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He thinks too much. PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean McMorrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pounder comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Supernatural Ass Pounder kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sean McMorrow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jim Pounder's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean McMorrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Pounder!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pounder avoids a kick to the body.
Pounder misses with a body shot.
Pounder misses with a hook. McMorrow ducked under it nicely.
McMorrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pounder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McMorrow tries to clinch up
and Pounder counters with a takedown into side control.
Pounder looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pounder working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Sean McMorrow has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMorrow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McMorrow wants to control but Pounder postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder taking a break here but McMorrow is having none of it and regains half guard.
McMorrow tries to roll over but Pounder keeps him under control.
McMorrow won't allow Pounder to pass to mount.
McMorrow is looking to improve his position.
Pounder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McMorrow cracks Pounder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pounder throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounder misses with a looping left.
McMorrow scores with a sloppy right hand. Pounder should have avoided that one.
McMorrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pounder shoots for a double leg takedown but McMorrow sprawls well. He's pushed Pounder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McMorrow works the jab nicely.
Pounder throws a combination. McMorrow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sean McMorrow's cut is getting worse.
McMorrow throws a big shot that misses.
McMorrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pounder manages to avoid it.
Pounder slips a jab from McMorrow.
McMorrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pounder ducks under a wild hook from McMorrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Pounder.
Pounder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by McMorrow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McMorrow.
McMorrow tries to clinch up.
McMorrow scores with a jab. Pounder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McMorrow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pounder's head.
McMorrow tries to clinch up.
Pounder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. McMorrow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sean McMorrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Pounder misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounder swings for the body but McMorrow moves out of range.
Pounder throws a right and a left that McMorrow avoids nicely.
McMorrow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pounder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McMorrow.
McMorrow misses with a straight right.
McMorrow closes the distance and pushes Pounder back into the cage.
McMorrow prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from McMorrow.
McMorrow cracks Pounder with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McMorrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McMorrow prevents a body shot from Pounder.
A short right from McMorrow.
Pounder is trying to drag McMorrow to the mat but McMorrow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sean McMorrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Pounder.
Pounder looks gassed!
McMorrow tries to land a knee to the head but Pounder blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean McMorrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean McMorrow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McMorrow throws a shot from downtown. Pounder moves away and avoids it.
Pounder looks to land a right hand but McMorrow moved out of range.
Pounder swats away the attempt to clinch by McMorrow.
Sean McMorrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMorrow throws out a loose jab but Pounder uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMorrow connects with a right hand. Pounder shakes it off.
Pounder swats away the attempt to clinch by McMorrow.
McMorrow lands with a straight right. Pounder didn't see that one coming.
McMorrow looks to land a right hand but Pounder moved out of range.
Pounder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McMorrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMorrow throws a combination that misses
and Pounder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pounder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pounder scores with a nice strike.
McMorrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pounder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McMorrow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from McMorrow misses.
Pounder throws a left and a right that both miss
and McMorrow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McMorrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pounder closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMorrow lands a big uppercut and Pounder crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pounder looks OK. McMorrow waves Pounder back to his feet!
Pounder is rocked!
Pounder tries to get into range but McMorrow steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Pounder! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! McMorrow scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean McMorrow!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tirion Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin McCloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by . Gavin McCloud 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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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tirion Jackson!
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, Gavin McCloud!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCloud misses with a leg kick.
McCloud lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into rage.
It looks like Tirion Jackson has been cut.
Some wild striking there from McCloud.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
McCloud cracks Jackson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McCloud has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jackson to stand back up!
Jackson is rocked!
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
McCloud wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson is working McCloud over against the cage.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCloud scores with a nice head shot.
Gavin McCloud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with McCloud.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCloud pulls his leg out and moves away.
McCloud misses with the combination.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Gavin McCloud has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of McCloud 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McCloud is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and McCloud falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tirion Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Benett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brett Benett!
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, Emmanuel Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benett shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vargas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Benett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Benett prevents Vargas from getting back to his feet.
Benett lands a couple of elbows.
Vargas looking for a sweep. Not yet Vargas, not yet.
Vargas is trying to control the position but Benett postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benett tries to free his leg and advance position but Vargas is retaining full guard.
Benett throwing strikes but missing.
Benett wants to control from the top but Vargas keeps moving.
Vargas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benett with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vargas is looking to clinch but Benett is avoiding it.
Vargas tries to clinch but Benett moves out of range.
Vargas is looking to clinch.
Benett wants to clinch up but Vargas keeps it at a distance.
Benett throws a sloppy head kick and Vargas moves out of range easily.
Vargas forces Benett back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas throws an elbow but it misses.
Benett is trying to break the clinch but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
Vargas misses with a knee to the head.
Vargas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vargas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Benett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vargas tries to land knees in the clinch but Benett avoids the damage to the body.
Vargas throws an elbow that misses.
Vargas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benett blocks it with crossed arms.
Benett has Vargas pressed against the cage.
Vargas lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vargas.
Vargas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benett.
Vargas tries a knee to the head but Benett blocks it.
Vargas looking to stall.
Benett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vargas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
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.
Vargas slowing the pace effectively.
Benett dodges an elbow strike from Vargas.
Vargas trying to stall but Benett improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vargas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benett's brow.
Benett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vargas throws an elbow but it misses.
Vargas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vargas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Benett trying to control the position but instead, Vargas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benett into the cage.
Vargas stalling the fight.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vargas tries a knee to the head but Benett blocks it.
Vargas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vargas misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Benett looking to stall.
Vargas tries to land a knee to the head but Benett blocks with his arms.
Vargas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benett avoids it.
Vargas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benett's face.
Benett avoids the elbow strike from Vargas, against the cage.
Vargas missing with knees to the body.
Vargas connects with a knee to the head.
Vargas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benett avoids the elbow strike from Vargas, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vargas.
Vargas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vargas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benett's brow.
Vargas missing with knees to the body.
Vargas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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.
Vargas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Benett.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vargas.
Benett avoiding damage as Vargas throws knees to the body.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vargas looks gassed!
Vargas scores a nice knee to the body.
Benett dodges an elbow strike from Vargas.
Vargas misses with an elbow over the top.
Benett misses with a knee strike.
Benett avoids the elbow strike from Vargas, against the cage.
Benett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Benett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vargas up against the cage.
Benett trying to control the position but instead, Vargas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benett into the cage.
Vargas crunches a lovely knee into Benett's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Vargas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Benett instigates a clinch.
Vargas pushes off an throws an elbow but Benett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benett looking to slow down the pace here.
Vargas tries to land knees in the clinch but Benett avoids the damage to the body.
Vargas is trying to maintain a safe position but Benett gets an underhook and turns Vargas into the cage.
Benett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vargas throws an elbow but it misses.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Benett dodges an elbow strike from Vargas.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Benett avoids the elbow strike from Vargas, against the cage.
Benett is trying to stall.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
Vargas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vargas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vargas tries a knee to the head but Benett blocks it.
Benett takes an elbow to the temple.
Benett blocks an elbow strike from Vargas.
Benett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Benett avoids a wild elbow strike from Vargas.
Benett blocks the elbow strike.
Vargas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vargas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benett.
Vargas tries to land a knee to the head but Benett blocks with his arms.
Vargas pushes off an throws an elbow but Benett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benett as Vargas tries to tie him up.
Vargas effectively controlling the action here.
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.
Benett avoiding damage as Vargas throws knees to the body.
Vargas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benett is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vargas.
Vargas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vargas tries to land knees in the clinch but Benett avoids the damage to the body.
Vargas pushes off an throws an elbow but Benett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vargas lands a knee to the head.
Vargas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vargas stalling.
Vargas is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vargas.
Benett goes for a takedown attempt but Vargas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Benett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas looks to clinch
and Benett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vargas crunches a lovely knee into Benett's ribcage.
Benett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vargas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
Vargas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vargas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Benett up against the cage.
Vargas tries to stall but Benett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vargas lands an elbow just above Benett 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vargas.
Vargas misses with a knee strike.
Emmanuel Vargas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vargas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Benett dodges an elbow strike from Vargas.
Vargas tries to stall but Benett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas lands an elbow just above Benett 's eye.
Vargas lands a knee to the head.
Vargas is trying to maintain a safe position but Benett gets an underhook and turns Vargas into the cage.
Vargas lands a nice knee to the body.
Vargas misses with an elbow strike.
Vargas misses with a knee to the head.
Vargas connects with a knee to the head.
Benett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Vargas.
Vargas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Benett blocks an elbow strike from Vargas.
Benett blocks an elbow strike.
Vargas taking a breather.
Vargas seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Vargas tries a knee to the head but Benett blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Vargas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Benett clinches up with Vargas and pushes him back against the cage.
Vargas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benett managing to block the knees to the body from Vargas.
Benett dodges an elbow strike from Vargas.
Vargas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice elbow from Vargas.
Vargas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vargas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vargas trying to stall but Benett improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Vargas.
Vargas throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vargas throws an elbow but misses.
Benett avoids a wild elbow strike from Vargas.
Vargas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vargas is looking to control Benett's arms but Benett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vargas has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Benett dodges an elbow strike from Vargas.
Benett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vargas is keeping busy.
Vargas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benett's face.
The is referee keeping an eye on Benett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vargas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vargas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Benett effectively controlling the action here.
Benett dodges an elbow strike from Vargas.
Vargas misses with a knee to the head.
Benett turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Benett manages to end up in side control.
Benett cracks Vargas with a big right hand but Vargas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Vargas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Benett connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vargas is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benett landing strikes.
Vargas struggling a bit here.
Vargas tries to buck Benett off but Benett is having none of it.
Benett tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Benett working the head with strikes.
Benett throws a strike aimed at the side of Vargas's head but Vargas avoids it well.
Benett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vargas is avoiding damage well.
Vargas regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Benett there.
Vargas is looking to improve his position.
Benett is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas wants to get back to his feet.
Vargas kicks Benett off and gets back to his feet.
Benett throws a head kick but Vargas moves out of range.
Vargas tries to clinch but Benett moves away
and Benett moves into the clinch.
Vargas is looking to control Benett's arms but Benett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vargas has his back to the cage.
Vargas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vargas throws an elbow but it misses.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Vargas.
Vargas pushes off an throws an elbow but Benett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vargas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Benett looking to stall.
Vargas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vargas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benett avoiding damage as Vargas throws knees to the body.
Vargas stops a takedown attempt from Benett.
Vargas avoiding damage as Benett throws knees to the body.
Vargas lands a damaging elbow.
Benett manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vargas wanted to stand there but Benett had control of the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Benett wants to sweep but no luck.
Brett Benett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emmanuel Vargas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Benett keeping moving, preventing Vargas from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Benett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vargas 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 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmanuel Vargas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger del Mexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Medeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Medeiros's choice of entrance music: Liberate. Dan Medeiros acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiger del Mexico!
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, Dan Medeiros!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
del Mexico feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
del Mexico is working Medeiros over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
del Mexico passes into half guard.
del Mexico wants to pass the guard but Medeiros is defending well.
del Mexico is working for a kimura but Medeiros is defending it quite comfortably.
del Mexico 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.
Medeiros keeping control of the position.
del Mexico looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
del Mexico is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Medeiros defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
del Mexico is looking to advance position but Medeiros won't allow it.
del Mexico is looking for submissions but instead, Medeiros has regained full guard.
Medeiros is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst del Mexico is controlling him.
del Mexico drops back, looking for a kneebar! Medeiros looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Medeiros looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Medeiros!
A lull in the action here as Medeiros stalls from top position.
Medeiros thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
del Mexico manages to work his way to half guard, despite Medeiros's best efforts.
del Mexico looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
del Mexico flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Medeiros lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Medeiros scoring with strikes to the body and head.
del Mexico is not content to let Medeiros control the position.
Medeiros thows a huge punch but del Mexico dodges it nicely.
del Mexico missing with punches from the bottom.
del Mexico on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
del Mexico works his way to full guard. Good work.
del Mexico punching from the bottom - just letting Medeiros know he's still in a fight.
del Mexico has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Medeiros should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, del Mexico has tightened it up now! Medeiros should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tiger del Mexico!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Pato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Bell!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pato is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pato avoids it.
Bell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pato avoids it.
Bell trying to land knees to the body.
Bell lands a knee to the body.
Bell tries a knee to the head but Pato blocks it.
Pato tries to pull guard but Bell holds him up against the cage and eventually Pato drops back down to his feet.
Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pato takes one on the button.
Pato takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Carlos Pato has been cut.
Bell lands a brutal head kick. Pato looks out on his feet and Bell throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kevin Bell!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy-Out Of Space. Saint Shamrock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here Come's Tha Thumper kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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148 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyrone Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saint Shamrock needs to keep his hands up - Jenkins had a free shot at his head there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saint Shamrock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Saint Shamrock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saint Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Jenkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saint Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Jenkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jenkins looks to land a body kick but Saint Shamrock moved away.
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body. Saint Shamrock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jenkins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jenkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saint Shamrock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jenkins defending well as Saint Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick that Jenkins semi-blocks.
Jenkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Saint Shamrock tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Jenkins connects with the punch.
Jenkins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Saint Shamrock did well to prevent Jenkins getting side control.
Jenkins working the head and body with strikes.
Jenkins stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A jab from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
Jenkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Saint Shamrock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint Shamrock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint Shamrock feints and then cracks Jenkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jenkins down.
Saint Shamrock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jenkins lands a right hook to the body.
Saint Shamrock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Shamrock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Saint Shamrock scores with a knee to the head.
Jenkins wants a takedown.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Jenkins takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Saint Shamrock prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but Saint Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Jenkins drops back down to his feet.
Saint Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jenkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saint Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
Saint Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Saint Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jenkins is rocked!
Jenkins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Jenkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenkins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Saint Shamrock pulls his leg out and moves away.
Saint Shamrock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saint Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off.
Jenkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Jenkins throws a lazy right hand but Saint Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint Shamrock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jenkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Saint Shamrock as Jenkins shoots in.
Saint Shamrock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Saint Shamrock lands with a slapping head kick.
Saint Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saint Shamrock stuffs the takedown.
Jenkins throws a hook but Saint Shamrock blocks it.
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saint Shamrock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins shoots in for a double leg but Saint Shamrock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint Shamrock lands with a kick to the temple. Jenkins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saint Shamrock sprawls well. Saint Shamrock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jenkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Saint Shamrock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saint Shamrock lands a head kick. Jenkins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Saint Shamrock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jenkins throws a jab when Saint Shamrock was well out of range.
Jenkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saint Shamrock moves into the clinch successfully.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but Saint Shamrock won't allow it.
Jenkins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Saint Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but Saint Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Jenkins drops back down to his feet.
Saint Shamrock landing knees to the head.
Saint Shamrock prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Saint Shamrock.
Saint Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Saint Shamrock connects with a knee to the head.
Saint Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Saint Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jenkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Jenkins wants a takedown.
Jenkins gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Saint Shamrock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint Shamrock is trying to stand up here but Jenkins is controlling him well.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Saint Shamrock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saint Shamrock is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saint Shamrock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jenkins jabs Saint Shamrock right on the nose. Saint Shamrock blinks but takes it well.
Jenkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saint Shamrock circles away quickly and effectively.
Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saint Shamrock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jenkins if he has to take too many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Saint Shamrock.
Saint Shamrock lands a high kick!
Saint Shamrock tries to bum rush Jenkins with a series of wild strikes but Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jenkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Saint Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Shamrock lands with a slapping head kick.
Jenkins lands a nice hook to Saint Shamrock's body. Saint Shamrock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jenkins throws a nice looking combination but Saint Shamrock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins tries to keep at a distance but Saint Shamrock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saint Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Saint Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saint Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saint Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saint Shamrock prevents the takedown attempt.
Jenkins avoiding damage as Saint Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Jenkins wants a takedown but no success here.
Saint Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saint Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Jenkins blocks with his arms.
Saint Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jenkins has hold of one of Saint Shamrock's legs. Saint Shamrock is fighting the takedown attempt but Jenkins gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jenkins won't allow Saint Shamrock to get back to his feet.
Jenkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Saint Shamrock is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Jenkins is blocking nicely.
Saint Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Saint Shamrock prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jenkins jumps guard.
Jenkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saint Shamrock prevents Jenkins from getting back to his feet.
Saint Shamrock wanted to stand there but Jenkins had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jenkins connects with the punch.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Saint Shamrock moves out of range.
Saint Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.
Saint Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Saint Shamrock tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Saint Shamrock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jenkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jenkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jenkins throws a shot to the body.
Saint Shamrock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saint Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jenkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but Saint Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Jenkins drops back down to his feet.
Saint Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jenkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saint Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saint Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Jenkins blocks it.
Jenkins wants a takedown.
Saint Shamrock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Saint Shamrock scores with a knee to the head.
Saint Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jenkins blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Shamrock stops a takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saint Shamrock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jenkins wants a takedown.
Saint Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Jenkins looking for a takedown.
Saint Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Jenkins's ribcage.
Saint Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jenkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saint Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jenkins is defending well for now.
Jenkins has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Saint Shamrock uses from the top position.
Jenkins striking off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jenkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saint Shamrock stands up and waves to Jenkins to follow him.
Saint Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jenkins works the jab nicely.
Jenkins lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Saint Shamrock gets caught flat footed, as Jenkins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jenkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saint Shamrock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jenkins is controlling him.
Jenkins is in close to Saint Shamrock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jenkins gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saint Shamrock has time to react.
Saint Shamrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkins.
Saint Shamrock tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Shamrock tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Saint Shamrock.
Tyrone Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to de liver by Jenkins. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jenkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jenkins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Saint Shamrock is trying to stand.
Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jenkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jenkins prevents Saint Shamrock from standing back up.
Jenkins gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Saint Shamrock tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Saint Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Saint Shamrock sprawls well. He's pushed Jenkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saint Shamrock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Saint Shamrock pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from Jenkins.
Saint Shamrock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jenkins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint Shamrock throws a nice head kick!
Jenkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Saint Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
Saint Shamrock thows a body kick. Jenkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Saint Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saint Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jenkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No joy there for Jenkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Jenkins misses.
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Jenkins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint Shamrock.
Jenkins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saint Shamrock backs up against the cage.
Saint Shamrock tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Saint Shamrock tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Jenkins works over Saint Shamrock's head and body with a nice combination.
Saint Shamrock is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Saint Shamrock wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
Saint Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saint Shamrock tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Saint Shamrock looks for the body kick but Jenkins saw that one coming.
Jenkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Saint Shamrock throws a leg kick but Jenkins checks it.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jenkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saint Shamrock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Shamrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkins.
Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint Shamrock wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Saint Shamrock.
Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenkins scores with a nice strike.
Saint Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenkins misses with a few strikes there.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint Shamrock.
Saint Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Tyrone Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Saint Shamrock shows good takedown defense.
Jenkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Saint Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
Jenkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jenkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Saint Shamrock lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Jenkins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saint Shamrock 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gene Upshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Nandos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gene Upshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Nandos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nandos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nandos scores with a jab to the head.
Nandos shoots in looking for a takedown. Upshaw tries to sprawl out of it but Nandos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Upshaw manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nandos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Upshaw drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nandos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Upshaw is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nandos jabs Upshaw right on the nose. Upshaw blinks but takes it well.
Nandos scores with a takedown into Upshaw's guard.
Nandos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Upshaw's head.
Nandos postures up in Upshaw's guard and throws a big left but Upshaw blocks it.
Nandos tries to free his leg and advance position but Upshaw is retaining full guard.
Nandos wants to control from the top but Upshaw keeps moving.
Nandos cracks Upshaw with a solid left hand.
Nandos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nandos lands a couple of elbows.
Nandos tries to free his leg and advance position but Upshaw is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nandos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nandos trying to control the position from guard on top but Upshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Upshaw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nandos trying to control the position from guard on top but Upshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nandos working some strikes from top position.
Nandos throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nandos cracks Upshaw with a right hand to the side of the head.
Upshaw tries a low kick but Nandos avoids it.
Nandos scores with a three punch combo!
Nandos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nandos lands with a big left! Upshaw is wobbled badly! Nandos comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Upshaw to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rickson Nandos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foxtrot Kilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Anderson Nogueira has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Anderson Nogueira seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Nogueira !
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, Foxtrot Kilo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilo stuffs the takedown.
Nogueira tries to bum rush Kilo with a series of wild strikes but Kilo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kilo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kilo lands a with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilo misses with a few strikes there.
Foxtrot Kilo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira swinging wilding here.
Nogueira throws a looping overhand right but Kilo ducks down to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nogueira fails to land the takedown.
Kilo scores with a jab.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Kilo throws a monster overhand right that drops Nogueira ! Kilo follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Foxtrot Kilo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hung Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill. Dong has chosen Lollipop - BIGBANG and 2NE1 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hung Dong!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong keeps the fight on the outside.
Dong moves out of range of the leg kick from Hardy.
Dong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dong gets the takedown into side control.
Dong looking to control but instead Hardy has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Dong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dong is keen to just control but Hardy is a slippery customer.
Hardy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dong.
Hardy tries to roll over but Dong keeps him under control.
Hardy trying to control but Dong postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hardy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dong.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy trying to hold on to Dong's head to control him but Dong postures up.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dong.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy is trying to stand.
Hardy is looking to improve his position.
Dong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hardy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dong on the ground.
Hardy scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dong manages to mount him!
Dong landing strikes from the mount.
Hardy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hardy 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.
Hardy wants to improve his position but Dong is controlling well.
Dong is pressing down on Hardy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hardy is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dong takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardy's head.
Hardy is trying to stand back up but Dong is controlling him
Ground and pound from Dong.
Dong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardy's head.
Hardy is looking to improve his position.
Dong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardy's head.
Hardy is looking to improve his position.
Dong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong is trying to control the action in half guard but Hardy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hardy trying to hold on to Dong's head to control him but Dong postures up.
Dong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hardy sees it coming and defends easily.
Dong is keen to just control but Hardy is a slippery customer.
Dong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hardy is trying to get back to full guard.
Dong thows a huge punch but Hardy dodges it nicely.
Hardy trying to control here.
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.
Nice strikes from Dong there.
Hardy is looking to improve his position.
Hardy is looking to control Dong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hardy avoid being mounted?
Hardy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dong won't allow Hardy to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hardy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy is not content to let Dong control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hung Dong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dong slips a straight right by Hardy.
Dong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hardy is trying to control the position but Dong postures up.
Dong chips away with some ground and pound.
Hardy is trying to control the position but Dong postures up.
Dong wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Dong postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Dong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dong is pushing down on Hardy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hardy is fighting to maintain full guard but Dong has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dong lands with a punch from half guard.
Hardy is trying to maintain the position but Dong is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Dong there.
Dong trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hardy wants to sweep here but Dong controlling him for the moment.
Dong postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardy, right into the meat.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Dong moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Dong.
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.
Hardy misses with a head kick.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Dong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Hardy clinches up with Dong and pushes him back against the cage.
Hardy working Dong over with knees to the body.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dong.
A nice left hand lands by Dong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dong connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hardy is bucking up trying to escape but Dong cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hardy taking shots to the head.
Dong scoring with strikes but Hardy is staying in there.
Dong landing strikes from the mount and Hardy is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy can't escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BOOM! Dong connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dong is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hardy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hardy is in a horrible position here. Dong smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hung Dong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dong is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dong landing strikes from the mount and Hardy is in trouble!
Dong lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hardy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dong's back!
Dong has hold of Hardy's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong is keeping busy.
Hardy controlling well, preventing Dong from escaping the position.
Dong trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hardy controlling well, preventing Dong from escaping the position.
Dong trying to control the hands but Hardy breaks the grip.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dong is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hardy.
Dong tries to roll but Hardy sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hung Dong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
No luck for Dong with that takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dong keeps the fight on the outside.
Dong blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Dong swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Dong misses with a wild body shot.
Dong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dong.
Hardy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dong.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Dong's head but Dong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardy rather than just go for the knockout.
Hardy has managed to clinch.
Dong lands a body shot.
Dong just leaning against Hardy, taking a breather.
Dong lands an uppercut.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dong throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardy.
Dong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Dong controls the action.
Hardy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dong is working Hardy over against the cage.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Dong.
Dong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dong works on Hardy's body with a couple of short punches.
Dong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hardy up against the cage.
Hardy working Dong over with knees to the body.
Hardy keeps control of Dong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Dong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardy.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Dong.
Hardy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hardy lands a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands an uppercut.
Dong is leaning against Hardy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardy.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Dong blocks with his arms.
Dong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Will Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hung Dong.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Will Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Dong avoids the damage to the body.
Dong blocks an elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dong fails to land.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Dong blocks it.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Dong lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
Dong manages to break the clinch.
Hardy slips a jab and a cross from Dong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Dong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dong blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Dong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hardy momentarily.
Dong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hardy taking some punishment here, with Dong in his half guard.
Dong thows a huge punch but Hardy dodges it nicely.
Hardy preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hardy is trying to get back to full guard.
Dong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hardy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dong is trying to control the action in half guard but Hardy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong seems to be working for a kimura but Hardy defends the submission attempt.
Hardy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hardy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dong's guard.
Hung Dong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy throwing strikes but missing.
Dong wants to sweep here but Hardy controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dong 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hung Dong!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayger Mayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Suikoden 2 OST (the entire thing) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mayger Mayne told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mayger Mayne!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayne shoots in but no luck this time.
Mayne cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayne.
Mayne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mayne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mayne lands a body shot.
Mayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Mayne scores with a body shot.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayne fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mayne.
Rocky Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mayger Mayne.
Thomas is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Mayne hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rocky Thomas!
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