullen to work.
A short body shot lands from Cullen as the two fighters clinch.
Feijao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen lands a right hand.
Cullen lands with a left to the head.
Cullen lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cullen.
A short uppercut from Cullen.
A short uppercut from Cullen.
Feijao tries to pull guard but Cullen holds him up against the cage and eventually Feijao drops back down to his feet.
Feijao is working Cullen over against the cage.
Feijao misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cullen.
Cullen presses Feijao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Feijao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cullen gets underhooks to prevent Feijao's takedown attempt.
Feijao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cullen scores with a shot to the side of Feijao's head.
Cullen stalling the fight.
A right hand to the body from Cullen.
Cullen managing to block the knees to the body from Feijao.
Cullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cullen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feijao wants a takedown.
Feijao misses with a punch on the inside.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cullen.
Cullen lands a body punch.
Feijao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cullen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cullen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Cullen.
Cullen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Feijao tries for a takedown but Cullen manages to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
Cullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Feijao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cullen lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Cullen.
Nice body punch from Cullen - that landed with a thud.
Feijao can't get the takedown.
Cullen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Feijao.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cullen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cullen cracks Feijao with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Feijao fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Cullen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Feijao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feijao moves away.
Cullen misses with a wild body shot.
Feijao shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cullen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Feijao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cullen is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cullen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Feijao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feijao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Feijao gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Feijao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cullen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Feijao tries to clinch
and Cullen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cullen lands with a nice combination. Feijao backs away looking to recover.
Cullen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A left and a right from Cullen both land. Nice combination.
Feijao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch combination from Cullen misses.
Feijao tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cullen counters with a series of strikes. Feijao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cullen is looking to wear down Feijao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Feijao wants to clinch
and Feijao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cullen closes the distance and clinches.
Feijao drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Feijao letting Cullen take a breather here.
Feijao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cullen scores a nice knee to the body.
Feijao drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Cullen.
Cullen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right handed body shot lands from Cullen.
Cullen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cullen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Cullen.
Feijao tries a body shot but Cullen blocks it.
Cullen lands a nice shot to the body.
Cullen works on Feijao's body with a couple of short punches.
Feijao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Cullen.
Cullen lands with a right to the head.
Cullen scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Cullen.
Cullen stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Cullen.
Cullen lands a body shot.
Cullen blocks the elbow strike.
Feijao wants a takedown.
Richard Cullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Feijao.
Cullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cullen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cullen lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
The referee calls for Cullen to work.
Knees to the body from Cullen.
Feijao has a couple of punches blocked by Cullen.
Feijao has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cullen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Cullen.
Feijao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cullen pushes Feijao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cullen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cullen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Feijao tries to stall but Cullen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cullen lands with a left to the head.
Cullen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cullen blocking some punches.
Cullen tries to throw a body punch but Feijao avoids it by throwing Cullen back against the cage.
Feijao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cullen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cullen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Feijao backwards.
Feijao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cullen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cullen is leaning against Feijao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cullen avoiding damage.
Feijao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cullen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Feijao misses with a knee to the head.
Cullen effectively controlling the action here.
Feijao working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Cullen had his way with Rafael Feijao in that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Feijao'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. This is the final round!
Feijao tries to clinch but Cullen is having none of it.
Feijao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cullen swivels and escapes.
Cullen scores with a three punch combo!
Feijao dodges the punch combination from Cullen.
Feijao wants to clinch up but Cullen keeps it at a distance.
Feijao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cullen swings for the body but Feijao moves out of range.
Feijao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cullen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Feijao.
Cullen circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Cullen counter with a right hand.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Feijao clinches but Cullen breaks the clinch
and Cullen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Feijao misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Feijao tries to clinch up
and Cullen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cullen lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cullen.
A right hook to the body lands for Cullen.
A right handed body shot lands from Cullen.
Cullen is struggling to control the position.
Cullen lands a nice shot to the body.
Cullen scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cullen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cullen works on Feijao's body with a couple of short punches.
Cullen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Feijao or not.
Cullen lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cullen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Feijao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cullen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Cullen.
Feijao working hard to break the clinch.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Cullen.
A left hand lands to the body for Cullen.
Cullen digs a right hand into Feijao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Feijao's gas tank.
Cullen gets underhooks to prevent Feijao's takedown attempt.
Cullen is working Feijao over against the cage.
Cullen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Feijao.
Richard Cullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Feijao.
Cullen effectively controlling the action here.
Cullen gets through Feijao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cullen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Feijao.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Cullen.
Cullen digs a right hand into Feijao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Feijao's gas tank.
Cullen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Feijao up against the cage.
Cullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cullen pushes Feijao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cullen pushes Feijao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feijao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Feijao tries to break free but Cullen pushes him back against the cage.
Cullen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Feijao.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Cullen.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cullen pushes Feijao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Feijao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cullen is leaning against Feijao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Feijao is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cullen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cullen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cullen lands a shot to the body.
Cullen pushes Feijao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Feijao changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cullen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Feijao rushes Cullen and presses him up against the cage.
Feijao tries to score a body lock takedown but Cullen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cullen pushes Feijao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Feijao wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Cullen as the two fighters clinch.
Cullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cullen lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Cullen.
Feijao is trying to drag Cullen to the mat but Cullen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rafael Feijao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cullen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Cullen.
Feijao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Feijao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.
Feijao tries a knee to the head but Cullen blocks it.
Nice body punch from Cullen - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Cullen.
Cullen is working Feijao over against the cage.
Cullen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Feijao up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Feijao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cullen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Feijao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Cullen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cullen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:42
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:41
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Cullen!
Richard Cullen retains his middleweight title!
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