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SUPERFIGHTS ed. IV again! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stuart Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sheldon Punch!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richardson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Punch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Stuart Richardson has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Richardson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richardson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Punch throws a hook but Richardson avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Richardson.
Punch throws out a loose jab but Richardson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richardson ducks under a wild hook from Punch.
Punch lands a big right hand that sends Richardson crashing to the mat! Punch stays standing though and waves Richardson back to his feet!
Richardson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Punch's calf.
Richardson scores with a leg kick.
Richardson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Richardson moves out of range as Punch strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Richardson.
Richardson lands a head kick!
Richardson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Punch lands with a shot to the body.
Punch misses with a hook.
Richardson throws a shot from downtown. Punch moves away and avoids it.
Punch misses with a hook.
Punch lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch misses with a hook.
Richardson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richardson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Punch scores with a jab to the head.
Richardson is rocked!
Punch flashes Richardson a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Richardson's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Richardson crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Punch punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sheldon Punch!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Kaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Leao da Ilha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaka comes to the cage accompanied by Pjanoo by Eric Prydaz. Ricardo Kaka has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Kaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Leao da Ilha!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaka throws a sloppy head kick and Leao da Ilha moves out of range easily.
Leao da Ilha misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Leao da Ilha.
Leao da Ilha throws a hook but Kaka blocks it.
Kaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leao da Ilha.
Kaka misses with a head kick.
Kaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kaka.
Kaka lands a nice looking body kick.
Leao da Ilha looks gassed!
Kaka lands a big head kick that sends Leao da Ilha tumbling to the mat! Kaka takes a step backwards and waves Leao da Ilha back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Leao da Ilha is rocked!
It looks like Cesar Leao da Ilha has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick by Kaka - that's a beauty! Leao da Ilha is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Kaka can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ricardo Kaka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hasto Milorake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mussum Cacildis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hasto Milorake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mussum Cacildis!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cacildis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cacildis misses with a straight left.
Cacildis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Milorake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cacildis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cacildis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Milorake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Milorake does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Cacildis.
Hasto Milorake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cacildis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Milorake throws a series of punches but Cacildis moves out of range.
Cacildis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Milorake counters with a one-two to the body.
Donk. Cacildis catches Milorake right on the button with a cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Milorake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cacildis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Milorake throws a one two combo.
Cacildis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milorake falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Cacildis to counter with a crisp jab.
Milorake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cacildis.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cacildis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Milorake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milorake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cacildis counters with a nice body shot.
Milorake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cacildis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milorake.
Milorake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Cacildis counter with a right hand.
Cacildis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Hasto Milorake has been cut.
Milorake ducks under a wild hook from Cacildis.
Milorake fails to land with a series of punches.
Milorake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cacildis.
Cacildis throws a series of punches but Milorake moves out of range.
No joy there for Cacildis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Milorake blocks a jab.
Cacildis misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Cacildis misses.
Cacildis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Milorake scores with a one two! Cacildis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cacildis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Milorake misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cacildis misses.
Milorake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Milorake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Milorake throws a combination that misses
and Milorake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Cacildis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Milorake doesn't seem phased though.
Milorake swinging wilding here.
Cacildis looks to land a body kick but Milorake moved away.
Milorake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cacildis.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cacildis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cacildis misses with a straight right.
Cacildis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cacildis looks to land a right hand but Milorake moved out of range.
Cacildis fails to land with a series of punches.
Cacildis throws a body punch but Milorake moves out of range.
Milorake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cacildis misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cacildis tries to bum rush Milorake with a series of wild strikes but Milorake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Milorake swinging wilding here.
Cacildis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Milorake misses with a double jab.
Milorake scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Cacildis.
Milorake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Milorake looks to land a combination. Cacildis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cacildis 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.
Milorake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cacildis misses with an uppercut.
Cacildis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Milorake swinging wilding here.
Milorake misses with a double jab
and Cacildis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cacildis misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milorake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cacildis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Milorake misses with a combination
and Cacildis counters with a two punch combo.
Cacildis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milorake moves away.
Cacildis dodges the punch combination from Milorake.
Cacildis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Milorake had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cacildis misses with an uppercut. Milorake saw that one coming.
Cacildis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milorake.
Milorake is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cacildis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milorake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Milorake misses with a few strikes there.
Cacildis lands a with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cacildis throws a series of punches but Milorake avoids them all with ease.
Milorake slips a jab and a cross from Cacildis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Milorake misses.
Milorake throws a combination. Cacildis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Milorake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Milorake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cacildis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Milorake throws a combination that misses
and Cacildis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mussum Cacildis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hasto Milorake'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.
Cacildis throws a right hand that Milorake ducks under and follows up with a left that Milorake also avoids with ease.
Milorake throws a nice looking combination but Cacildis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cacildis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cacildis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Milorake does no damage.
No joy there for Milorake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cacildis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milorake moves away.
Milorake throws a series of punches but Cacildis avoids them all with ease.
Milorake looks to land a combination but Cacildis avoids it well.
Milorake misses with a wild combination.
Cacildis throws a looping overhand right but Milorake ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cacildis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Milorake lands with a shot to the body.
Cacildis loads up on a big right hand but Milorake slips the punch.
Milorake has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cacildis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milorake counters with a series of strikes. Cacildis will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milorake tries to bum rush Cacildis with a series of wild strikes but Cacildis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Milorake throws a series of punches but Cacildis moves out of range.
Cacildis dodges the punch combination from Milorake.
Milorake throws a right hand that Cacildis ducks under and follows up with a left that Cacildis also avoids with ease.
Milorake misses with the combination.
Milorake misses with a two punch combination.
Milorake throws a series of punches but Cacildis avoids them all with ease.
Hasto Milorake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cacildis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milorake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cacildis throws a combination that misses
and Milorake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Milorake misses with a few strikes there.
Milorake misses with the combination.
Cacildis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milorake.
Cacildis dodges the punch combination from Milorake.
Cacildis avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
Milorake misses with a combination
and Cacildis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cacildis looks to land a combination but Milorake avoids it well.
Milorake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Milorake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cacildis slips a jab and a cross from Milorake.
Milorake throws a combination that misses
and Cacildis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mussum Cacildis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cacildis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Milorake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cacildis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Milorake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cacildis counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Cacildis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cacildis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milorake.
Milorake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Milorake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cacildis throws a hook but Milorake avoids it easily.
Cacildis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milorake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cacildis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cacildis throws a hook but Milorake avoids it easily.
Milorake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cacildis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Milorake counters with a two punch combo.
Cacildis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Milorake throws a series of punches but Cacildis moves out of range.
Cacildis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab by Milorake.
Milorake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cacildis misses with a double jab
letting Milorake counter with a right hand.
Cacildis is breathing heavily.
Milorake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cacildis circles away quickly and effectively.
Milorake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cacildis.
Milorake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cacildis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Milorake slips a jab and a cross from Cacildis.
Cacildis connects with a jab.
Milorake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Milorake misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milorake tries to bum rush Cacildis with a series of wild strikes but Cacildis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Milorake misses with a series of wild punches.
Milorake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Milorake misses with a double jab.
Cacildis loads up on a big right hand but Milorake slips the punch.
Milorake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cacildis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Milorake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cacildis.
Milorake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cacildis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cacildis misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Cacildis does no damage.
Milorake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Milorake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Milorake misses with the combination.
Cacildis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Milorake counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cacildis scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mussum Cacildis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hasto Milorake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good exchange - Cacildis coming out on top.
A punch combination from Milorake misses.
Milorake tries to bum rush Cacildis with a series of wild strikes but Cacildis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Milorake misses with a double jab
and Cacildis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Cacildis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Milorake misses with a double jab.
Cacildis misses with a double jab.
Cacildis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milorake throws a series of punches but Cacildis moves out of range.
Milorake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Milorake does no damage.
Milorake throws a nice looking combination but Cacildis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cacildis slips a jab and a cross from Milorake.
Cacildis slips a jab and a cross from Milorake.
A punch combination from Cacildis misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cacildis dodges the punch combination from Milorake.
Cacildis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milorake.
Milorake misses with a series of wild punches.
Cacildis misses with a double jab.
Milorake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cacildis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Milorake cracks a nice hook into Cacildis's ribs.
Cacildis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milorake circles away quickly and effectively.
Milorake fails to land with a series of punches.
Milorake moves out of range of the strikes.
Milorake misses with the combination.
Milorake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Milorake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cacildis circles away quickly and effectively.
Cacildis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Milorake does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No joy there for Milorake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Milorake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cacildis lands with a hook. Milorake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Milorake misses with a double jab.
Milorake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cacildis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cacildis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cacildis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Milorake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milorake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milorake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cacildis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Milorake misses with a double jab
and Cacildis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Milorake avoids the body shot from Cacildis.
Cacildis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cacildis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milorake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cacildis misses with a combination
and Milorake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cacildis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cacildis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milorake.
Milorake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cacildis.
Milorake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cacildis.
Milorake misses with a wild combination.
Cacildis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Milorake swinging wilding here.
Cacildis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Milorake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Milorake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cacildis.
Milorake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Milorake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cacildis.
Milorake misses with a combination
and Cacildis counters with a two punch combo.
Milorake throws a series of punches but Cacildis avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cacildis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cacildis misses with an uppercut. Milorake saw that one coming.
Milorake misses with a wild combination.
Milorake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cacildis dodges the punch combination from Milorake.
Milorake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Milorake misses with a combination
and Cacildis counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Milorake does no damage.
Milorake misses with a two punch combination.
Hasto Milorake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milorake misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cacildis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milorake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Milorake misses with a double jab
enabling Cacildis to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mussum Cacildis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cacildis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mussum Cacildis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shrader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Muniz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Shrader!
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, Rafael Muniz!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muniz darts in and clinches Shrader up against the cage.
Muniz misses with a knee to the head.
Muniz drags the fight down to the ground.
Muniz keeping moving, preventing Shrader from controlling successfully.
Muniz seems keen to control Shrader's posture.
Shrader wants to control from the top but Muniz keeps moving.
Muniz managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muniz wants to stand but Shrader is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrader stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muniz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muniz keeping moving, preventing Shrader from controlling successfully.
Muniz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shrader!
Muniz gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Shrader tries to clinch there but Muniz circles away.
Shrader wants to clinch but Muniz slips to the side
and Muniz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shrader won't be happy with that.
Shrader might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shrader is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muniz stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Muniz instigates a clinch.
Muniz is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Shrader can't fight it off and eventually Muniz manages to take the fight to the floor. Shrader looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shrader tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muniz stands and steps away. Shrader gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Muniz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shrader as he jumps to the side.
Shrader really is a fat lump.
Shrader tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muniz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shrader moves in looking to clinch but Muniz pushes him off.
Shrader with a lazy takedown attempt
and Muniz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shrader on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shrader tries to get out of the position.
Shrader is trying to stand back up but Muniz is controlling him
Shrader tries to roll over but Muniz keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shrader is trying to maintain the position but Muniz is very close to passing his half guard.
Muniz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shrader is trying to get back to full guard.
Shrader has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Muniz is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick by Shrader misses
and Muniz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shrader!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muniz stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Muniz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Muniz or perhaps it was just good defense by Shrader which made him look bad.
Shrader defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Muniz.
Muniz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shrader prevents the takedown attempt.
Nick Shrader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Muniz.
Muniz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shrader wants a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Shrader's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shrader jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Muniz walks away with a smile on his face. Shrader gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Muniz leaves Shrader with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Muniz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muniz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shrader is trying to defend but Muniz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shrader trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrader is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Muniz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Muniz escapes and gets back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muniz.
Shrader shoots in but Muniz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Muniz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shrader sprawls well initially but Muniz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shrader trying to control here.
Muniz is looking to take a break and control but Shrader is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muniz stands up from half guard.
Shrader tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muniz swivels and escapes.
Shrader tries to clinch up but Muniz circles away and keeps his distance.
Shrader fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shrader throws a head kick that misses.
Shrader tries to clinch
and Muniz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shrader!
Shrader is looking to get to half guard.
Muniz working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Shrader looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Muniz! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rafael Muniz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georg Hullenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georg Hullenberger!
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, David Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hullenberger delivers a nice body kick.
Hullenberger throws a leg kick that misses.
Hullenberger looks for the body kick but Oliver saw that one coming.
Hullenberger tries to work over Oliver's front leg with a kick but Oliver checks it.
Hullenberger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oliver throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hullenberger's waist but Hullenberger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oliver off to one side.
Hullenberger scoring well with a low kick there.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that misses.
Hullenberger misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hullenberger.
Hullenberger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oliver. That did some damage!
A bone on bone clash there as Oliver blocks the leg kick.
Oliver checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oliver avoids the head kick by Hullenberger.
Georg Hullenberger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliver moves out of range of the body kick.
Hullenberger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullenberger fakes the leg kick and cracks Oliver in the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hullenberger.
Oliver decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hullenberger is trying to get back to full guard.
Hullenberger is not content to let Oliver control the position.
Oliver is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver trying to control the action but Hullenberger is working from the bottom.
Oliver is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Hullenberger wants to control but Oliver is keeping busy.
Hullenberger is trying to stand up here but Oliver is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georg Hullenberger dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hullenberger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oliver checks a leg kick.
Hullenberger leaves Oliver with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hullenberger thows a body shot but no joy.
Oliver avoids a kick to the body.
Hullenberger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oliver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hullenberger tries a low kick but Oliver avoids it.
Oliver throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hullenberger's waist but Hullenberger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oliver off to one side.
Hullenberger motions for Oliver to come forward. Hullenberger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hullenberger, right into the meat.
Oliver checks a low kick from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger throws a body kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Hullenberger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that misses.
Georg Hullenberger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Hullenberger. No joy for Oliver on that attempt.
Georg Hullenberger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Oliver.
Hullenberger cracks the inside of Oliver's front leg.
Oliver checks a low kick from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hullenberger scoring well with a low kick there.
Oliver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hullenberger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hullenberger tries to work over Oliver's front leg with a kick but Oliver checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hullenberger. That's going to slow Oliver down.
Hullenberger slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oliver is breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Oliver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oliver is defended easily by Hullenberger.
Hullenberger throws a sloppy head kick and Oliver moves out of range easily.
Hullenberger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oliver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both fighters circling a little - Hullenberger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hullenberger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hullenberger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hullenberger misses with a head kick.
Hullenberger wants to slow Oliver down by chopping away at his legs.
Hullenberger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oliver checks a leg kick nicely.
Hullenberger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hullenberger just misses with a punch to the body.
Hullenberger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Georg Hullenberger is winning the standup battle so far.
Hullenberger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hullenberger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hullenberger throws a head kick but Oliver moves out of range.
Oliver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger cracks the inside of Oliver's front leg.
Hullenberger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hullenberger throws a solid leg kick but Oliver takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hullenberger.
Hullenberger is looking to land body kicks.
Oliver blocks a head kick by Hullenberger.
An inside leg kick from Hullenberger misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hullenberger.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oliver checks a leg kick nicely.
Hullenberger throws a sloppy head kick and Oliver moves out of range easily.
Hullenberger keeps Oliver at a distance using the push kick.
Hullenberger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hullenberger lands with a kick to the temple. Oliver shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oliver moves out of range of the leg kick from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger lands a head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oliver avoids the head kick by Hullenberger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georg Hullenberger dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Oliver blocks the leg kick.
Hullenberger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oliver's sensitive parts.
Hullenberger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hullenberger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oliver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hullenberger stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger throws and low kick but Oliver moves out of range easily.
Hullenberger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oliver is able to avoid easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hullenberger. That's going to slow Oliver down.
Hullenberger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hullenberger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hullenberger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hullenberger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hullenberger.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Oliver crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hullenberger - the referee stops the clock and Oliver gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hullenberger. Oliver manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oliver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliver takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oliver takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like David Oliver has been cut.
Hullenberger connects with a solid leg kick.
Hullenberger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hullenberger thuds his shin into the meat of Oliver's side.
Hullenberger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Georg Hullenberger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hullenberger lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hullenberger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hullenberger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger throws a head kick but Oliver moves out of range.
Hullenberger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hullenberger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hullenberger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oliver.
Hullenberger scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hullenberger.
Hullenberger misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Hullenberger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hullenberger.
Hullenberger throws a leg kick which misses Oliver's front leg but catches the back leg as Oliver tries to avoid it.
Hullenberger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that half lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hullenberger.
Hullenberger tries to score with a low kick but Oliver moves his leg out of the way.
Hullenberger misses with a body kick.
Hullenberger lands with a slapping head kick.
A good leg kick by Hullenberger.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hullenberger!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hullenberger.
Hullenberger misses with a low kick as Oliver jumps back.
A head kick misses from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hullenberger.
Hullenberger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oliver.
Hullenberger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oliver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hullenberger thows a body kick. Oliver tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hullenberger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Georg Hullenberger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hullenberger lands a head kick. Oliver smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hullenberger slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliver checks a leg kick nicely.
David Oliver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hullenberger throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georg Hullenberger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hullenberger, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georg Hullenberger!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Markson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Clegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegg has chosen Il mercenario L'arena by Ennio Morricone as his entrance music. Nathaniel Clegg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Markson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Clegg!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegg scores with a jab.
Clegg misses with a two punch combination.
Clegg digs a good hook to Markson's body.
Clegg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clegg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Markson.
Clegg looks to land a left hand but Markson moved out of range nicely.
Clegg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clegg misses with a looping right.
Clegg misses with a wild body shot.
Clegg misses the jab.
Markson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clegg.
Clegg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clegg scores with a nice head shot.
Clegg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Markson has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegg misses the shot to the body.
Markson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Markson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clegg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Markson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Markson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clegg as he jumps to the side.
Markson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Clegg wants to get back to his feet.
Markson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clegg wants to get back to his feet.
Markson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markson is working for a submission of some sort.
Markson 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.
Markson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Clegg to get to his feet.
Markson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clegg.
Clegg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Markson.
Markson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Markson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clegg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markson manages to avoid it.
Clegg throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Clegg misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegg misses with a body shot.
Clegg lands a nice shot that snaps Markson's head back.
Markson avoids the body shot from Clegg.
Markson clinches up against the cage.
Markson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clegg breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Markson.
Clegg looks to score with a jab to the body but Markson is just out of range.
Clegg swats away the attempt to clinch by Markson.
Markson ducks under a wild hook from Clegg.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Markson is defended easily by Clegg.
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.
Clegg throws a jab but it's blocked by Markson.
Markson dodges the punch combination from Clegg.
Clegg's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Clegg duly obliges.
Clegg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Markson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clegg misses with a hook.
Markson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clegg misses the jab.
Markson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Markson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clegg is fending him off so far but Markson persists. Nope, Clegg circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Clegg dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clegg throws the left hand but Markson avoids the punch easily.
Clegg swings for the body but Markson moves out of range.
Markson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Markson showed some decent athleticism there.
Clegg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Markson.
Clegg is looking to escape.
Clegg wants to improve his position but Markson is controlling well.
Markson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Markson is looking for a kimura here.
Clegg tries to kick Markson off but Markson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Clegg desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Clegg is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Clegg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Markson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clegg.
No joy there for Clegg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clegg throws a hook to the side of Markson's head but Markson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clegg throws a hook but Markson blocks it.
Clegg lands a nice hook to Markson's body. Markson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nathaniel Clegg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Clegg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Markson trying to control the action but Clegg is working from the bottom.
Markson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clegg defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegg pushes Markson off looking to stand but Markson dives back in and keeps control.
Clegg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Markson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Markson trying to mount his opponent but Clegg defends it.
Markson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Markson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clegg defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Clegg misses with a straight left.
Markson ducks under a wild hook from Clegg.
A jab from Clegg misses.
Clegg looks to land a combination but Markson avoids it well.
Clegg looks to land a right hand but Markson moved out of range.
Markson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Markson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Clegg is trying to stand back up but Markson is controlling him
Markson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Markson is looking for a kimura here.
Markson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Clegg has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clegg looks like he's trying to stand up.
Clegg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Markson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Markson's back!
Markson surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Clegg.
Markson breaks Clegg's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Markson is in close to Clegg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Clegg keeping moving, preventing Markson from controlling successfully.
Clegg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clegg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Clegg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markson.
Clegg is trying to control the position but Markson postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Markson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Markson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clegg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Markson is controlling him.
Markson trying to control but Clegg is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Markson dominated that second round.
That's time! Markson'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!
Clegg misses with a looping right.
Clegg looks to land a right hand but Markson moved out of range.
Clegg misses with the combination.
Clegg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markson manages to avoid it.
No luck for Markson with that takedown attempt.
Markson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clegg throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clegg misses with an uppercut. Markson saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Clegg.
Markson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clegg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Markson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Clegg there.
Clegg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clegg cracks Markson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clegg throws a sloppy body shot
and Markson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markson passes to side control.
Clegg is trying to control Markson's posture but Markson avoids it.
Markson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clegg knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Clegg is looking to get back to his feet here but Markson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Clegg's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clegg showing good submission defense here.
Clegg is taking damage to the body and head.
Markson tightening his grip on Clegg, looking for the choke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clegg manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegg digs a good body shot into Markson's ribs.
Markson slips a jab and a cross from Clegg.
Markson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Markson showed some decent athleticism there.
Clegg trying to control but Markson postures up.
Clegg wants to get back to his feet.
Markson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Markson 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clegg is looking for a sweep. Markson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Markson is nestled in close to Clegg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Markson is looking for a kimura but Clegg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Markson to get the leverage.
Clegg is looking to escape.
Clegg wants to get back to full guard.
Clegg is trying to stand up here but Markson is controlling him well.
Markson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Clegg is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kyle Markson!
Kyle Markson is the new lightweight champion!
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