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C394: Dorado vs O Brien II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Ozbourne (ranked 1977 p4p, 3165 weight class) and Hans Machiels (ranked 204 p4p, 308 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Machiels's choice of entrance music: Rampage Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ziggy Ozbourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Machiels!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machiels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ozbourne breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozbourne. Machiels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozbourne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machiels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Machiels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machiels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ozbourne.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machiels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Ziggy Ozbourne has been cut.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machiels misses with an elbow over the top.
Ozbourne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machiels throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ozbourne manages to break the clinch.
Ozbourne misses with a straight left.
Machiels wants to counter the offense by Ozbourne and move into the clinch position.
Ozbourne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 It looks like Hans Machiels has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozbourne throws a hook but Machiels blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozbourne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ozbourne sets himself, and Machiels steps forward looking for the clinch! Ozbourne avoids it this time.
Ozbourne gets tackled into the cage by Machiels. Machiels maintains the clinch.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ozbourne avoids it.
Machiels with a knee to the head.
Machiels trying to land knees to the body.
Machiels effectively controlling the action here.
Ozbourne breaks from the clinch.
Ozbourne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machiels.
Ozbourne swats away the attempt to clinch by Machiels.
Machiels tries to clinch up but Ozbourne circles away and keeps his distance.
Machiels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozbourne throws a quick counter head kick but Machiels was just out of range.
Machiels takes a swing at Ozbourne's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machiels tries to clinch but Ozbourne moves out of range.
Machiels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machiels rushes Ozbourne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Machiels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machiels misses with a knee to the head.
Machiels throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ozbourne wants to break free but Machiels has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machiels.
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!
Ozbourne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machiels tries to clinch there but Ozbourne circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machiels.
Machiels tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozbourne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Ozbourne misses the target.
Ozbourne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ozbourne throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machiels has closed the distance and engaged Ozbourne in a clinch.
Ozbourne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Machiels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ozbourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machiels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machiels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ozbourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ozbourne managing to block the knees to the body from Machiels.
Ozbourne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ozbourne is trying to break the clinch but Machiels is controlling him.
Machiels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ozbourne is defending well for now.
Ozbourne wants to break free but Machiels has control.
Ozbourne is trying to break the clinch but Machiels is controlling him.
Machiels tries to land knees in the clinch but Ozbourne avoids the damage to the body.
Machiels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne working hard to break the clinch.
Ozbourne wants to break free but Machiels has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne breaks from the clinch.
Ozbourne lands a head kick!
Machiels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machiels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ozbourne, pushing him back against the cage.
Machiels landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ozbourne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machiels tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozbourne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machiels throws a push kick but Ozbourne slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machiels doesn't manage to clinch there - Ozbourne circles away.
Machiels tries to clinch up.
Ozbourne throws a counter high kick but Machiels was just alert enough to avoid it.
Machiels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ozbourne wants to get back to striking at distance but Machiels won't allow it.
Ozbourne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ozbourne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Machiels dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ozbourne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ozbourne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ziggy Ozbourne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ozbourne tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozbourne scores with a sloppy right hand. Machiels should have avoided that one.
Ozbourne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machiels.
A swing and a miss from Ozbourne.
Machiels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machiels pushes Ozbourne up against the cage in a clinch.
Ozbourne avoiding damage as Machiels throws knees to the body.
Ozbourne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ozbourne is trying to force a seperation but Machiels has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozbourne is trying to force a seperation but Machiels has the dominant position.
Machiels content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Machiels.
Machiels misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machiels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machiels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ozbourne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machiels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Machiels trying to land knees to the body.
Machiels has Ozbourne pressed against the cage, preventing Ozbourne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Machiels missing with knees to the body.
Machiels tries to land knees in the clinch but Ozbourne avoids the damage to the body.
Machiels misses with a knee strike.
Ozbourne is trying to break the clinch but Machiels is controlling him.
Machiels has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ozbourne seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Machiels can turn it around.
Machiels holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Machiels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machiels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ozbourne's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne is trying to force a seperation but Machiels has the dominant position.
Ozbourne managing to block the knees to the body from Machiels.
Ozbourne tries to break the clinch but Machiels is controlling the position.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the head but Ozbourne blocks with his arms.
Machiels is trying to stall.
Machiels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ozbourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machiels effectively controlling the action here.
Ozbourne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machiels moves in looking to clinch but Ozbourne pushes him off.
Ozbourne throws a good cross that connects.
Machiels gets tackled into the cage by Ozbourne. Ozbourne maintains the clinch.
Ozbourne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machiels has managed to clinch.
Machiels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machiels looking to throw knees to the head but Ozbourne is blocking nicely.
Machiels looking to throw knees to the head but Ozbourne is blocking nicely.
Machiels misses with a knee to the head.
Ozbourne managing to block the knees to the body from Machiels.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ozbourne as Machiels tries to tie him up.
Machiels tries to land knees in the clinch but Ozbourne avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Machiels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ozbourne blocks it with crossed arms.
Ozbourne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machiels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machiels tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machiels wants to clinch.
Ozbourne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Machiels's hands.
Machiels wants to clinch.
Machiels clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machiels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ozbourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hans Machiels will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Ozbourne keeps the fight on the outside.
Machiels feints and then cracks Ozbourne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ozbourne down.
Ozbourne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machiels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ozbourne throws out the jab.
Machiels steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne has managed to clinch.
Machiels throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machiels working Ozbourne over with knees to the body.
Machiels crunches a lovely knee into Ozbourne's ribcage.
Hans Machiels seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Machiels missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machiels is pushing Ozbourne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Ozbourne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machiels looking to slow down the pace here.
Ozbourne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ozbourne is trying to push Machiels away but Machiels has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Machiels is trying to stall.
Ozbourne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machiels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ozbourne.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machiels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ozbourne's brow.
Machiels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ozbourne.
Machiels crunches a lovely knee into Ozbourne's ribcage.
Machiels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ozbourne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ozbourne scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ziggy Ozbourne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machiels throws a leg kick but Ozbourne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ozbourne keeps the fight on the outside.
Machiels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ozbourne swings for the body but Machiels moves out of range.
Ziggy Ozbourne is winning the standup battle so far.
Machiels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ozbourne moves into range and clinches up with Machiels.
A frustrated look appears on Ozbourne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Machiels missing with knees to the body.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ozbourne avoids it.
Ozbourne takes an elbow to the temple.
Ozbourne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machiels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machiels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ozbourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ozbourne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machiels moves into range and clinches up with Ozbourne.
Machiels landing knees to the head.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ozbourne avoids it.
Ozbourne avoiding damage as Machiels throws knees to the body.
Machiels looking to throw knees to the head but Ozbourne is blocking nicely.
Machiels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ozbourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machiels stalling in the clinch but Ozbourne improves position.
Machiels tries to land knees in the clinch but Ozbourne avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Machiels.
Machiels wants to stall.
Machiels landing knees to the head.
Machiels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ozbourne connects with a body shot that sends Machiels's belly button to the back.
Ozbourne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ozbourne is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Machiels as he checks the leg kick.
Machiels tries to clinch
and Ozbourne counters with a two punch combo.
Machiels wants to clinch up but Ozbourne keeps it at a distance.
Machiels tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozbourne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ozbourne moves into the clinch successfully.
Machiels content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ozbourne tries to circle away but Machiels has him pinned against the cage.
Machiels tries a knee to the head but Ozbourne blocks it.
Ozbourne lands with a left to the head.
Hans Machiels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ozbourne tries a body shot but Machiels blocks it.
Ozbourne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hans Machiels.
I've got Machiels winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Machiels!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Kogos (ranked 1519 p4p, 1257 weight class) and Mustafa McBeth (ranked 197 p4p, 171 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Kogos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mustafa McBeth!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kogos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McBeth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Kogos coming out on top.
McBeth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kogos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McBeth misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Kogos counter with a right hand.
McBeth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kogos's head backwards.
McBeth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Paulo Kogos has been cut.
Kogos with a lazy takedown attempt
and McBeth counters with a nice right hand that sends Kogos toppling to the canvas! Kogos scrambles and gets back to his feet - can McBeth finish him?!
 Kogos is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBeth connects with a body shot.
Oh Kogos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McBeth knocks out Kogos with a massive right hand! The ref tackles McBeth before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. McBeth picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mustafa McBeth!
An out of breath Mustafa McBeth thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Thompson (ranked 1347 p4p, 1108 weight class) and Gerry Line (ranked 173 p4p, 140 weight class). Thompson comes into the arena with Redneck Summer - Ben Hudson blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerry Line!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson lands a nice looking body shot.
Thompson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thompson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Line doesn't seem bothered though.
Thompson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Line to score with a decent uppercut.
Line lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson feinted with a counter takedown.
Line with the inside leg kick.
Thompson gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Line tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Thompson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy.
Line blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thompson.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thompson in particular looking to stall.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Line dodges it nicely.
Thompson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Line is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thompson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Line tries to lock up and control but Thompson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson looking to finish Line with some ground and pound. This is bad for Line!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Line is trying desperately to improve position.
Thompson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Line can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thompson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thompson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson looking for a guillotine from mount but Line is having none of it.
Thompson with a couple of short strikes.
Thompson landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Line is looking to get to half guard.
Thompson working the ground and pound effectively.
 Line is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line is trying desperately to improve position.
Thompson loads up with a big shot that hurts Line! He's pulled Thompson in close but Thompson has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Line survive? More strikes from Thompson and Line is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Thompson!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Thompson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Panfilo Acerbi (ranked 1036 p4p, 1268 weight class) and Diego Lacasa (ranked 109 p4p, 130 weight class). Acerbi comes into the arena with Boom Boom Boom Boom - Venga Boys blaring out of the sound system. Lacasa has chosen DIEGO LACASA (OFFICIAL THEME) as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panfilo Acerbi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Lacasa!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acerbi wants to slow Lacasa down by chopping away at his legs.
Acerbi throws a body punch but Lacasa moves out of range.
Lacasa slips a straight right by Acerbi.
Decent striking displayed by Acerbi there.
A shot to the body from Acerbi misses
and Lacasa counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Lacasa finds it's way through Acerbi's defenses.
Acerbi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Acerbi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Lacasa. Those never looked like landing.
Acerbi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Acerbi throws a head kick but Lacasa moves out of range.
Lacasa misses with an uppercut. Acerbi saw that one coming.
Lacasa takes one on the button.
Lacasa moves out of range of the strikes.
Acerbi 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.
Acerbi dives in and grabs Lacasa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lacasa pushes down on Acerbi's head and hops out.
Diego Lacasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acerbi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacasa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Acerbi has time to react.
Lacasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Acerbi is just out of range.
Acerbi lands a head kick. Lacasa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Diego Lacasa has been cut.
Acerbi missing with a left hand there. Lacasa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Acerbi cracks Lacasa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa throws a hook to the side of Acerbi's head but Acerbi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Acerbi slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Lacasa.
Acerbi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Acerbi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lacasa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lacasa misses with an uppercut. Acerbi saw that one coming.
Lacasa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Acerbi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lacasa counters with a nice uppercut.
Acerbi tries for a takedown but Lacasa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Acerbi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Acerbi tries a head kick but it misses.
Lacasa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Acerbi.
Lacasa 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lacasa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lacasa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Acerbi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diego Lacasa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Acerbi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa stalks Acerbi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Acerbi's face. Acerbi staggers backwards, shaken.
Lacasa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lacasa lands a right hook to the body.
Acerbi jabs at Lacasa's body.
Lacasa jabs at Acerbi's body.
Acerbi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lacasa is out of range.
That kick from Acerbi tenderised Lacasa's leg. Lacasa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Acerbi throws a wild body kick that Lacasa sees coming a mile off.
Lacasa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Acerbi on the side of the head.
Lacasa slips under a jab from Acerbi.
Lacasa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lacasa. Those never looked like landing.
Lacasa jabs at Acerbi's body.
Acerbi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacasa.
Acerbi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Acerbi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lacasa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa looks to land a right hand but Acerbi moved out of range.
Lacasa misses with the combination.
Lacasa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Acerbi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Acerbi misses with a hook to the body
and Lacasa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lacasa takes one to the chin there.
Lacasa connects with a single shot there.
Acerbi scores with a sloppy right hand. Lacasa should have avoided that one.
Acerbi cracks Lacasa with a good jab.
A jab from Lacasa misses.
Lacasa cracks Acerbi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Acerbi misses with a lunging right hand
and Acerbi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacasa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lacasa avoids the head kick by Acerbi.
Lacasa lands with a right hand.
Lacasa works Acerbi's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acerbi throws a series of punches but Lacasa moves out of range.
Lacasa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Acerbi lands a big head kick that sends Lacasa tumbling to the mat! Acerbi takes a step backwards and waves Lacasa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lacasa is rocked!
Acerbi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lacasa is still on wobbly legs! Can Acerbi finish him?
BOOM! Acerbi lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lacasa. Lacasa tries to recover but Acerbi is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lacasa lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panfilo Acerbi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kemar Powell (ranked 749 p4p, 787 weight class) and Hamed Juniorss (ranked 96 p4p, 100 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Powell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lil Baby & Lil Durk - Hats Off. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kemar Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hamed Juniorss!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Juniorss misses with a hook
and Powell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Powell.
Powell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Powell punishes Juniorss's body with a nice straight punch.
Powell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Juniorss. Juniorss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Juniorss misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Powell - that will leave a mark!
Powell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Juniorss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Juniorss has time to react.
Powell lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powell throws a chopping leg kick but Juniorss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Juniorss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Powell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell lands a jab to the head.
Powell misses with a low kick.
Powell throws a shot to the body.
Powell ducks under a wild hook from Juniorss.
A jab from Juniorss misses.
Juniorss walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Powell feints and then cracks Juniorss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Juniorss down.
Powell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Juniorss on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Powell throws a poor cross that misses
and Juniorss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juniorss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Powell throws out the jab.
Powell moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Juniorss coming out on top.
Powell lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powell throws out a powerful jab.
Powell lands with a nice body punch.
Kemar Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell throws a chopping leg kick but Juniorss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Juniorss takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Powell misses with a leg kick
and Juniorss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Juniorss scores with a crisp jab that stopped Powell in his tracks.
Juniorss moves out of range of the body kick.
Juniorss ducks right into an uppercut from Powell.
Juniorss throws a jab when Powell was well out of range.
Good shot there by Powell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell just misses with a punch to the body.
Powell connects with a single shot there.
Juniorss looks to land a left hand but Powell moved out of range nicely.
Powell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Juniorss stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Powell misses with a body kick.
Powell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Powell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Juniorss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juniorss 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.
Powell misses with an uppercut
enabling Juniorss to counter with a crisp jab.
Powell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Powell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Juniorss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Powell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Juniorss just manages to avoid it.
Powell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juniorss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell lands a leg kick that knocks Juniorss off balance momentarily.
Powell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Powell checks the leg kick.
Powell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Juniorss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Juniorss misses with a right hand
and Powell counters with a stiff right hand.
Juniorss moves out of range of the strikes.
Juniorss looks to score with a jab to the body but Powell is just out of range.
Powell moves out of range as Juniorss strikes.
Powell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Juniorss on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Powell lands a leg kick that knocks Juniorss off balance momentarily.
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juniorss manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kemar Powell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Powell throws a body punch but Juniorss moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Juniorss misses.
Powell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Juniorss counters with a stiff right hand.
Powell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juniorss can do to turn this around?
Powell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Juniorss walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Powell lands a nice looking body kick.
Powell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juniorss throws out the jab.
Powell cracks Juniorss with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Powell misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Juniorss! But no joy.
A leg kick checked by Juniorss.
Powell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Juniorss lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell misses with an uppercut. Juniorss saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Juniorss on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Juniorss throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Powell's head.
Powell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Juniorss scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Powell swings widly with a right hand
and Juniorss counters with a nice uppercut.
Powell throws a leg kick
and Juniorss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Juniorss on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Juniorss throws out a loose jab but Powell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powell throws a leg kick
and Juniorss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Juniorss.
Juniorss avoids the body shot from Powell.
Juniorss throws out a counter right but Powell avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juniorss on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice straight punches there by Juniorss. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Juniorss.
Powell slips under a jab.
Powell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Juniorss swings for the body but Powell moves out of range.
Powell 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.
Juniorss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kemar Powell is winning the standup battle so far.
Juniorss throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Powell to counter with a crisp jab.
Powell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Powell connects with a solid leg kick.
Powell throws a series of punches but Juniorss avoids them all with ease.
Juniorss now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Powell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Juniorss dodges the punch combination from Powell.
Juniorss appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell scores with a shot to the body.
Powell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Juniorss punishes Powell's body with a nice straight punch.
Powell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Juniorss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Powell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Juniorss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Juniorss throws an overhand right that lands on Powell's shoulder, as Powell tries to avoid the shot.
Powell thuds his shin into the meat of Juniorss's side.
Juniorss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powell was well out of range. Poor timing from Juniorss.
Powell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Juniorss doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juniorss has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Juniorss there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick by Powell misses
and Juniorss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juniorss throws a shot from downtown. Powell moves away and avoids it.
Juniorss keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Juniorss walks into a jab.
Powell scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Powell. That's going to slow Juniorss down.
Juniorss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Powell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Powell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Juniorss eats them both and turns towards Powell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Powell connects with a looping right hand.
Powell misses with a jab to the body
and Juniorss counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kemar Powell dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Powell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Juniorss takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Juniorss has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Juniorss misses with a jab to the body
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Juniorss checks a low kick from Powell.
Powell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juniorss keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Powell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Powell throws a sloppy body shot
and Juniorss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juniorss takes a swing at Powell's ribcage but misses.
Juniorss blocks a leg kick.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Juniorss on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juniorss looks to throw the jab but Powell is out of range.
Powell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Powell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Juniorss takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Juniorss is just out of range.
Powell defending well as Juniorss loads up on a big left hand.
Powell throws a big shot that misses.
Powell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powell jabs Juniorss to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Juniorss.
Powell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Powell throws out a powerful jab.
Juniorss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell feints and then cracks Juniorss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Juniorss down.
Powell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juniorss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Powell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Juniorss throws a looping overhand right but Powell ducks down to avoid it.
Juniorss has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Powell.
Juniorss misses with a right hand
and Powell counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Powell is predictable there
and Juniorss counters with a straight right hand.
Powell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Juniorss under the eye.
Juniorss on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Juniorss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Powell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Juniorss counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Juniorss! But no joy.
Powell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Juniorss.
Juniorss checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Juniorss now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from Juniorss misses.
Nice defenses there by Powell.
Powell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Powell thumps Juniorss with a low kick.
Juniorss throws a lazy right hand but Powell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Juniorss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juniorss is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Powell with a body shot.
Powell scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell lands a head shot.
Powell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Juniorss takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Juniorss lands a body shot.
Juniorss throws a hook but Powell avoids it easily.
Juniorss takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hamed Juniorss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Powell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Juniorss misses with a looping left.
Juniorss drops his hands momentarily and Powell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Juniorss throws a looping overhand right but Powell ducks down to avoid it.
Juniorss throws a sloppy body shot
and Powell counters with a good, hard body kick but Juniorss shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kemar Powell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Powell 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kemar Powell!
During a confident post fight interview, Kemar Powell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blank (ranked 671 p4p, 932 weight class) and Sven Torvik (ranked 91 p4p, 118 weight class). Torvik has chosen MUPP & Sadfriendd - BLOODY! as his entrance music. Sven Torvik told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Torvik!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torvik connects with a crisp jab.
Blank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torvik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torvik looks to land a right hand but Blank moved out of range.
Blank lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Sven Torvik has been cut.
Torvik throws a hook but Blank blocks it.
Torvik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torvik scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice uppercut lands for Torvik. That snapped Blank's head back.
Torvik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blank was well out of range. Poor timing from Torvik.
Torvik's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blank under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torvik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blank.
Torvik throws a looping overhand right but Blank ducks down to avoid it.
Torvik walks into a stiff left hand from Blank.
Torvik throws a hook but Blank blocks it.
Blank moves out of range as Torvik strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank throws a hook but Torvik avoids it easily.
Torvik throws a hook but Blank avoids it easily.
Blank thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick lands for Torvik.
Blank throws a combination that misses
enabling Torvik to counter with a crisp jab.
Blank ducks under a wild hook from Torvik.
Blank avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torvik misses the jab.
Torvik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blank.
Blank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torvik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blank lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Torvik just misses with a punch to the body.
Blank wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Torvik 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.
Torvik throws a body punch but Blank moves out of range.
Torvik looks for the body kick but Blank saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvik throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Torvik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blank.
Torvik doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Torvik misses with an uppercut
and Blank counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torvik lands a nice looking body shot.
Blank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blank just misses with a punch to the body.
Torvik dodges the punch combination from Blank.
Blank stuns Torvik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Torvik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blank drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torvik cracks Blank with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sven Torvik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torvik misses with a left hand
and Blank counters with a nice uppercut.
Blank throws a body punch but Torvik moves out of range.
Blank ducks under a wild hook from Torvik.
Blank uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Torvik has time to react.
That has opened up Sven Torvik's cut even more.
Torvik punishes Blank's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Torvik.
Torvik throws a big shot that misses.
Blank misses with a hook
and Torvik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Torvik misses.
Blank appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blank with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Torvik to score with a decent uppercut.
Torvik looks to land a left hand but Blank moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Blank misses its target.
A telegraphed right hand from Torvik misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blank getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torvik.
Torvik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blank doesn't seem bothered though.
Blank wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Torvik misses its intended target.
Blank seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blank throws out a loose jab but Torvik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blank misses with a hook.
Blank gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Torvik thuds a left hand into Blank's body.
Blank is breathing heavily.
Blank avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torvik lunges at Blank with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blank's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torvik jabs at Blank's body.
Torvik looks to throw the jab but Blank is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Torvik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Torvik's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Torvik.
Torvik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torvik missing with a left hand there. Blank was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blank with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blank changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sven Torvik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torvik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blank 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.
Blank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blank throws a hook to the side of Torvik's head but Torvik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torvik throws out a counter right but Blank avoids it with no problem.
Torvik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torvik dodges the punch combination from Blank.
Nice defenses there by Blank.
Blank throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torvik misses with a leg kick
and Blank counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blank connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Torvik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torvik manages to avoid it.
Blank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torvik throws a body punch but Blank moves out of range.
Blank scores with a decent looking hook.
Blank throws a body shot but no joy.
Blank scores with a sloppy right hand. Torvik should have avoided that one.
Torvik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blank was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Torvik scores with a sloppy right hand. Blank should have avoided that one.
Torvik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Torvik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Torvik, as that shot connected.
Blank waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torvik.
Torvik throws an overhand right that lands on Blank's shoulder, as Blank tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Torvik misses the target.
Torvik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blank.
Blank went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Blank misses with a few strikes there.
Torvik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Torvik throws a jab when Blank was well out of range.
Torvik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Torvik ducks under a wild hook from Blank.
Torvik looks to throw the jab but Blank is out of range.
Blank swings for the body but Torvik moves out of range.
A nice side step and Torvik releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice combination there by Torvik.
Blank scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvik throws a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Blank might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Torvik throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blank counters with a nice uppercut.
Torvik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blank.
Blank 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.
Blank moves away from the strike by Torvik.
Torvik throws a right hand that misses
and Blank counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torvik thinking.
Torvik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blank.
Torvik feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blanks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Torvik throws a looping overhand right but Blank ducks down to avoid it.
Torvik throws a solid leg kick but Blank takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torvik.
Torvik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blank counters by clinching up.
Torvik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torvik digs a right hand into Blank's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blank's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torvik misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blank is looking to break free of the clinch but Torvik has double underhooks.
Blank is trying to break free.
Torvik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blank tries to break the clinch but Torvik is controlling the position.
Torvik lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torvik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Torvik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blank's efforts to push away.
A short left from Torvik.
A left hand lands to the body for Torvik.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torvik.
Torvik can't find room to land a body shot as Blank controls the action.
Torvik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blank blocks an uppercut.
Torvik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Torvik works on Blank's body with a couple of short punches.
Torvik lands a body punch.
Torvik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Torvik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sven Torvik's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Torvik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blank moves out of range as Torvik strikes.
Torvik misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Torvik.
Blank misses with a left hand
and Torvik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torvik cracks Blank with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Torvik has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Blank to stand back up!
Blank is rocked!
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!
Blank throws a right hand that Torvik ducks under and follows up with a left that Torvik also avoids with ease.
Oh Blank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torvik lands a leg kick that knocks Blank off balance momentarily.
Blank seems to have got his legs back now.
Torvik lands a big uppercut and Blank crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Blank looks OK. Torvik waves Blank back to his feet!
Blank glances at the clock... BAM! Torvik nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Blank crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Blank is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sven Torvik!
Sven Torvik decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Billy Blank spoke after the fight, saying 'I lost focus and i paid for it. it was a great fight and i am coming back much better.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob Walton (ranked 252 p4p, 293 weight class) and Ishmael Egyptian (ranked 23 p4p, 27 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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27
135
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133
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jim Bob Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishmael Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walton throws a jab but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Walton throws a poor cross that misses
and Egyptian counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Walton gets full guard.
Egyptian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Egyptian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Egyptian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walton is keeping the position for now.
Egyptian wants to control from the top but Walton keeps moving.
Walton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Egyptian throwing strikes from guard but Walton blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Egyptian trying to control the position from guard on top but Walton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Egyptian is one step ahead there.
Egyptian stands and throws Walton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Egyptian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
My spies in The Infamous Duranto Gym inform me that Egyptian has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Egyptian grinds an elbow into Walton's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton defending against the ground and pound.
Egyptian working the ground and pound.
Egyptian controls the position.
Egyptian goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Walton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Egyptian but great work by Walton.
Walton controls the position.
Egyptian manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Egyptian is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Walton pulls his head out easily.
Walton is thwarting Egyptian's attempts to control the position.
Egyptian looking for submissions off his back.
Egyptian actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Egyptian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Walton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Egyptian controls Walton momentarily but Walton frees himself.
Walton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Egyptian is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Egyptian has an active guard here but Walton has managed to pass into half guard.
Egyptian slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Walton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Egyptian working for submissions but it's allowed Walton to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ishmael Egyptian will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walton throws a sloppy head kick and Egyptian moves out of range easily.
Egyptian feints the counter takedown.
Walton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walton misses with a hook.
Egyptian is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Walton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Egyptian avoids the body shot from Walton.
Nice straight punches there by Walton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walton.
Jim Bob Walton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton throws out a loose jab but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Walton misses.
Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walton.
Egyptian connects with a body shot that sends Walton's belly button to the back.
Walton walks into a stiff left hand from Egyptian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egyptian.
Walton throws a hook but Egyptian avoids it easily.
Walton swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
Walton looks to land a right hand but Egyptian moved out of range.
Egyptian tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Walton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Walton lands but Egyptian takes it in his stride.
Egyptian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walton doesn't seem bothered though.
Walton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Egyptian counters with a nice double leg into side control. Walton won't be happy with that.
Egyptian swings around for an armbar but Walton sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Egyptian's guard.
Egyptian throws his legs up looking for a submission but Walton uses it to pass to side control.
Egyptian is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Egyptian is on top in guard.
Ishmael Egyptian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Egyptian throws an elbow that misses. Walton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Egyptian's guard. Nice move by Walton!
Walton wants to stand but Egyptian has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton preventing the sweep.
Egyptian is looking for a triangle but Walton pushes his legs off easily.
Egyptian can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Walton controls the pace.
Egyptian is looking for a triangle here but Walton uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Walton tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is looking for a sweep.
Walton working away.
Egyptian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Walton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Egyptian tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Walton presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Egyptian is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walton tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Egyptian regains half guard.
Egyptian tries to roll over but Walton keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is still trying to improve position.
Walton stalling.
Walton prevents Egyptian from improving his position.
Egyptian trying to control from the bottom.
Walton controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob Walton dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Walton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Walton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egyptian.
A jab from Walton misses.
Egyptian digs a good body shot into Walton's ribs.
Walton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Egyptian swats away the attempt to clinch by Walton.
Walton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Walton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Egyptian with the counter takedown but Walton avoids it easily.
Walton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton misses with a straight right.
Egyptian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walton rather than just go for the knockout.
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Egyptian, pushing him back against the cage.
Walton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Egyptian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walton.
Egyptian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walton.
Egyptian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Egyptian avoids the body shot from Walton.
Egyptian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Egyptian defending well as Walton loads up on a big left hand.
Egyptian feints the counter takedown.
Walton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walton throws a head kick but Egyptian moves out of range.
Walton throws a jab but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Walton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walton throws a lazy head kick
and Egyptian counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Egyptian tries to free his leg and advance position but Walton is retaining full guard.
Egyptian looking to sit in guard and control but Walton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian looking for a guillotine here but Walton defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Egyptian is proving hard to escape from.
Egyptian looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Walton has picked Egyptian up and slammed him! Egyptian can't keep hold of the triangle and Walton manages to pass to side control!
You can see the frustration on Egyptian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Egyptian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Walton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton wants to stand but Egyptian is controlling his arm.
Egyptian sneaks back into half guard.
Egyptian is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Walton pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Egyptian manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Egyptian throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Egyptian trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Egyptian is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Egyptian is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Egyptian has his foot on Walton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Walton works his way back into a safe position though.
Egyptian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Egyptian wants to sweep but no luck.
Walton wants to control from the top but Egyptian keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Egyptian counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jim Bob Walton.
I think Walton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jim Bob Walton!
Jim Bob Walton gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Ishmael Egyptian was interviewed post fight and said 'What the hell was that?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Savisto (ranked 391 p4p, 679 weight class) and Olyksandr Chai (ranked 56 p4p, 92 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Olyksandr Chai enters the cage!
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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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lasse Savisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Olyksandr Chai!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Savisto tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
Savisto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Savisto has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Olyksandr Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savisto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chai digs a good body shot into Savisto's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savisto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chai jabs at Savisto's body.
Savisto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Savisto controls the action.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savistos head.
Savisto misses with a punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Chai has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Savisto tries a knee to the head but Chai blocks it.
Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by Chai.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savisto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Savisto misses with a takedown attempt - Chai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Chai misses.
Savisto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a hook. Savisto ducked under it nicely.
Savisto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Savisto digs a good hook to Chai's body.
Olyksandr Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Savisto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasse Savisto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai throws a series of punches but Savisto moves out of range.
Chai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savisto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Savisto moves away and avoids it.
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Savisto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chai blocks a jab.
Chai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Savisto doesn't seem bothered though.
Savisto rushes Chai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Savisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savisto shoots and misses
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savisto looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savisto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chai throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Savisto tumbling to the canvas!
Savisto is rocked!
It looks like Lasse Savisto has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savisto keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass.
Savisto has his foot on Chai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chai works his way back into a safe position though.
Chai controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Savisto is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olyksandr Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lasse Savisto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chai catches Savisto napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Savisto to the canvas!
Savisto wants to hit a sweep here but Chai passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Savisto there!
Chai wants to take Savisto's back but he can't do it this time.
Chai controlling the position easily from mount.
Savisto is trying to reverse the position but instead Chai has taken his back - oops!
Well, with Chai on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Savisto is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai has the hooks in. Savisto is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Savisto defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Savisto can't escape the position.
Savisto turns into Chai and is now in his guard.
Chai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savisto is looking for a sweep. Chai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chai is pressing down on Savisto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Savisto is holding on for now.
Chai frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Savisto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chai controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Savisto is desperately trying to improve his position but Chai has a good base and remains in mount.
Chai tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Savisto is looking to get to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Chai sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savisto tries to hold on but Chai pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olyksandr Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lasse Savisto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Savisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Lasse Savisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savisto throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Chai misses with a double jab.
Savisto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Olyksandr Chai has been cut.
Savisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Savisto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Savisto closes the distance and clinches up with Chai, looking for a takedown. Savisto pushes Chai against the cage but Chai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savisto misses with a takedown attempt - Chai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savisto tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Savisto doesn't manage to clinch there - Chai circles away.
Chai catches Savisto napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Savisto to the canvas!
Oh Savisto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai passes Savisto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Savisto wants to control the action here but instead Chai manages to pass to full mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chai controlling the position easily from mount.
Savisto is trying to escape the mount but Chai keeps good control and instead manages to take Savisto's back.
Savisto seems to have got his legs back now.
Savisto is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai keeps control of the position as Savisto tries to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Savisto is trying to break free.
Savisto is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Chai gets his way!
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Savisto do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Chai looking for the choke but no joy.
Chai working for a choke but Savisto is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai controlling the position well here. Savisto rolled but Chai kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Chai controlling well, preventing Savisto from escaping the position.
Olyksandr Chai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chai has good solid back control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olyksandr Chai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olyksandr Chai!
Olyksandr Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Santos (ranked 157 p4p, 258 weight class) and Surkho Dratchev (ranked 24 p4p, 38 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dratchev's choice of entrance music: Schweine by Glukoza Nostra. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 16 - 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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Surkho Dratchev!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dratchev throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Santiago Santos has been cut.
Dratchev misses with a hook
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Surkho Dratchev has been cut.
Dratchev misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Surkho Dratchev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos avoids the head kick by Dratchev.
Dratchev 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.
Dratchev misses the body punch
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos gets caught flat footed, as Dratchev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dratchev passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dratchev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dratchev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos parries the strikes from Dratchev easily there. Dratchev is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Santos to escape.
Dratchev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dratchev is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dratchev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dratchev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dratchev goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Santos has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dratchev but great work by Santos.
Dratchev manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dratchev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Santos is not content to let Dratchev control the position.
Dratchev postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Santos to stand up.
Dratchev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dratchev with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dratchev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dratchev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
Dratchev throws a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Santos quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dratchev misses with a head kick.
Dratchev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dratchev misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Dratchev.
No luck for Dratchev with that takedown attempt.
Santos is looking to counter punch.
Dratchev misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dratchev shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos tried to counter with a leg kick but Dratchev avoided it.
Santiago Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Surkho Dratchev.
Santos is looking to clinch.
A head kick by Dratchev misses
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Dratchev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dratchev looks winded!
Santos cracks Dratchev with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dratchev looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Santos finish him?
A shot to the body from Dratchev misses
and Santos counters with a hugh head kick that removes Dratchev from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Santiago Santos!
Surkho Dratchev was interviewed post fight and said 'Pass Vodka. Nostrovia!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elrey Dorado (ranked 8 p4p, 171 weight class) and Seamus O Brien (ranked 2 p4p, 28 weight class). Dorado comes to the cage accompanied by MY STORY. O Brien is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill. Seamus O Brien acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elrey Dorado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorado throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dorado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
O Brien looks to throw the jab but Dorado is out of range.
Dorado moves out of range of the body kick from O Brien.
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.
Dorado misses the shot to the body.
O Brien is looking for the big counter here.
Dorado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brien.
A counter left hand to the body from Dorado misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
O Brien blocks a low kick nicely.
O Brien steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorado misses with a body kick.
O Brien chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dorado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dorado was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dorado scores with a nice body kick.
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brien dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dorado jabs O Brien to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dorado takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dorado tries to land a front kick but O Brien steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A countering left hand to the body from O Brien misses.
O Brien throws a right and a left that Dorado avoids nicely.
Dorado throws a counter high kick but O Brien was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dorado scores with a decent looking hook.
Dorado throws out a leg kick but O Brien moves out of range and Dorado only half commits.
Dorado misses with a body shot.
O Brien flicks out a counter leg kick but Dorado steps away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien throws a jab when Dorado was well out of range.
It looked like Dorado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from O Brien.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorado slips under a jab from O Brien.
Dorado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dorado motions for O Brien to come forward. Dorado throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dorado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brien.
Dorado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dorado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Brien.
Dorado looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dorado. O Brien does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Brien is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dorado with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
Dorado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dorado throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
Dorado tries a head kick but it misses.
O Brien feints a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick from O Brien, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dorado bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dorado scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dorado misses with a kick to the body.
O Brien 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 Elrey Dorado 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.
A kick lands to the mid section there for O Brien.
Dorado is looking to wear down O Brien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dorado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Brien.
O Brien throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dorado scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Brien in his tracks.
O Brien throws a head kick but Dorado moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dorado throws a push kick but O Brien slaps the foot to one side.
Dorado is looking to land body kicks.
O Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien looks to land a right hand but Dorado moved out of range.
Dorado throws out a loose jab but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien counters with a body kick.
Dorado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
O Brien walks into a straight right hand from Dorado.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from O Brien - that will leave a mark!
O Brien blocks the body kick.
O Brien throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dorado's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
Dorado thinks about countering with a body kick.
O Brien misses with a low kick.
O Brien blocks the body kick.
O Brien keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O Brien walks into a straight right hand from Dorado.
Dorado 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.
O Brien misses with a hook. Dorado ducked under it nicely.
O Brien throws a low kick but Dorado moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorado looks to land a body kick but O Brien moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Brien! But no joy.
Crunch! O Brien slams his shin into Dorado's torso.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
O Brien throws a right hand that misses
and O Brien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dorado moves out of range as O Brien throws a body kick.
Dorado throws a counter high kick but O Brien was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dorado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dorado throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Brien.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien feints and then cracks Dorado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dorado down.
Dorado slips a straight right by O Brien.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
O Brien misses with a hook. Dorado ducked under it nicely.
Dorado jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dorado misses with a straight right.
O Brien raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
O Brien looks to throw the jab but Dorado is out of range.
Dorado throwing a counter right hand but O Brien manages to avoid it.
O Brien dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Brien takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus O Brien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dorado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Brien moves out of range as Dorado strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from O Brien misses.
Seamus O Brien seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Brien misses with a leg kick
and Dorado counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dorado. O Brien does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorado swings widly with a right hand
and O Brien counters with a nice body shot.
Nice shot by Dorado.
Dorado looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
O Brien throws a big counter head kick but Dorado avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorado misses the shot to the body.
Dorado wants to land a leg kick but O Brien is out of range.
Dorado checks a low kick from O Brien.
Dorado jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
O Brien misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
O Brien scores with a leg kick.
O Brien throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dorado tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Brien is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorado misses with a head kick.
O Brien looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
O Brien chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Brien misses with a double jab
and Dorado counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Brien's knee momentarily.
Dorado throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Brien.
Sloppy strikes from O Brien. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a sloppy head kick and Dorado moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from O Brien.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
Dorado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorado was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.
O Brien misses with an uppercut
and Dorado counters with a nice body shot.
Dorado slips a straight right by O Brien.
O Brien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Dorado's shoulder, as Dorado tries to avoid the shot.
Dorado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Brien.
O Brien tries to land a body kick
and Dorado counters with a left to the body.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Dorado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorado throws a quick counter kick to the body but O Brien avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Brien moves out of range of the body kick from Dorado.
Dorado throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Elrey Dorado did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Dorado.
Dorado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Brien throws a body shot but no joy.
Dorado moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dorado with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for O Brien.
Dorado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
Dorado misses with a hook to the body
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien thumps Dorado with a low kick.
Dorado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Brien checks a leg kick nicely.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
Dorado fires out a quick counter leg kick but O Brien just manages to avoid it.
O Brien throws a jab but it's blocked by Dorado.
Dorado throws a leg kick
and O Brien counters with a nice leg kick.
O Brien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dorado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a sloppy head kick and Dorado moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Dorado misses its target.
Dorado lands a nice looking kick to the body. O Brien takes a step back to recover.
O Brien checks a low kick from Dorado.
O Brien loads up on a big right hand but Dorado slips the punch.
Dorado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
A bone on bone clash there as O Brien blocks the leg kick.
Dorado tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Dorado is predictable there
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dorado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Brien replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dorado blocks it well.
Dorado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
O Brien throws a body kick that misses.
Dorado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Brien. Dorado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dorado throws a quick counter kick to the body but O Brien avoids it.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
Dorado is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dorado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Brien.
A big left from Dorado misses.
Dorado wants to land a leg kick but O Brien is out of range.
O Brien looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dorado throws a push kick but O Brien slaps the foot to one side.
O Brien appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dorado lands a slapping body shot.
Dorado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Seamus O Brien 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dorado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Dorado.
Dorado tries to land a leg kick but O Brien saw it coming and moves away.
Dorado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dorado throws a head kick but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dorado is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien looks to land a right hand but Dorado moved out of range.
O Brien moves out of range as Dorado throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorado swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dorado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
Dorado just misses with a punch to the body.
Dorado throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
Dorado looks to throw a body kick
and O Brien counters with a straight right hand.
Dorado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws an off balance right hand
and Dorado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Brien scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dorado doesn't seem bothered though.
Dorado lands with a right hand.
Good work by O Brien as he checks the leg kick.
Dorado throws a leg kick which misses O Brien's front leg but catches the back leg as O Brien tries to avoid it.
Dorado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Brien lands a jab to Dorado's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorado looks to throw a body kick
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
Dorado looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
O Brien unleashes a big counter combination but Dorado bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dorado scores with a body shot.
Dorado throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Brien swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dorado tried to counter with a leg kick but O Brien avoided it.
Dorado misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Brien ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a leg kick which misses Dorado's front leg but catches the back leg as Dorado tries to avoid it.
Dorado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
It looked like Dorado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from O Brien.
O Brien throws a hook to the side of Dorado's head but Dorado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dorado swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
Dorado throws a body shot but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dorado lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elrey Dorado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dorado 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elrey Dorado!
Elrey Dorado retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Elrey Dorado made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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