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RFC 22: Gonzalez vs Jabouin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Lenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Stenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenner has chosen Volbeat - Mary Ann's Place as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Lenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Stenner!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenner closes the distance but Lenn moves to the side
and Lenn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lenn.
Lenn is working for takedown but Stenner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lenn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stenner is defending well.
Lenn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stenner is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Lenn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lenn has had enough of the clinch but Stenner keeps him there for the moment.
Lenn tries to score a body lock takedown but Stenner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stenner is trying to maintain a safe position but Lenn gets an underhook and turns Stenner into the cage.
Stenner landing knees to the body.
Stenner looking to slow down the pace here.
Lenn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stenner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenn turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lenn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lenn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lenn is breathing heavily.
Lenn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stenner has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lenn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenner wants to get back to his feet but Lenn drags him back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lenn is working to tighten is grip on Stenner's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Stenner has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Lenn is really squeezing tight and eventually Stenner passes out! Lenn breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ben Lenn!
Ben Lenn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bleed It Out. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Laranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Laranja is defended easily by Machida.
No luck for Laranja with that takedown attempt.
Laranja takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Machida blocks the low kick.
Laranja is looking to clinch.
Laranja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machida as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Laranja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laranja wants to clinch but Machida slips to the side
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Laranja swings widly with a right hand
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Laranja.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laranja has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida leaves Laranja with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Laranja or perhaps it was just good defense by Machida which made him look bad.
Laranja will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Laranja shoots for a takedown but Machida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Laranja.
Laranja is breathing heavily.
Laranja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laranja takes a jab right on the kisser.
Laranja is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machida, as that shot connected.
Nice body kick there by Machida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Machida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida catches Laranja with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Machida lands a nice shot that snaps Laranja's head back.
Laranja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machida as he avoids it easily.
Machida lands with a cross.
Laranja drops his hands momentarily and Machida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Laranja shoots and misses
and Machida counters with a nice uppercut.
Renato Laranja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laranja takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Machida connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laranja shoots for a takedown but Machida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Laranja moves out of range of the body kick.
Laranja walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Laranja misses its intended target.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Laranja. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Machida moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Laranja shoots in for a double leg but Machida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Laranja's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Machida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laranja scrambles back to his feet.
Machida lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Laranja blocks the body kick.
A cross from Machida lands.
Laranja tries for a takedown but Machida circles away easily
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida misses with a body kick.
Horrible takedown by Laranja or perhaps it was just good defense by Machida which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands a jab to the nose.
Machida misses with a wild combination.
Laranja tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryoto Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laranja moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Laranja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Machida lands with an uppercut that bounces Laranja off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot by Machida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryoto Machida dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Laranja with that takedown attempt.
Laranja closes the distance and pushes Machida back into the cage.
Machida gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Laranja.
Machida has had enough of the clinch but Laranja keeps him there for the moment.
Laranja goes for a takedown in the clinch but Machida prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Laranja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laranja wants a takedown.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laranja has Machida pressed against the cage, preventing Machida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Machida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laranja has him pressed against the cage.
Laranja has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Machida after a bit of a struggle.
Laranja is trying to drag Machida to the mat but Machida just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja fails with the takedown.
Laranja tries for a takedown but Machida circles away easily
and Machida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Machida lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Machida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Machida.
Laranja tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida connects with a crisp jab.
Machida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laranja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laranja moves out of range of the body kick.
Machida throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laranja misses with a body kick.
Machida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laranja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Laranja.
Laranja wants to clinch.
Laranja is looking to clinch.
No luck for Laranja with that takedown attempt.
Donk. Machida catches Laranja right on the button with a cross.
Laranja shoots in and drives through. Machida sprawls well.
Laranja stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands a jab-cross combination.
Laranja looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Laranja.
Machida scores with a hook.
Laranja looks to clinch
and Machida counters with a nice uppercut.
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Laranja.
Laranja tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Machida lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida scores with a nice head shot.
Laranja fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Machida.
Laranja is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Machida.
Laranja is rocked!
Machida Throws a clean left jab. Machida Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Laranja's chin! Laranja crumbles to the ground and Machida follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Machida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ryoto Machida!
A relieved looking Ryoto Machida thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Weidman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Weidman!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos dips to his left and cracks Weidman with an uppercut!
Weidman slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Weidman ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands with an overhand left.
Dos Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into Weidman's guard.
Dos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Weidman is retaining full guard.
Dos Santos drops back looking for a leg! Weidman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Weidman manages to kick Dos Santos off! Dos Santos jumps back into Weidman's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weidman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Weidman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Weidman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Weidman has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weidman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
Dos Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Weidman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dos Santos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dos Santos controls Weidman momentarily but Weidman frees himself.
Dos Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Weidman is aware though and is defending well.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Weidman passes into side control.
Dos Santos is trying to improve his position.
Dos Santos taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Weidman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dos Santos is not content to let Weidman control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dos Santos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Weidman tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos wants to control but Weidman is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos is thwarting Weidman's attempts to control the position.
Weidman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dos Santos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Weidman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dos Santos looking to pass the guard.
Weidman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throwing strikes from guard but Weidman blocks nicely.
Dos Santos trying to control but Weidman is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos is stalling in the full guard.
Dos Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Weidman throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dos Santos trying to control but Weidman is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Weidman is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weidman trying to control the position.
Weidman is adopting a defensive guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Weidman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Weidman.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weidman is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Weidman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos looks to land a left hand but Weidman moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Dos Santos 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Weidman.
Weidman misses with a looping left.
Dos Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Weidman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weidman looks to land a strike but Dos Santos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Weidman throwing strikes but missing.
Dos Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dos Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weidman defending well though.
Weidman is in trouble now - Dos Santos has advanced to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos 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 one minute gone in the round.
Weidman tries to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
Dos Santos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Weidman has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dos Santos looking to ground and pound but Weidman is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dos Santos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rafael Dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weidman tries to lock up and control but Dos Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Weidman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dos Santos goes for an armbar but Weidman turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Weidman.
Dos Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Weidman manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is pushing down on Weidman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Weidman is fighting to maintain full guard but Dos Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dos Santos is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Weidman is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob has chosen Jungle Love- Morris Day And The Time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Cena.
Bob on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bob clinches.
Cena throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Bob using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cena has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bob lands with a right to the head.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
Cena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bob lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
Cena blocks an uppercut.
Cena tries to break free but Bob pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bob.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cena misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob digs a right hand underneath Cena's ribcage. Cena let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bob throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cenas head.
Cena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Bob.
Bob lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cena backwards.
Cena wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Bob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bob unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cena lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Bob lands an elbow inside that Cena shrugs off.
It looks like Felix Cena has been cut.
Bob lands an elbow inside that Cena shrugs off.
Bob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bob lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Cena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bob.
A nice left hand lands by Bob.
Cena throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobs head.
A short right from Bob.
Bob softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bob connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cena's face.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bob.
Bob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bob drops Cena with a big knee straight up the middle! Cena is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena misses with a body shot.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cena manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bob.
Cena is breathing heavily.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Cena saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Cena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crunch! Bob slams his shin into Cena's torso.
Bob lands a big uppercut and Cena crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cena looks OK. Bob waves Cena back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cena walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Cena limp body while Bob jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Silent Bob!
In his post fight interview, Silent Bob started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninja Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja Samurai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ninja Samurai!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Samurai as he jumps to the side.
Banner throws a shot to the body.
Samurai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banner circles away quickly and effectively.
Banner feints and as Samurai raises his hands in defense, Banner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Samurai has his hands on Banner's head, controlling the position.
Samurai working a defensive guard here.
Banner landing some decent shots from guard.
Banner stands up over Samurai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Samurai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner postures up.
Banner with a nice head shot there.
Banner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Samurai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samurai wants to control the pace but Banner is squirming around nicely.
Banner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samurai wants to control the pace but Banner is squirming around nicely.
Banner is trying to stand but he's just given Samurai his back.
Banner has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries to roll but Samurai sticks to his back.
Samurai struggling to keep hold of the position.
Samurai avoiding Banner 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner can't escape the position.
Banner is trying to get back to his feet but Samurai has full control of the position and if anything, Banner has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner staying busy and making it hard for Samurai to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Le Banner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Samurai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Samurai moves into the clinch successfully.
Banner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Banner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Samurai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Banner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Banner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Le Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banner scores with a nice right hand.
Samurai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Samurai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Jerome Le Banner has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Banner fails with a takedown attempt.
Ninja Samurai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner keeps the fight on the outside.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Banner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Samurai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Samurai manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Samurai tries to get to full guard but Banner has control of the leg.
Samurai moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Banner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but Samurai is retaining full guard.
Samurai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Samurai is on top in guard.
Banner wants to stand but Samurai is controlling the position.
Samurai trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner is looking to stand up but Samurai isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ninja Samurai wasn't active enough on the ground.
Samurai tries to clinch up
and Banner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Samurai wants to clinch but Banner slips to the side
and Banner counters with a single leg into guard. Samurai didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samurai wants to sweep but no luck.
Banner won't allow Samurai to get back to his feet.
Banner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Banner postures up.
Banner postures up in Samurai's guard and throws a big left but Samurai blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samurai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Banner won't allow Samurai to sweep him here.
Banner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Banner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samurai controls Banner momentarily but Banner frees himself.
Samurai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Banner works over Samurai with some ground and pound from guard.
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but Samurai is retaining full guard.
Banner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Banner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samurai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Samurai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Banner is controlling him.
Samurai is pulling down on Banner's head. It's preventing any offense from Banner, at least for the moment.
Samurai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner is looking to get to half guard.
Banner has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner tries to roll but Samurai sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Le Banner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Le Banner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Samurai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Banner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samurai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Samurai tries to clinch but Banner moves away
and Banner counters with a single leg into guard. Samurai didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samurai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Samurai is trying to keep Banner in close.
Banner landing some decent shots from guard.
Banner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Samurai trying to control the position.
Banner chips away with some ground and pound.
Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but Samurai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samurai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner distracts Samurai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Samurai holds on and takes a little breather.
Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but Samurai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samurai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Samurai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Banner is controlling him.
Banner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Samurai's head.
Samurai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banner.
Samurai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Banner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Samurai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Samurai's back!
Samurai can't escape the position.
Ninja Samurai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samurai just trying to survive but Banner is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Banner landing with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner doesn't have the hooks in and Samurai manages to turn into his guard.
Banner keeping moving, preventing Samurai from controlling successfully.
Banner looking for a sweep. Not yet Banner, not yet.
Banner is wriggling around but Samurai manages to pass to half guard.
Samurai prevents Banner from improving his position.
Banner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Banner tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner is doing well to control the position and prevent Samurai from advancing to side control.
Banner is looking to escape.
Jerome Le Banner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Samurai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Banner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Samurai's guard.
Samurai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Samurai is controlling Banner's posture.
Banner won't allow Samurai to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samurai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Banner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Banner with a nice head shot there.
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!
Banner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Samurai working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Banner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Banner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Banner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Samurai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Banner working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Banner stays in close to Samurai's body and controls the position.
Banner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jerome Le Banner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Le Banner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banner, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Le Banner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop has chosen 999 - Homicide as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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198 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop takes a swing at Sanders's ribcage but misses.
Bishop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bishop lands a lovely overhand right.
Bishop cracks Sanders with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanders fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bishop sprawls well initially but Sanders persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanders wants to advance to full mount but Bishop doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Sanders is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bishop 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.
Bishop is trying to control the position but Sanders postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bishop is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanders is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanders passes Bishop's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bishop gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanders wants to pass the guard but Bishop is keeping the position.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop, not yet.
Sanders drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bishop looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bishop looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bishop!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to stand but Sanders is controlling his head.
Bishop taking a breather here.
Sanders is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bishop off and has taken his back!
Sanders is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bishop knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bishop for a finish.
Bishop manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sanders's guard. Nice work there by Bishop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bishop sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sanders's guard.
Bishop stalling.
Sanders looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop trying to control from half guard but Sanders is working away.
Bishop is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Bishop will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanders checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bishop throws a good cross that connects.
Sanders slips a straight right by Bishop.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Sanders counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bishop's knee momentarily.
Bishop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bobby Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop scores with a nice right hand.
Bishop slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanders, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bishop throws a push kick but Sanders slaps the foot to one side.
Sanders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Bishop. Those never looked like landing.
Bishop is looking to clinch but Sanders is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanders needs to keep his hands up - Bishop had a free shot at his head there.
Bishop lands a nice shot that snaps Sanders's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanders.
Bishop misses with a few strikes there.
Bishop lands a head shot.
Sanders shoots in but Bishop avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bishop circles away.
Bishop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanders has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bishop.
Bishop lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a nice hook to Sanders's body. Sanders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanders with a poor takedown
and Bishop counters by moving into the clinch.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Bishop.
Bishop throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanders takes a shot to the head.
Bishop breaks from the clinch.
Bishop lands with a good body shot.
Sanders drops his hands momentarily and Bishop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bishop sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanders tries to move into range but Bishop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bishop throws a series of strikes that have Sanders backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Sanders walks into a jab.
Bishop connects with a body shot.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bishop scores with a push kick.
Bishop shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanders eats them both and turns towards Bishop to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bishop.
Bobby Bishop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bishop.
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!
Sanders on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bishop throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bishop misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop dips to his left and cracks Sanders with an uppercut!
Bishop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sanders crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bishop - the referee stops the clock and Sanders gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bishop. Sanders manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice straight punches there by Bishop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bishop.
A shot to the liver by Bishop. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Bishop does it's job there.
Bishop lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanders is rocked!
A cross from Bishop lands.
Oh Sanders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bishop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Bishop finds it's way through Sanders's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop drops Sanders with a naaaaasty hook - Sanders is in real trouble here! Bishop dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Bishop!
Our winner, Bobby Bishop, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morten Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen's entrance music is Papa Roach - Do or die. A fine choice. Morten Paulsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morten Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richmond Finch!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Finch. Those never looked like landing.
Morten Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch blocks a jab.
Paulsen scores with a jab.
Finch slips under a jab.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen punishes Finch's body with a nice straight punch.
Finch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paulsen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Finch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paulsen can pounce on him.
Finch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Finch throws a nice looking combination but Paulsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finch misses with a double jab
enabling Paulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Finch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulsen.
Finch misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen swings widly with a right hand
and Finch counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch slips a straight right by Paulsen.
Paulsen lands with a cross.
Finch walks into a left hand.
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Finch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paulsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paulsen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Finch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paulsen. Paulsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paulsen throws a chopping leg kick but Finch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paulsen looks for the body kick but Finch saw that one coming.
Paulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Paulsen lands with a nice combination. Finch backs away looking to recover.
Paulsen swings widly with a right hand
and Finch counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Finch under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Paulsen misses the target.
Finch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulsen.
An inside leg kick from Paulsen misses.
Finch lands a nice hook to Paulsen's body. Paulsen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paulsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paulsen throws a body punch but Finch moves out of range.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the body.
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch thuds a left hand into Paulsen's body.
Paulsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Finch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finch misses with a hook. Paulsen ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Finch misses with a looping left.
Paulsen throws a looping overhand right but Finch ducks down to avoid it.
Paulsen dips to his left and cracks Finch with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulsen. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paulsen's hands.
Finch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paulsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paulsen cracks Finch with a good jab.
Paulsen misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulsen. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
Finch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paulsen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen misses with a body punch
and Finch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Finch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulsen manages to avoid it.
Paulsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finch manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Finch.
Paulsen works the jab nicely.
Finch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paulsen counters with an inside leg kick.
Paulsen 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.
Paulsen misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finch moves out of range as Paulsen strikes.
Paulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finch throws a body punch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Paulsen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Finch is out of range and Paulsen settles back down.
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 Morten Paulsen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Paulsen misses its intended target.
Paulsen throws a hook to the side of Finch's head but Finch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paulsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Finch checks a low kick from Paulsen.
A good leg kick by Paulsen.
Paulsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Finch misses the jab.
Morten Paulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Paulsen throws a big shot that misses.
Paulsen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paulsen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paulsen is rocked!
Finch moves out of range of the leg kick from Paulsen.
Oh Paulsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paulsen looks to land a right hand but Finch moved out of range.
Paulsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Finch counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Paulsen drops his hands for a split second and Finch immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Paulsen face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Finch follows up with a right hand that knocks Paulsen into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Richmond Finch!
In his post fight interview, Richmond Finch started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Godbolt's choice of entrance music: Trenches by Pop Evil. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Herald!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matthew Godbolt!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herald connects with a crisp jab.
Herald swings for the body but Godbolt moves out of range.
Nice cross by Godbolt.
Herald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godbolt.
Herald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Godbolt misses with a takedown attempt - Herald sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Herald blocks a jab.
Herald tests Godbolt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Matthew Godbolt has been cut.
Herald lands a left and a right that send Godbolt crashing to the mat, dazed. Herald thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Godbolt is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godbolt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Herald drops Godbolt with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Godbolt looks back up at him and smiles so Herald waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Godbolt is still on wobbly legs! Can Herald finish him?
Godbolt shoots for a double leg takedown but Herald sprawls well. He's pushed Godbolt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Herald throws a looping overhand right but Godbolt ducks down to avoid it.
Herald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Godbolt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Herald thinking.
Godbolt seems to have recovered his senses.
Godbolt moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt looking to score a takedown here. Herald is defending well but Godbolt drives through and ends up in Herald's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Godbolt looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Godbolt postures up and lands a big shot to Herald's brow.
Godbolt slips nicely into half guard.
Herald is trying to stand up here but Godbolt is controlling him well.
Godbolt is looking for a kimura here.
Godbolt works his foot free and advances to mount.
Herald is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godbolt working for a submission but Herald is keeping him at bay.
Herald wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Godbolt is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Herald can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Godbolt misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Godbolt prevents Herald from getting the reversal.
Godbolt throws some wild stikes that Herald manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herald is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Godbolt tries to control but Herald wriggling away.
Herald sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Godbolt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Herald's head.
Godbolt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herald works his way to full guard. Good work.
Herald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Godbolt.
Godbolt wants to pass the guard but Herald is keeping the position.
Godbolt prevents Herald from getting back to his feet.
Godbolt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Herald is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herald is pulling down on Godbolt's head. It's preventing any offense from Godbolt, at least for the moment.
Godbolt stopping the sweep attempt from Herald.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Travis Herald.
Godbolt drives through with a takedown into Herald's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godbolt throws a big elbow that misses.
Herald looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herald working a defensive guard but Godbolt manages to pass into side control anyway.
Godbolt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Herald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Herald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Herald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Godbolt.
Herald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Godbolt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Herald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godbolt thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt ducks under a wild hook from Herald.
Herald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Godbolt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Godbolt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Herald's hands.
Nice defenses there by Godbolt.
Herald throws a hook but Godbolt avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald stuns Godbolt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Godbolt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herald.
Herald throws a looping overhand right but Godbolt ducks down to avoid it.
Herald fails to land with a series of punches.
Godbolt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Godbolt throws a big shot that misses.
Herald is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Godbolt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Herald!
Godbolt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Godbolt swings around for an armbar but Herald sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Godbolt's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Godbolt is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Godbolt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godbolt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Herald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Godbolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Godbolt trying to control but Herald is working from the bottom.
Godbolt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Herald holds on and takes a little breather.
Godbolt landing with the ground and pound.
Herald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt wants to control from the top but Herald keeps moving.
Herald trying to keep a closed guard but Godbolt is proving a slippery customer.
Godbolt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Herald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Godbolt.
Godbolt preventing the sweep.
Herald trying to control the position here.
Travis Herald has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Herald misses with a hook
and Godbolt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Herald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Herald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herald gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Herald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Herald is controlling Godbolt's posture.
Herald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Godbolt lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godbolt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Herald is keeping the position for now.
Godbolt being controlled here momentarily.
Godbolt looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Travis Herald just wasn't active enough.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Godbolt checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Herald throws a predictable looking body shot
and Godbolt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Matthew Godbolt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Godbolt looks to land a strike but Herald avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Herald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Godbolt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Herald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Godbolt lands a couple of digs.
Herald is trying to control the position but Godbolt postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Godbolt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Godbolt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Herald has managed to free his arm - good work.
Herald keeping hold of Godbolt's head, controlling as best he can.
Godbolt trying to work for an americana but Herald has managed to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Godbolt drops back looking for a leg! Herald is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Herald manages to kick Godbolt off! Godbolt jumps back into Herald's guard.
Godbolt trying to control but Herald is working from the bottom.
Herald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Godbolt.
Herald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Godbolt.
Godbolt tries to free his leg and advance position but Herald is retaining full guard.
Herald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Herald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Godbolt is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Godbolt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Godbolt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Herald is trying to control the position but Godbolt postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Travis Herald.
Herald connects with a right hand. Godbolt shakes it off.
Herald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Godbolt counters with a shoot takedown. Herald fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godbolt trying to control but Herald is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Herald is on top in guard.
Godbolt is looking to sweep but instead, Herald has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Herald in particular looking to stall.
Herald wants to control but Godbolt is keeping him busy.
Godbolt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Herald landing some decent shots from guard.
Herald showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Godbolt working for a triangle but Herald defends it easily.
Godbolt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herald preventing the sweep.
Herald wants to pass the guard but Godbolt is keeping the position.
Herald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Godbolt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Herald manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godbolt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godbolt postures up.
Godbolt wants to control from the top but Herald keeps moving.
Godbolt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Godbolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herald throws a lazy uppercut
and Godbolt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Herald's guard.
Herald keeping moving, preventing Godbolt from controlling successfully.
Herald trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Herald is on top in guard.
Godbolt has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Herald is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Godbolt.
Godbolt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Herald's best efforts.
Herald prevents Godbolt from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Herald wants to control but Godbolt is keeping him busy.
Herald trying to control the pace.
Godbolt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Godbolt keeping moving, preventing Herald from controlling successfully.
Godbolt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Herald is one step ahead there.
Godbolt looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Herald passes into side control.
Godbolt 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.
Herald seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Godbolt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Godbolt is looking to improve his position.
Herald with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Herald passes the guard and advances to mount!
Herald trying to control but Godbolt is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herald prevents Godbolt from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Godbolt is staying active underneath Herald, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Godbolt has a hand on Herald's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Herald takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Godbolt is trying desperately to improve position.
Godbolt gets back to half guard.
Godbolt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Herald trying to control from half guard but Godbolt is working away.
Godbolt moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Godbolt is keeping the position for now.
Herald wants to control from the top but Godbolt keeps moving.
Godbolt is looking for a triangle here but Herald uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Godbolt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Herald wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godbolt looking for a sweep but Herald has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Godbolt is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Godbolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Herald was well out of range. Poor timing from Godbolt.
Herald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Herald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godbolt was well out of range. Poor timing from Herald.
Herald tries to bum rush Godbolt with a series of wild strikes but Godbolt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Herald scores with a jab. Godbolt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Godbolt slips under a jab.
Herald just misses with a punch to the body.
Herald tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Herald misses with a double jab.
Herald misses with a combination
and Godbolt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald throws a series of punches but Godbolt avoids them all with ease.
Godbolt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Godbolt swings for the body but Herald moves out of range.
Godbolt avoids the body shot from Herald.
Godbolt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Herald rather than just go for the knockout.
A leg kick checked by Godbolt.
Herald misses the body punch
and Godbolt counters with a nice uppercut.
Godbolt swings for the body but Herald moves out of range.
Herald throws a combination that misses
and Godbolt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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.
Herald controls Godbolt momentarily but Godbolt frees himself.
Godbolt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Herald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Matthew Godbolt 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.
Herald is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Godbolt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Travis Herald wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Good exchange - Herald coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herald throws out a leg kick but Godbolt moves out of range and Herald only half commits.
Godbolt checks a leg kick.
Herald takes a swing at Godbolt's ribcage but misses.
Herald moves out of range as Godbolt strikes.
Herald tests Godbolt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Travis Herald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Godbolt ducks under a wild hook from Herald.
A swing and a miss from Herald.
Travis Herald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herald lands a lovely overhand right.
Travis Herald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godbolt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Godbolt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Herald.
A telegraphed right hand from Herald misses the target.
Godbolt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Herald.
Godbolt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Herald.
Godbolt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Godbolt lands in his opponent's guard.
Herald is trying to control the position but Godbolt postures up.
Godbolt is stalling in the full guard.
Godbolt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Godbolt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Herald is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Godbolt stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herald wants to control but Godbolt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Travis Herald wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Godbolt misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Travis Herald.
I think Godbolt 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 47:49
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Godbolt!
Matthew Godbolt is the new middleweight champion!
Matthew Godbolt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devon Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Jabouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabouin has chosen Trobule On My Mind- Pusha T and Tyler The Creator as his entrance music. Yves Jabouin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Devon Gonzalez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yves Jabouin!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabouin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gonzalez.
Jabouin scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jabouin.
Gonzalez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jabouin tries to avoid it but Gonzalez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jabouin to the ground. Jabouin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yves Jabouin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Jabouin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Jabouin.
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jabouin.
Jabouin misses with a low kick as Gonzalez jumps back.
Jabouin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jabouin scores with a jab.
Gonzalez drives through with a takedown into Jabouin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez drops back looking for a leg! Jabouin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jabouin manages to kick Gonzalez off! Gonzalez jumps back into Jabouin's guard.
Jabouin pulls Gonzalez in close to prevent any damage.
Gonzalez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gonzalez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jabouin dives on top into guard.
Gonzalez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jabouin is one step ahead there.
Jabouin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gonzalez is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Jabouin rolls with it to try and escape but Gonzalez cranks on the arm and Jabouin is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Devon Gonzalez!
Devon Gonzalez retains his featherweight title!
Devon Gonzalez decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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