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FFB 52: Johnson vs. John II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between elvis manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, elvis manuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cameron Knight!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
manuel gets caught flat footed, as Knight shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Knight trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
manuel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
manuel has his foot on Knight's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knight works his way back into a safe position though.
Knight drops back looking for a leg! manuel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and manuel manages to kick Knight off! Knight jumps back into manuel's guard.
manuel is looking to stand up but Knight isn't so interested in that idea.
manuel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
manuel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Knight scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
manuel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knight is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Knight looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
manuel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Knight!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
manuel is landing with some decent strikes but Knight is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
manuel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Knight is working to get back to half guard.
manuel wants to get back to his feet but Knight is holding on tight.
Knight working to try and regain half guard.
Knight defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from manuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
manuel prevents Knight from getting the reversal.
manuel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
manuel is landing with some decent strikes but Knight is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
manuel lands a big shot there that rocks Knight but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
manuel lands a heavy elbow.
manuel unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, manuel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
manuel has hold of Knight's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Knight manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Knight holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as manuel tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Knight is desperately trying to improve his position but manuel has a good base and remains in mount.
Knight is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
manuel goes for an armbar but Knight turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Knight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight won't allow manuel to sweep him here.
Knight drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Knight jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Knight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. manuel is keeping the position for now.
Knight drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Knight jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Knight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
manuel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
manuel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knight passes into half guard.
manuel is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knight is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so manuel is just riding it out for now. Knight eventually gives up the hold.
Knight seems to be looking for submissions.
Knight prevents manuel from standing back up.
Knight uses his free foot to push down on manuel's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for manuel.
manuel is trying to escape the mount.
Knight breaks from manuel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
manuel is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Knight blocks manuel's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
manuel is desperately trying to improve his position but Knight has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
elvis manuel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
manuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
manuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
manuel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
manuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight darts in and clinches manuel up against the cage.
Knight fails to pull the fight into his guard.
manuel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knight pulls guard effortlessly.
manuel has gone for a leg lock! Knight slips out almost immediately though and dives into manuel's guard.
manuel keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
manuel working for submissions but it's allowed Knight to get to half guard.
Knight is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
manuel is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight sitting and controlling from the half guard.
manuel actively working from the bottom here.
Knight wants to work for an arm triangle but manuel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
manuel looking for submissions off his back.
Knight prevents manuel from standing back up.
Knight seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
manuel is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Knight pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knight wants to work for an arm triangle but manuel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
manuel pushes Knight off and gets back to his feet.
manuel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from manuel misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knight gets a trip takedown into half guard.
manuel is looking to escape.
Knight seems to be looking for submissions.
manuel looks like he's trying to stand up.
manuel tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
manuel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knight.
manuel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knight blocks the strikes from manuel.
elvis manuel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knight has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
manuel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
manuel is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
manuel is working to get back to half guard.
Knight is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but manuel is surviving well by controlling Knight's body position as best he can.
manuel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
manuel is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws some wild stikes that manuel manages to avoid easily.
Knight is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but manuel is surviving well by controlling Knight's body position as best he can.
manuel flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
manuel is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
manuel throwing hammer fists to the chest of Knight. What's that going to do exactly?
You get the feeling that manuel really doesn't like being in this position too much.
manuel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knight blocks manuel's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Knight with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Knight wants to finish this one by submission but manuel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Knight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Knight clinches up against the cage.
manuel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knight drags the fight down to the ground.
Knight looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
manuel works over Knight with some ground and pound from guard.
manuel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
manuel lands a couple of digs.
manuel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
manuel distracts Knight with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
manuel landing with the ground and pound.
Knight escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. manuel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
manuel drops back looking for a leg! Knight is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knight manages to kick manuel off! manuel jumps back into Knight's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
manuel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
manuel is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Knight has his foot on manuel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. manuel works his way back into a safe position though.
manuel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knight looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but manuel is defending well. Knight quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! manuel has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Knight celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cameron Knight!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rory Shachner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buck Wild will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rory Shachner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck Wild!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shachner has closed the distance and engaged Wild in a clinch.
Wild is looking to break free of the clinch but Shachner has double underhooks.
Wild can't break the clinch.
Wild is trying to break free.
Shachner prevents Wild from breaking the clinch.
Shachner tightens his grip and picks Wild up, before dumping him to the ground. Wild manages to land in guard.
Shachner is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wild has control of Shachner's left arm, preventing Shachner from doing any damage.
Shachner stops Wild from standing up.
Shachner stands and throws Wild's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shachner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wild has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shachner advances to full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Shachner there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shachner thowing shots but they're missing.
Wild really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shachner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shachner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wild is looking to escape.
Shachner really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shachner is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wild is surviving well by controlling Shachner's body position as best he can.
Shachner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Shachner mounts Wild! Really nice guard pass there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shachner wants to take Wild's back here but Wild is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shachner wants to finish this one by submission but Wild is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Shachner.
Wild is desperately trying to improve his position but Shachner has a good base and remains in mount.
Wild looks gassed!
Shachner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wild is looking to escape.
Shachner moves to back control.
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.
Wild fending off the submission attempt from Shachner.
Wild fending off the submission attempt from Shachner.
Shachner is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Wild knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Wild for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Shachner dominated that round.
That's time! Shachner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wild swats away the attempt to clinch by Shachner.
Shachner shoots for a takedown but Wild saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wild throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wild throws out a loose jab but Shachner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shachner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shachner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shachner seems to be working for a kimura but Wild defends the submission attempt.
Wild wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wild can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wild is breathing heavily.
Shachner moves into full mount! Wild won't be happy about that!
Wild avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shachner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shachner is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wild is surviving well by controlling Shachner's body position as best he can.
Shachner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wild can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Shachner is working for a guillotine from mount but Wild frees his head quite easily.
Wild is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild wants to control but Shachner is having none of it.
Shachner looking to secure an arm triangle but Wild defends it well.
Shachner takes Wild's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wild is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Shachner gets his way!
Shachner controlling the position well here. Wild rolled but Shachner kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Shachner working for the choke.
Shachner patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Shachner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wild lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shachner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wild to the mat! Wild manages to get full guard.
Wild is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wild keeping full guard, as Shachner tries to pass.
Wild can't keep his opponent in guard - Shachner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wild wants to control the action here but instead Shachner manages to pass to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shachner is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wild is surviving well by controlling Shachner's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shachner is trying to take his opponent's back.
Wild wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wild is squirming around, avoiding Shachner's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shachner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Shachner controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Shachner.
Shachner unloads with some shots from mount but Wild bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shachner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
You get the feeling that Wild really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Shachner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Shachner looking for a guillotine from mount but Wild is having none of it.
Shachner moves to take his opponent's back.
Shachner has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Wild! Can he survive? No! He's out! Shachner gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rory Shachner!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bro Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spray Norte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bro Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spray Norte!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ham.
Ham moves into range and clinches up with Norte.
Norte stops a takedown attempt from Ham.
Ham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Norte avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bro Ham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norte trying to stall but Ham improves his position.
Norte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ham is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Norte pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Norte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ham fails to pull guard.
Norte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Bro Ham has been cut.
Norte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norte prevents the takedown attempt.
Ham is breathing heavily.
Ham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norte misses with a knee strike.
Norte misses with an elbow over the top.
Norte prevents the takedown attempt.
Norte lands an elbow that stopped Ham in his tracks for a moment.
Norte throws an elbow that misses.
Norte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ham managing to block the knees to the body from Norte.
Norte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ham blocks the elbow strike.
Norte misses with an elbow strike.
Norte lands a nice elbow.
Bro Ham's cut is getting worse.
Norte pushes off an throws an elbow but Ham leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Norte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norte misses with a knee to the head.
Ham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ham wants a takedown but no success here.
Ham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Norte smiles and moves away.
Norte forces Ham back against the cage and clinches.
Ham gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Norte had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ham is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Norte Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ham's back instead.
Norte keeps control of the position as Ham tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ham defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ham trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ham turns into Norte and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham tries to free his leg and advance position but Norte is retaining full guard.
Ham is working Norte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ham controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ham throwing strikes but missing.
Ham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Ham working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ham wants to control from the top but Norte keeps moving.
Ham with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ham postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Norte is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ham, into his guard.
Ham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norte is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spray Norte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bro Ham's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ham fails with a takedown attempt.
Norte darts in trying to clinch
and Ham counters with a nice double leg into side control. Norte won't be happy with that.
Ham is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Norte is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ham decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Norte clinches but Ham breaks the clinch
and Ham counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norte misses with a knee strike.
Ham goes for a takedown attempt but Norte pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Norte avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bro Ham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ham tries for a takedown but Norte manages to get underhooks.
Norte tries a knee to the head but Ham blocks it.
Ham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Norte avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Norte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Norte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Norte throws an elbow but it misses.
Norte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norte missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Norte throws an elbow but misses.
Norte looking to throw knees to the head but Ham is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ham tries to clinch there but Norte circles away.
Norte tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Norte wants to get back to his feet.
Ham scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ham lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ham working Norte over with strikes.
Ham controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ham decides to stand up.
A slow jab from Ham misses its intended target.
Ham shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham is pressing down on Norte's thigh, looking to free his foot. Norte is holding on for now.
Ham is looking for a kimura but Norte is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ham to get the leverage.
Norte taking some punishment here, with Ham in his half guard.
Ham lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norte actively working from the bottom here.
Norte is breathing heavily.
Ham decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Ham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bro Ham's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Norte tries to clinch up
and Ham counters with a nice uppercut.
Norte tries to clinch but Ham moves away
so Ham counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ham connects with a couple of short punches.
Ham is working Norte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Norte keeping moving, preventing Ham from controlling successfully.
Norte has momentary wrist control but Ham slips an elbow through the middle.
Ham wants to control from the top but Norte keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ham trying to control but Norte is working from the bottom.
Norte had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ham is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Norte Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ham's back instead.
Norte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ham turns into Norte and is now in his guard.
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.
Ham lands a couple of elbows.
Ham decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Norte, up you get!
Ham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Norte clinches up against the cage.
Norte lands a knee to the head.
Ham manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ham is pulling down on Norte's head to control his posture.
Norte wants to stand and escape but instead Ham has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ham trying to control the position from guard on top but Norte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham stands and throws Norte's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ham is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Norte will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ham is chipping away with strikes.
Norte takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Norte is trying to escape and Ham transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Norte is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ham! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bro Ham!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Littoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EJ Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Littoris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, EJ Junior!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Littoris as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Junior or perhaps it was just good defense by Littoris which made him look bad.
Littoris stuffs the takedown.
Chuck Littoris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EJ Junior.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Littoris and Junior goes tumbling to the canvas! Littoris follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Littoris pulls his head out easily.
Littoris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Littoris throwing shots but Junior is blocking nicely.
Littoris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Junior looking for submissions off his back.
Junior looks gassed!
Littoris throwing shots but Junior is blocking nicely.
Junior looking for subs from the bottom but Littoris mounts him!
Littoris lands a big shot there that rocks Junior but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Littoris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Littoris lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Littoris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Littoris working the ground and pound effectively.
Littoris looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Junior covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Littoris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Maurizio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurizio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, March of the Pigs (Valerna Remix). Mick Maurizio has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mick Maurizio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maurizio tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua instigates a clinch.
Maurizio tries to pull guard but Rua won't allow it.
Maurizio is working for takedown but Rua is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maurizio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rua avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Maurizio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maurizio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maurizio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Maurizio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rua is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maurizio throws an elbow but misses.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Maurizio in his tracks for a moment.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Maurizio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Maurizio, against the cage.
Maurizio misses with the head strike.
Maurizio swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maurizio blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Maurizio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maurizio stalling in the clinch.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Maurizio blocks it.
Maurizio lands a nice shot to the body.
Maurizio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maurizio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The referee calls for Maurizio to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Maurizio avoids the elbow strike from Rua, against the cage.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maurizio tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Maurizio is breathing heavily.
Maurizio is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Maurizio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maurizio blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Maurizio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maurizio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maurizio avoids the elbow strike from Rua, against the cage.
Maurizio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maurizio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maurizio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maurizio looking for a takedown.
Maurizio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maurizio misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rua moves away from the strike by Maurizio.
Rua tries to clinch but Maurizio moves out of range.
Maurizio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rua counters by moving into the clinch.
Maurizio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maurizio manages to break the clinch.
Maurizio swinging wilding here.
Maurizio tries for a takedown but Rua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maurizio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua moves into the clinch.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maurizio's defenses.
Maurizio wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Maurizio blocks with his arms.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maurizio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua dodges an elbow strike from Maurizio.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Maurizio blocks with his arms.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Maurizio stalling the fight.
Maurizio misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maurizio.
Maurizio misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maurizio working aggressively here.
Maurizio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maurizio is working for takedown but Rua is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
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.
Maurizio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maurizio jumps guard but Rua stands there with Maurizio around his waist. Maurizio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maurizio lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Maurizio blocks it.
A short left from Maurizio.
Maurizio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maurizio misses with a series of wild punches.
Maurizio gets the takedown into side control.
Maurizio throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rua takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maurizio taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mick Maurizio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua'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.
Maurizio moves into the clinch successfully.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Maurizio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Maurizio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maurizio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua wants to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maurizio.
Maurizio remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rua is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is pushing Maurizio's head away, looking to escape. Maurizio manages to hold on to the position though.
Rua is being controlled here.
Maurizio has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Maurizio's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mick Maurizio just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Maurizio gets the takedown into side control.
Maurizio in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mick Maurizio just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Maurizio doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Maurizio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rua circles away.
Maurizio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Maurizio trying to mount his opponent but Rua defends it.
Maurizio not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Maurizio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Maurizio tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Maurizio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rua counters by clinching up.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maurizio blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Maurizio scores with a shot to the side of Rua's head.
Maurizio pulls guard successfully.
Maurizio has a closed guard, preventing Rua from standing up.
Maurizio wants to sweep but no luck.
Maurizio pulls Rua in to control the position.
Maurizio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rua is one step ahead there.
Maurizio seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurizio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maurizio has control of Rua's left arm, preventing Rua from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mick Maurizio just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rua counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Maurizio!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Maurizio is positioning himself well to prevent Rua advancing to mount.
Maurizio wants to get back to full guard but Rua has passed into side control.
Rua looking to control but Maurizio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maurizio tries to lock up and control but Rua gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rua prevents Maurizio from getting the reversal.
Maurizio sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maurizio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Maurizio keeping full guard, as Rua tries to pass.
Maurizio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mick Maurizio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maurizio is on top in guard.
Maurizio postures up.
Maurizio forces his way into half guard.
Maurizio has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maurizio looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mauricio Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Maurizio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maurizio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Maurizio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Okusaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong Man Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
289 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Okusaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kong Man Choi!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Choi.
Choi lands a jab to Okusaka's midsection.
Choi throws a head kick but Okusaka moves out of range.
Kong Man Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choi misses with a double jab.
Choi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Choi.
Okusaka ducks right into an uppercut from Choi.
Choi jabs at Okusaka's body.
Okusaka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Okusaka could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A leg kick checked by Okusaka.
Choi lands with a nice body kick.
Choi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Choi misses with a head kick.
Choi throws a low kick but Okusaka avoids it.
Choi misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Choi!
Choi throws a head kick but Okusaka moves out of range.
Choi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Okusaka at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi with a jab.
Okusaka blocks a head kick by Choi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Okusaka has a takedown stuffed.
Okusaka is breathing heavily.
Choi misses with the combination.
Choi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Choi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Choi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Choi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Okusaka.
Okusaka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Okusaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okusaka avoids a kick to the body.
Choi lands a nice shot to the body.
A left and a right from Choi both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Richard Okusaka has been cut.
Choi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kong Man Choi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Choi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Okusaka. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice uppercut lands for Choi. That snapped Okusaka's head back.
Danga de danga de dang - Choi scores with a four punch combination!
Choi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Choi scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Choi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Choi scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Choi.
Choi scores with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Choi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Choi.
Choi cracks Okusaka with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Choi does no damage.
Okusaka shoots in and drives through. Choi sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Choi.
Choi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Choi.
Okusaka moves out of range of the body kick.
Choi tries to land a front kick but Okusaka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okusaka closes the distance and clinches up with Choi, looking for a takedown. Okusaka pushes Choi against the cage but Choi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Choi misses with a two punch combination.
Choi lands the left hand.
Choi misses with a series of wild punches.
Choi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Choi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Choi scores with a jab to the head.
Okusaka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Choi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Okusaka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Okusaka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Okusaka drives through with a takedown into guard.
Okusaka trying to control but Choi is working from the bottom.
Okusaka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okusaka works to advance to full mount. Choi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kong Man Choi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Okusaka's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Choi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Choi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Okusaka takes one on the button.
Choi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Choi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Choi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Choi misses with a low kick.
Choi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Choi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kong Man Choi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Choi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okusaka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Choi throws a sloppy head kick and Okusaka moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Choi.
Okusaka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Choi misses with a wild combination.
Okusaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Choi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okusaka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Choi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Choi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Choi throws a body kick that misses.
A left and a right from Choi both land. Nice combination.
Okusaka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Choi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okusaka.
Choi throws the kick towards the body but Okusaka avoids it.
Choi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okusaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Choi misses with a double jab.
Choi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Choi misses.
Some wild striking there from Choi.
A decent looking cross lands there for Choi.
Choi throws a leg kick but Okusaka moved away.
Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Choi fails with the takedown
and Okusaka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Okusaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Choi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okusaka forces his way into half guard.
Choi is staying active underneath Okusaka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Choi wants to get back to his feet.
Choi is not content to let Okusaka control the position.
Okusaka is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Choi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kong Man Choi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Richard Okusaka'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. This is the final round!
Choi lands with a shot to the body.
Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Choi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Okusaka fails with the takedown.
Choi works over Okusaka's head and body with a nice combination.
Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
Choi lands with a shot to the body.
Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Choi throws and low kick but Okusaka moves out of range easily.
Choi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Choi throws a push kick but Okusaka slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Choi throws a body kick that misses.
Choi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Choi throws a solid leg kick but Okusaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Choi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Okusaka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Choi.
Okusaka blocks a head kick by Choi.
Choi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okusaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
Choi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Choi duly obliges.
Okusaka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Okusaka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okusaka content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi keeping full guard, as Okusaka tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Choi can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okusaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Choi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okusaka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Okusaka throwing strikes but missing.
Okusaka trying to control but Choi is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Choi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Okusaka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Choi's guard.
Choi wants to stand up but Okusaka is controlling him.
Richard Okusaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kong Man Choi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Okusaka throws and elbow that misses. Choi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Okusaka's guard. Nice move by Choi!
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Okusaka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Choi 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kong Man Choi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Hannedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Hannedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannedy drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Hannedy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hannedy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hannedy manages to break the clinch.
Hannedy tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hannedy.
Hannedy misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Hannedy's shoulder, as Hannedy tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hannedy walks into a jab.
It looks like Walter Hannedy has been cut.
Hannedy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hannedy showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva has an active guard here but Hannedy has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Hannedy stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hannedy.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hannedy counters with a nice leg kick.
Hannedy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hannedy tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Hannedy is out of range.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Hannedy moved out of range nicely.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hannedy circles away.
Walter Hannedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Hannedy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Hannedy stands up from Silva's guard - Hannedy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hannedy scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hannedy slips a straight right by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Hannedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Hannedy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hannedy misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Hannedy misses.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hannedy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hannedy swinging wilding here.
Silva catches Hannedy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hannedy scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Hannedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Hannedy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Walter Hannedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Silva misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hannedy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Hannedy is out of range.
Hannedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva shoots and misses
and Hannedy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hannedy tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hannedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hannedy moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Hannedy counters with a straight right hand.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Hannedy.
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.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hannedy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hannedy.
Knees to the body from Hannedy.
Hannedy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Hannedy.
Hannedy manages to break the clinch.
Hannedy swinging wilding here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Hannedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Hannedy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walter Hannedy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hannedy moves into the clinch.
Hannedy breaks from the clinch.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Hannedy slips a jab from Silva.
Hannedy slips under a jab.
Silva 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses the jab.
Hannedy tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hannedy.
Hannedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Hannedy.
Hannedy tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hannedy drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
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.
Hannedy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hannedy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hannedy clinches with his opponent.
Hannedy is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Hannedy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Hannedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walter Hannedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Hannedy misses with a body shot.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva throws a hook but Hannedy avoids it easily.
Hannedy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Walter Hannedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva defending well as Hannedy loads up on a big left hand.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hannedy.
Walter Hannedy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hannedy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Hannedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hannedy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Hannedy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martyn Paul Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wu-Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martyn Paul Casey!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Lee scores a takedown into full mount!
Casey is bucking up trying to escape but Lee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casey can't escape the position.
Casey throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Casey throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Casey is looking to escape.
Lee cracks Casey with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lee looking to control but Casey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Casey is trying desperately to improve position.
Lee looking to secure an arm triangle but Casey defends it well.
Casey throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Casey flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lee blocks Casey's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Casey flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Casey throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Casey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee looking to control but Casey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Casey throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
Casey flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Casey in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee working the ground and pound effectively.
Casey can't escape the position.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Casey throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lee. What's that going to do exactly?
Lee lands a big shot there that rocks Casey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lee landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Casey throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lee. What's that going to do exactly?
Lee landing shots from mount.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Casey is looking to escape.
Lee is landing with some decent strikes but Casey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Casey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Casey is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Lee.
Lee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Casey looks a forlorn figure.
Casey is bucking up trying to escape but Lee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
Casey is trying to escape the mount.
Lee punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lee controlling from mount.
Lee lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey is desperately trying to improve his position but Lee has a good base and remains in mount.
Lee landing strikes from the mount and Casey is in trouble!
Lee blocks Casey's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Casey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Casey is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Lee.
Casey in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee trying to control but Casey is having none of it.
Lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lee with shots to the head and body - Casey looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Casey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Casey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Casey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lee jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Casey manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lee in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Casey is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steven Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dos Anos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Nefarious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reginald Nefarious told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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194 lbs
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194 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Dos Anos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reginald Nefarious!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nefarious slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Nefarious.
Nefarious throws a series of punches but Dos Anos avoids them all with ease.
Dos Anos misses with an uppercut. Nefarious saw that one coming.
Nefarious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nefarious steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Anos.
Nefarious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Anos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nefarious scores with a three punch combo!
Nefarious ducks under a wild hook from Dos Anos.
Dos Anos lands with a right hand.
Dos Anos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dos Anos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nefarious on the side of the head.
Dos Anos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nefarious bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nefarious slips a jab from Dos Anos.
Nefarious throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Nefarious misses.
Nefarious lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Nefarious misses its intended target.
Dos Anos lands a glancing blow to the side of Nefarious's head.
Nefarious instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nefarious tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dos Anos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Anos shoots in for a double leg but Nefarious sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nefarious looks to land a combination. Dos Anos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nefarious throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Anos.
Dos Anos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nefarious staying out of range there.
Nefarious misses with a wild body shot.
Nefarious doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Anos circles away.
Dos Anos misses with a double jab
and Nefarious counters with a series of strikes. Dos Anos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dos Anos is rocked!
Nefarious throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nefarious throws a series of punches but Dos Anos avoids them all with ease.
Dos Anos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nefarious sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nefarious cracks Dos Anos with a hook to the temple - Dos Anos is on wobbly legs here! Nefarious swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Dos Anos falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Nefarious wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Reginald Nefarious!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big john (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Theme from The Tick. john has chosen Worst day since yesterday as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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206 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big john!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
john fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
john tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
john tries to clinch up.
john misses with a double jab.
john tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - john looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
john moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
john tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as john shoots in.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on john's shoulder, as john tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
john misses with a double jab.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
john takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
john digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
A big right from Johnson misses.
john swinging wilding here.
Johnny Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
john has a takedown stuffed.
Johnny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big john.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into john's ribs.
john looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from john.
A shot to de liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Johnson.
It looks like Big john has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. john should have avoided that one.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
john moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from john. john gets slowly back to his feet.
john is trying desperately to land a takedown but Johnson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for john.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
john fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by john.
john throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big john's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson lands a left and a right that sends john crashing to the canvas! Johnson dives into mount looking to finish!
john is rocked!
john keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
john is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
john is breathing heavily.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
john is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
john swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
john is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
john tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
john working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
john is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
john is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
john is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
john regains half guard.
john trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
john is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
john is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big john's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
john looks to clinch
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from john.
Big john is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
john misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
john misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnny Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
john takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab-cross combination lands for Johnson and sends john crashing to the mat! Johnson follows him down to the mat - john regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
john is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
john seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. john knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
john is looking to improve his position.
Johnson is looking to advance position but john won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
john wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson wants to control but john is keeping him busy.
john flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
john falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps john thinking.
Johnson throws a right hand that john ducks under and follows up with a left that john also avoids with ease.
john looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but john persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
john takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from john.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from john.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
john takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
john shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple john!
john is rocked!
Johnny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big john.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
john can't escape the position.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
john can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
john really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Johnson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Big john's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
john misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has john backing up. john nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
john tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson jabs at john's body.
john is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Johnson works john's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
john tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A cross from Johnson lands.
john misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Big john seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by john.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
john wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that hurts john! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Johnson jumps into full mount!
john is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
john is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
john is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that john can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
john regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Johnson had his way with Big john in that round.
The cut man is working on Big john's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
john darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
john lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before john has time to react.
john looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
john is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
john closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
john clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with the combination.
john has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
john swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. john will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
john ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
john tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
john doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
john fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big john.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
john misses with a wild body shot.
john falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice defenses there by john.
Johnson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract john.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. john looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. john sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
john closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:41
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:42
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Johnson!
Johnny Johnson retains his light heavyweight title!
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