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UVT 241: Ivanov vs Nambara PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kuure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollie Strauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuure comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Coming Home. This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kuure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ollie Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuure wants to land a leg kick but Strauss is out of range.
Strauss changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kuure tries to avoid it but Strauss manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kuure to the ground. Kuure escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Strauss.
Strauss doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuure circles away.
Strauss clinches.
Kuure is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strauss is defending well for now.
Kuure lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Strauss fails to pull guard.
Strauss tries to pull guard but Kuure won't allow it.
Kuure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ollie Strauss.
Strauss is trying to pull guard but Kuure has him pressed against the cage.
Kuure tries a knee to the head but Strauss blocks it.
Strauss manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Strauss holds on and takes a little breather.
Kuure wants to pass the guard but Strauss is keeping the position.
Kuure trying to control but Strauss is working from the bottom.
Kuure is really struggling to control Strauss but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss wants to sweep here but Kuure controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kuure.
Kuure swats away the attempt to clinch by Strauss.
Strauss moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuure.
Kuure swats away the attempt to clinch by Strauss.
Strauss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strauss has a takedown stuffed.
Kuure lands a jab to the head.
Kuure looks for the body kick but Strauss saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuure avoids a kick to the body.
Strauss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Strauss tries to pull guard but Kuure won't allow it.
Kuure tries to throw a body punch but Strauss avoids it by throwing Kuure back against the cage.
Kuure misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strauss.
Kuure's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuure. That's going to slow Strauss down.
Kuure throws a low kick but Strauss moves out of range easily.
Kuure tries to keep at a distance but Strauss has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuure pushes off an throws an elbow but Strauss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kuure escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuure scores with a decent looking hook.
Strauss is looking to clinch.
Strauss pushes Kuure up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss drags the fight down to the ground.
Strauss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Strauss is looking to sweep but instead, Kuure has passed into half guard.
Kuure wants to control but Strauss is keeping him busy.
Strauss tries to roll over but Kuure keeps him under control.
Kuure trying to pass the guard but Strauss defending well.
Kuure trying to control from half guard but Strauss is working away.
Strauss wants to control but Kuure is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kuure wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kuure fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Strauss is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuure throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strauss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Kuure has been cut.
Strauss tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuure swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strauss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuure fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strauss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strauss tries to clinch up but Kuure circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuure fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuure.
Strauss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strauss is looking to clinch.
Kuure throws a leg kick but Strauss sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strauss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuure throws out the jab.
Strauss takes a jab right on the kisser.
Strauss fails with an attempt to clinch.
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 Kuure will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kuure's cut.
That's time! Kuure's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Strauss is looking to clinch but Kuure is avoiding it.
Strauss misses the jab.
Kuure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuure scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Strauss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strauss ducks under a wild hook from Kuure.
Strauss avoids the head kick by Kuure.
Kuure fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Strauss is out of range.
Kuure looks to land a body kick but Strauss moved away.
Strauss walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Strauss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Strauss fails to pull guard.
Strauss ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Strauss no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kuure wants to control from the top but Strauss keeps moving.
Kuure stopping the sweep attempt from Strauss.
Kuure has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuure throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Strauss works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Strauss managing to control the position.
Strauss looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strauss is looking for a triangle but Kuure pushes his legs off easily.
Strauss is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuure pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strauss is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss keeping moving, preventing Kuure from controlling successfully.
Strauss has Kuure pulled in close to control his posture.
Kuure wants to control from the top but Strauss keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Kuure wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Strauss tries to clinch up but Kuure circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuure is looking to chop away at Strauss's legs.
Kuure throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kuure misses with a body shot.
Strauss throws the left hand but Kuure avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuure lands with a hook. Strauss tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuure lands a really nice looking cross but Strauss seems unphased.
Kuure throws a good cross that connects.
Kuure is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strauss.
Strauss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuure swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Kuure misses.
Strauss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Kuure there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Strauss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Strauss pulls guard.
Kuure postures up.
Strauss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kuure engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Strauss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kuure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuure regains half guard.
Strauss looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Strauss trying to work for an americana but Kuure has managed to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ollie Strauss will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kuure's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Strauss is looking to clinch but Kuure is avoiding it.
Kuure swats away the attempt to clinch by Strauss.
Kuure is winning the standup battle so far.
Strauss closes the distance but Kuure moves to the side
and Kuure counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Strauss jumps guard but Kuure stands there with Strauss around his waist. Strauss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kuure misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strauss.
Strauss tries to pull guard but Kuure forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Strauss jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kuure walks away with a smile on his face. Strauss gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kuure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ollie Strauss.
Kuure feints and then cracks Strauss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Strauss down.
Strauss wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Kuure misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss wants to clinch.
Kuure avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuure scores with a crisp jab that stopped Strauss in his tracks.
Strauss walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strauss tries to clinch but Kuure is having none of it.
Kuure swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuure circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kuure counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuure connects with a right hand. Strauss shakes it off.
A jab from Kuure finds it's way through Strauss's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kuure throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strauss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strauss tries to clinch up
and Kuure counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuure throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strauss.
Kuure keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuure throws a leg kick but Strauss moved away.
Kuure misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuure is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strauss checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strauss rushes Kuure and presses him up against the cage.
Kuure misses with a punch to the body.
Strauss jumps guard but Kuure turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kuure just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kuure stalling in the clinch but Strauss improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strauss.
Kuure scores with a shot to the side of Strauss's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuure.
Kuure pushes off an throws an elbow but Strauss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Strauss tries to pull guard but Kuure holds him up against the cage and eventually Strauss drops back down to his feet.
Strauss avoids the elbow strike from Kuure, against the cage.
Strauss tries to pull guard but Kuure won't allow it.
Strauss is trying to pull guard but Kuure turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kuure throws a head punch that misses.
Kuure stalling in the clinch but Strauss improves position.
Ollie Strauss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maybe Kuure would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Kuure tries to land knees in the clinch but Strauss avoids the damage to the body.
Strauss tries to pull guard but Kuure won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuure misses with the head strike.
Strauss fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Strauss tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stalling in the clinch from Kuure.
Strauss looking for a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strauss is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kuure trying to stall but Strauss improves his position.
Strauss tries to pull guard but Kuure won't allow it.
Strauss is trying to pull guard but Kuure turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Strauss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuure trying to land knees to the body.
Kuure struggles to land a body shot inside as Strauss controls his hands.
Strauss tries to pull guard but Kuure forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuure has Strauss pushed against the cage.
Kuure throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strauss jumps guard but Kuure stands there with Strauss around his waist. Strauss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuure showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kuure has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kuure!
Kuure gave a mention to Katukauppa.com in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjarno Lackenmeier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Ambitionz Az A Ridah. Bjarno Lackenmeier struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be a great matchup!
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202 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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32
205 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjarno Lackenmeier!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lackenmeier darts in trying to clinch
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Lackenmeier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lackenmeier has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
Hardy wants to break free but Lackenmeier has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lackenmeier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.
Lackenmeier crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Lackenmeier pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hardy is trying to push Lackenmeier away but Lackenmeier has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow inside.
Lackenmeier controlling the action here for a moment.
Hardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lackenmeier holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lackenmeier pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lackenmeier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lackenmeier with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lackenmeier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lackenmeier is looking to clinch.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Hardy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beast farming in the buildup to the fight.
Lackenmeier takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lackenmeier can pounce on him.
Lackenmeier doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Lackenmeier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lackenmeier doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Lackenmeier takes one to the chin there.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lackenmeier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lackenmeier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardy tests Lackenmeier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lackenmeier looks to clinch
and Hardy counters with a left to the body.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lackenmeier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lackenmeier moves to clinch but Hardy breaks away
and Hardy counters with a left to the body.
Lackenmeier doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Lackenmeier doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch
and Hardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up.
Lackenmeier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lackenmeier doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy lands an overhand right.
Lackenmeier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Lackenmeier misses.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjarno Lackenmeier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lackenmeier rushes Hardy and presses him up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lackenmeier breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lackenmeier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjarno Lackenmeier dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lackenmeier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lackenmeier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lackenmeier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lackenmeier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lackenmeier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Lackenmeier stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.
Lackenmeier lands a damaging elbow.
Lackenmeier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lackenmeier manages to avoid it.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Lackenmeier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lackenmeier connects with a leg kick. Hardy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Hardy.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bjarno Lackenmeier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lackenmeier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lackenmeier in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lackenmeier has Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lackenmeier lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lackenmeier.
Hardy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lackenmeier obliges.
The referee calls for Lackenmeier to work.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.
Lackenmeier putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier'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.
Bjarno Lackenmeier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier breaks from the clinch.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier gets a clinch.
Lackenmeier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Lackenmeier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardy's calf.
Lackenmeier throws a solid leg kick but Hardy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Lackenmeier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lackenmeier moves to clinch but Hardy breaks away
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy stuns Lackenmeier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lackenmeier clinches.
Lackenmeier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjarno Lackenmeier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lackenmeier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lackenmeier.
Andre Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Hardy finds it's way through Lackenmeier's defenses.
Hardy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lackenmeier moves into the clinch.
Lackenmeier breaks from the clinch.
Lackenmeier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lackenmeier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lackenmeier is looking to clinch.
Lackenmeier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Lackenmeier avoids nicely.
Lackenmeier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lackenmeier drives through and clinches with Hardy against the cage.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Lackenmeier.
Hardy avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Lackenmeier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hardy lands an uppercut.
Lackenmeier looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Lackenmeier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lackenmeier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Andre Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lackenmeier breaks from the clinch.
Lackenmeier lands a leg kick that knocks Hardy off balance momentarily.
Lackenmeier is looking to slow Hardy down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lackenmeier wants to clinch but Hardy slips to the side
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Lackenmeier misses with a body shot
and Hardy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lackenmeier thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy digs a good body shot into Lackenmeier's ribs.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lackenmeier closes the distance but Hardy moves to the side
and Hardy counters with a three punch combo that has Lackenmeier backing up. Lackenmeier nods at Hardy to acknowledge the strikes.
Hardy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lackenmeier takes one on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hardy.
Lackenmeier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lackenmeier misses with a kick to the body.
Hardy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lackenmeier momentarily.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up.
Hardy lands a nice shot that snaps Lackenmeier's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lackenmeier tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Lackenmeier closes the distance but Hardy moves to the side
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier connects with an inside leg kick.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Lackenmeier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lackenmeier doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Lackenmeier throws a head kick that Hardy semi-blocks.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lackenmeier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy tries to break the clinch but Lackenmeier is controlling the position.
Lackenmeier has Hardy pushed against the cage.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow just above Hardy 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjarno Lackenmeier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lackenmeier has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjarno Lackenmeier!
Our winner, Bjarno Lackenmeier, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lassi Lambada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Herald (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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31
200 lbs
19 - 14 - 1 |
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191 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lassi Lambada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Herald!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herald throws a head kick that misses.
Lambada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Herald.
Lambada closes this distance looking for a takedown but Herald circles away.
Lambada clinches up against the cage.
Lambada can't find room to land a body shot as Herald controls the action.
Lambada lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Herald fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lambada keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Herald's efforts to push away.
Herald throws a punch but it's blocked by Lambada.
Herald is looking to break free of the clinch but Lambada has double underhooks.
Lambada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herald is trying to stall.
Lambada is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lambada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lambada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lambada.
Herald tries to stall but Lambada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Herald or not.
Lambada goes for a takedown in the clinch but Herald prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Lambada.
Herald is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lambada effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lambada.
Lambada is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Herald pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lassi Lambada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lambada prevents a body shot from Herald.
A frustrated look appears on Herald's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Herald blocking some punches.
Lambada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Herald misses.
Lambada swinging wildly here.
Herald misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lambada.
Herald has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lambada is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Herald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lambada throws a chopping leg kick but Herald manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lambada closes the distance and clinches.
Herald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lambada has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Herald regains guard immediately.
Lambada wants to pass the guard but Herald is keeping the position.
Herald trying to keep a closed guard but Lambada is proving a slippery customer.
Herald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lambada is one step ahead there.
Herald keeping moving, preventing Lambada from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambada looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lambada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Herald pushes Lambada off and scrambles back to his feet.
Herald misses the shot to the body.
Lambada looks to land a left hand but Herald moved out of range nicely.
Lambada has a takedown stuffed.
Herald avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lambada misses with the combination.
Herald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lambada.
Herald misses the body punch
and Lambada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Herald's corner calls for a 1-2. Herald obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambada scores with a sloppy right hand. Herald should have avoided that one.
Herald misses with a looping left.
Herald throws a combination that misses
and Lambada counters with a right hand to the body.
Herald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Herald defending well as Lambada loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lambada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Herald fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lambada dives in and scores a takedown into Herald's guard.
Herald trying to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lambada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lassi Lambada dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Herald misses with the combination.
Herald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lambada moves away.
Herald misses with an uppercut. Lambada saw that one coming.
Herald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lambada.
Herald lands a jab-cross combination.
Lambada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herald moves away.
Lambada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lambada throws out the jab.
Herald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lambada moves away.
Lambada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herald.
A swing and a miss from Lambada.
Lambada fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Herald on the side of the head.
No joy there for Lambada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lambada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lambada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lambada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lambada's sensitive parts.
Lambada lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot lands for Lambada.
Lassi Lambada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lambada will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Herald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lambada cracks Herald with an open hand slap.
Herald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Herald.
No luck for Lambada with that takedown attempt.
Herald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lambada.
Travis Herald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lambada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herald.
Herald scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herald ducks under a wild hook from Lambada.
Lambada tries to score a power double leg takedown but Herald sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lambada somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lassi Lambada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herald throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lambada defending well as Herald loads up on a big left hand.
Lambada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lambada moves to clinch but Herald breaks away
enabling Herald to counter with a crisp jab.
Herald stuffs the takedown.
A cross from Lambada lands.
Lambada lands a jab to the nose.
Herald misses with a looping right.
Herald misses with a hook.
Lambada scores with a hook to the body. Herald takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Herald misses with a double jab.
Lambada pushes Herald up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambada tightens his grip and picks Herald up, before dumping him to the ground. Herald manages to land in guard.
Herald controlling Lambada's posture.
Lambada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Herald managing to control the position.
Lambada passes Herald's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lambada perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Herald tries to kick Lambada off but Lambada keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Herald wants to improve his position but Lambada is controlling well.
Lambada working over Herald with some ground and pound. Herald looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambada trying to control from Herald's half guard. Herald has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Herald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herald keeping moving, preventing Lambada from controlling successfully.
Herald has his hands on Lambada's head, controlling the position.
Herald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herald controlling Lambada's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lambada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lassi Lambada will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Herald checks a leg kick.
Herald gets caught napping as Lambada dives in and scores a takedown. Herald manages to retain guard.
Herald looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Herald is on top in guard.
Herald trying to control the position from guard on top but Lambada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herald throws a big right hand that misses.
Lambada keeping moving, preventing Herald from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Travis Herald.
Lambada moves in looking to clinch but Herald pushes him off.
Herald throws a lazy uppercut
and Lambada counters by moving into the clinch.
Lambada breaks the clinch.
Lambada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Herald throws a series of punches but Lambada moves out of range.
Lambada gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lambada lands with a straight right. Herald didn't see that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lambada.
Lambada misses with a hook.
Lambada slips a jab and a cross from Herald.
Lambada tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Herald is fending him off so far but Lambada persists. Nope, Herald circles away and we're back to standing.
Herald throws out a loose jab but Lambada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lambada moves away.
Herald throws a right and a left that Lambada avoids nicely.
Lambada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Herald.
Lambada gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herald is looking for a sweep.
Herald is not content to let Lambada control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Lambada'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.
Lambada throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lambada working away.
Lambada trying to control the action but Herald is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Herald's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Travis Herald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herald regains half guard there - taking advantage of Lambada's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
It looks like Lambada is going to stand back up.
Lambada working Herald over with strikes.
Lambada tries to pass to full mount but Herald defends it.
Herald is staying active underneath Lambada, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lassi Lambada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lambada wants to pass to mount but Herald is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lassi Lambada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Herald makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Herald moves out of range of the strikes.
Lambada is looking to clinch but Herald is avoiding it.
Lambada works over Herald's head and body with a nice combination.
Lambada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Herald to score with a decent uppercut.
Herald misses with a shot to the body
and Lambada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lambada is looking to clinch.
Herald throws a body punch but Lambada moves out of range.
Herald cracks Lambada on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Lambada falls backwards against the cage. Herald follows up with more strikes that drop Lambada to his knees. Herald keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Lambada! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Herald!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Volk Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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26 - 8 - 0 |
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143 lbs
37 - 24 - 2 |
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Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Volk Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Simons III pinned against the cage. Simons III gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Simons III shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Khan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Simons III is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Khan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Simons III is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Khan is trying to control Simons III's posture but Simons III avoids it.
Khan is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Khan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Khan'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.
Simons III is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Khan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to control but Simons III postures up.
Simons III in the domination position with Khan hanging on.
Khan is looking to reverse the position.
Simons III is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Khan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Simons III looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Simons III tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Simons III has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Khan is trying to improve his position.
Khan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Khan working for a triangle but Simons III defends it easily.
Khan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Simons III manages to get himself to full guard.
Simons III keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan is really struggling to control Simons III but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Simons III has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Khan has managed to get both his arms back between Simons III's legs - danger averted.
Simons III looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khan stands and throws Simons III's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons III is looking to regain half guard here but Khan keeps moving and retains side control.
Simons III is not content to let Khan control the position.
Simons III is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Khan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Simons III is looking for a sweep. Khan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khan works his way into side control.
Khan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Simons III is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Khan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simons III keeps working.
Simons III is looking to regain half guard here but Khan keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simons III sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Khan seems to be looking for submissions.
Simons III is defending against the submission attempts here by Khan.
Khan seems to be looking for submissions.
Simons III moves into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simons III looking for a guillotine here but Khan defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Simons III is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Simons III dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simons III but Simons III pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Simons III fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Khan sprawls well initially but Simons III persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Khan tries to roll over but Simons III keeps him under control.
Khan is looking to get back to full guard here but Simons III has managed to pass to side control instead.
Khan is looking for a sweep.
Simons III throws a strike aimed at the side of Khan's head but Khan avoids it well.
Khan wants to control but Simons III postures up.
Simons III is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Simons III controlling from mount.
Khan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Simons III is trying to work for a kimura but Khan is defending well.
Khan is looking for a sweep. Simons III is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Simons III moves nicely into side control.
Simons III works to advance to full mount. Khan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons III looking to finish with strikes here!
Khan is looking to get to half guard.
Khan wants to control but Simons III is having none of it.
Simons III trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Simons III is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Khan is surviving well by controlling Simons III's body position as best he can.
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!
Simons III is working for a guillotine from mount but Khan frees his head quite easily.
Simons III trying to control but Khan is having none of it.
John Simons III has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons III prevents Khan from getting the reversal.
Khan tries to hold on but Simons III pushes him away.
Simons III looking to control but Khan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Khan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Khan is trying to escape the mount.
Simons III avoids the attempt from Khan to control.
Khan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Khan tries to hold on but Simons III postures up.
Simons III pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to hold on but Simons III pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Simons III is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Khan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Khan regains half guard.
Simons III is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khan sees it coming and defends easily.
Simons III is thwarting Khan's attempts to control the position.
Khan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Simons III is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Simons III showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Simons III shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Khan's guard.
Simons III tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
Khan is trying to hold Simons III in close to prevent damage but Simons III has managed to pass into half guard.
Khan looking for submissions off his back.
Simons III is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Khan!
Simons III jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Khan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Khan and Simons III has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
You can see the frustration on Khan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Simons III goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Khan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Simons III's guard! Nice work there by Khan!
Simons III keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III is trying to control the position but Khan postures up.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Simons III is keeping the position for now.
Simons III manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Khan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Simons III goes for an armbar but Khan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan has gone for a leg lock! Simons III slips out almost immediately though and dives into Khan's guard.
Khan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Simons III gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Simons III can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Simons III trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan looking for a guillotine here but Simons III defends easily.
Khan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
John Simons III is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons III is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Khan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Simons III is aware though and is defending well.
Simons III throwing strikes but missing.
Simons III slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Simons III trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan pulls Simons III in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Simons III drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Simons III as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Khan screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Simons III! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). John Simons III!
Our winner, John Simons III, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yonsil Clanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clanger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Youth Blood. Williams has chosen All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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141 lbs
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39
140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yonsil Clanger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands a nice hook to Clanger's body. Clanger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clanger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clanger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clanger throws a big right hand that misses.
Clanger pushing down on Williams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Clanger wants to free his trapped foot but Williams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Clanger looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Clanger seems to be working for a kimura but Williams defends the submission attempt.
Clanger seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Clanger looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Clanger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clanger is stalling here. Williams is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Clanger seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Williams has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Clanger is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Clanger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clanger is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
Clanger is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Williams is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Clanger is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams decides to stand up, so the ref orders Clanger to his feet.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clanger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clanger blocks a head kick by Williams.
Clanger darts in looking for a takedown but Williams gets double underhooks and turns Clanger into the cage.
Clanger misses with a punch to the body.
Clanger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Clanger has the dominant position.
Clanger lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clanger.
Clanger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Clanger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Clanger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Clanger.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clanger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Clanger.
A shot in the inside from Clanger.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clanger.
Williams letting Clanger take a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clanger prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Clanger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Clanger prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonsil Clanger dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clanger thumps Williams with a low kick.
Clanger throws a shot to the body.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Clanger moves out of range easily.
Clanger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clanger is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Clanger throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Clanger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clanger avoids the head kick by Williams.
The fighters circling - Clanger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clanger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clanger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Clanger slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Clanger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clanger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Clanger lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick but Clanger moves out of range.
Clanger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Paul Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Clanger moves out of range easily.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clanger in his tracks.
We've been told by Clanger's head coaches at The Consortium - Rio (Message for Tryouts) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams wants to slow Clanger down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Clanger scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Clanger.
Clanger misses the jab.
Clanger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Clanger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clanger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clanger gets the takedown into side control.
Clanger sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Clanger crashes against the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clanger wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Clanger scoring with punches and elbows.
Clanger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Williams to see if he's OK.
Clanger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Williams is not content to let Clanger control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanger controls the position from side control.
Clanger trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Clanger lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Clanger wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Yonsil Clanger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams regains half guard there - taking advantage of Clanger's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Clanger controlling the action here.
Clanger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clanger wants to free his trapped foot but Williams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonsil Clanger 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.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clanger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clanger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clanger lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams misses with a hook.
A low kick from Clanger misses
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paul Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Clanger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Clanger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clanger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Yonsil Clanger is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams throws a jab when Clanger was well out of range.
Clanger dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clanger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clanger scores with a shoulder strike.
Clanger is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Williams prevents a body shot from Clanger.
Williams tries to circle away but Clanger has him pinned against the cage.
Williams blocks a body shot from Clanger.
Clanger avoiding damage.
Clanger misses with some punches.
Clanger leaning against his opponent.
Clanger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clanger has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Williams clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Williams is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Clanger gets his way!
Williams prevents Clanger from getting a body triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams fending off the submission attempt from Clanger.
Clanger working for a choke but Williams is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanger working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger is looking for a rear naked choke here but Williams reverses the position brilliantly into Clanger's guard!
Williams postures up.
Williams wants to stand but Clanger has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clanger looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonsil Clanger clearly takes 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.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Clanger throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
That kick from Williams tenderised Clanger's leg. Clanger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clanger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Clanger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Williams's guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Clanger from controlling successfully.
Clanger won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clanger controls from within his opponent's guard.
Clanger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clanger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clanger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clanger throws a strike but Williams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Clanger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Clanger keeps moving.
Williams decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Williams jabs Clanger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clanger's head.
Clanger tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clanger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Clanger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Clanger.
A big left from Williams misses.
Clanger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Clanger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clanger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger throws a body kick that misses.
Clanger throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Clanger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clanger misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Clanger as he checks the leg kick.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clanger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Clanger's shoulder, as Clanger tries to avoid the shot.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams throws a head kick but Clanger moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clanger lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clanger fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yonsil Clanger will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Clanger moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Williams as he checks the leg kick.
Clanger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clanger darts in looking for a takedown but Williams gets double underhooks and turns Clanger into the cage.
Clanger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clanger working aggressively here.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Clanger is controlling the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Clanger.
Good body shot from Clanger.
Williams misses with some punches.
A short right from Clanger.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clanger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clanger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger lands a nice uppercut.
Clanger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clanger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clanger working aggressively here.
Clanger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clanger pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yonsil Clanger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clanger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Clanger tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yonsil Clanger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clanger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clanger.
A short right from Clanger.
Clanger lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams blocking some punches.
Clanger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clanger has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clanger lands a right hand.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Clanger as the two fighters clinch.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanger'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.
Clanger tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Clanger back against the cage.
Williams tries to break free but Clanger pushes him back against the cage.
Clanger wants a takedown but no success here.
Clanger effectively controlling the action here.
Clanger lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Clanger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Clanger lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Clanger throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams is trying to stall.
Clanger has picked Williams up - he's going for a ride! Clanger dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Clanger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clanger is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Williams as he works his way to full guard.
Clanger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yonsil Clanger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clanger, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yonsil Clanger!
Yonsil Clanger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oberyn Martell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oberyn Martell!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Martell misses.
Kenzie 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.
Martell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kenzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martell slips under a jab.
Kenzie slips under a jab from Martell.
Martell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Kenzie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kenzie tries to bum rush Martell with a series of wild strikes but Martell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kenzie throws out a powerful jab.
Martell throws out a loose jab but Kenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenzie has managed to clinch.
Martell working aggressively here.
Martell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kenzie is defending well.
Kenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martell lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kenzie.
Kenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kenzie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kenzie lands a left hand.
Martell lands a left hand.
Martell trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kenzie.
Kenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kenzie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martell throws a head punch that misses.
Martell working aggressively here.
Martell lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Patrick Kenzie has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell lands a knee to the head.
Kenzie throws a punch but it's blocked by Martell.
Kenzie tries to throw a body punch but Martell avoids it by throwing Kenzie back against the cage.
Martell misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Martell fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kenzie after a bit of a struggle.
Kenzie lands an uppercut.
Martell swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kenzie.
Kenzie lands a body punch.
Kenzie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenzie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kenzie blocks a body shot from Martell.
Kenzie manages to break the clinch.
Martell misses with a hook. Kenzie ducked under it nicely.
Kenzie scores with a jab. Martell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kenzie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martell throws out the jab.
Martell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martell avoids the body shot from Kenzie.
Patrick Kenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenzie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie looks to land a left hand but Martell moved out of range nicely.
Martell throws the left hand but Kenzie avoids the punch easily.
Martell is looking to slow Kenzie down with leg kicks.
Martell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kenzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kenzie cracks Martell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kenzie cracks Martell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Martell.
Martell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martell takes a swing at Kenzie's ribcage but misses.
Martell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kenzie.
Kenzie swats away the attempt to clinch by Martell.
Martell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kenzie is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Martell.
Kenzie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Martell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kenzie connects with a crisp jab.
Kenzie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kenzie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kenzie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martell throws a hook but Kenzie avoids it easily.
Kenzie keeps the fight on the outside.
Kenzie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Martell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kenzie doesn't seem bothered though.
Kenzie throws a jab when Martell was well out of range.
Martell misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kenzie misses with a hook. Martell ducked under it nicely.
Kenzie misses with a looping right.
Martell lands a leg kick that knocks Kenzie off balance momentarily.
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 Patrick Kenzie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Kenzie'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.
Kenzie misses with a looping right.
Kenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenzie looks to throw the jab but Martell is out of range.
Martell sizes up Kenzie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kenzie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenzie lands a body shot.
Martell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martell throws a big shot that misses.
Martell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenzie moves away.
Kenzie throws a series of punches but Martell avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Kenzie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenzie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kenzie digs a good body shot into Martell's ribs.
Kenzie clinches.
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!
Kenzie throws a head punch that misses.
Martell misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenzie misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenzie.
Martell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kenzie backwards.
Martell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martell works on Kenzie's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Martell.
Martell looking for a takedown.
Martell blocking some punches.
Kenzie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Kenzie scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Martell.
Martell misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenzie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patrick Kenzie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenzie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenzie misses with a wild body shot.
Martell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenzie.
Kenzie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martell.
Kenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kenzie's efforts to push away.
Martell misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenzie.
A head punch on the inside from Kenzie fails to land.
Martell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kenzie.
Kenzie is trying to break the clinch but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Kenzie misses with a punch on the inside.
Martell lands an uppercut.
Kenzie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kenzie working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenzie.
Martell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martell scores with a knee to the head.
Kenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenzie has a couple of punches blocked by Martell.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Kenzie lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell tries to stall but Kenzie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kenzie misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Martell.
Kenzie has had enough of the clinch but Martell keeps him there for the moment.
Martell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kenzie lands an uppercut.
Kenzie swings wildly with an uppercut but Martell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martell lands a damaging elbow.
Kenzie tries to break the clinch but Martell is controlling the position.
Kenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Martell.
Martell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martell wants a takedown but no success here.
Kenzie misses with a punch to the body.
Martell throws a head punch that misses.
Kenzie tries to stall but Martell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell has a couple of punches blocked by Kenzie.
Kenzie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martells head.
Martell has picked Kenzie up - he's going for a ride! Martell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Martell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martell stalling away here and it's allowed Kenzie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Martell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martell working some strikes from top position.
Kenzie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kenzie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Martell has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oberyn Martell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Patrick Kenzie's cut.
That's time! Kenzie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kenzie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martell scores with a takedown into Kenzie's guard.
Martell wanted to stand there but Kenzie had control of the position.
Martell is fighting to break Kenzie's control of his arms but Kenzie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kenzie has momentary wrist control but Martell slips an elbow through the middle.
Martell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenzie is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie is controlling Martell's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kenzie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martell.
Kenzie looking for a sweep. Not yet Kenzie, not yet.
Martell looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martell throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell distracts Kenzie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kenzie keeping full guard, as Martell tries to pass.
Martell trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martell 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 wants to control from the top but Martell keeps moving.
Kenzie advances position into side control!
Martell felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie decides to stand back up. Kenzie steps back and let's Martell get back to his feet.
Martell lands a nice shot that snaps Kenzie's head back.
Martell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenzie.
Martell moves out of range of the strikes.
Martell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kenzie is rocked!
Patrick Kenzie's cut is getting worse.
Kenzie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Kenzie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martell feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Kenzie collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oberyn Martell!
A victorious Oberyn Martell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Ontario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ontario has chosen VHB - Freedom Fighter as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 22 - 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
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erwin Ontario!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ontario throws a jab when O Neil was well out of range.
O Neil connects with a right hand. Ontario shakes it off.
Ontario on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from O Neil misses its intended target.
Ontario scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Neil avoids the body shot from Ontario.
No joy there for O Neil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ontario cracks the inside of O Neil's front leg.
O Neil has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Ontario scores with a leg kick.
Ontario moves forwards but O Neil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Neil misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ontario.
O Neil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Neil throws out a loose jab but Ontario uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ontario walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Neil looks to land a combination but Ontario avoids it well.
O Neil misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil throws a hook but Ontario avoids it easily.
Ontario is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
O Neil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Neil is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ontario fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ontario comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Neil misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Neil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ontario pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Neil connects with a single shot there.
Ontario needs to keep his hands up - O Neil had a free shot at his head there.
O Neil connects with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Neil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ontario throws a chopping leg kick but O Neil manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Neil swings for the body but Ontario moves out of range.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Ontario.
O Neil checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.
O Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ontario.
O Neil jabs at Ontario's body.
Ontario avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ontario scores with a head kick. O Neil tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ontario staying out of range there.
Ontario lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Neil at a distance.
Ontario takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ontario throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Neil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ontario is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Neil rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick misses from Ontario.
Ontario feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Neil's calf.
Ontario throws a big shot that misses.
Ontario bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Neil's head backwards.
Ontario moves out of range as O Neil strikes.
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ontario scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Neil doesn't seem bothered though.
Ontario tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ontario uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Neil.
Ontario slips a straight right by O Neil.
O Neil takes one to the chin there.
Ontario throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ontario swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ontario throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ontario.
Ontario throws a jab when O Neil was well out of range.
O Neil misses with an uppercut. Ontario saw that one coming.
Ontario works O Neil's body with a nice hook.
Ontario uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Neil.
O Neil is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Neil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Neil checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ontario lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ontario bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Neil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neil lands a glancing blow to the side of Ontario's head.
Ontario misses with a looping left.
Ontario keeps O Neil at a distance using the push kick.
Ontario on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A lazy left from O Neil finds it's target.
Ontario works O Neil's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ontario.
Ontario swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Neil counters with a stiff right hand.
Ontario moves away from the strike by O Neil.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ontario ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ontario lands a nice looking body shot.
O Neil checks a low kick from Ontario.
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 Mickey O Neil will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ontario slips under a jab from O Neil.
Ontario keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Neil.
Ontario staying out of range there.
A big right from O Neil misses.
Ontario digs a good hook to O Neil's body.
Ontario throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ontario can pounce on him.
Ontario looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neil is just out of range.
O Neil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ontario circles away quickly and effectively.
Ontario uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Neil.
Ontario throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O Neil's head.
Mickey O Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
O Neil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ontario finds it's way round the side to connect with O Neil's head.
O Neil misses with a body shot.
O Neil looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ontario slips a straight right by O Neil.
Ontario thuds a left hand into O Neil's body.
O Neil jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ontario takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Neil has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ontario.
O Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ontario staying out of range there.
Ontario is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ontario avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ontario misses with an uppercut. O Neil saw that one coming.
O Neil takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
O Neil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ontario will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Neil misses with an uppercut.
Ontario catches O Neil with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ontario has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ontario misses with a looping left.
Ontario missing with a left hand there. O Neil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil loads up on a big right hand but Ontario slips the punch.
O Neil connects with a crisp jab.
O Neil throws a shot from downtown. Ontario moves away and avoids it.
Ontario throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ontario ducks under a wild hook from O Neil.
O Neil throws out a powerful jab.
O Neil shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ontario eats them both and turns towards O Neil to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ontario on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ontario throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Neil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Ontario.
O Neil with a nice cross.
O Neil throws a hook but Ontario blocks it.
O Neil misses with a looping right.
Ontario throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Neil looks to land a right hand but Ontario moved out of range.
Ontario throws a body punch but O Neil moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses with a looping right.
No joy there for O Neil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.
O Neil takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
O Neil throws a jab when Ontario was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ontario loads up on a big right hand but O Neil slips the punch.
Ontario ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neil moves away.
O Neil digs a good hook to Ontario's body.
O Neil slips a straight right by Ontario.
Ontario avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ontario throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Neil checks a leg kick.
Ontario scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Ontario.
Ontario lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
O Neil moves away from the strike by Ontario.
Jab by O Neil.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ontario, as that shot connected.
O Neil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Neil tests Ontario's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ontario misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Neil.
O Neil scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Erwin Ontario has been cut.
Ontario looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ontario ducks under a wild hook from O Neil.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ontario, right into the meat.
O Neil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ontario slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ontario throws a low kick, looking for O Neil's leg but O Neil calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mickey O Neil will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
O Neil takes a swing at Ontario's ribcage but misses.
O Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Neil throws a shot from downtown. Ontario moves away and avoids it.
Ontario throws a sloppy head kick and O Neil moves out of range easily.
O Neil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ontario uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Neil.
O Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Ontario. That snapped O Neil's head back.
O Neil on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slow jab from Ontario misses its intended target.
Ontario on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ontario throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ontario scores with a punch to the head.
Ontario moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ontario dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ontario ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ontario scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Neil doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ontario swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Neil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Neil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Neil takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Neil misses with a body shot.
Ontario feints and then cracks O Neil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Neil down.
O Neil throws a body punch but Ontario moves out of range.
Ontario slips under a jab from O Neil.
Ontario takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from O Neil.
O Neil throws a big shot that misses.
Ontario connects with a right hand. O Neil shakes it off.
O Neil catches Ontario with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ontario is looking to land body kicks.
Ontario takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mickey O Neil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ontario takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Ontario.
A jab from Ontario misses.
O Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ontario sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ontario keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Neil.
O Neil missing with a left hand there. Ontario was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ontario lands a leg kick that knocks O Neil off balance momentarily.
O Neil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ontario.
Ontario throws out a loose jab but O Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ontario has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ontario throws a front kick aimed at O Neil's knee but O Neil avoids it well.
Ontario thows a body shot but no joy.
Ontario lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from O Neil misses.
O Neil's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ontario under the eye.
O Neil thows a body shot but no joy.
O Neil throws a hook to the side of Ontario's head but Ontario sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil checks a low kick from Ontario.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ontario looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neil is just out of range.
Ontario throws the kick towards the body but O Neil avoids it.
O Neil checks a leg kick.
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Neil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Neil.
O Neil slips under a jab from Ontario.
O Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil lands a jab to the head.
Ontario slips a straight right by O Neil.
O Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Neil checks a low kick from Ontario.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ontario throws a jab but it's blocked by O Neil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - O Neil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ontario takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid body kick from Ontario.
Ontario takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ontario looks to land a right hand but O Neil moved out of range.
Ontario fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Neil.
Ontario drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Erwin Ontario has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ontario throws a body kick that misses.
Ontario drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neil looks to land a combination. Ontario sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ontario shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ontario scores with a body shot.
O Neil avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mickey O Neil.
Well O Neil 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey O Neil!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey O Neil 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Zoe Washburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harold Buck has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zoe Washburn!
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, Harold Buck!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Washburn is defended easily by Buck.
Washburn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buck.
Washburn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Zoe Washburn has been cut.
Buck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Buck misses.
Washburn moves out of range of the strikes.
Washburn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Buck sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Washburn somewhat.
Washburn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Still in half guard, Washburn seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washburn throws a strike but Buck avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Buck working a defensive guard here.
Washburn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Buck controls Washburn momentarily but Washburn frees himself.
Our spies down at at Academia Ipanema inform us that Buck has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Buck has control of Washburn's left arm, preventing Washburn from doing any damage.
Buck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Washburn defends well.
Washburn is in close to Buck's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Buck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Washburn defends well.
Washburn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Washburn looking to pass the guard.
Buck 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.
Washburn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washburn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Washburn wants to pass the guard but Buck is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck 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.
Buck wants to stand and escape but Washburn is having none of it.
Buck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Washburn defends it easily.
Washburn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Buck's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washburn landing some decent shots from guard.
Buck keeping moving, preventing Washburn from controlling successfully.
Washburn is working Buck over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Buck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washburn works over Buck with some ground and pound from guard.
Washburn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Buck can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Washburn controls the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washburn postures up in Buck's guard and throws a big left but Buck blocks it.
Washburn throwing strikes from guard but Buck blocks nicely.
Washburn won't allow Buck to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buck is looking to stand up but Washburn isn't so interested in that idea.
Washburn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoe Washburn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zoe Washburn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Washburn tries to clinch but Buck moves out of range.
Washburn dives in and grabs Buck's left leg, looking for a takedown. Buck pushes down on Washburn's head and hops out.
Washburn is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buck. Washburn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washburn shoots in for a takedown but Buck shows good takedown defense.
Buck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Washburn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Washburn tries to score a body lock takedown but Buck shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zoe Washburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Buck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Washburn moves out of range as Buck strikes.
Washburn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Buck sprawls well. Buck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Washburn gets slowly back to his feet.
Washburn with a poor takedown
and Buck counters with a shoot takedown. Washburn fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buck postures up.
Washburn 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washburn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Buck is one step ahead there.
Washburn trying to control the position.
Washburn keeping moving, preventing Buck from controlling successfully.
Buck looking to pass the guard.
Buck wants to get up but he can't break Washburn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Washburn wants to sweep but no luck.
Washburn will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Washburn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Buck doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Buck manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Washburn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Washburn is keeping the position for now.
Washburn seems keen to control Buck's posture.
Washburn striking off his back but it's not causing Buck any problems.
Buck won't allow Washburn to sweep him here.
Washburn throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Buck tries to free his leg and advance position but Washburn is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washburn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Buck!
Buck is bucking up trying to escape but Washburn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Washburn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Washburn wants to control the pace but Buck is squirming around nicely.
Buck tries to hold on but Washburn postures up.
Buck keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zoe Washburn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washburn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Buck can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Harold Buck has been cut.
Washburn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Buck is looking to improve his position but Washburn isn't that keen on the idea.
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 has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Buck's face.
Buck is wriggling around trying to escape.
Washburn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Buck can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buck can't escape the position.
Washburn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Washburn controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoe Washburn dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Washburn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Buck to the mat! Buck manages to get full guard.
Buck is trying to control the position but Washburn postures up.
Buck is trying to hold Washburn in close to prevent damage but Washburn has managed to pass into half guard.
Washburn throwing shots but Buck is blocking nicely.
Buck is staying active underneath Washburn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Buck manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Washburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Buck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Washburn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Washburn with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Washburn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Buck working a defensive guard here.
Buck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Washburn's guard.
Buck trying to control but Washburn is working from the bottom.
Washburn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Buck is one step ahead there.
Washburn is trying to control the position but Buck postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washburn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Buck being controlled here momentarily.
Washburn wants to sweep here but Buck controlling him for the moment.
Washburn is trying to control the position but Buck postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Buck preventing the sweep.
Buck trying to control the position from guard on top but Washburn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buck preventing the sweep.
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 misses with a hook.
Buck thows a body shot but no joy.
Washburn has a takedown stuffed.
Washburn fails to land the takedown.
Buck just misses with a punch to the body.
Buck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buck throws a body punch but Washburn moves out of range.
Buck looks to throw the jab but Washburn is out of range.
Buck throws a body punch but Washburn moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washburn takes one on the button.
Washburn stuffs the takedown.
Washburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zoe Washburn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Washburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Washburn shoots in for a takedown but Buck shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zoe Washburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Washburn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Buck's waist but Buck gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Washburn off to one side.
Harold Buck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harold Buck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washburn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Buck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buck tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Washburn defends well and Buck ends up having to push Washburn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoe Washburn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Washburn, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoe Washburn!
During a confident post fight interview, Zoe Washburn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tee Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Somebody's gonna get it. Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: what's new pussycat. Tom Jones told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
33 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tee Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bone wants a takedown.
Bone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Bone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bone wants the takedown. Jones is fighting it off but Bone persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jones's guard against the cage.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bone throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Bone wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bone, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Bone looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones cracks Bone with a solid left hand.
Bone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones cracks Bone with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bone is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bone is looking for a triangle here but Jones uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones trying to control the action but Bone is working from the bottom.
Bone is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones cracks Bone with a big right hand but Bone just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jones is putting a hurting on Bone here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jones is working Bone over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bone tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Bone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones tries to get to full guard but Bone has control of the leg.
Bone looking for a submission but Jones manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones pulls Bone in close to prevent any damage.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones pulls Bone in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tom Jones wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jones tries to clinch up but Bone circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tom Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a right and a left that Bone avoids nicely.
A shot to the body from Bone misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Bone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bone off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tee Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Bone moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones closes the distance but Bone moves to the side
enabling Bone to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones wants to clinch.
Bone misses with a jab to the body
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones wants to clinch but Bone slips to the side
enabling Bone to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Bone back into the cage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bone tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Bone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bone lands a left hand.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
A short right from Bone on the inside.
Bone is looking for a takedown.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bone tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Bone working aggressively here.
Jones working Bone over with knees to the body.
Jones tries to work over Bone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Bone avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bone wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tee Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bone backwards.
Bone misses with a body punch.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Bone's takedown attempt.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bone being controlled against the cage.
Bone tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bone misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bone avoids it.
Bone can't get the takedown.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bones head.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bone working aggressively here.
Bone is looking for a takedown.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Bone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Bone lands a left hand.
Jones lands an elbow just above Bone 's eye.
Bone misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bone.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Bone's takedown attempt.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bone is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones wants to sweep here but Bone controlling him for the moment.
Jones seems keen to control Bone's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.
Jones wants to clinch up but Bone keeps it at a distance.
Jones wants to clinch up but Bone keeps it at a distance.
Bone throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Bone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bone lands a right hook to the body.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to clinch
and Bone counters with a takedown into side control.
Jones is trying to control Bone's posture but Bone avoids it.
Jones tries to bench press Bone off him but Bone keeps the position.
Bone wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bone makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bone.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Bone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones distracts Bone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bone trying to strike off his back.
Bone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones regains half guard.
Jones controlling the position well.
Bone is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bone's back!
Tee Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Well, with Jones on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Bone is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Jones loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Bone hold on?
Bone covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Jones scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bone is looking for a way out.
Bone tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jones dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bone is rocked!
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Bone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Bone is out cold! Jones jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Jones!
Tom Jones was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov comes to the cage accompanied by HINO RUSSO. Nambara has chosen This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
18 - 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
11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nambara takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
Nambara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nambara. Ivanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nambara moves into range and clinches up with Ivanov.
Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nambara catches Ivanov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nambara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ivanov swinging wildly here.
Ivanov works over Nambara's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nambara blocks a low kick nicely.
Nambara 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nambara.
Ivanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivanov takes one to the side of the head.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Nambara moves out of range.
Ivanov throws a combination that misses
and Nambara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Sergei Ivanov has been cut.
Nambara takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara lands a hook that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
Nambara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
Ivanov misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov is trying to break free.
Nambara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ivanov trying to stall but Nambara improves his position.
Ivanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ivanov tries to work over Nambara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivanov misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov misses with a body punch.
Nambara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nambara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ivanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nambaras head.
Ivanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivanov is looking to control Nambara's arms but Nambara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivanov has his back to the cage.
Ivanov tries to work over Nambara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Nambara scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov misses with a body punch.
Nambara blocking some punches.
Nambara avoiding damage as Ivanov throws knees to 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 is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
Ivanov slows down the pace here.
Nambara tries to land a knee to the head but Ivanov blocks with his arms.
Nambara lands an elbow just above Ivanov 's eye.
Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Nambara keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nambara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Nambara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ivanov doesn't seem phased though.
Nambara avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara scores with a body shot.
Nambara misses with a body shot.
Nambara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ivanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivanov throws a shot to the body.
Nambara dodges the punch combination from Ivanov.
Nambara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nambara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ivanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivanov misses with a body punch.
Ivanov tries to work over Nambara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivanov blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivanov lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Ivanov as the two fighters clinch.
Nambara misses with a body punch.
Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nambara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ivanov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nambara is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ivanov checks a leg kick.
Nambara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nambara misses with a straight left.
Ivanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nambara was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanov.
Ivanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nambara keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Nambara misses its intended target.
Ivanov misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Sergei Ivanov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergei Ivanov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ivanov throws a series of punches but Nambara avoids them all with ease.
Ivanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivanov thows a leg kick but Nambara checks it
and Nambara counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivanov throws a nice looking combination but Nambara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nambara blocks a jab.
Ivanov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ivanov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ivanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Nambara.
Nambara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivanov.
Sergei Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov misses with a double jab
and Nambara moves into the clinch.
Nambara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanov is looking to control Nambara's arms but Nambara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivanov has his back to the cage.
Nambara lands a good knee to the midsection. Ivanov won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara crunches a lovely knee into Ivanov's ribcage.
Nambara prevents Ivanov from breaking the clinch.
Ivanov misses with a punch to the body.
Nambara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nambara lands a nice uppercut.
Nambara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nambara tries to work over Ivanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivanov takes an elbow to the temple.
Sergei Ivanov's cut is getting worse.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nambara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nambara lands a left hand.
Ivanov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ivanov tries a body shot but Nambara blocks it.
Nambara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ivanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov stalling in the clinch but Nambara improves position.
A short left from Nambara.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nambara lands a good knee to the midsection. Ivanov won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara digs a right hand underneath Ivanov's ribcage. Ivanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nambara lands a damaging elbow.
Nambara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nambara lands a shot to the body.
Nambara scores with a knee to the head.
Sergei Ivanov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nezu Nambara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nambara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ivanov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Nambara.
Nambara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ivanov.
Nice body punch from Nambara - that landed with a thud.
Nambara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ivanov blocks it with crossed arms.
Ivanov misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Nambara.
Ivanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Ivanov.
Nice elbow from Nambara.
Jeez, Sergei Ivanov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nambara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara crunches a lovely knee into Ivanov's ribcage.
Nambara gets through Ivanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ivanov presses Nambara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ivanov scores with a shot to the side of Nambara's head.
Nambara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nambara lands a good knee to the midsection. Ivanov won't want to take too many of those.
Ivanov looking to stall.
Nambara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ivanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nambara scores a nice knee to the body.
Nambara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
Nambara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Nambara as the two fighters clinch.
Nambara pushes Ivanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nambara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nambara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sergei Ivanov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nezu Nambara!
Nezu Nambara is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Nezu Nambara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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