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AFC 150 - Shelby vs. Zslevski PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robb Spewak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spewak comes to the cage accompanied by The German National Anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robb Spewak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spewak as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Spewak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie throws a hook but Spewak avoids it easily.
No joy there for Spewak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Spewak ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Spewak lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Spewak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Robb Spewak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Gracie.
Spewak connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Spewak.
Spewak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spewak defends it nicely.
Spewak lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Spewak as Gracie shoots in.
Spewak drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Spewak is looking for the KO!
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spewak counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Gracie has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Robb Spewak!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Hip To Be Square," by Huey Lewis and the News. Mike Miller has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
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222 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Steven!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Mike Steven has been cut.
Miller swings for the body but Steven moves out of range.
Steven is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Miller throws a wild body kick that Steven sees coming a mile off.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Steven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steven moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Steven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller is looking for a sweep.
Miller is trying to buck Steven off.
Steven works to advance to full mount. Miller defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Miller tries to lock up and control but Steven gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steven tries to control but Miller wriggling away.
Steven throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Steven has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Miller's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Steven connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steven jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Miller is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Miller and Steven has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Miller wants to control but Steven postures up.
Miller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steven on the ground.
Steven sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Miller is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Steven asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Steven throws a strike aimed at the side of Miller's head but Miller avoids it well.
Steven working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Steven throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Miller works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Miller regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Steven.
Steven trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Miller wants to stand but Steven is controlling the position.
Miller trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Steven tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Steven throwing strikes but missing.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Steven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Steven'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.
Steven doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Miller swings for the body but Steven moves out of range.
Steven is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Miller's half guard.
Miller is trying to stand back up but Steven is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steven is looking for a kimura but Miller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steven to get the leverage.
Steven 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.
Steven thows a huge punch but Miller dodges it nicely.
Steven passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Steven working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
A lull in the action here as Steven stalls from top position.
Miller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miller tries to get out of the position.
Steven working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Steven in side control, throwing shots but Miller defends.
Miller takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Steven is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Miller is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Steven tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Steven throws an elbow but Miller slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is pushing Steven's head away, looking to escape. Steven manages to hold on to the position though.
Steven landing a few strikes.
Miller is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Steven has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Steven throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Miller is not content to let Steven control the position.
Miller is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
Steven lands a decent elbow from side control.
Steven is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Miller has escaped the position, nice work there.
Miller is trying to get back to half guard.
Steven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steven tries for a kimura but Miller is defending well.
Steven trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Steven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Steven's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Miller misses with a looping right.
Steven tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Steven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with Steven's head.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Steven moved out of range.
Steven shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Miller is trying to defend but Steven finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Miller regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Steven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is trying to keep Steven in close.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steven trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steven working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller keeping full guard, as Steven tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mike Steven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steven forces his way into half guard.
Steven prevents Miller from standing back up.
Steven lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Steven is nestled in close to Miller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Steven is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steven has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Miller defend it? Steven steps over the head and cranks it - Miller is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Steven!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Steven!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Boyat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Foreplay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foreplay has chosen Hip to be Square as his entrance music. 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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195 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Boyat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Skip Foreplay!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Boyat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Foreplay doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Skip Foreplay has been cut.
Boyat tries a head kick but it misses.
Foreplay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foreplay blocks a leg kick.
Boyat gets caught flat footed, as Foreplay shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boyat is looking to stand up but Foreplay isn't so interested in that idea.
Foreplay looking to pass the guard.
Boyat scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Boyat throws a leg kick but Foreplay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boyat lands with a hook. Foreplay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Boyat misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Foreplay, right into the meat.
Foreplay digs a good body shot into Boyat's ribs.
Boyat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foreplay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foreplay throws a sloppy head kick and Boyat moves out of range easily.
Foreplay sizes up Boyat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyat misses with a low kick.
Boyat gets a clinch.
Boyat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boyat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foreplay backwards.
Foreplay jumps into guard, dragging Boyat to the mat.
Boyat wants to stand but Foreplay is controlling his posture from full guard.
Foreplay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boyat manages to get himself to full guard.
Foreplay passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Foreplay tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Foreplay working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreplay swings around for an armbar but Boyat sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Foreplay's guard.
Foreplay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boyat has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Foreplay is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boyat stands up and waves to Foreplay to follow him.
Boyat throws a sloppy head kick
and Foreplay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreplay forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyat is trying to stand up here but Foreplay is controlling him well.
Foreplay trying to control from Boyat's half guard. Boyat has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Foreplay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Foreplay postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Boyat is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Foreplay, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyat stands and steps away. Foreplay gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Foreplay staying out of range there.
Boyat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Boyat blocks the low kick.
Foreplay shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Foreplay trying to pass the guard but Boyat defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyat is trying to stand back up but Foreplay is controlling him
Foreplay is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Boyat is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Skip Foreplay!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Denton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Starving Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starving Child will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Denton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Starving Child!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Denton drops back looking for a leg! Child is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Child manages to kick Denton off! Denton jumps back into Child's guard.
Denton trying to control the position from guard on top but Child is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denton looking to pass the guard.
Child really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Denton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Denton is working hard here to advance position.
Denton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Child not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Child can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denton trying to control but Child is working from the bottom.
Child trying to control the position.
Child is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Denton tries to free his leg and advance position but Child is retaining full guard.
Denton forces his way into half guard.
Denton wants to take a breather but Child is having none of it.
Child is trying to get back to full guard.
Child is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Denton in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denton is working for a submission of some sort.
Denton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Child has managed to free his arm - good work.
Denton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denton is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Child to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Denton slips nicely into half guard.
Denton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Child has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Child wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Denton tries to pass to full mount but Child defends it.
Denton moves into full mount! Child won't be happy about that!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denton goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Child is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Denton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Child tries to sprawl but Denton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Denton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Child!
Denton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Denton tries to control but Child wriggling away.
Child is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Denton moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Child has worked his arm free - good work by Child!
Denton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Child is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denton trying to control the action but Child is working from the bottom.
Denton is working to tighten is grip on Child's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Child has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Denton is really squeezing tight and eventually Child passes out! Denton breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paul Denton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rad Thibodeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kulich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulich is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Meat Plow. Rad Thibodeaux has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rad Thibodeaux !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Kulich!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulich loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux slips the punch.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch up but Kulich keeps it at a distance.
Kulich blocks a low kick nicely.
Kulich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Thibodeaux catches Kulich right on the button with a cross.
Kulich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich swats away the attempt to clinch by Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux is looking to clinch but Kulich is avoiding it.
Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kulich.
Kulich moves out of range of the leg kick from Thibodeaux .
The crowd cheers as Kulich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thibodeaux doesn't seem phased though.
Kulich throws a lazy right hand but Thibodeaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch up but Kulich keeps it at a distance.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab from Kulich.
Kulich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thibodeaux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kulich clinches with his opponent.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Kulich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kulich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Thibodeaux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kulich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich lands an uppercut.
Kulich lands an uppercut.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Kulich avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Kulich lands with a left to the head.
Kulich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Kulich gets through Thibodeaux 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux crunches a lovely knee into Kulich's ribcage.
Kulich looks gassed!
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Kulich avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
A body shot lands from Kulich.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Kulich avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Thibodeaux connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kulich.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thibodeaux is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kulich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thibodeaux .
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux tries a knee to the head but Kulich blocks it.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kulich.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kulich avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the head but Kulich blocks with his arms.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Still in the clinch, Kulich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kulich takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Kulich 's eye.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kulich takes an elbow to the temple.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulich managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulich avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Kulich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kulich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kulich.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulich.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thibodeaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kulich's brow.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Kulich dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rad Thibodeaux dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kulich looks to land a combination but Thibodeaux avoids it well.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kulich's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kulich duly obliges.
Kulich lands a slapping body shot.
Kulich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kulich feints a jab promting Thibodeaux to slip. Kulich then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thibodeaux slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Kulich blocks the low kick.
Kulich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch up but Kulich keeps it at a distance.
Rad Thibodeaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Kulich misses.
Thibodeaux falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Kulich counter with a right hand.
Kulich rushes Thibodeaux and presses him up against the cage.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Kulich working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Kulich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulich lands with a left to the head.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux .
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux , against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kulich.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux , against the cage.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Kulich lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Kulich lands a right hand.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Kulich scores with a shoulder strike.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Kulich.
Kulich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thibodeaux is rocked!
Kulich dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Oh Thibodeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux seems to have got his legs back now.
Kulich scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Thibodeaux holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kulich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Kulich shrugs off.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Kulich shrugs off.
Kulich is breathing heavily.
Kulich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kulich's face.
Thibodeaux holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kulich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Kulich pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thibodeaux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kulich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thibodeaux looking to throw knees to the head but Kulich is blocking nicely.
Kulich managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike.
Kulich avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Kulich.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulich.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kulich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Kulich avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Kulich avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kulich.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Kulich lands with a short shot to the head.
Thibodeaux 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Kulich on the inside.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeaux s head.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rad Thibodeaux has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kulich avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kulich.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kulich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeaux using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kulich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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 Rad Thibodeaux will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kulich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thibodeaux 's hands.
Kulich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thibodeaux doesn't seem bothered though.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Kulich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy head kick and Kulich moves out of range easily.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulich is just out of range.
Kulich lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kulich.
Kulich instigates a clinch.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Kulich.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kulich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kulich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kulich.
Kulich lands with a short shot to the head.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulich.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Kulich on the inside.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulich lands an uppercut.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kulich cracks Thibodeaux with a nice body shot.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulich.
Kulich scores with a shot to the side of Thibodeaux 's head.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kulich.
Kulich avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich letting Thibodeaux take a breather here.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich scores with a shoulder strike.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux , against the cage.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
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.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux looking to throw knees to the head but Kulich is blocking nicely.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulich.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kulich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Kulich lands a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thibodeaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kulich's brow.
Kulich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kulich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kulich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kulich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kulich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Kulich dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Kulich pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux .
Kulich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kulich pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kulich lands with a light punch inside.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Kulich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kulich avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Kulich.
Rad Thibodeaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thibodeaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kulich's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Thibodeaux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulich.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Kulich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mark Kulich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulich working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux , against the cage.
Kulich dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich takes an elbow to the temple.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux scores with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the head but Kulich blocks with his arms.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Kulich shrugs off.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Kulich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thibodeaux has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pizzazz Longez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Gamble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gamble has chosen Sexy Back - Justin Timberlake as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pizzazz Longez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Gamble!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gamble moves away.
Longez takes a swing at Gamble's ribcage but misses.
Longez jabs Gamble to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gamble shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Longez sprawls well. Longez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gamble gets slowly back to his feet.
Longez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Longez takes a swing at Gamble's ribcage but misses.
Gamble shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Longez as he jumps to the side.
Gamble fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Longez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Longez is looking to clinch.
Longez misses with a looping left.
Gamble throws a body kick that misses.
Longez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gamble circles away quickly and effectively.
Gamble looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Longez misses with a body shot.
Longez walks into a straight right hand from Gamble.
Longez is looking to wear down Gamble with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Longez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gamble.
Longez looks to land a combination but Gamble avoids it well.
Gamble slips under a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gamble.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Longez tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longez is trying to control Gamble's posture but Gamble avoids it.
Gamble tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Longez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gamble controls the position from side control.
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.
Longez is trying to get back to his feet.
Longez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Longez tries to get out of the position.
Gamble is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Longez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Longez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gamble on the ground.
Longez is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamble swings around for an armbar but Longez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gamble's guard.
Gamble is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Longez is aware though and is defending well.
Longez wanted to stand there but Gamble had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gamble looking to hit a scissor sweep but Longez is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gamble not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gamble is looking to stand back up but Longez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gamble.
Gamble has a hand on Longez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Longez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Gamble will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Longez throws a hook but Gamble avoids it easily.
Gamble attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gamble takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Gamble.
Longez lands a jab to the head.
Gamble fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Longez sprawls well initially but Gamble persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Longez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gamble is looking to stall here but Longez recovers full guard.
Gamble is breathing heavily.
Gamble prevents Longez from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamble slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Longez wants to get back to his feet but Gamble is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Longez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gamble wants to control from the top but Longez keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam Gamble was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gamble closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gamble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horrible takedown by Gamble or perhaps it was just good defense by Longez which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gamble.
Longez misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamble gets a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Gamble is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Longez is controlling Gamble's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longez wants to control but Gamble is keeping busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Longez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Longez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Longez. No joy for Gamble on that attempt.
Pizzazz Longez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Gamble.
Longez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Longez misses the shot to the body.
Longez swings for the body but Gamble moves out of range.
Longez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gamble was well out of range. Poor timing from Longez.
Longez cracks Gamble with a good jab.
It looks like Sam Gamble has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gamble circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, jab by Longez - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pizzazz Longez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Gamble's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Longez connects with a right that clearly hurt Gamble. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Longez proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Gamble collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pizzazz Longez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Ohko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mama Said Knock You Out. 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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282 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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28
271 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexi Fedor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Ohko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedor wants to clinch up but Ohko keeps it at a distance.
Ohko swats away the attempt to clinch by Fedor.
Fedor tries to clinch there but Ohko circles away.
Fedor wants to clinch.
Fedor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fedor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fedor misses with a straight right.
Ohko keeps the fight on the outside.
Fedor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Tommy Ohko has been cut.
Fedor wants to clinch up but Ohko keeps it at a distance.
Fedor doesn't manage to clinch there - Ohko circles away.
Ohko defending well as Fedor loads up on a big left hand.
Fedor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fedor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor moves in looking to clinch but Ohko pushes him off.
Fedor misses with a straight right.
Fedor misses with a wild body shot.
Fedor tries to close the distance and clinch but Ohko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fedor doesn't manage to clinch there - Ohko circles away.
Ohko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ohko. Fedor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fedor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ohko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexi Fedor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fedor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fedor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fedor.
Ohko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fedor wants to clinch up but Ohko keeps it at a distance.
Ohko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fedor tries to close the distance and clinch but Ohko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fedor fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohko throws a shot to the body.
Fedor doesn't manage to clinch there - Ohko circles away.
Ohko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fedor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ohko swats away the attempt to clinch by Fedor.
Fedor throws a leg kick that misses.
Fedor moves in looking to clinch but Ohko pushes him off.
Fedor doesn't manage to clinch there - Ohko circles away.
A combination from Ohko does no damage.
Ohko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ohko misses with a body shot.
Ohko scores with a punch to the head.
Fedor moves in looking to clinch but Ohko pushes him off.
Fedor is looking to clinch.
Ohko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fedor counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fedor misses with the head strike.
Fedor trying to land knees to the body.
Ohko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fedor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Fedor fails to land.
Ohko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fedor tries to clinch there but Ohko circles away.
Ohko swings for the body but Fedor moves out of range.
Fedor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ohko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ohko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fedor rather than just go for the knockout.
Fedor wants to clinch.
Fedor wants to clinch up but Ohko keeps it at a distance.
Fedor tries to clinch but Ohko is having none of it.
Ohko keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fedor is looking to clinch but Ohko is avoiding it.
Fedor wants to clinch up but Ohko keeps it at a distance.
Fedor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ohko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fedor tries to clinch up but Ohko circles away and keeps his distance.
Fedor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexi Fedor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedor tries to clinch but Ohko is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ohko. Fedor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fedor tries to close the distance and clinch but Ohko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fedor wants to clinch.
Fedor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ohko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ohko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ohko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Alexi Fedor has been cut.
Fedor misses with a low kick.
Fedor doesn't manage to clinch there - Ohko circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Ohko dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ohko cracks Fedor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fedor tries to clinch there but Ohko circles away.
Fedor tries to clinch up.
Ohko misses with a looping left.
Fedor tries to clinch up.
Fedor tries to clinch up.
Fedor throws a hook but Ohko blocks it.
Fedor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohko.
Fedor throws out a loose jab but Ohko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fedor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ohko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fedor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ohko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fedor throws a hook to the side of Ohko's head but Ohko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fedor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ohko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ohko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fedor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ohko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ohko circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor blocks a head kick by Ohko.
Ohko misses with a kick to the body.
Fedor misses with a combination
and Ohko counters with a big head kick but Fedor shrugs it off.
Fedor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ohko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fedor tries to clinch
and Ohko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ohko slips under a jab from Fedor.
Fedor wants to clinch
letting Ohko counter with a right hand.
Fedor moves to clinch but Ohko breaks away
letting Ohko counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ohko counters with a left and a right that stings Fedor.
Fedor looks to clinch
and Ohko counters with an outside leg kick.
Fedor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ohko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedor closes the distance but Ohko moves to the side
and Ohko counters with a big head kick but Fedor shrugs it off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ohko.
Ohko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ohko trying to control the position but Fedor is working away.
A lull in the action here.
Ohko throws a strike aimed at the side of Fedor's head but Fedor avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohko tries to score with some ground and pound. Fedor controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ohko tries to score with some ground and pound. Fedor controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sloppy strikes there by Ohko.
Ohko tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ohko looks up at the clock and then as Fedor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ohko smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Alexi Fedor's cut is getting worse.
Fedor dodges the ground and pound from Ohko.
Ohko tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ohko working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedor trying to remain calm as Ohko controls from the top position.
Ohko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ohko 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.
A control attempt from Fedor but he's now mounted!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ohko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Ohko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fedor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ohko counters with a left and a right that stings Fedor.
Alexi Fedor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ohko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fedor tries to clinch up
and Ohko counters with a nice uppercut.
Ohko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ohko counters with a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Alexi Fedor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fedor tries to clinch but Ohko moves away
and Ohko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fedor tries to clinch up
and Ohko counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fedor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ohko counters with a stiff right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexi Fedor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tommy Ohko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joliver Genetia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genetia comes to the cage accompanied by Remain Nameless. Ribeiro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lo Boy-This Is How I Bang . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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21
150 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joliver Genetia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ribeiro lands with an uppercut that bounces Genetia off the cage and back into rage.
Cesar Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro throws a hook but Genetia blocks it.
Ribeiro scores with a jab to the head.
Ribeiro throws a shot from downtown. Genetia moves away and avoids it.
Ribeiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ribeiro misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Ribeiro misses.
Genetia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Genetia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Genetia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ribeiro was covering up waiting for the punch and Genetia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ribeiro holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genetia trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Genetia stays in close to Ribeiro's body and controls the position.
Ribeiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribeiro, not yet.
Genetia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Genetia trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Joliver Genetia wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Genetia moves away from the strike by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Genetia.
Ribeiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Genetia circles away quickly and effectively.
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.
Genetia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ribeiro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ribeiro throws the left hand but Genetia avoids the punch easily.
Ribeiro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Genetia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ribeiro managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Genetia.
Ribeiro is looking to regain half guard here but Genetia keeps moving and retains side control.
Genetia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ribeiro to see if he's OK.
Ribeiro gets back to half guard.
Genetia has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ribeiro is looking to improve his position but Genetia isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genetia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ribeiro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ribeiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Genetia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Genetia scoring with strikes but Ribeiro is staying in there.
Genetia wants to control the pace but Ribeiro is squirming around nicely.
Genetia avoids the attempt from Ribeiro to control.
Genetia goes for an armbar but Ribeiro turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Genetia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genetia keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Genetia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ribeiro is one step ahead there.
Genetia trying to keep a closed guard but Ribeiro is proving a slippery customer.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Genetia keeps moving.
Ribeiro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Genetia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ribeiro's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joliver Genetia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ribeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ribeiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Genetia slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lands a jab to the nose.
Decent striking displayed by Ribeiro there.
Ribeiro 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.
Ribeiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ribeiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Genetia.
Ribeiro throws a hook to the side of Genetia's head but Genetia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Genetia tries to land a leg kick but Ribeiro saw it coming and moves away.
Joliver Genetia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genetia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Genetia throws a front kick that sends Ribeiro stumbling back into the cage.
Ribeiro missing with a left hand there. Genetia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Genetia moves out of range as Ribeiro strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genetia slips a jab from Ribeiro.
Genetia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cesar Ribeiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Genetia throws the kick towards the body but Ribeiro avoids it.
Genetia slips under a jab.
Genetia staying out of range there.
Ribeiro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Genetias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ribeiro misses with a hook.
Ribeiro lands with an uppercut that bounces Genetia off the cage and back into rage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ribeiro!
Genetia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Genetia needs to keep his hands up - Ribeiro had a free shot at his head there.
Ribeiro digs a good body shot into Genetia's ribs.
Ribeiro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ribeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Genetia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a jab when Genetia was well out of range.
Ribeiro throws a right and a left that Genetia avoids nicely.
Genetia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ribeiro on the side of the head.
Ribeiro misses with a combination
and Genetia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ribeiro misses the jab.
Ribeiro jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ribeiro misses with a hook. Genetia ducked under it nicely.
Ribeiro misses with a wild body shot.
Ribeiro missing with a left hand there. Genetia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Ribeiro. Those never looked like landing.
Genetia swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro scores with a three punch combo!
A big left from Ribeiro misses.
Genetia blocks a jab.
Genetia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Genetia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribeiro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Ribeiro misses.
Genetia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ribeiro thuds a left hand into Genetia's body.
Ribeiro cracks a nice hook into Genetia's ribs.
Cesar Ribeiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ribeiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab.
Genetia takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Genetia counter with a right hand.
Genetia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Genetia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ribeiro.
Genetia slips a jab from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Ribeiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Genetia moves out of range as Ribeiro strikes.
Genetia tries a head kick but it misses.
Ribeiro throws a hook but Genetia avoids it easily.
Genetia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ribeiro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ribeiro scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro connects with a single shot there.
Ribeiro cracks a nice hook into Genetia's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Ribeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ribeiro lands a jab to the nose.
Genetia staying out of range there.
Genetia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ribeiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Genetia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ribeiro misses with a straight right.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab.
Ribeiro misses with a jab to the body
and Genetia counters with a series of strikes. Ribeiro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ribeiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Genetia counters with an outside leg kick.
Ribeiro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ribeiro throws a looping overhand right but Genetia ducks down to avoid it.
Ribeiro digs a good hook to Genetia's body.
Ribeiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Genetia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribeiro misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a hook but Genetia avoids it easily.
Genetia just misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Ribeiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ribeiro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Genetia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ribeiro circles away.
Ribeiro throws out a loose jab but Genetia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Genetia slips a jab and a cross from Ribeiro.
Genetia is looking to chop away at Ribeiro's legs.
Ribeiro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Ribeiro misses.
Ribeiro misses the body punch
and Genetia counters with a thumping low kick.
Ribeiro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Genetia counters with a stiff right hand.
Genetia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ribeiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Ribeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Genetia moves away.
Genetia slips under a jab from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Ribeiro.
Ribeiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Genetia manages to avoid it.
Genetia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ribeiro swings for the body but Genetia moves out of range.
Genetia works the jab nicely.
Ribeiro stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Genetia on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Ribeiro.
Genetia misses with a low kick as Ribeiro jumps back.
Ribeiro throws a big shot that misses.
Ribeiro scores with a body shot.
Ribeiro connects with a jab.
Ribeiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ribeiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ribeiro throws a hook but Genetia avoids it easily.
A jab from Ribeiro misses.
Genetia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Genetia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ribeiro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ribeiro throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses the shot to the body.
Genetia slips a straight right by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro connects with a right hand. Genetia shakes it off.
Genetia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Ribeiro misses.
Ribeiro throws a hook but Genetia avoids it easily.
Genetia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Genetia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ribeiro lands a right hook to the body.
Ribeiro looks to throw the jab but Genetia is out of range.
Ribeiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Genetia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribeiro moves away.
Ribeiro lands with a straight right. Genetia didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cesar Ribeiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ribeiro 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesar Ribeiro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Merengue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merengue comes to the cage accompanied by Flood of Red - Dont Sleep, Swim.. Ruzic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike Merengue could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josip Ruzic's chin.
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191 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Merengue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josip Ruzic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruzic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruzic clinches with his opponent.
Merengue is trying to break the clinch but Ruzic is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruzic.
Ruzic misses with a punch to the body.
Ruzic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruzic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruzic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merengue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruzic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruzic keeps control of Merengue as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ruzic turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ruzic lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ruzic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Merengue sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Merengue isn't going anywhere.
Ruzic in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Merengue dodges the ground and pound from Ruzic.
Ruzic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic trying to control the action but Merengue is working from the bottom.
Ruzic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Merengue kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Merengue is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Ruzic crashes against the mat.
Merengue taking a bit of punishment here - Ruzic scoring with strikes.
Ruzic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ruzic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Merengue to see if he's OK.
Ruzic working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ruzic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ruzic landing strikes.
Ruzic trying to control the position but Merengue is working away.
Ruzic lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruzic in side control, throwing shots but Merengue defends.
Merengue gets back to half guard.
Merengue avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruzic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Merengue tries to get to full guard but Ruzic has control of the leg.
Ruzic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Merengue blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruzic.
Merengue is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ruzic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ruzic wants to free his trapped foot but Merengue is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ruzic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Merengue knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruzic on the ground.
Merengue wants to control but Ruzic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ruzic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Merengue!
Ruzic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
It looks like Mike Merengue has been cut.
Ruzic is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Merengue has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ruzic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ruzic landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Merengue tries to reverse the position but Ruzic maintains control.
Ruzic trying to control but Merengue is having none of it.
Ruzic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josip Ruzic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Merengue's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Merengue gets tackled into the cage by Ruzic. Ruzic maintains the clinch.
Ruzic is leaning against Merengue and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruzic pushes Merengue back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruzic presses Merengue against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Merengue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Merengue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Ruzic.
Ruzic manages to break the clinch.
Merengue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mike Merengue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merengue on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ruzic connects with the punch.
Mike Merengue's cut is getting worse.
Ruzic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruzic scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruzic punishes Merengue's body with a nice straight punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ruzic, as that shot connected.
Ruzic jabs at Merengue's body.
Merengue walks into a left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruzic lands a nice looking body shot.
Merengue takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruzic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruzic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Merengue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ruzic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ruzic lands a body shot.
Ruzic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ruzic - that landed with a thud.
Ruzic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruzic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ruzic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ruzic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ruzic advances nicely into full mount.
Ruzic landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruzic dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic raining down shots from the mount!
Ruzic goes for an armbar but Merengue turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Merengue.
Ruzic looking for a guillotine here but Merengue defends easily.
Ruzic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Merengue!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic unloading with bombs!
Mike Merengue's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ruzic throwing strikes here but Merengue is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ruzic landing punches.
Jeez, Mike Merengue's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Merengue's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Josip Ruzic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asmir Zslevski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shelby comes into the arena with Amazing blaring out of the sound system. Asmir Zslevski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nate Shelby's chin.
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asmir Zslevski!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zslevski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shelby tries to bum rush Zslevski with a series of wild strikes but Zslevski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zslevski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Asmir Zslevski has been cut.
Shelby takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Nate Shelby has been cut.
Zslevski slips a jab from Shelby.
Shelby moves into the clinch.
Zslevski can't find room to land a body shot as Shelby controls the action.
Shelby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zslevski backwards.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Zslevski.
Shelby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zslevski backwards.
Shelby presses Zslevski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zslevski stalling in the clinch but Shelby improves position.
A short body shot lands from Shelby as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zslevski jumps guard but Shelby stands there with Zslevski around his waist. Zslevski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shelby prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zslevski wants the takedown. Shelby is fighting it off but Zslevski persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Shelby's guard against the cage.
Zslevski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shelby is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zslevski trying to control but Shelby is working from the bottom.
Zslevski trying to move into half guard but instead Shelby has managed to sweep!
Shelby controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shelby would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shelby is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zslevski keeping moving, preventing Shelby from controlling successfully.
Nate Shelby has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zslevski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Zslevski shoots for a takedown but Shelby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nate Shelby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asmir Zslevski.
Zslevski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shelby tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Zslevski is in Shelby's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby can't keep his opponent in guard - Zslevski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shelby trying to hold on to Zslevski's head to control him but Zslevski postures up.
Zslevski is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Shelby is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Asmir Zslevski!
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