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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jed Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Lobe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Masilungan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Return to Strength. Brian Lobe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jed Masilungan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Lobe!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Masilungan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lobe doesn't seem phased though.
Lobe misses with a leg kick
and Masilungan counters with a big head kick but Lobe shrugs it off.
Lobe looks for a takedown but Masilungan sprawls well.
Masilungan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Masilungan misses with a hook
and Lobe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Masilungan's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Masilungan keeping full guard, as Lobe tries to pass.
Masilungan trying to control the position.
Masilungan kicks Lobe off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masilungan. Lobe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masilungan gets caught napping as Lobe dives in and scores a takedown. Masilungan manages to retain guard.
Lobe tries to free his leg and advance position but Masilungan is retaining full guard.
Masilungan keeping moving, preventing Lobe from controlling successfully.
Masilungan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lobe manages to get himself to full guard.
Masilungan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Masilungan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lobe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Masilungan is one step ahead there.
Masilungan pushing down on Lobe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lobe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Masilungan.
Lobe trying to control here.
Lobe wants to improve his position but Masilungan is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan is nestled in close to Lobe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Masilungan is looking to take a break and control but Lobe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lobe trying to hold on to Masilungan's head to control him but Masilungan postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lobe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Masilungan moves into full mount! Lobe won't be happy about that!
Lobe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Masilungan raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masilungan tries to control but Lobe wriggling away.
Masilungan lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobe tries to lock up and control but Masilungan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Masilungan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lobe is looking to escape.
Lobe is desperately trying to improve his position but Masilungan has a good base and remains in mount.
Masilungan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lobe has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Masilungan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Masilungan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Masilungan tries to control but Lobe wriggling away.
Lobe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Masilungan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lobe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobe tries to hold on but Masilungan pushes him away.
Lobe tries to improve his position but Masilungan has taken his back! Masilungan has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Lobe tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Masilungan pushes Lobe away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jed Masilungan!
Jed Masilungan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Blitzkof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dameshek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blitzkof comes to the cage accompanied by In The End. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Blitzkof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Dameshek!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blitzkof avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Blitzkof misses the target.
Dameshek is looking to clinch.
Dameshek has a takedown stuffed.
Dameshek looks for a takedown but Blitzkof sprawls well.
Dameshek moves to clinch but Blitzkof breaks away
and Blitzkof counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blitzkof misses with an uppercut.
Dameshek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Victor Blitzkof has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Dameshek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitzkof blocks a head kick by Dameshek.
Dameshek shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blitzkof but Blitzkof pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blitzkof lands a jab.
Dameshek shoots for a double leg takedown but Blitzkof sprawls well. He's pushed Dameshek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dameshek slips under a jab from Blitzkof.
Blitzkof bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkof throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dameshek shoots in but no luck this time.
Dameshek misses with the combination.
Dameshek shoots in for a takedown but Blitzkof shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blitzkof lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dameshek tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Blitzkof to counter with a crisp jab.
Blitzkof looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dameshek tries to clinch
and Blitzkof counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dameshek fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Dameshek or perhaps it was just good defense by Blitzkof which made him look bad.
Blitzkof throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blitzkof sends Dameshek crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Blitzkof is motioning to the referee to let Dameshek up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dameshek is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blitzkof lands a nice looking body kick.
Dameshek is still on wobbly legs! Can Blitzkof finish him?
Dameshek looks winded!
Blitzkof lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Dameshek - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Blitzkof!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Blitzkof!
Victor Blitzkof made sure to mention his sponsor, xXx - Voodoo Labs - MONEY LAUNDER in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dmitrii Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lassi Lambada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lassi Lambada acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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10 - 7 - 1 |
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dmitrii Vitali !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lassi Lambada!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitali misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Vitali .
Lambada connects with a looping right hand.
Lambada takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lambada rushes Vitali and presses him up against the cage.
Lambada wants a takedown.
Vitali wants to get back to striking at distance but Lambada won't allow it.
Lambada's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lambada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lambada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Lambada. That snapped Vitali 's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lambada tries to clinch but Vitali moves out of range.
Lambada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lambada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vitali circles away quickly and effectively.
Good work by Lambada as he checks the leg kick.
Lambada throws a looping overhand right but Vitali ducks down to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lambada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vitali 's elbow.
Vitali tries to break the clinch but Lambada is controlling the position.
Lambada misses with a punch on the inside.
Lambada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vitali can't find room to land a body shot as Lambada controls the action.
Vitali lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lambada.
Vitali takes a shot to the head.
Vitali lands a shoulder strike.
Lambada lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vitali .
Vitali prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vitali gets underhooks to prevent Lambada's takedown attempt.
Dmitrii Vitali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lassi Lambada.
Vitali tries to break the clinch but Lambada is controlling the position.
Lambada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dmitrii Vitali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vitali on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lambada shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vitali as he avoids it easily.
Lambada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vitali .
Vitali lands with a right hand.
Vitali lands a right hook to the body.
Vitali misses with a straight right.
Lambada misses with a body shot.
Vitali connects with an inside leg kick.
Lambada slips under a jab from Vitali .
Vitali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lambada tries to clinch but Vitali is having none of it.
Lambada checks a low kick from Vitali .
Lambada shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vitali flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Vitali is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambada wants to free his trapped foot but Vitali is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vitali is trying to get back to full guard.
Lambada wants to control but Vitali is keeping him busy.
Vitali has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lambada is working away from the top position though.
Lambada is figuring out what he wants to do next.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lassi Lambada hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vitali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vitali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lambada is rocked!
Vitali ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Lambada out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dmitrii Vitali !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla comes to the cage accompanied by Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. Eduardo has chosen Numb as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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World class 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
42 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolla thows a body shot but no joy.
Carolla throws a nice looking combination but Eduardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carolla clinches up with Eduardo and pushes him back against the cage.
Carolla looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carolla breaks the clinch.
Carolla lands with a right hand.
Eduardo slips a straight right by Carolla.
Carolla checks a leg kick.
Eduardo avoids the body shot from Carolla.
Carolla connects with the punch.
Eduardo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big right from Carolla misses.
Eduardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eduardo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carolla.
Carolla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eduardo circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Eduardo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carolla misses the shot to the body.
Carolla avoids the head kick by Eduardo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eduardo instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eduardo letting Carolla take a breather here.
Carolla is looking to break free of the clinch but Eduardo has double underhooks.
Eduardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carolla manages to break the clinch.
Carolla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eduardo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carolla really felt that one!
Carolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Eduardo.
Carolla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carolla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carolla misses with a leg kick.
Eduardo throws a nice looking combination but Carolla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eduardo wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla throws a series of punches but Eduardo moves out of range.
Eduardo slips a straight right by Carolla.
Carolla throws a hook but Eduardo avoids it easily.
Eduardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eduardo throws a head kick but Carolla moves out of range.
Carolla tries to bum rush Eduardo with a series of wild strikes but Eduardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carolla pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Eduardo back to the cage. Carolla follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Carolla lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carolla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carolla instigates a clinch.
Eduardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carolla lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Carolla.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eduardo as Carolla tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eduardo stalling.
Eduardo misses with a body punch.
Carolla tries to circle away but Eduardo has him pinned against the cage.
Carolla has Eduardo pressed against the cage, preventing Eduardo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carolla scoring well with a low kick there.
Carolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carolla lands a really nice looking cross but Eduardo seems unphased.
Eduardo throws a sloppy head kick and Carolla moves out of range easily.
Eduardo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carolla's head.
It looks like Adam Carolla has been cut.
Carolla is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carolla throws a right and a left that Eduardo avoids nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carolla.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carolla jabs Eduardo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eduardo tries to clinch there but Carolla circles away.
Carolla scores with a head kick. Eduardo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Eduardo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carolla blocks a leg kick.
Carolla swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eduardo.
Carolla drives through and clinches with Eduardo against the cage.
Eduardo pushes off an throws an elbow but Carolla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Eduardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eduardo missing with knees to the body.
Eduardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Eduardo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eduardo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Carolla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Carolla's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eduardo throws a head kick but Carolla moves out of range.
Eduardo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eduardo missing with knees to the body.
Eduardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Carolla avoids the damage to the body.
Carolla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eduardo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Carolla - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carolla is trying to maintain a safe position but Eduardo gets an underhook and turns Carolla into the cage.
Carolla managing to block the knees to the body from Eduardo.
Carolla has Eduardo pressed against the cage, preventing Eduardo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eduardo stalling against the cage.
Carolla manages to break the clinch.
Carolla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eduardo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo tries to clinch but Carolla is having none of it.
Carolla throws a one two combo.
It looks like Carlos Eduardo has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eduardo.
Carolla throws a lazy right hand but Eduardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carolla misses the shot to the body.
Eduardo checks a leg kick nicely.
Eduardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carolla throws a big shot that misses.
Carolla throws a good cross that connects.
Carolla with a nice cross.
Carolla cracks Eduardo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carolla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carolla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eduardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Carolla.
Carolla connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eduardo's hands.
Carolla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carolla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eduardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo is looking to clinch.
Carolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Eduardo.
Carolla is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carolla misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carolla. Eduardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eduardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carolla misses with a double jab.
Carolla throws a jab but it's blocked by Eduardo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carolla.
Eduardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carolla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eduardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Carolla.
Adam Carolla is winning the standup battle so far.
Carolla walks forward, straight into a front kick from Eduardo.
Eduardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carolla throws a good cross that connects.
Eduardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eduardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adam Carolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Eduardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Carolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eduardo moves away from the strike by Carolla.
Carolla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eduardo.
Carolla throws a head kick that half lands.
Eduardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carolla.
Carolla throws a poor cross that misses
and Eduardo counters with a left to the body.
Carolla moves into range and connects with a jab.
Eduardo slips a straight right by Carolla.
Eduardo connects with a looping right hand.
Eduardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eduardo has closed the distance and engaged Carolla in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eduardo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Carolla's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eduardo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Carolla's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eduardo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A knee to the head by Eduardo.
Eduardo slowing the pace effectively.
Carolla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eduardo has him pressed against the cage.
Eduardo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carlos Eduardo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eduardo misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Eduardo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Eduardo.
Carolla looks to land a left hand but Eduardo moved out of range nicely.
Carolla misses with a body shot.
Carolla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carolla misses with a double jab.
A big left from Carolla misses.
Horrible takedown by Carolla or perhaps it was just good defense by Eduardo which made him look bad.
Carolla walks forward, straight into a front kick from Eduardo.
Carlos Eduardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carolla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carolla tries a low kick but Eduardo avoids it.
Eduardo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carolla finds it's way round the side to connect with Eduardo's head.
Carolla missing with a left hand there. Eduardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carolla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carolla tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Eduardo.
Eduardo clobbers Carolla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carolla misses with the combination.
Eduardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Eduardo has Carolla up against the cage in a clinch.
Eduardo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eduardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eduardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carolla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eduardo.
Carolla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eduardo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Eduardo is looking to clinch but Carolla is avoiding it.
Eduardo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carolla throws a hook but Eduardo avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Carolla.
Carolla misses the shot to the body.
Carolla cracks Eduardo with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Carolla does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eduardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eduardo misses with a body shot.
Carolla throws a shot from downtown. Eduardo moves away and avoids it.
Eduardo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eduardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carolla tries to clinch but Eduardo is having none of it.
Carolla misses with a series of wild punches.
Carolla avoids the head kick by Eduardo.
Carolla keeps the fight on the outside.
Eduardo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carolla throws a lazy head kick
and Eduardo counters with a nice body kick.
Carlos Eduardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eduardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eduardo avoids the body shot from Carolla.
Carolla blocks a head kick by Eduardo.
Eduardo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eduardo delivers a nice body kick.
Eduardo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eduardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eduardo tries to clinch but Carolla is having none of it.
Carolla moves out of range of the body kick from Eduardo.
Good leg kick by Eduardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eduardo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carolla at a distance.
Eduardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Carolla circles away.
Eduardo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carolla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eduardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eduardo moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eduardo misses with the head strike.
Carolla has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Eduardo after a bit of a struggle.
Eduardo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carolla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carolla lands a nice hook to Eduardo's body. Eduardo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eduardo throws a body kick that misses.
Carolla connects with a body shot that sends Eduardo's belly button to the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carolla throws a lazy uppercut
and Eduardo counters with a head kick.
Carolla avoids the head kick by Eduardo.
Eduardo tries to clinch up.
Carolla lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Eduardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eduardo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Carlos Eduardo!
Carlos Eduardo 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jules Clement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clement's entrance music is Voyage, Voyage. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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28
165 lbs
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36
167 lbs
22 - 25 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Clement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ty Angle!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Clement. That's going to slow Angle down.
Angle misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Angle misses with a lunging right hand
and Clement holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Angle has picked Clement up - he's going for a ride! Angle dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Clement has hold of Angle's hands but Angle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
It looks like Jules Clement has been cut.
Clement is trying to get back to full guard.
Angle trying to control from Clement's half guard. Clement has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Clement bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Angle's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clement trying to control but Angle is working from the bottom.
Angle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clement defends it easily.
Angle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clement doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clement manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Angle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Angle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clement defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clement looking to pass the guard.
Clement is fighting to break Angle's control of his arms but Angle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Angle trying to keep a closed guard but Clement is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Angle working for submissions but it's allowed Clement to get to half guard.
Clement content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Angle tries to roll over but Clement keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Angle is pressing down on Clement's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Clement engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement wants to control from the top but Angle keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clement forces his way into half guard.
Angle wants to control but Clement is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clement is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Angle looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clement not doing much here.
Angle is trying to maintain the position but Clement is very close to passing his half guard.
Angle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clement looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angle is trying to maintain the position but Clement is very close to passing his half guard.
Clement perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ty Angle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jules Clement's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clement tries a low kick but Angle avoids it.
Angle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Angle misses with a takedown attempt
and Clement counters with a thumping low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clement!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Angle.
Angle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clement's waist but Clement gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Angle off to one side.
Jules Clement has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Angle.
Angle closes the distance but Clement moves to the side
and Clement counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Angle shoots in for a takedown but Clement shows good takedown defense.
Angle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clement holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Angle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Angle tries to pull guard but Clement won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle is looking to take this one to the mat.
Clement displaying some good clinch control by pressing Angle up against the cage.
Clement lands a left hand that snaps the head of Angle backwards.
Clement is struggling to control the position.
Angle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clement scores with a shoulder strike.
Clement leaning his opponent against the cage.
Clement prevents a body shot from Angle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Clement.
Angle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Clement scores with a shoulder strike.
Angle is stalling here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clement takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Angle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clement prevents it.
Clement stops a takedown attempt from Angle.
Clement avoiding damage as Angle throws knees to the body.
Clement misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angle gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Clement moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Clement throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Angle is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clement manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Angle manages to get himself to full guard.
Angle isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Clement stacks Angle on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Clement!
Clement wants to control but Angle is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Angle avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Clement.
Angle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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!
Angle is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Clement still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Clement has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Clement staying calm.
Clement wants to control but Angle is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Clement dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jules Clement's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Angle misses with a takedown
and Clement counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clement lands a nice shot that snaps Angle's head back.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Angle.
Angle misses with a takedown attempt
and Clement counters by clinching up.
Jules Clement has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Angle.
Clement effectively controlling the action here.
Angle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Angle pushes off an throws an elbow but Clement leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clement gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Angle.
Angle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clement avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Angle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clement lands with a right to the head.
Clement lands a hook that snaps the head of Angle backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle wants to take the fight to the mat but Clement manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Angle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clement pulls his leg out and moves away.
Angle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Angle with a poor takedown
and Clement moves into the clinch.
Angle jumps guard but Clement turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Clement lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Angle tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right handed body shot lands from Clement.
Angle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Angle wants to take the fight to the mat but Clement manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Clement.
Angle looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement lands a right hand that snaps the head of Angle backwards.
Angle takes a shot to the head.
Clement is pressed up against the cage. Angle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clement down to the mat. Clement avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Angle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Angle checks a leg kick.
Angle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Clement makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clement lands a leg kick that knocks Angle off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clement.
Angle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Clement throws a head kick that Angle semi-blocks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clement.
Clement scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clement smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jules Clement is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clement lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clement lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clement throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement scoring well with a low kick there.
Clement throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clement throws a leg kick which misses Angle's front leg but catches the back leg as Angle tries to avoid it.
Clement lands a head kick!
Clement lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clement thumps Angle with a low kick.
Angle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Clement counters with a low kick, right behind Angle 's knee.
Clement scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Angle 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.
Clement thuds a left hand into Angle's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clement scores with a leg kick.
Clement scores with a sloppy right hand. Angle should have avoided that one.
Clement buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clement lands with a kick to the temple. Angle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clement throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Angle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clement can pounce on him.
Ty Angle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clement throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Angle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Clement. That one must have hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clement.
Ty Angle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clement turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clement throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jules Clement is winning the standup battle so far.
Clement cracks the inside of Angle's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clement.
Clement throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clement stuffs the takedown attempt from Angle. Angle gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Angle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Angle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clement.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jules Clement showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clement has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jules Clement!
An out of breath Jules Clement thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Masakazu Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm by Darude. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakazu Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Blimm!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki works the jab nicely.
Aoki with a hook.
Blimm tries to bum rush Aoki with a series of wild strikes but Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Aoki misses.
Aoki scores with a takedown into Blimm's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Blimm wants to stand but Aoki is controlling the position.
Aoki 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.
Blimm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blimm is looking to take a break and control but Aoki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blimm seems to be looking for submissions.
Blimm is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Aoki!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blimm is working for a guillotine from mount but Aoki frees his head quite easily.
Blimm is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Aoki has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Aoki!
Aoki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Aoki being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blimm keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Aoki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Aoki is pushing down on Blimm's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blimm is fighting to maintain full guard but Aoki has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Blimm!
Aoki controlling his opponent.
Blimm is in a horrible position here. Aoki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Blimm tries to hold on but Aoki pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki lands a nice shot to the head.
Blimm is working to get back to half guard.
Aoki controlling from the full mount.
Blimm is desperately trying to improve his position but Aoki has a good base and remains in mount.
Blimm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aoki raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki raining down hammerfists from mount.
Blimm is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki tries to control but Blimm wriggling away.
Aoki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blimm in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Aoki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blimm wants to hold on but Aoki pushes him away.
Aoki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blimm looks a forlorn figure.
Blimm is rocked!
Blimm is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blimm is trying to stand up here but Aoki is controlling him well.
Aoki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Aoki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Blimm!
Blimm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aoki controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blimm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakazu Aoki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blimm tries to land a front kick but Aoki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Aoki misses.
Aoki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blimm.
Blimm throws a nice looking combination but Aoki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blimm misses with a two punch combination.
Aoki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blimm did well to prevent Aoki getting side control.
Blimm is not content to let Aoki control the position.
Aoki performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Blimm trying to control but Aoki postures up.
Aoki is keen to just control but Blimm is a slippery customer.
Aoki trying to control the pace.
Masakazu Aoki has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Aoki avoids the head kick by Blimm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Aoki as he checks the leg kick.
Blimm feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Aoki is trying to keep Blimm in close.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Blimm tries to pass.
Blimm is looking to pass into half guard but Aoki pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Aoki is in guard.
Aoki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Blimm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki postures up.
Blimm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aoki postures up.
Aoki won't allow Blimm to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Blimm was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Blimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blimm tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blimm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aoki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blimm.
Blimm is breathing heavily.
Aoki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
No luck for Aoki with that takedown attempt.
Aoki keeps Blimm at a distance using the push kick.
Aoki moves out of range of the leg kick from Blimm.
Bobby Blimm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aoki throws a leg kick which misses Blimm's front leg but catches the back leg as Blimm tries to avoid it.
Aoki gets a takedown into half guard.
Aoki prevents Blimm from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki trying to control the action but Blimm is working from the bottom.
Aoki trying to mount his opponent but Blimm defends it.
Aoki prevents Blimm from improving his position.
Aoki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blimm defending well though.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blimm keeps working.
Blimm is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aoki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Blimm tries to roll over but Aoki keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No joy there for Blimm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blimm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blimm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aoki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Aoki.
Aoki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blimm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aoki scores with a nice right hand.
Aoki cracks Blimm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blimm avoids it really well and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masakazu Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blimm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakazu Aoki dominated that second round.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blimm looks to land a combination but Aoki avoids it well.
Aoki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blimm misses with a few strikes there.
Blimm moves forwards but Aoki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blimm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Masakazu Aoki is winning the standup battle so far.
Blimm throws a leg kick
and Aoki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aoki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blimm's head.
Aoki connects with a crisp jab.
Blimm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blimm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aoki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blimm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aoki moves out of range of the body kick from Blimm.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aoki catches Blimm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aoki thows a body kick. Blimm tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt - Blimm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki drives through and clinches with Blimm against the cage.
Blimm tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Blimm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blimm can't break the clinch.
Aoki is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masakazu Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blimm creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aoki's defenses.
It looks like Masakazu Aoki has been cut.
Blimm missing with knees to the body.
Aoki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blimm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aoki breaks from the clinch.
Aoki 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.
A lazy left from Aoki finds it's target.
Aoki throws a big shot that misses.
Blimm misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm throws a right and a left that Aoki avoids nicely.
Aoki moves out of range as Blimm throws a body kick.
Aoki connects with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Blimm.
Aoki drives through with a takedown into Blimm's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top 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!
Blimm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Masakazu Aoki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blimm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aoki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aoki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Blimm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aoki lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blimm down.
Blimm is trying to control Aoki's posture but Aoki avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blimm is pushing Aoki's head away, looking to escape. Aoki manages to hold on to the position though.
Blimm controls the position for a moment.
Aoki landing strikes.
Blimm is looking to regain half guard here but Aoki keeps moving and retains side control.
Aoki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Aoki landing strikes.
Bobby Blimm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm dodges the ground and pound from Aoki.
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Blimm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aoki lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blimm down.
Aoki scoring with punches and elbows.
Aoki trying to control the action but Blimm is working from the bottom.
Blimm tries to bench press Aoki off him but Aoki keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki staying calm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that's the end of the fight!
Masakazu Aoki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aoki, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masakazu Aoki!
During a confident post fight interview, Masakazu Aoki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ike Turner (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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196 lbs
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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
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ike Turner!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spencer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Spencer's ribs.
A jab from Spencer misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.
Nice defenses there by Spencer.
Spencer throws a lazy uppercut
and Turner counters with a low kick, right behind Spencer 's knee.
Spencer lands with a nice combination. Turner backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Ike Turner has been cut.
Shawn Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spencer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Spencer stuns Turner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spencer slips a jab and a cross from Turner.
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!
Spencer staying out of range there.
Good exchange - Turner coming out on top.
Turner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Spencer misses
and Turner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shawn Spencer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a nice looking combination but Spencer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spencer misses with a hook.
Turner thows a body shot but no joy.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Spencer's front leg but catches the back leg as Spencer tries to avoid it.
Spencer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turner. Turner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Spencer's ribs.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turner.
Spencer misses with a straight right.
Turner throws a chopping leg kick but Spencer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer misses with a straight right.
Spencer throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer misses the jab.
Turner lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner sizes up Spencer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turner slips a jab from Spencer.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner tries to land a leg kick but Spencer saw it coming and moves away.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spencer throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spencer.
Spencer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good work by Spencer as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer jabs at Turner's body.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spencer at a distance.
Turner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turner takes one on the button.
Spencer throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Turner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spencer in his tracks.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Turner swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Turner scores with a takedown into Spencer's guard.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer 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.
Spencer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spencer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Turner defends it easily.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner throws a big right hand that misses.
Turner throws a big right hand that misses.
Spencer is trying to control the position but Turner postures up.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Turner frees his head nicely. Oh but Spencer has switched to an armbar! Turner is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Shawn Spencer!
A very excited looking Shawn Spencer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dog's entrance music is For U Phoenix Marrizle . A fine choice. Williams has chosen All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain 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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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crazy Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dog.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams digs a good body shot into Dog's ribs.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Dog is just out of range.
Williams lands with a cross.
Dog lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dog.
Dog takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Dog.
Paul Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dog throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams cracks Dog with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dog scores with a jab to the body.
Williams throws a hook but Dog avoids it easily.
Donk. Williams catches Dog right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dog is trying to work for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Dog wants to work for an arm triangle but Williams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dog is looking for a kimura here.
Dog throws a strike but Williams avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
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.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dog looking to pass the guard.
Dog controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dog seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Williams for as long as he can get away with.
Dog working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dog misses with a straight right.
Dog throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Dog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dog on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dog throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Williams misses.
Dog misses with a double jab.
Paul Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams throws a hook but Dog blocks it.
Jab by Dog.
Nice uppercut lands for Dog. That snapped Williams's head back.
Williams misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Dog counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dog is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dog is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Dog dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Dog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a body punch but Dog moves out of range.
Dog just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams scores with the left hand. Dog knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog with a jab.
Crazy Dog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Dog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dog thows a body shot but no joy.
Dog throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dog ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Dog misses.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Dog counters with a one-two to the body.
Paul Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dog checks a leg kick.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Dog moved out of range.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Dog moves away from the strike by Williams.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dog is defended easily by Williams.
Williams throws a hook but Dog blocks it.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Dog should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dog swinging wildly here.
Dog's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dog scrambles back to his feet.
Dog throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Dog sees coming a mile off.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Dog on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Dog counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dog takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dog is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Williams sees it coming and defends easily.
Dog missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dog thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dog. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog works his way into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams is not content to let Dog control the position.
Dog fails to land a wild elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dog trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Dog tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Dog dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Williams throws a jab when Dog was well out of range.
Williams slips a jab from Dog.
Williams cracks Dog with a good jab.
Dog throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Dog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dog looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Dog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dog dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Dog's head and hops out.
Dog moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dog.
Dog takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dog lands with an overhand left.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Dog persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dog on the side of the head.
Dog takes one on the button.
Dog works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams connects with a right hand. Dog shakes it off.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Dog moves away and avoids it.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dog closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dog throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dog off to one side.
Williams misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Dog moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams moves forwards but Dog connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dog looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Dog's head.
Dog shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dog's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Dog gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Williams lands.
Williams cracks Dog with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams digs a good hook to Dog's body.
Dog looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dog lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice cross by Dog.
Williams lands with a hook. Dog tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dog drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dog stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dog trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
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. Crazy Dog wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A big left from Williams misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dog has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy Dog!
A victorious Crazy Dog thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Ca Fait Mal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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192 lbs
17 - 18 - 1 |
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darwin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St Pierre scrambles back to his feet.
Darwin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. St Pierre was covering up waiting for the punch and Darwin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Darwin trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Darwin frees his head nicely. Oh but St Pierre has switched to an armbar! Darwin is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Georges St Pierre!
A victorious Georges St Pierre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahiga Otaktay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otaktay is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ISIS - THE TOWER. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Peppers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahiga Otaktay!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers misses with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Peppers.
Peppers throws a leg kick
and Otaktay counters with a head kick.
Otaktay lands the left hand.
Otaktay's corner calls for a 1-2. Otaktay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Peppers throws a head kick but Otaktay moves out of range.
Peppers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Otaktay rushes Peppers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Peppers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peppers scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ahiga Otaktay 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!
Otaktay has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Peppers clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Otaktay is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Peppers has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Otaktay has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Peppers taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Otaktay doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ahiga Otaktay!
Ahiga Otaktay is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Ahiga Otaktay thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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