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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosen Strasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo comes to the cage accompanied by smoke the fire. Juan Pablo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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159 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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Pablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rosen Strasser!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo looks for a takedown but Strasser sprawls well.
Strasser lands the left hand.
Strasser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pablo tries to clinch there but Strasser circles away.
Strasser tries to sprawl but Pablo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pablo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Strasser is concentrating on defense, preventing Pablo from advancing position.
Strasser felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pablo is pressing down on Strasser's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strasser is holding on for now.
Strasser is staying active underneath Pablo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo is pressing down on Strasser's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strasser is holding on for now.
Pablo wants to take a breather but Strasser is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Juan Pablo just wasn't active enough.
Pablo has his takedown stuffed
and Strasser counters with a nice uppercut.
Pablo fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pablo is breathing heavily.
Strasser works Pablo's body with a nice hook.
Strasser with a jab.
Juan Pablo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pablo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strasser wants to get back to full guard.
Pablo trying to control from half guard but Strasser is working away.
Strasser tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pablo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strasser can't escape the position.
Pablo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Strasser is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Strasser and Pablo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablo wants to control but Strasser is keeping him busy.
Strasser regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pablo is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Strasser still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Strasser has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strasser advances to full mount.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Strasser fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pablo slips a jab and a cross from Strasser.
Pablo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Strasser displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pablo.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Strasser but Strasser pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pablo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Strasser counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strasser scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Strasser. That snapped Pablo's head back.
Pablo is rocked!
Strasser is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasser fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Pablo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strasser tries to bum rush Pablo with a series of wild strikes but Pablo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pablo seems to have got his legs back now.
Strasser cracks Pablo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Strasser has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pablo to stand back up!
Strasser is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strasser slaps away a takedown attempt from Pablo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Strasser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strasser as he avoids it easily.
Pablo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Strasser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pablo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pablo avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strasser listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Strasser closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Pablo! Strasser dives in looking to finish! Pablo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rosen Strasser!
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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 Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Laid to Rest by Lamb of God. This should be fireworks!
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
33 - 23 - 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Antona moved out of range.
Antona tries to score with a low kick but Reilly moves his leg out of the way.
Reilly scores with a decent looking hook.
A left and a right from Antona both land. Nice combination.
Reilly jabs Antona right on the nose. Antona blinks but takes it well.
Antona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reilly.
Antona looks to land a combination. Reilly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Antona blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Antona throws a right and a left that Reilly avoids nicely.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antona throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reilly counters with a straight right hand.
Ray Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Reilly.
Reilly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antona throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Antona tries to keep at a distance but Reilly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Antona jumps into guard, dragging Reilly to the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Reilly tries to free his leg and advance position but Antona is retaining full guard.
Reilly would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Antona is trying to control the position but Reilly postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly is looking to pass into half guard but Antona pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Antona is in guard.
Antona wants to pass the guard but Reilly is keeping the position.
Antona stays in close to Reilly's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antona wanted to stand there but Reilly had control of the position.
Antona is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Antona'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aydine Antona.
Reilly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reilly tries to clinch but Antona moves out of range.
Reilly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Reilly misses the target.
Antona misses with the combination.
Reilly misses with a double jab
and Antona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reilly misses with a jab to the body
and Antona makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Reilly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Antona tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antona tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Antona is trying to pull guard but Reilly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aydine Antona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reilly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Antona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aydine Antona dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reilly tries to land a body kick
and Antona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Antona misses with a right hand
and Reilly counters with a nice uppercut.
Antona dodges the punch combination from Reilly.
Antona scores with a hook.
Reilly rushes Antona and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly misses with a straight left.
Reilly scores with the left hand. Antona knows he should have avoided that one.
Antona tries to bum rush Reilly with a series of wild strikes but Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antona lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Antona.
Reilly scores with a hook.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Antona. That snapped Reilly's head back.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Antona is out of range.
A big right from Antona misses.
Aydine Antona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antona throws the left hand but Reilly avoids the punch easily.
Antona blocks a jab.
Reilly misses with a wild combination.
Reilly throws a jab when Antona was well out of range.
Antona swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reilly is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Antona.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reilly momentarily.
Reilly slips a straight right by Antona.
Antona throws a lazy body kick
and Reilly counters with a solid body kick.
Antona throws the kick towards the body but Reilly avoids it.
Reilly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Antona.
Reilly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly swings for the body but Antona moves out of range.
Antona dodges the punch combination from Reilly.
Reilly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Antona counters with a three punch combo that has Reilly backing up. Reilly nods at Antona to acknowledge the strikes.
Antona lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.
Antona throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Reilly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reilly connects with a single shot there.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Antona lands.
Reilly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Antona staying out of range there.
Reilly has closed the distance and engaged Antona in a clinch.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antona ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Antona's head.
Reilly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antona throws a looping overhand right but Reilly ducks down to avoid it.
Antona blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Antona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antona tries to score with a low kick but Reilly moves his leg out of the way.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antona needs to keep his hands up - Reilly had a free shot at his head there.
Antona throws a poor cross that misses
and Reilly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antona misses with a straight left.
Reilly defending well as Antona loads up on a big left hand.
Antona misses with a low kick.
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 Aydine Antona will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antona throws a sloppy head kick
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reilly tries to clinch up.
Antona tries to bum rush Reilly with a series of wild strikes but Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reilly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antona throws a right hand that misses
and Reilly counters with a body kick that stops Antona in his tracks momentarily.
Reilly lands a nice looking body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Reilly scores with a four punch combination!
Antona scores with a jab.
Aydine Antona is winning the standup battle so far.
Reilly tries to clinch there but Antona circles away.
Antona throws a lazy head kick
and Antona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reilly tries to clinch but Antona is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Antona throws a leg kick
letting Reilly counter with a right hand.
Antona moves out of range of the body kick from Reilly.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Antona is out of range.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Antona.
Antona checks a low kick from Reilly.
Antona lands the left hand.
Antona is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reilly.
Reilly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reilly blocks a head kick by Antona.
Reilly missing with a left hand there. Antona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Antona misses.
Ray Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reilly.
Reilly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Antona counters with a series of strikes. Reilly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reilly wants to clinch.
Reilly wants to clinch but Antona slips to the side
and Antona counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly defending well as Antona loads up on a big left hand.
Antona circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Reilly closes the distance but Antona moves to the side
and Antona counters with a stiff right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Antona, right into the meat.
A jab from Antona does it's job there.
Reilly avoids the head kick by Antona.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Antona misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Antona throws a push kick but Reilly slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Antona.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Antona manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Antona pushes him off.
That kick from Reilly tenderised Antona's leg. Antona is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Antona.
Reilly swings for the body but Antona moves out of range.
Antona swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.
Aydine Antona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reilly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reilly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Antona counters with a left to the body.
Antona lands with a kick to the temple. Reilly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reilly blocks a head kick by Antona.
Reilly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reilly throws a good cross that connects.
Reilly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antona lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick
and Antona counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reilly's knee momentarily.
Reilly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ray Reilly.
I think Antona has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ray Reilly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francois Dubonet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Blimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francois Dubonet!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Blimm. Dubonet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses.
Dubonet throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Dubonet.
Blimm has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym in the buildup to the fight.
Dubonet jabs Blimm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blimm scores with a leg kick.
Blimm looks to land a body kick but Dubonet moved away.
Dubonet misses the jab.
Blimm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dubonet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dubonet stalling in the clinch but Blimm improves position.
Blimm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blimm is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dubonet's half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Blimm is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dubonet is just riding it out for now. Blimm eventually gives up the hold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blimm is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blimm works his way into side control.
Dubonet is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blimm off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm trying to control the hands but Dubonet breaks the grip.
Dubonet 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 Blimm!
Dubonet lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Will Dubonet go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Blimm trying to control the position but Dubonet manages to sink in the hooks.
Blimm breaks Dubonet's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dubonet keeping moving, preventing Blimm from controlling successfully.
Blimm drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dubonet dives on top into guard.
Dubonet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dubonet trying to control the position from guard on top but Blimm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dubonet showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dubonet content to stall in guard here.
Blimm is looking to stand up but Dubonet isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Francois Dubonet.
Blimm shoots in looking for a takedown but Dubonet manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blimm's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dubonet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Francois Dubonet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blimm throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice jab there from Dubonet.
We've been informed that Dubonet has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dubonet throws a front kick that sends Blimm stumbling back into the cage.
Blimm shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dubonet manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blimm trying to control but Dubonet is working from the bottom.
Blimm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dubonet is keeping the position for now.
Dubonet seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubonet trying to keep a closed guard but Blimm is proving a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Blimm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 Bobby Blimm will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blimm drops his hands momentarily and Dubonet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blimm clinches up with Dubonet and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Dubonet.
Blimm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dubonet misses with a series of wild punches.
Dubonet throws a body punch but Blimm moves out of range.
Bobby Blimm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dubonet throws a head kick but Blimm moves out of range.
Blimm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blimm avoids the head kick by Dubonet.
Dubonet misses with a body kick.
Blimm darts in looking for a takedown but Dubonet gets double underhooks and turns Blimm into the cage.
Blimm breaks the clinch.
Dubonet throws a leg kick
and Blimm counters with a straight right hand.
Dubonet scores with a nice strike.
Blimm moves in looking to clinch but Dubonet pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blimm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dubonet.
Dubonet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dubonet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blimm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blimm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dubonet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice jab there from Dubonet.
Dubonet lands a leg kick that knocks Blimm off balance momentarily.
Blimm walks into a left hand.
Blimm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dubonet throws a nice head kick!
Blimm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blimm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dubonet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blimm tries to clinch but Dubonet moves out of range.
Dubonet has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blimm.
Blimm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blimm tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dubonet swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Blimm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blimm misses with a few strikes there.
Dubonet misses with a series of wild punches.
Blimm takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dubonet tries a head kick but it misses.
Blimm drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blimm throws a strike but Dubonet rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blimm is wriggling around but Dubonet manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Dubonet seems content to control.
Blimm is trying to control but can't.
Dubonet is controlling the pace.
Dubonet is thwarting Blimm's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Dubonet 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dubonet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dubonet lands a head shot.
Blimm blocks a head kick by Dubonet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet feints and then cracks Blimm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blimm down.
Dubonet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dubonet throws a push kick but Blimm slaps the foot to one side.
Blimm moves out of range as Dubonet strikes.
Blimm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dubonet sprawls well. Dubonet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blimm gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blimm is defended easily by Dubonet.
Dubonet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubonet throws a head kick but Blimm moves out of range.
Blimm shoots in for a double leg but Dubonet sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dubonet scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Dubonet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dubonet looks to score with a jab to the body but Blimm is just out of range.
Dubonet explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blimm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dubonet misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick from Dubonet lands but Blimm takes it in his stride.
Dubonet lands with an overhand left.
Dubonet is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dubonet misses with a head kick.
Blimm throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blimm closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dubonet quickly recovers to half guard.
Blimm looks to land a strike but Dubonet avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dubonet keeping moving, preventing Blimm from controlling successfully.
Blimm throwing strikes from guard but Dubonet blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blimm wants to pass the guard but Dubonet is keeping the position.
Blimm wants to control from the top but Dubonet keeps moving.
Blimm drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dubonet dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dubonet postures up.
Dubonet trying to control but Blimm is working from the bottom.
Dubonet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bobby Blimm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blimm trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Blimm wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Blimm clinches with his opponent.
Dubonet stalls.
Blimm breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dubonet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blimm.
Blimm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dubonet can pounce on him.
Dubonet is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good leg kick by Dubonet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dubonet throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dubonet throws a head kick but Blimm moves out of range.
Dubonet misses with a low kick.
Blimm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dubonet throws a head kick that half lands.
Blimm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses.
Blimm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dubonet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body kick there by Dubonet.
Dubonet tries a head kick but it misses.
Dubonet connects with a solid leg kick.
Dubonet throws a head kick but Blimm moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dubonet misses with a two punch combination.
Dubonet tries to land a front kick but Blimm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blimm wants to clinch.
Dubonet throws a low kick but Blimm avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubonet checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dubonet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dubonet works Blimm's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Francois Dubonet.
I think Dubonet 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Dubonet!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Francois Dubonet made sure he mentioned Just Fight (Everything 7$), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Masakazu Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki's entrance music is Sandstorm by Darude. A fine choice. Borys Grabowski will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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147 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakazu Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borys Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki drives through and clinches with Grabowski against the cage.
Grabowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aoki breaks from the clinch.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Grabowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aoki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Aoki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Aoki working away.
Aoki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Grabowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Grabowski is looking for a sweep.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grabowski keeps working.
Aoki controlling the position from side mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Aoki'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki wants to control for a moment but Grabowski uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Grabowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki controlling the action here.
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Grabowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski trying to hold on to Aoki's head to control him but Aoki postures up.
Aoki wants to take a breather but Grabowski is having none of it.
We're going to have a standup here because Masakazu Aoki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Aoki swinging wildly here.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Masakazu Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aoki fails to land with a series of punches.
Aoki misses with a looping left.
Grabowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grabowski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grabowski.
Aoki lands a right hook to the body.
Grabowski lands a nice hook to Aoki's body. Aoki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grabowski jabs Aoki right on the nose. Aoki blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Masakazu Aoki has been cut.
Grabowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aoki throws out the jab.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grabowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aoki misses with a straight right.
Aoki misses with an uppercut. Grabowski saw that one coming.
Grabowski drops his hands momentarily and Aoki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grabowski lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grabowski.
Aoki looks to throw the jab but Grabowski is out of range.
Aoki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grabowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grabowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aoki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grabowski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aoki under the eye.
Aoki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grabowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Grabowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masakazu Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabowski moves out of range of the body kick from Aoki.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grabowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Grabowski is looking for a sweep.
Grabowski can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Grabowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakazu Aoki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masakazu Aoki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grabowski throws a nice looking combination but Aoki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aoki lands with a shot to the body.
Grabowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aoki circles away quickly and effectively.
Aoki throws a hook to the side of Grabowski's head but Grabowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aoki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grabowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grabowski!
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Grabowski is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grabowski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aoki counters with a right hand to the body.
Grabowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grabowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Grabowski.
Aoki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grabowski moves away.
Grabowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aoki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Borys Grabowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki forces Grabowski back against the cage and clinches.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grabowski's elbow.
Grabowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Grabowski ducks under a wild hook from Aoki.
Grabowski throws a leg kick but Aoki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grabowski takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab from Grabowski misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki scores with a nice head shot.
Borys Grabowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoki throws a push kick but Grabowski slaps the foot to one side.
Aoki scores with a nice right hand.
Masakazu Aoki is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a looping left.
Aoki shoots in looking for a takedown but Grabowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aoki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Grabowski.
Aoki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grabowski's head.
Grabowski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grabowski jabs at Aoki's body.
Grabowski throws a looping overhand right but Aoki ducks down to avoid it.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aoki throws the left hand but Grabowski avoids the punch easily.
Grabowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Grabowski.
Aoki gets a double leg takedown into Grabowski's guard.
Grabowski has Aoki pulled in close to control his posture.
Aoki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aoki trying to control but Grabowski is working from the bottom.
Grabowski 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.
Aoki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grabowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grabowski keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Grabowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masakazu Aoki has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jab, jab by Grabowski - just one landing.
Aoki cracks the inside of Grabowski's front leg.
Aoki looks for the body kick but Grabowski saw that one coming.
Aoki misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grabowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aoki.
Grabowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aoki misses with a leg kick
and Grabowski counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aoki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakazu Aoki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Masakazu Aoki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Aoki avoids the body shot from Grabowski.
Aoki lands with an uppercut that bounces Grabowski off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grabowski. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Aoki misses its intended target.
Grabowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grabowski misses with a double jab.
Aoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki misses with a hook.
Grabowski misses the shot to the body.
Aoki misses with a left hand
enabling Grabowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Aoki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grabowski sprawls well. Grabowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aoki gets slowly back to his feet.
Aoki is looking to clinch but Grabowski is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski walks into a straight right hand from Aoki.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aoki, right into the meat.
Grabowski misses with a body shot.
Aoki sizes up Grabowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aoki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Grabowski throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Aoki misses.
A swing and a miss from Grabowski.
Aoki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grabowski has time to react.
Aoki throws a wild body kick that Grabowski sees coming a mile off.
Some bone on bone action there as Grabowski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aoki lands a right hook to the body.
Borys Grabowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a front kick aimed at Grabowski's knee but Grabowski avoids it well.
Aoki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grabowski on the side of the head.
Aoki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Grabowski to the ground. Aoki is now in Grabowski's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki being controlled here momentarily.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Grabowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masakazu Aoki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grabowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aoki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aoki looking to sit in guard and control but Grabowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grabowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grabowski is aware though and is defending well.
Aoki 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.
Aoki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grabowski is aware though and is defending well.
Grabowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Grabowski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Aoki tries to get to full guard but Grabowski has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to get back to full guard here but Grabowski has managed to pass to side control instead.
Aoki is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Grabowski off and has taken his back!
Grabowski manages to reverse the position and now he's in Aoki's guard. Nice work there by Grabowski.
Grabowski looking to pass the guard.
Grabowski throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki 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! Grabowski rolls with it to try and escape but Aoki cranks on the arm and Grabowski is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Masakazu Aoki!
Masakazu Aoki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Raveneye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes into the arena with Ambitionz Az A Ridah blaring out of the sound system. Andre Hardy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odin Raveneye!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raveneye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy thows a body shot but no joy.
Raveneye moves forwards but Hardy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hardy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raveneye can pounce on him.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raveneye.
Raveneye looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Raveneye circles away.
Raveneye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raveneye throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hardy or perhaps it was just good defense by Raveneye, which made it look bad.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raveneye.
Hardy shoots in but Raveneye avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Raveneye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a jab when Raveneye was well out of range.
Hardy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raveneye misses the shot to the body.
Hardy defending well as Raveneye loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Raveneye avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raveneye throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy looks to land a combination. Raveneye sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardy blocks the leg kick.
Hardy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raveneye.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raveneye walks into a left hand.
Raveneye connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Raveneye is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardy rather than just go for the knockout.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
Hardy throws a body punch but Raveneye moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Raveneye.
Hardy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Odin Raveneye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy throws a series of punches but Raveneye moves out of range.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raveneye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raveneye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy throws a jab when Raveneye was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odin Raveneye dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
Raveneye lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardy's sensitive parts.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raveneye moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Hardy as he connects with a hook.
Odin Raveneye seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy defending well as Raveneye loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy clobbers Raveneye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hardy throws a jab when Raveneye was well out of range.
Raveneye slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raveneye manages to avoid it.
Hardy jabs Raveneye to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hardy slips a jab from Raveneye.
Hardy darts in looking for a takedown but Raveneye gets double underhooks and turns Hardy into the cage.
Hardy tries to break free but Raveneye pushes him back against the cage.
Raveneye working aggressively here.
Raveneye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raveneye takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardy scores with a hook.
Raveneye connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hardy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Raveneye defends well and Hardy ends up having to push Raveneye into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Raveneye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Hardy.
Raveneye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardy.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raveneye.
Hardy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hardy works the jab nicely.
Raveneye throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Raveneye lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardy's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raveneye staying out of range there.
Raveneye misses with a straight right.
Raveneye misses with a body shot.
Raveneye lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hardy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raveneye scores with a jab.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raveneye has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Odin Raveneye will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hardy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Raveneye sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hardy somewhat.
Raveneye walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raveneye shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raveneye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raveneye looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Raveneye throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raveneye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy connects with a body shot that sends Raveneye's belly button to the back.
Hardy connects with a body shot that sends Raveneye's belly button to the back.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raveneye.
Raveneye has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raveneye there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hardy misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Raveneye to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raveneye misses with a low kick.
Andre Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye thows a body shot but no joy.
Raveneye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Raveneye avoids nicely.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy takes a swing at Raveneye's ribcage but misses.
Raveneye scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardy doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardy needs to keep his hands up - Raveneye had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raveneye has time to react.
Raveneye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raveneye throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Raveneye takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raveneye moves forwards but Hardy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hardy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raveneye avoids it really well and circles away.
Raveneye with a nice cross.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raveneye.
Raveneye defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Raveneye takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raveneye drops his hands momentarily and Hardy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hardy misses with an uppercut
and Raveneye counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Odin Raveneye is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Raveneye connects with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Odin Raveneye.
Well Raveneye 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odin Raveneye!
Odin Raveneye seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Eduardo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Numb. Carlos Eduardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Eduardo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee blocks a head kick by Eduardo.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eduardo blocks a jab.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Eduardo counters with a head kick that drops Lee to the mat! Lee scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eduardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good shot there by Lee.
Lee throws the left hand but Eduardo avoids the punch easily.
Eduardo moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eduardo momentarily.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Eduardo sends Lee crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Eduardo is motioning to the referee to let Lee up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lee is rocked!
A good leg kick by Eduardo.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Eduardo finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Eduardo.
Eduardo lands with a nice body kick.
Lee looks winded!
Eduardo throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Eduardo engages and cracks Lee with a massive lead left hook - Lee tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Eduardo is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Eduardo!
During a confident post fight interview, Carlos Eduardo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn comes to the cage accompanied by Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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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
37 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn tries a head kick but it misses.
Finn misses with a looping left.
Spencer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finn's head backwards.
Spencer with a nice cross.
Finn shoots in for a takedown but Spencer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Spencer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Finn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a straight right.
Spencer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Finn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
Finn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A big right from Finn misses.
Finn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spencers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Finn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finn scores with a nice head shot.
Spencer digs a good hook to Finn's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spencer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Spencer counters with a left to the body.
Finn throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Finn throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Spencer. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer looks to land a right hand but Finn moved out of range.
Finn misses with a hook.
Finn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finn tries to work over Spencer's front leg with a kick but Spencer checks it.
Nice defenses there by Spencer.
Finn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Finn wants to clinch.
Shawn Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Finn.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Spencer scores with a decent looking hook.
Finn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Spencer stuffs the takedown attempt from Finn. Finn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spencer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands a jab-cross combination.
Spencer thuds his right hand into Finn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Spencer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Finn stopping the sweep attempt from Spencer.
Finn trying to control the position from guard on top but Spencer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finn stopping the sweep attempt from Spencer.
Finn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spencer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Finn defends it easily.
Finn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Finn passes Spencer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Spencer has hold of Finn's hands but Finn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Finn content to control rather than advance.
Finn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Spencer is staying active underneath Finn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Finn is looking for a kimura here.
Finn wants to free his trapped foot but Spencer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Spencer wants to control but Finn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Finn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Spencer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Spencer wants to sweep but Finn has passed to side control!
Spencer is trying to improve his position.
Finn working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Finn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spencer sneaks back into half guard.
Finn wants to take a breather but Spencer is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mickey Finn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spencer moves away from the strike by Finn.
Finn connects with the punch.
Spencer scores with a hook to the body. Finn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Finn slips a jab from Spencer.
Spencer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spencer staying out of range there.
Finn dives in and grabs Spencer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spencer pushes down on Finn's head and hops out.
Finn shoots in looking for a takedown but Spencer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Finn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spencer misses with a lunging right hand
and Finn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Finn misses with a hook. Spencer ducked under it nicely.
Finn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spencer.
Finn throws an off balance right hand
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spencer looks to land a right hand but Finn moved out of range.
Spencer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spencer throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Spencer to the mat! Spencer manages to get full guard.
Finn landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn with a nice head shot there.
Spencer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Finn defends it easily.
Spencer is looking to cinch up a triangle. Finn throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Spencer's body to avoid the submission. Spencer has instead reached around Finn's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Spencer arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shawn Spencer!
A very excited looking Shawn Spencer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mar Vell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson has chosen Now I Lay Thee Down as his entrance music. Mar Vell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henrik Larsson's chin.
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187 lbs
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196 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mar Vell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson misses with a body shot.
Vell throws a chopping leg kick but Larsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Larsson slips under a jab from Vell.
Vell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Larsson 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.
Vell misses with an uppercut.
Vell lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Vell.
Vell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vell trying to mount his opponent but Larsson defends it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson moves into full guard.
Larsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vell tries to free his leg and advance position but Larsson is retaining full guard.
Vell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vell landing with the ground and pound.
Vell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Larsson keeping moving, preventing Vell from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Larsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vell throwing strikes but missing.
Larsson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mar Vell 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.
Vell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larsson.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vell or perhaps it was just good defense by Larsson, which made it look bad.
Vell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Larsson is out of range.
Larsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
Vell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Vell.
Vell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larsson lands with a shot to the body.
Vell misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vell lands with a shot to the body.
Larsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Larsson moves out of range as Vell strikes.
Vell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the body from Vell misses
and Larsson counters with a head kick. That will keep Vell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mar Vell is winning the standup battle so far.
Vell scores with the left hand. Larsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Vell cracks Larsson with a good jab.
Larsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vell.
Vell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vell throws a push kick but Larsson slaps the foot to one side.
Vell scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vell is looking to score with low kicks.
Mar Vell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vell digs a good hook to Larsson's body.
Larsson moves out of range of the body kick from Vell.
Larsson wants to clinch up but Vell keeps it at a distance.
Larsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vell.
Larsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Vell's corner calls for a 1-2. Vell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vell tries a head kick but it misses.
Vell misses with a low kick as Larsson jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vell scores with a kick to the body.
Vell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vell is looking to take a break and control but Larsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Larsson gets back to half guard.
Larsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vell wants to control but Larsson is keeping him busy.
Vell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Larsson's head.
Vell throwing shots but Larsson is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vell trying to control from Larsson's half guard. Larsson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Vell trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mar Vell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
That's time! Vell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Larsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vell throws a leg kick that misses.
Vell misses with a head kick.
Vell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vell.
Vell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Larsson.
Larsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larsson moves into the clinch.
Larsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Vell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Larsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Larsson or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vell can't find room to land a body shot as Larsson controls the action.
Vell throws a head punch that misses.
Vell misses with some punches.
A short right from Larsson on the inside.
Larsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Vell gets an underhook and turns Larsson into the cage.
Larsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Vell controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson.
Vell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Larsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Vell controls his hands.
Larsson is leaning against Vell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Larsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vell.
Vell struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsson controls his hands.
Vell has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
Larsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vell uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vell is looking to take this one to the mat.
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!
Vell struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsson controls his hands.
Larsson working aggressively here.
Vell misses with a punch to the body.
Vell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mar Vell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larsson tries to stall but Vell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Vell lands with a light punch inside.
Larsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larsson lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vell lands with a left to the head.
Larsson tries to work over Vell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson blocks an uppercut.
Vell misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson.
Vell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vell.
Vell swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson misses with a punch to the body.
Vell throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Vell digs a right hand into Larsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Larsson's gas tank.
Vell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vell misses with a punch on the inside.
Larsson blocks a body shot from Vell.
Vell swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vell.
Larsson blocks an uppercut.
Vell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vell.
Vell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Larsson lands with a left to the head.
Vell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vell lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Vell.
Vell misses with some punches.
Vell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larsson pushes Vell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vell misses with some punches.
Vell misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vell throws a head punch that misses.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Vell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vell throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mar Vell clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Larsson scores with a nice right hand.
That kick from Vell tenderised Larsson's leg. Larsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vell cracks the inside of Larsson's front leg.
Vell lands a body shot.
Larsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Vell misses the shot to the body.
Vell scores with a kick to the body.
Vell throws a jab when Larsson was well out of range.
Larsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vell.
Vell misses with a wild body shot.
Vell scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vell scores with a leg kick.
Vell throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsson.
Vell lands with a good body shot.
Vell scores with a jab. Larsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Larsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Vell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Vell finds it's way through Larsson's defenses.
Vell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson checks a low kick from Vell.
Vell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vell misses with a body shot.
Vell throws a body kick that misses.
Vell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsson.
Vell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Larsson cracks the inside of Vell's front leg.
Vell looks for a takedown but Larsson sprawls well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vell throws the left hand but Larsson avoids the punch easily.
Vell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Larsson closes the distance and clinches.
Larsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vell misses with some punches.
Larsson stalling.
Vell digs a right hand into Larsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Larsson's gas tank.
Larsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vell.
A short body shot lands from Larsson as the two fighters clinch.
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!
A shot in the inside from Larsson.
Larsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vell backwards.
Larsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vell misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vell.
Larsson stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vell.
Larsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Larsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Larsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Larsson taking a breather.
Vell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsson scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vell gets tackled into the cage by Larsson. Larsson maintains the clinch.
A short left from Larsson.
Vell blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mar Vell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vell throws a leg kick
enabling Larsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Vell misses with a body kick.
Vell wants to slow Larsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Larsson - that will leave a mark!
A big right from Vell misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Vell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vell 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 Larsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Larsson misses.
Vell cracks Larsson with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Vell misses.
A clash of legs there as Larsson blocks the low kick.
Vell throws a hook but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Larsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Larsson.
Larsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vell throws a sloppy head kick and Larsson moves out of range easily.
Vell looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range.
Vell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson slips a straight right by Vell.
Larsson throws a hook but Vell blocks it.
Vell avoids a kick to the body.
Larsson staying out of range there.
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!
Vell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
Henrik Larsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vell misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Vell.
Good standup being displayed there by Vell as he connects with a hook.
Vell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Larsson will feel that in the morning.
Larsson lands a jab to Vell's midsection.
Larsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larsson looks to throw the jab but Vell is out of range.
Vell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A swing and a miss from Vell.
An inside leg kick lands from Vell.
Larsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vell can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vell lands a glancing blow to the side of Larsson's head.
Vell scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson throws a good cross that connects.
A nice combination there by Larsson.
Larsson throws out a powerful jab.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Vell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vell lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henrik Larsson.
I think Vell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:47
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mar Vell!
Mar Vell retains his middleweight title!
Mar Vell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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