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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rocha tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Costa defends well and Rocha ends up having to push Costa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Costa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rocha.
Rocha connects with a jab.
Costa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Costa controls the position.
Rocha is looking to regain half guard here but Costa keeps moving and retains side control.
Costa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rocha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Rocha is holding Costa down, trying to stall.
Rocha pushes Costa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Costa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Costa.
Costa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rocha can't do much from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rocha can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two 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.
Costa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rocha knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rocha tries to improve position but can't.
Costa tries to stand but Rocha is controlling his head.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rocha shoots for a takedown but Costa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rocha misses with a takedown attempt - Costa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andre Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Rocha.
Horrible takedown attempt by Costa or perhaps it was just good defense by Rocha, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with a wild combination.
Rocha changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rocha throws a body kick that misses
and Costa counters with a single leg into guard. Rocha didn't expect that.
Rocha keeping full guard, as Costa tries to pass.
Costa is working hard here to advance position.
Costa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Costa won't allow Rocha to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rocha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Costa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rocha is stalling here. Costa is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rocha seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Costa has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rocha is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Costa off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocha keeps control of the position easily here as Costa tries to buck him off.
Costa trying to control the hands but Rocha won't let him.
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 Andre Costa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Costa throws a leg kick
and Rocha counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rocha.
Rocha wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Costa is on top in guard.
Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rocha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rocha thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rocha keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha has his hands on Costa's head, controlling the position.
Rocha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rocha lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rocha showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rocha wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rocha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rocha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Costa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Costa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rocha controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with a head kick.
Costa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocha.
Costa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Costa wants it to stay on the feet.
Costa throws a counter high kick but Rocha was just alert enough to avoid it.
Costa slaps away a takedown attempt from Rocha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Costa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rocha manages to circle out of the way.
Rocha stuffs the takedown.
Costa misses with a head kick.
Rocha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costa misses with a head kick.
Rocha tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rocha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andre Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Rocha.
Rocha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Costa.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa is pressed up against the cage. Rocha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Costa down to the mat. Costa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rocha is breathing heavily.
Rocha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Costa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa wants to stand and escape but Rocha is having none of it.
Costa is looking for a triangle but Rocha pushes his legs off easily.
Costa is trying to keep Rocha in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Costa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andre Costa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Costa moves out of range of the body kick from Rocha.
Costa tries to clinch but Rocha moves out of range.
Costa closes the distance and pushes Rocha back into the cage.
Rocha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Costa leaning against his opponent.
Rocha drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Costa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rocha gets control of Costa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rocha will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Costa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rocha looking to control.
Vitor Rocha has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa trying to control but Rocha is working from the bottom.
Costa stays in close to Rocha's body and controls the position.
Costa preventing the sweep.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Costa connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Costa looking to sit in guard and control but Rocha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rocha trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rocha won't allow Costa to get back to his feet.
Costa controlling the position.
Costa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rocha escapes and throws Costa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Costa is trying to control Rocha's posture but Rocha avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rocha wants to stand but Costa has his arm trapped.
Rocha laying and praying for a moment but Costa takes advantage and regains half guard.
Costa won't allow Rocha to pass to mount.
Costa has hold of Rocha's hands but Rocha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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.
Rocha controlling the pace.
Rocha is keen to just control but Costa is a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Rocha with that takedown attempt.
Costa is looking to counter the offense by Rocha and move into the clinch.
Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costa gets caught napping as Rocha dives in and scores a takedown. Costa manages to retain guard.
Rocha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Costa is pulling down on Rocha's head. It's preventing any offense from Rocha, at least for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rocha is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Rocha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Costa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Costa!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morris Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris Daley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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176 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morris Daley!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley moves out of range as Mitchell throws a body kick.
Daley moves into the clinch.
Daley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Daley counters with a left and a right that stings Mitchell.
Daley moves into the clinch successfully.
Daley tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Mitchell tries for a takedown but Daley manages to get underhooks.
Daley drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Daley keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Daley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mitchell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mitchell scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mitchell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mitchell connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley wants to stand and escape but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daley keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell cracks Daley with a solid left hand.
Daley wants to stand and escape but Mitchell is having none of it.
Daley pulls Mitchell in close to prevent any damage.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
Mitchell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mitchell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses. Daley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mitchell's guard. Nice move by Daley!
Mitchell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Daley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mitchell 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.
Mitchell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daley.
Daley throws a strike but Mitchell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mitchell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mitchell drops back, looking for a kneebar! Daley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Daley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Daley!
Mitchell is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Daley is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Daley is trying to stand back up but Mitchell is controlling him
Mitchell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mitchell is trying to control the action in half guard but Daley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Daley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mitchell is working away from the top position though.
Daley is refusing to be controlled, as Mitchell sits in half guard.
Mitchell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Daley is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Mitchell working Daley over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell stops Daley from getting back to his feet.
Mitchell lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mitchell connects with a nice short shot to Daley's temple.
Mitchell prevents Daley from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell is looking to take a break and control but Daley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mitchell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daley defending well though.
Mitchell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daley tries to kick Mitchell off but Mitchell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mitchell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mitchell thows a huge punch but Daley dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mitchell lands a nice short elbow.
Mitchell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Mitchell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mitchell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jason Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mitchell is thwarting Daley's attempts to control the position.
Mitchell slips a nice elbow through Daley's hands, connecting with Daley's forehead.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daley can do to turn this around?
Daley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Daley.
Daley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mitchell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mitchell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mitchell preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell trying to control but Daley is working from the bottom.
Daley can't keep his opponent in guard - Mitchell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Daley tries to get to full guard but Mitchell has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mitchell throwing shots but Daley is blocking nicely.
Mitchell is just content to waste time from the top position. Daley takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Daley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daley keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Daley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mitchell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mitchell throws a big right hand that misses.
Mitchell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mitchell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Daley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mitchell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mitchell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell darts in and clinches Daley up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daley landing knees to the head.
Daley trying to land knees to the body.
Daley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchell.
Daley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitchell's defenses.
Mitchell tries to land knees in the clinch but Daley avoids the damage to the body.
Daley crunches a lovely knee into Mitchell's ribcage.
Daley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Daley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Daley lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitchell won't want to take too many of those.
Daley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchell.
Daley is breathing heavily.
Daley lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daley is defending well for now.
Daley landing knees to the body.
Daley lands a knee to the body.
Mitchell tries to score a body lock takedown but Daley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Daley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daley breaks the clinch.
Daley moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
Mitchell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Daley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mitchell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daley throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morris Daley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Daley closes the distance and clinches.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Daley avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Daley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daley tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Daley back against the cage.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Mitchell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daley is defending well for now.
Mitchell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Daley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice elbow from Daley.
Daley successfully pulls guard.
Mitchell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell trying to control but Daley is working from the bottom.
Daley wants to stand up but Mitchell is controlling him.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell postures up and lands a big shot to Daley's brow.
Mitchell passes Daley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mitchell is trying to work for a kimura but Daley is defending well.
Mitchell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daley defending well though.
Daley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mitchell working Daley over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is looking to take a break and control but Daley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mitchell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Daley is staying active underneath Mitchell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mitchell wants to free his trapped foot but Daley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Daley taking some punishment here, with Mitchell in his half guard.
Mitchell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Daley!
Mitchell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Daley looks a forlorn figure.
Daley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mitchell is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Daley has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Daley!
Mitchell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Daley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Daley postures up.
Daley trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Mitchell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Daley from controlling successfully.
Daley throwing strikes from guard but Mitchell blocks nicely.
Daley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mitchell is trying to keep Daley in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mitchell pulls Daley in close to his closed guard and prevents Daley from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mitchell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Daley postures up in Mitchell's guard and throws a big left but Mitchell blocks it.
Daley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daley has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mitchell to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Daley is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mitchell pulls down on the head and he's put Daley to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jason Mitchell!
A very excited looking Jason Mitchell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damiao Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojciech Jablonski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damiao Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wojciech Jablonski!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jablonski.
Marcos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jablonski. Jablonski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Wojciech Jablonski has been cut.
Marcos lands a nice shot that snaps Jablonski's head back.
Jablonski throws a sloppy head kick and Marcos moves out of range easily.
Marcos misses with a series of wild punches.
Marcos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Damiao Marcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Marcos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marcos.
Jablonski is rocked!
Marcos cracks Jablonski with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jablonski tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Marcos pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jablonski is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damiao Marcos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Templar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qasem Soleimani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wesley Templar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Qasem Soleimani!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templar checks a low kick from Soleimani.
A head kick misses from Soleimani.
Templar catches Soleimani with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Templar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Soleimani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Templar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soleimani throws a leg kick that misses.
Soleimani throws a low kick, looking for Templar's leg but Templar calmly moves out of range.
Soleimani throws a head kick that half lands.
A punch lands to the side of Soleimani 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Soleimani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soleimani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Templar to score with a decent uppercut.
Soleimani misses with a low kick as Templar jumps back.
Templar dives in and scores a takedown into Soleimani's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Templar content to stall in guard here.
Templar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Soleimani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Templar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar landing with the ground and pound.
Templar drops back looking for a leg! Soleimani is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Soleimani manages to kick Templar off! Templar jumps back into Soleimani's guard.
Templar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Templar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Soleimani's head.
Templar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Templar distracts Soleimani with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templar stops Soleimani from standing up.
Templar postures up and lands a big shot to Soleimani's brow.
Templar with a nice head shot there.
Templar distracts Soleimani with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Soleimani can't keep his opponent in guard - Templar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Templar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Soleimani is rocked!
Templar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Soleimani is still in real trouble! Can Templar finish him?
Templar 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.
Templar is controlling the pace.
Soleimani seems to have recovered his senses.
Templar is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Soleimani is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wesley Templar!
After winning the bout, Wesley Templar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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40
147 lbs
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 29 - 2, fighting out of London, Ricardo Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards scores with a kick to the midsection.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richards stalks Ramirez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ramirez's face. Ramirez staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Ricardo Ramirez has been cut.
Richards misses with a head kick.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Ramirez.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Richards throws a low kick, looking for Ramirez's leg but Ramirez calmly moves out of range.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramirez cracks Richards with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramirez catches Richards with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richards avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramirez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Richards counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ramirez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Richards checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to work over Richards's front leg with a kick but Richards checks it.
Ramirez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sean Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards misses with a straight left.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Richards as he checks the leg kick.
Richards throws a right hand that Ramirez ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramirez also avoids with ease.
Richards drives through and clinches with Ramirez against the cage.
Ramirez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Richards throws an elbow that misses.
Richards just leaning against Ramirez, taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Richards's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Richards is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ramirez lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Ramirez lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ramirez as Richards tries to tie him up.
Richards trying to control the position but instead, Ramirez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Richards into the cage.
Richards seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramirez.
The referee calls for Ramirez to work.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Richards controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez wants a takedown but no success here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richards as Ramirez tries to tie him up.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Richards.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards trying to land knees to the body.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramirez has Richards pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Richards manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ramirez tries to score a body lock takedown but Richards shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Richards manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Richards blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Richards.
Ramirez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Richards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Richards throws knees to the body.
Ramirez has Richards pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Richards manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ramirez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a right hand.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards blocks a body shot from Ramirez.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez has picked Richards up - he's going for a ride! Ramirez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Richards is looking to improve his position.
Ramirez tries to pass to full mount but Richards defends it.
Richards is controlling Ramirez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Richards moves into full guard.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean Richards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Ramirez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ramirez tries for a takedown but Richards sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richards wants to counter with a clinch but Ramirez pushes him away.
Richards takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez has his takedown stuffed
and Richards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramirez swings widly with a right hand
and Richards counters with a nice leg kick.
Richards throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Ramirez misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the body
and Richards counters with an inside leg kick.
Ramirez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Richards's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Richards holds on and takes a little breather.
Richards looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramirez is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Richards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Richards is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ramirez advances to half guard.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richards keeps working.
Ramirez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Richards is positioning himself well to prevent Ramirez advancing to mount.
Richards is refusing to be controlled, as Ramirez sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Richards is looking for a sweep. Ramirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards is holding on to half guard well.
Richards wants to get back to full guard.
Richards moves into full guard.
Richards trying to keep a closed guard but Ramirez is proving a slippery customer.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing.
Ramirez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramirez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
Richards is pulling down on Ramirez's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice cross by Richards.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richards throws a big counter head kick but Ramirez avoids it with no problem.
Richards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Richards looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. Richards saw that one coming.
Ramirez throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Ramirez misses with a looping left.
Richards is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramirez.
Good standup being displayed there by Richards as he connects with a hook.
Richards is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a body punch
and Richards counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Ramirez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Richards counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Richards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Ramirez tries a low kick but Richards avoids it.
Ramirez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Richards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Richards takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricardo Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Ramirez's cut.
That's time! Ramirez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramirez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Richards has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Richards and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Sean Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Ramirez throws a right hand that misses
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richards takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Richards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramirez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ramirez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Richards. Richards circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Richards there as he acknowledges the shot.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Ramirez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Richards throws the kick towards the body but Ramirez avoids it.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez connects with a body shot.
Ramirez misses with a leg kick.
Richards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez throws a right hand that misses
and Richards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richards slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramirez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Richards swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ramirez throws a low kick, looking for Richards's leg but Richards calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Ramirez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richards takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Richards throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Richards lands a jab to Ramirez's midsection.
Ramirez takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Richards jabs Ramirez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramirez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Ramirez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRichards.
Ramirez lands a jab to Richards's midsection.
Ramirez misses with a hook
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
Ramirez misses with a looping left.
Richards throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richards moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
Richards connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ramirez scores with a decent looking hook.
Richards looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
As Richards backs away, Ramirez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ramirez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Richards looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
Richards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramirez's guard.
Ramirez 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.
Richards trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
Richards not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ricardo Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richards sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricardo Ramirez.
I think Ramirez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mingi Tyyp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton comes to the cage accompanied by I get Knocked Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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42
185 lbs
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34
185 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mingi Tyyp!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyyp avoids the body shot from Benton.
Tyyp doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tyyp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyyp! But no joy.
Tyyp misses with a double jab.
Tyyp shoots for a double leg takedown but Benton sprawls well. He's pushed Tyyp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyyp throws the left hand but Benton avoids the punch easily.
Benton connects with a single shot there.
Grant Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Tyyp misses
and Benton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyyp thinking.
Benton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tyyp throws a body punch but Benton moves out of range.
Benton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benton instigates a clinch.
Benton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyyp closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tyyp lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyyp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyyp throwing strikes but missing.
Tyyp trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tyyp is controlling him.
Benton keeping full guard, as Tyyp tries to pass.
Tyyp throws a big elbow that misses.
Benton trying to control the position here.
Benton seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Tyyp throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Benton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tyyp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyyp scores with a push kick.
Benton swings for the body but Tyyp moves out of range.
Tyyp swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grant Benton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Benton.
Tyyp scores with a jab to the head.
Benton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyyp. Tyyp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyyp moves forwards but Benton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benton keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyyp throws a head kick but Benton moves out of range.
Tyyp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tyyp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyyp walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyyp.
A swing and a miss from Benton.
Tyyp throws a right hand that misses
and Benton counters with a three punch combo that has Tyyp backing up. Tyyp nods at Benton to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyyp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benton is looking for a counter combo.
Benton loads up on a big right hand but Tyyp slips the punch.
Tyyp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyyp tries for a takedown but Benton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Tyyp.
Tyyp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big right from Benton misses.
Benton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tyyps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton throws a big shot that misses.
Benton avoids the head kick by Tyyp.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Benton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benton throws out a loose jab but Tyyp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyyp let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp has a takedown stuffed.
Grant Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mingi Tyyp.
The fighters circling - Benton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyyp tries to keep at a distance but Benton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Benton fails to land.
Benton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benton blocks a body shot from Tyyp.
Benton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tyyp postures up.
Benton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Benton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Benton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benton moves into range and clinches up with Tyyp.
Benton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benton throws a body punch but Tyyp moves out of range.
Tyyp does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tyyp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyyp dives in and scores a takedown into Benton's guard.
Tyyp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyyp looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tyyp working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tyyp throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton has momentary wrist control but Tyyp slips an elbow through the middle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Benton holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyyp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyyp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyyp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Benton is adopting a defensive guard.
Benton trying to control the position.
Benton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Benton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyyp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyyp wants to counter with a clinch but Benton pushes him away.
Tyyp throws a sloppy head kick and Benton moves out of range easily.
Tyyp throws a sloppy head kick and Benton moves out of range easily.
Tyyp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyyp misses the shot to the body.
Tyyp walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tyyp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benton's calf.
Tyyp tries to land a front kick but Benton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyyp fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyyp slips a jab from Benton.
Tyyp dips to his left and cracks Benton with an uppercut!
Tyyp misses with a straight right.
Tyyp dodges the punch combination from Benton.
Benton misses with a hook. Tyyp ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tyyp momentarily.
Benton missing with a left hand there. Tyyp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyyp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyyp unleashes a big counter combination but Benton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Benton checks the leg kick.
Tyyp misses with an uppercut. Benton saw that one coming.
Tyyp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benton scores with a nice right hand.
Tyyp needs to keep his hands up - Benton had a free shot at his head there.
Tyyp looks to score with a jab to the body but Benton is just out of range.
Tyyp missing with a left hand there. Benton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyyp misses with the combination.
Tyyp tried to score with a low kick but Benton checks it.
Benton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benton lands a nice uppercut.
Benton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a jab when Tyyp was well out of range.
Tyyp throws an off balance right hand
and Benton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Benton.
Tyyp misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Tyyp.
Benton throws a right hand that misses
and Tyyp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyyp.
Benton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyyp manages to avoid it.
Tyyp lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tyyp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benton was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyyp.
Tyyp throws a head kick that misses.
Benton misses the jab.
A big left from Benton misses.
Tyyp appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Benton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyyp throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Benton's head.
Benton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyyp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mingi Tyyp will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Benton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyyp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Benton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyyp.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyyp.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tyyp.
Grant Benton is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyyp lands a two punch combo.
Tyyp throws a body shot but no joy.
Benton moves into range and clinches up with Tyyp.
Tyyp is struggling to control the position.
Benton misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tyyp as the two fighters clinch.
Tyyp effectively controlling the action here.
Tyyp lands with a light punch inside.
Benton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyyp scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton throws out a loose jab but Tyyp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyyp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyyp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyyp lands with a slapping head kick.
Tyyp scores with a nice body kick.
Tyyp walks into a stiff left hand from Benton.
Benton misses with a right hand
and Benton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benton connects with a body shot that sends Tyyp's belly button to the back.
Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Tyyp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyyp flicks out a counter leg kick but Benton steps away.
Benton avoids the head kick by Tyyp.
Benton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tyyp.
Benton throws a body shot but no joy.
Benton throws a lazy right hand but Tyyp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyyp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tyyp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyyp throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a hook to the side of Tyyp's head but Tyyp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyyp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyyp.
Benton throws a body punch but Tyyp moves out of range.
Benton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyyp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Tyyp wants to counter with a clinch but Benton pushes him away.
Tyyp lands with a slapping head kick.
Tyyp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benton misses with an uppercut
and Tyyp counters with a thumping low kick.
Tyyp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyyp. Benton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyyp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyyp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyyp wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp scores with a jab to the body.
Benton tests Tyyp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyyp loads up on a big right hand but Benton slips the punch.
Benton misses with a straight left.
Tyyp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benton tries to bum rush Tyyp with a series of wild strikes but Tyyp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyyp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benton's sensitive parts.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyyp moves away.
Tyyp throws a nice looking combination but Benton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyyp tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Tyyp.
Benton throws a series of punches but Tyyp moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyyp ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
Tyyp throws a jab when Benton was well out of range.
Benton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyyp manages to avoid it.
Benton lands an overhand right.
Benton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benton has Tyyp up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyyp holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Benton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Tyyp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benton misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tyyp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benton's brow.
Benton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benton prevents a body shot from Tyyp.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mingi Tyyp.
I think Tyyp has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mingi Tyyp!
Mingi Tyyp is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damien Roads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Boothe!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roads fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boothe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boothe staying out of range there.
Roads throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Roads. Those never looked like landing.
Roads lands a slapping body shot.
Roads throws a body shot but no joy.
Roads scores with the left hand. Boothe knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boothe defending well as Roads loads up on a big left hand.
Boothe feints the counter takedown.
Roads fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boothe manages to avoid it.
Roads misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roads throws an overhand right that lands on Boothe's shoulder, as Boothe tries to avoid the shot.
Roads stuns Boothe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roads just misses with a punch to the body.
Roads looks to land a left hand but Boothe moved out of range nicely.
Roads takes a swing at Boothe's ribcage but misses.
Roads paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boothe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roads throws an overhand right that lands on Boothe's shoulder, as Boothe tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roads throws the left hand but Boothe avoids the punch easily.
Roads connects with a body shot that sends Boothe's belly button to the back.
Roads throws a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Roads - just one landing.
Damien Roads is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roads just misses with a punch to the body.
Roads throws an overhand right that lands on Boothe's shoulder, as Boothe tries to avoid the shot.
Boothe feints the counter takedown.
Roads bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boothe's head.
Damien Roads seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boothe slips a straight right by Roads.
Nice defenses there by Boothe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roads connects with the punch.
Boothe slips a straight right by Roads.
Roads ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roads misses with an uppercut.
Roads looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roads throws a body punch but Boothe moves out of range.
Roads swings for the body but Boothe moves out of range.
Boothe feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roads throws a jab but it's blocked by Boothe.
Roads ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boothe moves away.
Boothe feints the counter takedown.
Roads lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boothe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roads.
Roads throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roads throws a shot from downtown. Boothe moves away and avoids it.
Roads stuns Boothe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roads with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Roads dominated that round.
That's time! Roads's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boothe avoids the body shot from Roads.
Roads lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roads just misses with a punch to the body.
Roads misses with an uppercut.
Boothe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roads.
Roads paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Roads misses.
Boothe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Roads lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boothe ducks under a wild hook from Roads.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roads.
Roads misses with a wild body shot.
Boothe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Roads throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boothe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roads throws a body shot but no joy.
Roads swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boothe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Roads is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boothe can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Roads. Boothe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roads throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boothe feints the counter takedown.
Roads misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roads misses the jab.
Boothe with the counter takedown but Roads avoids it easily.
Roads just misses with a punch to the body.
Boothe feints the counter takedown.
Roads throws the left hand but Boothe avoids the punch easily.
Boothe with the counter takedown but Roads avoids it easily.
Roads misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boothe.
Danga de danga de dang - Roads scores with a four punch combination!
Roads throws a big shot that misses.
Boothe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boothe moves away from the strike by Roads.
And Boothe tries to counter it with a takedown but Roads pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Roads throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roads throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roads!
Roads looks to land a right hand but Boothe moved out of range.
Boothe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Roads scores with the left hand. Boothe knows he should have avoided that one.
Roads ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boothe moves away.
Roads just misses with a punch to the body.
Boothe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Boothe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Roads has got the better of the exchanges.
Roads throws a body punch but Boothe moves out of range.
And Boothe tries to counter it with a takedown but Roads pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Roads ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boothe moves away.
Boothe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roads misses the body punch
and Boothe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boothe is standing up over Roads. Roads looks to escape but Boothe dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boothe is trying to move to mount but Roads reverses beautifully and ends up in Boothe's guard.
Boothe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Roads is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Roads dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Roads thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boothe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Roads works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roads throws a looping overhand right but Boothe ducks down to avoid it.
Roads swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boothe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roads lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roads's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boothe under the eye.
Roads swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roads fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boothe manages to avoid it.
Boothe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roads changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Roads.
Some wild striking there from Roads.
Boothe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Roads throws a shot from downtown. Boothe moves away and avoids it.
Boothe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roads pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Boothe tries to counter it with a takedown but Roads pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thomas Boothe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roads throws a looping overhand right but Boothe ducks down to avoid it.
Boothe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Roads swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boothe.
Roads connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roads throws a big shot that misses.
Roads throws a hook to the side of Boothe's head but Boothe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boothe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Roads defends it well.
Roads lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boothe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roads.
Roads pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Boothe tries to counter it with a takedown but Roads pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe moves away from the strike by Roads.
Roads takes a swing at Boothe's ribcage but misses.
Boothe feints the counter takedown.
A slow jab from Roads misses its intended target.
Roads throws a body punch but Boothe moves out of range.
Roads throws a hook but Boothe blocks it.
Boothe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fighters circling - Roads throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boothe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Roads takes a swing at Boothe's ribcage but misses.
Thomas Boothe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boothe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roads.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roads with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boothe ducks under a wild hook from Roads.
Roads fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boothe blocks a jab.
Boothe feints the counter takedown.
Boothe avoids the body shot from Roads.
Boothe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Damien Roads is winning the standup battle so far.
Roads throws a right and a left that Boothe avoids nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes from Roads. Those never looked like landing.
Boothe with the counter takedown but Roads avoids it easily.
Roads misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Roads showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roads 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 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Roads!
A victorious Damien Roads thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otso Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akulenko comes to the cage accompanied by Cowboys From Hell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugeniy Akulenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Otso Koski!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akulenko with a nice cross.
Koski throws a leg kick
and Akulenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akulenko cracks a nice hook into Koski's ribs.
Akulenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Akulenko.
Akulenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akulenko.
Akulenko moves out of range as Koski strikes.
A swing and a miss from Koski.
Akulenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casino in the buildup to the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Akulenko, right into the meat.
Akulenko misses with a hook.
Koski wants to land a leg kick but Akulenko is out of range.
Koski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koski avoids the body shot from Akulenko.
Koski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akulenko looks to land a left hand but Koski moved out of range nicely.
Akulenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski throws a solid leg kick but Akulenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koski.
Koski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akulenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Koski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akulenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Akulenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koski to score with a decent uppercut.
Akulenko is rocked!
Koski misses with a left hand
and Koski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Akulenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koski misses with a leg kick
and Akulenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akulenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Koski misses with a low kick as Akulenko jumps back.
Akulenko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Koski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Otso Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akulenko slips a straight right by Koski.
A big left from Koski misses.
Koski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koski swats away the attempt to clinch by Akulenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good work by Akulenko as he checks the leg kick.
Koski misses with a straight right.
Koski misses with an uppercut
and Akulenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Akulenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koski's head backwards.
Akulenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Koski is just out of range.
Koski throws a jab but it's blocked by Akulenko.
Akulenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Akulenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Akulenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koski throws a body punch but Akulenko moves out of range.
Nice shot by Koski.
Akulenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Koski lunges at Akulenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akulenko's hand.
Akulenko slips a straight right by Koski.
A swing and a miss from Koski.
A big right from Koski misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski sizes up Akulenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Akulenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Akulenko is just out of range.
Koski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akulenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Akulenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koski manages to avoid it.
A big left from Koski misses.
Akulenko looks to land a left hand but Koski moved out of range nicely.
Koski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koski looks to throw the jab but Akulenko is out of range.
Koski scores with a hook.
Koski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akulenko.
Koski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akulenko.
Akulenko misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko scores with a nice right hand.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Akulenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Akulenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Koski throws a hook but Akulenko blocks it.
Koski misses with a looping left.
And Akulenko counters with a quick kick to the body but Koski blocks it.
Koski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akulenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Akulenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koski connects with a looping right hand.
Koski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Akulenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Koski.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
and Akulenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akulenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Koski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akulenko.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akulenko.
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 Eugeniy Akulenko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koski walks into a straight right hand from Akulenko.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
and Akulenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Akulenko is just out of range.
Koski throws a leg kick
and Akulenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Akulenko connects with a crisp jab.
Koski looks to land a right hand but Akulenko moved out of range.
Akulenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Akulenko misses with the combination.
Koski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koski thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Akulenko.
Akulenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eugeniy Akulenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Akulenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akulenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koski. Koski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Akulenko misses.
Akulenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski blocks the body kick.
Koski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Akulenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akulenko throws a leg kick which misses Koski's front leg but catches the back leg as Koski tries to avoid it.
Akulenko looks to land a right hand but Koski moved out of range.
Akulenko throws a hook to the side of Koski's head but Koski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koski misses with a low kick as Akulenko jumps back.
Akulenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akulenko counters with a thumping low kick.
Koski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akulenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koski.
Koski misses with a hook.
Akulenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
enabling Akulenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Koski cracks Akulenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akulenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koski on the side of the head.
Akulenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koski can do to turn this around?
Akulenko misses with a straight left.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Akulenko misses the target.
Koski misses with a hook
and Akulenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akulenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Akulenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koski wants to land a leg kick but Akulenko is out of range.
Akulenko feints and then cracks Koski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koski down.
The fighters circling - Akulenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akulenko tests Koski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Akulenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akulenko lands with a cross.
Akulenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koski lands a right hook to the body.
Koski works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski avoids the body shot from Akulenko.
Akulenko lands with an overhand left.
Akulenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Koski misses with a looping right.
A jab from Koski misses.
A low kick from Koski misses
and Akulenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akulenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koski's sensitive parts.
Akulenko throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akulenko.
Akulenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Akulenko misses the target.
Koski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akulenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koski.
Koski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akulenko scores with a body shot.
Akulenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akulenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koski moves out of range of the strikes.
Koski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski misses with a hook
and Akulenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akulenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koski misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akulenko.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Koski misses its intended target.
Koski tries to work over Akulenko's front leg with a kick but Akulenko checks it.
Akulenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Koski.
Akulenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koski throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koski throws a jab when Akulenko was well out of range.
Akulenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Koski should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koski. Akulenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeniy Akulenko dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Koski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Akulenko is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Koski misses the target.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Akulenko is looking to counter punch.
Koski scores with a jab.
Akulenko takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Akulenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akulenko thuds his right hand into Koski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akulenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koski.
Akulenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Akulenko takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
and Akulenko counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akulenko.
Koski slips under a jab from Akulenko.
Koski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Akulenko's head backwards.
Koski misses with a straight left.
Akulenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akulenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akulenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koski momentarily.
Koski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koski walks into a jab.
Akulenko throws a low kick but Koski moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Akulenko!
Akulenko moves away from the strike by Koski.
Akulenko connects with a jab.
Akulenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koski counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Koski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akulenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koski throws a hook but Akulenko blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Akulenko.
Akulenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koski on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akulenko misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Koski.
Akulenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Koski misses.
Akulenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koski lands a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Akulenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Koski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akulenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akulenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akulenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koski throws a shot from downtown. Akulenko moves away and avoids it.
Akulenko staying out of range there.
A big right from Koski misses.
Akulenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akulenko missing with a left hand there. Koski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski misses with a body shot.
Akulenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akulenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koski.
Akulenko lands with a right hand.
Koski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koski jabs Akulenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Akulenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koski tries to work over Akulenko's front leg with a kick but Akulenko checks it.
Akulenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koski has time to react.
Akulenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Akulenko jabs at Koski's body.
Akulenko lands a leg kick that knocks Koski off balance momentarily.
Akulenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Koski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koski throws a low kick but Akulenko avoids it.
Koski throws a good cross that connects.
Otso Koski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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!
Koski throws a jab but it's blocked by Akulenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Akulenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Akulenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Akulenko blocks the leg kick.
Akulenko throwing a counter right hand but Koski manages to avoid it.
Akulenko connects with a single shot there.
Koski throws a looping overhand right but Akulenko ducks down to avoid it.
Koski throws a jab when Akulenko was well out of range.
Akulenko avoids the body shot from Koski.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akulenko.
Akulenko misses with a looping left.
Akulenko blocks a jab.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akulenko moves away.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
and Akulenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akulenko throws out a powerful jab.
Akulenko catches Koski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koski, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugeniy Akulenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akulenko 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugeniy Akulenko!
Eugeniy Akulenko decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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