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FMFC 73: Liddel vs Dai PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pouncy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor McCumby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee comes to the cage accompanied by Anna Lucia. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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277 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pouncy McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trevor McCumby!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCumby is looking to clinch but McGee is avoiding it.
McCumby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCumby gets caught napping as McGee dives in and scores a takedown. McCumby manages to retain guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McCumby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGee pushes down on McCumby's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McGee trying to control the action but McCumby is working from the bottom.
McGee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCumby defending well though.
McGee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCumby defending well though.
McGee uses his free foot to push down on McCumby's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McCumby.
McGee throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McCumby because McGee loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee goes for an armbar but he's not got it… McCumby turns into him and now he's in McGee's guard.
McGee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCumby doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCumby manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McCumby trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
McCumby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McGee has his foot on McCumby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McCumby works his way back into a safe position though.
McGee looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCumby is one step ahead there.
McGee 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.
McGee has his foot on McCumby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McCumby works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCumby trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
McGee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCumby can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCumby trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
McCumby engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McGee is trying to keep McCumby in close.
McGee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCumby doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCumby manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McCumby looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McGee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McCumby defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee keeping moving, preventing McCumby from controlling successfully.
McGee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCumby gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McCumby looking to sit in guard and control but McGee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McGee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCumby can't keep his opponent in guard - McGee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McGee working the head and body with strikes.
McGee seems to be working for a kimura but McCumby defends the submission attempt.
McGee trying to control from half guard but McCumby is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pouncy McGee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McCumby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McGee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by McCumby.
McGee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCumby.
McGee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCumby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McCumby looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range.
McGee walks into a left hand.
McGee gets a double leg takedown into McCumby's guard.
McGee controlling from the top position.
McGee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCumby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pouncy McGee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee stands and throws McCumby's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McGee misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McGee scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGee is working McCumby over with some ground and pound from side control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting McGee here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
McGee is looking to take a break and control but McCumby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee scores with punches from side control.
McGee happy to just control the position for now.
McGee goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McCumby rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McGee's guard! Nice work there by McCumby!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGee looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCumby is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCumby looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McGee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCumby doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCumby manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McGee keeping moving, preventing McCumby from controlling successfully.
McGee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Trevor McCumby wasn't active enough on the ground.
McGee circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee catches McCumby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from McCumby misses.
McGee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGee staying out of range there.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCumby misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGee throws a hook to the side of McCumby's head but McCumby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCumby fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from McGee misses.
McCumby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGee.
McGee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCumby misses with a straight left.
McCumby lands the left hand.
McCumby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pouncy McGee dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McGee misses with a wild body shot.
McCumby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCumby there as he acknowledges the shot.
McCumby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McGee.
Nice cross by McCumby.
A telegraphed right hand from McGee misses the target.
McGee slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - McCumby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCumby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McCumby looks to land a left hand but McGee moved out of range nicely.
McGee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McGee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McGee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McCumby has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee is trying to control. McCumby wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McCumby is trying to get back to full guard.
McCumby avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGee.
McGee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McCumby defends it well.
McCumby tries to get to full guard but McGee has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McCumby is just riding it out for now. McGee eventually gives up the hold.
McGee wants to take a breather but McCumby is having none of it.
Trevor McCumby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee works his way into side control.
McGee swings around for an armbar but McCumby sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into McGee's guard.
Pouncy McGee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGee keeping moving, preventing McCumby from controlling successfully.
McCumby postures up.
McCumby trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
McGee is trying to control the position but McCumby postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McCumby trying to control the position from guard on top but McGee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Pouncy McGee wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McGee keeps the fight on the outside.
McCumby misses with a straight left.
Trevor McCumby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCumby.
McGee shoots in looking for a takedown but McCumby manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McGee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pouncy McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCumby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGee.
McGee misses the jab.
McCumby misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCumby.
McCumby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCumby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCumby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCumby thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pouncy McGee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGee, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pouncy McGee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vaan Patricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Mozee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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162 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vaan Patricks!
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, Daniel Mozee!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patricks throws a low kick but Mozee avoids it.
Patricks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mozee.
Mozee fails to land with a series of punches.
Patricks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Patricks throws a leg kick that misses.
Patricks looks to land a right hand but Mozee moved out of range.
Patricks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mozee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mozee throws a nice looking combination but Patricks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patricks misses with a shot to the body
and Mozee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Vaan Patricks has been cut.
Mozee misses with a hook
and Patricks counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mozee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mozee throws a hook but Patricks avoids it easily.
Mozee throws a low kick, looking for Patricks's leg but Patricks calmly moves out of range.
Patricks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mozee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patricks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mozee throws a solid leg kick but Patricks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mozee.
Mozee cracks Patricks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patricks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patricks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mozee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vaan Patricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mozee lands with a cross.
Patricks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mozee counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patricks clinches up against the cage.
Patricks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Patricks.
Mozee wants to get back to striking at distance but Patricks won't allow it.
Come on Patricks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patricks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Patricks.
Patricks misses with a punch on the inside.
Patricks stalling.
Patricks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mozee's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Patricks lands a left hand.
Patricks controlling the action here for a moment.
Patricks gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patricks prevents Mozee from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Mozee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vaan Patricks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mozee throws a hook but Patricks avoids it easily.
Patricks fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Patricks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patricks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mozee.
Mozee slips a jab from Patricks.
Vaan Patricks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mozee tries to bum rush Patricks with a series of wild strikes but Patricks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patricks misses with a double jab
and Mozee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mozee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mozee slips a jab and a cross from Patricks.
A punch combination from Patricks misses.
Patricks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Patricks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mozee.
Patricks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patricks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mozee.
Mozee slips a straight right by Patricks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patricks throws a sloppy head kick and Mozee moves out of range easily.
Patricks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mozee avoiding damage as Patricks throws knees to the body.
Patricks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mozee tries to break free but Patricks pushes him back against the cage.
Mozee is looking to break free of the clinch but Patricks has double underhooks.
Patricks leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patricks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mozee wants to get back to striking at distance but Patricks won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Mozee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patricks fails to land.
Mozee can't break the clinch.
Mozee is trying to break the clinch but Patricks is controlling him.
Patricks scores with a shot to the side of Mozee's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mozee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Patricks has Mozee pressed against the cage, preventing Mozee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Patricks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Patricks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patricks throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Mozee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vaan Patricks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Patricks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mozee.
Patricks tries to clinch but Mozee is having none of it.
Patricks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mozee wants to get back to striking at distance but Patricks won't allow it.
Mozee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patricks moves forwards but Mozee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Patricks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patricks throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patricks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mozee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mozee misses with a straight right.
Patricks has Mozee up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mozee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Patricks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mozee is trying to break the clinch but Patricks is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mozee is trying to break the clinch but Patricks has him pressed against the cage.
Mozee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mozee manages to break the clinch.
Patricks throws a head kick that misses.
Mozee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patricks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patricks scores with a hook.
Mozee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patricks circles away quickly and effectively.
Patricks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mozee throws a good cross that connects.
Patricks tries to clinch up but Mozee circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniel Mozee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patricks dips to his left and cracks Mozee with an uppercut!
Mozee lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patricks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Patricks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mozee.
Vaan Patricks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Patricks. Mozee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mozee lands a jab to Patricks's midsection.
Patricks walks into a straight right hand from Mozee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patricks throws a leg kick which misses Mozee's front leg but catches the back leg as Mozee tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mozee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patricks.
Patricks throws a body punch but Mozee moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Mozee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mozee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Mozee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cris Dorh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jere Ruutikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorh comes to the cage accompanied by Heaven & Hell. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cris Dorh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jere Ruutikainen!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruutikainen moves out of range as Dorh strikes.
Ruutikainen has Dorh up against the cage in a clinch.
Dorh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruutikainen misses with a punch to the body.
Ruutikainen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dorh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruutikainen backwards.
Dorh tries to break free but Ruutikainen pushes him back against the cage.
Dorh managing to block the knees to the body from Ruutikainen.
Dorh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruutikainen misses with a punch to the body.
Dorh tries for a takedown but Ruutikainen manages to get underhooks.
Dorh pulls guard successfully.
Dorh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dorh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dorh passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ruutikainen!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutikainen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ruutikainen trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruutikainen gets full guard.
Dorh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dorh wanted to stand there but Ruutikainen had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruutikainen pulls Dorh in to control the position.
Dorh is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ruutikainen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ruutikainen has escaped and now he's on top!
Ruutikainen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dorh holds on and takes a little breather.
Ruutikainen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ruutikainen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dorh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ruutikainen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruutikainen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dorh is looking for a sweep.
Dorh can't do much from the bottom here.
Dorh sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen controlling the action here.
Ruutikainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ruutikainen controlling the pace.
Ruutikainen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dorh is just riding it out for now. Ruutikainen eventually gives up the hold.
Dorh trying to hold on to Ruutikainen's head to control him but Ruutikainen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen passes to full mount!
Dorh is squirming around, avoiding Ruutikainen's attempts to control the action.
Dorh tries to hold on but Ruutikainen postures up.
Ruutikainen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ruutikainen looking to control but Dorh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorh wants to hold on but Ruutikainen pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jere Ruutikainen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ruutikainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruutikainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dorh throws a right hand that Ruutikainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruutikainen also avoids with ease.
Ruutikainen moves into the clinch.
Dorh scores with a shot to the side of Ruutikainen's head.
Ruutikainen is trying to maintain a safe position but Dorh gets an underhook and turns Ruutikainen into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Dorh.
Dorh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dorh blocks an elbow strike from Ruutikainen.
Ruutikainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ruutikainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruutikainen is struggling to control the position.
Dorh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ruutikainen walks away with a smile on his face. Dorh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dorh misses with a wild combination.
Ruutikainen moves into range and clinches up with Dorh.
Ruutikainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruutikainen working aggressively here.
Dorh lands with a light punch inside.
Ruutikainen has a couple of punches blocked by Dorh.
Ruutikainen misses with the head strike.
Ruutikainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dorh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruutikainen pushes Dorh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruutikainen looking to throw knees to the head but Dorh is blocking nicely.
Dorh blocking some punches.
Ruutikainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen misses with the head strike.
Ruutikainen misses with some punches.
Dorh lands a shot to the body.
Dorh tries to throw a body punch but Ruutikainen avoids it by throwing Dorh back against the cage.
A short right from Dorh on the inside.
Ruutikainen gets underhooks to prevent Dorh's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cris Dorh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Dorh as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dorh blocking some punches.
Dorh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dorh misses with a punch to the body.
Dorh fails to pull guard.
Dorh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ruutikainen misses with a punch to the body.
Ruutikainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dorh being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen lands with a light punch inside.
Ruutikainen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dorh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dorh pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ruutikainen back to the cage. Dorh follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dorh tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruutikainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruutikainen forces Dorh back against the cage and clinches.
Ruutikainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruutikainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dorh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruutikainen looking to throw knees to the head but Dorh is blocking nicely.
Dorh ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dorh no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jere Ruutikainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorh is trying to control the position but Ruutikainen postures up.
Ruutikainen trying to control but Dorh is working from the bottom.
Dorh trying to control the position.
Ruutikainen stopping the sweep attempt from Dorh.
Dorh keeping moving, preventing Ruutikainen from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ruutikainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorh moves in looking to clinch but Ruutikainen pushes him off.
Ruutikainen darts in and clinches Dorh up against the cage.
Ruutikainen is trying to maintain a safe position but Dorh gets an underhook and turns Ruutikainen into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jere Ruutikainen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dorh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruutikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruutikainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dorh lands a jab to the head.
Ruutikainen pushes Dorh up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruutikainen prevents a body shot from Dorh.
Dorh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dorh lands a body punch.
Dorh blocks an uppercut.
Ruutikainen wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruutikainen.
Ruutikainen is trying to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ruutikainen misses with some punches.
Dorh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ruutikainen walks away with a smile on his face. Dorh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dorh scores with a three punch combo!
Dorh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dorh tries to clinch up.
Ruutikainen moves away from the strike by Dorh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dorh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruutikainen closes the distance and clinches.
Dorh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dorh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dorh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruutikainen rushes Dorh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dorh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dorh throws a head punch that misses.
Dorh misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruutikainen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ruutikainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruutikainen.
Ruutikainen is trying to maintain a safe position but Dorh gets an underhook and turns Ruutikainen into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Dorh.
Dorh working aggressively here.
Dorh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ruutikainen pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorh shoots in but Ruutikainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cris Dorh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dorh tries to clinch there but Ruutikainen circles away.
Dorh swings for the body but Ruutikainen moves out of range.
Ruutikainen rushes Dorh and presses him up against the cage.
Ruutikainen misses with a body punch.
Ruutikainen misses with a knee strike.
Dorh avoiding damage.
Dorh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruutikainen backwards.
Ruutikainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruutikainen can't find room to land a body shot as Dorh controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen gets underhooks to prevent Dorh's takedown attempt.
Ruutikainen has a couple of punches blocked by Dorh.
Ruutikainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dorh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dorh breaks the clinch.
Dorh slips a jab from Ruutikainen.
Ruutikainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Dorh or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruutikainen which made him look bad.
Dorh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruutikainen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dorh thinking.
Cris Dorh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jere Ruutikainen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dorh tries to clinch up.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorh looks to land a combination but Ruutikainen avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dorh wants to clinch up but Ruutikainen keeps it at a distance.
Ruutikainen darts in and clinches Dorh up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cris Dorh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ruutikainen 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jere Ruutikainen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sahraim Alib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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23
170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sahraim Alib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rusty Shackleford!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alib closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alib lands in his opponent's guard.
Shackleford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alib.
Alib thows a big elbow that misses.
Alib loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alib looking to pass the guard.
Shackleford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alib is controlling him.
Alib looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alib with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shackleford keeping moving, preventing Alib from controlling successfully.
Alib throws a strike but Shackleford rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shackleford won't allow Alib to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alib is controlling Shackleford's posture.
Alib's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sahraim Alib has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alib drives through with a takedown into Shackleford's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Alib drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shackleford manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alib has Shackleford in his guard.
Alib is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alib manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alib looking to control but Shackleford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alib 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.
Alib controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alib trying to control but Shackleford is having none of it.
Alib throws a sloppy strike and Shackleford uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Shackleford has ended up in Alib's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shackleford is looking to stand up but Alib won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sahraim Alib dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shackleford looks to land a combination. Alib sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shackleford throws a looping overhand right but Alib ducks down to avoid it.
Alib shoots in for a takedown but Shackleford shows good takedown defense.
Shackleford slaps away a takedown attempt from Alib, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alib misses with a right hand
and Shackleford counters with a right hand to the body.
A left and a right from Shackleford both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Sahraim Alib has been cut.
Shackleford tests Alib's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alib digs a good body shot into Shackleford's ribs.
Shackleford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alib misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sahraim Alib. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shackleford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alib bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alib avoids the body shot from Shackleford.
Shackleford connects with a crisp jab.
Alib on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sahraim Alib is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shackleford throws a series of punches but Alib moves out of range.
Alib pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shackleford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shackleford circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford tries to bum rush Alib with a series of wild strikes but Alib uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shackleford keeps the fight on the outside.
Shackleford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alib sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shackleford connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shackleford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alib on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alib throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shackleford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rusty Shackleford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alib!
Shackleford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alib circles away quickly and effectively.
Shackleford throws a series of punches but Alib moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford lands a nice shot that snaps Alib's head back.
Rusty Shackleford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shackleford looks to land a combination but Alib avoids it well.
Shackleford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheers as Shackleford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alib doesn't seem phased though.
Shackleford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alib shoots in and drives through. Shackleford sprawls well.
A punch combination from Shackleford misses.
Shackleford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shackleford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shackleford misses with a wild combination.
Rusty Shackleford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alib closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alib lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Alib on the inside.
Alib softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alib breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alib looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alib uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shackleford.
A lazy left from Shackleford finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Shackleford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sahraim Alib's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shackleford misses with a double jab
enabling Alib to counter with a crisp jab.
Shackleford clobbers Alib with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shackleford misses with a hook. Alib ducked under it nicely.
Shackleford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shackleford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Alib.
Shackleford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shackleford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alib.
Nice takedown defense from Shackleford. No joy for Alib on that attempt.
Shackleford is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Alib tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shackleford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford connects with a body shot that sends Alib's belly button to the back.
Shackleford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alib avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shackleford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alib.
Alib shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sahraim Alib overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shackleford is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Alib throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Alib cracks Shackleford with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alib unloads with some shots from mount but Shackleford bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alib unloading with bombs!
Shackleford's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Alib throwing strikes here but Shackleford is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shackleford avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alib.
Alib looking to finish with strikes here!
Alib tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford is trying to stand up.
Alib punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shackleford really wants to buck Alib off and get back to his feet.
Alib is working for a guillotine from mount but Shackleford frees his head quite easily.
Shackleford is in a horrible position here. Alib smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Shackleford wants to get back to his feet.
Alib is taking a breather. Shackleford says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alib with the ground and pound but Shackleford uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sahraim Alib showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alib has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sahraim Alib!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jane Speedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daigon Kins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kins has chosen N.O.S as his entrance music. Jane Speedo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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217 lbs
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jane Speedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daigon Kins!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kins blocks a jab.
Speedo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Speedo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kins doesn't seem bothered though.
Kins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Speedo counters with a crisp one two that drops Kins! Speedo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kins to his feet! Kins is in big trouble!
Kins is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speedo slips a jab and a cross from Kins.
Kins is still on wobbly legs! Can Speedo finish him?
Kins thows a body kick. Speedo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kins circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Speedo. Kins falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Speedo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jane Speedo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moreira comes to the cage accompanied by Samba de janeiro - bellini. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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193 lbs
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181 lbs
25 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Albert Fish!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fish lands a jab to Moreira's midsection.
Moreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fish missing with a left hand there. Moreira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moreira throws a body kick that misses.
Fish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fish tries to bum rush Moreira with a series of wild strikes but Moreira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moreira drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Moreira distracts Fish with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fish looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moreira is one step ahead there.
Moreira stops Fish from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fish working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moreira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moreira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moreira postures up.
Fish bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moreira's guard.
Fish wants to control from the top but Moreira keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish wants to stand but Moreira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Moreira is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Fish rolls with it to try and escape but Moreira cranks on the arm and Fish is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Felipe Moreira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheick Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayor Jaynestown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaynestown is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hero of Canton. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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257 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cheick Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mayor Jaynestown!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaynestown takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jaynestown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaynestown doesn't manage to clinch there - Kongo circles away.
Kongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaynestown.
Jaynestown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kongo backs up against the cage.
Jaynestown has Kongo up against the cage in a clinch.
Kongo is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaynestown has double underhooks.
Kongo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kongo lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaynestown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaynestown closes the distance but Kongo moves to the side
and Kongo counters with a leg kick.
Jaynestown darts in trying to clinch
and Kongo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jaynestown tries to clinch there but Kongo circles away.
Jaynestown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kongo manages to avoid it.
Jaynestown throws a big shot that misses.
Jaynestown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jaynestown tries to clinch but Kongo is having none of it.
Kongo throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Mayor Jaynestown has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Kongo.
Jaynestown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kongo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kongo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jaynestown throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jaynestown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kongo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jaynestown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kongo - the referee stops the clock and Jaynestown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kongo. Jaynestown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jaynestown looks gassed!
Jaynestown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kongo moves away.
Mayor Jaynestown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kongo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaynestown throws a leg kick
and Kongo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jaynestown thinking.
Kongo fakes the leg kick and cracks Jaynestown in the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kongo. Jaynestown shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jaynestown in his tracks.
Kongo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kongo connects with an inside leg kick.
Kongo scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Kongo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kongo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jaynestown.
Kongo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jaynestown if he has to take too many more of those.
Kongo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kongo cracks Jaynestown with an open hand slap.
Kongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo is looking to slow Jaynestown down with leg kicks.
Jaynestown avoids the head kick by Kongo.
Kongo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kongo lands a head kick. Jaynestown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kongo cracks the inside of Jaynestown's front leg.
Jaynestown throws a poor cross that misses
and Kongo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kongo cracks the inside of Jaynestown's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo scores with a punch to the head.
That has opened up Mayor Jaynestown's cut even more.
Kongo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kongo scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheick Kongo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mayor Jaynestown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kongo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaynestown tries to clinch
and Kongo counters with a big head kick but Jaynestown shrugs it off.
Jaynestown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jaynestown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayor Jaynestown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kongo lands a slapping body shot.
Kongo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kongo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jaynestown is breathing heavily.
Kongo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kongo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jaynestown's calf.
Kongo cracks the inside of Jaynestown's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaynestown takes one to the side of the head.
Kongo thuds his right hand into Jaynestown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jaynestown avoids the body shot from Kongo.
Jaynestown tries to work over Kongo's front leg with a kick but Kongo checks it.
Jaynestown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kongo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kongo scores with the left hand. Jaynestown knows he should have avoided that one.
Jaynestown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kongo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaynestown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo throws a sloppy head kick and Jaynestown moves out of range easily.
Jaynestown darts in trying to clinch
and Kongo counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo connects with a leg kick. Jaynestown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kongo misses with a head kick.
Kongo feints and then cracks Jaynestown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jaynestown down.
Kongo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cheick Kongo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kongo scores with a nice body kick.
Jaynestown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jaynestown looks to clinch
and Kongo counters with a head kick. That will keep Jaynestown thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The cut above Mayor Jaynestown's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kongo thows a body kick. Jaynestown tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaynestown.
Kongo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kongo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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!
Kongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kongo 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.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kongo.
Jaynestown walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kongo.
A good leg kick by Kongo.
Kongo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kongo throws a head kick that Jaynestown semi-blocks.
Kongo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mayor Jaynestown's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mayor Jaynestown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cheick Kongo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spinbob Cantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beasty Kanne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantrell comes to the cage accompanied by Scorpions - Winds of Change. Kanne has chosen Don't Cry For Me Argentina as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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179 lbs
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175 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spinbob Cantrell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beasty Kanne!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantrell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cantrell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kanne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanne moves in looking to clinch but Cantrell pushes him off.
Kanne's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kanne duly obliges.
Kanne misses with a wild combination.
Kanne tries to clinch up but Cantrell circles away and keeps his distance.
Cantrell throws a hook but Kanne blocks it.
Cantrell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kanne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Cantrell on the inside.
Kanne just leaning against Cantrell, taking a breather.
Cantrell blocks a body shot from Kanne.
Kanne has a couple of punches blocked by Cantrell.
Kanne lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne misses with a punch on the inside.
Cantrell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cantrell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanne's defenses.
It looks like Beasty Kanne has been cut.
Cantrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cantrell looking to slow down the pace here.
Kanne looking to slow down the pace here.
Kanne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kanne throws a head punch that misses.
Cantrell prevents a body shot from Kanne.
Kanne stalling.
Cantrell is looking to control Kanne's arms but Kanne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cantrell has his back to the cage.
Cantrell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanne.
Cantrell leaning against his opponent.
Kanne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cantrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanne struggles to land a body shot inside as Cantrell controls his hands.
Cantrell scores with a shot to the side of Kanne's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanne.
Kanne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kanne swings wildly with an uppercut but Cantrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kanne digs a right hand into Cantrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cantrell's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kanne looking to slow down the pace here.
Cantrell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kanne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cantrell backwards.
Cantrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cantrell lands with a right to the head.
Cantrell lands a nice elbow.
Kanne blocks an uppercut.
Kanne displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cantrell up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cantrell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cantrell.
Cantrell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cantrell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanne avoids it.
Kanne tries to throw a body punch but Cantrell avoids it by throwing Kanne back against the cage.
Kanne cracks Cantrell with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cantrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanne looking to stall.
Kanne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cantrells head.
A shot in the inside from Cantrell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beasty Kanne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beasty Kanne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Kanne. Those never looked like landing.
Cantrell lands a front kick.
Cantrell is looking to clinch.
Kanne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cantrell.
Beasty Kanne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kanne content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kanne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cantrell's elbow.
Kanne tries to work over Cantrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cantrell misses with an elbow strike.
Kanne working aggressively here.
Kanne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kanne misses with some punches.
Kanne takes an elbow to the temple.
Cantrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanne misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cantrell tries a body shot but Kanne blocks it.
Kanne trying to control the position but instead, Cantrell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kanne into the cage.
Kanne is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Kanne blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Cantrell.
Cantrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanne is struggling to control the position.
Kanne receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Cantrell scores with a shot to the side of Kanne's head.
Cantrell has Kanne pressed against the cage.
Kanne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanne blocks it with crossed arms.
Cantrell blocks a body shot from Kanne.
Kanne working aggressively here.
Kanne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kanne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cantrell's elbow.
Cantrell lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Beasty Kanne's cut even more.
Kanne tries to stall but Cantrell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kanne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cantrell has a couple of punches blocked by Kanne.
Kanne misses with a punch to the body.
Kanne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cantrell's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cantrell obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kanne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kanne misses with a body punch.
Cantrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cantrell misses with the head strike.
Cantrell tries a body shot but Kanne blocks it.
Cantrell 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.
Cantrell lands a hook that snaps the head of Kanne backwards.
Cantrell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cantrell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kanne.
A short left from Cantrell.
Cantrell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kanne trying to stall but Cantrell improves his position.
Cantrell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kanne up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Kanne - that landed with a thud.
Cantrell blocking some punches.
Cantrell lands an elbow inside that Kanne shrugs off.
Kanne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cantrell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Beasty Kanne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cantrell is trying to maintain a safe position but Kanne gets an underhook and turns Cantrell into the cage.
Kanne tries a body shot but Cantrell blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cantrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cantrell lands with a right to the head.
Beasty Kanne's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cantrell lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Spinbob Cantrell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Beasty Kanne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cantrell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kanne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cantrell scrambles back to his feet.
Kanne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kanne blocks the body kick.
Kanne moves in looking to clinch but Cantrell pushes him off.
Cantrell feints and then cracks Kanne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kanne down.
Kanne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cantrell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cantrell pushes Kanne away with a front kick.
Kanne lands a nice shot that snaps Cantrell's head back.
Kanne sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kanne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cantrell can pounce on him.
Cantrell swats away the attempt to clinch by Kanne.
Kanne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cantrell throws a head kick but Kanne moves out of range.
Cantrell lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne tries to move into range but Cantrell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kanne sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Cantrell.
Cantrell throws a head kick that misses.
Cantrell misses with a body shot.
Cantrell looks to land a left hand but Kanne moved out of range nicely.
Cantrell wants to clinch.
Cantrell doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanne circles away.
Cantrell throws a body kick the misses
and Kanne counters with a stiff right hand.
Kanne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kanne ducks under a wild hook from Cantrell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanne is just out of range.
Cantrell looks to throw a body kick
and Kanne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kanne.
Kanne can't find room to land a body shot as Cantrell controls the action.
Cantrell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cantrell blocking some punches.
Kanne looking to stall.
Kanne blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cantrell fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cantrell.
Kanne misses with the head strike.
Cantrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cantrell blocks a body shot from Kanne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanne tries to throw a body punch but Cantrell avoids it by throwing Kanne back against the cage.
Kanne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kanne working aggressively here.
Cantrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cantrell lands an uppercut.
Kanne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kanne struggles to land a body shot inside as Cantrell controls his hands.
Cantrell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanne blocks it with crossed arms.
Kanne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kanne throws a head punch that misses.
Cantrell lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanne throws a punch but it's blocked by Cantrell.
Kanne struggles to land a body shot inside as Cantrell controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cantrell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cantrell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cantrell letting Kanne take a breather here.
A shot in the inside from Cantrell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cantrell's elbow.
Kanne is trying to stall.
Cantrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spinbob Cantrell clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Beasty Kanne's cut.
That's time! Cantrell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kanne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cantrell misses with the body kick
and Kanne counters with a nice uppercut.
Kanne wants to clinch.
Cantrell wants to clinch up but Kanne keeps it at a distance.
Kanne darts in trying to clinch
and Cantrell counters with a nice body kick.
Cantrell misses with a wild body shot.
Kanne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cantrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanne was well out of range. Poor timing from Cantrell.
Cantrell is looking to wear down Kanne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cantrell moves into the clinch.
Cantrell lands with a left to the head.
Cantrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanne's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cantrell is keeping busy.
Cantrell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kanne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanne working aggressively here.
Kanne swings wildly with an uppercut but Cantrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cantrell lands an elbow that stopped Kanne in his tracks for a moment.
Kanne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cantrell's elbow.
Cantrell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cantrell.
Kanne working aggressively here.
Cantrell misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanne is trying to stall.
Kanne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kanne.
Kanne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cantrell.
Kanne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Cantrell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cantrell blocks an uppercut.
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!
Cantrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanne tries a body shot but Cantrell blocks it.
Cantrell prevents a body shot from Kanne.
Cantrell lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell is looking to control Kanne's arms but Kanne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cantrell has his back to the cage.
Kanne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanne.
Kanne taking a breather.
Kanne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cantrell.
Cantrell misses with a punch to the body.
Cantrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Cantrell lands with a right to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Beasty Kanne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Spinbob Cantrell!
Spinbob Cantrell retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BOOM. Dai has chosen Dignity as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Liddel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Dai!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddel circles away.
Dai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liddel pinned against the cage. Liddel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liddel counters with a straight right hand.
Chuck Liddel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dai.
Liddel lands with a kick to the temple. Dai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Mark Dai has been cut.
Dai shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddel tries to sprawl out of it but Dai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liddel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dai tries for a takedown but Liddel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddel scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liddel.
Mark Dai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liddel. Liddel obviously looking to wear him down.
Dai looks gassed!
Liddel with a nice cross.
Dai drops his hands momentarily and Liddel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Liddel throws a front kick that sends Dai stumbling back into the cage.
Dai takes one on the button.
Dai bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Liddel comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Dai falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Dai was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chuck Liddel!
Chuck Liddel retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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