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C382: Blaydes vs Jiang II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quebro Tua Cara (ranked 2059 p4p, 1830 weight class) and Francis Oosthuizen (ranked 211 p4p, 187 weight class). Oosthuizen has chosen TLAD as his entrance music. Francis Oosthuizen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quebro Tua Cara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francis Oosthuizen !
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua Cara swinging wildly here.
Oosthuizen slips a jab and a cross from Tua Cara.
No joy there for Tua Cara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tua Cara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oosthuizen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oosthuizen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tua Cara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oosthuizen swings widly with a right hand
and Tua Cara counters with a straight right hand.
Oosthuizen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tua Cara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tua Cara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oosthuizen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Tua Cara.
Tua Cara takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua Cara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Tua Cara. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua Cara lands a jab-cross combination.
Tua Cara throws a nice looking combination but Oosthuizen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oosthuizen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Tua Cara misses.
Tua Cara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oosthuizen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oosthuizen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tua Cara has closed the distance and engaged Oosthuizen in a clinch.
Oosthuizen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oosthuizen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tua Cara checks the leg kick.
Oosthuizen walks into a stiff left hand from Tua Cara.
Tua Cara drives through and clinches with Oosthuizen against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oosthuizen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tua Cara is defending well for now.
Oosthuizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua Cara wants to get back to striking at distance but Oosthuizen won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen trying to land knees to the body.
Oosthuizen misses with a knee strike.
Oosthuizen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tua Cara.
Oosthuizen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tua Cara is defending well for now.
Tua Cara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Tua Cara.
Tua Cara rushes Oosthuizen and presses him up against the cage.
Tua Cara breaks the clinch.
A combination from Tua Cara does no damage.
Nice uppercut there from Oosthuizen .
 It looks like Quebro Tua Cara has been cut.
Tua Cara clinches.
Tua Cara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua Cara.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tua Cara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tua Cara keeps control of Oosthuizen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tua Cara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tua Cara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oosthuizen misses with a knee strike.
Tua Cara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua Cara is looking to clinch but Oosthuizen is avoiding it.
It seemed like Oosthuizen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tua Cara with a nice cross.
Some wild striking there from Tua Cara.
A telegraphed right hand from Oosthuizen misses the target.
Tua Cara is looking to clinch but Oosthuizen is avoiding it.
Tua Cara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Quebro Tua Cara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oosthuizen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tua Cara wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Tua Cara. Those never looked like landing.
Oosthuizen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tua Cara with a body shot.
Oosthuizen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tua Cara momentarily.
Tua Cara tries to clinch up.
Tua Cara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tua Cara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Oosthuizen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Tua Cara misses its intended target.
Oosthuizen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tua Cara moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Tua Cara manages to break the clinch.
Tua Cara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oosthuizen circles away quickly and effectively.
Tua Cara closes the distance and clinches.
Oosthuizen lands a shoulder strike.
Tua Cara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oosthuizen tries to land a front kick but Tua Cara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tua Cara has closed the distance and engaged Oosthuizen in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Quebro Tua Cara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quebro Tua Cara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tua Cara tries to clinch up but Oosthuizen circles away and keeps his distance.
Tua Cara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oosthuizen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tua Cara tries to clinch but Oosthuizen is having none of it.
Oosthuizen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tua Cara with a body shot.
Tua Cara lands a jab-cross combination.
Tua Cara has closed the distance and engaged Oosthuizen in a clinch.
Oosthuizen tries to land knees in the clinch but Tua Cara avoids the damage to the body.
Tua Cara manages to break the clinch.
Quebro Tua Cara is winning the standup battle so far.
Tua Cara clinches up with Oosthuizen and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua Cara tries to break the clinch but Oosthuizen is controlling the position.
Tua Cara blocking some punches.
Tua Cara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch there but Tua Cara circles away.
Oosthuizen throws a shot from downtown. Tua Cara moves away and avoids it.
Tua Cara wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tua Cara.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tua Cara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tua Cara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Tua Cara.
Oosthuizen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oosthuizen takes one to the side of the head.
Quebro Tua Cara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Tua Cara. Those never looked like landing.
Tua Cara moves into range and clinches up with Oosthuizen .
Tua Cara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oosthuizen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tua Cara is out of range and Oosthuizen settles back down.
Oosthuizen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua Cara was well out of range. Poor timing from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen throws out a loose jab but Tua Cara uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Tua Cara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tua Cara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oosthuizen can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua Cara has Oosthuizen up against the cage in a clinch.
Oosthuizen tries a knee to the head but Tua Cara blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tua Cara obliges.
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!
Tua Cara manages to break the clinch.
Oosthuizen tries to keep at a distance but Tua Cara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oosthuizen lands a nice shot to the body.
Oosthuizen missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Oosthuizen .
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tua Cara manages to break the clinch.
Oosthuizen throws a hook but Tua Cara avoids it easily.
Tua Cara lands a head shot.
Tua Cara misses with a two punch combination.
Tua Cara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tua Cara.
Oosthuizen jabs Tua Cara right on the nose. Tua Cara blinks but takes it well.
Tua Cara doesn't manage to clinch there - Oosthuizen circles away.
Tua Cara misses with a hook. Oosthuizen ducked under it nicely.
Tua Cara gets a clinch.
Oosthuizen misses with a knee strike.
Tua Cara breaks from the clinch.
Tua Cara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tua Cara is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tua Cara tries to clinch up.
Oosthuizen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tua Cara throws a nice looking combination but Oosthuizen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oosthuizen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oosthuizen throws out a loose jab but Tua Cara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Tua Cara. Those never looked like landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oosthuizen - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tua Cara moves in looking to clinch but Oosthuizen pushes him off.
Oosthuizen 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oosthuizen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oosthuizen scores with a body shot.
Tua Cara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch but Tua Cara moves out of range.
Tua Cara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oosthuizen throws out a loose jab but Tua Cara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua Cara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tua Cara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tua Cara is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Quebro Tua Cara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Quebro Tua Cara'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!
Tua Cara misses with a double jab.
Francis Oosthuizen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oosthuizen misses the shot to the body.
Tua Cara misses with the combination.
Oosthuizen throws a jab when Tua Cara was well out of range.
Tua Cara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oosthuizen on the side of the head.
Tua Cara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Francis Oosthuizen has been cut.
Oosthuizen throws a hook but Tua Cara blocks it.
Tua Cara tries to clinch but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
Tua Cara clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tua Cara.
Tua Cara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tua Cara takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua Cara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua Cara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tua Cara.
Tua Cara throws a head kick that misses.
Tua Cara moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oosthuizen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oosthuizen dodges the punch combination from Tua Cara.
Tua Cara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oosthuizen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A combination from Tua Cara does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua Cara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Oosthuizen backs up against the cage.
Tua Cara has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen blocking some punches.
Tua Cara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oosthuizen misses with a body shot.
It looked like Tua Cara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tua Cara takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oosthuizen tries to score with a low kick but Tua Cara moves his leg out of the way.
Tua Cara has closed the distance and engaged Oosthuizen in a clinch.
Tua Cara avoiding damage as Oosthuizen throws knees to the body.
Tua Cara manages to break the clinch.
Tua Cara has closed the distance and engaged Oosthuizen in a clinch.
Quebro Tua Cara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oosthuizen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tua Cara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oosthuizen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oosthuizen keeps the fight on the outside.
Tua Cara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Oosthuizen misses.
Tua Cara gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua Cara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua Cara misses with a two punch combination.
Oosthuizen just misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tua Cara.
Tua Cara connects with a crisp jab.
Tua Cara throws an overhand right that lands on Oosthuizen 's shoulder, as Oosthuizen tries to avoid the shot.
Oosthuizen walks into a jab.
Oosthuizen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tua Cara has Oosthuizen up against the cage in a clinch.
Tua Cara tries to break the clinch but Oosthuizen is controlling the position.
Oosthuizen lands a right hand.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tua Cara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oosthuizen avoids the head kick by Tua Cara.
Oosthuizen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tua Cara with a body shot.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tua Cara doesn't manage to clinch there - Oosthuizen circles away.
Tua Cara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oosthuizen 's head backwards.
Tua Cara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oosthuizen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oosthuizen just misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen lands a nice hook to Tua Cara's body. Tua Cara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tua Cara wants to clinch up but Oosthuizen keeps it at a distance.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch
and Tua Cara counters with a left and a right that stings Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quebro Tua Cara's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua Cara's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tua Cara duly obliges.
Quebro Tua Cara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tua Cara cracks Oosthuizen with a good jab.
Tua Cara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quebro Tua Cara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tua Cara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quebro Tua Cara!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Thompson (ranked 1520 p4p, 3429 weight class) and Chozen Gracie (ranked 183 p4p, 367 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Redneck Summer - Ben Hudson. Chozen Gracie acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chozen Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.
Thompson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control here.
Thompson prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Thompson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gracie keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thompson controlling the action here.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is staying active underneath Thompson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie trying to control but Thompson postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Thompson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gracie sprawls and moves away.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but Thompson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thompson pulls his head out easily.
Thompson trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Thompson is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Gracie wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Thompson is very close to passing his half guard.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thompson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Thompson winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
Thompson throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Thompson needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Thompson avoids it easily.
Thompson gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie is in trouble now - Thompson has advanced to mount!
Thompson landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson with good strikes from the mount here!
Thompson tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thompson with good strikes from the mount here!
 Gracie is rocked!
Thompson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Gracie! More shots from Thompson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Thompson!
A victorious Scott Thompson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aljosa Medeiros (ranked 1423 p4p, 1596 weight class) and Ranger Alderidge (ranked 152 p4p, 170 weight class). Medeiros comes to the cage accompanied by Sidequest - Chime. Alderidge has chosen Portland, Oregon as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aljosa Medeiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ranger Alderidge!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medeiros slips a jab from Alderidge.
Medeiros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Medeiros looks to score with a jab to the body but Alderidge is just out of range.
Medeiros moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Medeiros has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ludus Magnus in the buildup to the fight.
Alderidge misses with a leg kick
and Medeiros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alderidge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Medeiros.
Medeiros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alderidge throws out the jab.
Medeiros throws an overhand right that lands on Alderidge's shoulder, as Alderidge tries to avoid the shot.
Medeiros moves forwards but Alderidge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alderidge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Medeiros manages to avoid it.
Alderidge leaves Medeiros with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Medeiros connects with a body shot that sends Alderidge's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medeiros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alderidge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Medeiros staying out of range there.
Medeiros connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alderidge's hands.
Alderidge looks to land a right hand but Medeiros moved out of range.
It looked like Medeiros was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alderidge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge lands with an overhand left.
Alderidge throws a head kick that misses.
We've been informed that Alderidge has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Medeiros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alderidge.
Medeiros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Medeiros is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Alderidge stuffs the takedown attempt from Medeiros. Medeiros gets slowly back to his feet.
Medeiros throws the left hand but Alderidge avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Alderidge was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alderidge. Medeiros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alderidge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Medeiros throws a good cross that connects.
Medeiros needs to keep his hands up - Alderidge had a free shot at his head there.
Medeiros is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alderidge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aljosa Medeiros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alderidge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Medeiros tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Medeiros lands a jab to Alderidge's midsection.
Alderidge pivots, looking for a leg kick but Medeiros is out of range and Alderidge settles back down.
Alderidge lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alderidge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ranger Alderidge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medeiros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alderidge moves out of range as Medeiros strikes.
Alderidge misses with a wild body shot.
Alderidge slaps away a takedown attempt from Medeiros, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Medeiros circles away from the clinch attempt
and Medeiros counters with a nice uppercut.
Alderidge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alderidge lands with a straight right. Medeiros didn't see that one coming.
Medeiros looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alderidge. Medeiros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alderidge. Medeiros shrugs it off though.
Medeiros lands a jab to the head.
Medeiros misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros misses with a shot to the body
and Alderidge counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alderidge tries to clinch but Medeiros moves out of range.
Alderidge stuffs the takedown attempt from Medeiros. Medeiros gets slowly back to his feet.
Medeiros scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Alderidge misses.
Ranger Alderidge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alderidge looks to land a left hand but Medeiros moved out of range nicely.
Alderidge throws out a loose jab but Medeiros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alderidge ducks under a wild hook from Medeiros.
Medeiros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.
Alderidge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alderidge lands a nice shot that snaps Medeiros's head back.
Alderidge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alderidge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alderidge stuffs the takedown.
Alderidge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Medeiros lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Medeiros misses the jab.
Medeiros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alderidge manages to avoid it.
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!
Alderidge wants to clinch up but Medeiros keeps it at a distance.
Alderidge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Medeiros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Medeiros is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alderidge dips to his left and cracks Medeiros with an uppercut!
Alderidge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No luck for Medeiros with that takedown attempt.
Medeiros is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alderidge takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Medeiros slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Medeiros checks a low kick from Alderidge.
Medeiros scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alderidge doesn't seem bothered though.
Medeiros connects with a single shot there.
Medeiros scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aljosa Medeiros will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Medeiros shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alderidge but Alderidge pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aljosa Medeiros is winning the standup battle so far.
Alderidge moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alderidge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alderidge connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Alderidge 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alderidge throws a right and a left that Medeiros avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Alderidge finds it's target.
Alderidge throws a hook but Medeiros blocks it.
Alderidge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Medeiros.
Alderidge throws out a counter right but Medeiros avoids it with no problem.
Medeiros rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Medeiros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alderidge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Alderidge misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Medeiros checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Medeiros throws an overhand right that lands on Alderidge's shoulder, as Alderidge tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Medeiros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Medeiros was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Medeiros was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alderidge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Medeiros throws an overhand right that lands on Alderidge's shoulder, as Alderidge tries to avoid the shot.
Alderidge throws a nice looking combination but Medeiros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alderidge punishes Medeiros's body with a nice straight punch.
Medeiros lands a nice hook to Alderidge's body. Alderidge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Medeiros lands a nice hook to Alderidge's body. Alderidge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Medeiros keeps the fight on the outside.
Medeiros was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Medeiros shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alderidge as he jumps to the side.
Alderidge pushes Medeiros up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alderidge - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alderidge prevents a body shot from Medeiros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alderidge tries to throw a body punch but Medeiros avoids it by throwing Alderidge back against the cage.
Alderidge prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aljosa Medeiros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medeiros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Medeiros shoots in and gets a takedown into Alderidge's guard.
Alderidge lands some strikes from the bottom.
Alderidge is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Medeiros defends well.
Alderidge is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Medeiros tries to free his leg and advance position but Alderidge is retaining full guard.
Medeiros trying to control the position from guard on top but Alderidge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alderidge is looking for a triangle but Medeiros pushes his legs off easily.
Medeiros pushing down on Alderidge's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alderidge looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Medeiros is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Medeiros trying to control from half guard but Alderidge is working away.
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.
Medeiros slips a nice elbow through Alderidge's hands, connecting with Alderidge's forehead.
Medeiros seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alderidge does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alderidge moves into full guard.
Medeiros forces his way into half guard.
Alderidge actively working from the bottom here.
Alderidge gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alderidge is on top in guard.
Medeiros wants to stand up but Alderidge is controlling him.
Medeiros looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ranger Alderidge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Medeiros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Medeiros scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alderidge lands a nice hook to Medeiros's body. Medeiros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Alderidge.
Medeiros stuns Alderidge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alderidge with a jab.
Medeiros defending well as Alderidge loads up on a big left hand.
Alderidge connects with a right hand. Medeiros shakes it off.
Medeiros looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Medeiros misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Alderidge.
Medeiros lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Medeiros 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.
Alderidge keeping moving, preventing Medeiros from controlling successfully.
Medeiros chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Medeiros pushes down on Alderidge's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alderidge tries to roll over but Medeiros keeps him under control.
Alderidge is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Medeiros's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Medeiros's back!
Alderidge punches Medeiros on the ear.
Medeiros takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Medeiros is in bad spot here.
Alderidge is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Medeiros has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Alderidge doesn't have the hooks in and Medeiros manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros landing some decent shots from guard.
Aljosa Medeiros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alderidge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Medeiros is one step ahead there.
Medeiros is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Medeiros forces his way into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Medeiros looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Medeiros connects with a nice short shot to Alderidge's temple.
Medeiros has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Medeiros stalling.
Alderidge wants to improve his position but Medeiros is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros working over Alderidge with some ground and pound. Alderidge looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Medeiros looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alderidge gets full guard.
Medeiros content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alderidge keeping moving, preventing Medeiros from controlling successfully.
Alderidge lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Alderidge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Medeiros 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.
Alderidge is in close to Medeiros's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros trying to keep a closed guard but Alderidge is proving a slippery customer.
Medeiros is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alderidge is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Medeiros tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alderidge stands up over Medeiros, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alderidge with a nice head shot there.
Alderidge keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Medeiros's head.
Alderidge postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alderidge postures up in Medeiros's guard and throws a big left but Medeiros blocks it.
Alderidge trying to control but Medeiros is working from the bottom.
Medeiros has Alderidge pulled in close to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ranger Alderidge.
I think Alderidge 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ranger Alderidge!
After winning the bout, Ranger Alderidge thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Rua (ranked 1991 p4p, 1148 weight class) and Bunny Anstey (ranked 230 p4p, 143 weight class). Bunny Anstey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua thuds a left hand into Anstey's body.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anstey.
Anstey scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Wanderlei Rua has been cut.
Rua moves away from the strike by Anstey.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Anstey is out of range.
Anstey with the counter takedown but Rua avoids it easily.
Rua connects with the punch.
Rua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Anstey misses the target.
It looked like Rua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Anstey misses the target.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Anstey's shoulder, as Anstey tries to avoid the shot.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Anstey is out of range.
Anstey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anstey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anstey throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Rua has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Anstey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua checks a leg kick.
Rua catches Anstey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Bunny Anstey has been cut.
Rua throws a hook but Anstey avoids it easily.
Anstey avoids the body shot from Rua.
Rua throws an off balance right hand
and Anstey counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anstey moves away.
Nice shot by Anstey.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Anstey is out of range.
Anstey scores with a jab.
Rua jabs Anstey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
Anstey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.
Rua checks a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Anstey scores with a four punch combination!
Rua throws the left hand but Anstey avoids the punch easily.
Anstey moves away from the strike by Rua.
A shot to the liver by Rua. Beautiful body shot.
Anstey scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstey throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rua ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anstey looks winded!
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Anstey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anstey feints a jab promting Rua to slip. Anstey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rua sends Anstey crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rua is motioning to the referee to let Anstey up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua cracks Anstey with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wanderlei Rua!
A relieved looking Wanderlei Rua thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Valerio (ranked 881 p4p, 973 weight class) and Anthony Lalime (ranked 115 p4p, 124 weight class). Valerio's entrance music is God is a DJ - Faithless. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernesto Valerio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Lalime!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valerio misses with a wild body shot.
Lalime throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valerio on the side of the head.
Lalime moves in looking to clinch but Valerio pushes him off.
Lalime moves in looking to clinch but Valerio pushes him off.
Lalime fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lalime takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lalime tests Valerio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Ernesto Valerio has been cut.
Valerio throws a body shot but no joy.
Lalime lands a really nice looking cross but Valerio seems unphased.
Valerio gets tackled into the cage by Lalime. Lalime maintains the clinch.
Valerio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lalime just stands there and leans against the cage.
Valerio tries to pull guard but Lalime forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Valerio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lalime walks away with a smile on his face. Valerio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Valerio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lalime fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valerio, pushing him back against the cage.
Valerio slowing the pace effectively.
Lalime lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valerio fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime is leaning against Valerio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lalime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Lalime.
Valerio wants to stall.
Lalime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valerio pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valerio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lalime defends well.
Lalime not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Valerio looking for a sweep. Not yet Valerio, not yet.
Valerio has a closed guard, preventing Lalime from standing up.
Lalime is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lalime gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalime doesn't manage to clinch there - Valerio circles away.
Lalime uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valerio.
Lalime tries to counter with a clinch but Valerio shakes him off and moves away.
Valerio looks to score with a jab to the body but Lalime is just out of range.
Lalime's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valerio under the eye.
Anthony Lalime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lalime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valerio cracks Lalime with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lalime tries to clinch there but Valerio circles away.
Valerio is looking to counter punch.
Lalime connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valerio's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lalime pushes Valerio up against the cage in a clinch.
Lalime tries a body shot but Valerio blocks it.
Lalime misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalime managing to block the knees to the body from Valerio.
Lalime trying to stall but Valerio improves his position.
Lalime prevents Valerio from breaking the clinch.
Lalime throws a punch but it's blocked by Valerio.
Lalime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lalime throws a punch but it's blocked by Valerio.
Lalime is pushing Valerio up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valerio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lalime scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lalime connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Valerio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lalime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valerio.
Lalime clinches with his opponent.
Valerio tries to pull guard but Lalime holds him up against the cage and eventually Valerio drops back down to his feet.
Valerio is trying to pull guard but Lalime turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalime throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lalime working aggressively here.
Lalime lands a body punch.
Lalime lands a hook that snaps the head of Valerio backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Lalime.
Lalime swings wildly with an uppercut but Valerio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lalime lands with a left to the head.
Valerio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Valerio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lalime softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lalime.
Lalime misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Lalime - that landed with a thud.
Valerio jumps guard but Lalime stands there with Valerio around his waist. Valerio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lalime makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lalime lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lalime lands a hook that snaps the head of Valerio backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Lalime dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Valerio's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lalime lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valerio circles away quickly and effectively.
Lalime lands with a good body shot.
Valerio misses with an uppercut
and Lalime cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lalime moves into range and clinches up with Valerio.
Valerio breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valerio is trying to pull guard but Lalime turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Valerio has had enough of the clinch but Lalime keeps him there for the moment.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
Lalime has a couple of punches blocked by Valerio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from Lalime fails to land.
Lalime letting Valerio take a breather here.
Valerio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lalime makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Valerio breaks from the clinch.
Valerio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lalime under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime tries to clinch
and Valerio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lalime has managed to clinch.
Lalime misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valerio is trying to pull guard but Lalime has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Valerio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Lalime.
Lalime lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valerio fails to pull guard.
Valerio looking to slow down the pace here.
Valerio fails to pull guard.
Lalime working aggressively here.
Lalime lands an uppercut.
Lalime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lalime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valerio is trying to pull guard but Lalime has him pressed against the cage.
Lalime lands with a right to the head.
Valerio fails to pull guard.
Lalime throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valerio stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lalime creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lalime misses with a punch to the body.
Lalime content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Valerio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lalime to keep the fight standing.
Lalime stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lalime lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valerio backwards.
Lalime lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valerio backwards.
Lalime dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lalime obliges.
Lalime lands a left hand.
Lalime has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lalime.
Lalime effectively controlling the action here.
Lalime working aggressively here.
Lalime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lalime lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lalime working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalime is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valerio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lalime's elbow.
Lalime has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Valerio seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lalime can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lalime creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valerio tries to pull guard but Lalime won't allow it.
Lalime keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valerio's efforts to push away.
Valerio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lalime walks away with a smile on his face. Valerio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lalime swinging wildly here.
Lalime throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Valerio coming out on top.
Lalime pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Valerio misses the target.
Valerio gets tackled into the cage by Lalime. Lalime maintains the clinch.
Valerio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Lalime - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valerio.
Lalime lands a shot to the body.
Lalime lands a left hand.
Valerio is trying to pull guard but Lalime turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lalime has Valerio pressed against the cage.
Valerio is trying to break free.
Valerio blocks an uppercut.
Lalime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valerio tries to pull guard but Lalime holds him up against the cage and eventually Valerio drops back down to his feet.
Valerio tries to pull guard but Lalime won't allow it.
Lalime throws a punch but it's blocked by Valerio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lalime lands a hook that snaps the head of Valerio backwards.
Lalime lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valerio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lalime drops Valerio with a beautiful combination! Valerio stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lalime is looking for the KO!
 Valerio is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Lalime showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Valerio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lalime gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Valerio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valerio jumps guard but Lalime stands there with Valerio around his waist. Valerio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Valerio seems to have got his legs back now.
Valerio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Come on Lalime - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Valerio fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Valerio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valerio prevents a body shot from Lalime.
Valerio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Valerio is looking to control Lalime's arms but Lalime gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valerio has his back to the cage.
Lalime softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalime misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Lalime.
Valerio jumps guard but Lalime turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Valerio has a couple of punches blocked by Lalime.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lalime.
Lalime pushes Valerio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lalime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime pushes Valerio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lalime digs a right hand into Valerio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valerio's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Lalime scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lalime throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lalime.
Lalime is stalling here.
Lalime working aggressively here.
Lalime slows down the pace here.
Lalime content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lalime.
Valerio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valerio tries to pull guard but Lalime forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lalime lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lalime.
Valerio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lalime lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valerio backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valerio takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lalime lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valerio backwards.
Lalime makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Lalime.
Valerio drags the fight down to the ground.
Lalime's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lalime stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valerio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lalime controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lalime would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Valerio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lalime is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalime preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valerio lands a jab to the nose.
Valerio lunges at Lalime with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lalime's hand.
Valerio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lalime.
Lalime clinches up with Valerio and pushes him back against the cage.
Valerio tries to pull guard but Lalime holds him up against the cage and eventually Valerio drops back down to his feet.
Lalime avoiding damage as Valerio throws knees to the body.
Valerio tries to pull guard but Lalime forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Valerio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lalime to keep the fight standing.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Come on Lalime - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lalime tries to work over Valerio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalime lands a hook that snaps the head of Valerio backwards.
Lalime is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Valerio drags the fight down to the ground.
Lalime looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Valerio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lalime can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lalime looking to pass the guard.
Ernesto Valerio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lalime 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Lalime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lalime has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Lalime!
Anthony Lalime thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Fuentes (ranked 1006 p4p, 275 weight class) and Santiago Santos (ranked 127 p4p, 34 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Fuentes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santiago Santos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuentes gets a clinch.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Fuentes keeps him there for the moment.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Fuentes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fuentes off to one side.
Fuentes lands with a nice body punch.
Fuentes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fuentes tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos feints a counter leg kick.
Fuentes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Pedro Fuentes has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuentes tries to clinch but Santos moves away
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fuentes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fuentes backing away here, and Santos unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Santos drops Fuentes with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fuentes looks back up at him and smiles so Santos waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fuentes is rocked!
Pedro Fuentes's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santos counters with a good low kick that Fuentes was not able to check.
Fuentes tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Fuentes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pedro Fuentes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fuentes tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuentes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuentes defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Fuentes has a takedown stuffed.
Santos unleashes a big counter combination but Fuentes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Fuentes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fuentes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Fuentes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Santos felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Fuentes is looking to advance position but Santos won't allow it.
Fuentes is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fuentes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fuentes stalling away here and it's allowed Santos to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Fuentes postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
Fuentes gets to his feet - Santos follows without any prompting.
Pedro Fuentes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fuentes.
Santos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fuentes dives in for a single leg takedown but Santos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A countering left hand to the body from Santos misses.
Fuentes tries to score a body lock takedown but Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fuentes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Fuentes shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Fuentes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
Fuentes has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Fuentes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fuentes tries to clinch up.
Fuentes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Santos throws a body punch but Fuentes moves out of range.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Fuentes ducks down to avoid it.
Fuentes misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Fuentes shoots in.
Santos follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Fuentes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Fuentes.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fuentes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Fuentes from controlling successfully.
Santos pulls Fuentes in close to prevent any damage.
Fuentes trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos 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.
Fuentes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Fuentes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fuentes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Santos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fuentes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
Pedro Fuentes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuentes tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santiago Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a big right hand that sends Fuentes crashing to the mat! Santos stays standing though and waves Fuentes back to his feet!
Oh Fuentes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pedro Fuentes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Santiago Santos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Torvik (ranked 476 p4p, 413 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 69 p4p, 55 weight class). Torvik comes into the arena with MUPP & Sadfriendd - BLOODY! blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Torvik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torvik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duterte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duterte misses with a wild combination.
Torvik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torvik seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torvik.
Duterte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Torvik keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Torvik keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Rodrigo Duterte has been cut.
Torvik avoids a punch combination nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torvik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duterte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duterte pushes Torvik away with a front kick.
Torvik slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Torvik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torvik.
Torvik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duterte misses with an uppercut.
Torvik moves into the clinch.
A short left from Torvik.
Duterte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torvik blocks it with crossed arms.
Torvik tries a body shot but Duterte blocks it.
Duterte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duterte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torvik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duterte blocking some punches.
Torvik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torvik looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Duterte blocks a body shot from Torvik.
Torvik managing to block the knees to the body from Duterte.
Torvik prevents Duterte from breaking the clinch.
Torvik tries to throw a body punch but Duterte avoids it by throwing Torvik back against the cage.
Duterte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torvik backwards.
Duterte manages to break the clinch.
Duterte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torvik.
Sven Torvik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duterte misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duterte. Torvik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duterte misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Duterte.
It looks like Sven Torvik has been cut.
Duterte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duterte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duterte defending well as Torvik loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Torvik jabs Duterte right on the nose. Duterte blinks but takes it well.
Torvik wants to slow Duterte down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice body punch from Torvik.
Torvik jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duterte misses with a combination
and Torvik counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Torvik fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duterte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Torvik swings for the body but Duterte moves out of range.
Torvik misses with a hook
and Duterte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duterte misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torvik throws a body punch but Duterte moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duterte! But no joy.
A slow jab from Torvik misses its intended target.
Duterte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torvik finds it's way round the side to connect with Duterte's head.
Torvik throws the left hand but Duterte avoids the punch easily.
Duterte feints and then cracks Torvik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torvik down.
Torvik throws out a loose jab but Duterte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torvik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duterte.
Torvik throws a big shot that misses.
Torvik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duterte lands with a nice combination. Torvik backs away looking to recover.
Torvik fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Torvik dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice shot by Torvik.
Torvik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duterte ducks under a wild hook from Torvik.
Torvik missing with a left hand there. Duterte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Torvik.
Torvik fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Duterte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Torvik tries to score with a low kick but Duterte moves his leg out of the way.
Duterte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duterte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Torvik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duterte was well out of range. Poor timing from Torvik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duterte moves out of range as Torvik strikes.
Good work by Torvik as he checks the leg kick.
Duterte drops Torvik with a beautiful combination! Torvik stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Duterte is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duterte sends Torvik crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Duterte is motioning to the referee to let Torvik up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sven Torvik's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torvik lands a nice looking kick to the body. Duterte takes a step back to recover.
Torvik cracks Duterte with an open hand slap.
Torvik throws a lazy right hand but Duterte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duterte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Duterte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torvik loads up on a big right hand but Duterte slips the punch.
Torvik scores with a hook.
Torvik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Duterte.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duterte! But no joy.
A big right from Duterte misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvik scores with a jab.
Torvik avoids the body shot from Duterte.
Torvik catches Duterte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Torvik coming out on top.
Duterte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torvik.
Duterte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Torvik with a body shot.
Duterte takes one to the chin there.
Torvik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duterte.
Torvik throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Duterte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torvik.
Duterte misses with a lunging right hand
and Torvik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torvik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duterte can do to turn this around?
Torvik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duterte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torvik tries to clinch there but Duterte circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duterte moves away.
Duterte lands a big head kick that sends Torvik tumbling to the mat! Duterte takes a step backwards and waves Torvik back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sven Torvik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Torvik is looking to chop away at Duterte's legs.
A big left from Duterte misses.
Torvik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duterte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torvik.
Duterte misses with an uppercut.
Duterte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torvik under the eye.
Jeez, Sven Torvik's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Torvik looks to throw the jab but Duterte is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duterte throws a right and a left that Torvik avoids nicely.
Duterte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duterte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Torvik with a body shot.
Torvik works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duterte throws a jab when Torvik was well out of range.
Torvik throws a quick counter kick to the body but Duterte avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Duterte in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Torvik tried to score with a low kick but Duterte checks it.
A lazy left from Torvik finds it's target.
Torvik throws a low kick but Duterte avoids it.
Duterte thinks about the counter body kick.
Torvik jabs Duterte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Torvik throws a hook but Duterte avoids it easily.
Duterte with a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sven Torvik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rodrigo Duterte!
Rodrigo Duterte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 208 p4p, 367 weight class) and Elwyn Donal (ranked 31 p4p, 54 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Elwyn Donal!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaissi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slaissi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donal throws out the jab.
Donal keeps Slaissi at a distance using the push kick.
Slaissi misses with a hook.
Slaissi throws a looping overhand right but Donal ducks down to avoid it.
Donal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Slaissi slips under a jab from Donal.
Donal thows a body kick. Slaissi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Slaissi drops his hands momentarily and Donal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Slaissi walks into a left hand.
Elwyn Donal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donal with the inside leg kick.
Slaissi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donal throws a head kick but Slaissi moves out of range.
Slaissi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donal with the inside leg kick.
Donal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slaissi's sensitive parts.
Donal throws a body kick that misses.
Donal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've been told by Slaissi's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Donal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slaissi moves away.
It looked like Slaissi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donal feints and then cracks Slaissi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slaissi down.
Donal swings for the body but Slaissi moves out of range.
Slaissi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donal.
Donal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Slaissi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slaissi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donal has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Slaissi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Donal's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Slaissi with a body shot.
Donal throws a shot from downtown. Slaissi moves away and avoids it.
Slaissi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Donal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donal throws a leg kick but Slaissi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Slaissi is looking to counter punch.
Donal stuns Slaissi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slaissi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Slaissi looks to land a body kick but Donal moved away.
Donal lands a glancing blow to the side of Slaissi's head.
Slaissi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donal can pounce on him.
Donal scores with a nice strike.
Slaissi misses with a right hand
and Donal counters with a nice body shot.
Slaissi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donal lands with a cross.
Donal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slaissi.
Jab by Donal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Donal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slaissi.
Slaissi thuds a left hand into Donal's body.
Donal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Slaissi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Donal throws a body kick that misses.
Donal connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Donal. Beautiful body shot.
Donal throws out a powerful jab.
Donal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Donal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elwyn Donal dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Donal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Donal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Donal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Donal misses.
Donal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donal misses with a low kick as Slaissi jumps back.
It looked like Slaissi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Elwyn Donal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Slaissi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donal throws out a leg kick but Slaissi moves out of range and Donal only half commits.
Donal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slaissi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donal.
Donal delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slaissi's head.
Donal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donal misses with the body kick
and Slaissi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donal cracks Slaissi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Slaissi.
Donal feints and then cracks Slaissi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slaissi down.
Slaissi ducks under a wild hook from Donal.
Donal throws an off balance right hand
and Slaissi counters with a nice body shot.
Slaissi misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi takes one on the button.
Slaissi throws a lazy right hand but Donal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Donal misses with an uppercut
and Donal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slaissi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donal was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaissi.
Donal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slaissi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slaissi 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.
Donal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donal throws a low kick, looking for Slaissi's leg but Slaissi calmly moves out of range.
Slaissi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Donal lands a nice shot that snaps Slaissi's head back.
A jab from Donal finds it's way through Slaissi's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi throws a front kick aimed at Donal's knee but Donal avoids it well.
Donal throws out a counter right but Slaissi avoids it with no problem.
Slaissi ducks under a wild hook from Donal.
Donal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Slaissi throws a right hand that misses
and Donal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slaissi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Donal cracks Slaissi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donal lands a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Donal.
Slaissi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donal throws a hook but Slaissi blocks it.
Slaissi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Slaissi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donal.
Donal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slaissi manages to avoid it.
Slaissi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Donal throws a big shot that misses.
Crunch! Donal slams his shin into Slaissi's torso.
Slaissi moves forwards but Donal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slaissi counters with a straight right hand.
Slaissi misses with a body shot.
Donal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slaissi.
Donal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slaissi moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elwyn Donal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Slaissi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donal scores with a jab. Slaissi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Slaissi blocks the body kick.
Slaissi misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Donal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slaissi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donal tries a head kick but it misses.
Donal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donal.
Slaissi misses with a looping left.
Slaissi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donal throws a shot from downtown. Slaissi moves away and avoids it.
Slaissi is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Donal.
Donal blocks a jab.
Slaissi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Slaissi takes a step back to recover.
Donal throws a push kick but Slaissi slaps the foot to one side.
Donal just misses with a punch to the body.
Donal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slaissi.
An attempted straight right counter from Slaissi misses the target.
Donal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick from Donal, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick from Donal, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donal misses with a head kick.
Donal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaissi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Donal to score with a decent uppercut.
Slaissi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donal misses with a head kick.
A jab from Slaissi misses.
Donal throws a head kick that misses
and Slaissi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donal misses with an uppercut
and Slaissi counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Elwyn Donal has been cut.
Slaissi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Slaissi moves out of range of the strikes.
Slaissi misses with a straight left.
Donal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slaissi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donal throws a leg kick but Slaissi moved away.
Donal misses the jab.
Donal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donal swings for the body but Slaissi moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Slaissi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Slaissi fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donal connects with a body shot that sends Slaissi's belly button to the back.
Donal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Slaissi misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Slaissi.
Slaissi swings widly with a right hand
and Donal counters with a straight right hand.
Donal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slaissi moves forwards but Donal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donal sizes up Slaissi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donal lands a leg kick that knocks Slaissi off balance momentarily.
Donal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slaissi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Donal avoids it.
Bimbo Slaissi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slaissi throwing a counter right hand but Donal manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elwyn Donal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Donal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elwyn Donal!
After the fight, Elwyn Donal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Handerson (ranked 174 p4p, 871 weight class) and Arturo Vargas (ranked 23 p4p, 110 weight class). Handerson comes into the arena with America - A Horse With No Name blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22 - 5 - 0 |
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270
36 - 20 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Handerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handerson throws out a powerful jab.
Vargas misses with a jab to the body
and Handerson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Handerson stands up over Vargas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Handerson is pushing down on Vargas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vargas is fighting to maintain full guard but Handerson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Handerson working Vargas over with strikes.
Vargas is trying to stand back up but Handerson is controlling him
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vargas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Handerson is working for a submission of some sort.
Nice strikes from Handerson there.
Handerson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vargas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Handerson.
Handerson stops Vargas from getting back to his feet.
Handerson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas is trying to stand back up but Handerson is controlling him
Handerson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Vargas could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Handerson has cracked it and Vargas is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Handerson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Handerson!
Dave Handerson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Blaydes (ranked 16 p4p, 45 weight class) and Da Jiang (ranked 2 p4p, 6 weight class). Blaydes comes into the arena with Black Sunshine - White Zombie blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 6 - 3, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaydes circles away quickly and effectively.
Jiang misses with a body shot
and Blaydes counters with a body kick.
Blaydes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blaydes throws a shot to the body.
Blaydes misses with a low kick.
Blaydes ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaydes misses the target.
Jiang throws a solid leg kick but Blaydes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jiang.
Blaydes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jiang is looking to clinch but Blaydes is avoiding it.
Jiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Blaydes counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Blaydes does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Blaydes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang lands a right hook to the body.
Blaydes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jiang looks for the body kick but Blaydes saw that one coming.
Jiang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blaydes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A leg kick checked by Blaydes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang throws a body punch but Blaydes moves out of range.
Jiang misses with a left hand
and Blaydes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jiang tries to clinch there but Blaydes circles away.
Jiang cracks Blaydes with an open hand slap.
Blaydes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jiang throws a lazy uppercut
and Blaydes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blaydes.
Jiang pushes Blaydes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Blaydes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Jiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jiang tries to clinch there but Blaydes circles away.
Blaydes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jiang takes a swing at Blaydes's ribcage but misses.
Jiang scores with a leg kick.
Jiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blaydes counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaydes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaydes.
It looked like Blaydes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jiang.
Jiang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jiang tries to bum rush Blaydes with a series of wild strikes but Blaydes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jiang throws a lazy right hand but Blaydes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Jiang connects with a looping right hand.
Jiang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blaydes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jiang misses the shot to the body.
Jiang misses with a low kick.
Jiang misses with a low kick as Blaydes jumps back.
Jiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaydes was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiang.
Jiang avoids a kick to the body.
Jiang throws out a counter right but Blaydes avoids it with no problem.
Jiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaydes was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang tries to clinch up
and Blaydes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jiang!
Jiang defending against the ground and pound.
Blaydes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Blaydes working the ground and pound but Jiang is defending the strikes.
Blaydes sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jiang is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've been hearing that Blaydes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jiang is trying to buck Blaydes off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaydes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jiang some visible discomfort.
Blaydes lands some shots froms side control.
Blaydes working the ground and pound but Jiang is defending the strikes.
Blaydes trying to control the position but Jiang is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jiang takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaydes throws an elbow but Jiang slips to the side and avoids it well.
Blaydes landing strikes.
Jiang avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blaydes.
Blaydes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Blaydes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jiang managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Blaydes.
Jiang is not content to let Blaydes control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oscar Blaydes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Blaydes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blaydes looks to land a left hand but Jiang moved out of range nicely.
Blaydes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jiang cracks Blaydes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jiang connects with a leg kick.
Jiang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaydes.
Blaydes blocks a low kick nicely.
Blaydes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Blaydes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jiang throws a body punch but Blaydes moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang misses with a leg kick
and Blaydes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jiang kicks off Blaydes and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaydes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jiang looks to clinch
and Blaydes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jiang's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes throws a big right hand that misses.
Blaydes wants to control from the top but Jiang keeps moving.
Blaydes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaydes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blaydes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blaydes wants to control from the top but Jiang keeps moving.
Blaydes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blaydes tries to free his leg and advance position but Jiang is retaining full guard.
Blaydes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Blaydes is putting a hurting on Jiang here, landing some big shots from side control.
Blaydes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Blaydes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Blaydes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jiang keeps working.
Blaydes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jiang is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes throwing strikes but Jiang manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Jiang in the domination position with Blaydes hanging on.
Blaydes is looking to reverse the position.
Blaydes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Blaydes is looking to improve his position.
Jiang tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes gets full guard.
Blaydes 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.
Jiang postures up.
Blaydes wants to sweep here but Jiang controlling him for the moment.
Blaydes is looking to sweep but instead, Jiang has passed into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oscar Blaydes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jiang scores with a sloppy right hand. Blaydes should have avoided that one.
Jiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Jiang misses with a leg kick
and Blaydes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaydes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaydes avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Jiang misses the target.
Jiang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blaydes takes a step back to recover.
Jiang ducks under a wild hook from Blaydes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang connects with a nice looking jab.
Blaydes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blaydes feinted with a counter takedown.
Jiang misses with a body shot
and Blaydes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jiang misses with an uppercut
and Blaydes counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jiang.
Blaydes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Jiang tried to score with a low kick but Blaydes checks it.
Blaydes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blaydes slips a jab from Jiang.
Jiang moves out of range of the leg kick from Blaydes.
Blaydes misses with a straight left.
Jiang connects with a single shot there.
Jiang misses the shot to the body.
Da Jiang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Blaydes misses its intended target.
Blaydes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Blaydes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaydes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blaydes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes throws a lazy right hand but Jiang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Blaydes.
Blaydes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blaydes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blaydes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jiang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Jiang misses
and Blaydes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiang swings widly with a right hand
and Blaydes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Blaydes tests Jiang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaydes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blaydes 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.
Jiang throws a body kick that misses
and Blaydes counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blaydes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaydes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jiang sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang throws a lazy body kick
and Blaydes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blaydes lands a nice short elbow.
Jiang kicks Blaydes off and gets back to his feet.
Blaydes's corner calls for a 1-2. Blaydes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blaydes. That's going to slow Jiang down.
Jiang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jiang lands a jab to Blaydes's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaydes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blaydes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jiangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blaydes slips under a jab from Jiang.
Blaydes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaydes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaydes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jiang throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Blaydes misses.
Jiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaydes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blaydes scores with a jab to the body.
Jiang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good work by Jiang as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blaydes. That's going to slow Jiang down.
Blaydes punishes Jiang's body with a nice straight punch.
Blaydes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jiang moves out of range of the strikes.
Jiang misses with a looping left.
Blaydes throwing a counter right hand but Jiang manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Oscar Blaydes did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Jiang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jiang misses with a lunging right hand
and Blaydes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blaydes missing with a left hand there. Jiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jiang throws a leg kick
and Blaydes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jiang's guard.
Blaydes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blaydes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blaydes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jiang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blaydes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blaydes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaydes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jiang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blaydes connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes throwing strikes from guard but Jiang blocks nicely.
Blaydes distracts Jiang with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blaydes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blaydes landing some decent shots from guard.
Blaydes throws a big right hand that misses.
Jiang has momentary wrist control but Blaydes slips an elbow through the middle.
Jiang is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jiang is trying to push Blaydes away but Blaydes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jiang gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blaydes.
Jiang prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jiang misses with a kick to the body.
Blaydes takes a swing at Jiang's ribcage but misses.
Blaydes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jiang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaydes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Blaydes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jiang throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaydes is just out of range.
Jiang needs to keep his hands up - Blaydes had a free shot at his head there.
Blaydes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blaydes.
A left lands for Jiang.
Blaydes tries to work over Jiang's front leg with a kick but Jiang checks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Blaydes. That snapped Jiang's head back.
Jab by Blaydes.
Jiang throws a body kick that misses.
Jiang misses with a body shot
and Blaydes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jiang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blaydes counters with a straight right hand.
Jiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blaydes counters with an outside leg kick.
Jiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaydes attempts a counter takedown but Jiang avoids it well and moves away.
Jiang moves away from the strike by Blaydes.
Jiang throws a body punch but Blaydes moves out of range.
Jiang thows a leg kick but Blaydes checks it
and Blaydes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jiang's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaydes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blaydes throws an elbow that misses. Jiang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blaydes's guard. Nice move by Jiang!
Jiang stopping the sweep attempt from Blaydes.
Blaydes is working hard here to advance position.
Blaydes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jiang's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Blaydes had his way with Da Jiang in 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. And we move into the final round!
Jiang misses the shot to the body.
Blaydes feinted with a counter takedown.
Jiang looks to land a left hand but Blaydes moved out of range nicely.
Blaydes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaydes blocks the body kick.
Jiang throws out a leg kick but Blaydes moves out of range and Jiang only half commits.
Blaydes connects with a nice looking jab.
Jiang cracks Blaydes with a good jab.
Blaydes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jiang.
Blaydes slips a jab and a cross from Jiang.
Blaydes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaydes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jiang tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaydes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jiang digs a good hook to Blaydes's body.
Jiang takes a swing at Blaydes's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang thuds a left hand into Blaydes's body.
Jiang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jiang moves away from the strike by Blaydes.
Jiang throws a lazy right hand but Blaydes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jiang throws a leg kick but Blaydes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaydes is just out of range.
Jiang walks into a straight right hand from Blaydes.
A shot to the body from Jiang misses
and Blaydes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jiang misses with a jab to the body
enabling Blaydes to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaydes blocks a jab.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaydes.
Blaydes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jiang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blaydes checks it well.
Jiang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Jiang catches Blaydes right on the button with a cross.
Jiang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blaydes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Blaydes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jiang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaydes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jiang misses with a hook.
Blaydes feinted with a counter takedown.
Jiang walks into a left hand.
Blaydes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jiang.
Jiang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blaydess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Blaydes misses its intended target.
Jiang misses with an uppercut. Blaydes saw that one coming.
Blaydes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Da Jiang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes throws a body kick that misses.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Blaydes misses with a hook.
A jab from Blaydes finds it's way through Jiang's defenses.
Blaydes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiang misses with a hook. Blaydes ducked under it nicely.
Jiang swinging wildly here.
Jiang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blaydes is able to avoid easily.
Jiang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Blaydes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blaydes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jiang.
Jiang throws a leg kick but Blaydes moved away.
Blaydes tries to counter with a takedown but Jiang is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang throws a front kick aimed at Blaydes's knee but Blaydes avoids it well.
Jiang misses the body punch
and Blaydes counters with a straight right hand.
Blaydes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blaydes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blaydes moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Jiang tries to land a body kick
and Blaydes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jiang's guard.
Blaydes stands up over Jiang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blaydes throwing strikes from guard but Jiang blocks nicely.
Blaydes scoring with some ground and pound.
Blaydes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Da Jiang.
I think Blaydes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:46
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Blaydes!
Oscar Blaydes retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Oscar Blaydes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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