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SUPERFIGHTS PRE-MEGA ed. II.1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Fernandes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Fernandes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwayne Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandes tries to clinch there but Soprano circles away.
Fernandes scores with a nice body kick.
Soprano gets the takedown into side control.
Fernandes manages to get back to half guard.
Soprano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fernandes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fernandes landing small, sideways elbows.
Fernandes has hold of Soprano's hands but Soprano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Soprano throws a strike but Fernandes avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fernandes 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.
Soprano stands up over Fernandes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Soprano postures up.
Soprano cracks Fernandes with a solid left hand.
Soprano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fernandes is keeping the position for now.
Soprano landing with the ground and pound.
Soprano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandes punching to the body, from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano stopping the sweep attempt from Fernandes.
Soprano stands up over Fernandes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Soprano is in close to Fernandes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fernandes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Soprano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Soprano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fernandes lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Soprano makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fernandes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Soprano defends well.
Soprano stands up over Fernandes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Soprano throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano pushing down on Fernandes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Soprano.
Soprano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fernandes is breathing heavily.
Fernandes is trying to maintain the position but Soprano is very close to passing his half guard.
Soprano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fernandes won't allow Soprano to pass to mount.
Fernandes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Soprano working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Soprano is in close to Fernandes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Soprano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fernandes throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Soprano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fernandes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soprano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soprano is working Fernandes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Soprano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soprano landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fernando Fernandes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fernandes did well to prevent Soprano getting side control.
Soprano lands strikes from half guard.
Fernandes trying to control but Soprano postures up.
Soprano lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Soprano working the head and body with strikes.
Fernandes is defending against the submission attempts here by Soprano.
Fernandes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Soprano scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fernandes misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Fernandes taking some punishment here, with Soprano in his half guard.
Soprano winds up and cracks Fernandes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Soprano lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Soprano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fernandes trying to control here.
Fernandes is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soprano drops an elbow to the side of Fernandes's head.
Soprano is nestled in close to Fernandes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Soprano slips a nice elbow through Fernandes's hands, connecting with Fernandes's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Soprano dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Soprano closes the distance and pushes Fernandes back into the cage.
Fernandes pushes Soprano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fernandes tries to pull guard but Soprano won't allow it.
Soprano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fernandes prevents it.
Fernandes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Soprano's defenses.
Soprano drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fernandes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Good body shot from Fernandes.
A frustrated look appears on Fernandes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fernandes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fernandes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fernandes wants to get back to striking at distance but Soprano won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fernandes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fernandes can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fernando Fernandes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Soprano.
Fernandes wants to break free but Soprano has control.
Soprano is trying to drag Fernandes to the mat but Fernandes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fernandes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Soprano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fernandes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fernandes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soprano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fernandes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fernandes tries to clinch but Soprano moves away
and Soprano decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fernandes's guard.
Soprano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Soprano is in close to Fernandes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fernandes keeping full guard, as Soprano tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soprano lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fernandes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Soprano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fernandes trying to strike off his back.
Soprano with a nice head shot there.
Soprano is working Fernandes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Soprano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soprano works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fernandes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Soprano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Soprano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Soprano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Soprano is nestled in close to Fernandes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fernandes regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soprano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fernandes is looking to stand up but Soprano isn't so interested in that idea.
Soprano stands up and waves to Fernandes to follow him.
Fernandes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fernandes tries to clinch
and Soprano counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fernandes looking to throw knees to the head but Soprano is blocking nicely.
Soprano turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Soprano manages to end up in side control.
Soprano working the ground and pound.
Soprano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Soprano landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Soprano's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fernandes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Soprano grinds an elbow into Fernandes's temple.
Soprano working away.
Soprano scoring with punches and elbows.
Soprano looks up at the clock and then as Fernandes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Soprano smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Soprano landing strikes.
Soprano landing a few strikes.
Fernandes can't do much from the bottom here.
Fernandes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Soprano is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Soprano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Soprano decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fernandes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Soprano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fernandes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Fernandes missing with punches from the bottom.
Fernandes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Soprano.
Soprano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fernandes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Soprano works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Soprano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano with the ground and pound from mount.
Soprano fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Soprano working Fernandes over with strikes here.
Fernandes tries to lock up and control but Soprano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fernandes is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Soprano lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Soprano lands a heavy elbow.
Soprano punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Soprano connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fernandes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Soprano breaks from Fernandes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Soprano lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Soprano looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano landing punches.
Fernandes working to try and regain half guard.
Soprano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fernandes is looking to get to half guard.
Soprano unloading with bombs!
Fernandes is trying desperately to improve position.
Soprano looking to finish Fernandes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fernandes!
Soprano landing punches.
Soprano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Soprano working Fernandes over with strikes here.
Soprano with the ground and pound from mount.
Soprano working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes tries to reverse the position but Soprano maintains control.
Fernandes is working hard here to advance position.
Soprano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fernandes is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soprano dominating with strikes here.
Soprano lands a nice shot to the head.
Fernandes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Soprano drops an elbow to the side of Fernandes's head.
Fernandes is looking to control Soprano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fernandes avoid being mounted?
Soprano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Soprano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes taking some punishment here, with Soprano in his half guard.
Fernandes moves into full guard.
Fernandes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soprano.
Fernandes can't keep his opponent in guard - Soprano advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Soprano lands strikes from half guard.
Fernandes trying to hold on to Soprano's head to control him but Soprano postures up.
Soprano is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fernandes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Soprano.
Fernandes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Soprano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soprano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Soprano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Faishan Singsurat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying House's choice of entrance music: Saliva's Make Me a Superstar. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faishan Singsurat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan House!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singsurat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jordan House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singsurat tries to clinch up but House circles away and keeps his distance.
House throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Singsurat slips a jab from House.
House lands a jab to the nose.
Singsurat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Singsurat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
House throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Singsurat tumbling to the canvas!
Singsurat is rocked!
It looks like Faishan Singsurat has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
House passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Oh Singsurat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
House has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Singsurat is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. House yanks on the arm and Singsurat is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by House.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jordan House!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abreu comes into the arena with Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Abreu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Abreu.
Doe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
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.
Doe is trying to get back to his feet.
Abreu is trying to get an arm triangle but Doe is defending well.
Doe is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Abreu is controlling him well.
Doe is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Abreu tries to advance to mount but Doe denies him.
Abreu advances nicely into full mount.
Abreu swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodrigo Abreu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Camello Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camello Barros has chosen Kiss - Detroit Rock City as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Camello Barros!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran swinging wildly here.
Duran lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Camello Barros misses with a double jab
and Duran counters with a single leg into guard. Camello Barros didn't expect that.
Camello Barros had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Duran defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran trying to control the position from guard on top but Camello Barros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camello Barros looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duran has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Duran controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Camello Barros is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Camello Barros had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Duran defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Camello Barros had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Duran defends it easily.
Camello Barros has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Duran is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Camello Barros.
Duran controls the position.
Duran wants to control but Camello Barros is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Camello Barros will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Duran trying to control the position but Camello Barros is working away.
Duran wants to stand but Camello Barros has his arm trapped.
Camello Barros is trying to improve his position.
Camello Barros is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Duran off and has taken his back!
Duran is trying to get back to his feet but Camello Barros has full control of the position and if anything, Duran has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Camello Barros struggling to keep hold of the position.
Duran wants to get back to his feet.
Camello Barros is looking to control Duran but Duran is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camello Barros is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Well, with Camello Barros on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Duran is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Duran trying to get back to his feet but Camello Barros is in full control for now.
Camello Barros struggling to keep hold of the position.
Duran trying to get back to his feet but Camello Barros is in full control for now.
Camello Barros is cranking Duran's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Duran! He's tightened the choke and Duran is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leonardo Camello Barros!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timoti Heinanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and knowm sayin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timoti Heinanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, knowm sayin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heinanen lands a with a good body shot.
Heinanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Heinanen misses with a body shot.
Heinanen punishes sayin's body with a nice straight punch.
Heinanen throws a shot to the body.
sayin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heinanen.
Heinanen takes a swing at sayin's ribcage but misses.
Heinanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
sayin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
sayin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Heinanen swivels and escapes.
Heinanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heinanen. sayin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heinanen lands a body shot.
sayin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heinanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but sayin moves away.
Heinanen is looking to wear down sayin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heinanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent sayin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heinanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but sayin moves away.
Timoti Heinanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sayin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Heinanen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
sayin has gone for a leg lock! Heinanen slips out almost immediately though and dives into sayin's guard.
Heinanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heinanen trying to control but sayin is working from the bottom.
Heinanen throwing strikes from guard but sayin blocks nicely.
Heinanen looking to sit in guard and control but sayin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
sayin drops back looking for a leg! Heinanen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Heinanen manages to kick sayin off! sayin jumps back into Heinanen's guard.
Heinanen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sayin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Heinanen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now sayin has Heinanen in his guard.
Heinanen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Heinanen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Heinanen working the ground and pound.
Heinanen wants to control but sayin is keeping him busy.
Heinanen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Heinanen.
Heinanen lands some shots froms side control.
Heinanen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Heinanen trying to control the position but sayin is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sayin tries to buck Heinanen off but Heinanen is having none of it.
Heinanen working away.
sayin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Heinanen connects with a decent elbow.
Heinanen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, sayin has escaped the position, nice work there.
sayin can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
sayin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Heinanen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, sayin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Heinanen but great work by sayin.
Heinanen parries the strikes from sayin easily there. sayin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Heinanen to escape.
Heinanen is pushing sayin's head away, looking to escape. sayin manages to hold on to the position though.
Heinanen is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
sayin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heinanen throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timoti Heinanen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A lazy left from Heinanen finds it's target.
sayin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heinanen misses the shot to the body.
Heinanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Heinanen scores with a jab to the body.
Heinanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heinanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heinanen throws a body punch but sayin moves out of range.
Heinanen misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heinanen looks to score with a jab to the body but sayin is just out of range.
Heinanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heinanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heinanen misses with a body shot.
Heinanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from sayin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heinanen looks to score with a jab to the body but sayin is just out of range.
Heinanen swings for the body but sayin moves out of range.
Heinanen lands a with a good body shot.
Heinanen misses the shot to the body.
sayin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heinanen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten sayin somewhat.
Heinanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent sayin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heinanen throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Heinanen misses the target.
Heinanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heinanen slaps away a takedown attempt from sayin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Heinanen looks to throw the jab but sayin is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heinanen scores with a sloppy right hand. sayin should have avoided that one.
sayin avoids the body shot from Heinanen.
Heinanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but sayin manages to avoid it.
Heinanen just misses with a punch to the body.
sayin has a takedown stuffed.
Timoti Heinanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of knowm sayin.
sayin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heinanen throws a body punch but sayin moves out of range.
Heinanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heinanen misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Heinanen finds it's way through sayin's defenses.
Nice defenses there by sayin.
Heinanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped sayin in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heinanen throws a body punch but sayin moves out of range.
Heinanen takes a swing at sayin's ribcage but misses.
sayin shoots in but no luck this time.
Heinanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Heinanen.
Heinanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but sayin manages to avoid it.
Heinanen lands a jab to sayin's midsection.
Heinanen jabs at sayin's body.
Heinanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
sayin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
sayin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
sayin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heinanen misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heinanen misses with a wild body shot.
Heinanen scores with a hook to the body. sayin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heinanen cracks a nice hook into sayin's ribs.
sayin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Heinanen as he avoids it easily.
Heinanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heinanen works sayin's body with a nice hook.
Heinanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Heinanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but sayin was well out of range. Poor timing from Heinanen.
sayin moves forwards but Heinanen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Heinanen lands a jab to the head.
sayin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heinanen lunges at sayin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by sayin's hand.
Heinanen misses the jab.
Heinanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but sayin was well out of range. Poor timing from Heinanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timoti Heinanen dominated that second round.
That's time! Heinanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
sayin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Heinanen's waist but Heinanen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing sayin off to one side.
Timoti Heinanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heinanen misses with a straight right.
Heinanen swings for the body but sayin moves out of range.
Heinanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but sayin manages to avoid it.
Heinanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but sayin moves away.
Heinanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. sayin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heinanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from sayin.
Heinanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but sayin moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heinanen. sayin does a little dance to reset his feet.
sayin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heinanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but sayin moves away.
Heinanen takes a swing at sayin's ribcage but misses.
knowm sayin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heinanen connects with a jab.
Heinanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from sayin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sayin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heinanen misses with a body shot.
sayin moves forwards but Heinanen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Heinanen misses with a wild body shot.
Heinanen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
sayin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heinanen.
sayin avoids the body shot from Heinanen.
sayin fails with a takedown attempt.
Timoti Heinanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Heinanen lands a lovely overhand right.
sayin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
sayin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heinanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Heinanen misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
sayin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Heinanen sprawls well. Heinanen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. sayin gets slowly back to his feet.
Timoti Heinanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of knowm sayin.
Heinanen misses with a wild body shot.
sayin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
sayin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heinanen.
sayin ducks right into an uppercut from Heinanen.
Heinanen cracks sayin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heinanen thows a body shot but no joy.
sayin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heinanen.
Heinanen with a jab.
Heinanen swings for the body but sayin moves out of range.
Heinanen scores with a body shot.
Heinanen with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinanen scores with a shot to the body.
Heinanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. sayin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heinanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but sayin was well out of range. Poor timing from Heinanen.
Heinanen takes a swing at sayin's ribcage but misses.
Heinanen throws a body punch but sayin moves out of range.
Heinanen just misses with a punch to the body.
sayin shoots for a double leg takedown but Heinanen sprawls well. He's pushed sayin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
sayin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Heinanen is fending him off so far but sayin persists. Nope, Heinanen circles away and we're back to standing.
Heinanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but sayin was well out of range. Poor timing from Heinanen.
sayin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Heinanen cracks a nice hook into sayin's ribs.
sayin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heinanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Heinanen.
Heinanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heinanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
sayin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heinanen lands a nice hook to sayin's body. sayin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heinanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Heinanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heinanen.
sayin ducks right into an uppercut from Heinanen.
Heinanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Heinanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heinanen scores with a body shot.
Timoti Heinanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
sayin walks into a straight right hand from Heinanen.
knowm sayin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heinanen lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timoti Heinanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heinanen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timoti Heinanen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Jacques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes into the arena with Aint no Sunshine 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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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ciro Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giorgio Jacques!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Jacques pushes him off.
Garcia lands a big head kick that sends Jacques tumbling to the mat! Garcia takes a step backwards and waves Jacques back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Giorgio Jacques has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacques blocks the body kick.
Jacques swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Jacques is avoiding it.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia looks for a takedown but Jacques sprawls well.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacques swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Jacques circles away.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jacques gets the takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Garcia sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jacques perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacques trying to mount his opponent but Garcia defends it.
Jacques is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jacques is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Jacques stalling.
Jacques works his way into side control.
Garcia tries to buck Jacques off but Jacques is having none of it.
Jacques taking a breather here.
Garcia is trying to buck Jacques off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jacques controlling the position from side mount.
Garcia wants to control but Jacques postures up.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Garcia being controlled for a moment.
Garcia tries to buck Jacques off but Jacques is having none of it.
Jacques is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jacques jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Jacques keeps it at a distance.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jacques paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jacques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ciro Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia tries a low kick but Jacques avoids it.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Jacques circles away.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giorgio Jacques's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jacques gets the takedown into side control.
Jacques in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Garcia is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jacques connects with a decent elbow.
Jacques content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcia taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques cracks Garcia with a big right hand but Garcia just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jacques controls the position.
Jacques lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is trying to control Jacques's posture but Jacques avoids it.
Garcia tries to buck Jacques off but Jacques is having none of it.
Jacques wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Garcia is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jacques has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jacques is chipping away with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Garcia is trying to improve his position.
Jacques wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques is staying tight to Garcia's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Despite being in the dominant position, Giorgio Jacques just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jacques avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacques throws out the jab.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Jacques moves out of range easily.
Garcia is looking to land body kicks.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia tries to clinch but Jacques moves out of range.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
Jacques avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jacques blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
Jacques is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Garcia's half guard.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Jacques is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jacques in particular looking to stall.
Jacques's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jacques passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Garcia!
Garcia wants to hold on but Jacques pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacques tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Jacques showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Giorgio Jacques'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jacques misses the shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacques swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jacques counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jacques advances position into side control!
Jacques lands a decent elbow from side control.
Garcia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Garcia is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia sneaks out the side door and pushes Jacques away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Jacques keeps it at a distance.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jacques circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Jacques is avoiding it.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Jacques moves out of range easily.
Garcia tries to land a front kick but Jacques steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacques misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jacques scores a takedown into full mount!
Jacques content just to control the position here.
Jacques is landing with some decent strikes but Garcia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques looking to secure an arm triangle but Garcia defends it well.
Jacques wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
Jacques looking to finish Garcia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Garcia!
Jacques trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jacques.
Jacques with a couple of short strikes.
Jacques controlling from mount.
Jacques trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Giorgio Jacques just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia wants to clinch
and Jacques counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jacques can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jacques wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jacques slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Garcia wants to stand and escape but Jacques is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio Jacques comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jacques has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgio Jacques!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miko Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Japa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls on Parade. Japa has chosen I Gotta Feeling (Remix) as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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260 lbs
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miko Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sheldon Japa!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Maia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maia fails to land with a series of punches.
Maia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Japa, pushing him back against the cage.
Japa wants to get back to striking at distance but Maia won't allow it.
Japa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maia manages to break the clinch.
Maia slips under a jab from Japa.
Japa takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
Japa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Japa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Japa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maia misses with a low kick as Japa jumps back.
Japa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Japa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Japa throws the left hand but Maia avoids the punch easily.
Maia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia misses with a combination
and Japa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Miko Maia has been cut.
Maia closes the distance and clinches.
Japa working hard to break the clinch.
Maia lands with a left to the head.
Maia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maia has hold of one of Japa's legs. Japa is fighting the takedown attempt but Maia gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Maia won't allow Japa to sweep him here.
Maia works over Japa with some ground and pound from guard.
Maia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia thows a big elbow that misses.
Maia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia is in close to Japa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maia won't allow Japa to sweep him here.
Maia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Maia is looking to work some ground and pound but Japa has wrist control.
Japa looking to control.
Maia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maia connects with a couple of short punches.
Maia trying to control but Japa is working from the bottom.
Maia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maia throwing strikes from guard but Japa blocks nicely.
Maia postures up in Japa's guard and throws a big left but Japa blocks it.
Maiais looking to pass into half guard but Japa pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Japa is in guard.
Maia wants to stand up but Japa is controlling him.
Japa preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia pulls Japa in close to prevent any damage.
Japa preventing the sweep.
Japa wants to pass the guard but Maia is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maia swinging wildly here.
Japa misses with an uppercut.
Maia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maia has closed the distance and engaged Japa in a clinch.
Japa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Japa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Japa tries to circle away but Maia has him pinned against the cage.
Maia is struggling to control the position.
Japa stops a takedown attempt from Maia.
Maia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Japa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Japa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Japa.
Some wild striking there from Maia.
Japa avoids the head kick by Maia.
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 Miko Maia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miko Maia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Japa throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Japa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Maia finds it's way through Japa's defenses.
Japa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maia counters with a series of strikes. Japa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Japa avoids the elbow strike from Maia, against the cage.
Japa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Japas head.
Japa tries to circle away but Maia has him pinned against the cage.
Maia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maia sizes up Japa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Japa misses.
Maia throws a right hand that Japa ducks under and follows up with a left that Japa also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Maia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maia misses with a double jab.
Maia moves into the clinch.
Maia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Japa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maia looks to throw the jab but Japa is out of range.
Maia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Japa.
Maia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Japa throws out the jab.
Sheldon Japa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maia throws a leg kick but Japa checks it.
Japa stalks Maia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maia's face. Maia staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Japa throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
Maia defending well as Japa loads up on a big left hand.
Japa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Japa.
Japa dodges the punch combination from Maia.
Japa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia instigates a clinch.
Maia prevents Japa from breaking the clinch.
Maia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maia.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maia.
Japa tries to break free but Maia pushes him back against the cage.
Japa wants to break free but Maia has control.
Maia gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Japa regains guard.
Maia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Japa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maia defends well.
Maia chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia preventing the sweep.
Maia landing some decent shots from guard.
Japa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia working some strikes from top position.
Maia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maia stands up and waves to Japa to follow him.
Japa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maia counters by clinching up.
Maia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maia is looking to clinch but Japa is avoiding it.
Maia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Japa throws a shot from downtown. Maia moves away and avoids it.
Miko Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Maia.
Maia misses with an elbow strike.
Maia turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Miko Maia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maia lands a nice forearm strike.
Japa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maia off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Maia's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Japa trying to control.
Maia turns into Japa and is now in his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia wants to pass the guard but Japa is keeping the position.
Japa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maia defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sheldon Japa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Miko Maia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Japa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maia.
Maia lands the left hand.
Maia moves away from the strike by Japa.
Miko Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Japa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maia leaning against his opponent.
Maia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maia's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Maia duly obliges.
Maia walks into a straight right hand from Japa.
Japa throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
Japa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maia throws out the jab.
Japa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Japa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maia looks to land a left hand but Japa moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Japa throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Japa. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Japa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Japa slips a jab and a cross from Maia.
Maia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Japa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia lands a two punch combo.
Maia misses with a wild combination.
Japa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Japa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maia counters with a nice uppercut.
Maia connects with a nice looking jab.
Japa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maia. Maia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maia moves out of range of the strikes.
Japa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Japa blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Japa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Japa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maia finds it's way round the side to connect with Japa's head.
Japa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia throws a right and a left that Japa avoids nicely.
Japa throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
Maia misses with a wild combination.
Maia walks into a stiff left hand from Japa.
Maia throws a combination that misses
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Japa throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
Maia throws a jab but it's blocked by Japa.
Maia moves into range and clinches up with Japa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Japa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Japa tries to circle away but Maia has him pinned against the cage.
Japa is trying to break the clinch but Maia is controlling him.
Japa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maia works over Japa's head and body with a nice combination.
Japa cracks Maia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maia moves out of range of the strikes.
Japa misses with a shot to the body
and Maia moves into the clinch.
Maia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maia misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Maia.
Japa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Japa tries to circle away but Maia has him pinned against the cage.
Maia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Japa.
Japa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maia moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Japa is trying to break the clinch but Maia is controlling him.
Maia presses Japa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sheldon Japa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Japa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheldon Japa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Azzolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gengis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas Azzolini is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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280 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Azzolini !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gengis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Azzolini .
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Gengis Khan has been cut.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Azzolini .
Khan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Azzolini misses with the head strike.
Khan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khan keeps control of Azzolini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khan landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Khan.
Khan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Khan.
Azzolini is breathing heavily.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Azzolini in his tracks for a moment.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azzolini blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Douglas Azzolini has been cut.
Khan tries for a takedown but Azzolini manages to get underhooks.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan tries to clinch there but Azzolini circles away.
Khan scores with a head kick.
Khan lands a hook that stumbles Azzolini back into the cage. Khan follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Azzolini to the canvas! Khan pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Azzolini has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gengis Khan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gianfranco Sforza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gianfranco Sforza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Hand!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sforza.
Sforza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hand.
Sforza avoids the body shot from Hand.
Hand moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hand fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Sforza misses.
Hand lands a two punch combo.
Dan Hand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hand lands a nice looking body shot.
Sforza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Sforza misses its intended target.
Sforza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hand.
Hand thuds a left hand into Sforza's body.
Hand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hand lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sforza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand swinging wildly here.
Hand paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sforza throws a combination that misses
and Sforza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hand misses with a double jab
letting Sforza counter with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hand!
Sforza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hand.
Hand moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hand moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hand displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hand throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hand!
Hand throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hand scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hand throws a right and a left that Sforza avoids nicely.
Hand slips a straight right by Sforza.
Hand scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sforza throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hand counter with a right hand.
Sforza misses with a double jab
and Hand counters with a two punch combo.
Hand is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hand scores with a shot to the body.
Sforza throws a combination that misses
and Hand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sforza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sforza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hand lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sforza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hand throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hand throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hand paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hand comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sforza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sforza is breathing heavily.
Hand lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hand connects with a body shot.
Hand scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hand misses with a double jab.
Sforza misses with a double jab
and Hand counters with a one-two to the body.
Hand throws a one two combo.
Hand uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hand misses with a double jab.
Hand scores with a jab to the body.
Hand scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hand clobbers Sforza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hand throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sforza counters with a stiff right hand.
Hand is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sforza rather than just go for the knockout.
Hand's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hand duly obliges.
Hand connects with a single shot there.
A left and a right from Hand both land. Nice combination.
Sforza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hand fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hand goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hand is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sforza had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hand throws a body punch but Sforza moves out of range.
Sforza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice straight punches there by Sforza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sforza.
Hand lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hand dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sforza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sforza throws the left hand but Hand avoids the punch easily.
Hand's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hand duly obliges.
Sforza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hand counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hand stuns Sforza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hand lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hand throws a combination. Sforza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sforza misses with a wild body shot.
Gianfranco Sforza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hand fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sforza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hand lands a nice shot to the body.
Sforza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hand counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sforza.
Hand has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hand scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hand digs a good hook to Sforza's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand sizes up Sforza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hand scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No joy there for Hand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hand scores with a one two! Sforza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sforza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hand lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hand lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sforza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hand.
Sforza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hand counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hand changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hand lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sforza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hand counters with a left and a right that stings Sforza.
Sforza is rocked!
Sforza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sforza at a distance.
Sforza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hand comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sforza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sforza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hand fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sforza on the side of the head.
Hand lands a with a good body shot.
Hand lands a jab to the head.
Hand cracks a nice hook into Sforza's ribs.
Hand connects with a body shot.
Hand fails to land with a series of punches.
Sforza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hand lands a with a good body shot.
Hand swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sforza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sforza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sforza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hand throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sforza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hand counters with a stiff right hand.
Hand works Sforza's body with a nice hook.
Hand cracks Sforza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dan Hand seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sforza walks into a stiff left hand from Hand.
Hand cracks a nice hook into Sforza's ribs.
Hand keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hand lands with a hook. Sforza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some wild striking there from Hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sforza misses with a double jab
and Hand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hand throws a combination. Sforza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hand scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sforza in his tracks.
Sforza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hand.
Hand scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hand dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hand throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sforza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sforza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hand counters with a three punch combo that has Sforza backing up. Sforza nods at Hand to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hand swinging wildly here.
Hand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sforza throws a jab but it's blocked by Hand.
Sforza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hand counters with a nice uppercut.
Hand lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hand.
Sforza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sforza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sforza there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheers as Hand lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sforza doesn't seem phased though.
Hand scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sforza swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hand counters with a right hand to the body.
Hand takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hand closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hand fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sforza throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Hand to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sforza throws a jab but it's blocked by Hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sforza walks into a stiff left hand from Hand.
Hand lands a two punch combo.
Hand throws a right and a left that Sforza avoids nicely.
Hand misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Hand.
Sforza misses with a straight right.
Hand cracks Sforza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sforza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hand lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sforza circles away quickly and effectively.
Sforza misses with a combination
and Hand counters with a series of strikes. Sforza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice straight punches there by Hand. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hand.
Hand thuds a left hand into Sforza's body.
Hand lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sforza circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hand does no damage.
Sforza throws a combination that misses
and Hand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sforza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hand scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hand misses with a wild combination.
Hand misses with the combination.
Hand misses with a few strikes there.
Sforza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hand counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hand dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sforza looks to land a left hand but Hand moved out of range nicely.
Sforza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hand.
Sforza throws a jab but it's blocked by Hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Hand both land. Nice combination.
Hand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Hand does no damage.
Hand lands a jab to the head.
Hand fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sforza manages to avoid it.
Hand cracks Sforza with a good jab.
Sforza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sforza.
A right-left combo lands from Hand.
Sforza misses with a double jab
and Hand counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hand uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sforza has time to react.
Hand throws a good cross that connects.
Hand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sforza.
Hand cracks Sforza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hand thuds his right hand into Sforza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hand, as that shot connected.
Oh Sforza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hand connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sforza. Sforza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good standup being displayed there by Hand as he connects with a hook.
Sforza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sforza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hand counters with a three punch combo that has Sforza backing up. Sforza nods at Hand to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hand is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hand scores with a hook to the body. Sforza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sforza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hand counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hand really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hand drops Sforza with a huge uppercut! Sforza drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hand is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Hand!
Dan Hand is the new light heavyweight champion!
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