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No Exit FC 78: Lecic v. Kossu PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Bika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Venris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bika comes into the arena with My Decision blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Bika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Venris!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bika misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Venris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Solomon Venris has been cut.
Venris connects with a leg kick. Bika looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bika lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Venris at a distance.
Bika goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bika misses with a few strikes there.
Venris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bika lands a right hook to the body.
Bika smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Venris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bika connects with a nice looking jab.
Bika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venris manages to avoid it.
Venris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Venris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bika swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bika with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Venris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Venris misses with a low kick.
Venris throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bika looks to score with a jab to the body but Venris is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bika.
Venris moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bika jabs Venris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bika takes a swing at Venris's ribcage but misses.
Venris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Venris was well out of range. Poor timing from Bika.
A jab lands there for Bika.
Venris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Venris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Venris moves in looking to clinch but Bika pushes him off.
Bika moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Venris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bika throws a shot from downtown. Venris moves away and avoids it.
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!
Bika tries to work over Venris's front leg with a kick but Venris checks it.
Bika keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Bika misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bika tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bika throws a lazy right hand but Venris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bika lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Venris circles away quickly and effectively.
Bika checks a low kick from Venris.
Venris avoids a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Venris.
Bika lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Venris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Venris moves into range and clinches up with Bika.
Bika managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Bika tries for a takedown but Venris manages to get underhooks.
Venris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Venris lands an elbow inside.
Venris looking to throw knees to the head but Bika is blocking nicely.
Bika is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Venris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bika wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bika wants to break the clinch but can't.
Venris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Venris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bika's defenses.
Venris keeps control of Bika as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Venris.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Venris tries to land knees in the clinch but Bika avoids the damage to the body.
Bika looking to stall.
Bika breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Venris is looking to clinch.
Venris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bika misses with a two punch combination.
Venris throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bika misses with the combination.
Venris tries to clinch there but Bika circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Venris tries to clinch but Bika moves out of range.
Venris wants to clinch up but Bika keeps it at a distance.
Bika misses with a body shot.
Venris wants to clinch.
Bika attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from Bika does no damage.
Venris blocks a jab.
A big left from Venris misses.
Venris moves in looking to clinch but Bika pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Venris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Venris looks for the body kick but Bika saw that one coming.
Venris darts in and clinches Bika up against the cage.
Venris tries to land a knee to the head but Bika blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Bika dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Venris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Venris throws a head kick that misses.
Bika pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Venris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Venris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Venris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bika's sensitive parts.
Venris throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Venris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Venris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bika.
Venris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Venris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bika counters with a two punch combo.
Elvis Bika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bika throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Venris.
Venris scores with a push kick.
Bika misses with a jab, cross combination.
Venris moves out of range of the leg kick from Bika.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venris throws a push kick but Bika slaps the foot to one side.
Bika uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venris.
Venris misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bika misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bika chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Venris can pounce on him.
Venris moves into the clinch.
Venris prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bika has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Venris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Venris misses with an elbow strike.
Venris stops a takedown attempt from Bika.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Bika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bika drops down looking for an ankle pick but Venris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Venris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bika manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bika throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Venris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bika walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Venris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Venris moves in looking to clinch but Bika pushes him off.
Venris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bika swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bika missing with a left hand there. Venris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bika steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Venris. That one must have hurt.
Venris thows a leg kick but Bika checks it
and Bika counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bika throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bika crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Venris - the referee stops the clock and Bika gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Venris. Bika manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bika finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bika will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Venris lands a leg kick that knocks Bika off balance momentarily.
Bika throws a shot from downtown. Venris moves away and avoids it.
Bika tries to keep at a distance but Venris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bika dodges an elbow strike from Venris.
Bika is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Venris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bika is looking to control Venris's arms but Venris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bika has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bika up against the cage.
Venris looking to slow down the pace here.
Venris is pushing Bika up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Venris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Venris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bika blocks the elbow strike.
Bika is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Venris is keeping busy.
Venris missing with knees to the body.
Venris pushes off an throws an elbow but Bika leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Venris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bika looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bika wants to break the clinch but can't.
Venris looking to throw knees to the head but Bika is blocking nicely.
Bika changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Venris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Venris closes the distance and clinches.
Bika trying to control the position but instead, Venris has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bika into the cage.
Bika lands a left hand that snaps the head of Venris backwards.
Venris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bika blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bika stalling against the cage.
Venris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bika.
Bika can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Venris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Solomon Venris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Venris staying out of range there.
A solid body kick from Venris.
Bika pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bika takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Venris closes the distance but Bika moves to the side
and Bika counters with a big head kick but Venris shrugs it off.
Venris scores with a nice body kick.
Venris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bika swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bika keeps the fight on the outside.
Bika bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Venris's head backwards.
Bika 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.
Venris is rocked!
Venris has momentary wrist control but Bika slips an elbow through the middle.
Venris is still in real trouble! Can Bika finish him?
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!
Bika content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bika postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Venris covers up, he's hurt! Bika keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bika and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bika can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvis Bika!
Elvis Bika decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rogelio Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogelio Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Fury!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez thuds a left hand into Fury's body.
Rodriguez with a nice cross.
Fury gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rodriguez won't allow Fury to get back to his feet.
Fury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fury is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodriguez is controlling him.
Rodriguez stands and throws Fury's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but Fury is working away.
Rodriguez prevents Fury from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Fury is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but Fury is working away.
Rodriguez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rodriguez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fury is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Fury explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodriguez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez lands a nice hook to Fury's body. Fury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez gets the takedown into side control.
Fury really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodriguez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fury parries the strikes from Rodriguez easily there. Rodriguez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fury to escape.
Rodriguez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fury knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rodriguez cracks Fury with a big right hand but Fury just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rodriguez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rodriguez looks up at the clock and then as Fury takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rodriguez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury is not content to let Rodriguez control the position.
Rodriguez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fury is pushing Rodriguez's head away, looking to escape. Rodriguez manages to hold on to the position though.
Rodriguez wants to control but Fury is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogelio Rodriguez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Fury slips the punch.
Bryan Fury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Fury in a clinch.
Rodriguez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fury gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rodriguez can't find room to land a body shot as Fury controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury tries to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling the position.
Fury stops a takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a body punch.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodriguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furys head.
It looks like Bryan Fury has been cut.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rodriguez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fury's efforts to push away.
Rodriguez digs a right hand underneath Fury's ribcage. Fury let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fury working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez taking a breather.
Rodriguez wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rogelio Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodriguez is working Fury over against the cage.
Rodriguez misses with a body punch.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
Rodriguez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodriguez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Rodriguez effectively controlling the action here.
Fury wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodriguez keeps control of Fury as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Rodriguez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fury wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Rodriguez on the inside.
A short right from Rodriguez.
Fury wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furys head.
Rodriguez lands with a short shot to the head.
Fury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bryan Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez gets a double leg takedown into Fury's guard.
Rodriguez trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fury is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogelio Rodriguez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Fury's cut.
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!
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Fury uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fury circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab lands there for Fury.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown but Fury sprawls well.
Rodriguez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fury avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab from Rodriguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury lunges at Rodriguez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rodriguez's hand.
Fury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rogelio Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fury clobbers Rodriguez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Fury fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodriguez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fury's corner calls for a 1-2. Fury obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Fury keeps it at a distance.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fury.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury leaves Rodriguez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rogelio Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury gets tackled into the cage by Rodriguez. Rodriguez maintains the clinch.
Rodriguez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rodriguez tries to score a body lock takedown but Fury shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez keeps control of Fury as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fury tries to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands with a left to the head.
Fury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fury manages to avoid it.
A jab from Fury misses.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Fury avoids it well.
Fury circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Fury's shoulder, as Fury tries to avoid the shot.
Fury throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
Fury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez is looking to wear down Fury with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fury throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but Fury ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Fury circles away.
Rodriguez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fury swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rodriguez throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Fury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rodriguez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Rogelio Rodriguez!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Rogelio Rodriguez!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Rogelio Rodriguez!
Rogelio Rodriguez wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glaube Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Whom The Bell Tolls. Silva has chosen . as his entrance music. Glaube Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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24
222 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glaube Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Machida.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Machida stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Silva follows into mount!
Machida is rocked!
It looks like Lyoto Machida has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Machida! Silva sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Machida and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Glaube Silva!
A relieved looking Glaube Silva 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Itagaki Manabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Wiher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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26
169 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Itagaki Manabu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Wiher!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiher closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Manabu's guard.
Manabu can't keep his opponent in guard - Wiher advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiher controlling the pace.
Wiher trying to mount his opponent but Manabu defends it.
Wiher content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wiher wants to get back to his feet.
Manabu regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manabu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wiher is one step ahead there.
Wiher wants to control from the top but Manabu keeps moving.
Wiher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Manabu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wiher defends it easily.
Wiher stopping the sweep attempt from Manabu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiher wants to pass the guard but Manabu is keeping the position.
Manabu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wiher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wiher trying to control but Manabu is working from the bottom.
Wiher sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiher trying to control the position from guard on top but Manabu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roman Wiher has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Manabu tries to sprawl but Wiher drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wiher trying to control from Manabu's half guard. Manabu has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Manabu working for a triangle but Wiher defends it easily.
Wiher stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiher drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiher tries to advance to mount but Manabu denies him.
Manabu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wiher passes the guard and advances to mount!
Manabu is trying to escape the mount.
Manabu is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Wiher dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Manabu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wiher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Manabu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wiher manages to get himself to full guard.
Manabu trying to control but Wiher is working from the bottom.
Manabu drops back looking for a leg! Wiher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wiher manages to kick Manabu off! Manabu jumps back into Wiher's guard.
Manabu trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman Wiher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wiher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manabu wants to control from the top but Wiher keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Itagaki Manabu wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wiher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wiher decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiher closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wiher is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manabu tries to roll over but Wiher keeps him under control.
Wiher tries to stand and escape but Manabu is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiher is looking for a kimura but Manabu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wiher to get the leverage.
Wiher is thwarting Manabu's attempts to control the position.
Wiher not doing much here.
Manabu is looking to improve his position.
Manabu is staying active underneath Wiher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Manabu wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Wiher seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roman Wiher was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wiher closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Manabu did well to prevent Wiher getting side control.
Manabu tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Wiher has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Wiher controlling from the full mount.
Wiher jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Manabu is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Manabu and Wiher has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Wiher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wiher changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Manabu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Manabu tries to buck Wiher off but Wiher is having none of it.
Wiher working away.
Wiher controlling the position from side mount.
Wiher working away.
Wiher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manabu keeps working.
Wiher lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Manabu down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiher wants to control but Manabu is keeping him busy.
Manabu tries to improve position but can't.
Manabu is being controlled here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roman Wiher wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wiher closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Manabu to the mat! Manabu manages to get full guard.
Manabu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Manabu keeping moving, preventing Wiher from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiher wants to stand but Manabu is controlling his posture from full guard.
Manabu is looking to sweep but instead, Wiher has passed into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manabu is trying to maintain the position but Wiher is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiher trying to control from half guard but Manabu is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Manabu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wiher stands up from Manabu's guard - Wiher perhaps looking for a knockout.
Manabu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wiher slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Manabu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roman Wiher has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Manabu has a takedown stuffed.
Roman Wiher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiher closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Manabu's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Wiher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wiher 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Roman Wiher!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Roman Wiher!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Roman Wiher!
Roman Wiher wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Machine Gun - Manu Chao. Dante Carver will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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29
152 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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23
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Carver!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Carver circles away.
Carver's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carver duly obliges.
Carver works Allen's body with a nice hook.
Carver swinging wildly here.
Allen tries to clinch up but Carver circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carver misses with a double jab
and Allen counters with a takedown into side control.
Allen decides to stand back up. Allen steps back and let's Carver get back to his feet.
Allen throws a series of punches but Carver moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carver thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carver throws a right hand that Allen ducks under and follows up with a left that Allen also avoids with ease.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Carver pushes him off.
Carver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Carver circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Carver.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carver.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Carver.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Carver is just out of range.
Carver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen throws a body punch but Carver moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Carver. Those never looked like landing.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Carver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Allens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Allen tries to clinch up but Carver circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen wants to clinch.
Carver throws a combination. Allen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Carver misses.
Carver with a hook.
Carver lands a lovely overhand right.
Allen is looking to clinch.
Carver throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
Allen looks to clinch
and Carver counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen is looking to clinch but Carver is avoiding it.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carver throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carver misses with a combination
and Carver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to clinch up but Carver keeps it at a distance.
Carver lands with a nice combination. Allen backs away looking to recover.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Carver tries to circle away but Allen has him pinned against the cage.
Allen manages to break the clinch.
Carver throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Carver.
Allen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allen tries to clinch up but Carver circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Carver circles away.
Allen swings for the body but Carver moves out of range.
Allen drives through and clinches with Carver against the cage.
Allen tries to break free but Carver pushes him back against the cage.
Allen lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Allen stalling against the cage.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carver lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Allen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Allen walks into a stiff left hand from Carver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Carver.
Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carver.
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 Mateus Allen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Carver circles away.
Allen wants to clinch up but Carver keeps it at a distance.
Carver tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dante Carver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Allen darts in and clinches Carver up against the cage.
Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Carver does no damage.
Carver has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carver swinging wildly here.
Carver looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well.
Allen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carver missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carver lands the left hand.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Carver pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Carver.
Carver is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Carver throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dante Carver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Carver's shoulder, as Carver tries to avoid the shot.
Allen has closed the distance and engaged Carver in a clinch.
Allen breaks the clinch.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
Carver misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen moves away from the strike by Carver.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Carver.
Carver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Allen swings for the body but Carver moves out of range.
Carver keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen rushes Carver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dante Carver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carver misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Carver does no damage.
Allen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carver circles away quickly and effectively.
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
Carver keeps the fight on the outside.
Carver misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carver.
Carver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allen's head.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen is looking to clinch.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Carver throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carver.
Carver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carver fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen is looking to wear down Carver with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big right from Carver misses.
Carver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carver moves away.
Carver swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carver tries to get to full guard but Allen has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen trying to control the action but Carver is working from the bottom.
Allen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 Mateus Allen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carver, pushing him back against the cage.
Allen keeps control of Carver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Carver moved out of range.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carver.
Carver looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well.
Allen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Allen wants to clinch.
Carver keeps the fight on the outside.
Carver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
Allen gets a clinch.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen takes a swing at Carver's ribcage but misses.
Allen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Allen breaks from the clinch.
Allen throws a series of punches but Carver moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Carver. Those never looked like landing.
Allen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carver counters with a nice uppercut.
Carver goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carver gets tackled into the cage by Allen. Allen maintains the clinch.
Allen manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Carver.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Allen tries to clinch but Carver moves out of range.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carver manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carver feints a jab promting Allen to slip. Carver then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Allen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Allen swinging wildly here.
Allen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carver lands a lovely overhand right.
Carver avoids the body shot from Allen.
Carver misses with a double jab
and Allen counters with a left to the body.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch but Carver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carver fails to land with a series of punches.
Carver connects with a body shot.
Allen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carver misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
Carver gets tackled into the cage by Allen. Allen maintains the clinch.
Allen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Carver circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
A lazy left from Carver finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateus Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, 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 for Mateus Allen!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Mateus Allen wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Mateus Allen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lick Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hard's entrance music is Let Your Backbone Slide . A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lick Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hard closes the distance but Kramer moves to the side
and Kramer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hard tries to close the distance and clinch but Kramer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kramer swats away the attempt to clinch by Hard.
No joy there for Hard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kramer blocks a head kick by Hard.
Hard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kramer swivels and escapes.
Hard doesn't manage to clinch there - Kramer circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kramer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hard.
Kramer throws a lazy uppercut
and Hard counters with a one-two to the body.
Hard connects with a right hand. Kramer shakes it off.
Kramer with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard tries to clinch but Kramer moves away
and Kramer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kramer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kramer throws a head kick that misses.
Hard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hard moves in looking to clinch but Kramer pushes him off.
Hard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hard throws a sloppy head kick and Kramer moves out of range easily.
Hard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kramer swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lick Hard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hard misses with a wild combination.
Hard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hard is breathing heavily.
Kramer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hard lands a jab-cross combination.
Kramer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kramer lands a nice hook to Hard's body. Hard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kramer digs a good hook to Hard's body.
Kramer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kramer jabs Hard right on the nose. Hard blinks but takes it well.
Kramer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Kramer misses.
A big left from Kramer misses.
Hard walks into a jab.
Hard throws a body kick that misses.
Kramer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard moves into the clinch successfully.
Hard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kramer has him pressed against the cage.
Kramer is working for takedown but Hard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hard is pressed up against the cage. Kramer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hard down to the mat. Hard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kramer thuds a left hand into Hard's body.
Kramer connects with the punch.
Hard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kramer misses with a series of wild punches.
Kramer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hard on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Hard.
Kramer looks for the body kick but Hard saw that one coming.
Kramer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
John Kramer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hard shoots in but no luck this time.
Hard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kramer as he avoids it easily.
Kramer throws a push kick but Hard slaps the foot to one side.
Kramer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kramer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kramer swinging wildly here.
Kramer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kramer throws a nice looking combination but Hard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kramer is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kramer lands with a cross.
Hard takes one on the button.
Kramer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kramer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kramer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Hard.
Hard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kramer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hard.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hard. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kramer blocks a leg kick.
Kramer's corner calls for a 1-2. Kramer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kramer lands a glancing blow to the side of Hard's head.
Hard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hard fails with a takedown attempt.
Kramer takes a swing at Hard's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kramer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard shoots in for a double leg but Kramer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kramer drops Hard with a left right combo! Kramer follows him down to the ground into side control.
Hard is rocked!
It looks like Lick Hard 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!
Kramer lands a strong strike to the head of Hard. That's dazed him! Kramer looking to finish here. Hard is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Kramer lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kramer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Castle's choice of entrance music: Slipknot. Frank Castle looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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29
210 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
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23
220 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle lands a leg kick that knocks Santos off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Castle throws out a powerful jab.
Santos checks a low kick from Castle.
Castle throws a good cross that connects.
Castle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castle pushes Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos is trying to break free.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Castle lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Castle throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Castle.
A short right from Castle.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castle.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Santos misses
and Castle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castle tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castle, right into the meat.
Castle moves into the clinch.
Castle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castle throws an elbow but misses.
Castle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Castle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jake Santos has been cut.
Castle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Castle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Castle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Castle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Castle.
Castle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Castle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle stalling in the clinch.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Castle has double underhooks.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castle scores with a nice body kick.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Castle lands a jab to the head.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Castle scores with a leg kick.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Castle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Santos will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santos.
Castle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Castle avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Frank Castle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castle scores with a head kick.
Jake Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Castle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Castle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body kick from Castle.
Castle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castle keeps Santos at a distance using the push kick.
Castle connects with an inside leg kick.
Castle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Castle.
Castle connects with an inside leg kick.
Santos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castle connects with a leg kick. Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That kick from Castle tenderised Santos's leg. Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos.
Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Castle.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Castle counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Castle.
Castle scores with a body shot.
Castle moves into the clinch successfully.
Santos letting Castle take a breather here.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Castle has the dominant position.
Castle slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos letting Castle take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Frank Castle.
Santos gets tackled into the cage by Castle. Castle maintains the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Castle.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Castle drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Santos letting Castle take a breather here.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Castle moves out of range easily.
Castle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castle blocks a head kick by Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Castle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Castle moves out of range easily.
Castle throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Santos throws a head kick but Castle moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Castle thows a body kick. Santos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Castle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santos's knee momentarily.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Castle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Castle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Castle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castle.
Castle lands a head kick!
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castle scores with a leg kick.
Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castle.
Castle lands with a nice body kick.
Castle throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Castle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Castle lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castle. That's going to slow Santos down.
Santos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Castle lands a jab-cross combination.
Castle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Castle moves out of range easily.
Castle lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Castle moved out of range nicely.
Castle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Castle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Castle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Frank Castle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Castle.
Castle has Santos pressed against the cage.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Castle is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle breaks the clinch.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castle, right into the meat.
A jab lands there for Castle.
Jake Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castle moves into the clinch successfully.
Castle leaning against his opponent.
Castle prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Castle throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Castle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castle is stalling here.
Frank Castle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castle stalls.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Castle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Castle 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Frank Castle!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Frank Castle!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Frank Castle!
Frank Castle wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Frank Castle 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Lecic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Litran Kossu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kossu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Holy Diver - Dio. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marko Lecic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Litran Kossu!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kossu. Lecic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kossu avoids the body shot from Lecic.
Kossu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Kossu.
Lecic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kossu.
A low kick from Kossu misses
enabling Lecic to counter with a crisp jab.
Lecic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lecic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kossu misses with an uppercut
and Kossu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Lecic.
Good standup being displayed there by Lecic as he connects with a hook.
Kossu lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecic misses the target.
Kossu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lecic manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lecic checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecic tries to clinch but Kossu moves out of range.
A jab from Lecic misses.
Kossu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kossu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kossu looks to throw the jab but Lecic is out of range.
Lecic checks a leg kick.
Kossu throws a hook but Lecic blocks it.
Lecic lands a jab-cross combination.
Kossu is looking to chop away at Lecic's legs.
Lecic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kossu.
A swing and a miss from Lecic.
Lecic scores with a jab to the body.
Kossu scores with a head kick. Lecic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kossu takes a swing at Lecic's ribcage but misses.
Lecic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kossu misses its intended target.
Lecic throws a jab but it's blocked by Kossu.
Lecic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kossu was well out of range. Poor timing from Lecic.
Lecic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kossu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lecic lands with a shot to the body.
Kossu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lecic lands a glancing blow to the side of Kossu's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kossu. Lecic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lecic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kossu.
Lecic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kossu is looking to chop away at Lecic's legs.
Lecic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lecic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kossu.
Lecic looking to score a takedown here. Kossu is defending well but Lecic drives through and ends up in Kossu's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lecic won't allow Kossu to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lecic content to stall in guard here.
Kossu working for a triangle but Lecic defends it easily.
Lecic content to stall in guard here.
Lecic stops Kossu from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecic trying to control but Kossu is working from the bottom.
Kossu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lecic is one step ahead there.
Lecic won't allow Kossu to get back to his feet.
Kossu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lecic is aware though and is defending well.
Lecic stopping the sweep attempt from Kossu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kossu is striking off his back. Lecic thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
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!
Lecic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Lecic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kossu tries to move into range but Lecic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Lecic.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kossu.
Kossu lands a glancing blow to the side of Lecic's head.
Lecic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kossu misses with an uppercut.
Lecic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marko Lecic is winning the standup battle so far.
Kossu throws an off balance right hand
letting Lecic counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Lecic.
Lecic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lecic throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Lecic misses its intended target.
Kossu throws a lazy uppercut
and Lecic counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kossu misses with a hook. Lecic ducked under it nicely.
Kossu avoids the body shot from Lecic.
Lecic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kossu to score with a decent uppercut.
Kossu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kossu misses with a head kick.
Lecic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kossu.
Litran Kossu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kossu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecic throws out the jab.
Kossu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kossu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lecic moves out of range of the leg kick from Kossu.
The fighters circling - Kossu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lecic misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lecic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kossu misses with a body kick.
Kossu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lecic misses with a looping left.
Kossu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Lecic lands.
Lecic throws a hook to the side of Kossu's head but Kossu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lecic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kossu scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the liver by Kossu. Beautiful body shot.
Lecic lands the left hand.
Kossu misses with a low kick.
Kossu throws a right hand that misses
and Lecic counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kossu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kossu throws a hook but Lecic blocks it.
Kossu works the jab nicely.
Lecic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kossu throws a lazy right hand but Lecic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lecic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kossu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kossu can't keep his opponent in guard - Lecic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lecic working over Kossu with some ground and pound. Kossu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kossu trying to control but Lecic postures up.
Kossu is looking for a sweep. Lecic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lecic wants to control but Kossu is keeping him busy.
Lecic content to control rather than advance.
Kossu tries to kick Lecic off but Lecic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lecic is keen to just control but Kossu is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marko Lecic.
Kossu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kossu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lecic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kossu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kossu trying to control the position but Lecic is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Lecic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Lecic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kossu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lecic staying out of range there.
Lecic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kossu was well out of range. Poor timing from Lecic.
A clash of legs there as Lecic blocks the low kick.
Kossu looks to score with a jab to the body but Lecic is just out of range.
Kossu lands a jab to the head.
Lecic misses the shot to the body.
Kossu connects with a body shot.
Kossu looks to land a right hand but Lecic moved out of range.
Kossu throws a nice head kick!
Lecic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kossu is trying to defend but Lecic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kossu tries to roll over but Lecic keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu wants to get back to his feet.
Marko Lecic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kossu is looking to get back to is feet but Lecic passes into side control.
Lecic scoring with punches and elbows.
Lecic controlling from side mount.
Lecic working the head with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kossu is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecic is looking to take a break and control but Kossu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kossu is looking to reverse the position.
Kossu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lecic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kossu tries to improve position but can't.
Kossu wants to control but Lecic postures up.
Lecic taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kossu tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kossu gets back to half guard.
Kossu is looking to improve his position.
Kossu trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lecic manages to pass to mount!
Kossu is desperately trying to improve his position but Lecic has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lecic landing strikes from the mount and Kossu is in trouble!
Kossu tries to buck Lecic off but he can't manage it.
Kossu tries to reverse the position but Lecic maintains control.
Kossu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lecic controlling the pace for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecic tries to control but Kossu wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kossu is working to get back to half guard.
Kossu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Lecic clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Kossu.
Lecic swings for the body but Kossu moves out of range.
Kossu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kossu lands an overhand right.
Lecic misses with an uppercut
and Kossu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kossu misses with a straight left.
Lecic moves away from the strike by Kossu.
Kossu throws a low kick but Lecic moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Lecic.
Lecic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lecic with a hook.
Lecic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lecic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecic ducks under a wild hook from Kossu.
Kossu misses with an uppercut. Lecic saw that one coming.
Kossu misses with an uppercut. Lecic saw that one coming.
Lecic misses with a wild body shot.
Kossu looks to score with a jab to the body but Lecic is just out of range.
Kossu misses with a hook. Lecic ducked under it nicely.
Lecic moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Lecic as he checks the leg kick.
Kossu misses with an uppercut. Lecic saw that one coming.
A low kick from Kossu misses
and Lecic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kossu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kossu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lecic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kossu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lecic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu is being controlled here.
Kossu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kossu wants to get back to full guard.
Kossu is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kossu is trying to escape back to his feet but Lecic uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Lecic trying to control the position but Kossu is working away.
Lecic is really struggling to control Kossu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kossu is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecic is staying tight to Kossu's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kossu is not content to let Lecic control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lecic cracks Kossu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kossu tries to improve position but can't.
Lecic takes a little break here. Kossu wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kossu is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kossu tries to improve position but can't.
Lecic taking a breather here.
Kossu wants to get back to his feet but Lecic drags him back down.
Kossu tries to improve position but can't.
Lecic slows the pace down.
Kossu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kossu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Marko Lecic 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!
Lecic with a hook.
Kossu throws a leg kick but Lecic checks it.
Kossu misses with a body shot.
Lecic checks a leg kick.
Lecic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kossu.
Kossu looks to land a right hand but Lecic moved out of range.
Lecic looks to land a left hand but Kossu moved out of range nicely.
Lecic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lecic thows a body shot but no joy.
Lecic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kossu misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Lecic blocks the leg kick.
Lecic just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecic connects with a body shot.
Lecic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lecic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good work by Lecic as he checks the leg kick.
Kossu throws a lazy right hand but Lecic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kossu throws a looping overhand right but Lecic ducks down to avoid it.
Kossu throws a poor cross that misses
and Lecic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kossu is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kossu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lecic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kossu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lecic lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kossu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu tries to hold on but Lecic postures up.
Kossu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lecic lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kossu is desperately trying to improve his position but Lecic has a good base and remains in mount.
Kossu is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kossu is trying to escape the mount.
Lecic with the ground and pound from mount.
Litran Kossu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kossu is working to get back to half guard.
Lecic scoring with strikes but Kossu is staying in there.
Lecic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kossu is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lecic content just to control the position here.
Kossu is working to get back to half guard.
Kossu regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kossu pushes Lecic off looking to stand but Lecic dives back in and keeps control.
Lecic lands strikes from half guard.
Lecic winds up and cracks Kossu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kossu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kossu is looking to improve his position.
Kossu is refusing to be controlled, as Lecic sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lecic prevents Kossu from improving his position.
Lecic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Lecic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lecic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Marko Lecic!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Marko Lecic!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Marko Lecic!
Marko Lecic wins by unanimous decision!
Marko Lecic retains his light heavyweight title!
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