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UVT 88: ULTIMATE 2011 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo comes into the arena with Lil Jon "Snap Yo Fingers" ft Sean Paul & E-40 blaring out of the sound system. Alves has chosen Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Alves!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Aldo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alves moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alves scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aldo connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves cracks Aldo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Aldo falls to his knees and Alves doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Alves!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Magno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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272 lbs
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280 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Magno!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magno throws a body punch but Ghotha moves out of range.
Magno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Magno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ghoul Ghotha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghotha closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Magno did well to prevent Ghotha getting side control.
Magno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Magno is trying to get back to full guard.
Ghotha working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Magno regains full guard. Nicely done.
Magno had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ghotha defends it easily.
Ghotha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ghotha throws a big right hand that misses.
Ghotha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magno is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ghotha cracks Magno with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha works over Magno with some ground and pound from guard.
Magno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ghotha lands a couple of digs.
Ghotha scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ghotha trying to control the position from guard on top but Magno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magno looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ghotha passes into side control.
Ghotha scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghotha creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ghotha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ghotha in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghotha scores with a couple of short elbows.
Magno is looking to regain half guard here but Ghotha keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ghotha lands a decent elbow from side control.
Magno sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ghotha working Magno over with strikes.
Ghotha has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Magno looks gassed!
Magno working to try and regain half guard.
Ghotha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Magno hang on?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Ghotha! Magno is hurt baaadly! Ghotha is firing away with more strikes - Magno is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ghoul Ghotha!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Mangabeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and math scolar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). math scolar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Mangabeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, math scolar!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
scolar scores with a decent looking hook.
Mangabeira avoids a punch combination nicely.
scolar misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodrigo Mangabeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangabeira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mangabeira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mangabeira fails with the takedown.
scolar keeps the fight on the outside.
Mangabeira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but scolar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mangabeira dives in and grabs scolar's left leg, looking for a takedown. scolar pushes down on Mangabeira's head and hops out.
Mangabeira tries to clinch but scolar is having none of it.
Mangabeira wants to clinch up but scolar keeps it at a distance.
Mangabeira misses with a takedown attempt - scolar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Mangabeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
scolar swats away the attempt to clinch by Mangabeira.
Mangabeira tries to clinch there but scolar circles away.
scolar scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangabeira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mangabeira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mangabeira tries to clinch there but scolar circles away.
Mangabeira is trying hard to land a takedown here. scolar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
scolar keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from scolar.
scolar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Rodrigo Mangabeira has been cut.
scolar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mangabeira tries to clinch but scolar is having none of it.
Mangabeira doesn't manage to clinch there - scolar circles away.
scolar connects with a nice looking jab.
scolar scores with the left hand. Mangabeira knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
scolar lands a jab-cross combination.
scolar stuffs the takedown.
scolar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mangabeira on the side of the head.
Mangabeira is rocked!
Mangabeira shoots for a takedown but scolar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oh Mangabeira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mangabeira is breathing heavily.
scolar throws an overhand right that drops Mangabeira like a sack of potatoes! scolar dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). math scolar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tavish McRedd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Faces (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRedd comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Shikari - Mothership. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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182 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tavish McRedd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Faces!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faces throws a push kick but McRedd slaps the foot to one side.
Faces takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Faces throws a series of punches but McRedd avoids them all with ease.
Faces misses with a low kick.
McRedd looks for the body kick but Faces saw that one coming.
McRedd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faces is looking to clinch but McRedd is avoiding it.
Faces moves out of range of the body kick from McRedd.
McRedd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faces.
Faces attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Faces uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McRedd.
McRedd moves out of range of the body kick.
McRedd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Faces's hands.
Faces walks into a straight right hand from McRedd.
McRedd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McRedd looks to land a left hand but Faces moved out of range nicely.
Faces slips under a jab.
McRedd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faces doesn't manage to clinch there - McRedd circles away.
McRedd lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRedd misses with a wild body shot.
Faces fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McRedd is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for McRedd.
Faces looks gassed!
McRedd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from McRedd.
A decent looking cross lands there for McRedd.
Faces ducks right into an uppercut from McRedd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McRedd drops Faces with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Faces! McRedd dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tavish McRedd!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Janakoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadollah Amir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sadollah Amir is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vladimir Janakoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sadollah Amir!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amir fails to land the takedown.
Janakoff just misses with a punch to the body.
Amir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amir thows a body kick. Janakoff tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Janakoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amir was well out of range. Poor timing from Janakoff.
Amir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Janakoff misses its intended target.
Janakoff throws a body punch but Amir moves out of range.
Janakoff misses with a wild combination.
Janakoff cracks Amir with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Amir blocks a jab.
Janakoff throws a hook but Amir blocks it.
Janakoff lands a glancing blow to the side of Amir's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Janakoff wants to get back to striking at distance but Amir won't allow it.
Janakoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janakoff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Amir throws a head kick that misses.
Amir defending well as Janakoff loads up on a big left hand.
Janakoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Amir is just out of range.
Janakoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amir moves away.
Amir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Janakoff.
Janakoff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Janakoff missing with a left hand there. Amir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Janakoff tries to avoid it but Amir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Janakoff to the ground. Janakoff escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Janakoff closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Janakoff lands in his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Amir holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir trying to control the position.
Janakoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Janakoff postures up.
Amir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Amir trying to keep a closed guard but Janakoff is proving a slippery customer.
Amir throws his legs up looking for a submission but Janakoff uses it to pass to side control.
Amir manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Janakoff wants to improve his position but Amir is controlling well.
Amir passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Janakoff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Janakoff is now in Amir's guard. A big mistake from Amir there, giving up the dominant position!
Amir has momentary wrist control but Janakoff slips an elbow through the middle.
Janakoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Amir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Amir controls Janakoff momentarily but Janakoff frees himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Janakoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Amir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Janakoff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Janakoff wants to pass the guard but Amir is keeping the position.
Janakoff stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Janakoff looks to throw the jab but Amir is out of range.
Janakoff looks to land a left hand but Amir moved out of range nicely.
Amir misses with a takedown
letting Janakoff counter with a right hand.
Vladimir Janakoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sadollah Amir.
Amir moves out of range of the strikes.
Amir is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Janakoff lands a lovely overhand right.
Janakoff fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Janakoff dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Janakoff throws out a loose jab but Amir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amir throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Janakoff cracks Amir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Amir staying out of range there.
Janakoff throws an overhand right that lands on Amir's shoulder, as Amir tries to avoid the shot.
Janakoff looks to land a combination but Amir avoids it well.
Janakoff lands a jab to the nose.
Janakoff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Janakoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Amir is just out of range.
Janakoff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Janakoff misses with a low kick as Amir jumps back.
Amir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amir staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir misses with a takedown attempt
and Janakoff counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Amir!
Amir is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janakoff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Amir is looking to escape.
Janakoff lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Janakoff unloading with bombs!
Janakoff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Amir is trying desperately to improve position.
Janakoff working Amir over with strikes here.
Amir is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir is in a horrible position here. Janakoff smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Janakoff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Amir's face.
Amir is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Janakoff landing punches.
Amir is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Janakoff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Amir tries to hold on but Janakoff pushes him away.
Janakoff working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janakoff lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Janakoff scoring with strikes but Amir is staying in there.
Amir is rocked!
Amir is in a horrible position here. Janakoff smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Amir is still in real trouble! Can Janakoff finish him?
Amir tries to hold on but Janakoff pushes him away.
Amir seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Janakoff with shots to the head and body - Amir looks very uncomfortable down there.
Amir is working to get back to half guard.
Janakoff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Amir is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Janakoff connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Janakoff dominating with strikes here.
Janakoff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Amir wants to control but Janakoff is having none of it.
Amir is breathing heavily.
Janakoff with shots to the head and body - Amir looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir can't escape the position.
Janakoff cracks Amir with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Janakoff with good strikes from the mount here!
Janakoff lands a heavy elbow.
Janakoff connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Amir in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Janakoff lands a big shot to the head and Amir winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vladimir Janakoff!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rinta Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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276 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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274 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rinta Pelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grant Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelle tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell shoots for a takedown but Pelle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Pelle misses its intended target.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Pelle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pelle throws a series of strikes that have Mitchell backpedaling.
It looks like Grant Mitchell has been cut.
Pelle looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Rinta Pelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelle lands a jab to the nose.
Pelle fails to land with a series of punches.
Pelle throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Pelle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pelle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mitchell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pelle throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Pelle misses with a series of wild punches.
Pelle throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pelle cracks Mitchell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pelle. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pelle misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters with a shoot takedown. Pelle fights it but they end up in guard.
Pelle is controlling Mitchell's posture.
Mitchell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pelle, up you get!
Pelle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pelle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pelle.
Mitchell moves out of range of the strikes.
Pelle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pelle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pelle wants to clinch but Mitchell slips to the side
and Mitchell counters with a single leg into guard. Pelle didn't expect that.
Pelle controlling Mitchell's posture.
Mitchell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelle keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Pelle has a closed guard, preventing Mitchell from standing up.
Mitchell tries to free his leg and advance position but Pelle is retaining full guard.
Mitchell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pelle is proving hard to escape from.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle is working an open guard so Mitchell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pelle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mitchell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pelle's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell wants to stand but Pelle is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pelle wants to sweep here but Mitchell controlling him for the moment.
Pelle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mitchell manages to get himself to full guard.
Pelle stopping the sweep attempt from Mitchell.
Mitchell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelle gets to his feet. Mitchell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pelle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Pelle.
Pelle misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitchell walks into a straight right hand from Pelle.
Pelle looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.
Rinta Pelle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pelle loads up on a big right hand but Mitchell slips the punch.
Mitchell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pelle lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rinta Pelle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grant Mitchell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Mitchell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pelle is fending him off so far but Mitchell persists. Nope, Pelle circles away and we're back to standing.
Pelle throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pelle loads up on a big right hand but Mitchell slips the punch.
Pelle misses with a hook.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rinta Pelle is winning the standup battle so far.
Pelle throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Pelle tests Mitchell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pelle connects with a jab.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Pelle.
Pelle connects with a body shot.
Jab by Pelle.
A combination from Pelle does no damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pelle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pelle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Pelle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pelle scores with a punch to the head.
Pelle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mitchell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pelle was covering up waiting for the punch and Mitchell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pelle wants to sweep here but Mitchell controlling him for the moment.
Mitchell stands and steps away. Pelle gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelle's corner calls for a 1-2. Pelle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pelle tries to clinch but Mitchell moves away
and Mitchell counters with a left and a right that stings Pelle.
Pelle scores with a sloppy right hand. Mitchell should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mitchell works Pelle's body with a nice hook.
Mitchell swinging wildly here.
Pelle tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Pelle moves out of range.
A combination from Mitchell does no damage.
Pelle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mitchell's head.
Pelle throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Pelle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mitchell counters with a two punch combo.
Pelle tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle misses with a series of wild punches.
Pelle misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pelle.
Pelle misses with a combination
and Mitchell counters with a left and a right that stings Pelle.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pelle.
Pelle throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Pelle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pelle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pelle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitchell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mitchell gets to his feet. Pelle looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pelle misses with the combination.
Pelle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelle sizes up Mitchell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pelle scores with the left hand. Mitchell knows he should have avoided that one.
Pelle checks a low kick from Mitchell.
Rinta Pelle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell lands a jab-cross combination.
Pelle misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
Pelle scores with a nice strike.
Pelle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pelle with a hook.
Pelle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pelle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitchell slips a straight right by Pelle.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Pelle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelle misses with a combination
so Mitchell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pelle wants to stand but Mitchell is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rinta Pelle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grant Mitchell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mitchell moves out of range as Pelle strikes.
Pelle throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Pelle misses with a wild combination.
Mitchell misses with the combination.
Mitchell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pelle did well to prevent Mitchell getting side control.
Mitchell stops Pelle from getting back to his feet.
Mitchell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pelle is pressing down on Mitchell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pelle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitchell tries to stand but Pelle is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Pelle keeps moving.
Mitchell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pelle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mitchell wants to get up but he can't break Pelle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pelle keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pelle misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pelle missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pelle missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Pelle avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Pelle misses with the combination.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pelle.
Pelle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitchell.
No joy there for Pelle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pelle throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Pelle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitchell momentarily.
Pelle throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Pelle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mitchell backs up against the cage.
Pelle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand.
Pelle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pelle lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Pelle.
Mitchell takes one to the chin there.
Pelle misses with a few strikes there.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Pelle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Mitchell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pelle doesn't seem phased though.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pelle.
Pelle lands a nice shot that snaps Mitchell's head back.
Grant Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Pelle avoids it well.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pelle.
Pelle's corner calls for a 1-2. Pelle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mitchell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pelle counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pelle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pelle misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pelle.
Pelle darts in trying to clinch
and Mitchell counters by moving into the clinch.
Mitchell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Pelle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pelle scores with a nice head shot.
Pelle throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Pelle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pelle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pelle.
Pelle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Pelle does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelle misses with a hook.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pelle throws out the jab.
Pelle misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pelle won't be happy with that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rinta Pelle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pelle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rinta Pelle!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as DJ Penn enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, DJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
Justice misses with a jab to the body
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Justice throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Penn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Justice has time to react.
Justice stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range.
Justice throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justice dives in and grabs Penn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes down on Justice's head and hops out.
Justice misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice lands a nice shot to the body.
Justice misses with a hook to the body
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
DJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Penn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the body from Justice misses
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Justice is looking to wear down Penn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Justice misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Justice misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justice throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Justice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a sloppy body shot
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Justice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Justice misses with a double jab
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Duke Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Justice misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Penn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Justice had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Justice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Penn slips a jab from Justice.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a sloppy body shot
and Justice counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penn thinking.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justice counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penn thinking.
Justice misses with an uppercut.
Justice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn moves away from the strike by Justice.
Justice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Justice.
Justice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Justice there as he acknowledges the shot.
Justice is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Penn's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A decent looking cross lands there for Justice.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Justice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justice misses the body punch
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Justice.
Justice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Justice there as he acknowledges the shot.
Justice throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Justice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn lands a jab-cross combination.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Justice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Penn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Justice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Justice misses the body punch
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Justice with a jab.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Penn throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters by clinching up.
Penn stalls.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice is pressed up against the cage. Penn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Justice down to the mat. Justice avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Penn works Justice's body with a nice hook.
Justice misses with a jab to the body
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Penn there.
Justice misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Justice blocks a jab.
Penn scores with a nice head shot.
Justice misses with a straight right.
Justice swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn slips a jab from Justice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Justice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn moves away from the strike by Justice.
Justice shoots in looking for a takedown. Penn tries to sprawl out of it but Justice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Penn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Penn tries to clinch there but Justice circles away.
Justice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Justice counter with a right hand.
Penn is looking to clinch but Justice is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justice throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Justice misses with a looping left.
Justice misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Justice will be more careful next time no doubt.
Justice misses the body punch
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justice with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.
Justice throws a sloppy body shot
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Justice lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a body punch
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justice misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justice.
Justice misses with a jab to the body
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice misses the body punch
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justice drops his hands momentarily and Penn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Penn walks into a straight right hand from Justice.
Penn blocks the body kick.
Justice feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Penn wants to get back to his feet but Justice is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Justice scoring with some ground and pound.
Penn uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but DJ Penn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Justice fails to land with a series of punches.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn misses with a hook.
DJ Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn throws a right hand that Justice ducks under and follows up with a left that Justice also avoids with ease.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Justice misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Justice.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
A jab from Justice misses.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice is looking to land body kicks.
Justice throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
Penn staying out of range there.
Justice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn needs to keep his hands up - Justice had a free shot at his head there.
A shot to the body from Penn misses
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Penn scores with a body shot.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
Justice lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a jab to the body
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Justice defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Penn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Justice misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn is looking to clinch.
A shot to the body from Justice misses
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justice scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Justice moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justice tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Justice misses with a shot to the body
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Penn catches Justice right on the button with a cross.
Penn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Justice throws a sloppy body shot
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the body from Justice misses
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Justice.
Justice misses the body punch
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justice scores a takedown into full mount!
Penn wants to hold on but Justice pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Justice dominating with strikes here.
Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice working the ground and pound effectively.
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Justice looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Justice prevents Penn from getting the reversal.
Justice lands a big shot there that rocks Penn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn tries to reverse the position but Justice maintains control.
Duke Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justice punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice landing strikes from the mount and Penn is in trouble!
Justice dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice prevents Penn from getting the reversal.
DJ Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Justice showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Penn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Oberream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Pinksy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistar Oberream!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oberream walks into a straight right hand from Pinksy.
Pinksy avoids the body shot from Oberream.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pinksy!
It looks like Alistar Oberream has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinksy misses with a looping right.
Oberream misses the jab.
Oberream just misses with a punch to the body.
Oberream pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oberream on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oberream misses with a looping left.
Oberream throws out a powerful jab.
Oberream scores with a hook.
Oberream misses with a body shot.
Pinksy connects with a nice looking jab.
Oberream uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinksy.
Oberream looks to land a right hand but Pinksy moved out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Pinksy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberream scores with a nice right hand.
Oberream lands a nice shot that snaps Pinksy's head back.
Oberream is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinksy.
Pinksy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oberream throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pinksy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pinksy misses with a double jab.
Oberream dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oberream misses with a body shot.
Oberream bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pinksy's head.
Oberream misses with a combination
and Pinksy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oberream scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oberream lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Oberream.
Oberream with the ground and pound but Pinksy regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Oberream throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Oberream seems content to control.
Oberream is keen to just control but Pinksy is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oberream is controlling the pace.
Oberream not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oberream is stalling here. Pinksy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Oberream seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pinksy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oberream gets back to half guard.
Oberream moves into full guard.
Oberream is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pinksy throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinksy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Oberream looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Pinksy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alistar Oberream'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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oberream. Pinksy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oberream lands with a shot to the body.
Drew Pinksy is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Oberream there.
A shot to the body from Oberream misses
and Pinksy counters with a stiff right hand.
Oberream shoots in but Pinksy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pinksy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oberream takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oberream misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinksy.
Pinksy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oberream moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oberream comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oberream cracks Pinksy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oberream misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pinksy counters with a straight right hand.
Oberream swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pinksy counters with a nice body kick.
Oberream misses with a hook to the body
and Pinksy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oberream thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberream misses with a hook.
Oberream misses the body punch
and Pinksy counters with a nice uppercut.
Drew Pinksy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oberream digs a good hook to Pinksy's body.
Oberream misses with a hook to the body
and Pinksy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oberream throws a body punch but Pinksy moves out of range.
Pinksy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oberream throws a shot from downtown. Pinksy moves away and avoids it.
Pinksy throws the left hand but Oberream avoids the punch easily.
Oberream misses with a body punch
and Pinksy counters with a head kick.
Oberream throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oberream swings for the body but Pinksy moves out of range.
A punch combination from Pinksy misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinksy stuffs the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Oberream scores with a four punch combination!
Oberream tries to bum rush Pinksy with a series of wild strikes but Pinksy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinksy misses with a head kick.
Oberream scores with a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Oberream. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oberream.
Oberream throws a sloppy body shot
and Pinksy counters with a leg kick.
Oberream closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinksy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pinksy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oberream is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream trying to mount his opponent but Pinksy defends it.
Oberream takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oberream looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pinksy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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.
Pinksy trying to control from the bottom.
Oberream takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Oberream missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oberream is trying to control the action in half guard but Pinksy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Pinksy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alistar Oberream's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pinksy staying out of range there.
Pinksy moves out of range of the strikes.
Oberream throws a shot from downtown. Pinksy moves away and avoids it.
Pinksy takes a swing at Oberream's ribcage but misses.
Oberream connects with a single shot there.
Oberream misses with a body shot
and Pinksy counters with a nice uppercut.
Alistar Oberream seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oberream scores with a jab to the body.
Oberream thows a body shot but no joy.
Oberream throws a hook to the side of Pinksy's head but Pinksy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oberream shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pinksy as he avoids it easily.
Pinksy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oberream looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinksy is just out of range.
Oberream fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinksy manages to avoid it.
Oberream misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pinksy counters with a series of strikes. Oberream will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberream throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pinksy drops his hands momentarily and Oberream takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oberream comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oberream throws out a loose jab but Pinksy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinksy scores with a spinning back kick!
Pinksy scores with a nice strike.
Oberream lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oberream with a poor takedown
and Pinksy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oberream throws a hook to the side of Pinksy's head but Pinksy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oberream thows a body shot but no joy.
Pinksy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oberream's head.
Oberream thows a body shot but no joy.
Alistar Oberream has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oberream fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinksy manages to avoid it.
Oberream misses the shot to the body.
Oberream misses with a straight right.
Pinksy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oberream, as that shot connected.
Pinksy throws a head kick but Oberream moves out of range.
Oberream tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinksy was well out of range. Poor timing from Oberream.
Pinksy slips under a jab.
Pinksy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oberream throws a body punch but Pinksy moves out of range.
Oberream swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pinksy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oberream misses with a body punch
and Oberream takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oberream digs a good body shot into Pinksy's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream with a hook.
Pinksy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oberream finds it's way round the side to connect with Pinksy's head.
Oberream paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oberream scores with a sloppy right hand. Pinksy should have avoided that one.
Pinksy throws a lazy right hand but Oberream sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinksy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oberream connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pinksy. Pinksy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pinksy throws a body kick that misses.
Pinksy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oberream throws out the jab.
Drew Pinksy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slow jab from Oberream misses its intended target.
Oberream throws a sloppy body shot
and Pinksy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oberream shoots in but no luck this time.
Drew Pinksy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistar Oberream.
Oberream misses with a hook to the body
and Pinksy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oberream bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oberream misses with a body punch
and Pinksy counters with a nice uppercut.
Drew Pinksy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Oberream misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oberream is defended easily by Pinksy.
Pinksy misses with a wild combination.
Oberream misses with a body punch
letting Pinksy counter with a right hand.
Pinksy slips a jab from Oberream.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oberream bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oberream misses with a hook to the body
and Pinksy counters with a big head kick but Oberream shrugs it off.
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!
Oberream lands with a shot to the body.
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 Drew Pinksy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pinksy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Pinksy!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cassiano Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor comes to the cage accompanied by Enigma - Hello and welcome. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassiano Victor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Victor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenzie throws a right and a left that Victor avoids nicely.
Kenzie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Victor.
Victor scores with a body shot.
Victor looks for a takedown but Kenzie sprawls well.
Victor throws a jab when Kenzie was well out of range.
Victor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Victor is trying to control. Kenzie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Victor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Victor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor wants to pass the guard but Kenzie is defending well.
Kenzie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Victor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kenzie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Victor.
Victor throwing shots but Kenzie is blocking nicely.
Victor wants to free his trapped foot but Kenzie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Victor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Victor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Victor not doing much here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kenzie misses with the combination.
Victor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kenzie avoids it really well and circles away.
Victor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenzie.
Kenzie misses with a shot to the body
and Victor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kenzie's guard now.
Victor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.
Victor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Victor is looking to work some ground and pound but Kenzie has wrist control.
Victor wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.
Kenzie keeping full guard, as Victor tries to pass.
Kenzie wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Victor trying to control but Kenzie is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kenzie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenzie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Victor throws the left hand but Kenzie avoids the punch easily.
Victor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Victor slips under a jab.
Cassiano Victor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victor just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassiano Victor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Victor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kenzie throws a series of punches but Victor moves out of range.
Kenzie misses with a looping right.
Patrick Kenzie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenzie throws a right hand that Victor ducks under and follows up with a left that Victor also avoids with ease.
Victor throws a right hand that Kenzie ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenzie also avoids with ease.
Victor doesn't manage to clinch there - Kenzie circles away.
Kenzie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Victor trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kenzie manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kenzie stands up from Victor's guard - Kenzie perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor misses with a looping right.
Kenzie throws a combination that misses
letting Victor counter with a right hand.
Victor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenzie scores with a jab to the head.
Kenzie slips under a jab from Victor.
Victor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Victor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Victor lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Victor seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Victor misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Victor trying to control the position but Kenzie is working away.
Kenzie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Victor.
Victor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kenzie, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kenzie's legs.
Victor wants to control but Kenzie is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Victor misses.
Victor misses with a takedown attempt - Kenzie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kenzie throws a combination that misses
and Victor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Victor.
Victor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenzie is retaining full guard.
Victor wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.
Victor tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenzie is retaining full guard.
Kenzie can't keep his opponent in guard - Victor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kenzie is staying active underneath Victor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassiano Victor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Victor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenzie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenzie stuffs the takedown attempt from Victor. Victor gets slowly back to his feet.
Victor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenzie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Victor.
Victor fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenzie leaves Victor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kenzie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kenzie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Victor moves in looking to clinch but Kenzie pushes him off.
Victor throws the left hand but Kenzie avoids the punch easily.
Victor is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kenzie's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Victor shoots in for a double leg but Kenzie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassiano Victor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenzie slips a jab from Victor.
Kenzie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Cassiano Victor has been cut.
Victor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Victor shoots in and bounces Kenzie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Victor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kenzie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Victor from controlling successfully.
Victor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Victor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Victor wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.
Kenzie keeping full guard, as Victor tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor trying to control but Kenzie is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kenzie throws a series of punches but Victor avoids them all with ease.
Kenzie misses with a shot to the body
and Victor counters with a straight right hand.
Kenzie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Victor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kenzie was covering up waiting for the punch and Victor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Victor stopping the sweep attempt from Kenzie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.
Victor throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Victor tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenzie is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Cassiano Victor did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Cassiano Victor's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Victor tries to clinch but Kenzie is having none of it.
Victor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kenzie avoids it really well and circles away.
Victor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kenzie on the side of the head.
Victor misses with a hook.
Victor is looking to clinch but Kenzie is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kenzie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kenzie counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Victor misses with a straight left.
Kenzie misses with a double jab.
Victor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Victor connects with the punch.
Kenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
Victor misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Victor tries to clinch up but Kenzie circles away and keeps his distance.
Patrick Kenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Victor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kenzie's hands.
Victor shoots in and drives through. Kenzie sprawls well.
Victor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenzie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kenzie misses with a wild body shot.
Kenzie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kenzie looks to land a left hand but Victor moved out of range nicely.
Kenzie throws a jab but it's blocked by Victor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Victor showed some decent athleticism there.
Kenzie trying to control here.
Victor trying to control from half guard but Kenzie is working away.
Victor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Victor is looking to take a break and control but Kenzie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Victor wants to free his trapped foot but Kenzie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Victor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Victor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Victor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenzie.
Kenzie misses with a double jab
and Victor counters with a thumping low kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Victor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kenzie. Kenzie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassiano Victor had his way with Patrick Kenzie in that round.
The cut man is working on Cassiano Victor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kenzie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenzie throws a combination that misses
and Victor counters with a shoot takedown. Kenzie fights it but they end up in guard.
Victor trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Victor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Victor trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Victor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenzie is keeping the position for now.
Victor passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor is trying to control. Kenzie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Victor wants to free his trapped foot but Kenzie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Victor is trying to control the action in half guard but Kenzie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kenzie fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Victor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Victor.
Kenzie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Patrick Kenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Victor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kenzie checks it well.
Victor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kenzie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Victor throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Victor tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kenzie's legs.
Kenzie can't do much from the bottom here.
Victor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kenzie defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor tries to move to mount but Kenzie blocks the move with his legs.
Kenzie is not content to let Victor control the position.
Victor creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Victor tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cassiano Victor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Victor shoots for a double leg takedown but Kenzie sprawls well. He's pushed Victor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cassiano Victor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Kenzie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Victor misses with a hook. Kenzie ducked under it nicely.
Victor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kenzie.
Kenzie ducks under a wild hook from Victor.
A big right from Kenzie misses.
Victor is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenzie throws a shot from downtown. Victor moves away and avoids it.
Kenzie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Victor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cassiano Victor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Victor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:46
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cassiano Victor!
Cassiano Victor retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Europha Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel throws a big shot that misses.
Emanuel moves in looking to clinch but Bourque pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emanuel tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance.
Bourque gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bourque on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Bourque is having none of it.
Emanuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emanuel misses with a looping left.
A jab from Bourque misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Emanuel there.
Emanuel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bourque throws a hook but Emanuel avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque swinging wildly here.
Bourque looks to throw the jab but Emanuel is out of range.
Bourque moves forwards but Emanuel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Europha Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emanuel. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emanuel lands a nice shot that snaps Bourque's head back.
Emanuel throws a jab when Bourque was well out of range.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Bourque moves out of range.
Emanuel throws an overhand right that lands on Bourque's shoulder, as Bourque tries to avoid the shot.
Emanuel misses with a straight left.
Bourque keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Bourque.
Emanuel tries to clinch there but Bourque circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Emanuel.
Emanuel 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.
Bourque throws out a powerful jab.
Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emanuel.
A swing and a miss from Bourque.
Emanuel throws a body punch but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque defending well as Emanuel loads up on a big left hand.
Emanuel misses with a hook. Bourque ducked under it nicely.
Bourque slips under a jab from Emanuel.
Bourque swats away the attempt to clinch by Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emanuel throws an overhand right that lands on Bourque's shoulder, as Bourque tries to avoid the shot.
Emanuel misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel throws a jab when Bourque was well out of range.
Emanuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emanuel.
Emanuel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emanuel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Emanuel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Bourque keeps it at a distance.
Bourque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emanuel.
Bourque scores with a body shot.
Emanuel throws a big shot that misses.
Bourque keeps the fight on the outside.
Bourque misses with a straight left.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Emanuel's shoulder, as Emanuel tries to avoid the shot.
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.
A big right from Bourque misses.
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Bourque keeps it at a distance.
Bourque slips under a jab from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance.
Emanuel loads up on a big right hand but Bourque slips the punch.
Emanuel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Emanuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Bourque.
Emanuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Emanuel.
Emanuel moves in looking to clinch but Bourque pushes him off.
Emanuel misses with a straight right.
Emanuel misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Emanuel.
Emanuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Bourque circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Europha Emanuel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Emanuel looks to land a left hand but Bourque moved out of range nicely.
Bourque slips under a jab.
Emanuel cracks Bourque with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Emanuel throws out a loose jab but Bourque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emanuel throws a hook but Bourque avoids it easily.
Bourque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Bourque misses
and Emanuel counters with a series of strikes. Bourque will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bourque moves out of range as Emanuel strikes.
Emanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque moves out of range of the strikes.
Bourque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
Emanuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Bourque circles away.
Bourque throws a hook but Emanuel avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque avoids the body shot from Emanuel.
Nice jab there from Emanuel.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emanuel.
Bourque uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Emanuel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bourque circles away quickly and effectively.
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Bourque keeps it at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Bourque.
Emanuel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bourque's head backwards.
Emanuel misses with a double jab.
Emanuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bourque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
Emanuel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bourque momentarily.
Emanuel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut.
Bourque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bourque throws a body punch but Emanuel moves out of range.
Bourque misses with a straight right.
Europha Emanuel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emanuel tries to bum rush Bourque with a series of wild strikes but Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bourque looks to throw the jab but Emanuel is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Bourque 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bourque lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bourque.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bourque moves away from the strike by Emanuel.
Bourque just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emanuel.
Some wild striking there from Bourque.
Bourque takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel throws a hook but Bourque avoids it easily.
Emanuel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Emanuel connects with a crisp jab.
Bourque throws a shot from downtown. Emanuel moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emanuel throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bourque counter with a right hand.
Donk. Emanuel catches Bourque right on the button with a cross.
Bourque misses the jab.
Bourque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emanuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bourque misses with a straight right.
Bourque looks to score with a jab to the body but Emanuel is just out of range.
Emanuel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bourque counters with a stiff right hand.
Bourque takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Emanuel looks to clinch
enabling Bourque to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emanuel throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Emanuel. That snapped Bourque's head back.
Bourque misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Bourque will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Emanuel misses its intended target.
Bourque staying out of range there.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourque on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Bourque misses.
Emanuel tries to clinch up.
Bourque circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bourque counters with a series of strikes. Emanuel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emanuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bourque, pushing him back against the cage.
Emanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emanuel avoiding damage.
Bourque breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Bourque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emanuel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Emanuel falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Bourque counter with a right hand.
Emanuel lands a glancing blow to the side of Bourque's head.
A slow jab from Bourque misses its intended target.
Emanuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emanuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bourque closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bourque there as he acknowledges the shot.
Emanuel walks into a straight right hand from Bourque.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emanuel.
A jab from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel throws a jab when Bourque was well out of range.
Bourque bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Emanuel's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourque is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Emanuel.
Emanuel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emanuel misses the shot to the body.
Emanuel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bourque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emanuel.
Emanuel thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emanuel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
Bourque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emanuel manages to avoid it.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to clinch there but Bourque circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bourque walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Bourque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bourque slips a straight right by Emanuel.
Emanuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
Emanuel tries to clinch
and Emanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Bourque does no damage.
Emanuel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Bourque moves out of range.
Emanuel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emanuel wants to clinch but Bourque slips to the side
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bourque connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Emanuel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emanuel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bourque throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bourque looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Emanuel tries to clinch there but Bourque circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Paul Bourque did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Emanuel misses with a body shot
and Bourque counters with a left to the body.
Bourque misses with a straight right.
Emanuel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bourque.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Emanuel's shoulder, as Emanuel tries to avoid the shot.
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Bourque keeps it at a distance.
Bourque displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Emanuel. That snapped Bourque's head back.
Bourque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emanuel.
Bourque connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Emanuel misses its intended target.
Bourque on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Emanuel looks to land a right hand but Bourque moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bourque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emanuel throws out the jab.
Emanuel slips a straight right by Bourque.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bourque.
Emanuel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel lands a right hook to the body.
Emanuel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bourque in his tracks.
Bourque moves away from the strike by Emanuel.
Emanuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourque moves out of range of the strikes.
Emanuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bourque.
Emanuel misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Emanuel.
Bourque is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Emanuel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emanuel thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Emanuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bourque showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emanuel.
Emanuel throws the left hand but Bourque avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Emanuel misses with a two punch combination.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut. Bourque saw that one coming.
Bourque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourque takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Emanuel tries to clinch up.
Emanuel misses with a hook. Bourque ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Emanuel misses the target.
Emanuel misses with a body shot
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emanuel ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque staying out of range there.
Emanuel closes the distance and pushes Bourque back into the cage.
Bourque wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Emanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Emanuel.
Emanuel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bourque tries to circle away but Emanuel has him pinned against the cage.
Emanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bourque as Emanuel tries to tie him up.
Emanuel lands a hook that snaps the head of Bourque backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emanuel pushes Bourque back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emanuel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Emanuel digs a right hand into Bourque's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bourque's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque had his way with Europha Emanuel in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bourque blocks a jab.
Emanuel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Emanuel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bourque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emanuel.
Bourque misses the jab.
Bourque throws a jab but it's blocked by Emanuel.
Emanuel blocks a jab.
Emanuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque lands a jab to the head.
Bourque moves away from the strike by Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a jab to the body
and Bourque counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emanuel misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Emanuel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emanuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut. Bourque saw that one coming.
Bourque moves away from the strike by Emanuel.
Bourque slips under a jab from Emanuel.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bourque ducks under a wild hook from Emanuel.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emanuel.
Bourque staying out of range there.
Emanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emanuel throws a looping overhand right but Bourque ducks down to avoid it.
Paul Bourque is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Emanuel swinging wildly here.
Emanuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourque lands a nice looking body shot.
Bourque misses with a straight left.
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Bourque keeps it at a distance.
Emanuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bourque to counter with a crisp jab.
Bourque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emanuel.
Bourque takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Emanuel looks to clinch
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bourque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emanuel ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Emanuel is looking to clinch but Bourque is avoiding it.
Bourque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Europha Emanuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Bourque keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Bourque misses.
Bourque gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Emanuel.
Bourque circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Bourque counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bourque slips under a jab from Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a double jab.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emanuel closes the distance but Bourque moves to the side
and Bourque counters with a left to the body.
Emanuel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bourque misses with a straight left.
Emanuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourque.
Emanuel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Emanuel tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance.
Bourque lands a nice hook to Emanuel's body. Emanuel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Bourque showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bourque has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bourque!
Paul Bourque retains his lightweight title!
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