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UPG: Rio 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batista de Guia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assange comes to the cage accompanied by Eddie Van Halen - Eruption. de Guia has chosen "Quilombo" by Soulfly as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. James Assange has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Assange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Batista de Guia!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assange thows a body shot but no joy.
Assange scores with a jab to the body.
de Guia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Assange connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! de Guia scrambles back to his feet.
de Guia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Assange drives through and clinches with de Guia against the cage.
Assange throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Assange.
de Guia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Assange as de Guia tries to tie him up.
de Guia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assange is defending well for now.
de Guia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
de Guia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Assange lands on the inside with an uppercut.
de Guia trying to control the position but instead, Assange has worked for underhooks and has pushed de Guia into the cage.
de Guia tries to land knees in the clinch but Assange avoids the damage to the body.
Assange working some nice short punches in the clinch.
de Guia is rocked!
Assange digs a right hand underneath de Guia's ribcage. de Guia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
de Guia is still on wobbly legs! Can Assange finish him?
Assange misses with a punch on the inside.
Assange misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Assange.
de Guia looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Assange - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assange misses with some punches.
Assange throws a punch but it's blocked by de Guia.
Assange misses with the head strike.
Assange lands with a right to the head.
Assange doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assange misses with a punch on the inside.
Assange throws a punch but it's blocked by de Guia.
Assange working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Assange tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assange misses with a punch on the inside.
Assange swings wildly with an uppercut but de Guia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Assange fails to land.
Assange misses with the head strike.
Assange blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Assange throws a head punch that misses.
Assange doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assange swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assange doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assange throws a punch but it's blocked by de Guia.
Assange misses with the head strike.
de Guia is trying to maintain a safe position but Assange gets an underhook and turns de Guia into the cage.
Assange throws a punch but it's blocked by de Guia.
Assange lands a body punch.
Assange doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
de Guia blocks an uppercut.
de Guia tries to land knees in the clinch but Assange avoids the damage to the body.
de Guia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assange is defending well for now.
Assange doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
de Guia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assange misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by de Guia.
de Guia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assange lands a right hand.
Assange creates a bit of space for himself and rocks de Guia with a big uppercut! de Guia tries to clinch up but Assange pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples de Guia to the mat! de Guia covers up and Assange unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Assange!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Brandao looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Rocco!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.
Brandao looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rocco throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rocco throws a shot to the body.
Brandao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rocco keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rocco works Brandao's body with a nice hook.
Rocco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Rocco misses.
Rocco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brandao doesn't seem bothered though.
Rocco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Brandao.
Rocco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rocco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao motions for Rocco to come forward. Brandao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A clash of legs there as Brandao blocks the low kick.
Rocco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice cross by Rocco.
Rocco stuns Brandao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rocco connects with a body shot.
Rocco lands a jab to Brandao's midsection.
Brandao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rocco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rocco lands with a good body shot.
Rocco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brandao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rocco.
Rocco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brandao's head.
Rocco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Antonio Rocco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rocco catches Brandao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocco moves out of range as Brandao strikes.
Rocco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brandao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rocco throws a series of strikes that have Brandao backpedaling.
Rocco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rocco is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brandao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rocco scores with a jab.
Rocco scores with a body shot.
Rocco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brandao is rocked!
Rocco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Brandao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rocco's corner calls for a 1-2. Rocco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rocco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rocco pounces like a tiger and cracks Brandao with a vicious hook! Brandao is down but not out! Rocco follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Antonio Rocco!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ariel Elias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and War Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elias kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Maha Kali (live). Ariel Elias has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariel Elias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, War Tank!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tank works the jab nicely.
It looks like Ariel Elias has been cut.
Elias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Elias with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tank counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Elias!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tank lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Elias hang on?
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!
Elias keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tank connects with a bit shot that sees Elias covering up! More strikes from Tank and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tank is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). War Tank!
A relieved looking War Tank thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spartan Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Stolbov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stolbov has chosen Guano Apes - Open your eyes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spartan Chuteboxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vlad Stolbov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stolbov fails to land the takedown.
Chuteboxe throws a push kick but Stolbov slaps the foot to one side.
Stolbov slips a jab and a cross from Chuteboxe.
Stolbov blocks a head kick by Chuteboxe.
Stolbov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chuteboxe's waist but Chuteboxe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stolbov off to one side.
Stolbov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spartan Chuteboxe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Stolbov.
Stolbov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chuteboxe. Chuteboxe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Chuteboxe! Stolbov is out on his feet! Chuteboxe rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Stolbov is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Stolbov is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spartan Chuteboxe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen The Night as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jigoro Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakob Miller!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller clinches up with Kahn and pushes him back against the cage.
Miller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kahn.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kahn is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kahn's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miller landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
Kahn takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jigoro Kahn has been cut.
Miller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kahn up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
Miller lands an elbow inside that Kahn shrugs off.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
Jigoro Kahn's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Miller lands an elbow inside.
Kahn takes an elbow to the temple.
Jigoro Kahn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Miller landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller lands a right hand.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Kahn in his tracks for a moment.
Miller stalling in the clinch.
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kahn's defenses.
Jeez, Jigoro Kahn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kahn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miller is stalling here.
Miller lands a good knee to the midsection. Kahn won't want to take too many of those.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Miller.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miller obliges.
Miller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kahn up against the cage.
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kahn's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands an elbow just above Kahn 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jigoro Kahn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jakob Miller!
Post fight, Jakob Miller took to the microphone: 'I would like to thank Eric Mac for making this possible and a shout out to my alliance, Get Down To The Ground, for helping me through these fights.You guys are great!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kair Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gold has chosen Bullet with a name as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kair Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rich Gold!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drogo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gold pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gold walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drogo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drogo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Drogo lands a few punches from side control.
Gold is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Drogo off and has taken his back!
Drogo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gold stops Drogo from getting back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drogo 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.
Gold stopping the sweep attempt from Drogo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but Drogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drogo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gold takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gold is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gold taking shots to the head.
Drogo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo with shots to the head and body - Gold looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Drogo.
Gold is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gold hang on?
Gold is still in real trouble! Can Drogo finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drogo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Drogo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gold?
Drogo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Drogo postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Gold bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Drogo and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kair Drogo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Limon Portokalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tai Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Portokalov comes to the cage accompanied by I Will Not Bow. Singh has chosen Mudvayne - Determined as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Limon Portokalov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tai Singh!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooh a lovely combination from Portokalov sends Singh down but not out. Portokalov dives into side control looking to finish.
Singh is rocked!
It looks like Tai Singh has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes there by Portokalov.
Singh is still in real trouble! Can Portokalov finish him?
Singh bucks up and tries to throw Portokalov off but instead Portokalov has got his back!
Portokalov controls the position.
Singh seems to have recovered his senses.
Portokalov throwing damaging strikes from the back! Singh could be in trouble here!
Portokalov misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Singh wants to get back to his feet.
What can Singh do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portokalov lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Singh has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Singh has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Portokalov.
Singh is trying to get back to his feet but Portokalov has full control of the position and if anything, Singh has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Singh covering up well under a series of strikes from Portokalov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Portokalov misses with punches from the back.
Singh is trying to stand back up.
Portokalov controlling from the back.
Portokalov misses with an elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portokalov misses with an elbow to the head.
Portokalov somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Singh holding both Portokalov 's hands and preventing any damage.
Portokalov has his opponent's back but Singh is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Portokalov.
Singh throws an overhand right that lands on Portokalov's shoulder, as Portokalov tries to avoid the shot.
Singh slips a jab and a cross from Portokalov.
Singh throws a right and a left that Portokalov avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Portokalov.
Singh throws a body punch but Portokalov moves out of range.
Portokalov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Singh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Portokalov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portokalov avoids the body shot from Singh.
Portokalov swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
Singh 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.
It looks like Limon Portokalov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Portokalov throws a nice looking combination but Singh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Singh misses with a few strikes there.
Portokalov slips a jab and a cross from Singh.
Portokalov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Singh at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Singh.
Singh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Limon Portokalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portokalov misses with a looping right.
Portokalov throws a series of punches but Singh avoids them all with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Portokalov!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh throws a leg kick but Portokalov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Singh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Portokalov at a distance.
Portokalov fails to land with a series of punches.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Portokalov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Limon Portokalov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portokalov drops Singh with a left right combo! Portokalov follows him down to the ground into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portokalov trying to control the position but Singh is working away.
Singh tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Portokalov thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Singh looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Portokalov somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Singh covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Portokalov is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Singh is trying to stand back up.
Portokalov thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh looking very determined here, making life difficult for Portokalov.
Singh is trying to stand back up.
Portokalov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Portokalov is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Singh holding both Portokalov 's hands and preventing any damage.
Good control from Portokalov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Portokalov throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Singh is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Portokalov biding his time, controlling Singh.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Portokalov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Portokalov throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Portokalov is looking to control Singh but Singh is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Limon Portokalov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Singh seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Portokalov shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Singh is backing up but Portokalov catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Singh covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Portokalov Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Limon Portokalov!
Limon Portokalov retains his heavyweight title!
Limon Portokalov took some time post fight to say the following; 'I would like to thank the fans for the support and a big thanks to Eric Mac for giving me the chance to become champion. Also, I would like to give a shoutout to Shawn Wallace and his nutrition company Fresh To Death Nutrition. Thank you everyone!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Drew Sinker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bongo Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bass is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad Man by Skillinjah. Drew Sinker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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134 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Sinker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bongo Bass!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass misses with a head kick.
Bass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bass scores with a jab to the body.
Sinker wants to clinch.
Sinker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bass manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bass throws a head kick but Sinker moves out of range.
Bass connects with a body shot.
Sinker takes the fight into the clinch.
Bass misses with a knee strike.
Sinker lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinker has a couple of punches blocked by Bass.
A head punch on the inside from Sinker fails to land.
Bass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bass misses with a knee strike.
Sinker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sinker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bass.
Sinker misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Sinker.
Sinker blocks an elbow strike from Bass.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sinker.
Sinker scores with a shoulder strike.
Sinker working aggressively here.
Bass wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sinker misses with some punches.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sinker swings wildly with an uppercut but Bass uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sinker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Sinker lands with a short shot to the head.
Bass throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bass misses with an elbow strike.
Bass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bass blocking some punches.
Bass blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sinker fails to land.
Bass misses with an elbow strike.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sinker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sinker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sinker throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinker misses with some punches.
Sinker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bass pushes off an throws an elbow but Sinker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sinker misses with some punches.
Sinker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sinker has a couple of punches blocked by Bass.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bass takes a shot to the head.
Sinker blocks the elbow strike.
Bass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bass stalling in the clinch but Sinker improves position.
Bass throws an elbow but it misses.
Sinker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinker blocks an elbow strike.
Bass is trying to break free.
Bass wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sinker lands with a light punch inside.
Bass is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sinker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinker misses with some punches.
Sinker throws a head punch that misses.
Bass misses with a knee to the head.
Bass pushes off an throws an elbow but Sinker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bass leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bass blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinker misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bass just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sinker's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Drew Sinker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sinker avoids the head kick by Bass.
Bass lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Drew Sinker has been cut.
Sinker wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sinker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sinker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sinker moves in looking to clinch but Bass pushes him off.
Bass misses with a few strikes there.
Sinker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sinker misses with some punches.
Sinker gets through Bass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sinker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Sinker throws a head punch that misses.
Sinker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sinker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bass tries to land a knee to the head but Sinker blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass landing knees to the body.
Bass creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sinker misses with some punches.
Sinker working aggressively here.
Sinker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bass blocking some punches.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bass.
Bass misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sinker has a couple of punches blocked by Bass.
Sinker misses with the head strike.
Bass wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sinker has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass tries to circle away but Sinker has him pinned against the cage.
Drew Sinker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Sinker.
Sinker lands a hook that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Bass tries a knee to the head but Sinker blocks it.
Sinker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bass working hard to break the clinch.
Sinker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sinker lands a nice uppercut.
Bass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Sinker.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sinker.
Sinker has a couple of punches blocked by Bass.
A nice left hand lands by Sinker.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Bass throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sinker avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bass.
A shot in the inside from Sinker.
Bass has had enough of the clinch but Sinker keeps him there for the moment.
Sinker lands a left hand.
Bass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sinker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bass is rocked!
Sinker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bass is still on wobbly legs! Can Sinker finish him?
Bass is trying to break the clinch but Sinker is controlling him.
Sinker misses with a punch on the inside.
Bass wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sinker has him pressed against the cage.
Bass seems to have recovered his senses.
Sinker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinker throws a punch but it's blocked by Bass.
Sinker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sinker.
Sinker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bass misses with an elbow strike.
Bass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sinker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bass looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bass wants to get back to striking at distance but Sinker won't allow it.
Bass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sinker lands a nice uppercut.
Sinker misses with a punch on the inside.
Bass blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sinker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bass blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Sinker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drew Sinker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sinker gets a clinch.
Bass blocks an uppercut.
Sinker swings wildly with an uppercut but Bass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bass wants to stall.
Bass breaks from the clinch.
Sinker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bass manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bass avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bass lands with a slapping head kick.
Bass lands a body shot.
Sinker has closed the distance and engaged Bass in a clinch.
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!
Sinker misses with the head strike.
Sinker lands with a left to the head.
Sinker scores with a shot to the side of Bass's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sinker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bass is trying to force a seperation but Sinker has the dominant position.
Sinker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sinker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bass.
Sinker lands with a right to the head.
Bass is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sinker is keeping busy.
Bass blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Sinker.
Sinker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sinker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bass is trying to break free.
Sinker swings wildly with an uppercut but Bass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bongo Bass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass blocks an uppercut.
Sinker lands with a light punch inside.
Sinker avoiding damage as Bass throws knees to the body.
Sinker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sinker lands with a left to the head.
Sinker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sinker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sinker.
Sinker working aggressively here.
Sinker misses with a punch on the inside.
Sinker avoids the elbow strike from Bass, against the cage.
A short right from Sinker on the inside.
Bass blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sinker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Sinker on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sinker scores with a shoulder strike.
Sinker misses with some punches.
Bass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bass blocking some punches.
Sinker misses with some punches.
Bass pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sinker blocks an elbow strike.
Sinker has Bass pressed against the cage, preventing Bass from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sinker lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass looking to stall.
Sinker lands with a light punch inside.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sinker misses with the head strike.
Bass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sinker misses with a punch on the inside.
Bass takes a shot to the head.
Sinker throws a punch but it's blocked by Bass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sinker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Sinker lands a hook that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Drew Sinker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinker throws a punch but it's blocked by Bass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Sinker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sinker, 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Sinker!
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