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UVT 317: No Mercy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximiliano Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius has chosen Turn Down for What as his entrance music. Ronaldo Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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204 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximiliano Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Meridius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Meridius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Meridius keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Meridius misses.
Meridius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meridius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meridius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Meridius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Meridius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meridius misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Meridius defends well and Santos ends up having to push Meridius into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meridius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meridius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Meridius circles away.
Meridius swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Meridius works the jab nicely.
Meridius scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Meridius misses with a two punch combination.
Meridius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridius scores with a nice right hand.
Meridius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meridius scores with a jab. Santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Meridius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santos shoots and misses
letting Meridius counter with a right hand.
Meridius throws a series of strikes that have Santos backpedaling.
Meridius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Meridius.
Ronaldo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Meridius coming out on top.
Meridius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Meridius wants it to stay on the feet.
Donk. Meridius catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
Meridius misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Meridius won't be happy with that.
Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meridius is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santos prevents Meridius from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Meridius to his feet.
Meridius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meridius. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meridius.
Meridius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Meridius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximiliano Meridius dominated 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.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
It looks like Ronaldo Santos has been cut.
Santos gets the takedown into side control.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meridius keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos decides to stand back up. Santos steps back and let's Meridius get back to his feet.
Santos tries to clinch but Meridius moves out of range.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Meridius tries to sprawl but Santos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Meridius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Meridius pushes Santos off looking to stand but Santos dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Santos manages to move to mount!
Santos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Meridius's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Santos landing strikes from the mount.
Santos landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos trying to control but Meridius is having none of it.
Meridius is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius is trying to stand but he's just given Santos his back.
Meridius trying to get back to his feet but Santos is in full control for now.
Meridius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meridius is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Santos trying to control momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Meridius wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Meridius throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Santos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Meridius lands a jab to the head.
Meridius slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but Meridius is having none of it.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meridius pinned against the cage. Meridius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Meridius might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Meridius lands with a nice combination. Santos backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meridius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meridius now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch but Meridius moves away
and Meridius counters with a stiff right hand.
Meridius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Meridius fights it but they end up in guard.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meridius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Meridius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meridius is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Meridius is looking for a triangle here but Santos uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius is letting Santos control him for a moment.
Santos trying to control the action but Meridius is working from the bottom.
Meridius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Santos tries to clinch but Meridius moves out of range.
Meridius lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Meridius.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Meridius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Santos misses.
It seemed like Meridius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meridius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Meridius scores with a jab to the body.
Santos wants to clinch.
Meridius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meridius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximiliano Meridius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Meridius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Maximiliano Meridius!
A relieved looking Maximiliano Meridius thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoff George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kevin Rudolf - In the City kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Frank Harris will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geoff George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Harris!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but George circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
George throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
George fails to land with a series of punches.
George circles away from the clinch attempt.
George keeps the fight on the outside.
George keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris wants to clinch.
As Harris looks to move away, George throws a big counter combo bu Harris just gets out of the way.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from George does no damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
George leaves Harris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
George throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like George was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harris tries to score a power double leg takedown but George sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harris somewhat.
Geoff George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Harris.
George misses with a jab, cross combination.
George avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris tries to clinch but George moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - George circles away.
As Harris looks to move away, George throws a big counter combo bu Harris just gets out of the way.
George misses with a double jab.
Harris throws a series of punches but George avoids them all with ease.
George circles away from the clinch attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as George blocks the leg kick.
George looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
George throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from George.
Harris tries to clinch up but George circles away and keeps his distance.
George throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
George misses with a few strikes there.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but George swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - George circles away.
George throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but George bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
George throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Geoff George is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
George manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Harris thows a huge punch but George dodges it nicely.
George tries to kick Harris off but Harris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Harris is looking for a kimura here.
George moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George has his hands on Harris's head, controlling the position.
George working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
George is trying to keep Harris in close.
George tries to land a sweep but no joy.
George is trying to control the position from the bottom.
George is pulling down on Harris's head to control his posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff George dominated 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.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - George circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris tries to clinch but George is having none of it.
George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris tries to clinch but George is having none of it.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Harris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but George checks it well.
Harris tries to clinch up.
George throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but George swats him away and circles back towards the center.
George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
It looked like George was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
George misses with a two punch combination.
George swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Harris's coach down at Soul Supremacy Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harris's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris clinches up with George and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
George is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
George is working Harris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
George stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
George trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George is looking to advance position but Harris has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Harris prevents George from getting the reversal.
George is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Harris throwing strikes here but George is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
George is looking to get to half guard.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harris thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Harris avoids the attempt from George to control.
Harris throws some wild stikes that George manages to avoid easily.
George knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harris on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George is looking to get to half guard.
George is working hard here to advance position.
Harris throwing strikes here but George is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
George is trying desperately to improve position.
George sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Harris is looking for a kimura but George is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harris to get the leverage.
George wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
George controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
George might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris trying to control from half guard but George is working away.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
George is trying to control but can't.
Harris is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Harris 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!
George throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
George swinging wildly here.
Harris rushes George and presses him up against the cage.
George is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris drags the fight down to the ground.
George trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frank Harris has got the better of the ground game so far.
George postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
George is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris is looking to clinch.
George is looking for a counter combo.
Geoff George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris dodges the punch combination from George.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like George was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - George circles away.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. George sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
George misses with a two punch combination.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Geoff George is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris is looking to clinch but George is avoiding it.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
George circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris tries to clinch up but George circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris dodges the punch combination from George.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris is looking to clinch but George is avoiding it.
George throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but George circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but George avoids it really well and circles away.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
George looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
George misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris tries to clinch there but George circles away.
George is looking for a counter combo.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but George pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from George. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Geoff George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Harris.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but George swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
George looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
George throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
George circles away from the clinch attempt.
George throws a big counter combination but Harris scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but George swats him away and circles back towards the center.
George tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris feints the counter takedown.
Sloppy strikes from George. Those never looked like landing.
Harris wants to clinch up but George keeps it at a distance.
It looked like George was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from George.
Nice sprawl there from George as Harris shoots in.
George is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris rushes George and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
George tries to pull guard but Harris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Harris drops down looking for an ankle pick but George pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but George paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frank Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from George.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - George circles away.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris moves in looking to clinch but George pushes him off.
It looked like George was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoff George showed his dominance in that final round.
I think George has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoff George!
An out of breath and clearly excited Geoff George thanked 95% Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Parr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Abdul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Parr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wayne Parr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohamed Abdul!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdul moves out of range of the body kick from Parr.
Parr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Abdul keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Parr prevents Abdul from improving his position.
Abdul wants to control but Parr is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdul makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Abdul.
Parr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Parr tries to free his leg and advance position but Abdul is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parr's guard.
Abdul slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Parr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Parr keeping moving, preventing Abdul from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdul postures up.
Abdul trying to control the position from guard on top but Parr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Abdul lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abdul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parr keeping moving, preventing Abdul from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Parr misses with a few strikes there.
Abdul feints and as Parr raises his hands in defense, Abdul changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Abdul wants to pass the guard but Parr is keeping the position.
Abdul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abdul trying to control but Parr is working from the bottom.
Abdul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdul looking to sit in guard and control but Parr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Abdul is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abdul 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.
Abdul throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul is looking to take a break and control but Parr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parr wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Parr is staying active underneath Abdul, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Parr is trying to maintain the position but Abdul is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed Abdul dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Parr slaps away a takedown attempt from Abdul, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Parr gets a clinch.
Abdul keeps control of Parr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abdul pulls guard successfully.
Abdul bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parr's guard.
Parr wants to stand and escape but Abdul is having none of it.
Abdul drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Abdul jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parr wants to stand up but Abdul is controlling him.
Abdul trying to control the position from guard on top but Parr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul stays in close to Parr's body and controls the position.
Abdul is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Abdul pushing down on Parr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Abdul lands with a punch from half guard.
Abdul is looking to take a break and control but Parr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parr wants to control but Abdul is keeping busy.
Abdul wants to take a breather but Parr is having none of it.
Parr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, if Abdul 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Abdul has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Parr is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Abdul throws a leg kick that misses.
Parr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Abdul just manages to avoid it.
Parr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Mohamed Abdul has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul misses with a two punch combination.
Parr is looking to counter punch.
Abdul fails to land the takedown.
Good shot there by Parr.
Parr rushes Abdul and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parr breaks from the clinch.
Abdul shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Abdul looks to move away, Parr throws a big counter combo bu Abdul just gets out of the way.
Wayne Parr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohamed Abdul.
Abdul misses with a takedown attempt - Parr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Parr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Parr moves into the clinch successfully.
Parr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Parr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Parr keeping moving, preventing Abdul from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul controls from within his opponent's guard.
Abdul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abdul wants to control from the top but Parr keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abdul throws a big elbow that misses.
Abdul wants to control from the top but Parr keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Parr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mohamed Abdul'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!
Parr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Abdul's guard.
Abdul looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Parr trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abdul trying to control the position.
Abdul seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Abdul looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Parr passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdul is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parr pulls his head out easily.
Abdul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parr wants to stand but Abdul has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Abdul punching from the bottom.
Abdul moves into full guard.
Parr tries to stand but Abdul is controlling from the bottom.
Abdul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Good work by Abdul as he checks the leg kick.
Abdul avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parr just misses with a punch to the body.
Parr shoots in and gets a takedown into Abdul's guard.
Abdul looking to control.
Parr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abdul on the ground.
Parr stopping the sweep attempt from Abdul.
Abdul is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Parr is looking to control Abdul's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Parr avoid being mounted?
Abdul throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abdul passes to full mount!
Abdul scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul trying to control but Parr is having none of it.
Abdul controlling the pace for now.
Abdul is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Parr to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Parr shrugs it off.
Abdul takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Abdul punching from mount but Parr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mohamed Abdul has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parr defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Abdul.
Abdul throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Abdul tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Parr is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abdul sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Parr is squirming around, avoiding Abdul's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Abdul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Abdul has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Abdul!
After the fight, Mohamed Abdul 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monkey Business (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton comes to the cage accompanied by Keep your hands to yourself- Georgia Satellites. Monkey Business has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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287 lbs
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300 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Monkey Business!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Business closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patton circles away.
Patton throwing a counter right hand but Business manages to avoid it.
Patton darts in and clinches Business up against the cage.
Patton lands an uppercut.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Business has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Patton uses from the top position.
Patton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Business looking for a guillotine here but Patton defends easily.
Patton stands and steps away. Business gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton has closed the distance and engaged Business in a clinch.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Business gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Patton regains guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton keeping full guard, as Business tries to pass.
Patton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Patton tries to get out of the position.
Business wants to control from the top but Patton keeps moving.
Business trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patton manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Patton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patton moves into the clinch.
Business is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Patton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
George Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monkey Business.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Patton tries to work over Business's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Business's coach down at MB Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Business's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Patton digs a right hand underneath Business's ribcage. Business let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Business wants to take the fight to the mat but Patton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Patton.
Business wants to take the fight to the mat but Patton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Patton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patton gets underhooks to prevent Business's takedown attempt.
Business looks winded!
Patton digs a right hand underneath Business's ribcage. Business let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Patton lands a nice uppercut.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Business tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
Patton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Patton is working Business over against the cage.
Patton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Business blocks an elbow strike.
Business wants a takedown.
Patton throws an elbow but it misses.
Patton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Business backwards.
Patton tries a body shot but Business blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Business can't get the takedown.
Business drops down looking for an ankle pick but Patton pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patton has closed the distance and engaged Business in a clinch.
Patton gets underhooks to prevent Business's takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Patton.
It looks like Monkey Business has been cut.
Business fails to pull guard.
Patton lands a nice shot to the body.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Business controls his hands.
Patton with a knee to the head.
Patton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice elbow from Patton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Patton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Patton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That has opened up Monkey Business's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton digs a right hand underneath Business's ribcage. Business let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Patton cracks Business with a nice body shot.
Patton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Patton - that landed with a thud.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton lands an uppercut.
Patton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Patton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patton.
Patton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Business is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Patton is defending well.
Patton lands a shoulder strike.
Patton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Business is rocked!
Patton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Patton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Monkey Business'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.
Patton moves into the clinch.
Patton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Business can do to turn this around?
Patton lands a nice uppercut.
Patton drops Business onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Business is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Business is still on wobbly legs! Can Patton finish him?
Business is pressed against the cage. Patton pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Business! Two more big strikes from Patton and Business crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). George Patton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyon Okiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyon Okiro!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okiro with a nice cross.
Bourque gets tackled into the cage by Okiro. Okiro maintains the clinch.
Bourque tries to work over Okiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okiro taking a breather.
Bourque misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bourque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bourques head.
Okiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bourque takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Okiro moves in looking to clinch but Bourque pushes him off.
Okiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourque.
Okiro swinging wildly here.
Okiro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bourque's calf.
Okiro gets a clinch.
Bourque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bourque swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okiro.
Okiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bourque misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okiro tries to throw a body punch but Bourque avoids it by throwing Okiro back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bourque.
Okiro lands an uppercut.
Okiro blocking some punches.
Okiro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Okiro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bourque lands a nice shot to the body.
Okiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bourque misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bourque doesn't manage to clinch there - Okiro circles away.
The fighters circling - Bourque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Okiro.
Bourque seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Okiro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bourque throws a body punch but Okiro moves out of range.
Bourque is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourque blocks the body kick.
Okiro drives through and clinches with Bourque against the cage.
Bourque is stalling here.
Bourque tries to work over Okiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bourque has Okiro pushed against the cage.
Okiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bourque throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okiros head.
Okiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bourque lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okiro backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bourque working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Okiro fails to land.
Okiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bourque throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okiro counters with a nice body shot.
Okiro tries to clinch
and Bourque counters with a nice body shot.
Okiro moves in looking to clinch but Bourque pushes him off.
Okiro misses with a double jab
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okiro's corner calls for a 1-2. Okiro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bourque misses with a double jab.
Okiro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Okiro tests Bourque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bourque looks to throw the jab but Okiro is out of range.
Nice shot by Okiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okiro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bourque has time to react.
No joy there for Bourque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourque is just out of range.
Bourque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab by Okiro.
Bourque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okiro.
Okiro lands with a right hand.
Okiro throws a wild body kick that Bourque sees coming a mile off.
Okiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bourque throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Okiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bourque misses the jab.
Okiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Okiro has closed the distance and engaged Bourque in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyon Okiro 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.
Okiro throws a sloppy head kick and Bourque moves out of range easily.
Okiro closes the distance and pushes Bourque back into the cage.
Bourque lands with a left to the head.
Bourque misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okiro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Okiro misses with some punches.
Bourque lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Okiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Okiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Bourque.
Bourque misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Okiro gets through Bourque's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bourque misses with a body punch.
Okiro lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bourque is trying to break the clinch but Okiro is controlling him.
Bourque lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okiro lands a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Okiro as Bourque tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque takes a shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bourque takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Okiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Bourque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okiro stalling against the cage.
Okiro stalling in the clinch but Bourque improves position.
Bourque tries a body shot but Okiro blocks it.
Bourque throws a punch but it's blocked by Okiro.
Bourque gets through Okiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bourque blocks an uppercut.
Bourque trying to stall but Okiro improves his position.
Bourque throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okiros head.
Okiro is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Okiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okiro is working Bourque over against the cage.
Lyon Okiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Okiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bourque backwards.
Bourque lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bourque tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okiro's elbow.
Okiro lands a nice uppercut.
Bourque lands a left hand.
Okiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bourque is rocked!
Bourque breaks from the clinch.
Okiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bourque went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Okiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bourque is looking to counter with head kicks.
Okiro thows a leg kick but Bourque checks it
enabling Bourque to counter with a crisp jab.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okiro.
Bourque seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bourque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okiro with a jab.
Okiro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Okiro with a hook.
Okiro looks to land a right hand but Bourque moved out of range.
Bourque is looking for a counter combo.
Okiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bourque.
Okiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourque.
Bourque swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Okiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bourque.
An attempted straight right counter from Bourque misses the target.
Okiro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bourque to score with a decent uppercut.
Bourque moves forwards but Okiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Okiro misses with a head kick.
Lyon Okiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okiro misses with a body kick.
Bourque throwing a counter right hand but Okiro manages to avoid it.
Okiro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Okiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okiro jabs Bourque right on the nose. Bourque blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okiro. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okiro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Okiro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bourque lands a right hook to the body.
Okiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okiro misses with a looping right.
Okiro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bourque on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okiro misses with a looping right.
Bourque takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okiro throws a shot to the body.
Bourque looks to score with a jab to the body but Okiro is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyon Okiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Okiro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Okiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bourque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okiro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Okiro throws out a leg kick but Bourque moves out of range and Okiro only half commits.
Okiro takes a swing at Bourque's ribcage but misses.
Okiro slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Okiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Okiro darts in and clinches Bourque up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okiro.
Okiro cracks Bourque with a nice body shot.
Okiro lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bourque.
Bourque misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bourque's elbow.
Okiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bourque working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okiro prevents a body shot from Bourque.
Okiro is pushing Bourque up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Okiro blocking some punches.
Okiro tries to throw a body punch but Bourque avoids it by throwing Okiro back against the cage.
Okiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Okiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bourque backwards.
Bourque swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bourque.
Okiro misses with a punch to the body.
Bourque working aggressively here.
Okiro misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Okiro fails to land.
Okiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Okiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bourque misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okiro misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bourque fails to land.
Bourque stalling in the clinch but Okiro improves position.
Okiro breaks from the clinch.
Okiro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bourque back to the cage. Okiro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice shot by Okiro.
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!
Bourque moves out of range of the leg kick from Okiro.
Lyon Okiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Donk. Okiro catches Bourque right on the button with a cross.
Adam Bourque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bourque blocks a head kick by Okiro.
Okiro moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Okiro lands with a light punch inside.
Okiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bourque tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Okiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okiro gets through Bourque's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okiro tries to break the clinch but Bourque is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Okiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Okiro drops Bourque onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bourque is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Bourque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bourque looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bourque tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bourque misses with some punches.
Bourque blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okiro.
Bourque is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bourque working aggressively here.
Okiro breaks the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Okiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bourque is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Okiro closes the distance and clinches.
Okiro throws a head punch that misses.
Okiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Okiro has a couple of punches blocked by Bourque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okiro's corner calls for a 1-2. Okiro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Okiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okiro lands a head kick!
Okiro is looking to clinch.
Bourque just misses with a punch to the body.
Okiro lands a jab to the head.
Bourque tries to clinch but Okiro moves out of range.
Okiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Okiro misses with a combination
and Bourque counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crunch! Okiro slams his shin into Bourque's torso.
Bourque has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Okiro finds it's way round the side to connect with Bourque's head.
Lyon Okiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourque tests Okiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okiro has Bourque up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourque blocks an uppercut.
Bourque taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bourque seems to have got his legs back now.
Bourque throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyon Okiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Okiro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyon Okiro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosmo Carboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menezes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Charlinho, o menino que só queria estudar - Hermes & Renato kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cosmo Carboni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Menezes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carboni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Cosmo Carboni has been cut.
Menezes misses with a looping left.
Carboni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Menezes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carboni.
Menezes needs to keep his hands up - Carboni had a free shot at his head there.
Menezes misses with a hook
letting Carboni counter with a right hand.
Menezes is rocked!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Menezes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Menezes misses with a hook
and Carboni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Menezes is still on wobbly legs! Can Carboni finish him?
Menezes looks winded!
Carboni misses with a head kick.
Menezes seems to have recovered his senses.
Carboni cracks a nice hook into Menezes's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menezes switches off momentarily and Carboni cracks him with a monster right hand! Menezes topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Carboni dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Carboni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cosmo Carboni!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Mooseheads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Adabisi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Mooseheads!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mooseheads will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mooseheads shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adabisi as he avoids it easily.
Adabisi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mooseheads moves forwards but Adabisi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Adabisi as Mooseheads shoots in.
It looked like Adabisi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Mooseheads.
Mooseheads doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adabisi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mac Mooseheads seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mooseheads shoots in and drives through. Adabisi sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mooseheads takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mooseheads takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mooseheads tries for a takedown but Adabisi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi connects with a single shot there.
Mooseheads tries to move into range but Adabisi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mooseheads is rocked!
Mooseheads needs to keep his hands up - Adabisi had a free shot at his head there.
Mooseheads is still on wobbly legs! Can Adabisi finish him?
Mooseheads walks straight into a right hand from Adabisi - that's dropped him! Adabisi jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Mooseheads from any more punishment! Mooseheads complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Simon Adabisi!
Simon Adabisi retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
54 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardo dodges the punch combination from Bean.
Bean lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leonardo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bean drives through and clinches with Leonardo against the cage.
Bean's coach down at The Warehouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bean's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Leonardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leonardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Butter Bean has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Bean.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardo.
Leonardo gets through Bean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leonardo scores with a hook to the body.
Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bean misses with the head strike.
Leonardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonardo with a knee to the head.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Leonardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo scores a nice knee to the body.
Bean is trying to push Leonardo away but Leonardo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bean working aggressively here.
Bean is looking to break free of the clinch but Leonardo has double underhooks.
Leonardo trying to land knees to the body.
Leonardo blocks an uppercut.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Leonardo has a couple of punches blocked by Bean.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean lands with a left to the head.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardo.
Leonardo blocks an uppercut.
Leonardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leonardo lands an uppercut.
Leonardo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bean.
A nice left hand lands by Leonardo.
A frustrated look appears on Bean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Leonardo.
Bean is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonardo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leonardo lands with a left to the head.
Leonardo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Leonardo can't find room to land a body shot as Bean controls the action.
Leonardo lands a shoulder strike.
Bean is rocked!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leonardo works on Bean's body with a couple of short punches.
Leonardo can't find room to land a body shot as Bean controls the action.
Bean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leonardo backwards.
Leonardo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bean is still on wobbly legs! Can Leonardo finish him?
Leonardo pushes Bean against the cage. Leonardo is working some dirty boxing. Leonardo pushes off with a quick right hook! Bean goes down! Bean tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Leonardo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rai Leonardo!
Rai Leonardo 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Kingo Kongo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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43
277 lbs
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244 lbs
36 - 29 - 1 |
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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
45 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo slips a straight right by Rugowski.
Kongo's coach down at Animal House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kongo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rugowski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kongo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rugowski will feel that in the morning.
Kongo thows a leg kick but Rugowski checks it
and Rugowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Kingo Kongo has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kongo.
Kongo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rugowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Kongo staying out of range there.
Kongo misses with a body kick.
Kongo misses the shot to the body.
Rugowski lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A punch combination from Kongo misses.
Rugowski throws a quick counter head kick but Kongo was just out of range.
Rugowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kongo! But no joy.
Rugowski 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kongo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rugowski.
Kongo doesn't manage to clinch there - Rugowski circles away.
Rugowski tests Kongo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kongo closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kongo.
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kongo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rugowski backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rugowski lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Rugowski.
Kongo is trying to stall.
Rugowski blocks a body shot from Kongo.
Rugowski lands with a right to the head.
Rugowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
Rugowski is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rugowski.
Rugowski breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Kongo got wobbled bad by a big combination! Rugowski presses forward with punches and knees until Kongo stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Kongo closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Rugowski!
Bubba Rugowski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghoul Ghotha (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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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 44 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghotha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Ghotha tries to counter it with a takedown but Tavares pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ghotha with a poor takedown
and Tavares counters with a three punch combo that has Ghotha backing up. Ghotha nods at Tavares to acknowledge the strikes.
A big left from Tavares misses.
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tavares as he jumps to the side.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses.
Tavares throws a looping overhand right but Ghotha ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ghotha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tavares moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares presses Ghotha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tavares tries a body shot but Ghotha blocks it.
Tavares is pressed up against the cage. Ghotha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tavares down to the mat. Tavares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thiago Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghoul Ghotha.
Tavares throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ghotha.
We've been told by Tavares's head coaches at Brazilian Elite Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tavares, right into the meat.
Tavares shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tavares moves into the clinch.
Ghotha blocks a body shot from Tavares.
Ghotha takes a shot to the head.
Tavares scores with a hook to the body.
Tavares lands a hook that snaps the head of Ghotha backwards.
Tavares works on Ghotha's body with a couple of short punches.
Tavares stops a takedown attempt from Ghotha.
Tavares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ghotha tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tavares's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha being controlled against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tavares scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Tavares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tavares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ghotha's elbow.
Tavares lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tavares lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ghotha backwards.
Ghotha looking for a takedown.
Good body shot from Tavares.
Ghotha has had enough of the clinch but Tavares keeps him there for the moment.
A right hand to the body from Tavares.
Ghotha looks winded!
Ghotha manages to break the clinch.
Ghotha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tavares has closed the distance and engaged Ghotha in a clinch.
A short right from Tavares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares scores with a hook to the body.
Tavares has Ghotha pressed against the cage.
A short left from Tavares.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavares.
Tavares scores with a shoulder strike.
Tavares is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ghotha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tavares pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tavares makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ghotha takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Tavares.
Tavares stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tavares gets through Ghotha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tavares works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ghotha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghotha tries for a takedown but Tavares manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tavares lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tavares lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tavares lands a hook that snaps the head of Ghotha backwards.
Tavares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tavares lands a hook that snaps the head of Ghotha backwards.
Ghotha goes for a takedown attempt but Tavares pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tavares moves in looking to clinch but Ghotha pushes him off.
Ghotha tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tavares thumps Ghotha with a low kick.
Tavares lands a big right hand that sends Ghotha crashing to the mat! Tavares stays standing though and waves Ghotha back to his feet!
Ghotha is rocked!
Tavares pounces like a tiger and cracks Ghotha with a vicious hook! Ghotha is down but not out! Tavares follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thiago Tavares!
Our winner, Thiago Tavares, 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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