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KOMMA 9: Tiberio vs. Morris PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heniek Model (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Blackwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Blackwell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heniek Model!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Blackwell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Model looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blackwell is fending him off so far but Model persists. Nope, Blackwell circles away and we're back to standing.
Blackwell shoots in and drives through. Model sprawls well.
Model tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blackwell swivels and escapes.
Model closes the distance and clinches up with Blackwell, looking for a takedown. Model pushes Blackwell against the cage but Blackwell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heniek Model. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Model dives in for a single leg takedown but Blackwell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blackwell letting Model take a breather here.
Model takes a knee to the side of the body.
Model tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blackwell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Model is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwell is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Model can't fight it off and eventually Blackwell manages to take the fight to the floor. Model looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Model is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blackwell is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Model looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blackwell is one step ahead there.
Model looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blackwell passes into side control.
Model is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Model is not content to let Blackwell control the position.
Blackwell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blackwell working away.
Blackwell tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Model's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Model sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Model tries to get to full guard but Blackwell has control of the leg.
Model is trying is best to control the position here.
Blackwell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blackwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Model keeps working.
Blackwell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Model defending well though.
Model trying to hold on to Blackwell's head to control him but Blackwell postures up.
Model on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Model tries to get out of the position.
Blackwell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Model is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blackwell pulls his head out easily.
Blackwell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blackwell thows a huge punch but Model dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Model is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Blackwell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Blackwell's back!
Model throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Blackwell!
It looks like Tom Blackwell has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackwell breaks Model's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Blackwell is looking to work some ground and pound but Model has wrist control.
Blackwell looking to pass the guard.
Model is looking to stand up but Blackwell isn't so interested in that idea.
Blackwell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blackwell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blackwell working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackwell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Model utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blackwell working some strikes from top position.
My spies in Beast farming inform me that Blackwell has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Blackwell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Blackwell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Blackwell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Model leaves Blackwell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blackwell tries for a takedown but Model sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blackwell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Model circles away.
Heniek Model has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Blackwell.
Model shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blackwell's guard.
Model stands up over Blackwell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackwell is trying to control the position but Model postures up.
Model lands a couple of elbows.
The cut above Tom Blackwell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Blackwell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Heniek Model!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Sternik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sternik comes to the cage accompanied by J Dash . John Obasi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrzej Sternik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Obasi!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obasi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Obasi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sternik to the mat! Sternik manages to get full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sternik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sternik keeping moving, preventing Obasi from controlling successfully.
Sternik wants to stand and escape but Obasi is having none of it.
Obasi wants to control from the top but Sternik keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sternik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Obasi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Obasi postures up in Sternik's guard and throws a big left but Sternik blocks it.
Sternik has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Obasi is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've been hearing reports that Sternik has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sternik prevents a body shot from Obasi.
Obasi lands a shoulder strike.
Sternik breaks from the clinch.
Obasi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sternik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Obasi scrambles back to his feet.
Sternik throws a sloppy body shot
and Obasi counters with a two punch combo.
Andrzej Sternik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Sternik circles away.
Obasi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sternik.
Obasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Sternik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sternik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sternik scores with a crisp jab that stopped Obasi in his tracks.
It looks like John Obasi has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Sternik.
Sternik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Obasi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sternik misses with the combination.
Obasi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sternik breaks the clinch.
Obasi tries to clinch up.
Obasi tries to clinch but Sternik is having none of it.
Sternik scores with a jab. Obasi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Sternik.
Obasi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sternik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sternik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obasi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sternik swings widly with a right hand
and Obasi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Andrzej Sternik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sternik lands with an overhand left.
Sternik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obasi wants to clinch up but Sternik keeps it at a distance.
Obasi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obasi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sternik.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Obasi is defended easily by Sternik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sternik just misses with a punch to the body.
Sternik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Sternik misses.
Obasi shoots in and drives through. Sternik sprawls well.
Obasi shoots in looking for a takedown but Sternik manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Obasi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Andrzej Sternik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Obasi.
Sternik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sternik scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Sternik. No joy for Obasi on that attempt.
Obasi slips a jab and a cross from Sternik.
Obasi tries to clinch up but Sternik circles away and keeps his distance.
Obasi throws a head kick but Sternik moves out of range.
Sternik throws an overhand right that drops Obasi like a sack of potatoes! Sternik dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrzej Sternik!
An out of breath and clearly excited Andrzej Sternik thanked GRAND Royal Wear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Lenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geovane Goulart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). San Lenn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Geovane Goulart's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, San Lenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geovane Goulart!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Goulart.
Goulart avoids the head kick by Lenn.
Goulart throws a hook but Lenn avoids it easily.
Geovane Goulart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goulart misses with a looping left.
Goulart slips a jab from Lenn.
Lenn gets a clinch.
Lenn taking a breather.
Goulart stalling in the clinch but Lenn improves position.
Lenn digs a right hand underneath Goulart's ribcage. Goulart let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lenn is trying to trip Goulart. He has hold of a leg but Goulart is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lenn persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Goulart escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lenn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Goulart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lenn defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenn gets to his feet - Goulart follows without any prompting.
Lenn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goulart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Goulart misses with a right hand
enabling Lenn to counter with a crisp jab.
Goulart works Lenn's body with a nice hook.
Goulart catches Lenn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goulart cracks Lenn with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Lenn falls to his knees and Goulart 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 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geovane Goulart!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Klinczerski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Cowherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kamil Klinczerski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Cowherd!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klinczerski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klinczerski tries to clinch there but Cowherd circles away.
Cowherd closes the distance and pushes Klinczerski back into the cage.
Klinczerski throws a head punch that misses.
Klinczerski has a couple of punches blocked by Cowherd.
Klinczerski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowherd successfully pulls guard.
Klinczerski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cowherd, up you get!
Klinczerski doesn't manage to clinch there - Cowherd circles away.
Klinczerski tries to clinch but Cowherd is having none of it.
Cowherd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klinczerski, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klinczerski.
Klinczerski gets through Cowherd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cowherd swings wildly with an uppercut but Klinczerski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowherd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cowherd blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowherd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klinczerski's elbow.
Klinczerski misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowherd misses with a body punch.
Klinczerski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klinczerski misses with some punches.
Cowherd blocking some punches.
Cowherd struggles to land a body shot inside as Klinczerski controls his hands.
Klinczerski lands an elbow just above Cowherd 's eye.
Klinczerski missing with knees to the body.
Klinczerski has a couple of punches blocked by Cowherd.
Cowherd scores with a shot to the side of Klinczerski's head.
Cowherd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cowherd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cowherd effectively controlling the action here.
Klinczerski tries to work over Cowherd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowherd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Klinczerski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klinczerski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowherd blocks a body shot from Klinczerski.
Klinczerski throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowherd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowherd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klinczerski backwards.
Klinczerski misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klinczerski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klinczerski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowherd takes an elbow to the temple.
Cowherd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klinczerski or not.
Cowherd tries to pull guard but Klinczerski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cowherd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klinczerski trying to control the position but instead, Cowherd has worked for underhooks and has pushed Klinczerski into the cage.
Klinczerski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowherd.
Cowherd jumps guard but Klinczerski stands there with Cowherd around his waist. Cowherd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kamil Klinczerski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Cowherd.
Cowherd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cowherd as Klinczerski tries to tie him up.
Cowherd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowherd tries to work over Klinczerski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klinczerski working aggressively here.
Klinczerski blocks a body shot from Cowherd.
Cowherd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klinczerski or not.
Klinczerski misses with a punch on the inside.
Klinczerski lands an elbow inside that Cowherd shrugs off.
Cowherd lands a takedown into guard.
Cowherd is looking to work some ground and pound but Klinczerski has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cowherd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cowherd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Klinczerski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cowherd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klinczerski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Klinczerski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Klinczerski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cowherd is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cowherd works over Klinczerski with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Klinczerski manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Klinczerski prevents Cowherd from breaking the clinch.
Cowherd blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cowherd.
It looks like Kamil Klinczerski has been cut.
Klinczerski is breathing heavily.
Cowherd lands a right hand.
Cowherd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowherd digs a right hand into Klinczerski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klinczerski's gas tank.
Cowherd drags the fight down to the ground.
Klinczerski gets to his feet - Cowherd follows without any prompting.
Cowherd closes the distance and pushes Klinczerski back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klinczerski throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowherd.
Cowherd manages to pull guard.
Klinczerski gets to his feet - Cowherd follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Cowherd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kamil Klinczerski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cowherd drives through and clinches with Klinczerski against the cage.
Klinczerski throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowherd.
Klinczerski tries a body shot but Cowherd blocks it.
Klinczerski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cowherd.
Cowherd lands with a light punch inside.
Cowherd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cowherd blocks an uppercut.
Klinczerski throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowherd.
Cowherd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Klinczerski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Klinczerski takes the fight into the clinch.
Klinczerski throws a head punch that misses.
Klinczerski is trying to stall.
Klinczerski throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowherd.
Klinczerski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowherd tries to pull guard but Klinczerski holds him up against the cage and eventually Cowherd drops back down to his feet.
Klinczerski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowherd struggles to land a body shot inside as Klinczerski controls his hands.
Klinczerski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowherd scores with a shoulder strike.
Klinczerski misses with the head strike.
Klinczerski working aggressively here.
Klinczerski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cowherd lands a nice uppercut.
Klinczerski misses with a body punch.
Klinczerski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cowherd misses with the head strike.
Cowherd jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Klinczerski walks away with a smile on his face. Cowherd gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kamil Klinczerski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Cowherd.
Klinczerski tries to clinch up but Cowherd circles away and keeps his distance.
Cowherd darts in and clinches Klinczerski up against the cage.
Klinczerski blocks a body shot from Cowherd.
Cowherd lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowherd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klinczerski working aggressively here.
Cowherd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klinczerski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cowherd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cowherd tries to pull guard but Klinczerski won't allow it.
Klinczerski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Klinczerski swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowherd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klinczerski misses with the head strike.
Klinczerski throws a head punch that misses.
Cowherd tries to pull guard but Klinczerski holds him up against the cage and eventually Cowherd drops back down to his feet.
Cowherd pushes off an throws an elbow but Klinczerski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Klinczerski prevents a body shot from Cowherd.
Klinczerski missing with knees to the body.
Cowherd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowherd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cowherd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Klinczerski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cowherd cracks Klinczerski with a nice body shot.
Brian Cowherd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Klinczerski misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowherd tries to score a body lock takedown but Klinczerski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cowherd pulls guard.
Cowherd trying to keep a closed guard but Klinczerski is proving a slippery customer.
Cowherd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Klinczerski is aware though and is defending well.
Cowherd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klinczerski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cowherd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Klinczerski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Klinczerski stands and steps away. Cowherd gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Klinczerski tries to clinch up but Cowherd circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klinczerski tries to clinch but Cowherd moves out of range.
Cowherd closes the distance and pushes Klinczerski back into the cage.
Klinczerski tries to throw a body punch but Cowherd avoids it by throwing Klinczerski back against the cage.
Cowherd managing to block the knees to the body from Klinczerski.
Klinczerski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klinczerski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cowherd misses with a punch to the body.
Cowherd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cowherd lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Cowherd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cowherd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cowherd digs a right hand into Klinczerski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klinczerski's gas tank.
Cowherd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cowherd lands with a left to the head.
Cowherd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Cowherd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kamil Klinczerski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cowherd darts in and clinches Klinczerski up against the cage.
Klinczerski lands an elbow that stopped Cowherd in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klinczerski.
Cowherd lands with a left to the head.
Klinczerski tries a body shot but Cowherd blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Cowherd.
Cowherd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klinczerskis head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cowherd jumps guard but Klinczerski stands there with Cowherd around his waist. Cowherd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cowherd lands a shoulder strike.
Cowherd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Klinczerski fails to land.
A short uppercut from Cowherd.
Cowherd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cowherd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cowherd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cowherd lands a left hand.
Cowherd presses Klinczerski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinczerski tries to throw a body punch but Cowherd avoids it by throwing Klinczerski back against the cage.
Klinczerski tumbles to the floor! Cowherd threw a big shot that dropped him and now Cowherd is on top looking to finish! Klinczerski has guard but can he survive?!
Klinczerski is rocked!
Cowherd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cowherd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cowherd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cowherd throwing strikes from guard but Klinczerski blocks nicely.
Cowherd throws a big elbow that misses.
Cowherd arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Klinczerski's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brian Cowherd!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Killah Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Green Beret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bee's entrance music is Wu Tang Killa Beez - Killa Beez. A fine choice. 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
195 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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23
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Killah Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Green Beret!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee misses with a head kick.
Bee darts in looking for a takedown but Beret gets double underhooks and turns Bee into the cage.
Bee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Beret is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Beret gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killah Bee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bee looking for a takedown.
Beret lands an elbow just above Bee 's eye.
Beret breaks the clinch.
Beret tries a head kick but it misses.
Beret tries a head kick but it misses.
Bee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beret pinned against the cage. Beret gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bee closes the distance and clinches up with Beret, looking for a takedown. Bee pushes Beret against the cage but Beret circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beret tries a head kick but it misses.
Bee dives in for a single leg takedown but Beret sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Beret avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bee keeps control of Beret as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bee has picked Beret up - he's going for a ride! Bee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Beret regains full guard. Nicely done.
Beret bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bee's guard.
Beret trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bee's guard.
Bee trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Beret has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bee is proving hard to escape from.
Beret is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bee wants to sweep but no luck.
Beret wants to stand but Bee is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bee throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bee throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee has a closed guard, preventing Beret from standing up.
Beret pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bee is keeping the position for now.
Beret is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Green Beret has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Beret throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bee's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Bee is predictable there
and Beret counters with a body kick.
Beret has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Killah Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beret slips a jab and a cross from Bee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beret.
Bee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beret as he avoids it easily.
Bee fails with a takedown attempt.
Bee is breathing heavily.
Bee avoids the head kick by Beret.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee dives in for a single leg takedown but Beret sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bee looking for a takedown.
Bee wants a takedown.
Beret breaks the clinch.
Beret misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Bee.
Bee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beret's waist but Beret gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bee off to one side.
Beret lands a big head kick that sends Bee to the canvas! Beret follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Green Beret!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Green Beret waved his t-shirt featuring Happy Pills 159Q - Laundry 80%'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjo Alejandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boxer comes to the cage accompanied by Hammerfall - Last Man Standing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
190 lbs
13 - 15 - 0 |
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25
205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benjo Alejandro!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer lands a really nice looking cross but Alejandro seems unphased.
Mike Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alejandro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boxer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alejandro thinking.
Alejandro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Benjo Alejandro has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alejandro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alejandro tests Boxer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boxer lands a left and a right that send Alejandro crashing to the mat, dazed. Boxer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Alejandro is rocked!
Alejandro misses with a low kick.
Boxer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boxer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boxer drops Alejandro with a beautiful combination! Alejandro stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Boxer is looking for the KO!
Alejandro is still on wobbly legs! Can Boxer finish him?
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer lands a jab to Alejandro's midsection.
Alejandro seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice shot lands for Boxer.
Boxer lands a big right hand that sends Alejandro crashing to the mat! Boxer stays standing though and waves Alejandro back to his feet!
Boxer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alejandro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Boxer missing with a left hand there. Alejandro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alejandro staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alejandro tries to bum rush Boxer with a series of wild strikes but Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alejandro looks to land a right hand but Boxer moved out of range.
Mike Boxer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boxer misses with a hook.
Boxer misses with a wild combination.
Boxer scores with a nice strike.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer misses with the combination.
Boxer throws a shot from downtown. Alejandro moves away and avoids it.
Boxer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boxer throws a body punch but Alejandro moves out of range.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alejandro moves away.
Boxer misses with a double jab.
Alejandro fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Boxer to the ground. Alejandro is now in Boxer's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alejandro postures up in Boxer's guard and throws a big left but Boxer blocks it.
Boxer keeping moving, preventing Alejandro from controlling successfully.
Boxer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alejandro on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alejandro tries to free his leg and advance position but Boxer is retaining full guard.
Alejandro throws a strike but Boxer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boxer preventing the sweep.
Alejandro throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Boxer won't allow Alejandro to sweep him here.
Alejandro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boxer!
Boxer wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Alejandro.
Alejandro throwing strikes here but Boxer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Alejandro looking to ground and pound but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Boxer is bucking up trying to escape but Alejandro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Alejandro cracks Boxer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alejandro goes for an armbar but Boxer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Boxer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alejandro trying to strike off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Boxer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Boxer prevents Alejandro from improving his position.
Alejandro is trying to maintain the position but Boxer is very close to passing his half guard.
Alejandro is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alejandro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Boxer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjo Alejandro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boxer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alejandro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Alejandro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boxer dips to his left and cracks Alejandro with an uppercut!
Boxer throws a lazy uppercut
and Alejandro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alejandro.
Alejandro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alejandro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alejandro throwing strikes but missing.
Boxer keeping moving, preventing Alejandro from controlling successfully.
Boxer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alejandro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alejandro is looking to work some ground and pound but Boxer has wrist control.
Alejandro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boxer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benjo Alejandro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alejandro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boxer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alejandro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boxer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alejandro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alejandro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boxer is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alejandro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer keeping full guard, as Alejandro tries to pass.
Alejandro passes Boxer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alejandro is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Boxer!
Alejandro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Boxer looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alejandro unloads with some shots from mount but Boxer bucks and avoids them well.
A big strike lands for Alejandro! That's really hurt Boxer and he's turned his back - Alejandro keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Alejandro jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjo Alejandro!
An out of breath Benjo Alejandro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Mike Boxer spoke after the fight, saying 'famoous, talented boxer which want be world champion in mma.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Fischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - False Pretense . Jamie Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
168 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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25
160 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikola Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamie Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Fischer is just out of range.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fischer was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jamie Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fischer.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fischer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones slips a straight right by Fischer.
Fischer looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Fischer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fischer just misses with a punch to the body.
Fischer tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Fischer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fischer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Fischer.
Fischer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Jamie Jones has been cut.
Fischer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fischer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut there from Fischer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Fischer.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Fischer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Fischer lands with a right hand.
Fischer misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Fischer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fischer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fischer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones throws a right and a left that Fischer avoids nicely.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Fischer misses with a looping right.
Fischer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Fischer misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Fischer throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Fischer connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fischer misses with a wild body shot.
Fischer fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fischer.
Fischer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Fischer drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Jones right on the button. Jones goes down! Fischer follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Fischer gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikola Fischer!
An out of breath Nikola Fischer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins has chosen Negro Drama as his entrance music. John Collins will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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28
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
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25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Collins!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins is looking to clinch.
We've been told by Boyka's head coaches at Academia Ipanema that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Collins 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.
Boyka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boyka clinches with his opponent.
Collins letting Boyka take a breather here.
Boyka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Collins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boyka to keep the fight standing.
Boyka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Collins pulls guard effortlessly.
Collins is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Boyka rolls with it to try and escape but Collins cranks on the arm and Boyka is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Collins!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waldemar Koksowicz Drugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamba Watson (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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldemar Koksowicz Drugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tamba Watson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Watson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koksowicz Drugi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Koksowicz Drugi. That snapped Watson's head back.
It looks like Tamba Watson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson dips to his left and cracks Koksowicz Drugi with an uppercut!
Koksowicz Drugi scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Koksowicz Drugi does no damage.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Waldemar Koksowicz Drugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koksowicz Drugi lands with a right that hurts Watson. Watson looks to clinch but Koksowicz Drugi throws a short knee that drops Watson. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Waldemar Koksowicz Drugi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bolt Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valmir Tiberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris's entrance music is MMMBop. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bolt Morris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valmir Tiberio!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiberio tests Morris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morris is looking to slow Tiberio down with leg kicks.
Tiberio tries to clinch but Morris moves out of range.
Morris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tiberio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Morris to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Morris wants to control from the top but Tiberio keeps moving.
Morris throws a strike but Tiberio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tiberio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tiberio trying to control the position but Morris is working away.
Tiberio happy to just control the position for now.
Morris manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tiberio's best efforts.
Morris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tiberio is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to get to full guard but Tiberio has control of the leg.
Tiberio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morris keeps working.
Morris tries to get to full guard but Tiberio has control of the leg.
Tiberio is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morris is trying to get back to full guard.
Tiberio is trying to control the action in half guard but Morris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Valmir Tiberio hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Morris looks for the body kick but Tiberio saw that one coming.
Tiberio misses the shot to the body.
Morris misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a leg kick but Tiberio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tiberio avoids the body shot from Morris.
Morris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tiberio takes a swing at Morris's ribcage but misses.
Tiberio thuds his right hand into Morris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body punch from Morris.
Tiberio misses with a straight right.
Tiberio stuffs the takedown.
Morris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tiberio.
Tiberio misses with a hook. Morris ducked under it nicely.
Tiberio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morris moves away.
Tiberio throws a hook to the side of Morris's head but Morris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiberio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses with a body kick.
Tiberio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morris.
Tiberio lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiberio throws a body punch but Morris moves out of range.
Morris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiberio throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Morris misses.
Morris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Morris. Those never looked like landing.
Tiberio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morris at a distance.
Tiberio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valmir Tiberio will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tiberio jabs at Morris's body.
Tiberio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morris rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiberio. Morris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiberio looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Morris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tiberio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tiberio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morris throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tiberio was covering up waiting for the punch and Morris finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tiberio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws a strike but Tiberio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Tiberio from controlling successfully.
Morris controls Tiberio momentarily but Tiberio frees himself.
Tiberio forces his way into half guard.
Morris is looking for a sweep. Tiberio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morris trying to control from the bottom.
Morris is refusing to be controlled, as Tiberio sits in half guard.
Morris wants to improve his position but Tiberio is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris is trying to maintain the position but Tiberio is very close to passing his half guard.
Morris is not content to let Tiberio control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tiberio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morris moves away.
Tiberio misses the shot to the body.
Tiberio scores with a shot to the body.
Morris misses with a body shot.
Morris is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Morris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiberio.
Tiberio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morris.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiberio misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiberio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valmir Tiberio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiberio throws a shot from downtown. Morris moves away and avoids it.
Tiberio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tiberio jabs at Morris's body.
Morris tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tiberio defends well and Morris ends up having to push Tiberio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tiberio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morris takes a shot to the head.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Tiberio controls the action.
Morris misses with a punch to the body.
Morris lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morris throws a head punch that misses.
Morris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tiberio or not.
A body shot lands from Tiberio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to throw a body punch but Tiberio avoids it by throwing Morris back against the cage.
Tiberio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiberio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morris tries a body shot but Tiberio blocks it.
Tiberio misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiberio.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiberio manages to break the clinch.
Tiberio scores with a jab. Morris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tiberio connects with a right hand. Morris shakes it off.
Valmir Tiberio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiberio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valmir Tiberio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Tiberio.
Tiberio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tiberio misses the body punch
and Morris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tiberio is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valmir Tiberio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tiberio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morris. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Tiberio blocks the low kick.
Tiberio throws a hook but Morris blocks it.
Tiberio lands a lovely overhand right.
Tiberio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tiberio connects with the punch.
Tiberio throws a looping overhand right but Morris ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Tiberio misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Tiberio. That snapped Morris's head back.
Tiberio misses with a hook
enabling Morris to counter with a crisp jab.
Morris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiberio.
Tiberio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris scores with a leg kick.
Tiberio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morris slips under a jab from Tiberio.
Tiberio cracks Morris with an open hand slap.
Morris is rocked!
Tiberio lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Morris up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Tiberio from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Morris's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valmir Tiberio! Valmir Tiberio retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Valmir Tiberio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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