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UVT 349: Back to Work PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby TupperIII (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kermodian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kermodian has chosen Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum as his entrance music. Bobby TupperIII has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
29 - 31 - 1 |
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215 lbs
34 - 45 - 2 |
Powerful takedowns
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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
29 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby TupperIII!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 45 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Kermodian!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermodian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by TupperIII.
TupperIII fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kermodian sprawls well initially but TupperIII persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kermodian wants to improve his position but TupperIII is controlling well.
Kermodian trying to hold on to TupperIII's head to control him but TupperIII postures up.
TupperIII seems to be working for a kimura but Kermodian defends the submission attempt.
TupperIII seems to be working for a kimura but Kermodian defends the submission attempt.
TupperIII is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kermodian has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TupperIII wants to work for an arm triangle but Kermodian is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kermodian works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TupperIII wants to pass the guard but Kermodian is keeping the position.
Kermodian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. TupperIII manages to get himself to full guard.
Kermodian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
TupperIII escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kermodian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
TupperIII will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
TupperIII is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kermodian defends well.
Kermodian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
TupperIII looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kermodian is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian trying to control but TupperIII is working from the bottom.
Kermodian wants to pass the guard but TupperIII is keeping the position.
TupperIII keeping moving, preventing Kermodian from controlling successfully.
Kermodian is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kermodian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kermodian is working TupperIII over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
TupperIII 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.
TupperIII looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kermodian stopping the sweep attempt from TupperIII.
Kermodian controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
TupperIII is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kermodian is aware though and is defending well.
TupperIII has momentary wrist control but Kermodian slips an elbow through the middle.
Kermodian trying to control but TupperIII is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian connects with a couple of short punches.
TupperIII throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
TupperIII working for a triangle but Kermodian defends it easily.
Kermodian looking to pass the guard.
Kermodian lands a couple of digs.
TupperIII working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kermodian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kermodian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
TupperIII is looking for a triangle but Kermodian pushes his legs off easily.
TupperIII looking for subs off his back but Kermodian has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kermodian takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian trying to mount his opponent but TupperIII defends it.
TupperIII moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kermodian content to stall in guard here.
Kermodian won't allow TupperIII to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kermodian trying to control the position from guard on top but TupperIII is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
TupperIII is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
TupperIII is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kermodian throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to TupperIII's body to avoid the submission. TupperIII has instead reached around Kermodian's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! TupperIII arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bobby TupperIII!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bobby TupperIII waved his t-shirt featuring Museum of Monsters & Madmen's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silverback Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Deux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is go coors!. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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48
287 lbs
38 - 24 - 0 |
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279 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
38 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silverback Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Numero Deux!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar lands with a hook. Deux tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lesnar misses with a hook. Deux ducked under it nicely.
Lesnar walks into a stiff left hand from Deux.
Lesnar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lesnar misses with a looping left.
Deux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Deux.
Lesnar has managed to clinch.
Lesnar prevents Deux from breaking the clinch.
Lesnar misses with a knee to the head.
Lesnar throws an elbow that misses.
Lesnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lesnar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lesnar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deux moves away.
Deux clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deux.
Lesnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Deux avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deux lands a nice uppercut.
Lesnar misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Deux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lesnar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deuxs head.
Deux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Deux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deux rushes Lesnar and presses him up against the cage.
Deux is trying to push Lesnar away but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Deux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oooooh!!! Deux has knocked Lesnar down with a huge combo! Deux steps away and waves a wobbly Lesnar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Silverback Lesnar has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Deux is avoiding it.
Deux tries to keep at a distance but Lesnar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Deux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Deux is trying to push Lesnar away but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deux is trying to break free.
Deux breaks the clinch.
Deux scores with the left hand. Lesnar knows he should have avoided that one.
Lesnar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lesnar tries to land a knee to the head but Deux blocks with his arms.
Deux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deux swings for the body but Lesnar moves out of range.
Deux ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
A shot to the body from Lesnar misses
and Deux counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lesnar! Deux lets Lesnar back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Deux cracks Lesnar with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lesnar looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Deux finish him?
Lesnar is rocked!
Lesnar is holding his hands too far apart here. Deux throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Lesnar is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Numero Deux!
Numero Deux 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carrera Villamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Bourque (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
13 - 9 - 0 |
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270 lbs
58 - 32 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carrera Villamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
58 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque lands the left hand.
It looks like Carrera Villamora has been cut.
Bourque lands a lovely overhand right.
Bourque scores with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Bourque.
Bourque swings for the body but Villamora moves out of range.
Villamora drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bourque sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Villamora attempts a counter takedown but Bourque avoids it well and moves away.
Bourque lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bourque misses.
Villamora feinted with a counter takedown.
Bourque throws a shot from downtown. Villamora moves away and avoids it.
Villamora half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bourque misses the shot to the body.
Bourque looks to land a right hand but Villamora moved out of range.
Bourque looks to throw the jab but Villamora is out of range.
Bourque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Villamora changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Villamora staying out of range there.
Villamora tries to counter with a takedown but Bourque is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bourque misses with a wild body shot.
Bourque just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourque misses with the combination.
Villamora attempts a counter takedown but Bourque avoids it well and moves away.
A big left from Bourque misses.
Villamora changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bourque pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws a head kick that half lands.
Timothy Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villamora staying out of range there.
Villamora avoids the head kick by Bourque.
Villamora appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bourque lands an overhand right.
Bourque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bourque swings widly with a right hand
and Villamora counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Villamora lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villamora thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bourque's head.
Villamora drops an elbow to the side of Bourque's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villamora sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bourque defending well though.
Villamora throwing shots but Bourque is blocking nicely.
Bourque won't allow Villamora to pass to mount.
Bourque avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Villamora.
Villamora sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bourque defending well though.
Villamora throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bourque regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Villamora.
Villamora tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourque is retaining full guard.
Villamora scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Villamora in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bourque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Villamora.
Villamora missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Bourque dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carrera Villamora's cut.
That's time! Villamora's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bourque misses with a body shot.
Villamora drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bourque sprawls and moves away.
Bourque connects with the punch.
Villamora takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A left lands for Bourque.
Bourque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Villamora takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque cracks Villamora with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bourque misses with a hook. Villamora ducked under it nicely.
Villamora half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque throws the kick towards the body but Villamora avoids it.
Villamora avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Bourque misses its intended target.
A big left from Bourque misses.
Villamora feinted with a counter takedown.
Timothy Bourque seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Villamora walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villamora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourque.
Bourque misses with a straight left.
Villamora half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bourque pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Villamora tries to counter with a takedown but Bourque is quick to defend against it.
Bourque misses with a wild body shot.
Villamora tries to counter with a takedown but Bourque is quick to defend against it.
Bourque throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Villamora takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bourque throws the left hand but Villamora avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bourque.
Bourque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bourque lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bourque.
Villamora takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bourque misses with a head kick.
Bourque throws a nice looking combination but Villamora bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Villamora drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bourque sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque looks to land a right hand but Villamora moved out of range.
Villamora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourque.
Bourque throws out a loose jab but Villamora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villamora changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bourque misses with a hook. Villamora ducked under it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Bourque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Villamora changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bourque lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Bourque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carrera Villamora's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Bourque misses.
Villamora attempts a counter takedown but Bourque avoids it well and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Bourque.
Bourque is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bourque throws a hook but Villamora avoids it easily.
Villamora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bourque.
Villamora feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque throws a low kick but Villamora avoids it.
Villamora tries to counter with a takedown but Bourque is quick to defend against it.
Bourque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villamora attempts a counter takedown but Bourque avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villamora walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bourque cracks Villamora with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bourque will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villamora appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bourque throws a series of strikes that have Villamora backpedaling.
Carrera Villamora's cut is getting worse.
Bourque looks to throw the jab but Villamora is out of range.
Timothy Bourque is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque looks to throw the jab but Villamora is out of range.
Bourque tries a head kick but it misses.
Bourque misses with a wild combination.
Villamora feinted with a counter takedown.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bourque misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Villamora.
Villamora half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bourque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Villamora feinted with a counter takedown.
Villamora uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bourque.
Villamora half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bourque throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Villamora counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Villamora working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Villamora throws a strike but Bourque rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Villamora bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bourque's guard.
Bourque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Villamora.
Villamora connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque controls Villamora momentarily but Villamora frees himself.
Bourque preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Villamora postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Villamora throws a strike but Bourque rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villamora throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Villamora is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Villamora might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Villamora is looking for a triangle but Bourque pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Villamora working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bourque doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bourque manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bourque tries to stand but Villamora is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Bourque comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bourque winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Bourque!
Timothy Bourque decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Carrera Villamora spoke after the fight, saying 'I will have break and come back and give a great fight for you guys! Thanks again to all who support me.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Pinksy (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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285 lbs
54 - 41 - 1 |
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289 lbs
57 - 36 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
54 - 41 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
57 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Pinksy.
Bean throws out a counter right but Pinksy avoids it with no problem.
Pinksy takes one on the button.
Pinksy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinksy misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Bean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinksy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pinksy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It appears Pinksy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pinksy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bean clobbers Pinksy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bean moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pinksy works the jab nicely.
Pinksy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bean circles away quickly and effectively.
Bean throws a counter combo.
Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinksy.
Pinksy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bean.
Bean pushes Pinksy up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinksy takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Pinksy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinksy prevents a body shot from Bean.
Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinksy can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinksy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinksy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bean has him pressed against the cage.
Pinksy tries to circle away but Bean has him pinned against the cage.
Bean displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pinksy up against the cage.
Pinksy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bean fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Pinksy misses.
Pinksy misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pinksy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pinksy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bean.
Pinksy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bean's calf.
Pinksy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinksy misses with an uppercut. Bean saw that one coming.
Bean is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinksy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pinksy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinksy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean jabs Pinksy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pinksy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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.
Drew Pinksy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinksy misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Bean misses.
Pinksy scores with a spinning back kick!
Pinksy throws a lazy right hand but Bean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinksy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bean is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bean throws a right and a left that Pinksy avoids nicely.
Bean lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinksy just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinksy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pinksy throws a nice head kick!
Pinksy looks to land a left hand but Bean moved out of range nicely.
Bean looks to land a combination. Pinksy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pinksy lands with a shot to the body.
Pinksy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bean instigates a clinch.
Pinksy can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bean is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pinksy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bean.
Pinksy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Pinksy throws a body kick that misses.
Pinksy slips under a jab.
Pinksy misses with a left hand
and Bean counters with a straight right hand.
Pinksy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinksy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
Pinksy throws a big counter combination but Bean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pinksy misses the body punch
and Bean counters with a straight right hand.
Pinksy throws a head kick but Bean moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Pinksy.
Pinksy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pinksy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
Bean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinksy throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy misses with an uppercut. Bean saw that one coming.
Bean throws a hook but Pinksy avoids it easily.
Bean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pinksy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bean takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinksy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pinksy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bean! But no joy.
Pinksy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pinksy punishes Bean's body with a nice straight punch.
Pinksy moves out of range of the strikes.
Bean with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pinksy lands with an overhand left.
Pinksy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Butter Bean has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooh!!! Pinksy has knocked Bean down with a huge combo! Pinksy steps away and waves a wobbly Bean back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bean is rocked!
Pinksy misses with a few strikes there.
Bean is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinksy finish him?
Pinksy thumps Bean with a low kick.
Bean avoids the body shot from Pinksy.
Bean misses with a straight right.
and Pinksy counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Bean! He's just covering up as Pinksy starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Pinksy!
A very excited looking Drew Pinksy 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aderbal Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Lyoto Machida will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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34
218 lbs
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48
205 lbs
37 - 38 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aderbal Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maia counters with a takedown into side control.
Maia swings around for an armbar but Machida sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Maia's guard.
Machida won't allow Maia to sweep him here.
Maia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Machida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Machida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Machida wants to get up but he can't break Maia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Maia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Machida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Maia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Machida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Maia is tightening it up a little... Machida has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Machida reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Machida taps out! Nice BJJ there by Maia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aderbal Maia!
An out of breath Aderbal Maia 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 Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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45
260 lbs
36 - 13 - 0 |
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46
272 lbs
43 - 31 - 0 |
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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
36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddy Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kharitonov stalks Guy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guy's face. Guy staggers backwards, shaken.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kharitonov misses with the combination.
Guy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boris Kharitonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov lands a slapping body shot.
Guy moves out of range as Kharitonov strikes.
Boris Kharitonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kharitonov tries to clinch up.
Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kharitonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy tries to move into range but Kharitonov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kharitonov throws a series of punches but Guy avoids them all with ease.
Guy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kharitonov connects with a jab.
Kharitonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kharitonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kharitonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
Guy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kharitonov throws a sloppy head kick and Guy moves out of range easily.
Guy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kharitonov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kharitonov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kharitonov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Guy back to the cage. Kharitonov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kharitonov misses with a body kick.
Guy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kharitonov throws a big shot that misses.
Guy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kharitonov tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov is looking to clinch.
Kharitonov throws a head kick but Guy moves out of range.
Kharitonov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kharitonov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kharitonov lands with a straight right. Guy didn't see that one coming.
Kharitonov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guy slips a jab from Kharitonov.
Guy moves away from the strike by Kharitonov.
Guy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Kharitonov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kharitonov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kharitonov misses with a series of wild punches.
Guy dodges the punch combination from Kharitonov.
Guy feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov is looking to clinch.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Guy.
Guy takes one to the side of the head.
Kharitonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Kharitonov finds it's way through Guy's defenses.
Guy staying out of range there.
Guy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kharitonov sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy attempts a counter takedown but Kharitonov avoids it well and moves away.
Kharitonov throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Kharitonov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kharitonov duly obliges.
Guy moves out of range as Kharitonov strikes.
Kharitonov looks to land a right hand but Guy moved out of range.
Kharitonov digs a good body shot into Guy's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Kharitonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No joy there for Kharitonov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kharitonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kharitonov scores with a one two! Guy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kharitonov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kharitonov wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy moves forwards but Kharitonov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kharitonov takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
Guy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kharitonov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Guy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kharitonov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kharitonov throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Kharitonov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kharitonov throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
Guy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Guy defending well as Kharitonov loads up on a big left hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Guy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kharitonov misses with a head kick.
Guy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kharitonov sprawls and moves away.
Guy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kharitonov.
Guy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kharitonov sprawls and moves away.
Kharitonov looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kharitonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kharitonov misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov has closed the distance and engaged Guy in a clinch.
Kharitonov misses with a punch to the body.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kharitonov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kharitonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kharitonov misses with some punches.
Kharitonov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Kharitonov misses with the head strike.
Kharitonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boris Kharitonov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kharitonov prevents it.
Guy blocks a body shot from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Guy blocking some punches.
Guy prevents a body shot from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Guy tries to score a body lock takedown but Kharitonov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Kharitonov - that landed with a thud.
Kharitonov has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kharitonov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Kharitonov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kharitonov.
Kharitonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy goes for a takedown attempt but Kharitonov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kharitonov throws a hook but Guy avoids it easily.
Guy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kharitonov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kharitonov.
A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land.
Kharitonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kharitonov lands with a light punch inside.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kharitonov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kharitonov digs a right hand into Guy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guy's gas tank.
Kharitonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buddy Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guy blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Kharitonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kharitonov 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 24:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 24:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Kharitonov!
Our winner, Boris Kharitonov, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wango Tango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tango's entrance music is Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. A fine choice. Ghoul Ghotha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
300 lbs
25 - 20 - 0 |
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48
272 lbs
49 - 48 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wango Tango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 48 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tango lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tango is looking to clinch but Ghotha is avoiding it.
Tango goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Ghoul Ghotha has been cut.
Tango pushes Ghotha up against the cage in a clinch.
Tango is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Our sources have told us that Tango has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Ghotha being controlled against the cage.
Ghotha has Tango pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tango manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tango lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tango lands a nice knee to the body.
Ghotha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghotha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tango is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wango Tango has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghoul Ghotha.
Ghotha goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tango prevents it.
Tango has Ghotha pressed against the cage, preventing Ghotha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ghotha is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tango gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tango unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ghotha looks winded!
Tango holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tango lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tango presses Ghotha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Tango.
Tango avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tango.
Tango connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ghotha's face.
Tango is stalling here.
Tango scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tango lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tango landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ghotha takes a shot to the head.
Tango manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tango scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tango lands a nice uppercut.
Tango stalling.
Ghotha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tango stalling.
Ghotha has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tango after a bit of a struggle.
Tango prevents the takedown attempt.
Tango with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tango slowing the pace effectively.
Ghotha has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tango after a bit of a struggle.
Tango landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tango lands a knee to the body.
Tango utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tango landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tango gets underhooks to prevent Ghotha's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tango lands a hook that snaps the head of Ghotha backwards.
Tango lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tango lands a right hand.
Tango is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tango pushes Ghotha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tango lands a knee to the body.
Tango gets through Ghotha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tango scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ghotha takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Tango scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tango displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ghotha up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tango.
Tango lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ghotha backwards.
Tango lands with a short shot to the head.
Ghotha is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tango takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ghotha letting Tango take a breather here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tango gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Still in the clinch, Tango scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tango landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tango drops Ghotha onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ghotha is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ghotha is still on wobbly legs! Can Tango finish him?
Tango lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tango.
Nice body punch from Tango.
Tango drops Ghotha onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ghotha is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Tango.
Tango lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ghotha backwards.
Tango lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tango lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ghotha letting Tango take a breather here.
Tango with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wango Tango dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ghoul Ghotha's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ghotha seems to have recovered his senses.
Tango lands with a left to the head.
Tango putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ghotha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tango lands a shoulder strike.
Ghotha is rocked!
Tango lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ghotha backwards.
Ghotha is still on wobbly legs! Can Tango finish him?
Tango working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Tango.
Tango will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ghotha up against the cage.
Tango gets through Ghotha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tango is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ghotha seems to have recovered his senses.
Tango lands a left hand.
Ghotha is breathing heavily.
Ghotha tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ghotha can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tango lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ghotha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tango has him pressed against the cage.
Tango digs a right hand into Ghotha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ghotha's gas tank.
Tango pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tango lands a nice knee to the body.
Tango lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tango lands with a light punch inside.
Ghotha tries for a takedown but Tango manages to get underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Tango.
Ghotha being controlled against the cage.
The referee calls for Tango to work.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tango for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tango utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tango landing knees to the body.
Tango landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tango lands with a left to the head.
Tango stalls.
Tango lands a shot to the body.
Tango connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ghotha's face.
Tango landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tango stalling.
Tango working Ghotha over with knees to the body.
Tango lands a nice elbow.
Tango cracks Ghotha on the chin with a massive knee! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Wango Tango!
An out of breath and clearly excited Wango Tango thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murray Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murray Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Freeman.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Freeman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jackson to the ground. Freeman is now in Jackson's guard.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Freeman throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Freeman tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Freeman is on top in guard.
Freeman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Freeman is one step ahead there.
Freeman landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is looking to pass into half guard but Jackson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jackson is in guard.
Freeman throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freeman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Freeman is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Freeman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Freeman pulls Jackson in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson won't allow Freeman to sweep him here.
Jackson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Freeman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Freeman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Freeman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Freeman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Freeman lands with a nice body kick.
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Freeman saw that one coming.
Freeman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jackson is trying to defend but Freeman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Freeman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Freeman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matt Freeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Freeman backs away looking to recover.
Freeman slips a straight right by Jackson.
Freeman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Freeman thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Freeman ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Freeman misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Freeman.
Freeman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Freeman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murray Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Freeman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Freeman. Freeman gets slowly back to his feet.
Freeman tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freeman.
Freeman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Freeman lands a high kick!
Freeman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Freeman off to one side.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murray Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Freeman tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman fails with the takedown.
A quick step to the side and Jackson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freeman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Freeman persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murray Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Freeman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Freeman fails to land the takedown.
A big right from Jackson misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to work over Freeman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Freeman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jackson to keep the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Freeman tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freeman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Freeman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freeman misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Freeman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murray Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Freeman tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Freeman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Freeman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Freeman is in Jackson's guard.
Jackson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Freeman presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Freeman fails to land.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freeman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson is not content to let Freeman control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman is working for a submission of some sort.
Freeman throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Freeman thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Jackson is looking to control Freeman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Freeman trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Freeman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Freeman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Freeman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matt Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman takes one to the side of the head.
Freeman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Freeman ducks down to avoid it.
Freeman darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Freeman into the cage.
Murray Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Freeman.
Freeman closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Freeman pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Freeman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jackson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Freeman shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Freeman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Freeman showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to hold on to Freeman's head to control him but Freeman postures up.
Jackson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freeman lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murray Jackson clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Freeman.
Freeman shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Freeman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Freeman manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Freeman is defended easily by Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murray Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Freeman.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Jackson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Freeman.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Freeman moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Freeman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
A good leg kick by Freeman.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson tests Freeman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Freeman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Freeman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Matt Freeman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Freeman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control Freeman's posture but Freeman avoids it.
Freeman decides to stand back up. Freeman steps back and let's Jackson get back to his feet.
Freeman fails with a takedown attempt.
Freeman scores with a three punch combo!
Freeman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Freeman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Freeman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freeman lands a head kick!
Freeman is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Jackson moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murray Jackson!
Murray Jackson retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Murray Jackson, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizrahi throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Mizrahi misses the shot to the body.
Reilly throws a series of punches but Mizrahi avoids them all with ease.
Mizrahi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Mizrahi closes the distance but Reilly moves to the side
and Reilly counters with a solid body kick.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mizrahi.
Reilly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reilly throws the left hand but Mizrahi avoids the punch easily.
Mizrahi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mizrahi throws a body kick that misses.
Mizrahi throws a low kick, looking for Reilly's leg but Reilly calmly moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reilly. Mizrahi shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi throws a hook but Reilly blocks it.
Mizrahi lands a jab to the head.
Mizrahi looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just 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!
Mizrahi takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Reilly.
Reilly swats away the attempt to clinch by Mizrahi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Mizrahi scores with a shot to the body.
Mizrahi throws a shot from downtown. Reilly moves away and avoids it.
Reilly tries to land a front kick but Mizrahi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Mizrahi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reilly blocks a head kick by Mizrahi.
Reilly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reilly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reilly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mizrahi throws out the jab.
Mizrahi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mizrahi closes the distance and clinches.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Mizrahi avoiding damage.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Reilly blocks it.
Mizrahi throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mizrahi is looking to control Reilly's arms but Reilly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mizrahi has his back to the cage.
Mizrahi stalling.
Mizrahi has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Mizrahi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reilly gets through Mizrahi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mizrahi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mizrahi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reilly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mizrahi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mizrahi landing knees to the head.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Reilly is blocking nicely.
Mizrahi takes a shot to the head.
Reilly managing to block the knees to the body from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reilly slowing the pace effectively.
Mizrahi stalling in the clinch but Reilly improves position.
Reilly wants to break free but Mizrahi has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Reilly blocks it.
Mizrahi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Reilly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mizrahi's elbow.
Reilly is trying to maintain a safe position but Mizrahi gets an underhook and turns Reilly into the cage.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi lands a right hand.
Mizrahi blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi wants to stall.
Reilly controlling the action here for a moment.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Mizrahi backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly has Mizrahi pressed against the cage.
Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Reilly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mizrahi, pushing him back against the cage.
Reilly lands a body shot.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Mizrahi uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Reilly will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Mizrahi lands with a kick to the temple. Reilly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ray Reilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mizrahi scores with a punch to the head.
Mizrahi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mizrahi thuds a left hand into Reilly's body.
Mizrahi tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reilly is looking to score with low kicks.
Mizrahi blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Mizrahi clinches up with Reilly and pushes him back against the cage.
Reilly has Mizrahi pushed against the cage.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mizrahi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Mizrahi.
Reilly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mizrahi.
The referee calls for Reilly to work.
Reilly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mizrahi is leaning against Reilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mizrahi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reilly's efforts to push away.
Mizrahi tries to land knees in the clinch but Reilly avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reilly has Mizrahi pushed against the cage.
Reilly is trying to maintain a safe position but Mizrahi gets an underhook and turns Reilly into the cage.
Mizrahi looking to stall.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mizrahi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reilly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reilly avoiding damage as Mizrahi throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi pushes Reilly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Reilly is blocking nicely.
Reilly slowing the pace effectively.
Reilly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mizrahi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Reilly wants to slow Mizrahi down by chopping away at his legs.
Mizrahi misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Mizrahi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mizrahi takes one to the chin there.
Mizrahi misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly looks to land a body kick but Mizrahi moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mizrahi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up
and Reilly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mizrahi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mizrahi scores with a push kick.
Mizrahi connects with a right hand. Reilly shakes it off.
Mizrahi moves into range and clinches up with Reilly.
Mizrahi lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mizrahi misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Reilly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reilly throws a head kick but Mizrahi moves out of range.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Reilly is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mizrahi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reilly. Reilly obviously looking to wear him down.
Reilly blocks the body kick.
Reilly scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Donnie Mizrahi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reilly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reilly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mizrahi moves out of range of the body kick from Reilly.
Reilly throws a head kick but Mizrahi moves out of range.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi blocks the body kick.
Reilly throws a hook but Mizrahi blocks it.
Mizrahi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reilly throws a leg kick that misses.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mizrahi throws out a loose jab but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mizrahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly moves out of range as Mizrahi throws a body kick.
Mizrahi throws out a loose jab but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mizrahi loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Mizrahi lands with a cross.
Reilly moves out of range as Mizrahi strikes.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mizrahi misses with a body kick.
Mizrahi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mizrahi clinches.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mizrahi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reilly.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Mizrahi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mizrahi.
Reilly has Mizrahi pressed against the cage.
Mizrahi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Donnie Mizrahi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mizrahi leaning against his opponent.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mizrahi backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mizrahi tries to stall but Reilly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mizrahis head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly is stalling here.
Reilly wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi takes a shot to the head.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mizrahi backwards.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Reilly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reilly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Reilly is blocking nicely.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Mizrahi.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Reilly is blocking nicely.
Mizrahi controlling the action here for a moment.
Mizrahi blocks a body shot from Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mizrahi connects with a knee to the head.
Reilly stalling the fight.
Reilly avoiding damage as Mizrahi throws knees to the body.
Reilly slowing the pace effectively.
Mizrahi missing with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reilly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A knee to the head by Mizrahi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reilly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mizrahi scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mizrahi tries to land knees in the clinch but Reilly avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ray Reilly just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A slow jab from Mizrahi misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Reilly misses.
Mizrahi lands with a straight right. Reilly didn't see that one coming.
Reilly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mizrahi slips a jab from Reilly.
Mizrahi throws a big counter combination but Reilly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reilly scores with a kick to the midsection.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mizrahi wants to clinch.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch but Reilly is avoiding it.
Reilly unleashes a big counter combination but Mizrahi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mizrahi looks for the body kick but Reilly saw that one coming.
Mizrahi throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly throws a low kick but Mizrahi moves out of range easily.
Reilly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mizrahi scores with a nice head shot.
Reilly scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mizrahi throws out the jab.
Mizrahi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reilly slips a jab from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mizrahi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mizrahi.
Reilly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reilly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Mizrahi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mizrahi misses with a straight left.
Reilly throws out a counter right but Mizrahi avoids it with no problem.
Reilly misses the jab.
Reilly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mizrahi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mizrahi wants to clinch
and Reilly counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mizrahi.
Mizrahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Mizrahi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mizrahi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mizrahi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly slips a straight right by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi checks a leg kick.
Mizrahi throws out a loose jab but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Reilly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mizrahi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reilly.
Reilly clinches.
Mizrahi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mizrahi is looking to control Reilly's arms but Reilly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mizrahi has his back to the cage.
Mizrahi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Reilly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mizrahi closes the distance and clinches.
Mizrahi has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
Mizrahi prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly lands a left hand.
Mizrahi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Come on Mizrahi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly looking to stall.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reilly wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mizrahi.
Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reilly.
Mizrahi moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Mizrahi missing with knees to the body.
Mizrahi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
Mizrahi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mizrahi misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reilly dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Reilly scores with a punch to the head.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mizrahi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mizrahi avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Reilly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mizrahi. That did some damage!
Mizrahi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reilly blocks a head kick by Mizrahi.
Reilly thinks about the counter body kick.
Reilly avoids a kick to the body.
Reilly moves out of range as Mizrahi strikes.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Mizrahi's head but Mizrahi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly scores with a head kick.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Mizrahi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly misses with a series of wild punches.
Mizrahi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up.
Mizrahi has managed to clinch.
Mizrahi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mizrahi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reilly working aggressively here.
A short right from Reilly.
The referee calls for Mizrahi to work.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Reilly blocks it.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
Mizrahi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Mizrahi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mizrahi lands a shot to the body.
Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mizrahi throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Mizrahi moves out of range of the body kick from Reilly.
Ray Reilly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A cross from Mizrahi lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mizrahi swings for the body but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi throws a lazy uppercut
and Reilly counters with a head kick.
Reilly gets tackled into the cage by Mizrahi. Mizrahi maintains the clinch.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mizrahi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Reilly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mizrahi scores with a knee to the head.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Mizrahi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mizrahi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reilly is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mizrahi up against the cage.
Reilly letting Mizrahi take a breather here.
A bit of stalling here from Reilly.
Reilly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mizrahi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the body.
Mizrahi tries to land knees in the clinch but Reilly avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
Mizrahi misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Reilly is blocking nicely.
Mizrahi misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mizrahi missing with knees to the body.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Reilly is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donnie Mizrahi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mizrahi crunches a lovely knee into Reilly's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Donnie Mizrahi.
I think Reilly 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 47:49
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ray Reilly!
Ray Reilly is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabonis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. James Brown - Superbad kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thiago Tavares could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arvydas Sabonis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arvydas Sabonis!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sabonis.
Tavares looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sabonis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sabonis wants to land a leg kick but Tavares is out of range.
Sabonis throws a head kick that misses.
Tavares misses with a leg kick
and Sabonis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A good leg kick by Tavares.
Sabonis feints and then cracks Tavares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tavares down.
Tavares throws the kick towards the body but Sabonis avoids it.
Sabonis works the jab nicely.
Sabonis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tavares counters with a head kick.
Sabonis looks for the body kick but Tavares saw that one coming.
Sabonis throws a head kick but Tavares moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabonis misses with a head kick.
Tavares misses with an uppercut. Sabonis saw that one coming.
Tavares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sabonis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tavares. That did some damage!
Tavares is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sabonis 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 Tavares has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tavares and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Sabonis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tavares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tavares throws a sloppy head kick and Sabonis moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Sabonis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sabonis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabonis is just out of range.
Sabonis 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.
Sabonis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabonis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tavares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sabonis with a jab.
Sabonis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tavares throws a head kick but Sabonis moves out of range.
Tavares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabonis looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tavares throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sabonis scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabonis avoids the head kick by Tavares.
Tavares throws a big shot that misses.
Sabonis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tavares is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Sabonis there.
Sabonis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sabonis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sabonis moves out of range of the leg kick from Tavares.
Sabonis checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sabonis blocks the leg kick.
Tavares looks for the body kick but Sabonis saw that one coming.
Sabonis throws a head kick that misses.
Sabonis looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavares is just out of range.
A punch combination from Sabonis misses.
Sabonis blocks a head kick by Tavares.
Tavares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sabonis. Sabonis obviously looking to wear him down.
Sabonis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sabonis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tavares will feel that in the morning.
Sabonis with a jab.
Sabonis checks a low kick from Tavares.
Sabonis stuns Tavares with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sabonis.
Tavares throws a leg kick
and Sabonis counters with a nice uppercut.
Tavares throws a big shot that misses.
Tavares closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tavares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sabonis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavares manages to avoid it.
Tavares throws a leg kick but Sabonis moved away.
Arvydas Sabonis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabonis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sabonis connects with a crisp jab.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tavares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sabonis moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Sabonis fails to land.
Tavares misses with some punches.
Sabonis has a couple of punches blocked by Tavares.
Sabonis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sabonis tries to work over Tavares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sabonis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Sabonis breaks the clinch.
Tavares misses with a body kick.
Sabonis throws the kick towards the body but Tavares avoids it.
Tavares takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tavares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sabonis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tavares had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sabonis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sabonis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tavares. That did some damage!
Sabonis throws a lazy uppercut
and Tavares counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tavares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sabonis. Sabonis obviously looking to wear him down.
Tavares looks to land a body kick but Sabonis moved away.
Sabonis lunges at Tavares with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tavares's hand.
Sabonis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabonis throws a head kick but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sabonis tries to land a front kick but Tavares steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tavares looks to land a body kick but Sabonis moved away.
Sabonis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvydas Sabonis 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.
Sabonis throws a front kick aimed at Tavares's knee but Tavares avoids it well.
Tavares fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sabonis checks it well.
Sabonis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sabonis throws a push kick but Tavares slaps the foot to one side.
Sabonis throws a sloppy head kick
and Tavares counters with a nice body shot.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. Sabonis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sabonis loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
Tavares half committed to a counter leg kick.
Arvydas Sabonis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tavares - that will leave a mark!
Tavares misses with a kick to the body.
Tavares avoids the body shot from Sabonis.
Tavares lands a nice looking body kick.
Sabonis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tavares.
Sabonis blocks a head kick by Tavares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabonis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sabonis throws a lazy head kick
and Tavares counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabonis throws a shot from downtown. Tavares moves away and avoids it.
Tavares throws a shot from downtown. Sabonis moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tavares misses with a head kick.
Tavares fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sabonis missing with a left hand there. Tavares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tavares throws a hook but Sabonis blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Tavares checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sabonis checks the leg kick.
Tavares ducks right into an uppercut from Sabonis.
Tavares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabonis thinks about the counter body kick.
Tavares throws a push kick but Sabonis slaps the foot to one side.
Tavares checks a leg kick.
Tavares thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sabonis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tavares.
Sabonis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Tavares misses.
Tavares throws the kick towards the body but Sabonis avoids it.
Tavares connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabonis feints and then cracks Tavares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tavares down.
Sabonis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sabonis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sabonis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Sabonis.
Tavares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sabonis throws the kick towards the body but Tavares avoids it.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tavares motions for Sabonis to come forward. Tavares throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tavares throws a sloppy head kick and Sabonis moves out of range easily.
Tavares throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sabonis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tavares misses with a looping left.
Tavares checks a leg kick.
Tavares throws a sloppy head kick and Sabonis moves out of range easily.
Sabonis throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis scores with a decent looking hook.
Sabonis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabonis lands a nice looking body shot.
Tavares throws a body kick that misses.
Sabonis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tavares throws a leg kick but Sabonis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sabonis lands a leg kick that knocks Tavares off balance momentarily.
Sabonis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tavares looks to land a body kick but Sabonis moved away.
Sabonis tries to clinch up.
It looked like Tavares wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sabonis throws a wild body kick that Tavares sees coming a mile off.
Sabonis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sabonis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tavares misses with a looping right.
Tavares gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sabonis lands a leg kick that knocks Tavares off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Tavares misses
and Sabonis counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tavares slips a jab from Sabonis.
Sabonis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sabonis misses with a low kick.
Tavares scores with a jab. Sabonis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sabonis looks to land a body kick but Tavares moved away.
Tavares ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sabonis throws a body punch but Tavares moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabonis.
Sabonis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tavares circles away quickly and effectively.
Sabonis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tavares. Tavares obviously looking to wear him down.
Sabonis blocks a head kick by Tavares.
Sabonis slips under a jab.
Sabonis tries a head kick but it misses.
As Sabonis backs away, Tavares returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sabonis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sabonis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thiago Tavares will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tavares's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice defenses there by Tavares.
Tavares is looking to counter punch.
Sabonis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tavares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sabonis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tavares misses with a low kick.
Tavares takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sabonis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tavares.
Tavares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sabonis throws out the jab.
Tavares blocks a low kick nicely.
Sabonis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tavares lands a lovely overhand right.
Sabonis throws a leg kick
and Tavares counters with a good low kick that Sabonis was not able to check.
Sabonis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Sabonis misses its intended target.
Sabonis throws a sloppy head kick and Tavares moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Tavares.
Tavares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tavares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabonis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tavares misses with a hook. Sabonis ducked under it nicely.
Tavares lands a jab to the head.
Tavares looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sabonis misses with an uppercut.
Sabonis throws a head kick that Tavares semi-blocks.
Tavares throws out a loose jab but Sabonis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavares misses with a body shot.
That kick from Tavares tenderised Sabonis's leg. Sabonis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tavares connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tavares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sabonis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sabonis looks to land a left hand but Tavares moved out of range nicely.
Tavares motions for Sabonis to come forward. Tavares throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sabonis ducks right into an uppercut from Tavares.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Sabonis.
Sabonis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sabonis moves out of range of the body kick from Tavares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis moves out of range as Tavares strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tavares cracks the inside of Sabonis's front leg.
Sabonis connects with a leg kick. Tavares looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sabonis scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Tavares misses.
Tavares attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tavares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sabonis.
Sabonis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tavares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tavares is looking to counter punch.
Tavares thuds his right hand into Sabonis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tavares. That's going to slow Sabonis down.
A head kick from Sabonis lands but Tavares takes it in his stride.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses.
Sabonis throws a jab when Tavares was well out of range.
Tavares is looking to chop away at Sabonis's legs.
A nice side step and Sabonis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabonis. Tavares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sabonis checks a low kick from Tavares.
Tavares needs to keep his hands up - Sabonis had a free shot at his head there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tavares. Sabonis shrugs it off though.
Sabonis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tavares throws a sloppy head kick
and Sabonis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tavares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses.
Sabonis throws the left hand but Tavares avoids the punch easily.
Tavares works over Sabonis's head and body with a nice combination.
You can see that Sabonis has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Tavares misses with a wild body shot.
Sabonis moves out of range as Tavares throws a body kick.
Sabonis moves out of range of the leg kick from Tavares.
Tavares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabonis swings for the body but Tavares moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis moves into the clinch.
Tavares cracks Sabonis with a nice body shot.
Sabonis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tavares wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tavares manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick from Sabonis.
Sabonis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tavares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tavares lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tavares tries to land a leg kick but Sabonis saw it coming and moves away.
Tavares throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sabonis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sabonis scores with a sloppy right hand. Tavares should have avoided that one.
Tavares bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tavares throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Tavares clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tavares is looking to slow Sabonis down with leg kicks.
Sabonis tried to score with a low kick but Tavares checks it.
Sabonis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tavares. That did some damage!
Tavares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sabonis.
Tavares throws a sloppy head kick and Sabonis moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sabonis.
Tavares blocks a head kick by Sabonis.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
Sabonis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tavares.
A leg kick checked by Sabonis.
Sabonis throws a leg kick that misses.
Tavares looks for the body kick but Sabonis saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabonis lands a body shot.
A big left from Sabonis misses.
Sabonis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tavares.
Sabonis throws a front kick aimed at Tavares's knee but Tavares avoids it well.
Sabonis throws a jab but it's blocked by Tavares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabonis misses with a wild body shot.
Sabonis throws a front kick aimed at Tavares's knee but Tavares avoids it well.
Tavares lands with a nice body punch.
Tavares slips a straight right by Sabonis.
Tavares jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sabonis tries to land a leg kick but Tavares saw it coming and moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tavares - that will leave a mark!
Sabonis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tavares throws a right hand that Sabonis ducks under and follows up with a left that Sabonis also avoids with ease.
Tavares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tavares throws a big counter combination but Sabonis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sabonis takes the fight into the clinch.
Tavares lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sabonis.
A right hand to the body from Tavares.
Tavares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sabonis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tavares misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is looking to slow Sabonis down with leg kicks.
Sabonis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tavares chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sabonis misses with a straight right.
Tavares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tavares misses with a straight left.
Tavares takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sabonis misses the body punch
and Tavares counters with a nice uppercut.
Tavares throws a body shot but no joy.
Tavares lands a really nice looking cross but Sabonis seems unphased.
Tavares lands with a nice body kick.
Sabonis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sabonis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tavares throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tavares throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sabonis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sabonis throws a leg kick that misses.
Tavares paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tavares throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tavares tries a head kick but it misses.
Tavares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sabonis lands a jab.
Tavares throws a low kick but Sabonis moves out of range easily.
Sabonis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sabonis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tavares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tavares keeps Sabonis at a distance using the push kick.
Sabonis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabonis.
Sabonis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sabonis wants to slow Tavares down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Sabonis.
Tavares thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sabonis if he has to take too many more of those.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tavares - that will leave a mark!
Tavares throws a good cross that connects.
Tavares checks a leg kick nicely.
Tavares half committed to a counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tavares.
Nice straight punches there by Tavares. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tavares.
Tavares scores with a spinning back kick!
Tavares lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tavares throws a body kick that misses.
Tavares throws a head kick but Sabonis moves out of range.
Tavares chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tavares slips a jab from Sabonis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Tavares had his way with Arvydas Sabonis in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sabonis clinches with his opponent.
Sabonis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tavares pushes Sabonis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tavares is trying to break the clinch but Sabonis is controlling him.
Tavares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tavares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sabonis moves out of range of the leg kick from Tavares.
Sabonis throws a body shot but no joy.
Tavares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sabonis.
Tavares swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sabonis misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabonis scores with a spinning back kick!
Tavares misses with a straight right.
Sabonis looks to land a right hand but Tavares moved out of range.
Sabonis just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTavares.
Sabonis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Tavares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sabonis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sabonis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tavares.
Sabonis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tavares throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sabonis.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sabonis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sabonis swinging wildly here.
Tavares misses with a wild body shot.
Sabonis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tavares.
Sabonis swings for the body but Tavares moves out of range.
Sabonis throws a leg kick but Tavares moved away.
A head kick misses from Sabonis.
Sabonis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tavares misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares motions for Sabonis to come forward. Tavares throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tavares scoring well with a low kick there.
Sabonis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sabonis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares connects with a solid leg kick.
Tavares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saboniss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sabonis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tavares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tavares keeps Sabonis at a distance using the push kick.
Tavares tries a head kick but it misses.
Tavares moves out of range of the body kick from Sabonis.
Tavares misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sabonis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sabonis lands a jab to the nose.
Sabonis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tavares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sabonis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis throws a lazy right hand but Tavares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tavares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tavares misses with an uppercut. Sabonis saw that one coming.
Sabonis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sabonis throws a leg kick
and Tavares counters with an outside leg kick.
Tavares fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sabonis checks it well.
Tavares feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sabonis's calf.
Sabonis sizes up Tavares with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arvydas Sabonis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick from Sabonis misses.
Tavares is looking to counter punch.
Sabonis ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
Sabonis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Tavares.
Tavares takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sabonis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tavares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabonis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tavares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis throws a head kick but Tavares moves out of range.
Sabonis throws a head kick that misses
and Tavares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sabonis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sabonis walks into a straight right hand from Tavares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares scores with a nice body kick.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. Sabonis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sabonis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tavares looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tavares throws a lazy head kick
and Sabonis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tavares misses with a right hand
and Sabonis counters with a two punch combo.
Tavares moves away from the strike by Sabonis.
A head kick misses from Sabonis.
Sabonis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tavares counters with a leg kick.
Tavares scores with a nice strike.
Tavares lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sabonis at a distance.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Tavares showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tavares has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Tavares!
Thiago Tavares retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Thiago Tavares 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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