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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khris Murphey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphey comes to the cage accompanied by Back in Black. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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211 lbs
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200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khris Murphey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphey circles away quickly and effectively.
Murphey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Murphey tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murphey fails with a takedown attempt.
Murphey avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphey looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Murphey slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Murphey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphey tries to clinch up.
Garcia lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphey's head.
Joao Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Murphey avoids them all with ease.
Murphey dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia digs a good hook to Murphey's body.
Murphey is breathing heavily.
Garcia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia tries to bum rush Murphey with a series of wild strikes but Murphey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphey moves away.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Murphey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia scores with a one two! Murphey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia swings for the body but Murphey moves out of range.
Murphey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murphey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murphey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Joao Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia throws the left hand but Murphey avoids the punch easily.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Murphey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Murphey avoids them all with ease.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphey circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Garcia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murphey avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphey was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia takes a swing at Murphey's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphey moves away.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia throws a hook but Murphey avoids it easily.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphey moves away.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Murphey avoids them all with ease.
Murphey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphey dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Garcia throws a right hand that Murphey ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphey also avoids with ease.
Garcia digs a good hook to Murphey's body.
Garcia tries to bum rush Murphey with a series of wild strikes but Murphey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Murphey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murphey rather than just go for the knockout.
A left lands for Garcia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murphey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Garcia's guard.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Murphey defends easily.
Murphey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Murphey from controlling successfully.
Garcia manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Murphey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia cracks Murphey with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Murphey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia tries to bum rush Murphey with a series of wild strikes but Murphey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphey manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia throws a jab when Murphey was well out of range.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Murphey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Garcia throws a body punch but Murphey moves out of range.
Garcia throws a body punch but Murphey moves out of range.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphey.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Murphey moved out of range nicely.
Murphey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murphey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphey moves away.
Murphey avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Murphey's shoulder, as Murphey tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khris Murphey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphey.
Murphey throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well,Murphey is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Murphey moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphey was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Murphey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a three punch combo!
Joao Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murphey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia lands a jab-cross combination.
Murphey is rocked!
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Murphey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphey circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Murphey moves out of range.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphey moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Murphey lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
Joao Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice cross by Garcia.
Khris Murphey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Joao Garcia!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Joao Garcia!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Joao Garcia!
Joao Garcia wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kid Soplamocos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paula Abdul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soplamocos's entrance music is The Eye of the Tiger!!! Oh man! This song really pumps me up!!!. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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177 cm
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186 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kid Soplamocos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paula Abdul!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdul lands with a shot to the body.
Abdul closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Abdul has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Soplamocos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Abdul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abdul takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abdul jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Soplamocos looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdul is just out of range.
Soplamocos gets a clinch.
Soplamocos working Abdul over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soplamocos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abdul looks gassed!
Soplamocos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abdul or not.
Soplamocos lands with a right to the head.
Soplamocos scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Soplamocos.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soplamocos.
Soplamocos lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soplamocos.
Soplamocos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abdul backwards.
Soplamocos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soplamocos scores with a shoulder strike.
Soplamocos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soplamocos lands with a short shot to the head.
Soplamocos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abdul trying to stall but Soplamocos improves his position.
Soplamocos lands an elbow inside.
Soplamocos scores with a shot to the side of Abdul's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Soplamocos.
A short body shot lands from Soplamocos as the two fighters clinch.
Soplamocos lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Paula Abdul has been cut.
Soplamocos with a knee to the head.
Soplamocos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soplamocos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abdul backwards.
Soplamocos lands a nice uppercut.
Soplamocos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abdul backwards.
Soplamocos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abdul backwards.
Soplamocos lands a nice elbow.
Abdul is rocked!
Soplamocos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abdul is still on wobbly legs! Can Soplamocos finish him?
Soplamocos pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Abdul! Soplamocos unloads with more strikes and Abdul sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kid Soplamocos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitali comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cain's entrance theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Miguel Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Vitali!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses the jab.
Vitali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos misses with a hook.
Santos takes a swing at Vitali's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vitali.
Santos scores with a takedown into Vitali's guard.
Vitali is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.
Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vitali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vitali thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Vitali is retaining full guard.
Santos won't allow Vitali to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Vitali is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vitali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos sizes up Vitali with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vitali but Vitali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Santos swings for the body but Vitali moves out of range.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santos lands a jab.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Vitali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands with a right hand.
Santos digs a good hook to Vitali's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vitali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Vitali sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vitali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santos throws a right hand that Vitali ducks under and follows up with a left that Vitali also avoids with ease.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a body punch but Vitali moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Vitali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Vitali sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vitali on the side of the head.
Vitali wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Vitali.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Vitali shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vitali takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos misses with a hook.
A big left from Santos misses.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vitali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vitali tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Santos!
It looks like Cain Vitali has been cut.
Santos scores with the left hand. Vitali knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Vitali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Vitali's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vitali holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vitali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vitali backwards.
Vitali lands a nice uppercut.
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Santos has Vitali pressed against the cage, preventing Vitali from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vitali wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Vitali would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vitali wants to stand and escape but instead Santos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vitali is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vitali really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos trying to control the position but Vitali is working away.
Vitali is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Santos is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands a nice forearm strike.
Santos working the head and body with strikes.
Santos working the ground and pound from side control.
Santos takes a little break here. Vitali wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Santos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vitali to see if he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vitali can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santos takes a little break here. Vitali wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Vitali wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
Vitali is breathing heavily.
Santos is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Vitali will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Vitali takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vitali is trying to get back to his feet.
Santos working the head with strikes.
Vitali is looking for a sweep.
Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vitali gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Santos lands a nice shot to the head.
Santos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Vitali that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
Vitali is trying to stand.
Santos dominating with strikes here.
Santos with good strikes from the mount here!
Santos is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vitali can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Santos looking to control but Vitali is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali taking shots to the head.
Vitali taking shots to the head.
Santos looking to finish Vitali with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vitali!
Santos with the ground and pound from mount.
Vitali throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The referee warns Vitali that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santos with the ground and pound from mount.
Santos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vitali can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Santos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos lands a big shot there that rocks Vitali but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Santos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vitali's face.
Vitali is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Santos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vitali?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Santos.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos controlling from mount.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vitali can do to turn this around?
Santos lands a big elbow.
Santos controlling his opponent.
Santos dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos landing punches.
Santos landing strikes from the mount and Vitali is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vitali is trying to escape the mount.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vitali is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cain Vitali's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vitali swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vitali's guard now.
Santos chips away with some ground and pound.
Santos is in close to Vitali's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santos trying to control but Vitali is working from the bottom.
Santos pushing down on Vitali's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vitali throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Santos working Vitali over with strikes.
Santos is keen to just control but Vitali is a slippery customer.
Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vitali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vitali pushes Santos off looking to stand but Santos dives back in and keeps control.
Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santos trying to control from half guard but Vitali is working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Vitali as Santos shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vitali swivels and escapes.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vitali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos scores with a takedown into Vitali's guard.
Vitali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos content to stall in guard here.
Santos trying to control but Vitali is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Santos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vitali's head.
Miguel Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Vitali.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Santos misses the body punch
and Vitali counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
Santos shoots and misses
and Vitali counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Vitali counters with a two punch combo.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Vitali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vitali stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vitali moves away from the strike by Santos.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vitali counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vitali tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos misses with a takedown
and Vitali counters with a two punch combo.
Miguel Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Vitali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vitali!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santos with a couple of short strikes.
Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cain Vitali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos wants to control the pace but Vitali is squirming around nicely.
Vitali swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Santos controlling his opponent.
Santos trying to control but Vitali is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Miguel Santos!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Miguel Santos!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Miguel Santos!
Miguel Santos wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Potential Moneymaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potential Moneymaker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ritchie Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Potential Moneymaker!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Moneymaker digs a good hook to Li's body.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moneymaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li tries to clinch but Moneymaker is having none of it.
Li lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Moneymaker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Li has managed to clinch.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moneymaker wants to break free but Li has control.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Moneymaker looks gassed!
Moneymaker tries to circle away but Li has him pinned against the cage.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moneymaker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Moneymaker avoids the damage to the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Moneymaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moneymaker managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Li is looking to clinch but Moneymaker is avoiding it.
Li tries to clinch there but Moneymaker circles away.
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moneymaker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Moneymaker avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Li lands a knee to the head.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moneymaker.
Moneymaker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moneymaker avoids it.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moneymaker is defending well for now.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moneymaker is defending well for now.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Moneymaker avoids the damage to the body.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moneymaker.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moneymaker avoids it.
Moneymaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moneymaker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moneymaker avoids it.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moneymaker avoids it.
Moneymaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Moneymaker managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Moneymaker has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.
Moneymaker avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Moneymaker avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moneymaker avoids it.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Moneymaker avoids the damage to the body.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moneymaker is defending well for now.
Moneymaker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Moneymaker catches Li right on the button with a cross.
Li walks into a jab.
Moneymaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moneymaker tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moneymaker is trying to break the clinch but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Moneymaker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Moneymaker avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moneymaker is defending well for now.
Moneymaker is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Moneymaker avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moneymaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moneymaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moneymaker avoids a wild elbow strike from Li.
Li tries a knee to the head but Moneymaker blocks it.
Li keeps control of Moneymaker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moneymaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moneymaker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moneymaker is defending well for now.
Moneymaker avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Moneymaker can't break the clinch.
Moneymaker is trying to break the clinch but Li has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moneymaker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moneymaker is defending well for now.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moneymaker.
Li throws an elbow that misses.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moneymaker is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Li dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moneymaker swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Moneymaker throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Li has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Li moves into the clinch successfully.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Moneymaker is trying to break the clinch but Li is controlling him.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moneymaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Moneymaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Moneymaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Li.
Moneymaker throws the left hand but Li avoids the punch easily.
Ritchie Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Moneymaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Moneymaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Li cracks the inside of Moneymaker's front leg.
Moneymaker misses with a wild body shot.
Moneymaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moneymaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Li explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moneymaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moneymaker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Li. Li circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moneymaker.
Li connects with a solid leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Li.
Moneymaker is breathing heavily.
Moneymaker misses with a wild body shot.
Moneymaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Moneymaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moneymaker.
Crunch! Li slams his shin into Moneymaker's torso.
Moneymaker misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Li there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Li tries to clinch but Moneymaker moves out of range.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li is looking to clinch.
Li wants to clinch.
Li slips a jab from Moneymaker.
Li goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Moneymaker pushes him off.
Li delivers a nice body kick.
Li throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moneymaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Moneymaker keeps the fight on the outside.
Li scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to clinch but Moneymaker moves out of range.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moneymaker avoids it.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moneymaker.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moneymaker avoids it.
Moneymaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ritchie Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Moneymaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moneymaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moneymaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moneymaker can't break the clinch.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moneymaker can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Li.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Moneymaker blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker wants to break free but Li has control.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Moneymaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li is looking to clinch.
Li tries to clinch but Moneymaker is having none of it.
Moneymaker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moneymaker throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Li wants to clinch.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Li wants to clinch.
Moneymaker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Li rather than just go for the knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Li dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Moneymaker digs a good hook to Li's body.
Li has Moneymaker up against the cage in a clinch.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moneymaker is defending well for now.
Moneymaker avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Moneymaker is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moneymaker avoids it.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Moneymaker tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
Moneymaker managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li tries a knee to the head but Moneymaker blocks it.
Li pushes off an throws an elbow but Moneymaker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moneymaker tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moneymaker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moneymaker avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moneymaker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li tries to clinch up but Moneymaker circles away and keeps his distance.
Li is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moneymaker.
Moneymaker thows a body shot but no joy.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Moneymaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Li gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Moneymaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li lands a knee to the head.
Moneymaker is trying to break the clinch but Li is controlling him.
Moneymaker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Li.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moneymaker avoids it.
Moneymaker tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Moneymaker back against the cage.
Moneymaker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Moneymaker avoids the damage to the body.
Moneymaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moneymaker is trying to break free.
Moneymaker managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moneymaker is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Moneymaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moneymaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li has Moneymaker pressed against the cage, preventing Moneymaker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moneymaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Moneymaker tries to circle away but Li has him pinned against the cage.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moneymaker avoids it.
Li prevents Moneymaker from breaking the clinch.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moneymaker.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moneymaker.
Li has Moneymaker pressed against the cage, preventing Moneymaker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moneymaker tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moneymaker.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moneymaker's efforts to push away.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Moneymaker avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Moneymaker wants to break free but Li has control.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Moneymaker is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moneymaker.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moneymaker's efforts to push away.
Moneymaker is trying to break the clinch but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Moneymaker wants to break free but Li has control.
Moneymaker wants to break free but Li has control.
Moneymaker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moneymaker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Moneymaker avoids the damage to the body.
Ritchie Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Moneymaker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Moneymaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ritchie Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Li has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Ritchie Li!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Ritchie Li!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Ritchie Li!
Ritchie Li wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian McKinney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner Ollheos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner Ollheos acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julian McKinney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Ollheos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ollheos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McKinney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ollheos.
Ollheos moves into the clinch.
Ollheos is trying to force a seperation but McKinney has the dominant position.
McKinney tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ollheos avoiding damage.
Ollheos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ollheos rushes McKinney and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ollheos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ollheos tries to bum rush McKinney with a series of wild strikes but McKinney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ollheos rushes McKinney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ollheos.
Ollheos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollheos just leaning against McKinney, taking a breather.
McKinney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ollheos walks away with a smile on his face. McKinney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some wild striking there from Ollheos.
McKinney darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ollheos is looking for a sweep. McKinney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinney works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ollheos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McKinney looking to control and managing it successfully.
McKinney working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
McKinney tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ollheos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinney controlling from mount.
Ollheos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from McKinney.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ollheos has given up his back here. Will McKinney look for the submission or keep pounding away?
McKinney controls the action.
McKinney is trying to stick to Ollheos's back but Ollheos is turning into McKinney. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in McKinney's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ollheos.
McKinney is pulling down on Ollheos's head to control his posture.
McKinney keeping moving, preventing Ollheos from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ollheos stands up and waves to McKinney to follow him.
McKinney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ollheos's waist but Ollheos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McKinney off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian McKinney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ollheos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McKinney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ollheos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ollheos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKinney dodges the punch combination from Ollheos.
Ollheos just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Julian McKinney will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McKinney slips a jab and a cross from Ollheos.
Ollheos fails with an attempt to clinch.
McKinney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ollheos sprawls well initially but McKinney persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McKinney keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McKinney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ollheos keeps working.
Ollheos gets back to full guard.
McKinney works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ollheos tries to get to full guard but McKinney has control of the leg.
McKinney is looking to advance position but Ollheos won't allow it.
Ollheos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ollheos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinney showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McKinney won't allow Ollheos to sweep him here.
McKinney slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McKinney taking a breather here.
McKinney is looking to take a break and control but Ollheos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ollheos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McKinney wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two 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.
Ollheos is not content to let McKinney control the position.
Ollheos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McKinney has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McKinney is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ollheos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Julian McKinney just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ollheos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ollheos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ollheos throws a series of punches but McKinney moves out of range.
Ollheos has closed the distance and engaged McKinney in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollheos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McKinney has him pressed against the cage.
Ollheos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McKinney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wagner Ollheos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ollheos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McKinney.
A jab lands there for Ollheos.
McKinney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by McKinney.
Ollheos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ollheos as he jumps to the side.
Ollheos misses with a double jab.
Ollheos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McKinney drops his hands momentarily and Ollheos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ollheos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McKinney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ollheos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
McKinney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian McKinney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ollheos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wagner Ollheos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ollheos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McKinney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McKinney avoids the body shot from Ollheos.
Ollheos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McKinney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McKinney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ollheos sprawls well. Ollheos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McKinney gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ollheos throws a nice looking combination but McKinney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollheos stuffs the takedown attempt from McKinney. McKinney gets slowly back to his feet.
Ollheos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ollheos closes the distance and clinches.
Ollheos is trying to break the clinch but McKinney has him pressed against the cage.
McKinney tries to pull guard but Ollheos won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian McKinney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalling in the clinch from Ollheos.
McKinney drags the fight down to the ground.
Ollheos trying to control the position from guard on top but McKinney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
McKinney has his hands on Ollheos's head, controlling the position.
Ollheos looking to sit in guard and control but McKinney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ollheos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McKinney trying to control the position from guard on top but Ollheos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ollheos looking for a sweep. Not yet Ollheos, not yet.
Ollheos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McKinney manages to get himself to full guard.
Ollheos postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollheos wants to control from the top but McKinney keeps moving.
Ollheos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ollheos wants to control from the top but McKinney keeps moving.
Ollheos looking to sit in guard and control but McKinney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McKinney is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ollheos looking for a sweep. Not yet Ollheos, not yet.
Ollheos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McKinney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McKinney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ollheos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McKinney is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McKinney seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ollheos for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wagner Ollheos.
I think Ollheos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Wagner Ollheos!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Wagner Ollheos!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Wagner Ollheos!
Wagner Ollheos wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Mariachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Mariachi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovani Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Mariachi!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mariachi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomes somewhat.
Mariachi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gomes tries to bench press Mariachi off him but Mariachi keeps the position.
Gomes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mariachi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mariachi wants to control but Gomes is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mariachi throwing shots but Gomes is blocking nicely.
Gomes actively working from the bottom here.
Gomes looking for submissions off his back.
Gomes actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mariachi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gomes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariachi trying to control the action but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mariachi tries to clinch but Gomes is having none of it.
Gomes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mariachi.
Gomes misses with a takedown attempt
and Mariachi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gomes working for a triangle but Mariachi defends it easily.
Mariachi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariachi trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Mariachi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mariachi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gomes is looking for a sweep. Mariachi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mariachi controlling the action here.
Gomes gets full guard.
Mariachi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gomes manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to improve his position but Mariachi is controlling well.
Mariachi is keen to just control but Gomes is a slippery customer.
Gomes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomes is staying active underneath Mariachi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gomes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mariachi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mariachi's back!
Gomes has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mariachi has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Mariachi trying to control the hands but Gomes won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Mariachi is in real trouble here. Gomes gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Mariachi is tapping out! Gomes wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Giovani Gomes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quick might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to stereoside - my ife. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fernandes.
Fernandes closes the distance and clinches up with Quick, looking for a takedown. Fernandes pushes Quick against the cage but Quick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Crunch! Quick slams his shin into Fernandes's torso.
Fernandes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fernandes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Quick defends it well.
Quick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Quick trying to control here.
Fernandes is looking for a kimura here.
Fernandes seems to be looking for submissions.
Fernandes looks gassed!
Fernandes stops Quick from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes is thwarting Quick's attempts to control the position.
Fernandes is looking for a kimura but Quick is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fernandes to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandes is looking for a kimura here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fernandes shoots in for a takedown but Quick shows good takedown defense.
Nick Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Fernandes.
Quick scores with a head kick.
Quick throws a head kick that Fernandes semi-blocks.
Fernandes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Quick lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fernandes is rocked!
Whack! Quick lands a heavy head kick that drops Fernandes. The ref tackles Quick to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Fernandes was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Nick Quick!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Aveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punchy McPuncherton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Aveira looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Aveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Punchy McPuncherton!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aveira throws a big shot that misses.
McPuncherton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aveira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aveira throws a hook but McPuncherton blocks it.
Aveira connects with a right hand. McPuncherton shakes it off.
McPuncherton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aveira manages to avoid it.
McPuncherton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aveira throws a series of punches but McPuncherton moves out of range.
Junior Aveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McPuncherton scores with a nice body kick.
Aveira is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McPuncherton. Aveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aveira connects with a single shot there.
McPuncherton throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from McPuncherton misses.
Aveira moves out of range of the body kick from McPuncherton.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McPuncherton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by McPuncherton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPuncherton scores a takedown into full mount!
McPuncherton with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! McPuncherton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McPuncherton looking to ground and pound but Aveira is blocking nicely.
McPuncherton unloading with bombs!
McPuncherton throwing strikes here but Aveira is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
McPuncherton misses with a head shot.
McPuncherton with shots to the head and body - Aveira looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McPuncherton punching from mount but Aveira doing a good job of avoiding damage.
McPuncherton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPuncherton thowing shots but they're missing.
McPuncherton throws some wild stikes that Aveira manages to avoid easily.
The referee warns Aveira that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Aveira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aveira tries to get out of the position.
A nice elbow there by McPuncherton.
McPuncherton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Aveira wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McPuncherton.
McPuncherton throws some wild stikes that Aveira manages to avoid easily.
Aveira is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPuncherton lands a big shot there that rocks Aveira but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McPuncherton looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by McPuncherton there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McPuncherton with a couple of short strikes.
Aveira is bucking up trying to escape but McPuncherton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McPuncherton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
McPuncherton tries to control but Aveira wriggling away.
McPuncherton drops a big elbow. That's hurt Aveira! More shots from McPuncherton and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Punchy McPuncherton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marty Laguna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislaus Kasava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kasava's choice of entrance music: Merle Haggard - Mama Tried. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Stanislaus Kasava enters the cage!
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marty Laguna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanislaus Kasava!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Kasava.
Kasava tries to close the distance and clinch but Laguna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasava just misses with a punch to the body.
Laguna lands with a shot to the body.
Kasava swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laguna counters with a one-two to the body.
Kasava lands a lovely overhand right.
Kasava misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laguna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laguna fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasava throws a looping overhand right but Laguna ducks down to avoid it.
Kasava misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laguna.
Kasava swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laguna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kasava thinking.
Laguna scores with a one two! Kasava had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Stanislaus Kasava has been cut.
Nice body punch from Laguna.
Laguna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laguna swings for the body but Kasava moves out of range.
Kasava throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laguna tries to bum rush Kasava with a series of wild strikes but Kasava uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laguna avoids the body shot from Kasava.
Kasava misses the jab.
Kasava is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laguna rather than just go for the knockout.
Laguna blocks a jab.
A left lands for Laguna.
Stanislaus Kasava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasava takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laguna moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasava looks to score with a jab to the body but Laguna is just out of range.
Laguna misses with a series of wild punches.
Laguna works Kasava's body with a nice hook.
Laguna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasava.
A shot to de liver by Laguna. Beautiful body shot.
Laguna thows a body shot but no joy.
Kasava comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laguna misses with a few strikes there.
Kasava misses the body punch
and Laguna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kasava thinking.
Kasava avoids the body shot from Laguna.
Kasava lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kasava throws a hook but Laguna blocks it.
Kasava swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laguna counters with a right hand to the body.
Laguna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasava.
Kasava throws a jab when Laguna was well out of range.
Laguna throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kasava misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laguna counters with a one-two to the body.
Laguna throws a combination. Kasava tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kasava tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laguna was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasava.
A right-left combo lands from Laguna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laguna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laguna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laguna misses with a jab to the body
letting Kasava counter with a right hand.
Kasava fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguna manages to avoid it.
Kasava fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguna manages to avoid it.
Kasava tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laguna was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasava.
Laguna lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kasava throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laguna scores with a jab.
Laguna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasava missing with a left hand there. Laguna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kasava misses with an uppercut. Laguna saw that one coming.
Laguna throws a sloppy body shot
and Kasava counters with a left to the body.
Kasava swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kasava takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laguna throws a body punch but Kasava moves out of range.
Laguna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laguna tries to bum rush Kasava with a series of wild strikes but Kasava uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasava misses with a jab to the body
and Laguna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kasava swings for the body but Laguna moves out of range.
Laguna throws a right and a left that Kasava avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laguna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laguna misses with a jab to the body
and Kasava counters with a left to the body.
Laguna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kasava looks to score with a jab to the body but Laguna is just out of range.
Laguna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasava looks to land a left hand but Laguna moved out of range nicely.
Laguna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasava.
Laguna looks to land a combination. Kasava sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kasava throws the left hand but Laguna avoids the punch easily.
Laguna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasava swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laguna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laguna throws a series of strikes that have Kasava backpedaling.
A punch combination from Laguna misses.
Kasava misses with a wild body shot.
Laguna moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kasava looks to land a right hand but Laguna moved out of range.
Laguna is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasava misses with a shot to the body
and Laguna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laguna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasava manages to avoid it.
Laguna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laguna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laguna is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kasava throws a sloppy body shot
and Laguna counters with a one-two to the body.
Kasava comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laguna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kasava moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kasava fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguna manages to avoid it.
Laguna lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasava takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Laguna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasava connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kasava misses with a body shot.
Kasava misses with a body shot.
Kasava fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laguna digs a good hook to Kasava's body.
Kasava misses with a body punch
and Laguna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kasava throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasava avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laguna. Kasava does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Laguna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanislaus Kasava's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laguna staying out of range there.
Laguna swings for the body but Kasava moves out of range.
Kasava scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kasava misses with a body shot
and Laguna counters with a nice uppercut.
Marty Laguna is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasava lands a right hook to the body.
Kasava digs a good body shot into Laguna's ribs.
Laguna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laguna fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasava loads up on a big right hand but Laguna slips the punch.
Kasava misses with a straight left.
Kasava thows a left - swing and a miss!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kasava in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kasava pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kasava misses with a jab to the body
and Laguna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kasava takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kasava misses with a body punch
and Laguna counters with a straight right hand.
Laguna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kasava has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kasava paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laguna lunges at Kasava with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kasava's hand.
Laguna lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kasava moves away from the strike by Laguna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasava throws a hook but Laguna blocks it.
Laguna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Kasava misses
and Laguna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laguna digs a good hook to Kasava's body.
Kasava is breathing heavily.
Kasava tries to bum rush Laguna with a series of wild strikes but Laguna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasava takes a swing at Laguna's ribcage but misses.
Kasava fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laguna lands with a nice combination. Kasava backs away looking to recover.
Kasava darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kasava takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kasava might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Laguna has got the better of the exchanges.
Kasava misses with a straight right.
Kasava just misses with a punch to the body.
Laguna misses with a hook to the body
and Kasava counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kasava throws a hook but Laguna avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Kasava 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kasava lands a right hook to the body.
Kasava thows a body shot but no joy.
Kasava misses with a shot to the body
and Laguna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laguna staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasava throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laguna misses with a body shot.
Laguna ducks under a wild hook from Kasava.
Laguna throws a body punch but Kasava moves out of range.
Laguna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laguna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kasava counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slow jab from Kasava misses its intended target.
Marty Laguna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laguna is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kasava.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Laguna finds it's way through Kasava's defenses.
Kasava digs a good hook to Laguna's body.
Laguna goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Laguna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Laguna does no damage.
Laguna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kasava on the side of the head.
Laguna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laguna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kasava looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kasava has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Laguna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laguna connects with a right hand. Kasava shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguna is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Laguna scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Laguna's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Laguna duly obliges.
Kasava misses with a jab to the body
and Laguna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kasava throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laguna counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Laguna thuds his right hand into Kasava's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laguna takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kasava misses with a shot to the body
and Laguna counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laguna lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kasava misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laguna.
Laguna misses with a two punch combination.
Kasava throws a shot to the body.
Laguna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasava.
Kasava comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laguna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laguna lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That has opened up Stanislaus Kasava's cut even more.
Laguna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kasava uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laguna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguna punishes Kasava's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laguna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasava misses with an uppercut. Laguna saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Kasava misses
and Laguna counters with a nice body shot.
Kasava throws a hook but Laguna blocks it.
Kasava misses with a hook. Laguna ducked under it nicely.
Kasava doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laguna misses with a double jab
and Kasava counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kasava misses the body punch
and Laguna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Kasava.
Kasava throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laguna scores with a hook to the body. Kasava takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Laguna.
A cross from Laguna lands.
Kasava throws a nice looking combination but Laguna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laguna slips a straight right by Kasava.
Laguna takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Laguna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stanislaus Kasava's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Laguna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kasava shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Laguna throws a good cross that connects.
Kasava throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laguna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laguna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kasava dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kasava lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laguna at a distance.
Laguna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Laguna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laguna works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Laguna takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kasava swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laguna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laguna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laguna takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kasava connects with a single shot there.
Laguna moves out of range of the strikes.
Kasava ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laguna moves away.
Kasava lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kasava misses with a hook to the body
and Laguna counters with a straight right hand.
Kasava swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kasava takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kasava takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kasava fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguna manages to avoid it.
Laguna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kasava misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laguna.
Laguna works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Laguna scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kasava doesn't seem bothered though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kasava.
Kasava misses with a jab to the body
and Laguna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kasava throws a looping overhand right but Laguna ducks down to avoid it.
Kasava takes a swing at Laguna's ribcage but misses.
Kasava throws a body punch but Laguna moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Laguna.
Laguna missing with a left hand there. Kasava was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laguna thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Laguna does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasava stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kasava moves away from the strike by Laguna.
Laguna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kasava can do to turn this around?
Kasava doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laguna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasava moves away.
Kasava 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.
Kasava takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laguna misses the shot to the body.
Kasava misses with a body shot.
Kasava throws a combination that misses
and Laguna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laguna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasava takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kasava fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguna manages to avoid it.
Laguna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kasava.
Laguna moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Laguna ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laguna lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laguna misses with a shot to the body
and Kasava counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laguna staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kasava moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Kasava misses.
Laguna fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laguna throws the left hand but Kasava avoids the punch easily.
Kasava looks to land a right hand but Laguna moved out of range.
Kasava throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laguna moves out of range as Kasava strikes.
Laguna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasava.
Kasava bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kasava takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Laguna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laguna ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laguna throws a right and a left that Kasava avoids nicely.
Kasava scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laguna doesn't seem bothered though.
Laguna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasava.
Kasava uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laguna.
Laguna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasava.
A telegraphed right hand from Kasava misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Laguna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasava slips a jab and a cross from Laguna.
Laguna swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kasava counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laguna misses with a double jab.
Kasava scores with the left hand. Laguna knows he should have avoided that one.
Kasava misses with a wild body shot.
Kasava throws a looping overhand right but Laguna ducks down to avoid it.
Laguna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laguna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasava sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kasava throws out a loose jab but Laguna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laguna tries to bum rush Kasava with a series of wild strikes but Kasava uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasava scores with a three punch combo!
Kasava lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laguna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kasava gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laguna.
Laguna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kasava.
Laguna takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Marty Laguna did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Stanislaus Kasava's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laguna tries to bum rush Kasava with a series of wild strikes but Kasava uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laguna throws a right and a left that Kasava avoids nicely.
Kasava throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laguna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kasava.
Laguna with a nice cross.
Kasava lands a lovely overhand right.
Kasava avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laguna scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kasava scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laguna doesn't seem bothered though.
Kasava misses with a body punch
and Laguna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laguna scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Laguna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Kasava misses
and Laguna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Kasava misses.
Kasava misses with a wild body shot.
Laguna takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kasava thows a body shot but no joy.
Laguna looks to land a combination. Kasava sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasava lunges at Laguna with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laguna's hand.
Laguna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kasava scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Laguna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kasava circles away quickly and effectively.
Kasava just misses with a punch to the body.
Laguna scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kasava in his tracks.
Laguna misses with a two punch combination.
Laguna throws a body punch but Kasava moves out of range.
Laguna throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Laguna lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Laguna throws a combination. Kasava tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Laguna throws the left hand but Kasava avoids the punch easily.
Kasava scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laguna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kasava throws a hook but Laguna avoids it easily.
Kasava throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasava throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasava misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laguna.
Kasava avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kasava scores with a three punch combo!
Kasava's corner calls for a 1-2. Kasava obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kasava throws a hook to the side of Laguna's head but Laguna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kasava thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Laguna misses.
Laguna takes one on the button.
A shot to the body from Kasava misses
and Laguna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laguna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kasava lands a body shot.
Kasava waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laguna.
Kasava misses with a wild body shot.
Laguna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasava swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Laguna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kasava thinking.
Kasava throws a big shot that misses.
Laguna lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguna moves away from the strike by Kasava.
Nice body punch from Kasava.
Kasava darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kasava missing with a left hand there. Laguna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laguna lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Laguna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasava.
No joy there for Laguna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laguna uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kasava has time to react.
Kasava throws out a loose jab but Laguna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasava looks to land a left hand but Laguna moved out of range nicely.
Kasava misses with a body shot.
Kasava misses with a wild body shot.
Kasava lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laguna at a distance.
Laguna throws a shot from downtown. Kasava moves away and avoids it.
Kasava fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguna manages to avoid it.
Laguna misses with a body punch
and Kasava counters with a straight right hand.
Kasava throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Laguna to counter with a crisp jab.
Laguna takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguna keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kasava needs to keep his hands up - Laguna had a free shot at his head there.
Laguna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasava jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kasava misses with a hook to the body
and Laguna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kasava thinking.
Kasava looks to land a left hand but Laguna moved out of range nicely.
Kasava throws a sloppy body shot
and Laguna counters with a straight right hand.
Kasava misses with an uppercut.
Kasava lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laguna at a distance.
Laguna throws a right hand that Kasava ducks under and follows up with a left that Kasava also avoids with ease.
Kasava misses with a body shot
and Laguna counters with a right hand to the body.
Kasava takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laguna misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Kasava misses its intended target.
Kasava lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Laguna misses.
Laguna throws a body punch but Kasava moves out of range.
Laguna scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Laguna had his way with Stanislaus Kasava in that round.
The cut man is working on Stanislaus Kasava's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kasava misses with a wild body shot.
Laguna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasava moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kasava pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Kasava.
Kasava lands with a shot to the body.
Kasava misses with a body shot.
Laguna punishes Kasava's body with a nice straight punch.
Kasava misses with a body shot
and Laguna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kasava is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laguna.
Kasava swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laguna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laguna.
Laguna cracks a nice hook into Kasava's ribs.
Kasava is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Laguna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasava.
Laguna misses with a hook.
Laguna throws a series of strikes that have Kasava backpedaling.
Laguna swings for the body but Kasava moves out of range.
Kasava tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasava digs a good hook to Laguna's body.
Kasava jabs at Laguna's body.
Kasava dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laguna takes a swing at Kasava's ribcage but misses.
Laguna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laguna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laguna lands with a shot to the body.
Kasava scores with a body shot.
Kasava closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kasava thows a body shot but no joy.
Kasava sizes up Laguna with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Laguna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasava.
Laguna looks to throw the jab but Kasava is out of range.
A punch combination from Laguna misses.
A slow jab from Kasava misses its intended target.
Laguna gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kasava.
Kasava throws a one two combo.
Laguna moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasava lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Kasava misses
and Laguna counters with a one-two to the body.
Kasava ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laguna moves away.
Kasava looks to score with a jab to the body but Laguna is just out of range.
Kasava misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Laguna.
Kasava looks to land a left hand but Laguna moved out of range nicely.
Laguna swings for the body but Kasava moves out of range.
Kasava looks to land a left hand but Laguna moved out of range nicely.
Laguna avoids the body shot from Kasava.
Kasava lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laguna's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Laguna duly obliges.
Kasava works Laguna's body with a nice hook.
Kasava throws a sloppy body shot
and Laguna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laguna works Kasava's body with a nice hook.
Kasava digs a good hook to Laguna's body.
Kasava connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasava fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguna manages to avoid it.
Laguna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kasava.
Kasava lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kasava fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laguna throws a one two combo.
Kasava throws a big shot that misses.
Kasava showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laguna.
Kasava just misses with a punch to the body.
Marty Laguna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laguna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laguna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kasava fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laguna looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kasava digs a good hook to Laguna's body.
Kasava misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laguna.
Laguna misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasava. Laguna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laguna takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stanislaus Kasava has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasava throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kasava looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kasava fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguna manages to avoid it.
Kasava lands a jab to Laguna's midsection.
Laguna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laguna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Laguna finds it's way through Kasava's defenses.
Kasava misses with a body shot
and Laguna counters with a straight right hand.
Kasava cracks Laguna with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laguna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kasava displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laguna throws out the jab.
Kasava misses with a wild body shot.
Laguna misses with a wild body shot.
Kasava loads up on a big right hand but Laguna slips the punch.
Kasava takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laguna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laguna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laguna displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stanislaus Kasava.
Well Laguna has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Marty Laguna!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Marty Laguna!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Marty Laguna!
Marty Laguna wins by unanimous decision!
Marty Laguna retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggie Pac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bush's choice of entrance music: Taking a Life. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Biggie Pac has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biggie Pac!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Bush!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Bush does no damage.
Pac really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pac avoids the body shot from Bush.
Bush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pac manages to avoid it.
Pac misses with a head kick.
Bush throws a looping overhand right but Pac ducks down to avoid it.
Pac lands a high kick!
Bush lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pac at a distance.
Pac misses with a straight right.
Bush throws a shot to the body.
Pac is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush sends Pac crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bush is motioning to the referee to let Pac up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Pac is rocked!
It looks like Biggie Pac has been cut.
Bush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pac was well out of range. Poor timing from Bush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bush. Pac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bush lands with a good body shot.
Bush moves into the clinch successfully.
Bush lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bush.
Bush lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pac or not.
Bush gets through Pac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pac being controlled against the cage.
Pac avoiding damage as Bush throws knees to the body.
Bush cracks Pac with a nice body shot.
Bush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pac backwards.
Biggie Pac's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bush scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bush.
Bush lands with a left to the head.
Bush is leaning against Pac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bush lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bush.
Bush lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Bush - that landed with a thud.
Pac being controlled against the cage.
Bush presses Pac against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Bush.
Pac is trying to force a seperation but Bush has the dominant position.
Bush lands a hook that snaps the head of Pac backwards.
Bush lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bush.
A right handed body shot lands from Bush.
Bush lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Biggie Pac's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A hook to the body from Bush.
Nice body punch from Bush - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Bush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pac wants to get back to striking at distance but Bush won't allow it.
Bush slows down the pace here.
Bush lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pac.
Bush lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bush leaning his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bush.
Bush leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Bush's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bush lands a right hand.
Bush gets through Pac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Bush.
Bush works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of stalling here from Bush.
A right hand to the body from Bush.
Bush is stalling here.
Bush lands a body punch.
Bush stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Bush.
Jeez, Biggie Pac's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bush creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A hook to the body from Bush.
Bush works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Bush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Biggie Pac's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch combination from Bush misses.
Pac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bush throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Biggie Pac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pac manages to avoid it.
Harry Bush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bush lands a left and a right that send Pac crashing to the mat, dazed. Bush thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Pac is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Biggie Pac's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harry Bush! Harry Bush retains his heavyweight title!
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