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C388: Blaydes vs Arroyo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Silva (ranked 1183 p4p, 1128 weight class) and Mark Beneke (ranked 156 p4p, 152 weight class). Mark Beneke will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manuel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Beneke!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beneke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beneke scrambles back to his feet.
Silva scores with a jab. Beneke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've been informed that Beneke 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.
Beneke slips a jab from Silva.
Beneke lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva connects with the punch.
Beneke throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Beneke with a nice calf kick.
Beneke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beneke blocks a jab.
Beneke missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beneke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beneke throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Silva.
Beneke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beneke.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Beneke is quick to defend against it.
Silva throws the left hand but Beneke avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beneke was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Beneke.
Beneke misses the jab.
Beneke scores with a nice head shot.
Beneke moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Beneke lands a head shot.
Silva throws a hook but Beneke avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beneke slips a straight right by Silva.
Beneke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Beneke moves away and avoids it.
Beneke moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva swings for the body but Beneke moves out of range.
Beneke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beneke was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Beneke slips the punch.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Beneke saw that one coming.
Beneke defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Beneke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Beneke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva cracks Beneke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Beneke scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beneke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beneke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Beneke blocks a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beneke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Beneke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva moves away from the strike by Beneke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Silva misses.
Beneke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Beneke ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Beneke's shoulder, as Beneke tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Beneke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beneke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beneke throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Manuel Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beneke.
Beneke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Beneke ducks down to avoid it.
Silva throws a hook but Beneke avoids it easily.
Beneke throws a fast counter high kick but Silva manages to duck under it in time.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beneke throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beneke thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beneke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Beneke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Beneke lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the jab.
Beneke throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Beneke connects with a leg kick.
Beneke misses with a straight right.
Beneke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
A nice side step and Beneke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Beneke's head but Beneke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beneke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Beneke misses the target.
Beneke tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beneke.
Beneke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Beneke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Beneke ducks down to avoid it.
Beneke is looking to land body kicks.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Beneke avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Beneke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Beneke misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Beneke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Beneke's shoulder, as Beneke tries to avoid the shot.
Silva swings for the body but Beneke moves out of range.
Beneke lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beneke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beneke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Beneke darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beneke is controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Beneke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Beneke clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Beneke avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beneke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beneke misses the jab.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beneke.
Beneke ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Beneke throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beneke.
Silva throws a body punch but Beneke moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Beneke's shoulder, as Beneke tries to avoid the shot.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Beneke moves away from the strike by Silva.
Beneke throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Beneke lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beneke slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva defending well as Beneke loads up on a big left hand.
Beneke throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beneke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses the jab.
Beneke misses with a hook.
Beneke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Beneke slips the punch.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Beneke moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Beneke.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beneke! But no joy.
Beneke thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Beneke connects with a leg kick.
Beneke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beneke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva cracks Beneke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beneke misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beneke thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beneke connects with the punch.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beneke was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Beneke throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range as Beneke strikes.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Beneke moved out of range nicely.
Beneke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Beneke blocks a jab.
Silva 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.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beneke to score with a decent uppercut.
Beneke throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Beneke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Beneke is quick to defend against it.
Beneke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beneke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Beneke walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Beneke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mark Beneke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Beneke.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beneke.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beneke.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beneke throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Beneke ducks down to avoid it.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Beneke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beneke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beneke misses with a looping left.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Beneke is just out of range.
That kick from Beneke tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beneke.
Good shot there by Beneke.
Beneke ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Beneke ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Beneke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beneke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beneke's head.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Beneke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Beneke throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Beneke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beneke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Beneke looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Beneke tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Beneke ducks down to avoid it.
Beneke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Beneke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Beneke.
Beneke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beneke cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Beneke.
Beneke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beneke to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beneke lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Nice straight punches there by Beneke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beneke.
Beneke moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beneke scores with a jab to the body.
Beneke digs a good hook to Silva's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Beneke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Beneke defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Manuel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beneke ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Beneke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Beneke misses the jab.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Beneke saw that one coming.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Beneke slips under a jab.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Beneke's shoulder, as Beneke tries to avoid the shot.
Beneke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva throws a hook but Beneke blocks it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Beneke - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Beneke. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Beneke blocks a jab.
Beneke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beneke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beneke lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab lands there for Beneke.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beneke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beneke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Beneke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beneke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beneke.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Beneke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beneke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beneke lands a slapping body shot.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beneke.
Silva throws a body punch but Beneke moves out of range.
Beneke throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Beneke scores with a punch to the head.
Beneke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Beneke.
Beneke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 Silva is rocked!
Jab by Beneke.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beneke drops Silva with a naaaaasty hook - Silva is in real trouble here! Beneke dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Beneke!
After the fight, Mark Beneke was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ranger Alderidge (ranked 1071 p4p, 1408 weight class) and Quebro Tua Cara (ranked 109 p4p, 151 weight class). Alderidge comes to the cage accompanied by Portland, Oregon. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ranger Alderidge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quebro Tua Cara!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderidge keeps the fight on the outside.
Tua Cara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tua Cara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
Tua Cara tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Tua Cara.
Tua Cara throws a nice looking combination but Alderidge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Alderidge misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tua Cara looks to land a combination but Alderidge avoids it well.
Tua Cara wants to clinch.
Alderidge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tua Cara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alderidge throws out the jab.
Tua Cara is looking for the big counter here.
Tua Cara tries to clinch but Alderidge moves out of range.
Tua Cara fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tua Cara moves away.
Tua Cara has closed the distance and engaged Alderidge in a clinch.
Tua Cara breaks the clinch.
A jab from Tua Cara does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alderidge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tua Cara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tua Cara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alderidge's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua Cara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 It looks like Quebro Tua Cara has been cut.
Alderidge misses with a body shot.
Tua Cara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alderidge to score with a decent uppercut.
Tua Cara's corner calls for a 1-2. Tua Cara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alderidge throws a shot from downtown. Tua Cara moves away and avoids it.
Alderidge takes a swing at Tua Cara's ribcage but misses.
Tua Cara avoids the body shot from Alderidge.
Tua Cara is looking for the big counter here.
Alderidge looks to score with a jab to the body but Tua Cara is just out of range.
Alderidge 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.
Tua Cara misses with a wild combination.
Tua Cara pushes Alderidge up against the cage in a clinch.
Alderidge throws an elbow that misses.
Alderidge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alderidge swings wildly with an uppercut but Tua Cara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua Cara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tua Cara is looking to clinch but Alderidge is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua Cara closes the distance and pushes Alderidge back into the cage.
Tua Cara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alderidge keeps control of Tua Cara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tua Cara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tua Cara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alderidge missing with a left hand there. Tua Cara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tua Cara! But no joy.
Alderidge misses with a left hand
and Alderidge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tua Cara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
Alderidge throws a push kick but Tua Cara slaps the foot to one side.
Alderidge darts in and clinches Tua Cara up against the cage.
Tua Cara blocking some punches.
Alderidge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tua Cara tries to circle away but Alderidge has him pinned against the cage.
Tua Cara with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Ranger Alderidge has been cut.
Tua Cara avoids a wild elbow strike from Alderidge.
Alderidge throws a head punch that misses.
Alderidge keeps control of Tua Cara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alderidge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tua Cara tries to break free but Alderidge pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alderidge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alderidge tries to throw a body punch but Tua Cara avoids it by throwing Alderidge back against the cage.
Alderidge breaks from the clinch.
Tua Cara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot lands for Alderidge.
Alderidge with a nice cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tua Cara.
Tua Cara slips under a jab from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a straight left.
Tua Cara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
Tua Cara thows a leg kick but Alderidge checks it
and Alderidge counters with a straight right hand.
Tua Cara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tua Cara cracks Alderidge with an open hand slap.
Tua Cara has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua Cara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alderidge looks for the body kick but Tua Cara saw that one coming.
Donk. Tua Cara catches Alderidge right on the button with a cross.
Tua Cara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alderidge had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge keeps the fight on the outside.
Alderidge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alderidge throws a nice looking combination but Tua Cara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alderidge misses the jab.
Tua Cara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alderidge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Tua Cara.
Tua Cara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tua Cara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tua Cara might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alderidge gets tackled into the cage by Tua Cara. Tua Cara maintains the clinch.
Alderidge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tua Cara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tua Cara is trying to force a seperation but Alderidge has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua Cara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alderidge misses with a two punch combination.
Tua Cara misses with a double jab
letting Alderidge counter with a right hand.
Alderidge misses with a low kick.
Tua Cara throws a counter combo.
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 Ranger Alderidge will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tua Cara moves into range and clinches up with Alderidge.
A right hook to the body lands for Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alderidge has a couple of punches blocked by Tua Cara.
Alderidge keeps control of Tua Cara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alderidge prevents Tua Cara from breaking the clinch.
Tua Cara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quebro Tua Cara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alderidge's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alderidge breaks from the clinch.
Alderidge lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alderidge swings for the body but Tua Cara moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge throws a leg kick that misses.
Alderidge throws a hook to the side of Tua Cara's head but Tua Cara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alderidge is looking to land body kicks.
Alderidge throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tua Cara.
Tua Cara throws a right and a left that Alderidge avoids nicely.
Tua Cara clinches up with Alderidge and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge is working Tua Cara over against the cage.
Alderidge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Tua Cara.
Tua Cara swings widly with a right hand
and Alderidge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alderidge looks to score with a jab to the body but Tua Cara is just out of range.
Alderidge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tua Cara drives through and clinches with Alderidge against the cage.
Alderidge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tua Cara backwards.
Alderidge lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tua Cara looking to slow down the pace here.
Tua Cara manages to break the clinch.
Alderidge lands with a kick to the temple. Tua Cara shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alderidge looks to land a right hand but Tua Cara moved out of range.
Tua Cara is looking for the big counter here.
Alderidge scores with a head kick.
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 moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua Cara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tua Cara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alderidge counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tua Cara's knee momentarily.
Alderidge cracks Tua Cara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tua Cara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Quebro Tua Cara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tua Cara moves into the clinch.
Alderidge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alderidge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua Cara has had enough of the clinch but Alderidge keeps him there for the moment.
Alderidge avoiding damage as Tua Cara throws knees to the body.
A short left from Alderidge.
Tua Cara breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Alderidge misses its intended target.
Tua Cara unleashes a big counter combination but Alderidge bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Alderidge misses the target.
Alderidge wants to clinch.
Tua Cara throws out a counter right but Alderidge avoids it with no problem.
Tua Cara tries to close the distance and clinch but Alderidge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tua Cara.
Tua Cara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tua Cara.
Alderidge lands a left hand.
Tua Cara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ranger Alderidge is winning the standup battle so far.
Tua Cara moves into the clinch successfully.
Alderidge tries a body shot but Tua Cara blocks it.
Tua Cara wants to get back to striking at distance but Alderidge won't allow it.
Alderidge misses with an elbow strike.
Tua Cara blocks an uppercut.
Alderidge keeps control of Tua Cara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alderidge taking a breather.
Alderidge breaks the clinch.
Alderidge moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alderidge clinches.
Tua Cara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alderidge is defending well for now.
Alderidge misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua Cara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alderidge has him pressed against the cage.
Alderidge lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alderidge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alderidge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alderidge has a couple of punches blocked by Tua Cara.
Alderidge breaks the clinch.
Tua Cara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tua Cara tries to bum rush Alderidge with a series of wild strikes but Alderidge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alderidge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alderidge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alderidge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tua Cara can do to turn this around?
Good work by Tua Cara as he checks the leg kick.
Alderidge's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tua Cara under the eye.
Alderidge scores with a body shot.
Alderidge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua Cara.
Alderidge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua Cara.
Tua Cara fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ranger Alderidge dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tua Cara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
Alderidge keeps the fight on the outside.
Alderidge feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alderidge throws the kick towards the body but Tua Cara avoids it.
Tua Cara fails to land with a series of punches.
Tua Cara throws a right and a left that Alderidge avoids nicely.
Alderidge moves out of range as Tua Cara strikes.
Alderidge misses with a head kick.
Tua Cara moves away from the strike by Alderidge.
Tua Cara moves into range and clinches up with Alderidge.
Tua Cara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tua Cara throws a series of punches but Alderidge avoids them all with ease.
Tua Cara misses with a left hand
and Alderidge counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua Cara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alderidge throws a low kick but Tua Cara avoids it.
Alderidge lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua Cara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alderidge throws a right hand that misses
and Tua Cara counters with a stiff right hand.
Tua Cara looks to land a combination but Alderidge avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua Cara lands with a cross.
Tua Cara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alderidge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Alderidge on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Danga de danga de dang - Tua Cara scores with a four punch combination!
Tua Cara tries to clinch but Alderidge is having none of it.
Tua Cara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alderidge.
Tua Cara fails to land with a series of punches.
Tua Cara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tua Cara is looking to clinch but Alderidge is avoiding it.
Alderidge swats away the attempt to clinch by Tua Cara.
Tua Cara is looking to clinch.
Alderidge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tua Cara moves into the clinch.
Alderidge throws an elbow that misses.
Tua Cara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alderidge avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alderidge throws an elbow but misses.
Tua Cara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alderidge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That has opened up Quebro Tua Cara's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alderidge scores with a body shot.
Tua Cara throws a right hand that Alderidge ducks under and follows up with a left that Alderidge also avoids with ease.
Alderidge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alderidge throws out a loose jab but Tua Cara uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Alderidge backs off Tua Cara throws a huge counter combo but Alderidge manages to avoid it all.
Good standup being displayed there by Alderidge as he connects with a hook.
Tua Cara moves forwards but Alderidge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
 Tua Cara is rocked!
Tua Cara staying out of range there.
Tua Cara is still on wobbly legs! Can Alderidge finish him?
Alderidge misses with a wild body shot.
Tua Cara seems to have recovered his senses.
Alderidge scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick by Alderidge misses
and Tua Cara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alderidge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alderidge clinches up with Tua Cara and pushes him back against the cage.
Alderidge misses with a punch to the body.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alderidge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tua Cara tries to break free but Alderidge pushes him back against the cage.
Ranger Alderidge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tua Cara's efforts to push away.
Alderidge misses with a knee strike.
Tua Cara has a couple of punches blocked by Alderidge.
Quebro Tua Cara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tua Cara breaks the clinch.
Tua Cara throws a poor cross that misses
and Alderidge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tua Cara fails to land with a series of punches.
Tua Cara tries to clinch up but Alderidge circles away and keeps his distance.
Alderidge moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tua Cara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alderidge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tua Cara manages to avoid it.
Tua Cara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua Cara is looking to clinch but Alderidge is avoiding it.
Tua Cara wants to clinch up but Alderidge keeps it at a distance.
Tua Cara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tua Cara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua Cara throws a lazy right hand but Alderidge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tua Cara slips a straight right by Alderidge.
As Alderidge backs off Tua Cara throws a huge counter combo but Alderidge manages to avoid it all.
Alderidge misses with a head kick.
Tua Cara tests Alderidge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua Cara blocks a head kick by Alderidge.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alderidge darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Alderidge finds it's way through Tua Cara's defenses.
Alderidge tries to land a front kick but Tua Cara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tua Cara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
Alderidge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alderidge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua Cara.
A head kick misses from Alderidge.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alderidge. That's going to slow Tua Cara down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alderidge.
Some wild striking there from Tua Cara.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ranger Alderidge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alderidge 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ranger Alderidge!
During a confident post fight interview, Ranger Alderidge thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Rua (ranked 1089 p4p, 1267 weight class) and Libor Lunak (ranked 138 p4p, 168 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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35
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33
286
20 - 18 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 19 - 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 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Libor Lunak!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Rua works Lunak's body with a nice hook.
Rua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lunak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Lunak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Lunak.
Rua cracks a nice hook into Lunak's ribs.
Rua throws out a loose jab but Lunak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lunak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Libor Lunak has been cut.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
Rua cracks Lunak with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lunak looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rua finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Rua blocks the leg kick.
Rua throws a hook but Lunak avoids it easily.
Lunak thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
Lunak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lunak looks winded!
Rua scores with a hook to the body. Lunak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rua takes a swing at Lunak's ribcage but misses.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua jabs Lunak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rua is looking to wear down Lunak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rua swings for the body but Lunak moves out of range.
Rua drops Lunak with a big left hand! Lunak is injured, injured bad! Rua jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanderlei Rua!
Wanderlei Rua thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Santos (ranked 239 p4p, 269 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 30 p4p, 36 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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270
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World class boxer
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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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santiago Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Duterte misses
and Santos counters with a good low kick that Duterte was not able to check.
Duterte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Santos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santos moves out of range as Duterte strikes.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duterte.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Duterte counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Santiago Santos has been cut.
A head kick misses from Duterte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duterte lands a nice shot to the body.
Duterte throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duterte moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Duterte misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a low kick, right behind Duterte 's knee.
Duterte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duterte.
Santos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duterte misses the jab.
As Duterte backs away, Santos returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Duterte cracks Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duterte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte throws a head kick that misses.
Santos quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Duterte 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.
Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Duterte lands a leg kick that knocks Santos off balance momentarily.
Santos throws a body punch but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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!
Duterte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Duterte looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte scores with a spinning back kick!
Duterte lands a two punch combo.
Duterte misses with an uppercut.
Duterte throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a thumping low kick.
A shot to the liver by Duterte. Beautiful body shot.
Duterte throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
No joy there for Duterte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Santos blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duterte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Duterte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duterte tries to land a leg kick but Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Duterte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Duterte throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duterte defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Duterte's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A swing and a miss from Duterte.
Duterte misses with a wild combination.
As Duterte looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Duterte just gets out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Duterte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santiago Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duterte misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Duterte misses.
Santos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rodrigo Duterte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos misses with a left hand
and Duterte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santiago Santos's cut is getting worse.
Duterte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
Duterte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos slips under a jab from Duterte.
Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duterte misses with a body shot
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Duterte.
Duterte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Duterte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Duterte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Rodrigo Duterte has been cut.
Duterte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Duterte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos throws a quick counter kick to the body but Duterte avoids it.
Duterte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte lands a right hook to the body.
Rodrigo Duterte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duterte throws a leg kick that misses.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duterte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
Duterte misses with a straight left.
Santos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Duterte there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duterte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Santos blocks a jab.
Santos is looking to counter with head kicks.
Duterte with a jab.
Duterte throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duterte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duterte is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Santos.
Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Duterte.
Santiago Santos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Duterte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Duterte misses with a right hand
and Santos counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Santos finds it's way through Duterte's defenses.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rodrigo Duterte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Duterte wants to stay close but Santos steps back to make room for something. Duterte seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Santos and Duterte drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Santiago Santos!
The defeated Rodrigo Duterte had this to say: 'Don't worry I will be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lew Alcindor (ranked 524 p4p, 212 weight class) and Seamus O Brien (ranked 73 p4p, 30 weight class). O Brien has chosen Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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9 - 2 - 0 |
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175
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lew Alcindor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Brien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alcindor wants to clinch.
O Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alcindor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
O Brien is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alcindor.
O Brien feints a counter leg kick.
Alcindor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. O Brien quickly recovers to half guard.
O Brien manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've been informed that O Brien 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as O Brien lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alcindor doesn't seem phased though.
Alcindor ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Alcindor quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
O Brien with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alcindor dodges the punch combination from O Brien.
Alcindor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Brien as he jumps to the side.
O Brien connects with a leg kick.
No joy there for Alcindor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alcindor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a jab when Alcindor was well out of range.
Alcindor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Brien! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alcindor.
Alcindor misses with a double jab
and O Brien counters with a nice right hand that sends Alcindor toppling to the canvas! Alcindor scrambles and gets back to his feet - can O Brien finish him?!
It looks like Lew Alcindor has been cut.
O Brien punishes Alcindor's body with a nice straight punch.
Alcindor feints and as O Brien raises his hands in defense, Alcindor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as O Brien holds on and takes a little breather.
O Brien keeping moving, preventing Alcindor from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien wants to stand but Alcindor is controlling the position.
Alcindor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Brien can't keep his opponent in guard - Alcindor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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. Alcindor connects with a nice short shot to O Brien's temple.
O Brien wants to get back to full guard.
Alcindor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alcindor trying to control the action but O Brien is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Brien tries to get to full guard but Alcindor has control of the leg.
Alcindor is trying to control the action in half guard but O Brien is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alcindor 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.
O Brien wants to get back to full guard but Alcindor has mounted him!
Alcindor unloading with bombs!
O Brien manages to regain half guard. Good work.
O Brien controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus O Brien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lew Alcindor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alcindor looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
Alcindor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Brien steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lew Alcindor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien throws a head kick but Alcindor moves out of range.
O Brien keeps the fight on the outside.
O Brien delivers a nice body kick.
O Brien connects with a solid leg kick.
O Brien throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcindor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot lands for O Brien.
Alcindor closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from O Brien.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Brien.
Alcindor is rocked!
O Brien scores with a shot to the side of Alcindor's head.
Oh Alcindor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Brien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crack! A monster head kick from O Brien and Alcindor falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by O Brien!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Seamus O Brien!
Seamus O Brien bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Roberto (ranked 120 p4p, 949 weight class) and Marek Cervenka (ranked 12 p4p, 91 weight class). Roberto comes to the cage accompanied by Samba de Roda. 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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23 - 25 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Roberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Cervenka!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cervenka.
Roberto tries to close the distance and clinch but Cervenka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cervenka shoots in looking for a takedown but Roberto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cervenka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roberto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cervenka to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Roberto wants to get back to his feet but Cervenka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cervenka gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Roberto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roberto loads up on a big right hand but Cervenka slips the punch.
Cervenka throws a lazy right hand but Roberto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cervenka throws a hook to the side of Roberto's head but Roberto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Roberto misses the target.
Cervenka misses the shot to the body.
Cervenka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roberto lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cervenka scores with the left hand. Roberto knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervenka scores with a jab. Roberto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cervenka misses with the combination.
Cervenka throws out a loose jab but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cervenka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberto moves away.
It looked like Roberto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roberto looks to land a left hand but Cervenka moved out of range nicely.
Roberto staying out of range there.
Paulo Roberto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cervenka slips under a jab from Roberto.
Cervenka takes a swing at Roberto's ribcage but misses.
Roberto tries to clinch but Cervenka moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roberto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Marek Cervenka has been cut.
Roberto missing with a left hand there. Cervenka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cervenka throws a hook but Roberto avoids it easily.
Roberto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roberto moves away from the strike by Cervenka.
Roberto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cervenka finds it's way round the side to connect with Roberto's head.
Nice shot by Cervenka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cervenka. Roberto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cervenka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roberto.
Cervenka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roberto with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberto just misses with a punch to the body.
Cervenka let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Roberto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roberto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roberto wants to clinch.
Cervenka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Cervenka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cervenka takes the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Roberto.
Cervenka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Paulo Roberto has been cut.
Roberto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roberto lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberto.
Roberto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cervenka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cervenka fails to land.
Cervenka throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Cervenka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roberto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roberto lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cervenka fails to land.
Roberto avoiding damage as Cervenka throws knees to the body.
Cervenka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roberto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Roberto.
Roberto can't find room to land a body shot as Cervenka controls the action.
Roberto missing with knees to the body.
Roberto tries a knee to the head but Cervenka blocks it.
Roberto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cervenka lands a nice shot to the body.
Roberto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cervenka is defending well for now.
Roberto misses with some punches.
Cervenka working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Cervenka misses with the head strike.
Cervenka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roberto scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roberto misses with a knee to the head.
Cervenka scores with a shot to the side of Roberto's head.
Roberto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cervenka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cervenka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Roberto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Roberto landing knees to the body.
Cervenka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cervenka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto misses with the head strike.
Roberto tries to throw a body punch but Cervenka avoids it by throwing Roberto back against the cage.
Cervenka lands with a light punch inside.
Cervenka blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Roberto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cervenka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberto lands a hook that snaps the head of Cervenka backwards.
Roberto lands a left hand.
Cervenka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marek Cervenka will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Roberto misses with a straight left.
Roberto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cervenka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cervenka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cervenka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roberto.
Cervenka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roberto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cervenka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roberto throws out the jab.
Roberto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roberto moves to clinch but Cervenka breaks away
letting Cervenka counter with a right hand.
Cervenka misses with a right hand
and Roberto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roberto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roberto looks to land a left hand but Cervenka moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cervenka lands a jab.
Roberto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roberto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Roberto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cervenka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cervenka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervenka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marek Cervenka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cervenka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roberto lands a jab to the head.
Cervenka is rocked!
Roberto lands an uppercut, right on the button! Cervenka tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Roberto!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Paulo Roberto waved his t-shirt featuring NARCOS's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spider Monkey (ranked 121 p4p, 146 weight class) and Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski (ranked 17 p4p, 21 weight class). Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Meet Fran. Spider Monkey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a hook but Monkey avoids it easily.
Monkey is looking to counter punch.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Monkey throws a hook but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski blocks it.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moves away from the strike by Monkey.
Monkey misses with a hook. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski ducked under it nicely.
Monkey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Monkey misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski thows a body kick. Monkey tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Monkey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Monkey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski thuds a left hand into Monkey's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski blocks the leg kick.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski connects with a crisp jab.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a jab when Monkey was well out of range.
Monkey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski, pushing him back against the cage.
Monkey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Monkey working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski fails to land.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski digs a right hand underneath Monkey's ribcage. Monkey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monkey digs a right hand into Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's gas tank.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries to throw a body punch but Monkey avoids it by throwing Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski back against the cage.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monkey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey pulls guard.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monkey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski stopping the sweep attempt from Monkey.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski postures up.
Monkey has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski doesn't defend quickly enough and Monkey has managed to lock this one up! Can Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Monkey on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Spider Monkey!
A relieved looking Spider Monkey 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Da Jiang (ranked 81 p4p, 88 weight class) and Lucas Traumen (ranked 13 p4p, 14 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 7 - 3, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Traumen!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traumen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Traumen blocks a jab.
Jiang walks into a stiff left hand from Traumen.
Jiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jiang looks to clinch
and Traumen counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Jiang.
Traumen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jiang.
Jiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Traumen throws out the jab.
Traumen throws a jab but it's blocked by Jiang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Traumen. Jiang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Traumen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiang.
Traumen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jiang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Traumen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Traumen swinging wildly here.
Traumen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiang.
Jiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Traumen throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Jiang misses
enabling Traumen to counter with a crisp jab.
Traumen is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traumen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jiang moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Traumen misses the target.
Jiang tried to counter with a leg kick but Traumen avoided it.
Jiang throws a low kick but Traumen avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jiang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Traumen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Traumen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Traumen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Traumen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jiang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jiang connects with a nice looking jab.
Jiang tries to clinch up but Traumen circles away and keeps his distance.
Traumen missing with a left hand there. Jiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jiang throws a solid leg kick but Traumen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jiang.
A combination from Jiang does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Jiang.
Traumen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Traumen throws a head kick but Jiang moves out of range.
Jiang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traumen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jiang throws a quick counter kick to the body but Traumen avoids it.
Traumen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang misses with a looping right.
Jiang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Da Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traumen throws a looping overhand right but Jiang ducks down to avoid it.
Jiang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Traumen lands a nice looking body shot.
Jiang tries to clinch up.
Jiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Traumen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiang.
Jiang wants to clinch up but Traumen keeps it at a distance.
Jiang misses with a wild combination.
Jiang misses with the body kick
and Traumen counters with a nice uppercut.
Traumen misses with a head kick.
Traumen misses with a low kick.
Jiang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Traumen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Traumen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Traumen moves away.
Traumen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jiang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Traumen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Traumen blocks a head kick by Jiang.
Jiang throws a leg kick but Traumen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Traumen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jiang moves out of range of the strikes.
Traumen takes one to the chin there.
Traumen looks to land a left hand but Jiang moved out of range nicely.
Jiang tries a low kick but Traumen avoids it.
A nice side step and Traumen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Traumen avoids the body shot from Jiang.
Jiang throws a shot from downtown. Traumen moves away and avoids it.
Jiang scores with a jab.
Jiang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jiang.
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Traumen is just out of range.
Traumen looks to throw the jab but Jiang is out of range.
Jiang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Traumen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jiang misses with a body kick.
Traumen misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traumen slips under a jab from Jiang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jiang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Traumen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jiang scrambles back to his feet.
Jiang clinches.
Traumen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jiang avoiding damage.
Traumen scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jiang.
Jiang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jiang misses with the head strike.
Jiang throws a head punch that misses.
Jiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traumen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Traumen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jiang throws a sloppy body shot
and Traumen counters with a good low kick that Jiang was not able to check.
Traumen throws a hook but Jiang avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Traumen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lucas Traumen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jiang.
Jiang connects with a body shot that sends Traumen's belly button to the back.
Traumen swings for the body but Jiang moves out of range.
Traumen throws an overhand right that lands on Jiang's shoulder, as Jiang tries to avoid the shot.
Jiang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Traumen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Traumen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiang.
Traumen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jiang tries to land a front kick but Traumen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jiang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Traumen doesn't seem bothered though.
Jiang closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang avoiding damage.
Traumen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jiang up against the cage.
Jiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Traumen.
Jiang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Traumen fails to land.
Traumen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang can't find room to land a body shot as Traumen controls the action.
Traumen is trying to maintain a safe position but Jiang gets an underhook and turns Traumen into the cage.
Traumen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jiang misses with a punch to the body.
Jiang blocking some punches.
Traumen lands an uppercut.
Traumen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Traumen misses with the head strike.
Traumen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jiang looking to slow down the pace here.
Jiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traumen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jiang misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang blocks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Jiang.
Jiang misses with a body kick.
Da Jiang is winning the standup battle so far.
Jiang catches Traumen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traumen misses with an uppercut. Jiang saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Jiang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Traumen ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
Jiang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Traumen is trying to break the clinch but Jiang has him pressed against the cage.
Traumen blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Jiang.
Da Jiang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Traumen.
Still in the clinch, Traumen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Traumen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Jiang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traumen's elbow.
Traumen misses with the head strike.
Jiang throws a punch but it's blocked by Traumen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traumen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jiang misses with a looping right.
Traumen tries to land a front kick but Jiang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jiang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Traumen under the eye.
Jiang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Traumen's head backwards.
Jiang defending well as Traumen loads up on a big left hand.
Jiang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Traumen.
Traumen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jiang wants to clinch.
Traumen flicks out a counter leg kick but Jiang steps away.
Jiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Traumen throws out the jab.
Jiang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jiang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Traumen's head.
Nice body punch from Jiang.
Traumen defending well as Jiang loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Traumen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jiang throws the left hand but Traumen avoids the punch easily.
Traumen walks into a stiff left hand from Jiang.
Jiang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Traumen.
Jiang connects with a high kick.
Traumen staying out of range there.
Jiang backing away here, and Traumen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Traumen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jiang is looking to counter punch.
Jiang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Traumen.
Jiang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Traumen slips a straight right by Jiang.
Traumen tries a quick counter leg kick but Jiang is wise to it.
Traumen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jiang.
Traumen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jiang checks it well.
Jiang moves out of range of the strikes.
Traumen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traumen loads up on a big right hand but Jiang slips the punch.
Jiang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Jiang dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jiang slips under a jab.
Jiang slips a jab from Traumen.
Traumen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Traumen scores with a jab to the head.
Jiang throws a chopping leg kick but Traumen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice body kick from Jiang.
Jiang throws out a loose jab but Traumen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang scores with a jab. Traumen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jiang connects with a crisp jab.
Traumen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Traumen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Jiang misses its target.
Traumen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Traumen manages to avoid it.
Traumen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Traumen misses with a straight right.
Traumen is looking to chop away at Jiang's legs.
A solid body kick from Jiang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Traumen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jiang.
Jiang moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTraumen.
Jiang checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traumen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jiang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Traumen.
Traumen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Traumen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jiang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Traumen tests Jiang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Traumen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jiang moves away.
Traumen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jiang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Traumen needs to keep his hands up - Jiang had a free shot at his head there.
Jiang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Traumen in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jiang looks to land a combination but Traumen avoids it well.
Jiang staying out of range there.
Jiang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang misses with a wild body shot.
Traumen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Traumen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jiang swinging wildly here.
Traumen throws a jab when Jiang was well out of range.
Jiang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jiang slips a straight right by Traumen.
Jiang lands with an uppercut that bounces Traumen off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Traumen.
Jiang misses with a low kick as Traumen jumps back.
Jiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Traumen throws a body punch but Jiang moves out of range.
Jiang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Traumens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Traumen defending well as Jiang loads up on a big left hand.
Traumen blocks a jab.
Traumen scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Jiang tries to clinch but Traumen moves out of range.
Traumen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Traumen defending well as Jiang loads up on a big left hand.
Traumen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jiang manages to avoid it.
Traumen swings for the body but Jiang moves out of range.
Traumen digs a good hook to Jiang's body.
Jiang wants to land a leg kick but Traumen is out of range.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Traumen with the inside leg kick.
Traumen throws a big shot that misses.
Traumen throws a big shot that misses.
A clash of legs there as Traumen blocks the low kick.
Traumen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Jiang.
Traumen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jiang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traumen tries to score with a low kick but Jiang moves his leg out of the way.
Jiang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Traumen throws a jab but it's blocked by Jiang.
Jiang lands with a cross.
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!
Traumen misses with a hook
and Jiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Traumen looks to throw the jab but Jiang is out of range.
Jiang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Traumen with a nice cross.
Traumen is looking to chop away at Jiang's legs.
Jiang tests Traumen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Traumen throws a sloppy body shot
and Jiang counters with a stiff right hand.
Jiang throws a looping overhand right but Traumen ducks down to avoid it.
Jiang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Traumen counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Traumen misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Jiang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jiang 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Jiang!
Da Jiang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Blaydes (ranked 10 p4p, 78 weight class) and Javier Arroyo (ranked 1 p4p, 12 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 27 - 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 31 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Javier Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo throws a jab when Blaydes was well out of range.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Arroyo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arroyo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blaydes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range and Blaydes settles back down.
Blaydes throws a looping overhand right but Arroyo ducks down to avoid it.
Arroyo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Blaydes digs a good body shot into Arroyo's ribs.
Arroyo throws out a loose jab but Blaydes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaydes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Arroyo manages to circle out of the way.
Arroyo just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaydes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blaydes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arroyo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blaydes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arroyo scrambles back to his feet.
Blaydes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arroyo throws out the jab.
Blaydes throws an off balance right hand
and Arroyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo connects with a body shot.
Blaydes throws a lazy right hand but Arroyo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arroyo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blaydes needs to keep his hands up - Arroyo had a free shot at his head there.
Arroyo misses with a straight right.
Blaydes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Arroyo misses with a low kick as Blaydes jumps back.
Blaydes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arroyo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arroyo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blaydes has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Blaydes misses the target.
Arroyo cracks Blaydes with an open hand slap.
Blaydes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaydes.
A jab from Arroyo finds it's way through Blaydes's defenses.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arroyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaydes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Blaydes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaydes was well out of range. Poor timing from Arroyo.
Blaydes looks to land a combination but Arroyo avoids it well.
Arroyo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaydes jabs at Arroyo's body.
Arroyo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blaydes tries to counter by clinching up but Arroyo breaks away and moves out of range.
Arroyo throws out a leg kick but Blaydes moves out of range and Arroyo only half commits.
Blaydes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Arroyo throws a shot to the body.
Arroyo swings widly with a right hand
and Blaydes counters by clinching up.
Arroyo can't break the clinch.
Arroyo tries to break free but Blaydes pushes him back against the cage.
Arroyo is trying to break the clinch but Blaydes has him pressed against the cage.
Arroyo breaks from the clinch.
Blaydes blocks a leg kick.
Arroyo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaydes. Blaydes obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes misses with a few strikes there.
Blaydes slips under a jab.
Blaydes connects with a body shot that sends Arroyo's belly button to the back.
Arroyo lands the left hand.
Blaydes lands a glancing blow to the side of Arroyo's head.
Blaydes clinches with his opponent.
Blaydes cracks Arroyo with a nice body shot.
Blaydes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaydes lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Arroyo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blaydes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arroyo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arroyo throws a push kick but Blaydes slaps the foot to one side.
Blaydes instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arroyo breaks the clinch.
Arroyo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And Blaydes counters with a quick kick to the body but Arroyo blocks it.
Arroyo with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arroyo throws a jab when Blaydes was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Arroyo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arroyo.
A telegraphed right hand from Arroyo misses the target.
Blaydes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arroyo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blaydes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Arroyo works Blaydes's body with a nice hook.
Blaydes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaydes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arroyo throws a chopping leg kick but Blaydes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaydes.
Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Blaydes slips the punch.
Blaydes moves into the clinch.
Arroyo is trying to force a seperation but Blaydes has the dominant position.
Arroyo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arroyo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Arroyo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blaydes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blaydes throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arroyo. That's going to slow Blaydes down.
Arroyo throws a body shot but no joy.
Blaydes is looking to counter the offense by Arroyo and move into the clinch.
Javier Arroyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaydes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arroyo to score with a decent uppercut.
Blaydes slips a jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo misses with a hook to the body
and Blaydes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arroyo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blaydes's head.
Arroyo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blaydes walks into a left hand.
Arroyo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blaydes moves into the clinch.
Arroyo tries to break the clinch but Blaydes is controlling the position.
Blaydes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arroyo is trying to break the clinch but Blaydes has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blaydes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arroyo has had enough of the clinch but Blaydes keeps him there for the moment.
Blaydes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arroyo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blaydes fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arroyo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arroyo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arroyo misses with a left hand
enabling Blaydes to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaydes takes one to the chin there.
Blaydes drops his hands momentarily and Arroyo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blaydes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Blaydes closes the distance and clinches.
Blaydes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blaydes misses with the head strike.
Blaydes lands a nice uppercut.
Arroyo working hard to break the clinch.
Arroyo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arroyo manages to break the clinch.
Blaydes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blaydes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaydes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Arroyo just manages to avoid it.
Arroyo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blaydes checks it well.
Blaydes throwing a counter right hand but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Blaydes checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arroyo lands a nice looking body kick.
Arroyo misses the jab.
Blaydes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
Blaydes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Arroyo just manages to avoid it.
Arroyo misses with a lunging right hand
and Blaydes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blaydes.
A left hand lands to the body for Blaydes.
Arroyo is trying to break the clinch but Blaydes is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Blaydes.
Blaydes lands a left hand.
Blaydes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
Arroyo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arroyo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blaydes throwing a counter right hand but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Arroyo. That snapped Blaydes's head back.
Arroyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arroyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaydes manages to avoid it.
As Arroyo backs away, Blaydes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Arroyo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Blaydes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a hook to the side of Blaydes's head but Blaydes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arroyo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arroyo throws a wild body kick that Blaydes sees coming a mile off.
Blaydes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arroyo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blaydes moves into the clinch.
Blaydes throws a head punch that misses.
Arroyo manages to break the clinch.
Arroyo connects with a body shot that sends Blaydes's belly button to the back.
A big left from Arroyo misses.
As Arroyo tries to get set, Blaydes tries to push him back and clinch up but Arroyo manages to avoid the attempt.
Arroyo throws the left hand but Blaydes avoids the punch easily.
Arroyo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arroyo misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo throws a lazy uppercut
and Blaydes counters by moving into the clinch.
Blaydes misses with the head strike.
Arroyo prevents a body shot from Blaydes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Blaydes.
Blaydes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
Blaydes has a couple of punches blocked by Arroyo.
Arroyo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arroyo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arroyo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Blaydes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Blaydes.
Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaydes.
Blaydes throwing a counter right hand but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Arroyo throws an overhand right that lands on Blaydes's shoulder, as Blaydes tries to avoid the shot.
Blaydes throws a low kick, looking for Arroyo's leg but Arroyo calmly moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Arroyo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arroyo.
Blaydes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blaydes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Blaydes throws a leg kick but Arroyo sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Arroyo lands a nice looking body kick.
Arroyo throws a solid leg kick but Blaydes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arroyo.
Arroyo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blaydes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arroyo scrambles back to his feet.
Arroyo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaydes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaydes is looking to counter the offense by Arroyo and move into the clinch.
Blaydes takes one to the chin there.
Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Blaydes slips the punch.
Blaydes tries to counter by clinching up but Arroyo breaks away and moves out of range.
Blaydes misses with a low kick.
Arroyo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Blaydes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blaydes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blaydes wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaydes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaydes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arroyo just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arroyo throws a push kick but Blaydes slaps the foot to one side.
Arroyo connects with a crisp jab.
Arroyo throws a right hand that misses
and Blaydes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arroyo, as that shot connected.
A clash of legs there as Blaydes blocks the low kick.
Blaydes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Arroyo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaydes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blaydes moves in looking to clinch but Arroyo pushes him off.
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.
A big left from Arroyo misses.
Arroyo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arroyo lands with a shot to the body.
Blaydes misses with an uppercut.
Arroyo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blaydes lands a nice looking body kick.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Blaydes moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arroyo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blaydes lands a body shot.
Blaydes misses with a looping left.
Arroyo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Arroyo misses
and Blaydes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaydes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blaydes throws a counter high kick but Arroyo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Arroyo 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.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaydes misses the target.
Blaydes slips under a jab.
Blaydes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blaydes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blaydes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Arroyo - the referee stops the clock and Blaydes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Arroyo. Blaydes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Blaydes slips a jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blaydes needs to keep his hands up - Arroyo had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a series of punches but Blaydes avoids them all with ease.
Arroyo scores with a jab.
Blaydes throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arroyo lands a nice looking body shot.
Blaydes lands with a kick to the temple. Arroyo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blaydes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Blaydes blocks the leg kick.
Arroyo thumps Blaydes with a low kick.
Blaydes slips a straight right by Arroyo.
Arroyo takes a swing at Blaydes's ribcage but misses.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Arroyo.
Arroyo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blaydes looks to land a body kick but Arroyo moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a solid leg kick but Blaydes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arroyo.
Arroyo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blaydes is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaydes looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Arroyo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blaydes takes a swing at Arroyo's ribcage but misses.
Arroyo throws a jab when Blaydes was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Blaydes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blaydes is looking to clinch.
Blaydes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arroyo.
Arroyo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blaydes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arroyo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blaydes backing away here, and Arroyo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arroyo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arroyo throws a front kick aimed at Blaydes's knee but Blaydes avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blaydes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arroyo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Blaydes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blaydes lands a head kick. Arroyo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Arroyo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blaydes under the eye.
Blaydes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arroyo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arroyo looks to land a left hand but Blaydes moved out of range nicely.
Blaydes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arroyo can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Arroyo.
Blaydes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaydes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo scores with a nice strike.
Blaydes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arroyo looks to throw the jab but Blaydes is out of range.
Arroyo missing with a left hand there. Blaydes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blaydes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Arroyo manages to circle out of the way.
Blaydes misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with a body kick.
Arroyo throws a jab when Blaydes was well out of range.
Arroyo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blaydes checks a leg kick nicely.
Arroyo blocks a jab.
Arroyo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blaydes with a body shot.
Arroyo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blaydes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arroyo thumps Blaydes with a low kick.
Blaydes lands an overhand right.
Blaydes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blaydes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arroyo moves away.
Blaydes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo manages to break the clinch.
Blaydes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Arroyo does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaydes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blaydes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Blaydes slips under a jab.
Blaydes walks into a stiff left hand from Arroyo.
Blaydes jabs Arroyo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Arroyo misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blaydes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arroyo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaydes moves away from the strike by Arroyo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a push kick but Blaydes slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot by Arroyo.
Blaydes avoids the body shot from Arroyo.
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.
Arroyo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arroyo pushes Blaydes away with a front kick.
Blaydes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Blaydes ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Arroyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaydes was well out of range. Poor timing from Arroyo.
Arroyo lands a nice hook to Blaydes's body. Blaydes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arroyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaydes moves out of range as Arroyo strikes.
Arroyo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blaydes on the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arroyo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaydes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blaydes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arroyo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaydes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaydes is looking to clinch but Arroyo is avoiding it.
Arroyo throws a body shot but no joy.
Blaydes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arroyo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Blaydes slips the punch.
Arroyo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaydes.
Arroyo scores with a decent looking hook.
Blaydes throws a hook but Arroyo avoids it easily.
Blaydes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaydes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arroyo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arroyo lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A big left from Arroyo misses.
Oscar Blaydes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Blaydes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arroyo! But no joy.
Arroyo misses with a shot to the body
and Blaydes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arroyo throws a leg kick that misses.
Arroyo throws a solid leg kick but Blaydes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arroyo.
Blaydes misses with an uppercut. Arroyo saw that one coming.
Arroyo thumps Blaydes with a low kick.
Blaydes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaydes moves in looking to clinch but Arroyo pushes him off.
Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaydes throws a good cross that connects.
Good leg kick by Blaydes.
Blaydes moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaydes.
Blaydes misses with a looping right.
Arroyo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaydes.
Arroyo misses with a leg kick
and Blaydes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaydes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arroyo lands a leg kick that knocks Blaydes off balance momentarily.
Blaydes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Arroyo throws the kick towards the body but Blaydes avoids it.
Arroyo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arroyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaydes misses with a leg kick.
Blaydes throws a leg kick but Arroyo checks it.
Arroyo lands a jab to Blaydes's midsection.
Blaydes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blaydes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes misses the shot to the body.
Blaydes misses with a body kick.
Blaydes misses the jab.
Arroyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Arroyo tenderised Blaydes's leg. Blaydes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick there by Arroyo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Arroyo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blaydes with a body shot.
Blaydes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arroyo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaydes. That did some damage!
Arroyo lands a jab to the head.
Blaydes ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
A counter left hand to the body from Blaydes misses its target.
Arroyo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blaydes. Blaydes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blaydes connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo lands a jab to Blaydes's midsection.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Blaydes moves out of range.
Blaydes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arroyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaydes throws out the jab.
Arroyo digs a good hook to Blaydes's body.
Arroyo lands with a shot to the body.
Blaydes looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Arroyo lands with a right hand.
A jab from Arroyo finds it's way through Blaydes's defenses.
Arroyo lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Arroyo misses its intended target.
Blaydes misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes walks into a stiff left hand from Arroyo.
Arroyo lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaydes closes the distance and clinches.
Arroyo is trying to force a seperation but Blaydes has the dominant position.
Blaydes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaydes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blaydes with a nice calf kick.
Blaydes throws a looping overhand right but Arroyo ducks down to avoid it.
Blaydes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arroyo finds it's way round the side to connect with Blaydes's head.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Blaydes moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arroyo.
Blaydes swings for the body but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaydes tries to counter by clinching up but Arroyo breaks away and moves out of range.
Arroyo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blaydes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Arroyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arroyo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 45:50
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
Javier Arroyo is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Javier Arroyo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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