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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 1904 p4p, 97 weight class) and Ove Sundberg (ranked 5655 p4p, 296 weight class). Anthony Pettis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ove Sundberg!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sundberg, as that shot connected.
Sundberg on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pettis jabs at Sundberg's body.
Pettis slips a jab and a cross from Sundberg.
Pettis throws a shot from downtown. Sundberg moves away and avoids it.
Sundberg ducks under a wild hook from Pettis.
Pettis catches Sundberg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Sundberg misses.
Sundberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pettis.
Sundberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Sundberg with a jab.
Sundberg walks into a straight right hand from Pettis.
A swing and a miss from Sundberg.
Pettis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pettis catches Sundberg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sundberg.
A swing and a miss from Sundberg.
Pettis connects with an inside leg kick.
Pettis cracks Sundberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pettis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pettis connects with a nice looking jab.
Pettis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sundberg sprawls well initially but Pettis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sundberg regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sundberg looks winded!
Pettis looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sundberg looking to control.
Pettis controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sundberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pettis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis looking to score a takedown here. Sundberg is defending well but Pettis drives through and ends up in Sundberg's guard.
Pettis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pettis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pettis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sundberg for as long as he can get away with.
Sundberg keeping full guard, as Pettis tries to pass.
Pettis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've been informed that Sundberg has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pettis tries to free his leg and advance position but Sundberg is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sundberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pettis thuds a left hand into Sundberg's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sundberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pettis connects with a body shot.
Pettis lands a jab.
Pettis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sundberg can do to turn this around?
Sundberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pettis.
Despite the aggression on Sundberg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pettis lands with a hook. Sundberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pettis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ove Sundberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettis connects with a nice looking jab.
Pettis throws an overhand right that lands on Sundberg's shoulder, as Sundberg tries to avoid the shot.
Pettis throws a hook but Sundberg blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis throws a big shot that misses.
Sundberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot lands for Sundberg.
Pettis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sundberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pettis.
Pettis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sundberg is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sundberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pettis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg slips under a jab from Pettis.
Pettis darts in looking for a takedown but Sundberg gets double underhooks and turns Pettis into the cage.
Pettis scores with a body shot.
Pettis dives in for a single leg takedown but Sundberg sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A jab from Pettis finds it's way through Sundberg's defenses.
Anthony Pettis is winning the standup battle so far.
Pettis scores with a hook.
Pettis sizes up Sundberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pettis darts in looking for a takedown but Sundberg gets double underhooks and turns Pettis into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Pettis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pettis takes a swing at Sundberg's ribcage but misses.
Pettis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sundberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pettis scores with a jab to the body.
Pettis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sundberg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pettis controls the pace.
Pettis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pettis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sundberg's legs.
Pettis advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Pettis controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sundberg defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pettis.
That's four 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.
Pettis controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sundberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice sprawl there from Sundberg as Pettis shoots in.
Pettis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sundberg.
Pettis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pettis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sundberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis slips nicely into half guard.
Sundberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg wants to improve his position but Pettis is controlling well.
Pettis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
Pettis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sundberg has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pettis stalling.
Sundberg trying to control but Pettis postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis controlling the action here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pettis lands with a straight right. Sundberg didn't see that one coming.
Sundberg misses with the combination.
Pettis attempts a counter takedown but Sundberg avoids it well and moves away.
Sundberg throws a shot from downtown. Pettis moves away and avoids it.
Sundberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Sundberg needs to keep his hands up - Pettis had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sundberg misses.
Pettis cracks Sundberg with an open hand slap.
Pettis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sundberg.
Sundberg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pettis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sundberg momentarily.
Pettis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sundberg is rocked!
Pettis cracks Sundberg with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sundberg tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Pettis pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sundberg is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Pettis!
After winning the bout, Anthony Pettis 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Raoul De Muerta (ranked 2197 p4p, 287 weight class) and Carter Martin (ranked 5903 p4p, 630 weight class). De Muerta comes to the cage accompanied by The Crystal Method. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Raoul De Muerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carter Martin!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Muerta throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin swinging wildly here.
De Muerta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Muerta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Muerta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martin has time to react.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Muerta. Martin shrugs it off though.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Muerta.
De Muerta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Muerta.
Nice jab there from De Muerta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Muerta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Muerta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Muerta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Muerta counters with a nice body shot.
De Muerta's corner calls for a 1-2. De Muerta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - De Muerta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
De Muerta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Martin lands a high kick!
De Muerta works Martin's body with a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Muerta, right into the meat.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martin avoids the head kick by De Muerta.
Martin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Muerta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and De Muerta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle, before De Muerta throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Martin's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! De Muerta lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Raoul De Muerta!
An out of breath Raoul De Muerta thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Von Mises (ranked 3879 p4p, 469 weight class) and Feng Long Wei (ranked 3219 p4p, 406 weight class). Long Wei has chosen Run The Jewels - Panther Like a Panther as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludwig Von Mises!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Feng Long Wei!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long Wei takes a swing at Von Mises's ribcage but misses.
Von Mises throws a body punch but Long Wei moves out of range.
Long Wei takes one to the side of the head.
Von Mises just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Mises missing with a left hand there. Long Wei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Long Wei misses with a hook. Von Mises ducked under it nicely.
Feng Long Wei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long Wei lands a body shot.
Long Wei with a jab.
Von Mises uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Long Wei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long Wei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Long Wei moves in looking to clinch but Von Mises pushes him off.
Von Mises is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Long Wei throws an off balance right hand
and Von Mises counters with a one-two to the body.
Long Wei attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long Wei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Long Wei takes a swing at Von Mises's ribcage but misses.
Von Mises was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Von Mises misses the shot to the body.
Long Wei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Long Wei misses with a wild body shot.
Long Wei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Von Mises.
Long Wei throws a sloppy body shot
and Von Mises counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Long Wei missing with a left hand there. Von Mises was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Mises misses with a straight left.
Long Wei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Long Wei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Von Mises fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long Wei manages to avoid it.
Long Wei has Von Mises up against the cage in a clinch.
Long Wei content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long Wei tries to work over Von Mises's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Long Wei fails to land.
Von Mises blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Mises throws a punch but it's blocked by Long Wei.
A nice right hand lands inside from Long Wei.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long Wei is leaning against Von Mises and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Von Mises has a couple of punches blocked by Long Wei.
Long Wei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Von Mises fails to land.
Long Wei misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A bit of stalling here from Von Mises.
Von Mises lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long Wei tries a body shot but Von Mises blocks it.
Long Wei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Mises can't find room to land a body shot as Long Wei controls the action.
Von Mises goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Mises blocks a body shot from Long Wei.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long Wei.
Long Wei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Long Wei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Mises's elbow.
Von Mises wants to stall.
Long Wei tries to work over Von Mises's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Mises scores with a nice hook to the head.
Long Wei tries to throw a body punch but Von Mises avoids it by throwing Long Wei back against the cage.
Long Wei tries to throw a body punch but Von Mises avoids it by throwing Long Wei back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long Wei.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Von Mises misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Von Mises.
Long Wei pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Long Wei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Mises taking a breather.
Long Wei tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Mises avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Long Wei.
Long Wei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Long Wei misses with a punch on the inside.
Long Wei misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Long Wei fails to land.
Long Wei misses with a punch to the body.
Long Wei working aggressively here.
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 Ludwig Von Mises will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Long Wei tries a low kick but Von Mises avoids it.
Long Wei closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Long Wei looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Long Wei in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Von Mises swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Von Mises looks to land a right hand but Long Wei moved out of range.
Long Wei throws a body punch but Von Mises moves out of range.
Von Mises throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Mises takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Von Mises misses.
Long Wei unleashes a big counter combination but Von Mises bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ludwig Von Mises is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long Wei throws a right hand that Von Mises ducks under and follows up with a left that Von Mises also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Long Wei.
Jab, jab by Long Wei - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Mises feints a jab promting Long Wei to slip. Von Mises then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Long Wei slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Long Wei takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Von Mises throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Long Wei flicks out a counter leg kick but Von Mises steps away.
Long Wei swings away with a body shot that misses
and Von Mises counters with a stiff right hand.
Von Mises is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Long Wei like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Long Wei from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludwig Von Mises!
Ludwig Von Mises was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Katurian Tupolski (ranked 1297 p4p, 202 weight class) and Ulrik Meyer (ranked 1903 p4p, 289 weight class). Tupolski comes to the cage accompanied by Mobb Deep - Shook Ones part II. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Katurian Tupolski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulrik Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupolski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tupolski.
Tupolski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tupolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meyer moves away.
Tupolski throws a hook but Meyer blocks it.
Meyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tupolski manages to avoid it.
Tupolski misses with a low kick as Meyer jumps back.
Tupolski lands a front kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tupolski checks a leg kick.
Tupolski tried to score with a low kick but Meyer checks it.
Meyer slips under a jab from Tupolski.
Meyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tupolski.
Tupolski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meyer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Meyer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tupolski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Tupolski as he checks the leg kick.
Tupolski moves out of range as Meyer throws a body kick.
Tupolski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tupolski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tupolski takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Meyer throws a low kick but Tupolski moves out of range easily.
Meyer misses with a low kick as Tupolski jumps back.
Meyer slips under a jab.
Meyer lands a leg kick that knocks Tupolski off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tupolski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Tupolski is predictable there
and Meyer counters with a straight right hand.
Meyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer moves out of range of the body kick.
Tupolski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meyer scores with a jab to the body.
Meyer moves out of range of the leg kick from Tupolski.
Meyer moves out of range as Tupolski throws a body kick.
Meyer looks for the body kick but Tupolski saw that one coming.
Tupolski ducks under a wild hook from Meyer.
Tupolski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tupolski takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Meyer looks to land a body kick but Tupolski moved away.
Meyer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tupolski rather than just go for the knockout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tupolski 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 Meyer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Meyer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meyer connects with a jab.
Meyer motions for Tupolski to come forward. Meyer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tupolski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Meyer throws a leg kick but Tupolski moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tupolski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tupolski.
Meyer instigates a clinch.
Meyer managing to block the knees to the body from Tupolski.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tupolski obliges.
Meyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Tupolski to work.
Meyer tries a body shot but Tupolski blocks it.
Meyer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tupolski misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Tupolski.
Tupolski tries to throw a body punch but Meyer avoids it by throwing Tupolski back against the cage.
Tupolski crunches a lovely knee into Meyer's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tupolski.
A short uppercut from Meyer.
Meyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meyer has a couple of punches blocked by Tupolski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tupolskis head.
Meyer misses with the head strike.
Tupolski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meyer digs a right hand underneath Tupolski's ribcage. Tupolski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tupolski blocks an uppercut.
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Tupolski working aggressively here.
Meyer has a couple of punches blocked by Tupolski.
Meyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Tupolski.
Tupolski breaks the clinch.
Meyer tries to clinch up but Tupolski circles away and keeps his distance.
Meyer misses the shot to the body.
Meyer thows a body kick. Tupolski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tupolski looks to land a body kick but Meyer moved away.
Despite the aggression on Meyer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tupolski throws a sloppy head kick and Meyer moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meyer 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 Tupolski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tupolski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tupolski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meyer throws out the jab.
Meyer tries to score with a low kick but Tupolski moves his leg out of the way.
Meyer lands a leg kick that knocks Tupolski off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws a jab when Tupolski was well out of range.
Tupolski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Meyer moves out of range of the body kick from Tupolski.
Katurian Tupolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tupolski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupolski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tupolski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Meyer sizes up Tupolski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tupolski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meyer under the eye.
A leg kick checked by Tupolski.
Meyer misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Meyer.
Meyer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tupolski moves into range and clinches up with Meyer.
Meyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tupolski.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meyer tries a body shot but Tupolski blocks it.
Tupolski connects with a knee to the head.
Meyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Meyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ulrik Meyer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tupolski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tupolski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meyer throws out a counter right but Tupolski avoids it with no problem.
Meyer avoids the head kick by Tupolski.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tupolski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Meyer - the referee stops the clock and Tupolski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Meyer. Tupolski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tupolski scores with a spinning back kick!
Tupolski misses with a kick to the body.
Meyer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tupolski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Meyer takes the fight into the clinch.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tupolski breaks from the clinch.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Tupolski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Meyer.
Meyer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A shot to the liver by Tupolski. Beautiful body shot.
Tupolski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meyer.
Meyer takes a swing at Tupolski's ribcage but misses.
Meyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tupolski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tupolski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meyer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tupolski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tupolski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupolski throws a front kick that sends Meyer stumbling back into the cage.
Meyer cracks a nice hook into Tupolski's ribs.
Meyer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tupolski.
Meyer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tupolski momentarily.
Meyer scores with a shot to the body.
Tupolski throws a lazy body kick
and Meyer counters with a body kick that stops Tupolski in his tracks momentarily.
Meyer checks a leg kick nicely.
Tupolski misses with a kick to the body.
Tupolski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meyer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meyer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Meyer thuds a left hand into Tupolski's body.
Tupolski avoids the body shot from Meyer.
Meyer clinches.
A short uppercut from Tupolski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Tupolski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tupolski.
Meyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Meyer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tupolski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer can't find room to land a body shot as Tupolski controls the action.
A short right from Meyer on the inside.
Tupolski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
Tupolski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tupolski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Meyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Tupolski.
Meyer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tupolski.
Tupolski misses with an elbow strike.
Meyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meyer has a couple of punches blocked by Tupolski.
Meyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tupolski.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tupolski.
Meyer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meyer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tupolski.
Meyer avoids the elbow strike from Tupolski, against the cage.
Tupolski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tupolski throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer sizes up Tupolski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Meyer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tupolski momentarily.
Good leg kick by Tupolski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tupolski was well out of range. Poor timing from Meyer.
Meyer throws a body punch but Tupolski moves out of range.
Tupolski lands a nice looking body shot.
Meyer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Meyer moves out of range of the body kick.
Tupolski avoids the body shot from Meyer.
A solid body kick from Tupolski.
Tupolski missing with a left hand there. Meyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Tupolski misses.
Tupolski connects with a right hand. Meyer shakes it off.
Tupolski misses with a low kick as Meyer jumps back.
Meyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meyer 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.
Meyer tests Tupolski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tupolski throws a looping overhand right but Meyer ducks down to avoid it.
Meyer misses with a body kick.
Meyer just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Meyer misses its intended target.
Tupolski misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Tupolski tenderised Meyer's leg. Meyer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tupolski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meyer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tupolski lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer with a nice cross.
Tupolski motions for Meyer to come forward. Tupolski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tupolski misses with a hook. Meyer ducked under it nicely.
Meyer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tupolski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meyer. Meyer obviously looking to wear him down.
Tupolski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Meyer is out of range.
Meyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meyer misses with a body kick.
Meyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tupolski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tupolski missing with a left hand there. Meyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meyer misses the jab.
Meyer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Meyer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tupolski.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meyer, right into the meat.
Tupolski misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ulrik Meyer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tupolski connects with a leg kick. Meyer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tupolski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tupolski lands a body shot.
Meyer tries to clinch but Tupolski is having none of it.
Meyer cracks the inside of Tupolski's front leg.
Meyer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tupolski's calf.
Tupolski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tupolski loads up on a big right hand but Meyer slips the punch.
Meyer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meyer swings for the body but Tupolski moves out of range.
Tupolski scores with a body shot.
Meyer throws a leg kick that misses.
Donk. Tupolski catches Meyer right on the button with a cross.
Meyer takes a swing at Tupolski's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupolski misses the shot to the body.
Tupolski blocks the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tupolski - that will leave a mark!
Tupolski throws a push kick but Meyer slaps the foot to one side.
Tupolski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tupolski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer clinches up with Tupolski and pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Meyer.
Tupolski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tupolski blocks a body shot from Meyer.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tupolski backwards.
Tupolski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tupolski is pushing Meyer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Meyer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tupolski backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Meyer fails to land.
Tupolski can't find room to land a body shot as Meyer controls the action.
Meyer lands with a right to the head.
Meyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meyer lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tupolski.
Meyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Katurian Tupolski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer managing to block the knees to the body from Tupolski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Meyer misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tupolski.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tupolski lands a shoulder strike.
Tupolski has a couple of punches blocked by Meyer.
Meyer can't find room to land a body shot as Tupolski controls the action.
Meyer lands a left hand.
Tupolski blocks a body shot from Meyer.
Tupolski pushes Meyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tupolski throws an elbow that misses.
Meyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tupolski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meyer avoids it.
Tupolski lands a left hand.
Meyer prevents a body shot from Tupolski.
Tupolski lands a nice knee to the body.
Tupolski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tupolski fails to land.
A hook to the body from Meyer.
Tupolski stalling in the clinch but Meyer improves position.
Tupolski tries a knee to the head but Meyer blocks it.
Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meyer throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meyer.
Meyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tupolski backwards.
Tupolski misses with the head strike.
Tupolski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meyer avoids it.
Meyer misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Meyer fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meyer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tupolski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meyer struggles to land a body shot inside as Tupolski controls his hands.
Tupolski misses with a punch to the body.
Tupolski lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Tupolski fails to land.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski struggles to land a body shot inside as Meyer controls his hands.
Meyer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tupolski's elbow.
Meyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Meyer to work.
Ulrik Meyer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tupolski working Meyer over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Meyer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tupolski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tupolski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Meyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tupolski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meyer.
Meyer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tupolski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Meyer moves into the clinch.
Tupolski missing with knees to the body.
Meyer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ulrik Meyer.
I've got Meyer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulrik Meyer!
Post fight, Ulrik Meyer stared into the camera and said 'Stunned, thought he would kick my butt again.'.
In defeat, Katurian Tupolski stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fighting is a tough business. All the props to my opponent - he was better tonight. I will be back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 1875 p4p, 284 weight class) and Dick Mahoney (ranked 3068 p4p, 436 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jiu Jitsu by Smoke Serpent. 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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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mahoney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mahoney told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mahoney 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Mahoney keeps moving.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mahoney can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie 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.
Mahoney pulls Gracie in to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Mahoney wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is dominant here and he's now got Mahoney's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahoney is trying to stand back up.
Mahoney defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gracie's arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Gracie tries to get the hooks in deep but Mahoney pushed the leg off.
Mahoney preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gracie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Gracie is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Gracie is persistently looking for the submission but Mahoney is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is persistently looking for the submission but Mahoney is defending it well.
Gracie looking to break Mahoney's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mahoney remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gracie will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Mahoney is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Gracie missing with strikes from the back.
Mahoney covering up well and avoiding damage.
Mahoney covering up well and avoiding damage.
Mahoney preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Mahoney taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Royce Gracie!
After winning the bout, Royce Gracie 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 2020 p4p, 269 weight class) and Peyton Manning (ranked 1646 p4p, 217 weight class). Manning is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jiu-Jitsu. Suleijma Tudekiks has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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192 lbs
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197 lbs
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suleijma Tudekiks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peyton Manning!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manning manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tudekiks on his heels. He'll look to pass Tudekiks's guard now, I'm sure.
Tudekiks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Manning stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tudekiks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manning passes Tudekiks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tudekiks is trying to stand back up but Manning is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manning is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tudekiks is just riding it out for now. Manning eventually gives up the hold.
Tudekiks's coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Manning content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tudekiks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tudekiks tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tudekiks is trying to stand up here but Manning is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning 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! Tudekiks is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peyton Manning!
A relieved looking Peyton Manning thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Moses Ohchooto (ranked 1041 p4p, 52 weight class) and Waldo Claudiano (ranked 775 p4p, 37 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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135 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
37 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Ohchooto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldo Claudiano!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claudiano throws a wild body kick that Ohchooto sees coming a mile off.
Claudiano has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ohchooto is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ohchooto lands a high kick!
Ohchooto lands a leg kick that knocks Claudiano off balance momentarily.
Claudiano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ohchooto drops his hands momentarily and Claudiano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ohchooto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Claudiano scores with a nice strike.
Claudiano lands a glancing blow to the side of Ohchooto's head.
Ohchooto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Claudiano shoots in and drives through. Ohchooto sprawls well.
Claudiano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ohchooto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ohchooto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohchooto connects with a jab.
Claudiano scores with the left hand. Ohchooto knows he should have avoided that one.
Ohchooto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Claudiano.
Claudiano looks to land a combination but Ohchooto avoids it well.
Ohchooto jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Claudiano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ohchooto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Claudiano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Claudiano.
Ohchooto blocks an uppercut.
Ohchooto lands a hook that snaps the head of Claudiano backwards.
Ohchooto blocks an uppercut.
Claudiano misses with the head strike.
Ohchooto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ohchooto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ohchooto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Claudiano pushes Ohchooto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ohchooto gets through Claudiano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Claudiano swings wildly with an uppercut but Ohchooto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudiano blocks an uppercut.
Claudiano wants to take the fight to the mat but Ohchooto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Moses Ohchooto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldo Claudiano.
Claudiano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Claudiano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Claudiano throws a punch but it's blocked by Ohchooto.
Claudiano swings wildly with an uppercut but Ohchooto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudiano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the body.
Claudiano misses with a body punch.
Ohchooto blocks a body shot from Claudiano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Claudiano.
Claudiano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Claudiano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ohchooto backwards.
Ohchooto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Claudiano misses with the head strike.
Claudiano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ohchooto swings wildly with an uppercut but Claudiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ohchooto obliges.
Ohchooto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Ohchooto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ohchooto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Claudiano lands an uppercut.
Claudiano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ohchooto swings wildly with an uppercut but Claudiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ohchooto blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Claudiano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ohchooto lands a damaging elbow.
Claudiano has a couple of punches blocked by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Claudiano is looking for a takedown.
Ohchooto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Claudiano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Claudiano is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ohchooto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ohchooto missing with knees to the body.
Claudiano managing to block the knees to the body from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Claudiano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Claudiano fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ohchooto.
Claudiano lands a left hand.
Claudiano misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohchooto swings wildly with an uppercut but Claudiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto misses with a knee strike.
Claudiano can't get the takedown.
Claudiano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ohchooto lands a good knee to the midsection. Claudiano won't want to take too many of those.
Claudiano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ohchooto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Claudiano is defending well for now.
Ohchooto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the body.
Claudiano looks winded!
Claudiano throws a head punch that misses.
Claudiano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ohchooto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ohchooto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Claudiano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ohchooto or not.
Claudiano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ohchooto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ohchooto.
Ohchooto tries to land knees in the clinch but Claudiano avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ohchooto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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 Moses Ohchooto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Claudiano tries to clinch
and Claudiano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Ohchooto as he checks the leg kick.
Waldo Claudiano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Claudiano misses with a looping right.
Ohchooto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Claudiano tries to counter it with a takedown but Ohchooto pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ohchooto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ohchooto walks into a left hand.
Claudiano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ohchooto defends it nicely.
Claudiano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ohchooto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Claudiano lands with a hook. Ohchooto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ohchooto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Claudiano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Claudiano fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ohchooto sprawls well initially but Claudiano persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claudiano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Claudiano throwing shots but Ohchooto is blocking nicely.
Ohchooto is looking to improve his position.
Claudiano is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ohchooto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Claudiano.
Well, if Claudiano is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Claudiano trying to mount his opponent but Ohchooto defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ohchooto is concentrating on defense, preventing Claudiano from advancing position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Claudiano trying to control from Ohchooto's half guard. Ohchooto has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Claudiano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ohchooto keeping moving, preventing Claudiano from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ohchooto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ohchooto throws a shot from downtown. Claudiano moves away and avoids it.
Claudiano throws a body shot but no joy.
Claudiano throws a sloppy body shot
and Claudiano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Claudiano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Claudiano misses the shot to the body.
Claudiano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ohchooto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Claudiano.
Claudiano misses with a body shot.
It looked like Ohchooto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Waldo Claudiano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohchooto lands with a slapping head kick.
Moses Ohchooto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Claudiano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ohchooto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto digs a good body shot into Claudiano's ribs.
Claudiano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Claudiano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ohchooto tries to clinch but Claudiano moves out of range.
Claudiano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ohchooto is fending him off so far but Claudiano persists. Nope, Ohchooto circles away and we're back to standing.
A counter left hand to the body from Ohchooto misses its target.
Claudiano throws a body punch but Ohchooto moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Ohchooto misses the target.
Ohchooto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Claudiano to score with a decent uppercut.
Ohchooto throws a hook but Claudiano blocks it.
Claudiano wants to counter the offense by Ohchooto and move into the clinch position.
Claudiano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ohchooto closes the distance and pushes Claudiano back into the cage.
Ohchooto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Claudiano is breathing heavily.
Claudiano has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ohchooto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Moses Ohchooto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldo Claudiano.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ohchooto.
It looks like Waldo Claudiano has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ohchooto.
Ohchooto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Claudiano's face.
Ohchooto's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Ohchooto blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ohchooto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Ohchooto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Waldo Claudiano's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ohchooto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ohchooto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Claudiano tries to clinch but Ohchooto is having none of it.
Ohchooto throws a head kick that half lands.
Ohchooto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Claudiano swings for the body but Ohchooto moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Claudiano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ohchooto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Claudiano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ohchooto scrambles back to his feet.
Ohchooto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Claudiano scores with a jab to the body.
Ohchooto lands a head kick. Claudiano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claudiano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohchooto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Claudiano.
Claudiano wants to clinch up but Ohchooto keeps it at a distance.
Ohchooto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Claudiano just manages to avoid it.
Claudiano throws an off balance right hand
and Ohchooto counters with a body kick that stops Claudiano in his tracks momentarily.
Claudiano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ohchooto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Claudiano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ohchooto instigates a clinch.
Ohchooto blocking some punches.
Claudiano blocking some punches.
Ohchooto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head punch on the inside from Claudiano fails to land.
Claudiano scores with a shot to the side of Ohchooto's head.
Claudiano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ohchooto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Claudiano is defending well for now.
Claudiano misses with the head strike.
Ohchooto blocks an uppercut.
Claudiano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ohchooto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ohchooto.
Waldo Claudiano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Claudiano backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claudiano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ohchooto blocking some punches.
Claudiano misses with the head strike.
Claudiano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto stops a takedown attempt from Claudiano.
Claudiano throws a punch but it's blocked by Ohchooto.
Claudiano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto working aggressively here.
Claudiano managing to block the knees to the body from Ohchooto.
Claudiano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ohchooto's elbow.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ohchooto throws a head punch that misses.
Claudiano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Claudiano drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ohchooto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Claudiano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ohchooto prevents a body shot from Claudiano.
Claudiano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Claudiano.
Ohchooto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Claudiano backwards.
Ohchooto lands with a light punch inside.
Ohchooto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the head.
Claudiano blocking some punches.
Claudiano lands a nice shot to the body.
Claudiano managing to block the knees to the body from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto has a couple of punches blocked by Claudiano.
Claudiano working aggressively here.
Claudiano misses with a punch on the inside.
Ohchooto crunches a lovely knee into Claudiano's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claudiano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ohchooto trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ohchooto obliges.
Ohchooto trying to land knees to the body.
Claudiano takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ohchooto.
Ohchooto has a couple of punches blocked by Claudiano.
Claudiano can't find room to land a body shot as Ohchooto controls the action.
Claudiano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Claudiano blocks an elbow strike from Ohchooto.
Claudiano misses with a punch to the body.
Claudiano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Claudiano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ohchooto crunches a lovely knee into Claudiano's ribcage.
Ohchooto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Claudiano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Claudiano avoids it.
Ohchooto misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Ohchooto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ohchooto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Ohchooto!
After the big win, Moses Ohchooto made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Spartan Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 1338 p4p, 67 weight class) and Vincent Oketch (ranked 596 p4p, 28 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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134 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
33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Oketch!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares throws a leg kick
enabling Oketch to counter with a crisp jab.
Linhares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Linhares looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oketch was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Linhares throws a body kick that misses.
Oketch throws out a counter right but Linhares avoids it with no problem.
Oketch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Linhares is trying to defend but Oketch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Linhares looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Oketch pushes past his half guard into mount!
Linhares is squirming around, avoiding Oketch's attempts to control the action.
Oketch lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Oketch cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linhares is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oketch controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oketch looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linhares keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oketch working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Oketch with the ground and pound from mount.
Oketch working for a submission but Linhares is keeping him at bay.
Oketch looking to control but Linhares is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Linhares is working to get back to half guard.
Oketch has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Linhares's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oketch is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Linhares can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oketch has control of Linhares's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Linhares regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Oketch trying to control but Linhares is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oketch looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oketch landing strikes from the mount.
Linhares is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Linhares sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Oketch seems to be working for a kimura but Linhares defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Oketch dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oketch staying out of range there.
Linhares stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oketch looking to score a takedown here. Linhares is defending well but Oketch drives through and ends up in Linhares's guard.
Oketch stopping the sweep attempt from Linhares.
Oketch passes Linhares's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vincent Oketch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Linhares is trying to control but can't.
Linhares wants to improve his position but Oketch is controlling well.
Oketch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oketch trying to pass the guard but Linhares defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares trying to control here.
Oketch is trying to control. Linhares wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oketch wants to work for an arm triangle but Linhares is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Oketch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oketch is keen to just control but Linhares is a slippery customer.
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.
Oketch wants to free his trapped foot but Linhares is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Linhares is looking for a sweep. Oketch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oketch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oketch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Linhares looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oketch lands strikes from half guard.
Linhares is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oketch is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Oketch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oketch wants to take a breather but Linhares is having none of it.
Linhares trying to control but Oketch postures up.
Linhares is staying active underneath Oketch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Linhares wants to sweep but Oketch has passed to side control!
Linhares is trying to improve his position.
Oketch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oketch is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Linhares is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Linhares is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oketch wants to control but Linhares is keeping him busy.
Linhares manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Oketch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oketch is defended easily by Linhares.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares throws a sloppy body shot
and Oketch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oketch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Linhares is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oketch defends well.
Oketch connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Oketch has picked Linhares up and slammed him! Linhares can't keep hold of the triangle and Oketch manages to pass to side control!
Oketch is trying to get an arm triangle but Linhares is defending well.
Oketch slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oketch goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Linhares rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Oketch's guard! Nice work there by Linhares!
Oketch keeping full guard, as Linhares tries to pass.
Oketch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Linhares defends it easily.
Oketch has his foot on Linhares's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Linhares works his way back into a safe position though.
Luis Carlos Linhares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares looking to sit in guard and control but Oketch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Linhares working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oketch.
Oketch lands a couple of elbows.
Linhares keeping moving, preventing Oketch from controlling successfully.
Linhares looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Linhares keeping moving, preventing Oketch from controlling successfully.
Vincent Oketch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oketch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oketch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oketch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oketch wants to control from the top but Linhares keeps moving.
Oketch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Linhares throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Oketch escapes and throws Linhares's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Oketch is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Linhares's shoulder. That is not cool.
Linhares regains half guard.
Oketch is trying to control. Linhares wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oketch is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Linhares misses with a right hand
and Oketch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Linhares misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Oketch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oketch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Oketch!
An out of breath Vincent Oketch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Kriel (ranked 457 p4p, 73 weight class) and Graeme Symons (ranked 1015 p4p, 157 weight class). Kriel comes to the cage accompanied by Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Graeme Symons!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriel throws a lazy body kick
and Symons counters with a shoot takedown. Kriel fights it but they end up in guard.
Kriel trying to keep a closed guard but Symons is proving a slippery customer.
Kriel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Symons preventing the sweep.
Symons trying to control the position from guard on top but Kriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Symons sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Kriel is pulling down on Symons's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Graeme Symons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Symons misses with a takedown attempt
and Kriel counters with a stiff right hand.
Symons closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kriel is looking for a sweep. Symons 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.
Kriel manages to get to full guard.
Kriel has his hands on Symons's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Symons preventing the sweep.
Symons looking to pass the guard.
Symons trying to control the position from guard on top but Kriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Symons controlling from the top position.
Symons with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel keeping moving, preventing Symons from controlling successfully.
Kriel wants to sweep here but Symons controlling him for the moment.
Kriel is trying to keep Symons in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Symons gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kriel counters with a nice uppercut.
Kriel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Symons counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Symons closes the distance but Kriel moves to the side
and Kriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Graeme Symons has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symons throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kriel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Symons is in Kriel's guard.
Symons won't allow Kriel to sweep him here.
Symons is fighting to break Kriel's control of his arms but Kriel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kriel is trying to keep Symons in close.
Symons trying to control the position from guard on top but Kriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Symons is looking to work some ground and pound but Kriel has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graeme Symons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Graeme Symons's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Symons misses with a takedown attempt
and Kriel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Symons lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Symons.
Kriel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Symons with a poor takedown
and Kriel counters with a head kick.
Symons looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Symons throws a big right hand that misses.
Symons tries to free his leg and advance position but Kriel is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Symons throws a big right hand that misses.
Kriel can't keep his opponent in guard - Symons advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel is trying to get back to full guard.
Kriel trying to control from the bottom.
Symons sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kriel defending well though.
Kriel is controlling Symons's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kriel is looking to improve his position.
Symons is looking to advance position but Kriel won't allow it.
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.
Symons prevents Kriel from improving his position.
Symons trying to control the action but Kriel is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Symons gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kriel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jan Kriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graeme Symons.
Kriel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Symons misses with a takedown attempt
and Kriel counters with a left to the body.
Kriel scores with a jab. Symons acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Symons fails with the takedown
and Kriel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kriel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons misses with a takedown
and Kriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Kriel's head coaches at Black City that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kriel.
Symons will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kriel looks to land a right hand but Symons moved out of range.
Kriel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Symons gets a double leg takedown into Kriel's guard.
Kriel wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Symons manages to pass to side control.
Kriel trying to hold on to Symons's head to control him but Symons postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel moves into full guard.
Symons postures up in Kriel's guard and throws a big left but Kriel blocks it.
Kriel wants to sweep but no luck.
Symons controls from within his opponent's guard.
Symons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Kriel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Graeme Symons's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kriel slaps away a takedown attempt from Symons, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Symons backs away, Kriel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kriel blocks a head kick by Symons.
Kriel looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Symons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kriel.
Symons bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Graeme Symons has got the better of the ground game so far.
Symons in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Symons working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Symons throws an elbow but Kriel slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons tries to move to mount but Kriel blocks the move with his legs.
Symons moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Symons is trying to ground and pound but Kriel uses the momentary lack of control by Symons to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Symons with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kriel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Symons wants to control from the top but Kriel keeps moving.
Symons looking to sit in guard and control but Kriel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Symons wants to sweep here but Kriel controlling him for the moment.
Symons keeping full guard, as Kriel tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons keeping moving, preventing Kriel from controlling successfully.
Symons wants to sweep here but Kriel controlling him for the moment.
Symons is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kriel wants to improve his position but Symons is controlling well.
Kriel trying to control but Symons postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Symons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Symons stalling.
Symons prevents Kriel from improving his position.
Symons keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Symons is looking to take a break and control but Kriel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graeme Symons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Symons has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graeme Symons!
A victorious Graeme Symons 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Hank Roy (ranked 2076 p4p, 318 weight class) and Derek Pappalardo (ranked 1514 p4p, 246 weight class). Roy comes into the arena with Heat of the Moment blaring out of the sound system. Hank Roy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hank Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek Pappalardo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy instigates a clinch.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pappalardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy tries to land knees in the clinch but Pappalardo avoids the damage to the body.
Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Pappalardo.
Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Pappalardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pappalardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Roy.
Pappalardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pappalardo.
Roy misses with the head strike.
Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pappalardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappalardo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pappalardo misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pappalardo fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Roy fails to land.
Roy misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappalardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pappalardo.
Pappalardo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Roy can't find room to land a body shot as Pappalardo controls the action.
Roy tries a body shot but Pappalardo blocks it.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Pappalardo working aggressively here.
Roy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pappalardo is defending well for now.
Roy lands with a left to the head.
Pappalardo lands with a right to the head.
Pappalardo blocks an uppercut.
Roy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pappalardo avoids it.
Pappalardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pappalardo blocking some punches.
Roy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pappalardo backwards.
Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Pappalardo.
A right hand to the body from Pappalardo.
Roy lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pappalardo pushes Roy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Pappalardo avoiding damage as Roy throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pappalardo misses with a body punch.
Pappalardo tries to throw a body punch but Roy avoids it by throwing Pappalardo back against the cage.
Roy tries to land knees in the clinch but Pappalardo avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pappalardo.
Roy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roy lands an uppercut.
Pappalardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
Roy tries to land knees in the clinch but Pappalardo avoids the damage to the body.
Pappalardo lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pappalardo fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pappalardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Pappalardo.
Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Pappalardo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pappalardo.
Pappalardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy.
Roy misses with some punches.
Pappalardo blocks an uppercut.
Pappalardo managing to block the knees to the body from Roy.
Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Pappalardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pappalardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pappalardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy.
Roy misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Roy.
We've been informed that Pappalardo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Roy blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pappalardo.
Roy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pappalardo backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Pappalardo blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappalardo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pappalardo misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pappalardo.
Roy misses with some punches.
Pappalardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pappalardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Roy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pappalardo.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Pappalardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pappalardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Pappalardo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Hank Roy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Roy.
Roy clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pappalardo.
Pappalardo misses with the head strike.
Roy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roy digs a right hand into Pappalardo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pappalardo's gas tank.
Pappalardo working aggressively here.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pappalardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roy working aggressively here.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Roy on the inside.
Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Pappalardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Pappalardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pappalardo is defending well for now.
Pappalardo prevents a body shot from Roy.
Pappalardo lands with a left to the head.
Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Pappalardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Pappalardo.
Roy working aggressively here.
Pappalardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pappalardo blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Pappalardo lands an uppercut.
Pappalardo misses with the head strike.
Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Pappalardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pappalardo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Pappalardo.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Pappalardo lands with a short shot to the head.
Roy tries to work over Pappalardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roy tries to throw a body punch but Pappalardo avoids it by throwing Roy back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Roy blocking some punches.
Roy blocks an uppercut.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Roy fails to land.
Roy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pappalardo can do to turn this around?
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy working aggressively here.
Roy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pappalardo is defending well for now.
Pappalardo blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappalardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pappalardo misses with a punch to the body.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pappalardo pushes Roy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pappalardo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pappalardo.
Pappalardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pappalardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
Roy lands a left hand.
Pappalardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pappalardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Pappalardo.
A nice left hand lands by Roy.
Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Pappalardo.
A head punch on the inside from Pappalardo fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pappalardo.
Pappalardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roy misses with some punches.
Pappalardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pappalardo.
Pappalardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
Pappalardo is trying to maintain a safe position but Roy gets an underhook and turns Pappalardo into the cage.
Roy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pappalardo avoids it.
Pappalardo misses with a body punch.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Pappalardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Pappalardo working aggressively here.
Roy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pappalardo avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Roy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pappalardo closes the distance and clinches.
Pappalardo misses with the head strike.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pappalardo backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
A head punch on the inside from Roy fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pappalardo.
Roy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roy gets through Pappalardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pappalardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Roy on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pappalardo.
Pappalardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pappalardo backwards.
Pappalardo throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pappalardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pappalardo.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roy lands with a right to the head.
Roy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pappalardo is rocked!
Roy misses with the head strike.
Pappalardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Roy finish him?
Pappalardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roy misses with a punch to the body.
Pappalardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pappalardo seems to have recovered his senses.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Pappalardo.
Roy tries a body shot but Pappalardo blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roy missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Hank Roy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pappalardo stalling the fight.
Pappalardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pappalardo.
Roy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pappalardo is defending well for now.
Pappalardo pushes Roy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Derek Pappalardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pappalardo scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pappalardo throws a head punch that misses.
Pappalardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roy.
Roy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Pappalardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Pappalardo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pappalardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hank Roy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy.
Roy misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Pappalardo.
Pappalardo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pappalardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Pappalardo working aggressively here.
Roy blocks an uppercut.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pappalardo avoiding damage as Roy throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappalardo throws a head punch that misses.
Roy blocks an uppercut.
Pappalardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy.
Roy missing with knees to the body.
Pappalardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Pappalardo.
Roy blocking some punches.
Pappalardo misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy.
Pappalardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pappalardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Hank Roy.
Well Roy 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Roy!
A very excited looking Hank Roy 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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