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UVT: WW44 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guigui Borgne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jed Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masilungan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Return to Strength. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guigui Borgne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jed Masilungan!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgne tries for a takedown but Masilungan circles away easily
and Masilungan counters with a thumping low kick.
Guigui Borgne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masilungan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Borgne shoots and misses
and Masilungan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Masilungan is looking to work some ground and pound but Borgne has wrist control.
Borgne keeping full guard, as Masilungan tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Masilungan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borgne is keeping the position for now.
Borgne wants to stand and escape but Masilungan is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Masilungan passes Borgne's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Masilungan trying to control from half guard but Borgne is working away.
My spies in The Warehouse inform me that Masilungan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Masilungan stalling.
Masilungan seems to be looking for submissions.
Borgne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Masilungan pulls his head out easily.
Masilungan thows a huge punch but Borgne dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan content to control rather than advance.
Masilungan is keen to just control but Borgne is a slippery customer.
Borgne makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Masilungan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Masilungan showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masilungan is working for a kimura but Borgne is defending it quite comfortably.
Masilungan trying to control from Borgne's half guard. Borgne has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan throwing strikes but missing.
Masilungan is looking to work some ground and pound but Borgne has wrist control.
Masilungan wants to control from the top but Borgne keeps moving.
Masilungan won't allow Borgne to get back to his feet.
Masilungan wants to pass the guard but Borgne is keeping the position.
Borgne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Masilungan wants to control from the top but Borgne keeps moving.
Borgne keeping full guard, as Masilungan tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Borgne is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Masilungan passes Borgne's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Masilungan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borgne tries to get to full guard but Masilungan has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Masilungan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Masilungan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Masilungan tries to move to mount but Borgne blocks the move with his legs.
Sloppy strikes there by Masilungan.
Masilungan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Masilungan wants to control but Borgne is keeping him busy.
A control attempt from Borgne but he's now mounted!
Masilungan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Borgne is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan with good strikes from the mount here!
Masilungan cracks Borgne with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Masilungan controlling his opponent.
Borgne defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Masilungan.
Masilungan trying to control but Borgne is having none of it.
Borgne is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan landing strikes from the mount.
Masilungan working Borgne over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masilungan tries to control but Borgne wriggling away.
Borgne is bucking up trying to escape but Masilungan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Masilungan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Borgne is on top in guard.
Borgne stands up and waves to Masilungan to follow him.
Borgne fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgne tries for a takedown but Masilungan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Borgne shoots in for a double leg but Masilungan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guigui Borgne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masilungan throws a front kick that sends Borgne stumbling back into the cage.
Masilungan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Masilungan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Borgne shoots and misses
and Masilungan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Borgne thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borgne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Masilungan sprawls well. Masilungan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Borgne gets slowly back to his feet.
Guigui Borgne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masilungan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Borgne is trying to defend but Masilungan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Borgne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Masilungan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Masilungan lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Masilungan tries to pass to full mount but Borgne defends it.
Masilungan is looking for a kimura but Borgne is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Masilungan to get the leverage.
Masilungan throwing shots but Borgne is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Masilungan connects with a nice short shot to Borgne's temple.
Masilungan is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Borgne reverses the position - he's now on top in Masilungan's guard.
Borgne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borgne won't allow Masilungan to sweep him here.
Borgne trying to control the position from guard on top but Masilungan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Masilungan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Borgne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Masilungan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Masilungan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Masilungan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Borgne tries for a takedown but Masilungan circles away easily
and Masilungan counters with a one-two to the body.
Borgne misses with a takedown
letting Masilungan counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guigui Borgne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borgne misses with a takedown attempt
and Masilungan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Borgne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Masilungan throws a series of strikes that have Borgne backpedaling.
Masilungan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Borgne's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masilungan looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masilungan with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan stands and throws Borgne's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Masilungan lands an elbow.
Masilungan looks up at the clock and then as Borgne takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Masilungan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Borgne is working to avoid the ground and pound but Masilungan connects with a decent elbow.
Borgne gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Masilungan landing strikes from the mount.
Masilungan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Masilungan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masilungan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Masilungan dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan trying to control but Borgne is having none of it.
Masilungan cracks Borgne with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jed Masilungan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Masilungan blocks Borgne's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The referee warns Borgne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Masilungan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Masilungan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Borgne is rocked!
Masilungan trying to control but Borgne is having none of it.
Oh Borgne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masilungan goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Borgne turns into him and now he's in Masilungan's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borgne is one step ahead there.
Borgne seems to have got his legs back now.
Masilungan looking to control.
Masilungan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Borgne is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Masilungan has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Borgne is looking to defend but Masilungan has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Borgne! Masilungan pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Borgne taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jed Masilungan!
Jed Masilungan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Ernst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Laid to Rest by Lamb of God. Ernst is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjVvhDwFnJk. Tim Ernst is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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156 lbs
29 - 19 - 0 |
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157 lbs
18 - 15 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Ernst!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ernst slips a straight right by Antona.
Antona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ernst fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antona has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Academia Ipanema in the buildup to the fight.
Antona will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Antona misses with a head kick.
Antona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ernst tries to close the distance and clinch but Antona swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Antona.
Antona lands a leg kick that knocks Ernst off balance momentarily.
Aydine Antona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ernst connects with a jab.
Ernst takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antona was well out of range. Poor timing from Ernst.
Ernst has Antona up against the cage in a clinch.
Ernst tries to land a knee to the head but Antona blocks with his arms.
Antona prevents the takedown attempt.
Ernst doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ernst pushes Antona back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ernst with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antona blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ernst tries a knee to the head but Antona blocks it.
Antona jumps guard and drags Ernst to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Antona 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernst is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ernst postures up in Antona's guard and throws a big left but Antona blocks it.
Antona scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ernst closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That kick from Antona tenderised Ernst's leg. Ernst is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antona lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Tim Ernst has been cut.
Antona misses with a kick to the body.
Antona looks to land a body kick but Ernst moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernst misses with a hook.
Ernst takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ernst is rocked!
Ernst blocks a jab.
Ernst is still on wobbly legs! Can Antona finish him?
Antona throws a lazy uppercut
and Ernst counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antona lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Ernst out cold! Ernst is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aydine Antona!
A victorious Aydine Antona thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dog has chosen Zombie as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
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149 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crazy Dog!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dog counters with a three punch combo that has Bishop backing up. Bishop nods at Dog to acknowledge the strikes.
Dog drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dog trying to control the position but Bishop is working away.
Bishop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dog on the ground.
Dog tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog wants to control but Bishop is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog wants to control for a moment but Bishop uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Bishop is in trouble now - Dog has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dog scoring with strikes but Bishop is staying in there.
Dog lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bishop to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bishop shrugs it off.
Bishop tries to lock up and control but Dog gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dog throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bishop is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dog throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bishop because Dog loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dog looking to ground and pound but Bishop is blocking nicely.
Dog goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bishop is on top in guard.
Bishop has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dog looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bishop is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Dog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Dog 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.
Dog misses with a double jab.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bishop is looking to land body kicks.
Bishop shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dog defends it nicely.
Dog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bishop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dog as he avoids it easily.
Bishop darts in looking for a takedown but Dog gets double underhooks and turns Bishop into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dog gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bishop takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog effectively controlling the action here.
Bishop manages to break the clinch.
Bishop shoots in for a double leg but Dog sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bishop shoots and misses
and Dog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dog cracks Bishop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dog with a nice cross.
Dog will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dog throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dog looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dog looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bishop slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dog looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog is trying to keep Bishop in close.
Bishop trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dog can't keep his opponent in guard - Bishop advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dog trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog wants to improve his position but Bishop is controlling well.
Dog actively working from the bottom here.
Dog makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dog.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Dog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bishop doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dog counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dog controlling the pace.
Dog works his way into full mount!
Dog can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bishop is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bishop holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dog tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dog dominating with strikes here.
Bishop is looking to improve his position but Dog isn't that keen on the idea.
Bishop avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dog unloads with some shots from mount but Bishop bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dog punching from mount but Bishop doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dog looking to ground and pound but Bishop is blocking nicely.
Bryan Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crazy Dog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dog 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy Dog!
After winning the bout, Crazy Dog 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Volk Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosen Strasser (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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36
145 lbs
26 - 10 - 0 |
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159 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rosen Strasser!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Strasser as he jumps to the side.
Khan shoots in and drives through. Strasser sprawls well.
Volk Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Strasser defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volk Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Strasser shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice cross by Strasser.
Strasser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and Strasser counters with a one-two to the body.
Khan slips under a jab.
Strasser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strasser is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Strasser looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Strasser lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strasser pinned against the cage. Strasser gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khan shoots in but no luck this time.
Khan dives in for a single leg takedown but Strasser sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strasser successfully pulls guard.
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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khan trying to control but Strasser is working from the bottom.
Khan stands and throws Strasser's legs to the side, diving 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!
Khan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Strasser knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Khan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Strasser, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Strasser has escaped the position, nice work there.
Khan tries for a kimura but Strasser is defending well.
Khan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Khan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Strasser, who protects the arm well.
Khan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strasser struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rosen Strasser will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Strasser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Strasser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strasser misses with a looping right.
Horrible takedown by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Strasser which made him look bad.
Khan lands a head shot.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Strasser's head but Strasser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan shoots in and drives through. Strasser sprawls well.
Strasser with a hook.
Strasser connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khan momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Strasser sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volk Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Khan trying to control the position but Strasser is working away.
Khan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Khan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Khan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Khan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Khan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to control but Strasser is keeping him busy.
Khan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Strasser is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Khan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Strasser has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Khan but great work by Strasser.
Khan is looking to regain half guard here but Strasser keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strasser happy to just control the position for now.
Khan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Strasser trying to control the position but Khan is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Strasser off and has taken his back!
Khan controlling well, preventing Strasser from escaping the position.
Khan looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Strasser is controlling Khan 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Khan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strasser manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strasser is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Strasser manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Khan has Strasser in his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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 Volk Khan will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown but Strasser manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Strasser misses the shot to the body.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Strasser shows good takedown defense.
Khan slips a straight right by Strasser.
Khan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Strasser defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volk Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strasser ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Strasser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Strasser defends well and Khan ends up having to push Strasser into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasser has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Khan is trying to keep an underhook but Strasser manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Well, if Strasser is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Strasser is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Khan wants to improve his position but Strasser is controlling well.
Khan actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strasser sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Khan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khan.
Strasser got a little sloppy there for a moment and Khan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Strasser has managed to get both his arms back between Khan's legs - danger averted.
Strasser must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Strasser 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.
Khan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khan wants to control the position but Strasser says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Khan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Khan looking for subs off his back but Strasser has passed one foot through into half guard.
Strasser wants to pass the guard but Khan is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strasser wants to stand up but Khan has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Strasser escapes and gets back to his feet.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt - Strasser sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Strasser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strasser thows a body shot but no joy.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Khan with a poor takedown
and Strasser counters with a series of strikes. Khan will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rosen Strasser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Strasser has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosen Strasser!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borys Grabowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borys Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White 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.
White won't allow Grabowski to sweep him here.
Grabowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White scoring with punches to the head and body.
White looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White trying to control but Grabowski is working from the bottom.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grabowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
White cracks Grabowski with a solid left hand.
Grabowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Grabowski, not yet.
Grabowski keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White looking to pass the guard.
White trying to control but Grabowski is working from the bottom.
Grabowski keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw White working his ground and pound in the gym.
Grabowski keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Walter White hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Grabowski connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski thuds a left hand into White's body.
Grabowski cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grabowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grabowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grabowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabowski misses with a body shot
and White counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grabowski's guard now.
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grabowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grabowski wants to sweep but no luck.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Grabowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grabowski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White regains half guard.
White trying to hold on to Grabowski's head to control him but Grabowski postures up.
White is looking for a sweep. Grabowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
White has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Grabowski has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski gets to mount! White was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Grabowski prevents White from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White is looking to control Grabowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grabowski throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Grabowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grabowski walks into a left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grabowski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grabowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grabowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Grabowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grabowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Grabowski motions for White to come forward. Grabowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White swings for the body but Grabowski moves out of range.
Grabowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grabowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
White lands the left hand.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Grabowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White misses with a looping left.
Grabowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Grabowski.
Grabowski misses with a double jab.
White shoots for a takedown but Grabowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grabowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Grabowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White lands a glancing blow to the side of Grabowski's head.
White throws the left hand but Grabowski avoids the punch easily.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grabowski swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Grabowski keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
White distracts Grabowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grabowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White trying to control but Grabowski is working from the bottom.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White trying to control but Grabowski is working from the bottom.
Grabowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grabowski keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
White with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grabowski holds on and takes a little breather.
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White drops back, looking for a kneebar! Grabowski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Grabowski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Grabowski!
Grabowski takes a little break here. White wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
White looks to move to half guard but instead Grabowski has passed into mount! Damn!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White holds on for dear life, controlling Grabowski's posture momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Grabowski throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Walter White has been cut.
A head kick misses from Grabowski.
White throws a hook but Grabowski avoids it easily.
White closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
White is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
White throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
White landing with the ground and pound.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Grabowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walter White has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
White trying to move into half guard but instead Grabowski has managed to sweep!
White 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.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grabowski defends it easily.
Grabowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grabowski defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Walter White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grabowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grabowski has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
White looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Grabowski is defending well. White quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Grabowski has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! White celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Walter White!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xiao Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xiao Hua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hua misses with a low kick.
Williams avoids the head kick by Hua.
A right-left combo lands from Williams.
Nice cross by Williams.
Williams 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 head kick misses from Hua.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Hua is just out of range.
Hua moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Hua scores with a nice right hand.
Hua tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Williams tenderised Hua's leg. Hua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Hua's head.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hua to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hua, as that shot connected.
Hua tries a head kick but it misses.
Hua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Hua throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams throws a low kick but Hua avoids it.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hua ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams looks for the body kick but Hua saw that one coming.
Williams with a jab.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hua tries a head kick but it misses.
Hua misses with a body shot
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Williams.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Hua moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua takes one to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hua.
Williams 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hua checks a leg kick.
Williams avoids the head kick by Hua.
Hua throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hua had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A head kick misses from Hua.
Williams thuds a left hand into Hua's body.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Hua moves away and avoids it.
Williams throws a hook but Hua blocks it.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Hua.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Hua seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Hua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hua throws a body kick that misses.
Williams lands a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams. Hua shrugs it off though.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Hua slips the punch.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Hua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Hua catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
Hua slips under a jab from Williams.
Hua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Hua as he checks the leg kick.
Hua throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Hua throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Hua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hua circles away quickly and effectively.
Hua throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Hua throws a head kick that misses.
Hua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Hua's head back.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hua throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick by Hua misses
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hua is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hua misses with a head kick.
A big right from Williams misses.
Hua tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hua throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hua tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Hua's shoulder, as Hua tries to avoid the shot.
Hua throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Hua swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Hua misses the shot to the body.
Hua throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick by Hua misses
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hua walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Hua plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams avoids the head kick by Hua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Hua.
Williams misses with a hook. Hua ducked under it nicely.
Williams jabs Hua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams lands a nice hook to Hua's body. Hua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Williams avoids the head kick by Hua.
Williams avoids the head kick by Hua.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams blocks a head kick by Hua.
Hua ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Hua should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hua tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Williams scores with the left hand. Hua knows he should have avoided that one.
Hua takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hua is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Oh Hua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams throws out a powerful jab.
Hua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams avoids the head kick by Hua.
Williams blocks a head kick by Hua.
Williams cracks Hua with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hua falls to his knees and Williams doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Williams!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Williams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Trik Turner - Friends and Family. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cliff Richard - Summer Holiday kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jeffson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alves lands an overhand right.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alves gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie gets to his feet. Alves looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Alves lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Alves counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Alves takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Gracie has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Alves misses with a double jab
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alves keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alves manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Alves in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
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!
Gracie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Alves controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Freddy Alves just wasn't active enough.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie moves out of range as Alves strikes.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
Alves lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Alves. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Alves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alves avoids it really well and circles away.
Freddy Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffson Gracie.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Alves which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
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 Freddy Alves 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.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Alves.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Gracie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gracie moves into full mount!
Gracie working for a guillotine from mount but Alves is in no mood to give up.
Alves wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Alves is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves blocking the ground and pound.
Alves is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Alves gets back to half guard.
Alves has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie is trying to control. Alves wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alves preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Alves keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Gracie prevents Alves from improving his position.
Gracie is stalling here. Alves is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gracie seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Alves has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alves is controlling him well.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Alves scoring with punches and elbows.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie controlling the position for now.
Gracie won't allow Alves to pass to mount.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alves scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alves.
Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
We've been hearing that Alves has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Alves drives through with a takedown into Gracie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Alves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alves has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Alves slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Alves controlling him for the moment.
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 Freddy Alves will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves keeping control of the position.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alves trying to control from the bottom.
Alves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Alves tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Alves has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie trying to move into half guard but instead Alves has managed to sweep!
Alves preventing the sweep.
Jeffson Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alves 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.
Alves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gracie 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.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Jeffson Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Alves slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alves with a nice head shot there.
Alves landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alves is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Alves is retaining full guard.
Alves pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Freddy Alves just wasn't active enough.
Alves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Alves.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves misses with the combination.
Gracie tests Alves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alves quickly recovers to half guard.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alves defending well though.
Freddy Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves trying to control from the bottom.
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 Freddy Alves.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alves, 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Alves!
After winning the bout, Freddy Alves 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnie Mizrahi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourque on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bourque fails to land with a series of punches.
Mizrahi throws a sloppy head kick and Bourque moves out of range easily.
Mizrahi blocks a jab.
Bourque looks to land a right hand but Mizrahi moved out of range.
Bourque lands the left hand.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Bourque is having none of it.
Bourque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Mizrahi.
Bourque wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bourque blocks it with crossed arms.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bourque blocks it with crossed arms.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mizrahi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bourque backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bourque is trying to force a seperation but Mizrahi has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi prevents Bourque from breaking the clinch.
Bourque letting Mizrahi take a breather here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Bourque blocks it.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bourque has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mizrahi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Bourque blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque has had enough of the clinch but Mizrahi keeps him there for the moment.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Bourque blocks with his arms.
Mizrahi stalling.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the body.
Mizrahi scores with a shot to the side of Bourque's head.
Bourque wants to get back to striking at distance but Mizrahi won't allow it.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bourque blocks it with crossed arms.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the body.
Mizrahi leaning against his opponent.
Mizrahi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bourque lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bourque has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Mizrahi.
It looks like Paul Bourque has been cut.
Bourque takes a shot to the head.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Bourque blocks with his arms.
Bourque blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bourque wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mizrahi is pushing Bourque up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi missing with knees to the body.
Mizrahi lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque tries to circle away but Mizrahi has him pinned against the cage.
Mizrahi letting Bourque take a breather here.
Bourque is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mizrahi missing with knees to the body.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bourque wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bourque pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bourque misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bourque takes one on the button.
Bourque misses the jab.
Bourque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Mizrahi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Mizrahi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bourque's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mizrahi misses with an uppercut. Bourque saw that one coming.
Mizrahi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mizrahi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch but Bourque is avoiding it.
Mizrahi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mizrahi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourque throws out the jab.
Bourque cracks Mizrahi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mizrahi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bourque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mizrahi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mizrahi lands with a right hand.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bourque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bourque fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bourque changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mizrahi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bourque.
Nice cross by Bourque.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourque throws a series of strikes that have Mizrahi backpedaling.
Mizrahi clinches.
Bourque is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizrahi has double underhooks.
Bourque tries to break free but Mizrahi pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mizrahi is pushing Bourque up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bourque is trying to break free.
Mizrahi is stalling here.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bourque working hard to break the clinch.
Bourque breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi misses with a body shot.
Bourque tests Mizrahi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mizrahi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mizrahi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mizrahi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mizrahi scores with a one two! Bourque had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Bourque is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mizrahi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mizrahi takes one to the side of the head.
Bourque with a nice cross.
Bourque goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Donnie Mizrahi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mizrahi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bourque misses with the combination.
Mizrahi fails to land with a series of punches.
Mizrahi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Bourque blocks with his arms.
Donnie Mizrahi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mizrahi scores with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bourque in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mizrahi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bourque backwards.
Mizrahi wants to stall.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Bourque blocks with his arms.
Mizrahi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bourque wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mizrahi has him pressed against the cage.
Mizrahi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mizrahi scores with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Bourque is blocking nicely.
Bourque prevents a body shot from Mizrahi.
Bourque blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bourque working hard to break the clinch.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mizrahi scores with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi has Bourque pressed against the cage, preventing Bourque from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Mizrahi dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mizrahi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mizrahi tries a body shot but Bourque blocks it.
Mizrahi has Bourque pressed against the cage.
Bourque is trying to break free.
Bourque is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mizrahi is pushing Bourque up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Bourque blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mizrahi tries a body shot but Bourque blocks it.
Bourque taking a breather.
Mizrahi trying to land knees to the body.
Bourque has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mizrahi working aggressively here.
Mizrahi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mizrahi misses with the head strike.
Mizrahi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bourque uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi lands a nice uppercut.
Mizrahi crunches a lovely knee into Bourque's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourque.
Bourque working hard to break the clinch.
Paul Bourque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bourque tries to break the clinch but Mizrahi is controlling the position.
Mizrahi effectively controlling the action here.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mizrahi.
Bourque blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bourque has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi avoiding damage.
Bourque is trying to force a seperation but Mizrahi has the dominant position.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bourque wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mizrahi has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi throws a head punch that misses.
Mizrahi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mizrahi lands a nice shot to the body.
Bourque tries to break the clinch but Mizrahi is controlling the position.
Mizrahi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bourque blocks it with crossed arms.
Bourque wants to break free but Mizrahi has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mizrahi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mizrahi taking a breather.
Mizrahi lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Mizrahi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mizrahi, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Mizrahi!
Donnie Mizrahi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingo Kongo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo tries to keep at a distance but Rugowski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rugowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rugowski tries to work over Kongo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rugowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rugowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rugowski moves into the clinch.
Kongo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
Rugowski avoiding damage as Kongo throws knees to the body.
Rugowski is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rugowski.
Rugowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Kongo controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Kongo.
Rugowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Kongo won't allow it.
Rugowski manages to break the clinch.
Rugowski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Kongo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rugowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Rugowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kongo moves into the clinch.
Rugowski has a couple of punches blocked by Kongo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rugowski fails to land.
Kongo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rugowski blocks the elbow strike.
Rugowski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kongo lands a nice uppercut.
Kongo throws a head punch that misses.
Rugowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kongo lands with a left to the head.
Rugowski blocks a body shot from Kongo.
Rugowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kongos head.
It looks like Kingo Kongo has been cut.
Rugowski dodges an elbow strike from Kongo.
Rugowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Rugowski wants to break free but Kongo has control.
Kongo pushes Rugowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rugowski manages to break the clinch.
Rugowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kongo throws a sloppy head kick and Rugowski moves out of range easily.
Kongo 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.
Rugowski avoids the head kick by Kongo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kongo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
Rugowski connects with a high kick.
Kongo pushes Rugowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Rugowski misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Kongo.
Rugowski breaks from the clinch.
Rugowski misses with a few strikes there.
Kongo closes the distance and pushes Rugowski back into the cage.
Kongo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rugowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Rugowski tries to work over Kongo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Rugowski.
Kongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rugowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kongo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rugowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rugowski.
Rugowski instigates a clinch.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Rugowski fails to land.
Kongo misses with an elbow over the top.
Rugowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rugowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kongo misses with a knee strike.
Kongo misses with a punch to the body.
Kongo lands a right hand.
Kongo working aggressively here.
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rugowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kongo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rugowski is trying to break free.
Rugowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Kongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rugowski gets through Kongo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kongo lands a knee to the body.
Kongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rugowski.
Nice body punch from Kongo - that landed with a thud.
Kongo stalling against the cage.
Rugowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rugowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rugowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kongo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kongo misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo missing with knees to the body.
Rugowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rugowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kongo prevents a body shot from Rugowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kingo Kongo will probably get the nod.
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!
Nice body kick there by Kongo.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kongo 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.
Kongo tries to move into range but Rugowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Rugowski. Those never looked like landing.
Rugowski clinches with his opponent.
Rugowski is trying to push Kongo away but Kongo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rugowski.
Rugowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kongo misses with a knee strike.
Rugowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
A short left from Kongo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Kongo.
Kingo Kongo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rugowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rugowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Kongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rugowski.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rugowski as Kongo tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo lands an elbow inside.
Bubba Rugowski's cut is getting worse.
Kongo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rugowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rugowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
A short right from Kongo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongo.
Kongo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kongo landing knees to the head.
Rugowski misses with some punches.
Kongo works on Rugowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Rugowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kongo's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A knee to the head by Kongo.
Rugowski is rocked!
Kongo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kongo working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo prevents a body shot from Rugowski.
A short uppercut from Rugowski.
Kongo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kongo missing with knees to the body.
Kongo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rugowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kongo swings for the body but Rugowski moves out of range.
Kongo tries to clinch but Rugowski is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Rugowski throws a sloppy head kick and Kongo moves out of range easily.
Kongo avoids the body shot from Rugowski.
Kongo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rugowski clinches.
Kongo looking to throw knees to the head but Rugowski is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bubba Rugowski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A shot in the inside from Kongo.
Kongo has a couple of punches blocked by Rugowski.
Rugowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kongo is looking to control Rugowski's arms but Rugowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kongo has his back to the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kongo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kongo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kongo landing knees to the body.
Rugowski lands a shoulder strike.
Rugowski tries to work over Kongo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kongo leaning against his opponent.
Rugowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Kongo.
Rugowski breaks the clinch.
Kongo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rugowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rugowski forces Kongo back against the cage and clinches.
Rugowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rugowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kongo misses with some punches.
Rugowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kongo's elbow.
Rugowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
Rugowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Rugowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rugowski.
Rugowski breaks the clinch.
Kongo moves in looking to clinch but Rugowski pushes him off.
Kongo thumps Rugowski with a low kick.
Kongo throws a sloppy head kick
and Rugowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rugowski closes the distance and clinches.
Rugowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rugowski avoids the head kick by Kongo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kongo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rugowski - the referee stops the clock and Kongo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rugowski. Kongo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bubba Rugowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Kongo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rugowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kongo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rugowski.
Kongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rugowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kongo.
Kongo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rugowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kongo doesn't seem bothered though.
Rugowski instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rugowski blocks an uppercut.
Kongo slowing the pace effectively.
Rugowski working hard to break the clinch.
Kongo has a couple of punches blocked by Rugowski.
Rugowski misses with some punches.
Rugowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rugowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rugowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kongo.
Kongo misses with a head kick.
Kongo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rugowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kongo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kongo fakes the leg kick and cracks Rugowski in the body.
Nice shot lands for Rugowski.
Rugowski gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kongo.
Rugowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kongo lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rugowski misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rugowski lands a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Kingo Kongo's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kongo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rugowski lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rugowski fails to land.
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rugowski is keeping busy.
Kongo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kongo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rugowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kongo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kongo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rugowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rugowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kongo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rugowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rugowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo missing with knees to the body.
Kongo misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Kongo.
Rugowski blocks an elbow strike.
Rugowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Kongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kongo prevents a body shot from Rugowski.
Kongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kongo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rugowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Kongo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Kongo misses its intended target.
Rugowski 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.
No joy there for Rugowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kongo connects with a leg kick. Rugowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski throws a wild body kick that Kongo sees coming a mile off.
Rugowski misses with a straight right.
Rugowski slips a jab and a cross from Kongo.
Rugowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kongo.
Rugowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rugowski forces Kongo back against the cage and 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!
Kongo misses with a body punch.
Rugowski tries to circle away but Kongo has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rugowski.
Kongo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rugowski lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rugowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Kongo blocking some punches.
Kongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kongo taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Rugowski clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kongo moves forwards but Rugowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kongo misses with a hook. Rugowski ducked under it nicely.
Kongo throws a low kick but Rugowski avoids it.
Kongo misses with a right hand
and Rugowski counters with a straight right hand.
Kongo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kongo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rugowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kongo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kongo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rugowski at a distance.
Rugowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rugowski lands a front kick.
Kongo throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rugowski forces Kongo back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski blocks an elbow strike from Kongo.
Kongo misses with a knee strike.
Rugowski prevents a body shot from Kongo.
Rugowski lands a shoulder strike.
Kongo scores with a shot to the side of Rugowski's head.
Rugowski dodges an elbow strike from Kongo.
Rugowski blocks an elbow strike from Kongo.
Rugowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kongo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rugowski backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rugowski has a couple of punches blocked by Kongo.
Rugowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rugowski moves away.
Rugowski blocks a head kick by Kongo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Rugowski clinches up with Kongo and pushes him back against the cage.
Rugowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Kongo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rugowskis head.
Kongo blocking some punches.
Rugowski tries to work over Kongo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kongo misses with a body punch.
Rugowski working aggressively here.
Rugowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Kongo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kongo missing with knees to the body.
Kongo prevents a body shot from Rugowski.
Rugowski has had enough of the clinch but Kongo keeps him there for the moment.
Kongo blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kongo.
Kongo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongo.
Kongo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rugowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kongo looking to stall.
Rugowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rugowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Kongo.
Rugowski misses with a body punch.
Rugowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rugowski can't find room to land a body shot as Kongo controls the action.
Kongo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rugowski fails to land.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rugowski avoids it.
Rugowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Kongo to work.
Kongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kongo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kongo lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo throws a head punch that misses.
Rugowski misses with a body punch.
Rugowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Kongo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rugowski's elbow.
Rugowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kongo ducks under a wild hook from Rugowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kingo Kongo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rugowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Kongo rushes Rugowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rugowski.
Nice body punch from Kongo - that landed with a thud.
Kongo lands an elbow just above Rugowski 's eye.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but Rugowski blocks with his arms.
Kongo scores with a shot to the side of Rugowski's head.
Rugowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kongo.
Kongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Rugowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rugowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kongo blocks an uppercut.
Rugowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A body shot lands from Rugowski.
Rugowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rugowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski lands a body shot.
Kongo blocking some punches.
Rugowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but Rugowski blocks with his arms.
Rugowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Kongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rugowski.
Kongo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rugowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kongo landing knees to the head.
Kongo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kongo lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rugowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kongo's elbow.
Kongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rugowski backwards.
Rugowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Kongo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rugowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Kongo.
Bubba Rugowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kongo blocks a body shot from Rugowski.
A short right from Rugowski.
Rugowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kongo lands a body shot.
Kongo tries a knee to the head but Rugowski blocks it.
Rugowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Bubba Rugowski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kongo tries to stall but Rugowski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Kongo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kongo.
Kongo scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Rugowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Kongo.
Rugowski tries to circle away but Kongo has him pinned against the cage.
Kongo connects with a knee right up the middle! Rugowski tumbles to the floor and Kongo stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kingo Kongo!
Kingo Kongo is the new heavyweight champion!
Kingo Kongo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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