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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hans Mentagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juliano Teive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teive has chosen Mc Japa - Perereca Suicida as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Mentagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juliano Teive!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teive misses with a head kick.
Teive throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mentagawa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Teive.
Mentagawa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Teive defends it nicely.
Teive tries to clinch up but Mentagawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Mentagawa thinks about countering with a body kick.
Teive is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teive tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Teive. Those never looked like landing.
Mentagawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Teive sprawls well. He's pushed Mentagawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mentagawa fails with the takedown
and Teive counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Mentagawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mentagawa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mentagawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Teive.
Teive fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mentagawa, pushing him back against the cage.
Teive is pressed up against the cage. Mentagawa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Teive down to the mat. Teive avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Teive tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mentagawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teive has Mentagawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Teive missing with knees to the body.
Teive misses with a knee strike.
Teive tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mentagawa has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Teive is trying to keep an underhook but Mentagawa manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mentagawa is looking for a kimura but Teive is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mentagawa to get the leverage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teive is trying to stand up here but Mentagawa is controlling him well.
Mentagawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mentagawa is working for a submission of some sort.
Mentagawa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Teive desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teive slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mentagawa passes Teive's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mentagawa is pressing down on Teive's thigh, looking to free his foot. Teive is holding on for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Teive wants to control but Mentagawa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juliano Teive will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mentagawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Teive wants to clinch.
Mentagawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Teive tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mentagawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mentagawa is looking to counter the offense by Teive and move into the clinch.
Juliano Teive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teive throws a combination that misses
and Mentagawa counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Teive!
An elbow from Mentagawa crashes against the mat.
Teive really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mentagawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mentagawa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Teive is looking to regain half guard here but Mentagawa keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mentagawa working away.
Mentagawa is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Teive looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mentagawa gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Teive is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mentagawa lets go of the hold and Teive can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hans Mentagawa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sanghyeok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lee Sanghyeok!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanghyeok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nascimento manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanghyeok tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Sanghyeok is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nascimento.
It looks like Lee Sanghyeok has been cut.
Sanghyeok gets a clinch.
Sanghyeok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanghyeok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nascimento backwards.
Sanghyeok keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nascimento's efforts to push away.
A body shot lands from Sanghyeok.
Nascimento breaks the clinch.
Sanghyeok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nascimento manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanghyeok sprawls well. Sanghyeok wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nascimento gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Sanghyeok on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanghyeok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nascimento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanghyeok blocks a head kick by Nascimento.
The fighters circling - Nascimento throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanghyeok tries to close the distance and clinch but Nascimento swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanghyeok moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanghyeok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanghyeok misses with the head strike.
Sanghyeok swings wildly with an uppercut but Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanghyeok.
Sanghyeok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanghyeok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nascimento.
A body shot lands from Sanghyeok.
Nascimento is trying to break free.
Nascimento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanghyeok clinches up against the cage.
Sanghyeok blocks the elbow strike.
Nascimento tries to break free but Sanghyeok pushes him back against the cage.
Nascimento blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nascimento has a couple of punches blocked by Sanghyeok.
Nascimento blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanghyeok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanghyeok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nascimento misses with a punch to the body.
Sanghyeok keeps control of Nascimento as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nascimento tries to break free but Sanghyeok pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanghyeok throws a big shot that misses.
Nascimento tries a head kick but it misses.
Nascimento throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanghyeok.
Sanghyeok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nascimento swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nascimento takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanghyeok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nascimento swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanghyeok moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento pushes him off.
Sanghyeok moves into the clinch successfully.
Nascimento blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nascimento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanghyeok moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento pushes him off.
Sanghyeok moves to clinch but Nascimento breaks away
and Nascimento counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanghyeok scores with a nice head shot.
Nascimento throws a head kick that misses.
Sanghyeok wants to clinch.
Nascimento feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanghyeok tries to clinch up but Nascimento circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee Sanghyeok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nascimento lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanghyeok clinches.
Sanghyeok misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanghyeok throws a head punch that misses.
Sanghyeok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanghyeok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nascimento is trying to push Sanghyeok away but Sanghyeok has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanghyeok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanghyeok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanghyeok avoids a wild elbow strike from Nascimento.
Nascimento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanghyeok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento blocking some punches.
Sanghyeok misses with the head strike.
Nascimento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nascimento throws the kick towards the body but Sanghyeok avoids it.
Nascimento lands a big head kick that sends Sanghyeok tumbling to the mat! Nascimento takes a step backwards and waves Sanghyeok back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That has opened up Lee Sanghyeok's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sanghyeok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanghyeok takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanghyeok is rocked!
The cut above Lee Sanghyeok's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nascimento clinches with his opponent.
Sanghyeok is still on wobbly legs! Can Nascimento finish him?
Nascimento is trying to force a seperation but Sanghyeok has the dominant position.
Sanghyeok seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Sanghyeok fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nascimento.
Nascimento tries to work over Sanghyeok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nascimento trying to control the position but instead, Sanghyeok has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nascimento into the cage.
Sanghyeok misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanghyeok lands a right hand.
Nascimento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanghyeok takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nascimento is trying to break the clinch but Sanghyeok is controlling him.
Sanghyeok misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Sanghyeok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanghyeok lands a shoulder strike.
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 Roberto Nascimento will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lee Sanghyeok's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nascimento moves forwards but Sanghyeok connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanghyeok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nascimento manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nascimento throws a head kick but Sanghyeok moves out of range.
Sanghyeok blocks a head kick by Nascimento.
Sanghyeok instigates a clinch.
Sanghyeok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanghyeok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanghyeok lands a nice uppercut.
Sanghyeok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nascimento tries to break free but Sanghyeok pushes him back against the cage.
Nascimento stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nascimento blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanghyeok has a couple of punches blocked by Nascimento.
Nascimento breaks the clinch.
Nascimento slips under a jab.
Nascimento tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanghyeok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nascimento swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nascimento tries to counter with a takedown but Sanghyeok is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanghyeok tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Sanghyeok tries to clinch there but Nascimento circles away.
Sanghyeok wants to clinch up but Nascimento keeps it at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanghyeok checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanghyeok tries to close the distance and clinch but Nascimento swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nascimento scores with a three punch combo!
Sanghyeok moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento pushes him off.
Sanghyeok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanghyeok stuffs the takedown.
Sanghyeok throws out a counter right but Nascimento avoids it with no problem.
Sanghyeok moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanghyeok looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nascimento scores with a head kick.
Sanghyeok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanghyeok moves into range and clinches up with Nascimento.
Sanghyeok misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento breaks from the clinch.
Sanghyeok clinches.
Nascimento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nascimento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nascimento shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanghyeok as he avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanghyeok! But no joy.
Sanghyeok tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento throws a body punch but Sanghyeok moves out of range.
Sanghyeok throws out a counter right but Nascimento avoids it with no problem.
Sanghyeok has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Sanghyeok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nascimento.
Nascimento uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanghyeok has time to react.
Lee Sanghyeok's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sanghyeok fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nascimento, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanghyeok throws a punch but it's blocked by Nascimento.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nascimento.
Sanghyeok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanghyeok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nascimento shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Nascimento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanghyeok lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Sanghyeok misses its intended target.
Lee Sanghyeok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanghyeok fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanghyeok misses with a straight right.
Sanghyeok closes the distance and pushes Nascimento back into the cage.
Sanghyeok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanghyeok throws a punch but it's blocked by Nascimento.
Nascimento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nascimento lands a two punch combo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lee Sanghyeok's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roberto Nascimento!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Homero Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viva Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Homero Cavalcante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Viva Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalcante scores with a takedown into Marquez's guard.
Cavalcante wants to control from the top but Marquez keeps moving.
Cavalcante looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cavalcante looking to sit in guard and control but Marquez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cavalcante pulls Marquez in to control the position.
Cavalcante is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marquez is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez postures up in Cavalcante's guard and throws a big left but Cavalcante blocks it.
Cavalcante looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marquez is one step ahead there.
Marquez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cavalcante keeping moving, preventing Marquez from controlling successfully.
Cavalcante controls Marquez momentarily but Marquez frees himself.
Marquez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marquez staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cavalcante regains half guard.
Marquez is taking a breather. Cavalcante says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cavalcante trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marquez trying to control the action but Cavalcante is working from the bottom.
Marquez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cavalcante defends it well.
Cavalcante tries to roll over but Marquez keeps him under control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marquez was covering up waiting for the punch and Cavalcante finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cavalcante is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marquez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cavalcante preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez keeping moving, preventing Cavalcante from controlling successfully.
Marquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Marquez, not yet.
Cavalcante is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cavalcante jabs Marquez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cavalcante closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marquez quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homero Cavalcante dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marquez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cavalcante rushes Marquez and presses him up against the cage.
Cavalcante successfully pulls guard.
Marquez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cavalcante wants to hit a switch here but Marquez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cavalcante there!
Marquez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez with shots to the head and body - Cavalcante looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cavalcante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marquez can do to turn this around?
Cavalcante tries to hold on but Marquez pushes him away.
Marquez controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez tries to control but Cavalcante wriggling away.
Marquez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marquez trying to control but Cavalcante is having none of it.
Cavalcante is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cavalcante tries to lock up and control but Marquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marquez lands a couple of good shots and Cavalcante has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Cavalcante is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Marquez.
Cavalcante trying to control the hands but Marquez won't let him.
Cavalcante is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Cavalcante is in a bad position with Marquez working for a choke. Cavalcante manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez wants to sweep but no luck.
Cavalcante trying to control but Marquez is working from the bottom.
Cavalcante trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marquez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cavalcante is one step ahead there.
Viva Marquez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cavalcante sitting in guard here, content to control.
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.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marquez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cavalcante manages to get himself to full guard.
Marquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marquez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marquez trying to control but Cavalcante is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viva Marquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cavalcante scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marquez is trying to improve his position.
Marquez is still trying to improve position.
Cavalcante trying to control the position but Marquez is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An elbow from Cavalcante crashes against the mat.
A control attempt from Marquez but he's now mounted!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cavalcante is trying to control here but Marquez has managed to regain half guard.
Marquez is not content to let Cavalcante control the position.
Marquez wants to control but Cavalcante is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cavalcante decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cavalcante gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marquez is trying to drag Cavalcante to the mat but Cavalcante just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cavalcante prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marquez goes for a takedown attempt but Cavalcante pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cavalcante looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Homero Cavalcante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viva Marquez.
Cavalcante clinches with his opponent.
Cavalcante breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante has closed the distance and engaged Marquez in a clinch.
Cavalcante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marquez fails with the takedown.
Cavalcante wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cavalcante 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.
Marquez looking to control.
Cavalcante trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante wants to stand but Marquez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cavalcante wants to pass the guard but Marquez is keeping the position.
Marquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Marquez, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cavalcante throws an elbow that misses. Marquez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cavalcante's guard. Nice move by Marquez!
Cavalcante looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Homero Cavalcante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cavalcante 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 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Homero Cavalcante!
An out of breath Homero Cavalcante thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Anjos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
242 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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28
220 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Anjos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geoff George!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dos Anjos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
George fails to land with a series of punches.
George misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dos Anjos 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 George has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from George and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
George lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dos Anjos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
George ducks under a wild hook from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
Dos Anjos takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
Dos Anjos gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dos Anjos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
George jumps guard but Dos Anjos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
George tries to break free but Dos Anjos pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos breaks the clinch.
Dos Anjos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Anjos throws an overhand right that lands on George's shoulder, as George tries to avoid the shot.
George lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dos Anjos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dos Anjos misses the shot to the body.
George throws a combination that misses
and Dos Anjos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
George swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Dos Anjos misses the target.
George blocks the body kick.
Dos Anjos works the jab nicely.
Dos Anjos misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as George checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George moves out of range of the leg kick from Dos Anjos.
Nice body punch from Dos Anjos.
George avoids the body shot from Dos Anjos.
George is looking for the big counter here.
Dos Anjos misses with a double jab.
Dos Anjos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between George's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George tries to bum rush Dos Anjos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Anjos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
George looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
George misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Dos Anjos misses the target.
Dos Anjos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
George throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the liver by Dos Anjos. Beautiful body shot.
Dos Anjos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but George was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Anjos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George misses with the combination.
Dos Anjos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dos Anjos dodges the punch combination from George.
George throws a nice looking combination but Dos Anjos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Anjos tries to counter by clinching up but George breaks away and moves out of range.
George throws a combination that misses
and Dos Anjos counters with a left to the body.
Dos Anjos just misses with a punch to the body.
George looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
George drops his hands momentarily and Dos Anjos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
George throws a nice looking combination but Dos Anjos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
George checks the leg kick.
George throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Anjos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George throws a series of punches but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Dos Anjos misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Anjos clinches up with George and pushes him back against the cage.
George tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Anjos smiles and moves away.
Dos Anjos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but George paws at him with a jab and circles away.
George is looking for the big counter here.
Dos Anjos wants to land a leg kick but George is out of range.
George misses with a two punch combination.
George swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Anjos tries to counter by clinching up but George breaks away and moves out of range.
George swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Anjos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dos Anjos cracks George with a hook to the temple - George is on wobbly legs here! Dos Anjos swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! George falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Dos Anjos wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Junior Dos Anjos!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joao Miyao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naitsyrk Akpreic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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26
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Miyao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Naitsyrk Akpreic!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akpreic shoots in looking for a takedown. Miyao tries to sprawl out of it but Akpreic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miyao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Akpreic fails with a takedown attempt.
Miyao fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Akpreic to the ground. Miyao is now in Akpreic's guard.
Miyao controlling from the top position.
Akpreic looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akpreic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Akpreic keeping full guard, as Miyao tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyao won't allow Akpreic to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Akpreic is on top in guard.
Akpreic trying to control but Miyao is working from the bottom.
Miyao trying to keep a closed guard but Akpreic is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyao controlling Akpreic's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Akpreic passes into half guard.
Akpreic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miyao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Miyao looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Miyao regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Akpreic.
Akpreic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Miyao is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Miyao has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akpreic being controlled here, momentarily.
Akpreic has his foot on Miyao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miyao works his way back into a safe position though.
Miyao advances to half guard.
Well, if Miyao 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.
Akpreic is looking for a sweep. Miyao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miyao is thwarting Akpreic's attempts to control the position.
Akpreic is looking for a sweep. Miyao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Akpreic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Akpreic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miyao defends well.
Miyao postures up.
Miyao has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miyao sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Miyao wants to pass the guard but Akpreic is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Miyao dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miyao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akpreic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Akpreic wants to pass the guard but Miyao is keeping the position.
Miyao is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Akpreic is aware though and is defending well.
Akpreic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Akpreic drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Miyao manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Akpreic has Miyao in his guard.
Miyao wants to pass the guard but Akpreic is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyao slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyao stopping the sweep attempt from Akpreic.
Akpreic is looking to sweep but instead, Miyao has passed into half guard.
Akpreic trying to control but Miyao postures up.
Akpreic tries to roll over but Miyao keeps him under control.
Miyao trying to control the pace.
Akpreic is trying to maintain the position but Miyao is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Miyao performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Akpreic looking for a kimura from the bottom but Miyao passes into side control!
Miyao happy to just control the position for now.
Miyao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akpreic can do to turn this around?
Akpreic reaches up around Miyao's neck trying to control. But Miyao takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Akpreic! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Akpreic is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Miyao celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joao Miyao!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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45
289 lbs
51 - 30 - 0 |
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41
285 lbs
50 - 36 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
51 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinksy loads up on a big right hand but Bean slips the punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bean!
It looks like Drew Pinksy has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinksy. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinksy tests Bean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Bean misses.
Pinksy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drew Pinksy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinksy tries to move into range but Bean moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pinksy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean checks a low kick from Pinksy.
Bean misses with an uppercut.
Bean moves out of range as Pinksy strikes.
Bean scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinksy throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Bean was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bean clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bean.
Bean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean swings for the body but Pinksy moves out of range.
Pinksy throws out a loose jab but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinksy dips to his left and cracks Bean with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Pinksy lands but Bean takes it in his stride.
Pinksy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bean scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pinksy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bean moves out of range as Pinksy strikes.
Pinksy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bean counters with a nice uppercut.
Pinksy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bean finds it's way round the side to connect with Pinksy's head.
Bean connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bean misses with a hook.
Bean has closed the distance and engaged Pinksy in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinksy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinksy backwards.
Pinksy is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Pinksy is still on wobbly legs! Can Bean finish him?
Bean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pinksy misses with a leg kick
and Bean counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pinksy tries to get into range but Bean steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Pinksy! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Bean scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Butter Bean!
During a confident post fight interview, Butter Bean 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell comes to the cage accompanied by Sonne - Rammstein. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
258 lbs
29 - 18 - 0 |
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42
277 lbs
42 - 21 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugowski thuds his right hand into Maxwell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rugowski throws an overhand right that lands on Maxwell's shoulder, as Maxwell tries to avoid the shot.
Rugowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rugowski throws a head kick that misses.
Maxwell with a nice cross.
Rugowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Maxwell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Rugowski throws a combination that misses
and Maxwell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rugowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maxwell.
Maxwell throws the left hand but Rugowski avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maxwell.
It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
Maxwell misses with a takedown attempt
and Maxwell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ross Maxwell has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rugowski throws a body kick that misses.
Rugowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice body kick there by Rugowski.
Maxwell lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Maxwell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Rugowski misses its intended target.
Rugowski throws a big shot that misses.
Rugowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maxwell tries to counter with a takedown but Rugowski is quick to defend against it.
Bubba Rugowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxwell misses with a kick to the body
and Rugowski counters with a straight right hand.
Bubba Rugowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maxwell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maxwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rugowski.
Rugowski sends Maxwell crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rugowski is motioning to the referee to let Maxwell up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Maxwell is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maxwell backs away from a small jab... but Rugowski lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Maxwell crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Rugowski with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bubba Rugowski!
During a confident post fight interview, Bubba Rugowski 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Delerium - Silence . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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37
280 lbs
34 - 18 - 1 |
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38
280 lbs
29 - 20 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heggs walks into a left hand.
Ryan clinches up with Heggs and pushes him back against the cage.
Ryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heggs backwards.
It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
Ryan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heggs up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Heggs.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Ryan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heggs as Ryan tries to tie him up.
Ryan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heggs up against the cage.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is struggling to control the position.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Heggs controls the action.
Heggs is trying to push Ryan away but Ryan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
Heggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Ryan has Heggs pressed against the cage.
Heggs lands an uppercut.
It looks like Jack Ryan has been cut.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Heggs controls the action.
Heggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heggs looks to land a combination but Ryan avoids it well.
Ryan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ryan misses with a body kick.
Heggs has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Heggs moves into range and clinches up with Ryan.
Heggs is looking to control Ryan's arms but Ryan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heggs has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
Heggs misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heggs.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ryan working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan lands a right hand.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Heggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Heggs trying to stall but Ryan improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heggs has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Heggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Ryan digs a right hand underneath Heggs's ribcage. Heggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ryan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ryan trying to control the position but instead, Heggs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ryan into the cage.
Heggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan is looking to clinch.
Ryan jabs Heggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ryan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Heggs tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ryan manages to circle out of the way.
Heggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a low kick but Heggs moves out of range easily.
Heggs misses with a two punch combination.
Ryan tries a quick counter leg kick but Heggs is wise to it.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Heggs.
Ryan throws a low kick but Heggs avoids it.
Heggs tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by Ryan. Beautiful body shot.
Ryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jack Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Ryan is looking to clinch.
Heggs is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ryan.
Ryan lands an overhand right.
Ryan rushes Heggs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ryan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryan.
Heggs wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ryan darts in and clinches Heggs up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Heggs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heggs throws a head punch that misses.
Heggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Heggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Ryan tries to get set, Heggs tries to push him back and clinch up but Ryan manages to avoid the attempt.
Heggs checks a leg kick.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Heggs gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heggs is stalling here.
Heggs is leaning against Ryan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heggs has had enough of the clinch but Ryan keeps him there for the moment.
Ryan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heggs is keeping busy.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryan.
Heggs misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan is looking to control Heggs's arms but Heggs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ryan has his back to the cage.
Jack Ryan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heggss head.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Heggs.
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heggs blocking some punches.
Heggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan thuds a left hand into Heggs's body.
Ryan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heggs clinches up with Ryan and pushes him back against the cage.
Ryan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ryan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heggs is keeping busy.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Heggs.
Heggs breaks from the clinch.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heggs seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice defenses there by Heggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a right hook to the body.
Ryan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Heggs counters with a left and a right that stings Ryan.
Ryan scores with a push kick.
Heggs sizes up Ryan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ryan tries to clinch up.
Ryan lands a leg kick that knocks Heggs off balance momentarily.
Ryan throws a low kick, looking for Heggs's leg but Heggs calmly moves out of range.
Heggs misses with a looping left.
Ryan tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ryan is predictable there
and Heggs moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan digs a right hand underneath Heggs's ribcage. Heggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heggs, pushing him back against the cage.
Heggs blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heggs.
A frustrated look appears on Heggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heggs breaks from the clinch.
Ryan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ryan moves into range and clinches up with Heggs.
Heggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heggs prevents a body shot from Ryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Heggs takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan throws out a counter right but Heggs avoids it with no problem.
Ryan tries to clinch up.
Ryan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ryan jabs Heggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ryan moves into the clinch.
Ryan tries a body shot but Heggs blocks it.
Heggs misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ryan.
Heggs prevents a body shot from Ryan.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Heggs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
Heggs tries to circle away but Ryan has him pinned against the cage.
Ryan slowing the pace effectively.
Ryan taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Heggs misses with a body punch.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Ryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heggs tries to break the clinch but Ryan is controlling the position.
Heggs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Heggs tries to circle away but Ryan has him pinned against the cage.
Heggs tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heggs is trying to break the clinch but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Heggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Heggs avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Heggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryan missing with a left hand there. Heggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jack Ryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryan tries to clinch up.
Heggs avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Ryan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Heggs rather than just go for the knockout.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Heggs.
Ryan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ryan cracks the inside of Heggs's front leg.
Ryan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Ryan misses
and Heggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryan drops his hands momentarily and Heggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That has opened up Jack Ryan's cut even more.
Heggs avoids the head kick by Ryan.
Heggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heggs is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Heggs slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Heggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ryan thows a leg kick but Heggs checks it
and Heggs counters with a crisp one two that drops Ryan! Heggs thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ryan to his feet! Ryan is in big trouble!
Ryan is rocked!
Ryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Heggs finish him?
Ryan is looking to clinch but Heggs is avoiding it.
Jack Ryan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Heggs cracks Ryan with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luther Heggs!
An out of breath Luther Heggs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov moves into the clinch.
Kharitonov misses with a body punch.
Romo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kharitonov avoids it.
Kharitonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kharitonov managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Romo misses with a knee to the head.
Kharitonov 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.
Romo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kharitonov controls his hands.
Kharitonov tries to work over Romo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharitonov's face.
It looks like Boris Kharitonov has been cut.
Kharitonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Romo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharitonov misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romo obliges.
Kharitonov is breathing heavily.
Kharitonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been informed that Romo 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.
Kharitonov working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romo.
Kharitonov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Romo throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kharitonovs head.
Romo prevents a body shot from Kharitonov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov tries to throw a body punch but Romo avoids it by throwing Kharitonov back against the cage.
A short left from Romo.
Romo lands a knee to the head.
Kharitonov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kharitonov misses with the head strike.
Romo lands a nice uppercut.
Kharitonov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romo lands a knee to the body.
Romo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romo has Kharitonov pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Kharitonov is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Romo - that's hurt Kharitonov badly! Oh, another knee lands and Kharitonov is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Kharitonov doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). John Kyle Romo!
A very excited looking John Kyle Romo 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moyses Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso has chosen WAR-Low Rider as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moyses Mattos !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso catches Mattos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mattos moves away from the strike by Gattuso.
A cross from Mattos lands.
Gattuso connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mattos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gattuso.
Mattos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mattos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mattos misses with an uppercut.
Gattuso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gattuso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mattos throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gattuso! But no joy.
Gattuso is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mattos ducks under a wild hook from Gattuso.
A little feinted left hand from Mattos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mattos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Mattos misses.
Gattuso is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gattuso misses with a hook.
Mattos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mattos wants to clinch up but Gattuso keeps it at a distance.
Gattuso tries a head kick but it misses.
Gattuso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mattos .
Gattuso misses with a body shot.
Mattos walks into a stiff left hand from Gattuso.
Mattos misses the shot to the body.
Mattos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mattos misses with an uppercut.
Gattuso missing with a left hand there. Mattos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mattos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mattos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gattuso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mattos throws out a loose jab but Gattuso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gattuso throws a hook but Mattos avoids it easily.
Gattuso slips a jab from Mattos .
Gattuso on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Javier Gattuso has been cut.
Mattos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mattos throws a big shot that misses.
Gattuso was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos throws a lazy uppercut
and Gattuso counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mattos thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mattos misses with a wild combination.
Gattuso 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.
Gattuso just misses with a punch to the body.
Gattuso slips a jab from Mattos .
Mattos moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGattuso.
A punch lands to the side of Mattos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mattos throws a hook but Gattuso avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Gattuso.
Gattuso misses the jab.
Mattos lands a nice shot that snaps Gattuso's head back.
Gattuso throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gattuso throws a body shot but no joy.
Mattos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gattuso throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Gattuso has knocked Mattos down with a huge combo! Gattuso steps away and waves a wobbly Mattos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mattos is rocked!
It looks like Moyses Mattos has been cut.
Mattos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Mattos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mattos is breathing heavily.
Gattuso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mattos is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Gattuso doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Mattos crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Mattos 's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Javier Gattuso!
Javier Gattuso is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Javier Gattuso 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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