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UVT 237: Ivanov vs Bone II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Killah Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bee comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang Killa Beez - Killa Beez. Hardy has chosen Ambitionz Az A Ridah as his entrance music. Andre Hardy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Killah Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bee fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardy lands with a hook. Bee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hardy jabs at Bee's body.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killah Bee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardy.
Hardy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bee shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
A left and a right from Hardy both land. Nice combination.
No luck for Bee with that takedown attempt.
Bee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardy pinned against the cage. Hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hardy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a nice shot that snaps Bee's head back.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Bee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardy did well to prevent Bee getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hardy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bee is working away from the top position though.
Bee looks to land a strike but Hardy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardy pulls Bee in close to prevent any damage.
Bee postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bee is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Bee throws a big elbow that misses.
Hardy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bee is one step ahead there.
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bee.
Bee throws a big elbow that misses.
Bee throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Bee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bee with a nice head shot there.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bee.
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 Killah Bee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardy lands a jab.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bee has his takedown stuffed
and Hardy counters with a three punch combo that has Bee backing up. Bee nods at Hardy to acknowledge the strikes.
Bee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardy defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killah Bee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bee avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Hardy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bee counters with a left and a right that stings Hardy.
Bee misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a left and a right that stings Bee.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Bee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardy.
Andre Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bee with a poor takedown
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bee.
Bee tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Bee avoids them all with ease.
Hardy is looking to chop away at Bee's legs.
Bee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee has a takedown stuffed.
Bee has his takedown stuffed
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy scores with a one two! Bee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good work by Bee as he checks the leg kick.
Hardy leaves Bee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hardy defends well and Bee ends up having to push Hardy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hardy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hardy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bee wants a takedown.
Bee gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hardy regains guard.
Bee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bee throws a strike but Hardy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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!
Hardy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Bee is keeping the position.
Hardy is pushing down on Bee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bee is fighting to maintain full guard but Hardy has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andre Hardy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bee backs up against the cage.
Hardy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Andre Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Bee avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Hardy.
Bee darts in looking for a takedown but Hardy gets double underhooks and turns Bee into the cage.
Hardy working hard to break the clinch.
Hardy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hardy pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killah Bee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy stuffs the takedown.
Bee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
Bee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardy is fending him off so far but Bee persists. Nope, Hardy circles away and we're back to standing.
Bee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hardy stuns Bee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bee walks into a stiff left hand from Hardy.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Bee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bee.
Bee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Bee avoids nicely.
Hardy leaves Bee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee misses with a takedown attempt - Hardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hardy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bee counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bee tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
Bee fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a two punch combo.
Bee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardy lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Bee avoids it well.
Andre Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hardy swivels and escapes.
Bee shoots and misses
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardy 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andre Hardy!
During a confident post fight interview, Andre Hardy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Shleifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chino Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
13 - 13 - 1 |
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159 lbs
25 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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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
13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrei Shleifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chino Bandito!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shleifer throws a leg kick but Bandito sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bandito takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bandito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Andrei Shleifer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shleifer misses with a leg kick.
Shleifer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shleifer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shleifer.
Shleifer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shleifer throws a sloppy head kick and Bandito moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shleifer. Bandito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shleifer throws a shot to the body.
Bandito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shleifer throws a combination that misses
and Bandito counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shleifer defending well as Bandito loads up on a big left hand.
Shleifer connects with a high kick.
Shleifer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shleifer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bandito's calf.
Bandito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shleifer.
Shleifer throws a right hand that Bandito ducks under and follows up with a left that Bandito also avoids with ease.
Shleifer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bandito moves out of range of the leg kick from Shleifer.
Shleifer misses the shot to the body.
Shleifer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bandito circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Shleifer to the canvas! Shleifer doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Bandito keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chino Bandito!
Chino Bandito got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Bourque has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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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
39 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Buckner!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckner misses with a two punch combination.
Bourque scores with a jab to the body.
Bourque connects with a right hand. Buckner shakes it off.
Buckner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matt Buckner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckner misses with a straight right.
Buckner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Buckner looks to land a right hand but Bourque moved out of range.
Buckner rushes Bourque and presses him up against the cage.
Bourque wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buckner has him pressed against the cage.
Bourque has had enough of the clinch but Buckner keeps him there for the moment.
Buckner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bourque has him pressed against the cage.
Buckner tries to throw a body punch but Bourque avoids it by throwing Buckner back against the cage.
Buckner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bourque's efforts to push away.
Bourque prevents Buckner from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner goes for a takedown attempt but Bourque pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bourque looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bourque ducks under a wild hook from Buckner.
Buckner tries to bum rush Bourque with a series of wild strikes but Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bourque wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bourque is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bourque comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buckner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bourque scores with a nice head shot.
Buckner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bourque.
Buckner digs a good hook to Bourque's body.
Bourque takes one to the side of the head.
Buckner moves forwards but Bourque connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bourque bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buckner's head backwards.
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!
Bourque ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bourque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buckner misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Buckner throws a shot from downtown. Bourque moves away and avoids it.
Bourque is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bourque scores with a three punch combo!
Buckner throws a looping overhand right but Bourque ducks down to avoid it.
Buckner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Buckner is rocked!
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bourque uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buckner has time to react.
Buckner is still on wobbly legs! Can Bourque finish him?
Bourque bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Buckner's head.
Buckner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Buckner working hard to break the clinch.
Buckner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buckner seems to have recovered his senses.
Buckner manages to break the clinch.
Bourque is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bourque lands a really nice looking cross but Buckner seems unphased.
Buckner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buckner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bourque moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckner moves into range and clinches up with Bourque.
Bourque keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buckner's efforts to push away.
Buckner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buckner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Buckner tries to clinch up.
Buckner is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A swing and a miss from Buckner.
Bourque jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bourque scores with a jab.
Bourque listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Buckner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bourque.
Buckner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bourque connects with a jab.
Bourque connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buckner throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckner closes the distance and clinches.
Bourque working hard to break the clinch.
Bourque is trying to push Buckner away but Buckner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Buckner breaks the clinch.
Buckner misses with a straight left.
Bourque tests Buckner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buckner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buckner misses with a looping right.
Buckner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bourque connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buckner scrambles back to his feet.
Buckner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourque staying out of range there.
Buckner fails to land with a series of punches.
Buckner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bourque throws a shot to the body.
Bourque ducks under a wild hook from Buckner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bourque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buckner.
Bourque lands a nice hook to Buckner's body. Buckner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buckner.
Bourque connects with a looping right hand.
Buckner throws a hook but Bourque avoids it easily.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buckner.
Bourque bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buckner's head backwards.
Bourque looks to land a combination but Buckner avoids it well.
Bourque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buckner manages to avoid it.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bourque moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bourque scores with a sloppy right hand. Buckner should have avoided that one.
Bourque tests Buckner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Buckner moves out of range.
Bourque lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buckner moves away.
Buckner scores with a body shot.
Buckner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Paul Bourque has been cut.
Buckner misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque cracks Buckner with a good jab.
Bourque thuds his right hand into Buckner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bourque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bourque throws a series of strikes that have Buckner backpedaling.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bourque slips a jab from Buckner.
Buckner misses with an uppercut.
Bourque lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bourque keeps the fight on the outside.
A left lands for Bourque.
Buckner misses with a looping right.
Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buckner.
A swing and a miss from Buckner.
Paul Bourque is winning the standup battle so far.
Bourque has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bourque there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bourque tries to bum rush Buckner with a series of wild strikes but Buckner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bourque keeps the fight on the outside.
Bourque dips to his left and cracks Buckner with an uppercut!
Buckner looks to throw the jab but Bourque is out of range.
Bourque is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buckner moves into range and clinches up with Bourque.
Bourque wants to break free but Buckner has control.
Buckner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bourque up against the cage.
Bourque takes a shot to the head.
Bourque blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bourque breaks from the clinch.
Buckner moves in looking to clinch but Bourque pushes him off.
Bourque misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque scores with a punch to the head.
Buckner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bourque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bourque swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Buckner.
Bourque slips a straight right by Buckner.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Buckner avoids them all with ease.
Buckner misses the jab.
Buckner throws a nice looking combination but Bourque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bourque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buckner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buckner tries to clinch but Bourque is having none of it.
Bourque lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Buckner.
A big left from Buckner misses.
Buckner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buckner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Buckner wants to clinch up but Bourque keeps it at a distance.
Buckner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left and a right from Bourque both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bourque slips under a jab.
Bourque lands with a hook. Buckner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buckner swings for the body but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Buckner misses with a hook. Bourque ducked under it nicely.
Bourque connects with a jab.
Bourque moves out of range of the strikes.
Buckner motions for Bourque to come forward. Buckner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bourque connects with a body shot that sends Buckner's belly button to the back.
Buckner is looking to chop away at Bourque's legs.
Bourque uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buckner has time to react.
Buckner throws out a loose jab but Bourque uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buckner avoids the body shot from Bourque.
Bourque lands a jab to Buckner's midsection.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buckner.
Buckner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bourque's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Buckner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bourque lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bourque slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bourque lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Buckner backs up against the cage.
Bourque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bourque lands a glancing blow to the side of Buckner's head.
Buckner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Buckner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bourque finds it's way round the side to connect with Buckner's head.
Bourque misses with a two punch combination.
Buckner misses with a body kick.
Bourque pounces like a tiger and cracks Buckner with a vicious hook! Buckner is down but not out! Bourque follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Bourque!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Bourque 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona comes into the arena with Laid to Rest by Lamb of God blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Antona. Those never looked like landing.
Mizrahi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Antona throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mizrahi's head.
It looks like Donnie Mizrahi has been cut.
Mizrahi misses with an uppercut. Antona saw that one coming.
Antona misses with an uppercut. Mizrahi saw that one coming.
A cross from Antona lands.
Mizrahi connects with a body shot that sends Antona's belly button to the back.
Mizrahi clobbers Antona with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Antona lands an overhand right.
Mizrahi cracks the inside of Antona's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mizrahi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mizrahi wants to clinch.
Mizrahi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antona.
We've been told by Antona's head coaches at Academia Ipanema that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mizrahi lands a right hook to the body.
Antona swats away the attempt to clinch by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mizrahi moves into the clinch.
Mizrahi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Antona struggles to land a body shot inside as Mizrahi controls his hands.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Mizrahi lands a nice shot to the body.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Antona blocks it.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Aydine Antona has been cut.
Mizrahi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi working aggressively here.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Antona has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Antona jumps guard but Mizrahi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Antona gets control of Mizrahi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Antona will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Antona is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Antona seems keen to control Mizrahi's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Antona is on top in guard.
Antona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mizrahi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mizrahi being controlled here, momentarily.
Antona tries to stand but Mizrahi is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi controls Antona momentarily but Antona frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antona tries to free his leg and advance position but Mizrahi is retaining full guard.
Aydine Antona has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mizrahi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mizrahi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Antona throws a push kick but Mizrahi slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mizrahi rushes Antona and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Antona is trying to pull guard but Mizrahi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Antona tries to pull guard but Mizrahi holds him up against the cage and eventually Antona drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aydine Antona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 Aydine Antona will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Antona.
Mizrahi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aydine Antona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mizrahi lands with a nice body punch.
Mizrahi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mizrahi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mizrahi scores with a punch to the head.
Antona lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Mizrahi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Antona avoids the head kick by Mizrahi.
Antona misses with a straight left.
Antona misses with a head kick.
Mizrahi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mizrahi drives through and clinches with Antona against the cage.
A short right from Antona.
Antona is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mizrahi to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Mizrahi.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizrahi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Antona in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mizrahi keeps control of Antona as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Antona manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Antona wants to improve his position but instead Mizrahi has moved into half guard.
Mizrahi content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona is trying to control but can't.
Antona manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Antona dodges the punch combination from Mizrahi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mizrahi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Antona.
A punch combination from Antona misses.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Mizrahi. That snapped Antona's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mizrahi. Mizrahi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mizrahi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antona throws out the jab.
Mizrahi thuds a left hand into Antona's body.
Antona throws a head kick but Mizrahi moves out of range.
Antona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mizrahi.
Mizrahi punishes Antona's body with a nice straight punch.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antona swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mizrahi misses with a looping left.
Mizrahi doesn't manage to clinch there - Antona circles away.
Mizrahi lands with a hook. Antona tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Antona just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Antona.
Mizrahi misses with a wild combination.
Mizrahi tests Antona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up but Antona circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mizrahi.
Mizrahi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Mizrahi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch.
Antona throws a push kick but Mizrahi slaps the foot to one side.
No joy there for Mizrahi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick by Mizrahi misses
and Antona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antona scores with a shot to the body.
Mizrahi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antona scores with a nice right hand.
Mizrahi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mizrahi clinches.
Antona pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donnie Mizrahi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Antona'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.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mizrahi.
Mizrahi takes a swing at Antona's ribcage but misses.
Antona throws a sloppy head kick and Mizrahi moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Mizrahi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mizrahi loads up on a big right hand but Antona slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mizrahi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mizrahi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antona.
Mizrahi closes the distance and clinches.
Antona is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mizrahi to keep the fight standing.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mizrahi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mizrahi scores with a knee to the head.
Antona tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mizrahi just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizrahi looking to stall.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi throws a punch but it's blocked by Antona.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mizrahi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mizrahi.
Antona tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mizrahi avoids it.
Antona is trying to pull guard but Mizrahi has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aydine Antona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antona tries to pull guard but Mizrahi won't allow it.
Mizrahi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Antona up against the cage.
Antona tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi tries to land knees in the clinch but Antona avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Antona jumps guard but Mizrahi stands there with Antona around his waist. Antona gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mizrahi scores with a shot to the side of Antona's head.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Antona has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mizrahi misses with a body punch.
Mizrahi throws a punch but it's blocked by Antona.
Antona tries to pull guard but Mizrahi holds him up against the cage and eventually Antona drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mizrahi.
Antona jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mizrahi walks away with a smile on his face. Antona gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mizrahi lands with a good body shot.
Mizrahi lands a high kick!
Antona moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Antona is rocked!
Mizrahi lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donnie Mizrahi!
Donnie Mizrahi 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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37
177 lbs
29 - 18 - 3 |
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31
187 lbs
20 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Buck!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck dodges the punch combination from Kenzie.
Kenzie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenzie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buck.
A big right from Buck misses.
Kenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenzie.
Kenzie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenzie lands a glancing blow to the side of Buck's head.
Kenzie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kenzie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Buck.
Kenzie slips under a jab.
Kenzie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buck defending well as Kenzie loads up on a big left hand.
Buck swinging wildly here.
Kenzie slips a straight right by Buck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck moves out of range as Kenzie strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Kenzie. Those never looked like landing.
Kenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenzie.
Nice jab there from Buck.
It looks like Patrick Kenzie has been cut.
Kenzie digs a good hook to Buck's body.
Buck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Buck misses with a hook.
Kenzie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenzie connects with a body shot.
Buck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buck shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kenzie as he avoids it easily.
Patrick Kenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Buck.
Buck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kenzie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buck closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kenzie did well to prevent Buck getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buck is looking for a kimura but Kenzie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Buck to get the leverage.
Kenzie gets back to full guard.
Buck showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Buck from controlling successfully.
Kenzie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Harold Buck hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Buck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buck is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Buck drives through with a takedown into guard.
Buck slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Buck stopping the sweep attempt from Kenzie.
Kenzie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Buck is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie looking to control.
Buck looking to sit in guard and control but Kenzie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kenzie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Buck is proving hard to escape from.
Buck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kenzie defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenzie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Buck, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Buck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Kenzie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Buck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buck moves away from the strike by Kenzie.
Buck defending well as Kenzie loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Buck misses.
Buck moves out of range as Kenzie strikes.
Kenzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice combination there by Kenzie.
It looks like Harold Buck has been cut.
Buck swings for the body but Kenzie moves out of range.
Kenzie connects with a jab.
Buck takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Buck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buck slips under a jab.
Kenzie works over Buck's head and body with a nice combination.
Kenzie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenzie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Buck finds it's way round the side to connect with Kenzie's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Kenzie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Buck from controlling successfully.
Buck passes into half guard.
Buck tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kenzie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kenzie is trying is best to control the position here.
Buck wants to work for an arm triangle but Kenzie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Buck seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kenzie defends it well.
Kenzie trying to hold on to Buck's head to control him but Buck postures up.
Kenzie tries to kick Buck off but Buck keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kenzie is positioning himself well to prevent Buck advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck trying to advance position but Kenzie counters by regaining guard.
Buck trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenzie trying to keep a closed guard but Buck is proving a slippery customer.
Buck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kenzie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenzie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Buck defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buck wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buck digs a good hook to Kenzie's body.
Kenzie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenzie 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.
Kenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harold Buck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kenzie ducks under a wild hook from Buck.
Buck dodges the punch combination from Kenzie.
Buck throws a hook to the side of Kenzie's head but Kenzie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenzie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Buck slips under a jab.
Kenzie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kenzie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A left and a right from Buck both land. Nice combination.
Kenzie slips under a jab from Buck.
Kenzie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenzie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buck.
Buck lands with an overhand left.
Kenzie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kenzie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buck's head backwards.
Patrick Kenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie wants to clinch up but Buck keeps it at a distance.
Kenzie takes one to the side of the head.
Kenzie is rocked!
Kenzie wants to clinch but Buck slips to the side
and Buck counters with a crisp right that sends Kenzie to the canvas! Buck follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Buck!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fowler comes to the cage accompanied by "On The Hunt" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
182 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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26
183 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Austin Fowler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oberyn Martell!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fowler tries for a takedown but Martell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oberyn Martell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martell leaves Fowler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Fowler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fowler defending well as Martell loads up on a big left hand.
Fowler dives in and scores a takedown into Martell's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fowler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fowler 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.
Martell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fowler throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler throws an elbow that misses. Martell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fowler's guard. Nice move by Martell!
Fowler seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Fowler is trying to keep Martell in close.
Martell stopping the sweep attempt from Fowler.
Martell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fowler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martell's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fowler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fowler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martell is pulling down on Fowler's head. It's preventing any offense from Fowler, at least for the moment.
Fowler won't allow Martell to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fowler throws a strike but Martell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martell has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Fowler to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Martell is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Fowler pulls down on the head and he's put Martell to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Austin Fowler!
Austin Fowler gave a mention to CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. Adam Carolla will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
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201 lbs
44 - 37 - 0 |
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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
8 - 2 - 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
44 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Carolla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Santos motions for Carolla to come forward. Dos Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carolla counters with a straight right hand.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Carolla moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carolla smiles and moves away.
Carolla is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carolla.
Dos Santos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Carolla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dos Santos.
Carolla misses with the combination.
Dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Carolla saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carolla on the side of the head.
Carolla ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Carolla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carolla stuffs the takedown attempt from Dos Santos. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dos Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Carolla to counter with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A lazy body kick from Carolla
and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Dos Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Dos Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dos Santos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Carolla dives on top into guard.
Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Carolla defends easily.
Dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dos Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carolla makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carolla.
Carolla is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dos Santos looking to pass the guard.
Dos Santos postures up in Carolla's guard and throws a big left but Carolla blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control but Carolla is working from the bottom.
Rafael Dos Santos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dos Santos misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carolla on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Carolla misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Dos Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Carolla ducked under it nicely.
Rafael Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos misses with a low kick as Carolla jumps back.
Dos Santos throws a combination. Carolla tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carolla at a distance.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Carolla.
Dos Santos defending well as Carolla loads up on a big left hand.
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carolla.
Dos Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Carolla seems unphased.
Carolla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Carolla misses the target.
Dos Santos is looking to slow Carolla down with leg kicks.
Dos Santos shoots in and bounces Carolla off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Carolla keeps moving.
Dos Santos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Carolla is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Carolla has escaped and now he's on top!
Carolla must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dos Santos looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carolla passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Carolla decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dos Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dos Santos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dos Santos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Carolla preventing the sweep.
Carolla looking to pass the guard.
Dos Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Carolla preventing the sweep.
Dos Santos has his foot on Carolla's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carolla works his way back into a safe position though.
Carolla postures up.
Carolla throws a big elbow that misses.
Carolla wants to stand but Dos Santos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dos Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Dos Santos, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carolla defends well.
Dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carolla is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dos Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carolla defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carolla doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carolla manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Dos Santos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dos Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but Carolla manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Carolla wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Dos Santos prevents Carolla from improving position.
Carolla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
Carolla tries to stand but Dos Santos is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Carolla trying to control the action but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Carolla looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to free his trapped foot but Carolla is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dos Santos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rafael Dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carolla tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
Dos Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dos Santos looks to land a strike but Carolla avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dos Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Carolla wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping busy.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carolla defends it well.
Rafael Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dos Santos stalling away here and it's allowed Carolla to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dos Santos trying to control but Carolla is working from the bottom.
Carolla is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carolla keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Adam Carolla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dos Santos stays in close to Carolla's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dos Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Dos Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nambara comes into a darkened arena with his song building. This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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37
177 lbs
28 - 21 - 0 |
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29
183 lbs
10 - 4 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil throws a nice looking combination but Nambara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nambara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Neil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nambara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Neil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nambara.
Nambara lands a left hand.
It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Nambara.
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Nambara blocks an uppercut.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Neil has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Nambara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nambara lands an elbow inside that O Neil shrugs off.
O Neil takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Nambara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nambara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nambara landing knees to the head.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nambara scores a nice knee to the body.
Nambara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara scores with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nambara.
Nambara lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Nambara.
O Neil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nambara lands a damaging elbow.
Nambara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
O Neil tries to throw a body punch but Nambara avoids it by throwing O Neil back against the cage.
O Neil takes an elbow to the forehead.
O Neil takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Nambara.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Nambara.
Mickey O Neil's cut is getting worse.
Nambara lands a good knee to the midsection. O Neil won't want to take too many of those.
Nambara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
O Neil is breathing heavily.
Nambara lands a nice elbow.
Nambara lands a right hand.
Nambara lands a good knee to the midsection. O Neil won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nambara obliges.
Nambara connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Neil's face.
Nambara scores with a knee to the head.
Nambara lands with a short shot to the head.
O Neil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nambara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Neil's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Nambara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nambara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nambara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nambara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nambara scores with a knee to the head.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
Nambara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Neil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short body shot lands from Nambara as the two fighters clinch.
A knee to the head by Nambara.
O Neil is rocked!
Mickey O Neil's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short left from Nambara.
Oh O Neil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nambara lands a big knee to the head and O Neil goes down! Nambara pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nezu Nambara!
A determined Nezu Nambara didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoe Washburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is what's new pussycat. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
22 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zoe Washburn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Washburn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones drives through and clinches with Washburn against the cage.
Jones is trying to stall.
Washburn jumps guard but Jones stands there with Washburn around his waist. Washburn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Washburn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Washburn looking for a takedown.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Washburn backwards.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Washburn gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Washburn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Washburn is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washburn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Washburn misses with a head shot.
Washburn dominating with strikes here.
Jones is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washburn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Washburn loaded up on that one.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Washburn's attempts to control the action.
Washburn misses with a head shot.
Jones wants to hold on but Washburn pushes him away.
Washburn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Washburn prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Jones 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.
Washburn throws a strike but Jones 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.
Jones wants to sweep here but Washburn controlling him for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones working a defensive guard but Washburn passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washburn passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Washburn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Washburn is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Jones bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Washburn working a defensive guard here.
Washburn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Washburn told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Washburn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Washburn avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Washburn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Washburn can't control as he wanted to and Jones manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Washburn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Washburn is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Washburn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Washburn works over Jones with some ground and pound from 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!
Washburn wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Washburn being controlled here momentarily.
Jones 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones has control of Washburn's left arm, preventing Washburn from doing any damage.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoe Washburn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones clinches up with Washburn and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Washburn tries to tie him up.
Washburn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washburn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Washburn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tom Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoe Washburn.
Washburn decides to pull guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Washburn is keeping the position.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones postures up in Washburn's guard and throws a big left but Washburn blocks it.
Jones preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones works over Washburn with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Washburn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Zoe Washburn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones trying to control but Washburn is working from the bottom.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Washburn looking for a sweep. Not yet Washburn, not yet.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Washburn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Washburn's legs - danger averted.
Washburn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Washburn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones distracts Washburn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jones passes into half guard.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Washburn wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Washburn works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Washburn has wrist control.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Washburn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
Washburn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Washburn is rocked!
Jones lands a strong strike to the head of Washburn. That's dazed him! Jones looking to finish here. Washburn is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Jones lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Jones!
Tom Jones decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tee Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov comes to the cage accompanied by HINO RUSSO. Bone is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Somebody's gonna get it. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Ivanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tee Bone!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bone in his tracks.
Bone digs a good body shot into Ivanov's ribs.
Bone has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ivanov cracks Bone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Bone misses.
Ivanov scores with a one two! Bone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ivanov pushes Bone up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanov trying to land knees to the body.
Ivanov is working Bone over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Ivanov.
Ivanov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ivanov tries to work over Bone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivanov scores with a hook to the body.
Bone is looking for a takedown.
Bone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ivanov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ivanov connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Ivanov does no damage.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Ivanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bone is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Ivanov. That snapped Bone's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bone. Ivanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bone fails with a takedown attempt.
Sergei Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tee Bone.
Ivanov scores with a hook to the body. Bone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
Bone darts in and clinches Ivanov up against the cage.
Ivanov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ivanov is trying to maintain a safe position but Bone gets an underhook and turns Ivanov into the cage.
Ivanov trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bone struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivanov controls his hands.
Bone throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanov.
Ivanov is trying to stall.
Bone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ivanov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ivanov.
Ivanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ivanov drives through and clinches with Bone against the cage.
Bone taking a breather.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ivanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bone's elbow.
Bone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ivanov is defending well.
Ivanov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ivanov is trying to stall.
Ivanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone manages to pull guard.
Bone has his foot on Ivanov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ivanov works his way back into a safe position though.
Bone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ivanov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ivanov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone looking for a guillotine here but Ivanov defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone has a closed guard, preventing Ivanov from standing up.
Bone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ivanov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ivanov has managed to get both his arms back between Bone's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ivanov dominated that round.
That's time! Ivanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ivanov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bone eats them both and turns towards Ivanov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ivanov lands an overhand right.
Ivanov misses the shot to the body.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
Ivanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ivanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ivanov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bone counters with a nice uppercut.
Bone dodges the punch combination from Ivanov.
Sloppy strikes from Ivanov. Those never looked like landing.
Ivanov misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to clinch.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivanov lands a nice hook to Bone's body. Bone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bone tries to clinch there but Ivanov circles away.
Bone is looking to clinch.
Ivanov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ivanov throws a low kick but Bone avoids it.
Ivanov connects with a body shot that sends Bone's belly button to the back.
Bone lands a nice hook to Ivanov's body. Ivanov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
Ivanov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ivanov gets underhooks to prevent Bone's takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov blocks an uppercut.
Ivanov lands with a right to the head.
Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Ivanov is looking to slow Bone down with leg kicks.
Ivanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ivanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bone. That did some damage!
Bone scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Sergei Ivanov has been cut.
Ivanov throws a big shot that misses.
We've been told by Ivanov's head coaches at Evolution Fight Academy [16 Coaches] 1000$ LowCap that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ivanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a right hand that misses
and Ivanov counters with a thumping low kick.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Bone circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivanov throws a series of punches but Bone moves out of range.
Sergei Ivanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanov wants to land a leg kick but Bone is out of range.
Ivanov moves in looking to clinch but Bone pushes him off.
Ivanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
Sergei Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov throws a hook but Bone blocks it.
Ivanov throws a series of strikes that have Bone backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to clinch.
Bone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bone swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
An inside leg kick lands from Ivanov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanov ducks under a wild hook from Bone.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ivanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ivanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Ivanov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
Ivanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Bone tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivanov misses with a straight right.
Ivanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ivanov was covering up waiting for the punch and Bone finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bone wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Bone might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ivanov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov is pulling down on Bone's head. It's preventing any offense from Bone, at least for the moment.
Ivanov 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.
Ivanov has Bone pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bone takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
Ivanov misses with a few strikes there.
Ivanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bone slips a jab and a cross from Ivanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov misses with the combination.
Bone lands a nice shot that snaps Ivanov's head back.
Bone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ivanov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bone scrambles back to his feet.
Bone lands a two punch combo.
Ivanov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bone looks to land a combination but Ivanov avoids it well.
Ivanov thows a body shot but no joy.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Bone moves out of range.
Ivanov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivanov misses with a double jab.
Ivanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bone shoots in for a takedown but Ivanov shows good takedown defense.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ivanov!
Ivanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
Ivanov tries to bum rush Bone with a series of wild strikes but Bone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivanov tests Bone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov connects with a body shot that sends Bone's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ivanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ivanov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bone is rocked!
Ivanov avoids the body shot from Bone.
Ivanov lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ivanov missing with a left hand there. Bone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ivanov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Ivanov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
Bone throws a solid leg kick but Ivanov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bone.
Ivanov tries to clinch up.
Ivanov lands a really nice looking cross but Bone seems unphased.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Ivanov is just out of range.
Ivanov misses with a combination
and Bone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ivanov thinking.
Bone throws an off balance right hand
and Ivanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bone throws a push kick but Ivanov slaps the foot to one side.
Ivanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sergei Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone shoots in for a takedown but Ivanov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a head shot.
Ivanov ducks under a wild hook from Bone.
Bone throws a lazy right hand but Ivanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ivanov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bone is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivanov finish him?
Ivanov throws out a leg kick but Bone moves out of range and Ivanov only half commits.
Bone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ivanov.
Ivanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bone seems to have recovered his senses.
Ivanov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bone on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ivanov. That's going to slow Bone down.
Ivanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bone can do to turn this around?
Ivanov misses with a low kick.
Bone throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanov manages to avoid it.
Ivanov swinging wildly here.
Ivanov misses with a two punch combination.
Ivanov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bone on the side of the head.
Bone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bone fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ivanov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A body shot lands from Ivanov.
Bone prevents a body shot from Ivanov.
Ivanov is working Bone over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone letting Ivanov take a breather here.
Ivanov lands a body punch.
Ivanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanov trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bone fails to land.
Sergei Ivanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bone blocks a body shot from Ivanov.
Ivanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bone is trying to break the clinch but Ivanov is controlling him.
A hook to the body from Ivanov.
Bone wants a takedown.
Bone is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ivanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bones head.
Ivanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Bone avoids the damage to the body.
Bone wants a takedown.
Sergei Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tee Bone.
Ivanov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bone backwards.
Ivanov scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is trying to break the clinch but Bone has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bone avoiding damage as Ivanov throws knees to the body.
Ivanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bone wants to take the fight to the mat but Ivanov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov is leaning against Bone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ivanov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Tee Bone has been cut.
Ivanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bone.
Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanov tries to work over Bone's front leg with a kick but Bone checks it.
Ivanov clinches up against the cage.
Bone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bone lands with a short shot to the head.
Ivanov lands an uppercut.
Bone blocks an elbow strike from Ivanov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ivanov had his way with Tee Bone in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ivanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ivanov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bone.
Bone misses with a wild body shot.
Bone takes one to the side of the head.
Ivanov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bone tries to clinch up but Ivanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body punch from Bone.
Ivanov throws a leg kick but Bone moved away.
Ivanov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ivanov jabs Bone right on the nose. Bone blinks but takes it well.
Bone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ivanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bone moves away.
Ivanov blocks a head kick by Bone.
Bone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Ivanov stops a takedown attempt from Bone.
Ivanov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bone pulls guard successfully.
Bone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ivanov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ivanov tries to stand but Bone is controlling from the bottom.
Ivanov won't allow Bone to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bone is on top in guard.
Bone has gone for a leg lock! Ivanov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bone's guard.
Bone is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
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!
Ivanov is looking to stand up but Bone won't let him.
Bone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ivanov is controlling him.
Bone wants to sweep here but Ivanov controlling him for the moment.
Ivanov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tee Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ivanov!
Ivanov is trying desperately to improve position.
Bone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ivanov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sergei Ivanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivanov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ivanov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bone seems to be working for a kimura but Ivanov defends the submission attempt.
Bone is trying to work for a kimura but Ivanov is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ivanov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bone throws a hook but Ivanov avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivanov circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Ivanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ivanov, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Ivanov!
Sergei Ivanov is the new welterweight champion!
Sergei Ivanov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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