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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rosen Strasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Redmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosen Strasser had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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157 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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rosen Strasser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nathan Redmond!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redmond shoots in for a double leg but Strasser sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Redmond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Redmond misses with a lunging right hand
and Strasser counters with a two punch combo.
Strasser lands a lovely overhand right.
Redmond cracks the inside of Strasser's front leg.
Redmond missing with a left hand there. Strasser was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redmond throws a quick inside leg kick.
Redmond darts in looking for a takedown but Strasser gets double underhooks and turns Redmond into the cage.
Redmond tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rosen Strasser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Redmond.
Redmond stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Redmond prevents Strasser from breaking the clinch.
Strasser really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Redmond working hard to break the clinch.
Strasser is trying to pull guard but Redmond has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasser is trying to force a seperation but Redmond has the dominant position.
Redmond tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Redmond.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Redmond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strasser's brow.
Strasser fails to pull guard.
Redmond is looking for a takedown.
Strasser has a couple of punches blocked by Redmond.
Strasser manages to break the clinch.
Redmond ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Strasser slips a jab from Redmond.
Redmond throws a hook to the side of Strasser's head but Strasser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redmond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strasser circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strasser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Redmond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strasser.
Strasser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Redmond.
Nathan Redmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redmond throws an overhand right that lands on Strasser's shoulder, as Strasser tries to avoid the shot.
Redmond is looking to clinch.
Strasser leaves Redmond with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Redmond ducks right into an uppercut from Strasser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redmond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strasser slaps away a takedown attempt from Redmond, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Redmond shoots in for a takedown but Strasser shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been told by Strasser's head coaches at The Warehouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redmond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strasser.
Redmond scoring well with a low kick there.
Redmond misses with a looping left.
Rosen Strasser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redmond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strasser.
Redmond has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Strasser finds it's way round the side to connect with Redmond's head.
Redmond staying out of range there.
Redmond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strasser.
Redmond is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Strasser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redmond.
Strasser works over Redmond's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Nathan Redmond has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Strasser as Redmond shoots in.
Strasser moves out of range of the strikes.
Strasser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Redmond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Redmond with that takedown attempt.
Redmond staying out of range there.
Strasser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Redmond. Redmond obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redmond wants to clinch but Strasser slips to the side
and Strasser counters with a nice body shot.
Redmond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strasser counters with a stiff right hand.
Redmond is rocked!
Redmond misses with a hook. Strasser ducked under it nicely.
Redmond is still on wobbly legs! Can Strasser finish him?
Strasser plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Redmond swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Redmond face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rosen Strasser!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Brown Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jason Brown Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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189 lbs
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150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Brown Jr!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Antonio Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown Jr.
Brown Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown Jr drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gracie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gracie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gracie!
Brown Jr being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown Jr.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Gracie gets double underhooks and turns Brown Jr into the cage.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown Jr has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown Jr is trying to stall.
Brown Jr tries for a takedown but Gracie manages to get underhooks.
Antonio Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Brown Jr.
Brown Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie gets through Brown Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown Jr is rocked!
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Brown Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
Brown Jr ducks into an uppercut from Gracie and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Gracie!
A victorious Antonio Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jason Brown Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I am sorry I let you down.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Bourque will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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156 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
30 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Bourque. No joy for Bishop on that attempt.
Bourque misses with a body shot.
Bourque misses with a looping right.
Bourque will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bourque 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.
Bishop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Bourque misses.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Nice shot lands for Bourque.
Bishop looking to score a takedown here. Bourque is defending well but Bishop drives through and ends up in Bourque's guard.
Bourque trying to keep a closed guard but Bishop is proving a slippery customer.
Bishop looking to pass the guard.
Bishop controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop stays in close to Bourque's body and controls the position.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bishop shoots in and bounces Bourque off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bourque tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bourque wants to stand up but Bishop has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bishop regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bourque controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bourque has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bishop is proving hard to escape from.
Bishop is pulling down on Bourque's head. It's preventing any offense from Bourque, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bishop is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bourque is refusing to be controlled, as Bishop sits in half guard.
Bishop is really struggling to control Bourque but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bishop throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bourque has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bishop is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bishop stalling.
Bourque is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bishop is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bishop thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Bishop dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bourque connects with a right hand. Bishop shakes it off.
Bryan Bishop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bishop tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bourque defends well and Bishop ends up having to push Bourque into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bourque is trying to break free.
Bourque pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bourque is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bishop is trying to pull guard but Bourque turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourque breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque moves into the clinch successfully.
Bishop is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bourque's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque jabs Bishop to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bourque misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bourque.
Bourque lands a jab to Bishop's midsection.
Bourque lands a body shot.
Bishop dives in and grabs Bourque's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bourque pushes down on Bishop's head and hops out.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bourque as he jumps to the side.
Bishop looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bourque!
Bourque struggling a bit here.
Bourque is not content to let Bishop control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bourque scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bishop closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bourque to the mat! Bourque manages to get full guard.
Bourque tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bourque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.
Bishop 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.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop throwing strikes from guard but Bourque blocks nicely.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bryan Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bishop scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bourque lands a jab to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bourque checks a leg kick.
Bourque misses with a body shot.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paul Bourque seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bourque throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop has a takedown stuffed.
Bourque is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bourque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourque just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourque is just out of range.
Bishop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bourque.
Bourque looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bourque circles away.
Bourque misses with a straight right.
Bishop goes for a double leg but Bourque avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bourque continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourque working hard to break the clinch.
Bishop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bishop manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bourque on his heels. He'll look to pass Bourque's guard now, I'm sure.
Bishop postures up in Bourque's guard and throws a big left but Bourque blocks it.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bishop trying to control but Bourque is working from the bottom.
Bishop engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Bourque has wrist control.
Bishop drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bourque manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bishop has Bourque in his guard.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing Bourque from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque wants to stand but Bishop is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bourque stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bourque lands with a right hand.
Bourque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bourque lands an overhand right.
Bourque wants to clinch.
Paul Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bishop is defended easily by Bourque.
Bishop shoots in but Bourque avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bourque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bourque bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Bourque sprawls well.
Bishop shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bourque's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Bourque keeps moving.
Bourque looking for a sweep. Not yet Bourque, not yet.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bourque tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Bourque comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bourque 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bourque!
Paul Bourque seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Borys Grabowski enters the cage!
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borys Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizrahi walks into a left hand.
Mizrahi lands with a nice body punch.
Grabowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Grabowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mizrahi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mizrahi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
A good leg kick by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi misses with a lunging right hand
and Grabowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mizrahi thuds his right hand into Grabowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mizrahi misses with a kick to the body.
Mizrahi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grabowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Grabowski breaks the clinch.
Grabowski slips a jab from Mizrahi.
Grabowski swings for the body but Mizrahi moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grabowski ducks right into an uppercut from Mizrahi.
Nice straight punches there by Mizrahi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mizrahi.
Grabowski misses with a few strikes there.
Grabowski throws a leg kick that misses.
Grabowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mizrahi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grabowski up against the cage.
Grabowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grabowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizrahi has double underhooks.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Grabowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch but Grabowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mizrahi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mizrahi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Grabowski.
Mizrahi misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mizrahi throws a big shot that misses.
Grabowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Mizrahi wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mizrahi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grabowski.
Mizrahi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mizrahi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grabowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mizrahi wants to clinch.
Grabowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mizrahi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grabowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mizrahi.
Grabowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grabowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donk. Grabowski catches Mizrahi right on the button with a cross.
Mizrahi scores with a jab. Grabowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mizrahi throws a hook but Grabowski blocks it.
Grabowski avoids the head kick by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi moves into the clinch.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grabowski's efforts to push away.
Grabowski has had enough of the clinch but Mizrahi keeps him there for the moment.
Mizrahi missing with knees to the body.
Grabowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grabowski blocks an uppercut.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grabowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grabowski breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski checks a low kick from Mizrahi.
Grabowski throws a leg kick but Mizrahi moved away.
Mizrahi misses with an uppercut.
Grabowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mizrahi misses with a double jab.
Grabowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grabowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mizrahi misses the shot to the body.
Mizrahi lands a high kick!
Grabowski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mizrahi. That one must have hurt.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch but Grabowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mizrahi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grabowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Mizrahi checks a low kick from Grabowski.
Grabowski works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Mizrahi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mizrahi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grabowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mizrahi misses with a body shot
and Grabowski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mizrahi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mizrahi lands with a right hand.
Grabowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Borys Grabowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mizrahi closes the distance but Grabowski moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mizrahi.
Mizrahi misses with a straight right.
Mizrahi throws a body kick that misses.
Mizrahi tries a head kick but it misses.
Mizrahi looks for the body kick but Grabowski saw that one coming.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up but Grabowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Mizrahi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grabowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Mizrahi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grabowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mizrahi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grabowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mizrahi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabowski manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mizrahi.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Grabowski moves out of range.
Mizrahi dodges the punch combination from Grabowski.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabowski scores with a hook to the body. Mizrahi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mizrahi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mizrahi throws a wild body kick that Grabowski sees coming a mile off.
Some wild striking there from Grabowski.
Grabowski looks to throw the jab but Mizrahi is out of range.
Grabowski tries to score with a low kick but Mizrahi moves his leg out of the way.
Grabowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mizrahi lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi connects with a right hand. Grabowski shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mizrahi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grabowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grabowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mizrahi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mizrahi throws out a loose jab but Grabowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Grabowski misses.
Grabowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mizrahi circles away quickly and effectively.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Grabowski moves out of range.
Mizrahi cracks Grabowski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mizrahi wants to clinch.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up but Grabowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice straight punches there by Mizrahi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mizrahi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi lands with a cross.
Grabowski misses with a body shot.
Mizrahi misses with a head kick.
Grabowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Mizrahi. That snapped Grabowski's head back.
Grabowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mizrahi moves in looking to clinch but Grabowski pushes him off.
Mizrahi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grabowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mizrahi in his tracks.
It looks like Donnie Mizrahi has been cut.
Mizrahi digs a good hook to Grabowski's body.
Grabowski throws a push kick but Mizrahi slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grabowski tries to move into range but Mizrahi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mizrahi throws out a loose jab but Grabowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi scores with a nice body kick.
Grabowski slips under a jab.
Mizrahi tries to land a body kick
and Grabowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Grabowski moves out of range.
Grabowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mizrahi fails to land with a series of punches.
Grabowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grabowski counters with a left to the body.
Mizrahi clinches.
Mizrahi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grabowski can do to turn this around?
Mizrahi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grabowski is defending well for now.
Grabowski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mizrahi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Grabowski can turn it around.
Mizrahi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mizrahi stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Mizrahi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Mizrahi'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. This is the final round!
Grabowski stalks Mizrahi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mizrahi's face. Mizrahi staggers backwards, shaken.
Grabowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donnie Mizrahi is winning the standup battle so far.
Mizrahi tests Grabowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mizrahi throws a hook but Grabowski avoids it easily.
Mizrahi looks to throw the jab but Grabowski is out of range.
Mizrahi doesn't manage to clinch there - Grabowski circles away.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch but Grabowski is avoiding it.
Good exchange - Mizrahi coming out on top.
Grabowski takes one to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Mizrahi blocks the leg kick.
Grabowski misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Mizrahi both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mizrahi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grabowski throws a sloppy body shot
and Mizrahi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mizrahi slips a jab from Grabowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch but Grabowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mizrahi - that will leave a mark!
Mizrahi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mizrahi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grabowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mizrahi looks to throw the jab but Grabowski is out of range.
Grabowski avoids a kick to the body.
Grabowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Mizrahi slips a jab and a cross from Grabowski.
Grabowski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up but Grabowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Mizrahi misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Mizrahi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grabowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grabowski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Borys Grabowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi tries to clinch there but Grabowski circles away.
Grabowski tries to keep at a distance but Mizrahi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grabowski has had enough of the clinch but Mizrahi keeps him there for the moment.
Mizrahi missing with knees to the body.
Mizrahi leaning against 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!
Grabowski tries to circle away but Mizrahi has him pinned against the cage.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Grabowski is blocking nicely.
Mizrahi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Mizrahi.
Grabowski breaks the clinch.
Mizrahi connects with a leg kick. Grabowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mizrahi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi keeps control of Grabowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mizrahi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Mizrahi.
Grabowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizrahi has double underhooks.
Grabowski blocking some punches.
Mizrahi scores with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi working aggressively here.
Grabowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grabowski is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grabowski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grabowski up against the cage.
Grabowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski trying to land knees to the body.
Grabowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mizrahi is trying to maintain a safe position but Grabowski gets an underhook and turns Mizrahi into the cage.
Mizrahi struggles to land a body shot inside as Grabowski controls his hands.
Grabowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grabowski wants to break free but Mizrahi has control.
Mizrahi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mizrahi avoids a wild elbow strike from Grabowski.
Grabowski breaks the clinch.
Mizrahi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grabowski's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mizrahi lunges at Grabowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grabowski's hand.
Mizrahi doesn't manage to clinch there - Grabowski circles away.
Mizrahi forces Grabowski back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Mizrahi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mizrahi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Mizrahi!
Donnie Mizrahi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Spencer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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192 lbs
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194 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Fury!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Fury. Beautiful body shot.
Fury with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spencer to score with a decent uppercut.
Fury misses with a double jab.
Fury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spencer.
Fury throws a head kick that misses.
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spencer circles away quickly and effectively.
Spencer lands with a hook. Fury tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Spencer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Spencer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fury connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spencer scrambles back to his feet.
Fury tries to bum rush Spencer with a series of wild strikes but Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury throws a series of punches but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Fury moves away from the strike by Spencer.
Fury connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spencer's hands.
Nice body punch from Fury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Fury.
Spencer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fury works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fury throws a leg kick but Spencer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spencer throws out a loose jab but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spencer.
Spencer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spencer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Fury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spencer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fury lands a big head kick that sends Spencer tumbling to the mat! Fury takes a step backwards and waves Spencer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Spencer is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Fury moved out of range nicely.
Oh Spencer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fury throws the left hand but Spencer avoids the punch easily.
Fury lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Spencer falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bryan Fury!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Dority (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Dority!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lee Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Wilson.
Dority throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson connects with a jab.
It looks like Dan Dority has been cut.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dority.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Dority avoids it well.
Lee Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dority finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilson's head.
Dority throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Dority moves out of range easily.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dority was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Wilson swings for the body but Dority moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson scores with a shot to the body.
Dority avoids the head kick by Wilson.
A jab from Wilson does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dority tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Dority moves out of range easily.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Dority.
Wilson scores with a head kick. Dority tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wilson throws a jab when Dority was well out of range.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Dority bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dority tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dority gets caught napping as Wilson dives in and scores a takedown. Dority manages to retain guard.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Dority keeps moving.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dority is keeping the position for now.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dority is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dority keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Dority pulls Wilson in close to prevent any damage.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dority is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dority is trying to control the position but Wilson postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wilson lands a leg kick that knocks Dority off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dority is looking to clinch.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dority throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sloppy strikes from Dority. Those never looked like landing.
Dority is looking to clinch.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dority throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson throws the left hand but Dority avoids the punch easily.
Wilson scores with a hook.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Wilson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dan Dority is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dority moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Wilson tried to score with a low kick but Dority checks it.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson motions for Dority to come forward. Wilson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dority moves out of range as Wilson throws a body kick.
Wilson throws a jab when Dority was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson misses with a leg kick.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dority moves away.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Dority sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wilson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Dority's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dority blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Wilson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wilson is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dority looks calm but he's in trouble here. Wilson gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dority is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Wilson lets go of the hold and Dority can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lee Wilson!
After the fight, Lee Wilson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jed Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cirus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lonely Boy - The Black Keys. Masilungan has chosen Return to Strength as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jed Masilungan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
168 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cirus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jed Masilungan!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cirus.
Masilungan throws out a loose jab but Cirus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masilungan.
Cirus has his takedown stuffed
and Masilungan counters with a three punch combo that has Cirus backing up. Cirus nods at Masilungan to acknowledge the strikes.
Cirus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab from Masilungan.
Tom Cirus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cirus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cirus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Masilungan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Masilungan swivels and escapes.
Masilungan misses with a body kick.
Cirus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Masilungan tries to avoid it but Cirus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Masilungan to the ground. Masilungan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Masilungan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cirus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Masilungan swivels and escapes.
Masilungan stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good exchange - Masilungan coming out on top.
Cirus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cirus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Masilungan defends it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Masilungan.
Masilungan misses with a low kick.
Masilungan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Masilungan prevents Cirus from getting back to his feet.
Cirus keeping moving, preventing Masilungan from controlling successfully.
Masilungan won't allow Cirus to get back to his feet.
Masilungan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cirus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cirus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cirus wants to stand but Masilungan is controlling the position.
Masilungan sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Masilungan trying to control but Cirus is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Masilungan cracks Cirus with an open hand slap.
Masilungan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cirus fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan connects with a solid leg kick.
Cirus fails with a takedown attempt.
Cirus moves out of range of the leg kick from Masilungan.
Cirus fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Masilungan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masilungan throws a sloppy head kick and Cirus moves out of range easily.
Cirus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masilungan.
Masilungan scores with a spinning back kick!
Masilungan misses the jab.
Cirus throws a lazy right hand but Masilungan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cirus goes for a double leg but Masilungan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Masilungan continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masilungan stops a takedown attempt from Cirus.
Masilungan has Cirus pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Masilungan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cirus tumbling to the mat - Masilungan dives into Cirus's guard.
Masilungan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Masilungan misses with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Masilungan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Masilungan cracks Cirus with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cirus is pushing Masilungan's head away, looking to escape. Masilungan manages to hold on to the position though.
Masilungan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
My spies in The Warehouse inform me that Masilungan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Cirus is squirming around, avoiding Masilungan's attempts to control the action.
Cirus defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Masilungan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Masilungan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Masilungan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cirus.
Cirus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cirus fails with a takedown attempt.
Masilungan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masilungan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cirus as he avoids it easily.
Masilungan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Masilungan wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cirus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masilungan scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cirus tries for a takedown but Masilungan circles away easily
and Masilungan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Masilungan throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masilungan wants to control from the top but Cirus keeps moving.
Masilungan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cirus bucks up and tries to throw Masilungan off but instead Masilungan has got his back!
Cirus is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Masilungan lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Masilungan has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Cirus.
Cirus is covering up but some of the strikes from Masilungan are getting through and doing damage.
Cirus preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Masilungan.
Cirus is trying to stand back up.
Masilungan lands a shot to the body.
Masilungan looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Cirus is trying to get back to his feet but Masilungan has full control of the position and if anything, Cirus has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Masilungan. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Cirus wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan is loading up with his shots from the back and Cirus is in big trouble! Cirus taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jed Masilungan!
Our winner, Jed Masilungan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson comes to the cage accompanied by Now I Lay Thee Down. Eduardo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Numb kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carlos Eduardo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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196 lbs
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34
200 lbs
20 - 17 - 2 |
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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
39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
Larsson misses with a wild body shot.
Larsson wants to clinch up but Eduardo keeps it at a distance.
Larsson avoids the head kick by Eduardo.
Eduardo throws a leg kick
and Larsson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Eduardo throws a leg kick
and Larsson counters with a head kick.
Larsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eduardo tries to clinch but Larsson is having none of it.
Larsson throws a hook but Eduardo avoids it easily.
Eduardo throws a right hand that misses
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eduardo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Larsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses
and Larsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Carlos Eduardo has been cut.
Larsson cracks a nice hook into Eduardo's ribs.
Eduardo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Larsson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Eduardo falls backwards - clearly groggy! Larsson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrik Larsson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Henrik Larsson made sure he mentioned Museum of Monsters & Madmen, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lineker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpo Wednesday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Lineker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lineker moves out of range as Wednesday strikes.
Wednesday loads up on a big right hand but Lineker slips the punch.
Wednesday cracks Lineker with a good jab.
Lineker moves out of range as Wednesday strikes.
Wednesday checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lineker throws a head kick that misses.
Wednesday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wednesday tries to bum rush Lineker with a series of wild strikes but Lineker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wednesday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wednesday throws a jab when Lineker was well out of range.
We've been informed that Lineker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wednesday throws a looping overhand right but Lineker ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lineker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lineker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wednesday drives through and clinches with Lineker against the cage.
Wednesday misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wednesday.
Wednesday has Lineker pressed against the cage, preventing Lineker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wednesday.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Wednesday tries to work over Lineker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lineker blocking some punches.
Lineker blocking some punches.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lineker wants to get back to striking at distance but Wednesday won't allow it.
Lineker tries to circle away but Wednesday has him pinned against the cage.
Wednesday dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lineker blocks an uppercut.
Lineker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wednesday is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wednesday.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wednesday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wednesday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lineker's elbow.
Lineker wants to break free but Wednesday has control.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lineker backwards.
Lineker tries to break free but Wednesday pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wednesday - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lineker prevents a body shot from Wednesday.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lineker.
Lineker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wednesday misses with a straight right.
Wednesday tries to clinch up
and Lineker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wednesday lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lineker at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wednesday lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lineker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lineker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wednesday holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wednesday throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wednesday clinches with his opponent.
Wednesday has Lineker pressed against the cage, preventing Lineker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lineker.
Wednesday slows down the pace here.
Lineker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wednesday up against the cage.
Alpo Wednesday has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wednesday manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lineker tries to break free but Wednesday pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Lineker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wednesday lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lineker backwards.
Wednesday manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wednesday is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lineker can do to turn this around?
Wednesday lands a left hand.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
A short right from Wednesday on the inside.
Lineker manages to break the clinch.
Lineker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wednesday checks a leg kick.
Wednesday with a hook.
Wednesday lands a body shot.
Wednesday throws a right and a left that Lineker avoids nicely.
Lineker misses with a low kick.
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!
Lineker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alpo Wednesday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lineker connects with a high kick.
Lineker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lineker throws a head kick but Wednesday moves out of range.
Wednesday closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wednesday lands a nice uppercut.
Lineker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lineker tries to break the clinch but Wednesday is controlling the position.
Lineker breaks from the clinch.
Wednesday darts in trying to clinch
and Lineker counters with an outside leg kick.
Lineker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wednesday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lineker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday is looking to clinch.
Alpo Wednesday is winning the standup battle so far.
Wednesday lands a jab to Lineker's midsection.
Lineker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wednesday counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wednesday takes a swing at Lineker's ribcage but misses.
Wednesday blocks a head kick by Lineker.
Wednesday closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wednesday misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wednesday tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lineker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Wednesday misses its intended target.
Wednesday lands a jab to the head.
Lineker misses with a low kick as Wednesday jumps back.
Wednesday checks a low kick from Lineker.
Lineker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wednesday throws out the jab.
Lineker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lineker takes one to the side of the head.
Wednesday stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lineker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lineker throws a solid leg kick but Wednesday takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lineker.
Lineker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wednesday lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've been told by Wednesday's head coaches at The Warehouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wednesday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lineker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wednesday tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lineker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lineker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wednesday is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wednesday throws a sloppy body shot
and Lineker counters with a low kick, right behind Wednesday 's knee.
Lineker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wednesday checks it well.
Lineker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wednesday, as that shot connected.
Wednesday tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lineker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lineker throws a half hearted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wednesday.
Wednesday cracks Lineker with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lineker tries to land a leg kick but Wednesday saw it coming and moves away.
Wednesday misses with a hook
and Lineker counters with a thumping low kick.
Wednesday lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wednesday.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lineker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wednesday.
Wednesday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wednesday closes the distance and clinches.
Wednesday gets through Lineker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Lineker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wednesday fails to land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Wednesday blocks the leg kick.
Lineker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lineker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wednesday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Lineker.
Lineker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wednesday with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Wednesday misses the target.
Wednesday is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wednesday doesn't manage to clinch there - Lineker circles away.
Lineker throws a leg kick but Wednesday sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lineker throws a sloppy head kick and Wednesday moves out of range easily.
Wednesday connects with a body shot.
Lineker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday wants to clinch.
Wednesday throws a nice looking combination but Lineker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wednesday rushes Lineker and presses him up against the cage.
Lineker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wednesday creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wednesday stalling.
Wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Lineker.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Lineker can't break the clinch.
Wednesday avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday clearly takes that round.
That's time! Wednesday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lineker slips a jab and a cross from Wednesday.
Crunch! Lineker slams his shin into Wednesday's torso.
Wednesday moves out of range of the body kick.
Wednesday scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wednesday blocks a head kick by Lineker.
Wednesday uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lineker throws a front kick aimed at Wednesday's knee but Wednesday avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lineker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lineker misses with a low kick.
Wednesday bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lineker's head backwards.
Wednesday is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lineker motions for Wednesday to come forward. Lineker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Wednesday misses.
Wednesday on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lineker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lineker avoids the body shot from Wednesday.
Wednesday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wednesday checks a leg kick nicely.
Wednesday lands with a straight right. Lineker didn't see that one coming.
Lineker throws a head kick but Wednesday moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Lineker.
Wednesday with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lineker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wednesday throws a lazy right hand but Lineker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wednesday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lineker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lineker misses with a head kick.
Lineker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wednesday misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lineker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lineker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wednesday is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A jab from Wednesday misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wednesday misses the target.
Wednesday misses with a wild body shot.
Wednesday feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Linekers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lineker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lineker throws a low kick but Wednesday avoids it.
Lineker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wednesday.
Wednesday throws a shot to the body.
Wednesday connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lineker throws a sloppy head kick and Wednesday moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wednesday.
Lineker avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lineker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lineker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lineker tries a head kick but it misses.
Wednesday has Lineker up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lineker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wednesday lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lineker or not.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wednesday lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wednesday has Lineker pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday had his way with John Lineker in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wednesday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lineker.
Lineker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wednesday.
Wednesday connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lineker's hands.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lineker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wednesday misses with a wild body shot.
Lineker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wednesday.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lineker misses with a low kick as Wednesday jumps back.
Wednesday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wednesday blocks a leg kick.
Lineker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Wednesday.
Wednesday moves in looking to clinch but Lineker pushes him off.
Wednesday's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wednesday duly obliges.
Wednesday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lineker.
Wednesday connects with a single shot there.
Lineker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wednesday misses with a looping right.
Wednesday lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lineker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lineker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wednesday checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lineker misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Lineker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wednesday connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lineker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wednesday goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick misses from Lineker.
Lineker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wednesday clinches up against the cage.
Wednesday stalls.
Lineker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wednesday has him pressed against the cage.
John Lineker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lineker blocking some punches.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Lineker.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Wednesday lands a body shot.
Wednesday has Lineker pushed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wednesday.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wednesday lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lineker backwards.
Wednesday blocks a body shot from Lineker.
Lineker taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wednesday lands a left hand.
Lineker breaks from the clinch.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lineker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good standup being displayed there by Wednesday as he connects with a hook.
Wednesday closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lineker is trying to break free.
A short right from Wednesday.
Lineker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wednesday prevents Lineker from breaking the clinch.
Alpo Wednesday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A body shot lands from Wednesday.
Wednesday pushes Lineker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alpo Wednesday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wednesday has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpo Wednesday!
Alpo Wednesday retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Alpo Wednesday thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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