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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Cartofell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Cartofell 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Cartofell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 116 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartofell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cartofell manages to pull guard.
Jobber is sitting in close to Cartofell's body. Cartofell has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Jobber is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Jobber is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Cartofell.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yuri Cartofell!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Koutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maguila Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Koutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maguila Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Koutz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Koutz fails with a takedown attempt.
Koutz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Koutz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Koutz persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva looks to land a combination but Koutz avoids it well.
Silva stalks Koutz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Koutz's face. Koutz staggers backwards, shaken.
Koutz throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maguila Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koutz doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva looks to land a combination. Koutz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koutz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Koutz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koutz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koutz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Koutz scores with a leg kick.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Koutz misses with a head kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Koutz shows good takedown defense.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Oooooh!!! Silva has knocked Koutz down with a huge combo! Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Koutz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Koutz is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koutz. Koutz obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Good leg kick by Koutz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koutz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Koutz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva looks to land a combination but Koutz avoids it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koutz.
A combination from Koutz does no damage.
Koutz throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koutz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koutz walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koutz misses with a body kick.
Silva moves out of range as Koutz strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koutz is looking to land body kicks.
Koutz throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
Koutz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Koutz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva lands a nice hook to Koutz's body. Koutz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koutz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Koutz's head but Koutz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Koutz counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koutz misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Koutz.
Koutz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koutz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koutz throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koutz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koutz swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maguila Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koutz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva misses with a combination
and Koutz counters with a leg kick.
Koutz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koutz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice cross by Silva.
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!
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koutz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kevin Koutz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koutz throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva avoids the body shot from Koutz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koutz walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koutz.
Maguila Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Koutz doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koutz under the eye.
Koutz misses with a low kick.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Koutz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Koutz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Koutz gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva moves out of range as Koutz throws a body kick.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koutz momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Koutz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Koutz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Koutz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Koutz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koutz slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koutz, right into the meat.
Koutz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Koutz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Koutz staying out of range there.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A left lands for Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Koutz misses the jab.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koutz scores with a nice body kick.
Koutz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koutz scores with a push kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koutz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Koutz counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koutz connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koutz moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koutz connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Koutz seems unphased.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maguila Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Koutz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koutz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva lands with a straight right. Koutz didn't see that one coming.
Silva throws a body punch but Koutz moves out of range.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koutz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koutz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koutz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Koutz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koutz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva throws a body punch but Koutz moves out of range.
Koutz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva throws a series of punches but Koutz avoids them all with ease.
Koutz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Koutz fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Koutz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koutz throws a nice head kick!
Koutz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koutz just misses with a punch to the body.
Koutz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva scores with a jab. Koutz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva looks to land a combination but Koutz avoids it well.
A shot to the liver by Koutz. Beautiful body shot.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koutz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
That kick from Koutz tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koutz - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koutz. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Koutz connects with a high kick.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Koutz tries a head kick but it misses.
Koutz thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koutz tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Koutz motions for Silva to come forward. Koutz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koutz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koutz was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koutz looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Koutz.
The fighters circling - Koutz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koutz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva lands a jab to Koutz's midsection.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koutz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva scores with the left hand. Koutz knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kevin Koutz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Koutz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Koutz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koutz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva avoids the body shot from Koutz.
Maguila Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kevin Koutz.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maguila Silva!
Maguila Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hale Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Sumner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale Caesar 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hale Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barney Sumner!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumner moves away from the strike by Caesar.
Sumner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caesar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sumner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caesar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sumner is looking to clinch but Caesar is avoiding it.
Caesar has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sumner.
Sumner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Caesar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sumner works on Caesar's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sumner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sumner throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Sumner.
Sumner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumner scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sumner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Caesar fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumner scores with a shot to the side of Caesar's head.
Caesar takes a shot to the head.
Sumner blocks an uppercut.
Sumner can't find room to land a body shot as Caesar controls the action.
Sumner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sumner swings wildly with an uppercut but Caesar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caesar throws a head punch that misses.
Sumner tries to work over Caesar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sumner is stalling here.
Sumner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caesar takes a shot to the head.
Caesar lands a nice uppercut.
Sumner stalling against the cage.
Caesar tries to throw a body punch but Sumner avoids it by throwing Caesar back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sumner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sumner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Caesar wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar is looking to control Sumner's arms but Sumner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caesar has his back to the cage.
Caesar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sumner.
Caesar is trying to maintain a safe position but Sumner gets an underhook and turns Caesar into the cage.
Caesar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caesar can't find room to land a body shot as Sumner controls the action.
Caesar can't find room to land a body shot as Sumner controls the action.
Caesar tries to work over Sumner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sumner lands a right hand.
Caesar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caesar misses with the head strike.
Sumner lands with a right to the head.
Sumner misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sumner.
A short right from Sumner.
Sumner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caesar.
Caesar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sumner backwards.
Sumner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sumner misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caesar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sumner is leaning against Caesar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Caesar has a couple of punches blocked by Sumner.
Sumner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sumner pushes Caesar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Caesar misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Sumner.
Caesar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caesar misses with a punch to the body.
Caesar throws a punch but it's blocked by Sumner.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caesar.
Sumner lands a hook that snaps the head of Caesar backwards.
Caesar trying to control the position but instead, Sumner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caesar into the cage.
Caesar swings wildly with an uppercut but Sumner uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumner lands with a light punch inside.
Sumner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Sumner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caesar cracks Sumner with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Sumner.
Caesar cracks Sumner with a nice body shot.
Sumner misses with some punches.
Caesar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sumner's elbow.
Caesar is looking to control Sumner's arms but Sumner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caesar has his back to the cage.
Caesar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sumner slows down the pace here.
Sumner misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caesar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sumner swings wildly with an uppercut but Caesar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Sumner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Caesar scores with a hook to the body. Sumner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Caesar throws a good cross that connects.
Sumner tries to clinch but Caesar moves out of range.
Sumner tries to clinch up.
Sumner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sumner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sumner darts in trying to clinch
and Caesar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sumner is rocked!
Sumner is looking to clinch.
Sumner tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar throws a right hand that misses
and Sumner counters by clinching up.
Sumner is pushing Caesar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Caesar tries to work over Sumner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caesar misses with a punch to the body.
Sumner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sumner works on Caesar's body with a couple of short punches.
Caesar tries to work over Sumner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barney Sumner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sumner misses with a punch to the body.
Caesar tries to break free but Sumner pushes him back against the cage.
Sumner lands a hook that snaps the head of Caesar backwards.
Caesar misses with a punch to the body.
Sumner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sumner misses with a punch to the body.
Sumner has Caesar pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sumner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caesar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sumner has him pressed against the cage.
Caesar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sumner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sumner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caesar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Sumner.
A short left from Caesar.
Sumner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Caesar.
Sumner lands a nice shot to the body.
Caesar breaks from the clinch.
Caesar misses with a straight left.
Sumner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with a looping left.
Sumner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caesar.
Caesar has managed to clinch.
Caesar blocking some punches.
Caesar misses with a body punch.
Sumner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sumner scores with a shot to the side of Caesar's head.
Caesar blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Caesar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caesar cracks Sumner with a nice body shot.
Caesar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sumners head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caesar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with some punches.
Sumner working aggressively here.
Sumner misses with a punch on the inside.
Sumner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sumner has Caesar pushed against the cage.
Sumner lands with a light punch inside.
Sumner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sumner throws a head punch that misses.
Caesar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sumner stalling against the cage.
Sumner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sumner just leaning against Caesar, taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumner blocking some punches.
Sumner lands with a left to the head.
Sumner swings wildly with an uppercut but Caesar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumner misses with the head strike.
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 Hale Caesar will probably get the nod.
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!
Caesar with a hook.
Caesar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caesar punishes Sumner's body with a nice straight punch.
Sumner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caesar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caesar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sumner.
Caesar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sumner is looking to clinch.
Sumner clinches with his opponent.
Caesar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caesar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caesar misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar throws a head punch that misses.
Caesar misses with a punch on the inside.
Sumner effectively controlling the action here.
Caesar tries a body shot but Sumner blocks it.
Sumner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caesar backwards.
A shot in the inside from Sumner.
Sumner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sumner gets through Caesar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Sumner.
Caesar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sumner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caesar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sumner pushes Caesar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caesar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sumner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sumner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Caesar fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar taking a breather.
Sumner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sumner lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caesar lands a nice shot to the body.
Sumner lands with a light punch inside.
Caesar stalling in the clinch but Sumner improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caesar.
Sumner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sumner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sumner lands with a light punch inside.
Caesar looking to stall.
Sumner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caesar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caesar is looking to break free of the clinch but Sumner has double underhooks.
Caesar takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sumner lands a shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Caesar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Caesar swings wildly with an uppercut but Sumner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caesar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Caesar blocking some punches.
Sumner misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with a punch on the inside.
Sumner tries to work over Caesar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sumner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sumner lands with a short shot to the head.
Sumner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sumner cracks Caesar with a nice body shot.
Caesar misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caesar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caesar tries to throw a body punch but Sumner avoids it by throwing Caesar back against the cage.
Sumner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sumner pushes Caesar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sumner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caesar trying to control the position but instead, Sumner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caesar into the cage.
Sumner scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Sumner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sumner 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Sumner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akaboshi Aida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Kamphius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aida comes to the cage accompanied by The Passenger - Iggy Pop. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 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
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akaboshi Aida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Kamphius!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamphius fails with the takedown
and Aida counters with a nice uppercut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kamphius enables Aida to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kamphius manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Aida trying to control but Kamphius is working from the bottom.
Aida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamphius is keeping the position for now.
Kamphius is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Aida frees his head nicely. Oh but Kamphius has switched to an armbar! Aida is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Fabricio Kamphius!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Mutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Mutch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mutch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mutch lands with a cross.
Souza misses with a low kick as Mutch jumps back.
Mutch misses with the combination.
Mutch lands a body shot.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutch.
Mutch slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mutch throws a right hand that Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Souza also avoids with ease.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mutch blocks a low kick nicely.
Mutch misses with a series of wild punches.
Mutch misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Mutch.
Mutch doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
Mutch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mutch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mutch throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Mutch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mutch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mutch moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.
Mutch moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.
Mutch wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Mutch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Mutch scores with a four punch combination!
Mutch misses with a few strikes there.
Souza feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Mutch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Fabio Souza wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mutch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Souza, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutch breaks the clinch.
Souza is looking to score with low kicks.
Mutch throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
A jab from Mutch misses.
Mutch throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Mutch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mutch misses with a double jab.
Mutch throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Jordan Mutch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mutch just misses with a punch to the body.
Mutch lands a jab to the head.
Souza tried to score with a low kick but Mutch checks it.
Mutch missing with a left hand there. Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mutch has managed to clinch.
Souza has had enough of the clinch but Mutch keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutch struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
Mutch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Mutch content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mutch gets underhooks to prevent Souza's takedown attempt.
Mutch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mutch throws a jab but it's blocked by Souza.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Souza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mutch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mutch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mutch stuns Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mutch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mutch lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Mutch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Souza throws a hook to the side of Mutch's head but Mutch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mutch throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Souza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mutch on his heels. He'll look to pass Mutch's guard now, I'm sure.
Mutch keeping full guard, as Souza tries to pass.
Souza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a big elbow that misses.
Mutch can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Souza controls the pace.
Jordan Mutch has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mutch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mutch misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Mutch.
Jordan Mutch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mutch checks a low kick from Souza.
Mutch 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Souza tries to work over Mutch's front leg with a kick but Mutch checks it.
Mutch jabs Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Souza is looking to score with low kicks.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Mutch.
Souza avoids the body shot from Mutch.
Souza staying out of range there.
Mutch takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutch.
Sloppy strikes from Mutch. Those never looked like landing.
Mutch moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutch connects with a body shot.
Jordan Mutch is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Mutch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutch cracks Souza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mutch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mutch stops a takedown attempt from Souza.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mutch.
Souza is trying to maintain a safe position but Mutch gets an underhook and turns Souza into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mutch.
Mutch wants a takedown.
Mutch tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Mutch back against the cage.
Souza tries to circle away but Mutch has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Souza as Mutch tries to tie him up.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mutch has him pressed against the cage.
Mutch breaks from the clinch.
Mutch throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mutch missing with a left hand there. Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mutch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mutch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mutch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Souza missing with a left hand there. Mutch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mutch throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Souza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mutch looks to land a right hand but Souza moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Mutch dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Souza misses with a low kick.
Mutch misses with a double jab.
Souza throws a jab when Mutch was well out of range.
Mutch pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Souza back to the cage. Mutch follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Mutch looks to land a left hand but Souza moved out of range nicely.
Mutch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mutch connects with a single shot there.
Mutch misses with a series of wild punches.
Mutch throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Mutch lands with a nice body punch.
Mutch checks a low kick from Souza.
Mutch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Souza.
Mutch tries to clinch up.
Mutch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some bone on bone action there as Mutch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mutch throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mutch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Mutch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Souza has time to react.
Mutch lands a nice looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Mutch blocks the low kick.
Mutch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mutch misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutch throws a shot from downtown. Souza moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Mutch misses.
Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mutch.
Mutch throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Mutch throws a hook to the side of Souza's head but Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Souza fails to land the takedown.
Mutch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
Mutch throws a shot from downtown. Souza moves away and avoids it.
Mutch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mutch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souza misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a low kick but Mutch avoids it.
Mutch swinging wildly here.
Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mutch.
Souza throws a leg kick but Mutch moved away.
A big left from Mutch misses.
Mutch misses with a looping left.
Souza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mutch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
A big left from Mutch misses.
Souza slips a straight right by Mutch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a leg kick.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Mutch swings for the body but Souza moves out of range.
Mutch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souza swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Souza throws a leg kick but Mutch moved away.
Mutch swinging wildly here.
Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutch is looking to control Souza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mutch avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Mutch clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mutch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mutch tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
Souza is looking to chop away at Mutch's legs.
Mutch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mutch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mutch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Mutch.
Souza tries to land a leg kick but Mutch saw it coming and moves away.
Souza throws a lazy right hand but Mutch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Mutch. Those never looked like landing.
Mutch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Souza misses.
Mutch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Souza at a distance.
Mutch misses with a wild combination.
Souza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Souza motions for Mutch to come forward. Souza throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Souza avoids the body shot from Mutch.
Mutch wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Mutch coming out on top.
Mutch misses with a few strikes there.
Mutch checks a leg kick nicely.
Mutch works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutch misses with a series of wild punches.
Mutch thows a body shot but no joy.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mutch enables Souza to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mutch manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Souza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Souza trying to control but Mutch is working from the bottom.
Souza pushing down on Mutch's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza wants to work for an arm triangle but Mutch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza moves into full mount! Mutch won't be happy about that!
Souza unloads with some shots from mount but Mutch bucks and avoids them well.
Souza looking for a guillotine from mount but Mutch is having none of it.
Souza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza unloads with some shots from mount but Mutch bucks and avoids them well.
Souza unloads with some shots from mount but Mutch bucks and avoids them well.
Souza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mutch is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Souza dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mutch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mutch closes the distance and pushes Souza back into the cage.
Mutch is trying to maintain a safe position but Souza gets an underhook and turns Mutch into the cage.
Souza is working for takedown but Mutch is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mutch breaks the clinch.
Mutch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Souza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mutch did well to prevent Souza getting side control.
Souza is keen to just control but Mutch is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza slows the pace down in half guard.
Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Souza is trying to work for a kimura but Mutch is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Souza in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Fabio Souza hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mutch misses with a wild combination.
Mutch tries to clinch but Souza moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Mutch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mutch slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Souza misses.
Sloppy strikes from Mutch. Those never looked like landing.
Mutch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mutch.
Mutch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Souza.
Mutch with a hook.
A combination from Mutch does no damage.
Mutch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Souza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mutch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jordan Mutch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Souza.
Mutch misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mutch did well to prevent Souza getting side control.
Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Souza controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mutch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fabio Souza was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mutch has closed the distance and engaged Souza in a clinch.
Mutch is looking to control Souza's arms but Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mutch has his back to the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mutch working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Mutch is controlling him.
Fabio Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordan Mutch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fabio Souza.
I think Mutch 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Mutch!
Jordan Mutch is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Francois Dominic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zarek Reschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francois Dominic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zarek Reschke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominic tries for a takedown but Reschke circles away easily
and Reschke counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dominic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Reschke scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dominic misses with a takedown
and Reschke counters with a thumping low kick.
Dominic tries for a takedown but Reschke circles away easily
and Reschke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francois Dominic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reschke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reschke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Reschke.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reschke.
Reschke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dominic's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dominic is trying to drag Reschke to the mat but Reschke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke lands a nice elbow.
Reschke scores with a knee to the head.
Reschke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reschke stalls.
Reschke scores with a knee to the head.
Reschke stalling against the cage.
Dominic looking to slow down the pace here.
Reschke is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Reschke lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominic takes an elbow to the temple.
Dominic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dominic is rocked!
Reschke lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Dominic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reschke pushes Dominic against the cage. Reschke is working some dirty boxing. Reschke pushes off with a quick right hook! Dominic goes down! Dominic tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Reschke moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zarek Reschke!
A very excited looking Zarek Reschke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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