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UVT 240: Herald vs Olhoffer PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edson Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Edson Ferreira's chin.
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189 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Antonio Gracie has been cut.
Ferreira throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferreira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Ferreira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gracie wants to break free but Ferreira has control.
Ferreira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Ferreira pushes him off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Ferreira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferreira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira has managed to clinch.
Gracie can't break the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Ferreira has the dominant position.
Gracie tries to break free but Ferreira pushes him back against the cage.
Ferreira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferreira with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferreira obliges.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage.
Ferreira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferreira landing knees to the head.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Ferreira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Ferreira is controlling him.
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie is trying to break free.
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!
Ferreira lands a knee to the head.
Gracie is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira controlling the action here for a moment.
Ferreira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferreira finish him?
That has opened up Antonio Gracie's cut even more.
Ferreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferreira counters with a nice body kick.
Gracie looks winded!
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Ferreira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ferreira has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Gracie - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Ferreira, and another! Gracie is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Edson Ferreira!
In his post fight interview, Edson Ferreira started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rosen Strasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosen Strasser has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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147 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rosen Strasser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Black!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black slips under a jab from Strasser.
Strasser misses with a few strikes there.
Strasser looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Black goes for a double leg but Strasser avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Strasser continues to drive forward.
Strasser has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Black is trying to keep an underhook but Strasser manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Strasser content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Black manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasser got a little sloppy there for a moment and Black has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Strasser has managed to get both his arms back between Black's legs - danger averted.
Strasser has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Black to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Strasser is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Black pulls down on the head and he's put Strasser to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Frank Black!
An out of breath Frank Black thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iliek Boubeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boubeez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 99 Words for boobs. Batista has chosen Triunfo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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295 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iliek Boubeez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Batista!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boubeez counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by Boubeez - just one landing.
It looks like Diego Batista has been cut.
Diego Batista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batista misses with a straight left.
Boubeez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Batista.
Boubeez throws a head kick that misses.
Boubeez tries to clinch but Batista moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batista throws a sloppy body shot
and Boubeez counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Boubeez looking to finish!
Batista is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boubeez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Batista's guard.
Batista is still in real trouble! Can Boubeez finish him?
Boubeez stalling.
Batista seems to have recovered his senses.
Batista tries to kick Boubeez off but Boubeez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boubeez slows the pace down in half guard.
Batista wants to control but Boubeez passes into side.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Batista can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boubeez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Boubeez has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batista breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batista. Boubeez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boubeez fails to land with a series of punches.
Boubeez works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batista throws a right hand that Boubeez ducks under and follows up with a left that Boubeez also avoids with ease.
Boubeez cracks Batista with a good jab.
Batista takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boubeez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boubeez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista missing with a left hand there. Boubeez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Batista is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Boubeez moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iliek Boubeez!
In his post fight interview, Iliek Boubeez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Chaney (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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215 lbs
16 - 21 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damien Roads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Chaney!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaney misses with a looping right.
Chaney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roads.
Roads scores with a decent looking hook.
Chaney digs a good body shot into Roads's ribs.
Chaney tries for a takedown but Roads sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chaney throws a jab but it's blocked by Roads.
Roads throws a series of punches but Chaney moves out of range.
Roads lands a nice hook to Chaney's body. Chaney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roads avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roads missing with a left hand there. Chaney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Chaney.
Roads moves out of range of the body kick.
Chaney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roads throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roads misses with an uppercut. Chaney saw that one coming.
Roads uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chaney.
Chaney throws a hook but Roads avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Roads misses
and Chaney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chaney connects with a jab.
Roads gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chaney explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chaney pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roads ducks under a wild hook from Chaney.
Chaney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chaney misses with a straight right.
Chaney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chaney throws a looping overhand right but Roads ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roads just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaney misses with a hook.
Roads slips a straight right by Chaney.
Roads fails to land with a series of punches.
Chaney looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roads catches Chaney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Ivan Chaney has been cut.
Roads lands a jab to Chaney's midsection.
Roads closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roads gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chaney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chaney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roads thows a body shot but no joy.
Chaney misses with a looping right.
Roads uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chaney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roads stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Damien Roads is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaney misses with a kick to the body.
Chaney tries to land a front kick but Roads steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roads takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Roads swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roads swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chaney shoots in and drives through. Roads sprawls well.
Nice uppercut there from Roads.
Roads uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chaney.
Chaney ducks under a wild hook from Roads.
Chaney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chaney connects with a body shot that sends Roads's belly button to the back.
Chaney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaney lands a nice hook to Roads's body. Roads takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaney throws a jab when Roads was well out of range.
Chaney throws a jab when Roads was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roads darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chaney lands a really nice looking cross but Roads seems unphased.
Chaney misses with a hook to the body
and Roads counters with a crisp right that sends Chaney to the canvas! Roads follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Roads!
Damien Roads seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Offembach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Offembach comes into the arena with System Of A Down - Chop Suey! blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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273 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
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285 lbs
41 - 30 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Offembach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinksy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pinksy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pinksy scores with a decent looking hook.
Offembach shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pinksy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Offembach is looking to take a break and control but Pinksy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pinksy struggling a bit here.
Offembach taking a breather here.
Offembach trying to control the action but Pinksy is working from the bottom.
Pinksy is looking to regain half guard here but Offembach keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinksy prevents Offembach from improving position.
Offembach controlling from side mount.
Pinksy wants to control but Offembach postures up.
Pinksy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pinksy works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Offembach has passed into side control.
The strikes coming from Offembach are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Offembach scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Pinksy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pinksy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Offembach thows a huge punch but Pinksy dodges it nicely.
Pinksy wants to get back to full guard but Offembach has mounted him!
Pinksy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Offembach lands a big shot there that rocks Pinksy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Drew Pinksy has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offembach punching from mount but Pinksy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Offembach cracks Pinksy with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Offembach!
Jacques Offembach thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona comes to the cage accompanied by Laid to Rest by Lamb of God. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
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156 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 17 - 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
40 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourque.
Antona misses with a low kick.
Antona misses with a few strikes there.
Bourque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bourque displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Antona walks into a stiff left hand from Bourque.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antona. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bourque misses with a double jab.
Bourque throws a body punch but Antona moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bourque.
Bourque fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Antona on the side of the head.
Bourque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antona.
A jab from Bourque does it's job there.
Antona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bourque digs a good hook to Antona's body.
Antona fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bourque on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque cracks Antona with a good jab.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bourque scores with a punch to the head.
Antona throws a right hand that Bourque ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourque also avoids with ease.
Bourque tries to bum rush Antona with a series of wild strikes but Antona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bourque stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Antona.
Nice defenses there by Antona.
Antona lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bourque scores with a nice right hand.
Antona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bourque misses with a series of wild punches.
Antona's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bourque connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Antona scrambles back to his feet.
Bourque misses with a left hand
and Antona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antona takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bourque throws a body punch but Antona moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws a nice looking combination but Antona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paul Bourque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Bourque.
Antona on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bourque throws the left hand but Antona avoids the punch easily.
Bourque misses the shot to the body.
Antona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bourque.
Bourque tests Antona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bourque keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bourque throws a lazy uppercut
and Bourque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antona throws a right hand that Bourque ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourque also avoids with ease.
Antona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourque.
Bourque is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Antona had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bourque misses with a double jab
letting Antona counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque misses the shot to the body.
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antona moves away.
Bourque scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Antona doesn't seem bothered though.
Bourque scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Antona.
A jab lands there for Bourque.
Antona looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bourque thows a body shot but no joy.
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.
Bourque scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Antona is rocked!
Antona walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Antona limp body while Bourque jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Bourque!
Paul Bourque seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
31 - 14 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugowski misses with a body kick.
Rugowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Thiago Oliveira has been cut.
Rugowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rugowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Rugowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Rugowski scores with a shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
Oliveira blocks a body shot from Rugowski.
I was talking to Oliveira's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Oliveira takes a shot to the head.
Rugowski working aggressively here.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown.
Oliveira tries to score a body lock takedown but Rugowski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've been informed that Rugowski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rugowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rugowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Rugowski.
Rugowski throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Rugowski closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliveira.
Oliveira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rugowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rugowski lands a head kick!
Rugowski throws a right hand that Oliveira ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliveira also avoids with ease.
Rugowski throws a lazy head kick
and Oliveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whack! Rugowski lands a heavy head kick that drops Oliveira. The ref tackles Rugowski to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Oliveira was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bubba Rugowski!
Bubba Rugowski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kongo, pushing him back against the cage.
Heggs blocks an elbow strike.
Heggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that Kongo has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kongo is pushing Heggs up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kongo misses with an elbow over the top.
Kongo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heggs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heggs takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
Heggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Heggs catches Kongo right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Kingo Kongo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo slips a jab from Heggs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kongo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kongo.
Kongo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingo Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kongo throws a sloppy head kick and Heggs moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs throws a right and a left that Kongo avoids nicely.
Heggs misses with the combination.
Heggs thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kongo if he has to take too many more of those.
Heggs moves into the clinch successfully.
Kongo blocks a body shot from Heggs.
A head punch on the inside from Heggs fails to land.
Heggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Kongo won't allow it.
Kongo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Heggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kongo can't find room to land a body shot as Heggs controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Kongo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heggs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Heggs scores with a hook to the body.
Kongo trying to stall but Heggs improves his position.
Heggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A body shot lands from Kongo.
Kongo lands a nice elbow.
Kongo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heggs's elbow.
Kongo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kongo blocking some punches.
Kongo stalling.
Heggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kongo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Heggs is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kongo.
Heggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kongo looking to stall.
Heggs working aggressively here.
Heggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kongo lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kongo misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Kongo on the inside.
Kongo lands a damaging elbow.
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Heggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heggs is keeping busy.
Kongo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kongo has managed to clinch.
Heggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kongo throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Kongo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kongo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kongo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Heggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heggs takes a swing at Kongo's ribcage but misses.
Kongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kongo ducks under a wild hook from Heggs.
Kongo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Heggs moves into the clinch.
Heggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kongo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Kongo.
Heggs misses with an uppercut
and Kongo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kingo Kongo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo is looking to clinch but Heggs is avoiding it.
Heggs keeps the fight on the outside.
Kongo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kongo throws a one two combo.
Kongo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kongo instigates a clinch.
Kongo takes a shot to the head.
Kongo taking a breather.
Kongo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kongo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kongo digs a right hand underneath Heggs's ribcage. Heggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kongo can't find room to land a body shot as Heggs controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heggs.
Kongo lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kongo.
Kongo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heggs lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heggs misses with some punches.
Kongo lands a knee to the body.
Kongo lands a knee to the body.
Kongo lands a damaging elbow.
Kongo is looking to control Heggs's arms but Heggs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kongo has his back to the cage.
Kongo misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heggs.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kongo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kongo prevents a body shot from Heggs.
Kongo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kongo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heggs is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Kongo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Kongo has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kongo.
Heggs lands with a left to the head.
Kongo lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Luther Heggs's cut even more.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Heggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongo lands a knee to the body.
Kongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kongo.
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!
Heggs avoiding damage as Kongo throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kongo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo is trying to maintain a safe position but Heggs gets an underhook and turns Kongo into the cage.
Kongo pushes Heggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kongo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heggss head.
Kongo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kongo wants to stall.
Kongo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heggs is keeping busy.
Kongo looking to throw knees to the head but Heggs is blocking nicely.
Heggs is trying to stall.
Kongo tries to stall but Heggs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but Heggs blocks with his arms.
Kongo tries a knee to the head but Heggs blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Heggs moves into the clinch.
Kongo is leaning against Heggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kongo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kongo lands an elbow inside.
Heggs lands a body punch.
Kingo Kongo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongo wants to stall.
Kongo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kongo misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Heggs.
Kongo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heggs takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heggs breaks the clinch.
Kongo throws a low kick, looking for Heggs's leg but Heggs calmly moves out of range.
Kongo is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs closes the distance and clinches.
Heggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Kongo won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kongo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Heggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
Kongo throws a punch but it's blocked by Heggs.
Kongo is looking to control Heggs's arms but Heggs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kongo has his back to the cage.
Kongo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kongo thows a body shot but no joy.
Kongo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Heggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs misses with a body shot.
Kongo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Kongo throws an elbow but it misses.
Kongo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kongo misses with a knee strike.
Kongo misses with an elbow strike.
Heggs scores with a shot to the side of Kongo's head.
Kongo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heggs lands a right hand.
Kongo missing with knees to the body.
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but Heggs blocks with his arms.
Kongo looking to slow down the pace here.
Kongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs lands an uppercut.
Heggs misses with the head strike.
Heggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kongo lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heggs is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
Kongo lands a knee to the head.
Kongo lands a left hand.
Kongo lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heggs tries to stall but Kongo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Luther Heggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kongo can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Heggs has a couple of punches blocked by Kongo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kongo avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heggs.
Kongo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kongo lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kongo lands an elbow inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kongo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kongo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kongo leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kingo Kongo.
Heggs drives through and clinches with Kongo against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingo Kongo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kongo 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingo Kongo!
Kingo Kongo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chino Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cliff Richard - Summer Holiday kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chino Bandito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bandito misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bandito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Bandito throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie 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.
Bandito displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Bandito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bandito looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bandito avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Bandito checks it.
Gracie throws a body punch but Bandito moves out of range.
Bandito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bandito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Bandito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jeffson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bandito as he avoids it easily.
Chino Bandito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffson Gracie.
Bandito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bandito slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Bandito as Gracie shoots in.
Bandito throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie feints and as Bandito raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandito has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Gracie has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bandito's efforts to push away.
Bandito swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandito stalling the fight.
Bandito wants to stall.
Bandito throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Bandito is controlling the position.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bandito misses with a two punch combination.
Bandito stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chino Bandito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bandito displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bandito looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Bandito saw that one coming.
Bandito lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bandito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bandito misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bandito moves out of range of the body kick.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Bandito.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandito is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Bandito has a closed guard, preventing Gracie from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bandito kicks Gracie off and gets to his feet.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandito cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
A combination from Bandito does no damage.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie digs a good hook to Bandito's body.
Bandito is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Bandito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bandito tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bandito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bandito.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chino Bandito dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Bandito does no damage.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bandito sprawls well. Bandito wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie tries to clinch but Bandito is having none of it.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bandito.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Bandito keeps it at a distance.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bandito, as that shot connected.
Gracie slips under a jab from Bandito.
Bandito keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bandito pinned against the cage. Bandito gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chino Bandito is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bandito sprawls well. Bandito wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Chino Bandito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffson Gracie.
Bandito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bandito throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Bandito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bandito displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Bandito counters with a thumping low kick.
Chino Bandito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie misses with a takedown
enabling Bandito to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Bandito misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie tries to clinch but Bandito moves out of range.
Bandito lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandito misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Bandito.
Bandito looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into Bandito's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gracie trying to control but Bandito is working from the bottom.
Bandito will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bandito has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bandito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jeffson Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Donk. Gracie catches Bandito right on the button with a cross.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandito.
Bandito fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Bandito's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Bandito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Bandito stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Bandito looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bandito wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bandito to the mat! Bandito manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Bandito gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is working an open guard so Bandito takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Bandito sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Bandito blocks with his arms.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bandito throws a good cross that connects.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bandito, as that shot connected.
Bandito is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bandito looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Bandito slips the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Bandito. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Bandito misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chino Bandito 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. This is the final round!
Bandito misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bandito counters with a two punch combo.
Bandito tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bandito misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bandito scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Bandito manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bandito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Bandito.
Bandito tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bandito to the ground. Gracie is now in Bandito's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bandito scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bandito has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bandito there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chino Bandito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffson Gracie.
Bandito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie lands a glancing blow to the side of Bandito's head.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bandito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Bandito is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Bandito's guard.
Gracie trying to control but Bandito is working from the bottom.
Bandito is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bandito holds on and takes a little breather.
Jeffson Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Bandito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie won't allow Bandito to get back to his feet.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jeffson Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A combination from Bandito does no damage.
Bandito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bandito thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Bandito leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bandito tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bandito to the ground. Bandito escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bandito throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bandito's waist but Bandito gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Bandito scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bandito tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Bandito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie slips a jab from Bandito.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bandito can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bandito's waist but Bandito gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Bandito misses with a series of wild punches.
Bandito moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No joy there for Bandito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Bandito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bandito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bandito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Bandito.
Bandito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Bandito.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bandito circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bandito connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chino Bandito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bandito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chino Bandito!
An out of breath Chino Bandito thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Olhoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Olhoffer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Herald!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Olhoffer!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olhoffer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Herald.
Herald throws the kick towards the body but Olhoffer avoids it.
Justin Herald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olhoffer circles away quickly and effectively.
Olhoffer looks to land a combination but Herald avoids it well.
Olhoffer jabs at Herald's body.
Herald throws a wild combination 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!
Herald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Herald feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Olhoffer's calf.
Olhoffer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Herald throws a front kick aimed at Olhoffer's knee but Olhoffer avoids it well.
Olhoffer fails to land with a series of punches.
Herald with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olhoffer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Herald swings for the body but Olhoffer moves out of range.
Olhoffer defending well as Herald loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olhoffer. Herald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Herald throws the left hand but Olhoffer avoids the punch easily.
Olhoffer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Olhoffer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olhoffer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've been told by Herald's head coaches at The Consortium - Rio (Message for Tryouts) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Olhoffer looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herald scores with a sloppy right hand. Olhoffer should have avoided that one.
It looks like Ray Olhoffer has been cut.
Herald cracks the inside of Olhoffer's front leg.
Olhoffer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Olhoffer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Herald has knocked Olhoffer down with a huge combo! Herald steps away and waves a wobbly Olhoffer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Olhoffer is rocked!
Herald takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Olhoffer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Herald thumps Olhoffer with a low kick.
Herald misses with a few strikes there.
Herald misses with a wild body shot.
Olhoffer avoids a kick to the body.
Herald connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Olhoffer tumbling to the canvas! Herald pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Olhoffer was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Justin Herald!
Justin Herald retains his heavyweight title!
Justin Herald spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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