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SOTF 12: The Massacre PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bewter Hacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotten comes to the cage accompanied by Perfect Strangers - Deep Purple. Hacks has chosen Here Comes The PAIN as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Rotten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bewter Hacks!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hacks is looking to clinch.
Hacks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hacks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rotten counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hacks gets full guard.
Rotten trying to control the position from guard on top but Hacks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hacks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rotten is controlling him.
Hacks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rotten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hacks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rotten.
Hacks trying to control the position.
Hacks looking for a sweep. Not yet Hacks, not yet.
Hacks wants to stand up but Rotten is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hacks manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rotten has Hacks in his guard.
Rotten wants to stand and escape but Hacks is having none of it.
Hacks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hacks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hacks won't allow Rotten to sweep him here.
Rotten trying to keep a closed guard but Hacks is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rotten checks a low kick from Hacks.
Hacks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hacks swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotten moves in looking to clinch but Hacks pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hacks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rotten shoots in but no luck this time.
Hacks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rotten defends it nicely.
Hacks looks gassed!
Hacks shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnny Rotten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bewter Hacks.
Rotten is looking to clinch.
Hacks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hacks tries to sprawl but Rotten drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rotten has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotten is working for a guillotine from mount but Hacks frees his head quite easily.
Hacks is desperately trying to improve his position but Rotten has a good base and remains in mount.
Rotten trying to control but Hacks is having none of it.
Hacks working to try and regain half guard.
Rotten takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hacks has given up his back here.
Rotten wants to control but Hacks is keeping busy.
Hacks is trying to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rotten is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hacks has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hacks is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Rotten off. It looks like it's working - Rotten slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Hacks displaying calm under pressure there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rotten dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rotten moves out of range of the strikes.
Hacks misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rotten is defended easily by Hacks.
Hacks tries to bum rush Rotten with a series of wild strikes but Rotten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rotten dodges the punch combination from Hacks.
Hacks gets a clinch.
Hacks tries to break the clinch but Rotten is controlling the position.
Hacks is trying to force a seperation but Rotten has the dominant position.
Rotten tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hacks smiles and moves away.
Hacks tries to close the distance and clinch but Rotten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hacks misses with a head kick.
Hacks is breathing heavily.
Hacks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hacks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rotten as he jumps to the side.
Rotten displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hacks.
Rotten tries to clinch but Hacks is having none of it.
Rotten shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rotten showed some decent athleticism there.
Rotten wants to control but Hacks is keeping him busy.
Rotten seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hacks is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Johnny Rotten!
Johnny Rotten took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Chiellini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chiellini's choice of entrance music: Riders on the strorm. Hannibal King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giorgio Chiellini!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King is looking to land body kicks.
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Chiellini counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chiellini holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chiellini has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics King uses from the top position.
King postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chiellini is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of King, into his guard.
King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
King keeping moving, preventing Chiellini from controlling successfully.
Chiellini sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chiellini really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chiellini lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chiellini accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chiellini wanted to stand there but King had control of the position.
Chiellini trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiellini is looking to stand up but King won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chiellini avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chiellini defends well.
Chiellini looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chiellini is working King over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
King keeping moving, preventing Chiellini from controlling successfully.
Chiellini pushes down on King's leg and manages to get into half guard.
King regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chiellini.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiellini pushing down on King's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
King has one foot on Chiellini's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Chiellini darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chiellini is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Hannibal King will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
King avoids the head kick by Chiellini.
Chiellini tries a head kick but it misses.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hannibal King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chiellini is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chiellini pulls King in to control the position.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chiellini is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chiellini has escaped and now he's on top!
Chiellini stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! King throws up his legs and catches Chiellini in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Chiellini tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by King! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hannibal King!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Silvic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Zhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominick Silvic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhang Zhu!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhu misses with a right hand
and Silvic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zhu won't be happy with that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zhu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Silvic.
Silvic stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Zhu throws a leg kick but Silvic moved away.
Silvic blocks a head kick by Zhu.
Zhu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zhu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhang Zhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhu misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zhu's waist but Zhu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silvic off to one side.
Zhu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silvic tries to avoid it but Zhu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silvic to the ground. Silvic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silvic shoots in and gets a takedown into Zhu's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silvic is looking to work some ground and pound but Zhu has wrist control.
Silvic tries to stand but Zhu is controlling from the bottom.
Silvic 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.
Silvic trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvic controlling from the top position.
Silvic postures up in Zhu's guard and throws a big left but Zhu blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvic throwing strikes from guard but Zhu blocks nicely.
Silvic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silvic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silvic throws a big right hand that misses.
Silvic throwing strikes but missing.
Zhu wants to stand but Silvic is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhu has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silvic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Zhu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zhu under the eye.
Silvic drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silvic trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zhu wants to hit a switch here but Silvic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Zhu there!
Silvic lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zhu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Silvic unloads with some shots from mount but Zhu bucks and avoids them well.
Silvic cracks Zhu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhu working to try and regain half guard.
Silvic looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Silvic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Zhu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silvic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silvic won't allow Zhu to get back to his feet.
Silvic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zhu, up you get!
Silvic has a takedown stuffed.
Zhu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silvic circles away.
Silvic fails to land the takedown.
Zhu lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvic blocks a head kick by Zhu.
Silvic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silvic duly obliges.
Silvic moves out of range as Zhu strikes.
Silvic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zhu avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominick Silvic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silvic jabs Zhu right on the nose. Zhu blinks but takes it well.
Zhu misses with a head kick.
Silvic shoots for a double leg takedown but Zhu sprawls well. He's pushed Silvic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zhu scores with a head kick. Silvic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silvic.
Zhu dives in and grabs Silvic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silvic pushes down on Zhu's head and hops out.
Zhu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silvic.
Zhu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silvic's head.
Zhu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silvic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zhu won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvic landing a few strikes.
Silvic cracks Zhu with a big elbow.
Silvic working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhu tries to bench press Silvic off him but Silvic keeps the position.
Dominick Silvic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silvic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Silvic working the head with strikes.
Zhu is being controlled here.
Silvic wants to control but Zhu is keeping him busy.
Silvic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Silvic working the ground and pound.
Silvic wants to control but Zhu is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvic looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Zhu is avoiding damage well.
Silvic decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Zhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zhu as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhu throws a sloppy head kick and Silvic moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Silvic dominated that second round.
That's time! Silvic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A head kick by Zhu misses
and Silvic counters with a takedown into side control.
Silvic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silvic is trying to get an arm triangle but Zhu is defending well.
Zhu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silvic's best efforts.
Silvic drops an elbow to the side of Zhu's head.
Silvic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silvic is looking to stall here but Zhu recovers full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silvic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvic is looking to work some ground and pound but Zhu has wrist control.
Silvic lands a couple of elbows.
Silvic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zhu has a closed guard, preventing Silvic from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvic tries to free his leg and advance position but Zhu is retaining full guard.
Silvic wants to control from the top but Zhu keeps moving.
Silvic throws an elbow that misses. Zhu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silvic's guard. Nice move by Zhu!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zhu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zhu throws a big right hand that misses.
Zhu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zhu throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvic pushes Zhu off and scrambles back to his feet.
Zhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Zhu. Those never looked like landing.
Zhang Zhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silvic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zhu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silvic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zhu regains half guard there - taking advantage of Silvic's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Zhu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zhang Zhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvic is looking to advance position but Zhu won't allow it.
Silvic trying to advance position but Zhu counters by regaining guard.
Silvic passes Zhu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhu tries to get to full guard but Silvic has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Silvic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silvic, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Silvic!
A very excited looking Dominick Silvic rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the cage accompanied by New Low - Middle Class Rut . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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290 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Very strong |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Rua!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua stuffs the takedown attempt from Mir. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Mir shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mir showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mir is looking to advance position but Rua won't allow it.
Mir looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mir seems to be working for a kimura but Rua defends the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rua can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mir prevents Rua from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Rua still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Rua has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Mir is looking to regain half guard here but Rua keeps moving and retains side control.
Mir manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mir is looking for a kimura but Rua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mir to get the leverage.
Rua landing a few short strikes.
Mir is looking for a kimura here.
Mir is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rua defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mir is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rua doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mir.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rua manages to get to full guard.
Mir won't allow Rua to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rua is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rua has escaped and now he's on top!
Mir looking for a guillotine here but Rua defends easily.
Mir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rua can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rua cracks Mir with a solid left hand.
Rua decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rua misses with a combination
and Mir counters by moving into the clinch.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir is looking for a takedown.
Mir tries for a takedown but Rua manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mir is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Mir can't get the takedown.
Rua tightens his grip and picks Mir up, before dumping him to the ground. Mir manages to land in guard.
Mir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rua is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mir looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rua passes into half guard.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Rua stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rua looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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 Frank Mir will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rua manages to end up in side control.
Rua scoring with punches and elbows.
Mir is looking for a sweep.
Rua is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mir has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rua tries for a kimura but Mir is defending well.
Mir is looking for a sweep.
Mir sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mir wants to improve his position but Rua is controlling well.
Rua is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mir is just riding it out for now. Rua eventually gives up the hold.
Mir actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua working Mir over with strikes.
Mir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mir is refusing to be controlled, as Rua sits in half guard.
Rua drops an elbow to the side of Mir's head.
Rua wants to free his trapped foot but Mir is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rua wants to control but Mir is keeping him busy.
Rua works his way into side control.
Mir is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to pass the guard but Mir defending well.
Rua looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mir is staying active underneath Rua, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua working the head and body with strikes.
Mir looking for submissions off his back.
Mir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rua pulls his head out easily.
Rua trying to mount his opponent but Mir defends it.
Mir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rua is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mir has momentary wrist control but Rua slips an elbow through the middle.
Rua wanted to stand there but Mir had control of the position.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rua is aware though and is defending well.
Mir looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rua passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to bench press Rua off him but Rua keeps the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua tries for a kimura but Mir is defending well.
Rua tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mir is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rua wants to control but Mir is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rua's best efforts.
Rua trying to mount his opponent but Mir defends it.
Rua is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Rua 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rua stuffs the takedown.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mir dives in and grabs Rua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes down on Mir's head and hops out.
Rua stalks Mir and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mir's face. Mir staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua moves into the clinch successfully.
Rua lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rua is trying to control. Mir wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rua stalling.
Mir wants to get back to full guard.
Mir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua wants to pass to mount but Mir is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rua is trying to control. Mir wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rua is pressing down on Mir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mir is holding on for now.
Rua working Mir over with strikes.
Rua is nestled in close to Mir, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rua is trying to control. Mir wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rua pulls his head out easily.
Mir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rua pulls his head out easily.
Rua looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Mir is defending well.
Nice strikes from Rua there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mir knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rua trying to control the action but Mir is working from the bottom.
Rua scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mir is refusing to be controlled, as Rua sits in half guard.
Mir looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Rua pushes past his half guard into mount!
Mir working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Mir that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brock Rua has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rua dominating with strikes here.
Mir is rocked!
Rua postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Mir badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Rua around the waist but Rua pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Rua is the winner by TKO! Rua jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Rua!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richter Alastrasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Popov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richter Alastrasz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov rushes Alastrasz and presses him up against the cage.
Popov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Richter Alastrasz has been cut.
Alastrasz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alastrasz is trying to stall.
Alastrasz has picked Popov up - he's going for a ride! Alastrasz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Alastrasz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Popov wants to get back to his feet.
Popov is refusing to be controlled, as Alastrasz sits in half guard.
Alastrasz wants to pass to mount but Popov is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alastrasz trying to control from half guard but Popov is working away.
Alastrasz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alastrasz is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Alastrasz trying to control but Popov is working from the bottom.
Popov wants to get back to his feet but Alastrasz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz wants to control from the top but Popov keeps moving.
Alastrasz looking to sit in guard and control but Popov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Popov connects with a couple of short punches.
Popov postures up.
Alastrasz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Popov manages to get himself to full guard.
Alastrasz trying to control but Popov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Popov is looking to stand up but Alastrasz isn't so interested in that idea.
Alastrasz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alastrasz won't allow Popov to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz looking to pass the guard.
Alastrasz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alastrasz throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Popov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Alastrasz gets full guard.
Popov postures up.
Popov throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popov is stalling in the full guard.
Popov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richter Alastrasz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richter Alastrasz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alastrasz looks to land a left hand but Popov moved out of range nicely.
Alexander Popov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alastrasz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alastrasz wants to pass to mount but Popov is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Alastrasz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Popov is trying to stand back up but Alastrasz is controlling him
Richter Alastrasz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Popov is not content to let Alastrasz control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov wants to get back to his feet.
Alastrasz lands with a punch from half guard.
Alastrasz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Popov keeps working.
Popov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alastrasz is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alastrasz slips a nice elbow through Popov's hands, connecting with Popov's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Popov's head.
Alastrasz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Popov keeps working.
Alastrasz is working for a submission of some sort.
Alastrasz trying to control the pace.
Alastrasz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz is controlling the pace.
Alastrasz is looking to take a break and control but Popov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alastrasz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alastrasz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Popov defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz trying to control from Popov's half guard. Popov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Alastrasz throwing strikes from guard but Popov blocks nicely.
Alastrasz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richter Alastrasz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richter Alastrasz'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!
Popov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alastrasz missing with a left hand there. Popov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Popov scores a takedown into full mount!
Alastrasz can't escape the position.
Alastrasz tries to hold on but Popov pushes him away.
Alastrasz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Popov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popov throwing strikes here but Alastrasz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Popov scoring with strikes but Alastrasz is staying in there.
Popov breaks from Alastrasz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alastrasz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alastrasz blocking the ground and pound.
Alastrasz working to try and regain half guard.
Popov avoids the attempt from Alastrasz to control.
Popov lands a big shot there that rocks Alastrasz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Popov looking to finish Alastrasz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alastrasz!
Popov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alastrasz is desperately trying to improve his position but Popov has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alastrasz is looking to escape.
Popov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alastrasz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alastrasz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Alastrasz is refusing to be controlled, as Popov sits in half guard.
Popov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Popov is going to stand back up.
Alastrasz manages to get to full guard.
Popov trying to control but Alastrasz is working from the bottom.
Alastrasz looking to control.
Alastrasz has his hands on Popov's head, controlling the position.
Popov postures up in Alastrasz's guard and throws a big left but Alastrasz blocks it.
Richter Alastrasz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz looking to control.
Popov stands up from Alastrasz's guard - Popov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Alastrasz keeps the fight on the outside.
Popov tries to clinch up.
Popov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alastrasz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Popov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Popov showed some decent athleticism there.
Alastrasz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alexander Popov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Popov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Popov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alastrasz 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richter Alastrasz!
Richter Alastrasz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 93%, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamoru Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mamoru Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko shoots in but Takamura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takamura misses with a few strikes there.
Marko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takamura.
Marko tries for a takedown but Takamura sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Marko with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Marko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takamura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Frank Marko has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takamura lands a jab.
Takamura scores with a push kick.
Marko is breathing heavily.
Takamura dips to his left and cracks Marko with an uppercut!
Takamura lands with a nice body punch.
Takamura lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Marko goes down and covers up as Takamura starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mamoru Takamura!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Boran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiichi Miyazawa (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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183 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cassius Boran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiichi Miyazawa!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boran motions for Miyazawa to come forward. Boran throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boran is looking to slow Miyazawa down with leg kicks.
Boran scores with a nice body kick.
Boran throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Miyazawa's head.
Boran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miyazawa slips a straight right by Boran.
Boran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boran scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miyazawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boran.
Both fighters circling a little - Boran finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boran throws a looping overhand right but Miyazawa ducks down to avoid it.
Boran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyazawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Boran.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Miyazawa.
Boran takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boran takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Boran manages to get back to half guard.
Miyazawa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boran is looking to improve his position.
Miyazawa lands with a punch from half guard.
Miyazawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miyazawa drops an elbow to the side of Boran's head.
Miyazawa is keen to just control but Boran is a slippery customer.
Miyazawa trying to mount his opponent but Boran defends it.
Boran is looking for a sweep. Miyazawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miyazawa is trying to control. Boran wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boran is looking for a sweep. Miyazawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miyazawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boran defending well though.
Miyazawa working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Boran's thigh. Boran counters though and makes it back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boran looking for a guillotine here but Miyazawa defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Boran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boran wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Miyazawa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miyazawa throws an elbow that misses. Boran uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miyazawa's guard. Nice move by Boran!
Boran wants to control from the top but Miyazawa keeps moving.
Miyazawa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boran can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boran seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boran will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa is looking for a triangle but Boran pushes his legs off easily.
Boran passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyazawa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boran is keen to just control but Miyazawa is a slippery customer.
Boran moves nicely into side control.
Boran is looking to take a break and control but Miyazawa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boran tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa can't do much from the bottom here.
Boran wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Miyazawa, who protects the arm well.
Miyazawa tries to bench press Boran off him but Boran keeps the position.
Boran postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Boran working away.
Miyazawa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Boran off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyazawa wants to control but Boran is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boran tries to roll but Miyazawa sticks to his back.
Miyazawa looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Boran is keeping busy.
Miyazawa is hanging on to Boran's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kiichi Miyazawa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miyazawa scores with a takedown into Boran's guard.
Miyazawa wants to control from the top but Boran keeps moving.
Boran tries to strike from the bottom.
Boran is looking to sinch up a triangle. Miyazawa throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Boran's body to avoid the submission. Boran has instead reached around Miyazawa's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Boran arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cassius Boran!
Our winner, Cassius Boran, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Bradley Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Fedor Entrance Song as his entrance music. Junior Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Junior Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Eugene Bradley Burns!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns scores a takedown into full mount!
Burns looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silva wants to improve his position but Burns is controlling well.
Burns wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying is best to control the position here.
Silva trying to control here.
Burns with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burns closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to improve his position but Burns is controlling well.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Burns wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Burns slows the pace down in half guard.
Burns wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Eugene Bradley Burns hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Burns misses with a hook
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Junior Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Bradley Burns.
Burns stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burns wants it to stay on the feet.
A big right from Silva misses.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pressing down on Burns's thigh, looking to free his foot. Burns is holding on for now.
Burns wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva is stalling here. Burns is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Burns has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Silva regains half guard there - taking advantage of Burns's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Silva is staying active underneath Burns, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Burns in particular looking to stall.
Burns wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Burns prevents Silva from improving his position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eugene Bradley Burns wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva leaves Burns with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva misses with a hook.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burns is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Burns circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva wants to control but Burns is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Bradley Burns dominated that round.
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.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Burns sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Burns shoots in.
Burns tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Burns tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Junior Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Bradley Burns.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Burns seems unphased.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burns finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Burns shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eugene Bradley Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burns, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Burns is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Burns tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Burns drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Burns tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
Silva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Burns has his hands clasped together but Silva extends an breaks Burns's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junior Silva!
Junior Silva took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MMA ANIMAL for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aima Hei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Soprano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Got Yourself a Gun . Hei has chosen Immortal Technique - The Rebel as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aima Hei!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano lands a head shot.
Hei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soprano is looking to land body kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hei.
Hei fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hei avoids the body shot from Soprano.
Soprano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hei at a distance.
Soprano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Soprano checks a leg kick.
Soprano scores with a sloppy right hand. Hei should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hei drives through with a takedown into Soprano's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hei trying to control but Soprano is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soprano is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hei has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Soprano has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Soprano is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hei reverses the position - he's now on top in Soprano's guard.
Soprano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hei makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hei postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soprano is trying to keep Hei in close.
Hei working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hei working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Soprano is trying to control the position but Hei postures up.
Soprano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Soprano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soprano seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hei with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hei lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soprano wants to get back to his feet but Hei is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hei is looking to work some ground and pound but Soprano has wrist control.
Hei in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hei slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hei connects with a decent elbow.
Hei cracks Soprano with a big right hand but Soprano just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hei grinds an elbow into Soprano's temple.
Hei in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hei looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Soprano is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Soprano's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Soprano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hei throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soprano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Soprano wants to control but Hei postures up.
Soprano is not content to let Hei control the position.
Hei working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hei working the ground and pound.
Soprano gets back to half guard.
Hei takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hei scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Soprano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hei accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hei won't allow Soprano to sweep him here.
Soprano keeping moving, preventing Hei from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hei avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Soprano trying to keep a closed guard but Hei is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aima Hei dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body punch from Hei.
Soprano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hei.
Soprano looks to score with a jab to the body but Hei is just out of range.
Soprano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hei.
Hei walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Soprano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soprano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hei.
Hei throws a leg kick which misses Soprano's front leg but catches the back leg as Soprano tries to avoid it.
Good shot there by Hei.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Soprano crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hei - the referee stops the clock and Soprano gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hei. Soprano manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hei. Soprano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soprano slips under a jab from Hei.
Hei misses with a straight right.
Soprano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano lunges at Hei with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hei's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Soprano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hei will feel that in the morning.
Hei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hei checks a leg kick.
Soprano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soprano throws the kick towards the body but Hei avoids it.
Soprano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Soprano ducks under a wild hook from Hei.
Hei moves away from the strike by Soprano.
Hei cracks the inside of Soprano's front leg.
Soprano feints and then cracks Hei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hei down.
Soprano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Soprano throws out a loose jab but Hei uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Soprano blocks the low kick.
Hei misses with a looping left.
Soprano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hei.
Hei avoids the head kick by Soprano.
Hei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soprano's calf.
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!
Soprano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soprano is looking to score with low kicks.
Soprano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hei thuds his shin into the meat of Soprano's side.
Hei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soprano throws a hook but Hei blocks it.
Tony Soprano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soprano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei throws a shot from downtown. Soprano moves away and avoids it.
Hei throws an overhand right that lands on Soprano's shoulder, as Soprano tries to avoid the shot.
Hei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soprano was well out of range. Poor timing from Hei.
Hei misses with an attempted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soprano.
Hei tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soprano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Soprano throws a jab but it's blocked by Hei.
Hei throws a half hearted mid kick.
Soprano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soprano misses with a lunging right hand
and Hei counters with an outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hei lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Soprano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Soprano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hei cracks Soprano with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soprano throws a looping overhand right but Hei ducks down to avoid it.
Soprano throws a big shot that misses.
Soprano scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soprano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hei is out of range and Soprano settles back down.
Soprano misses with a few strikes there.
Soprano scores with a spinning back kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hei lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Soprano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Soprano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hei misses with a kick to the body.
Hei avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hei crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Soprano - the referee stops the clock and Hei gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Soprano. Hei manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hei lands with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Hei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aima Hei will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hei scores with the left hand. Soprano knows he should have avoided that one.
Soprano misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Soprano.
Tony Soprano is winning the standup battle so far.
Hei throws a lazy right hand but Soprano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hei misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Hei.
Soprano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hei throws a head kick that misses
and Soprano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soprano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soprano throws out a loose jab but Hei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hei blocks the body kick.
Soprano connects with a leg kick. Hei looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Soprano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hei is out of range.
Soprano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hei checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soprano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hei swings for the body but Soprano moves out of range.
A low kick from Hei misses
and Soprano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soprano looks to land a right hand but Hei moved out of range.
Hei thumps Soprano with a low kick.
Hei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soprano throws a leg kick that misses.
Hei misses with a hook
and Soprano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Soprano misses with an uppercut.
Soprano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soprano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Soprano misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano ducks under a wild hook from Hei.
Hei throws a right and a left that Soprano avoids nicely.
Hei connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soprano's sensitive parts.
Hei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soprano.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hei lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Soprano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Soprano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hei fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soprano is out of range.
Hei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soprano.
Hei tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hei misses with the combination.
Soprano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hei counters with a thumping low kick.
Hei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano misses the shot to the body.
Hei throws a series of punches but Soprano avoids them all with ease.
Hei looks to score with a jab to the body but Soprano is just out of range.
Soprano loads up on a big right hand but Hei slips the punch.
Soprano misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hei to counter with a crisp jab.
Hei shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Soprano working to try and regain half guard.
Hei postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Soprano looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Hei connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Soprano tries to reverse the position but Hei maintains control.
Hei with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soprano wants to control but Hei is having none of it.
Hei working the ground and pound effectively.
Aima Hei has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hei wants to control the pace but Soprano is squirming around nicely.
Hei working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hei is landing with some decent strikes but Soprano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Soprano is trying to escape the mount.
Hei lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hei wants to control the pace but Soprano is squirming around nicely.
Soprano tries to hold on but Hei pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aima Hei really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Soprano cracks the inside of Hei's front leg.
Hei has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Soprano.
Soprano misses with a few strikes there.
Hei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Soprano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hei scrambles back to his feet.
Hei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soprano.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soprano.
Hei drives through with a takedown into Soprano's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hei content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hei is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Soprano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hei.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soprano controls Hei momentarily but Hei frees himself.
Hei working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Soprano's head.
Hei postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei is looking to work some ground and pound but Soprano has wrist control.
Hei lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hei trying to control the position from guard on top but Soprano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hei working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soprano wants to sweep here but Hei controlling him for the moment.
Hei trying to control but Soprano is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hei loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hei is in close to Soprano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hei trying to control the position from guard on top but Soprano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hei stands up over Soprano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Soprano is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hei is controlling him.
Hei scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano is trying to control the position but Hei postures up.
Hei throwing strikes from guard but Soprano blocks nicely.
Hei throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soprano keeping full guard, as Hei tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hei wants to control from the top but Soprano keeps moving.
Soprano pulls Hei in to control the position.
Hei trying to control the position from guard on top but Soprano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tony Soprano just wasn't active enough.
Soprano is looking to chop away at Hei's legs.
Hei checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hei scores with a hook to the body. Soprano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That kick from Soprano tenderised Hei's leg. Hei is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano throws a sloppy head kick and Hei moves out of range easily.
Soprano looks to land a body kick but Hei moved away.
Soprano throws a head kick but Hei moves out of range.
Hei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soprano misses with a body shot.
Hei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sopranos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hei's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soprano connects with a looping right hand.
Hei lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hei throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soprano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soprano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hei.
Soprano throws a head kick but Hei moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aima Hei dominated that fourth round.
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!
A jab from Soprano misses.
Soprano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soprano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soprano.
Hei thumps Soprano with a low kick.
Hei checks the leg kick nicely there.
Soprano throws the left hand but Hei avoids the punch easily.
Soprano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hei.
Hei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soprano momentarily.
Hei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hei motions for Soprano to come forward. Hei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hei moves out of range of the leg kick from Soprano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hei. That's going to slow Soprano down.
Hei connects with a crisp jab.
Hei scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hei wants to pass to mount but Soprano is defending the position.
Soprano is trying to control but can't.
Hei sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Soprano defending well though.
Soprano trying to control but Hei postures up.
Soprano wants to improve his position but Hei is controlling well.
Hei lands strikes from half guard.
Hei prevents Soprano from standing back up.
Tony Soprano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aima Hei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hei is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Soprano trying to control but Hei postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Hei there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hei in particular looking to stall.
Hei wants to pass to mount but Soprano is defending the position.
Nice strikes from Hei there.
Hei trying to control from half guard but Soprano is working away.
Hei slips a nice elbow through Soprano's hands, connecting with Soprano's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano is looking to control Hei's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Soprano avoid being mounted?
Hei drops an elbow to the side of Soprano's head.
Still in half guard, Hei seems content to control.
Hei prevents Soprano from standing back up.
Hei lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hei throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hei slows the pace down in half guard.
Soprano wants to get back to full guard.
Soprano has hold of Hei's hands but Hei slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Hei seems content to control.
Soprano actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Soprano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hei is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hei postures up and lands a big shot to Soprano's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hei passes Soprano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hei not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Soprano is staying active underneath Hei, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aima Hei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hei 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aima Hei!
Aima Hei is the new light heavyweight champion!
Aima Hei was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jie Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pequeno is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cão da Morte by Mão Morta. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jie Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Pequeno!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pequeno scores with a kick to the body.
Pequeno checks a leg kick.
Pequeno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Liu lands with a kick to the temple. Pequeno shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pequeno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pequeno avoids a kick to the body.
Pequeno moves into range and connects with a jab.
Liu throws a hook but Pequeno avoids it easily.
Liu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pequeno is out of range.
Liu throws the left hand but Pequeno avoids the punch easily.
Liu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pequeno misses with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pequeno thows a body kick. Liu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pequeno lands with a right hand.
Liu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pequeno sprawls well. Pequeno wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Liu gets slowly back to his feet.
Pequeno throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pequeno.
Pequeno scores with a nice head shot.
Liu misses with a kick to the body.
Pequeno delivers a nice body kick.
Pequeno misses the shot to the body.
Liu avoids the head kick by Pequeno.
Liu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pequeno doesn't manage to clinch there - Liu circles away.
Pequeno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab lands there for Pequeno.
Joao Pequeno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liu tries to score with a low kick but Pequeno moves his leg out of the way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pequeno, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liu wants to land a leg kick but Pequeno is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno rushes Liu and presses him up against the cage.
Liu tries to circle away but Pequeno has him pinned against the cage.
Pequeno content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Liu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pequeno to keep the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Pequeno.
Pequeno pushes Liu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liu lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pequeno trying to control but Liu postures up.
Pequeno is refusing to be controlled, as Liu sits in half guard.
Pequeno is trying to control but can't.
Liu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pequeno with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pequeno slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pequeno trying to keep a closed guard but Liu is proving a slippery customer.
Pequeno looking for a sweep. Not yet Pequeno, not yet.
Liu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pequeno's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pequeno is on top in guard.
Pequeno postures up in Liu's guard and throws a big left but Liu blocks it.
Liu 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.
Pequeno not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pequeno's guard.
Liu wants to control from the top but Pequeno keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Liu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Liu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pequeno controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Pequeno dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pequeno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pequeno misses with a head kick.
Pequeno looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Nice body kick from Liu.
A low kick from Liu misses
and Pequeno counters with a right hand to the body.
Liu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Liu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pequeno looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Pequeno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Liu.
Pequeno has had enough of the clinch but Liu keeps him there for the moment.
Pequeno has a couple of punches blocked by Liu.
Pequeno misses with a body punch.
Pequeno misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pequeno fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pequeno is looking to slow Liu down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu throws a leg kick
and Pequeno counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Liu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pequeno throws a leg kick but Liu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pequeno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pequeno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Liu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pequeno scrambles back to his feet.
Joao Pequeno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liu connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Pequeno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pequeno lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pequeno lands a high kick!
Liu takes one to the chin there.
Liu throws a leg kick but Pequeno sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pequeno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liu.
Liu swings for the body but Pequeno moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A lazy body kick from Liu
and Pequeno counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu misses with a two punch combination.
Pequeno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pequeno fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Liu is out of range.
Pequeno moves out of range of the body kick from Liu.
Pequeno misses with a leg kick.
Pequeno ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Pequeno throws the left hand but Liu avoids the punch easily.
Pequeno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liu. Liu obviously looking to wear him down.
Liu walks into a stiff left hand from Pequeno.
Pequeno shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Liu eats them both and turns towards Pequeno to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pequeno jabs Liu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pequeno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Liu misses.
Liu misses with a straight left.
Liu throws a combination. Pequeno tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pequeno looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Pequeno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pequeno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jie Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu misses with a kick to the body.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pequeno.
Liu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pequeno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
Pequeno looks for the body kick but Liu saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
Pequeno lands a right hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pequeno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno moves out of range of the leg kick from Liu.
A clash of legs there as Pequeno blocks the low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Liu.
Pequeno 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pequeno.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Pequeno lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Pequeno moves away and avoids it.
Pequeno scores with a nice right hand.
Liu throws a leg kick but Pequeno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Pequeno.
Liu misses with a body kick.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Pequeno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pequeno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Liu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pequeno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pequeno throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pequeno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liu. That did some damage!
Liu lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Joao Pequeno has been cut.
Pequeno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pequeno wants it to stay on the feet.
Pequeno throws a good cross that connects.
Liu slips under a jab from Pequeno.
Pequeno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Liu on the side of the head.
Pequeno moves away from the strike by Liu.
Danga de danga de dang - Pequeno scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Liu tenderised Pequeno's leg. Pequeno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pequeno is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Pequeno blocks the low kick.
Liu misses with a straight left.
Pequeno misses the jab.
Pequeno throws a combination. Liu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pequeno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pequeno slips a straight right by Liu.
Liu blocks the body kick.
A jab from Pequeno misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pequeno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pequeno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pequeno misses with a leg kick.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pequeno.
Liu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pequeno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pequeno throws a jab but it's blocked by Liu.
Liu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liu misses the shot to the body.
Pequeno lands a front kick.
Liu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Liu throws a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu dodges the punch combination from Pequeno.
Pequeno cracks the inside of Liu's front leg.
Pequeno thuds a left hand into Liu's body.
Pequeno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Liu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Liu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pequeno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu moves away from the strike by Pequeno.
Pequeno throws a head kick that misses.
Pequeno checks a leg kick.
Pequeno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pequeno throws a combination. Liu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheers as Pequeno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Liu doesn't seem phased though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu. That's going to slow Pequeno down.
Liu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pequeno lands with a slapping head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pequeno.
Pequeno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Pequeno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liu shoots in looking for a takedown. Pequeno tries to sprawl out of it but Liu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pequeno manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liu lands a front kick.
Liu throws a wild body kick that Pequeno sees coming a mile off.
Pequeno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Liu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liu checks a low kick from Pequeno.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu. That's going to slow Pequeno down.
Pequeno thows a body shot but no joy.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pequeno throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pequeno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pequeno blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Pequeno really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Pequeno's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Liu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liu dips to his left and cracks Pequeno with an uppercut!
Liu misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Liu is predictable there
and Pequeno counters with a nice body shot.
Liu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pequeno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
Liu is looking to score with low kicks.
Liu misses the shot to the body.
Liu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liu throws a low kick but Pequeno avoids it.
Pequeno drops his hands momentarily and Liu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Liu works Pequeno's body with a nice hook.
Liu jabs Pequeno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
Pequeno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pequeno digs a good hook to Liu's body.
Pequeno throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pequeno throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Liu scores with a spinning back kick!
Pequeno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pequeno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pequeno checks a low kick from Liu.
Liu moves away from the strike by Pequeno.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu throws a leg kick but Pequeno moved away.
Liu takes a swing at Pequeno's ribcage but misses.
Pequeno throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pequeno throws a jab but it's blocked by Liu.
Liu motions for Pequeno to come forward. Liu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Liu keeps Pequeno at a distance using the push kick.
Liu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pequeno checks it well.
Pequeno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liu.
Pequeno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Liu misses.
Liu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liu looks to land a right hand but Pequeno moved out of range.
Pequeno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liu slips a jab from Pequeno.
Liu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Liu misses with a looping right.
Pequeno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno lands a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pequeno.
Pequeno lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pequeno lands with a kick to the ribs.
Liu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pequeno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pequeno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liu.
Pequeno lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pequeno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pequeno counters with a leg kick.
Liu lands a head kick. Pequeno smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pequeno loads up on a big right hand but Liu slips the punch.
Pequeno misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu tries a low kick but Pequeno avoids it.
Liu throws a leg kick but Pequeno moved away.
Liu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pequeno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pequeno has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Liu.
Liu tries to work over Pequeno's front leg with a kick but Pequeno checks it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Liu.
Liu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pequeno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pequeno misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Liu closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pequeno's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liu wants to control from the top but Pequeno keeps moving.
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 Jie Liu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joao Pequeno'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!
Liu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pequeno moves out of range of the leg kick from Liu.
Liu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pequeno scores with a leg kick.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Liu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pequeno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pequeno lands with a nice body punch.
Liu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liu throws a chopping leg kick but Pequeno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Liu takes one to the chin there.
Pequeno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
Liu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pequeno misses with a wild combination.
Liu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Liu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pequeno.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Pequeno moved out of range nicely.
Pequeno keeps Liu at a distance using the push kick.
Liu is looking to chop away at Pequeno's legs.
Pequeno throws the kick towards the body but Liu avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Liu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liu avoids the body shot from Pequeno.
Liu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jie Liu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Pequeno slips the punch.
Pequeno misses the shot to the body.
Liu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Liu throws a leg kick but Pequeno checks it.
Liu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pequeno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu throws a body kick that misses.
Liu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pequeno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pequeno works Liu's body with a nice hook.
Pequeno lands with a nice combination. Liu backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a lazy uppercut
and Pequeno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liu throws a leg kick but Pequeno checks it.
Pequeno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pequeno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Liu on the side of the head.
Liu misses with a kick to the body.
Liu fails with a takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pequeno misses with a two punch combination.
Liu throws a solid leg kick but Pequeno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liu.
Pequeno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pequeno moves out of range of the leg kick from Liu.
Pequeno keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno digs a good hook to Liu's body.
Liu misses with a leg kick.
Liu misses with a low kick.
Pequeno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liu throws a leg kick but Pequeno checks it.
Pequeno looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
A big right from Liu misses.
Liu throws a nice looking combination but Pequeno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu wants to slow Pequeno down by chopping away at his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liu throws a leg kick but Pequeno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Liu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Joao Pequeno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Liu misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joao Pequeno.
I think Pequeno 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 46:50
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Pequeno!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Joao Pequeno made sure he mentioned Canadian Fighter Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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