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UVT: MidWeek Mania XVIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rogerio duprat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leslie Chow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, rogerio duprat!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
duprat closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chow to the mat! Chow manages to get full guard.
Chow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
duprat is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
duprat defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Chow.
Chow swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and duprat is now in Chow's guard. A big mistake from Chow there, giving up the dominant position!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
duprat looking to pass the guard.
Chow looking for a sweep. Not yet Chow, not yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells duprat's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
duprat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chow looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! duprat has picked Chow up and slammed him! Chow can't keep hold of the triangle and duprat manages to pass to side control!
duprat controlling the position from side mount.
Chow is looking to reverse the position.
Chow is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chow is breathing heavily.
Chow is looking for a sweep. duprat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
duprat controlling the action here.
Chow is looking to improve his position.
duprat is controlling the pace.
It looks like duprat is going to stand back up.
duprat performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
Despite being in the dominant position, rogerio duprat just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
duprat closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
duprat in side control, just content to control the action for now.
duprat stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rogerio duprat dominated that round.
That's time! Chow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
duprat scores a takedown into full mount!
duprat controlling from the full mount.
Chow keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
duprat sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
duprat's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow is trying to escape the mount.
Chow is working hard here to advance position.
duprat sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Chow tries to reverse the position but duprat maintains control.
duprat controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Despite being in the dominant position, rogerio duprat just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
duprat gets a takedown into half guard.
duprat controlling the action here.
Chow could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
It looks like duprat is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
duprat decides to stand up.
duprat drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chow looking to hit a scissor sweep but duprat is one step ahead there.
duprat gets to his feet. Chow looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
rogerio duprat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Chow misses its intended target.
duprat shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chow napping and manages to drive through into side control!
duprat controlling from side mount.
duprat stands up and beckons Chow to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
duprat closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chow did well to prevent duprat getting side control.
Chow is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with duprat in particular looking to stall.
rogerio duprat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chow wants to get back to full guard.
Chow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chow looking for submissions off his back.
Chow is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rogerio duprat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Chow gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows duprat to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
duprat stands up and waves to Chow to follow him.
duprat looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chow!
duprat controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
duprat controlling from the full mount.
Chow keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
duprat sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Leslie Chow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Despite being in the dominant position, rogerio duprat just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
duprat decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
duprat tries to stand but can't do so whilst Chow controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
duprat is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chow wants to get back to full guard.
duprat is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like duprat is going to stand back up.
rogerio duprat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Well, if duprat 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.
Chow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chow actively working from the bottom here.
duprat content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
rogerio duprat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well duprat 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rogerio duprat!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Sedin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henrik Sedin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Couture!
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, Henrik Sedin!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture misses with a wild combination.
Sedin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Sedin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Couture's waist but Couture gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sedin off to one side.
Good standup being displayed there by Couture as he connects with a hook.
Sedin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Couture misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robert Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Couture lands an overhand right.
Sedin closes the distance and clinches up with Couture, looking for a takedown. Sedin pushes Couture against the cage but Couture circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Couture dips to his left and cracks Sedin with an uppercut!
Couture tried to score with a low kick but Sedin checks it.
Couture misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Couture.
Sedin shoots in for a takedown but Couture shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Robert Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrik Sedin.
Couture's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Couture duly obliges.
Couture cracks Sedin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sedin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture throws a right hand that Sedin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sedin also avoids with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Couture as he connects with a hook.
Couture clinches up with Sedin and pushes him back against the cage.
Sedin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sedin has Couture pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Couture manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Couture throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sedin blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Couture lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sedin backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Couture lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Couture throws an elbow but misses.
Sedin looking for a takedown.
Couture lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sedin or not.
Sedin looks gassed!
Couture misses with an elbow over the top.
Couture prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Couture.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Couture pushes off an throws an elbow but Sedin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Couture is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sedin avoids a wild elbow strike from Couture.
Couture lands an elbow inside that Sedin shrugs off.
Couture slows down the pace here.
A short left from Couture.
Couture stalling in the clinch.
Couture lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sedin can't get the takedown.
Couture is pushing Sedin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Couture pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Couture takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robert Couture.
Couture lands a jab.
Sedin motions for Couture to come forward. Sedin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Couture misses.
Couture throws a right and a left that both miss.
Couture's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Couture duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Couture does no damage.
Couture will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Couture connects with a single shot there.
Couture throws a combination. Sedin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Couture displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sedin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sedin is rocked!
Couture throws a lazy right hand but Sedin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sedin is still on wobbly legs! Can Couture finish him?
Robert Couture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Couture waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sedin.
Sedin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sedin seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sedin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sedin walks straight into a right hand from Couture - that's dropped him! Couture jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sedin from any more punishment! Sedin complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Robert Couture!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Houdini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Lero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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150 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Houdini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rolando Lero!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lero misses with a few strikes there.
Lero thows a body shot but no joy.
Lero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Houdini moves out of range of the body kick from Lero.
Lero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Houdini shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lero is trying to defend but Houdini finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Houdini is trying to control. Lero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lero controlling the position well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houdini is looking for a kimura here.
Houdini is just content to waste time from the top position. Lero takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houdini is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lero wants to stand and escape but Houdini is having none of it.
Lero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Houdini stands and throws Lero's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lero is looking to reverse the position.
Houdini looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Houdini working away.
Houdini thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houdini is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lero knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lero misses with a strike from the bottom.
Lero tries to control but Houdini manages to take his back.
Houdini not allowing Lero to control his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lero staying busy and making it hard for Houdini to control.
Lero trying to control the action but Houdini just sinks the hooks in.
Lero tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houdini goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lero turns into him and now he's in Houdini's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houdini working a defensive guard here.
Lero pushes down on Houdini's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lero is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Houdini is not content to let Lero control the position.
Lero tries to pass the half guard into mount. Houdini knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Houdini has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lero is working away from the top position though.
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.
Houdini actively working from the bottom here.
Lero wants to stand up but Houdini is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Houdini.
Houdini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheers as Lero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Houdini doesn't seem phased though.
Lero doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Houdini counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houdini won't allow Lero to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rolando Lero will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lero throws a big shot that misses.
Houdini shoots in looking for a takedown. Lero tries to sprawl out of it but Houdini keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lero swinging wildly here.
Houdini dodges the punch combination from Lero.
Lero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alex Houdini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lero shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Houdini napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Houdini gets back to half guard.
Houdini wants to improve his position but Lero is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houdini is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lero pulls his head out easily.
Lero is working for a submission of some sort.
Houdini looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lero is trying to control the action in half guard but Houdini is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lero lands a left and a right that send Houdini crashing to the mat, dazed. Lero thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Alex Houdini has been cut.
Houdini keeps the fight on the outside.
Lero changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Houdini looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Houdini is rocked!
Houdini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lero is looking to take a break and control but Houdini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lero wants to stand but Houdini is controlling his arm.
Houdini looking for a sweep but Lero has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Houdini holds on to Lero around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Lero wants to control the pace but Houdini is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houdini is working to get back to half guard.
Lero looking to control but Houdini is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lero looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Houdini working to try and regain half guard.
Houdini regains half guard.
Houdini is refusing to be controlled, as Lero sits in half guard.
Houdini tries to roll over but Lero keeps him under control.
Houdini actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolando Lero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Houdini's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.
Lero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lero wants it to stay on the feet.
A big right from Houdini misses.
Nice uppercut there from Lero.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lero.
Lero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Houdini counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lero's guard now.
Lero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Houdini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Houdini is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Houdini thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alex Houdini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Houdini trying to control but Lero is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lero wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Houdini is now in half guard.
Houdini is looking for a kimura but Lero is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Houdini to get the leverage.
Houdini is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lero trying to hold on to Houdini's head to control him but Houdini postures up.
Houdini wants to take a breather but Lero is having none of it.
Lero is trying to maintain the position but Houdini is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lero lands an overhand right.
Alex Houdini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houdini blocks the body kick.
Rolando Lero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houdini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lero was well out of range. Poor timing from Houdini.
Lero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houdini takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Houdini fails with the takedown
and Lero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lero scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lero tries to pass the half guard into mount. Houdini knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Houdini is staying active underneath Lero, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Houdini trying to hold on to Lero's head to control him but Lero postures up.
Houdini is concentrating on defense, preventing Lero from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lero is looking to take a break and control but Houdini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Houdini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lero.
Lero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lero darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lero is stalling here. Houdini is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lero seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Houdini has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lero is trying to control Houdini's posture but Houdini avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houdini working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lero tries to buck Houdini off but Houdini is having none of it.
Houdini tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Houdini has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lero struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolando Lero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lero 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolando Lero!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davy Arnaud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamato Ryuichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryuichi has chosen In Flames - Cloud Connected as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!This should be a great matchup!
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136 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davy Arnaud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yamato Ryuichi!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnaud throws a chopping leg kick but Ryuichi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Ryuichi is predictable there
and Arnaud counters by moving into the clinch.
Arnaud is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ryuichi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arnaud smiles and moves away.
Ryuichi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arnaud has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnaud leaning his opponent against the cage.
Arnaud looking to throw knees to the head but Ryuichi is blocking nicely.
Ryuichi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arnaud just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryuichi being controlled against the cage.
Ryuichi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arnaud smiles and moves away.
Davy Arnaud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamato Ryuichi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Arnaud there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ryuichi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Arnaud counters by clinching up.
Arnaud stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Arnaud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryuichi is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Arnaud.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Arnaud for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Davy Arnaud.
Ryuichi 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.
Ryuichi throws a leg kick
and Arnaud counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ryuichi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Ryuichi misses
and Arnaud counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Arnaud slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryuichi pulls guard effortlessly.
Arnaud has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ryuichi is proving hard to escape from.
Arnaud content to stall in guard here.
Ryuichi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arnaud's guard.
Arnaud might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Arnaud 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.
Arnaud keeping moving, preventing Ryuichi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arnaud is keeping the position for now.
Ryuichi trying to move into half guard but instead Arnaud has managed to sweep!
Arnaud looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ryuichi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arnaud knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ryuichi on the ground.
Arnaud 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ryuichi looking for a sweep. Not yet Ryuichi, not yet.
Ryuichi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arnaud wants to get up but he can't break Ryuichi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ryuichi wants to sweep here but Arnaud controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ryuichi misses with a leg kick
and Arnaud holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Arnaud connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ryuichi's face.
The referee is keeping an eye on Arnaud - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Arnaud gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ryuichi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arnaud stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davy Arnaud dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ryuichi.
Ryuichi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ryuichi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Ryuichi is predictable there
and Arnaud holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Arnaud will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ryuichi up against the cage.
Arnaud is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ryuichi tries to pull guard but Arnaud holds him up against the cage and eventually Ryuichi drops back down to his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arnaud takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ryuichi managing to block the knees to the body from Arnaud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arnaud.
Ryuichi avoiding damage as Arnaud throws knees to the body.
Ryuichi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arnaud just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuichi being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Davy Arnaud.
Ryuichi throws a leg kick
and Arnaud counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arnaud wants to clinch.
Ryuichi throws a leg kick
and Arnaud counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arnaud.
Ryuichi fails to pull guard.
Davy Arnaud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamato Ryuichi.
Ryuichi tries to pull guard but Arnaud won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Arnaud.
Arnaud connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Yamato Ryuichi has been cut.
Arnaud misses with a knee to the head.
Arnaud taking a breather.
Ryuichi fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnaud using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arnaud connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ryuichi's face.
Ryuichi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arnaud just stands there and leans against the cage.
Arnaud is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ryuichi fails to pull guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ryuichi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arnaud smiles and moves away.
Ryuichi misses with a leg kick
and Arnaud counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arnaud.
Ryuichi jumps guard but Arnaud stands there with Ryuichi around his waist. Ryuichi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryuichi jumps guard but Arnaud stands there with Ryuichi around his waist. Ryuichi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Arnaud putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ryuichi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arnaud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryuichi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arnaud is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Davy Arnaud.
Arnaud doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryuichi circles away.
Ryuichi thows a leg kick but Arnaud checks it
and Arnaud counters by clinching up.
Arnaud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryuichi.
Ryuichi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arnaud walks away with a smile on his face. Ryuichi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryuichi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arnaud's calf.
Arnaud checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryuichi tries to land a leg kick but Arnaud saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Ryuichi misses
and Arnaud holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ryuichi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arnaud just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryuichi jumps guard but Arnaud stands there with Ryuichi around his waist. Ryuichi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryuichi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arnaud walks away with a smile on his face. Ryuichi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryuichi is looking to slow Arnaud down with leg kicks.
Ryuichi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arnaud counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ryuichi is breathing heavily.
Arnaud avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Ryuichi misses
and Arnaud moves into the clinch.
Arnaud is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ryuichi fails to pull guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Arnaud.
Ryuichi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arnaud walks away with a smile on his face. Ryuichi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yamato Ryuichi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnaud fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davy Arnaud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yamato Ryuichi's cut.
That's time! Arnaud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Ryuichi throws a leg kick
and Arnaud counters by moving into the clinch.
Arnaud dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Arnaud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryuichi is defending well for now.
Ryuichi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arnaud walks away with a smile on his face. Ryuichi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A low kick from Ryuichi misses
and Arnaud counters with a leg kick.
Arnaud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryuichi, pushing him back against the cage.
Arnaud is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ryuichi tries to pull guard but Arnaud won't allow it.
Ryuichi gets control of Arnaud's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ryuichi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ryuichi looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnaud has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ryuichi is proving hard to escape from.
Ryuichi being controlled here, momentarily.
Ryuichi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Arnaud puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ryuichi won't allow Arnaud to pass to mount.
Arnaud stands up out of the half guard.
Arnaud gets a clinch.
Ryuichi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arnaud just stands there and leans against the cage.
Davy Arnaud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamato Ryuichi.
Arnaud dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Davy Arnaud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryuichi tries to pull guard but Arnaud won't allow it.
Ryuichi jumps guard but Arnaud stands there with Ryuichi around his waist. Ryuichi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryuichi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arnaud walks away with a smile on his face. Ryuichi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryuichi throws a leg kick
and Arnaud counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Ryuichi misses
and Arnaud counters with a low kick, right behind Ryuichi 's knee.
Arnaud finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Ryuichi misses
and Arnaud counters with a thumping low kick.
Ryuichi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arnaud clinches.
Arnaud is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuichi jumps guard but Arnaud stands there with Ryuichi around his waist. Ryuichi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryuichi jumps guard but Arnaud stands there with Ryuichi around his waist. Ryuichi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryuichi jumps guard but Arnaud stands there with Ryuichi around his waist. Ryuichi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryuichi fails to pull guard.
Ryuichi fails to pull guard.
Ryuichi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ryuichi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arnaud smiles and moves away.
Ryuichi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arnaud counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Arnaud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arnaud displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ryuichi up against the cage.
Ryuichi tries to pull guard but Arnaud won't allow it.
Ryuichi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arnaud just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryuichi tries to pull guard but Arnaud holds him up against the cage and eventually Ryuichi drops back down to his feet.
Yamato Ryuichi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryuichi fails to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davy Arnaud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arnaud 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davy Arnaud!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Primo Marcello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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23
144 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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25
135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Peppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Primo Marcello!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Peppers as Marcello shoots in.
Marcello fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Primo Marcello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcello shoots in for a takedown but Peppers shows good takedown defense.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Primo Marcello.
Marcello shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peppers but Peppers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marcello shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Peppers defends it nicely.
Peppers stuffs the takedown.
Peppers connects with a high kick.
Peppers lands with a kick to the temple. Marcello shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Peppers scores with a head kick.
Peppers throws a front kick that sends Marcello stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Peppers.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peppers.
Marcello closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peppers circles away.
Marcello looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Peppers.
Marcello shoots for a takedown but Peppers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peppers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marcello avoids the head kick by Peppers.
Peppers throws a leg kick which misses Marcello's front leg but catches the back leg as Marcello tries to avoid it.
Peppers connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers keeps Marcello at a distance using the push kick.
Peppers scores with a head kick.
It looks like Primo Marcello has been cut.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Peppers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peppers, right into the meat.
Marcello takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Peppers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peppers lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marcello will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Peppers.
Peppers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marcello is trying desperately to land a takedown but Peppers is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Marcello.
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice cross by Peppers.
Marcello misses with a takedown attempt - Peppers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Peppers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marcello on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice takedown defense from Peppers. No joy for Marcello on that attempt.
Peppers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peppers lands with a shot to the body.
Peppers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcello takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Peppers throws a nice head kick!
Marcello tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marcello takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch lands to the side of Marcello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peppers scores with a nice body kick.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcello chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Peppers can pounce on him.
Peppers fakes the leg kick and cracks Marcello in the body.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marcello shoots in and drives through. Peppers sprawls well.
Peppers lands with a kick to the ribs.
Peppers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peppers. That's going to slow Marcello down.
Peppers scoring well with a low kick there.
Marcello takes a kick to the side of the head.
Peppers lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Peppers.
Marcello has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Peppers.
Peppers lands a head kick. Marcello smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Peppers lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peppers scores with a kick to the body.
Marcello's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marcello stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peppers.
Peppers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peppers.
Peppers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peppers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peppers has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peppers.
Peppers looking to throw knees to the head but Marcello is blocking nicely.
Marcello jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peppers walks away with a smile on his face. Marcello gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peppers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marcello takes a kick to the side of the head.
Peppers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marcello.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Marcello misses.
Marcello fails with a takedown attempt.
Peppers with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marcello's head.
Peppers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marcello takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Peppers lands with a nice body kick.
Peppers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Peppers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marcello doesn't seem bothered though.
Peppers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marcello's calf.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marcello crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Peppers - the referee stops the clock and Marcello gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Peppers. Marcello manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marcello takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marcello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marcello tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peppers thows a body kick. Marcello tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marcello takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peppers thows a body kick. Marcello tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Peppers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Peppers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Primo Marcello's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Peppers connects with a body shot.
Peppers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marcello takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peppers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brian Peppers is winning the standup battle so far.
Marcello on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Peppers feints and then cracks Marcello's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marcello down.
Peppers throws a shot to the body.
Marcello takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peppers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marcello can do to turn this around?
Marcello shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marcello crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Peppers - the referee stops the clock and Marcello gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Peppers. Marcello manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Peppers keeps Marcello at a distance using the push kick.
Peppers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marcello's head.
A head kick from Peppers lands but Marcello takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick from Peppers.
Marcello is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Peppers.
Marcello is breathing heavily.
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Peppers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from Peppers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcello takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Peppers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marcello's head.
Peppers throws a nice head kick!
Peppers lands with a kick to the temple. Marcello shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peppers, right into the meat.
Marcello takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
No luck for Marcello with that takedown attempt.
Marcello takes a kick to the side of the head.
Peppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marcello takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marcello throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peppers's waist but Peppers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marcello off to one side.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Primo Marcello.
Peppers scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peppers.
Marcello blocks a head kick by Peppers.
Peppers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peppers, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Peppers.
Peppers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peppers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peppers throws a head kick that half lands.
Peppers has Marcello up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peppers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marcello tries for a takedown but Peppers manages to get underhooks.
Peppers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peppers lands a hook that snaps the head of Marcello backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peppers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marcello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Peppers scores with a shoulder strike.
Peppers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peppers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peppers gets underhooks to prevent Marcello's takedown attempt.
Peppers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peppers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marcello looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Peppers.
Peppers breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Marcello finds it's way through Peppers's defenses.
Nice body kick from Peppers.
Peppers scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcello has a takedown stuffed.
Peppers throws a head kick that Marcello semi-blocks.
Marcello shoots in but Peppers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marcello shoots in for a takedown but Peppers shows good takedown defense.
Brian Peppers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peppers lands a slapping body shot.
Peppers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marcello.
Marcello on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peppers. Peppers obviously looking to wear him down.
Marcello shoots in for a takedown but Peppers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peppers.
A good leg kick by Peppers.
Peppers throws a leg kick which misses Marcello's front leg but catches the back leg as Marcello tries to avoid it.
Peppers scores with a kick to the midsection.
Peppers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
Marcello shoots in looking for a takedown. Peppers tries to sprawl out of it but Marcello keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peppers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Peppers is looking to wear down Marcello with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Peppers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcello takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Peppers leaves Marcello with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Peppers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick from Peppers.
Horrible takedown by Marcello or perhaps it was just good defense by Peppers which made him look bad.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peppers.
Peppers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marcello takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Peppers scores with a nice body kick.
Marcello stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peppers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers connects with the punch.
Peppers punishes Marcello's body with a nice straight punch.
Peppers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Peppers.
Peppers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marcello if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Peppers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Primo Marcello's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Peppers thuds his right hand into Marcello's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Peppers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marcello.
Peppers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peppers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marcello misses with a takedown attempt - Peppers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Peppers lands with a nice body kick.
Peppers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Peppers.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Peppers - that will leave a mark!
Marcello takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Peppers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peppers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Peppers lands with a slapping head kick.
Marcello takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peppers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marcello's head.
Peppers throws a head kick that half lands.
Peppers scores with a leg kick.
Marcello on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcello takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peppers throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick from Peppers lands but Marcello takes it in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peppers. That's going to slow Marcello down.
Marcello avoids the head kick by Peppers.
Marcello on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peppers.
Peppers lands a right hook to the body.
Peppers throws a head kick that Marcello semi-blocks.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Peppers scores with a head kick.
A head kick from Peppers lands but Marcello takes it in his stride.
Marcello shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peppers pinned against the cage. Peppers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Primo Marcello.
Peppers throws a front kick that sends Marcello stumbling back into the cage.
Marcello will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peppers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peppers throws a head kick that Marcello semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peppers feints and then cracks Marcello's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marcello down.
Peppers lands with a kick to the temple. Marcello shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marcello fails with the takedown.
Peppers throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peppers throws a nice head kick!
Marcello takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Peppers stuffs the takedown attempt from Marcello. Marcello gets slowly back to his feet.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peppers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marcello if he has to take too many more of those.
Peppers thows a body kick. Marcello tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peppers.
Peppers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marcello's sensitive parts.
Marcello shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peppers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marcello blocks a head kick by Peppers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Peppers lands a head kick. Marcello smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Peppers lands the left hand.
Peppers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Peppers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marcello.
Peppers scores with a leg kick.
Peppers throws a head kick that Marcello semi-blocks.
Peppers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marcello's sensitive parts.
Marcello has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Peppers.
Peppers scores with a leg kick.
Peppers connects with a high kick.
Peppers feints and then cracks Marcello's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marcello down.
Peppers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marcello chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Peppers can pounce on him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Peppers!
Peppers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peppers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peppers scores with a head kick.
Primo Marcello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcello changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peppers tries to avoid it but Marcello manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peppers to the ground. Peppers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peppers.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marcello takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marcello has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Peppers.
Peppers throws a leg kick which misses Marcello's front leg but catches the back leg as Marcello tries to avoid it.
Peppers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peppers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brian Peppers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peppers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marcello closes the distance and clinches up with Peppers, looking for a takedown. Marcello pushes Peppers against the cage but Peppers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peppers lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Peppers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers lands a high kick!
Marcello takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Peppers connects with a high kick.
Peppers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marcello looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Peppers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peppers 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Peppers!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoruba Ahimbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ahimbe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Hit em Up" Tupac. Herman Pacquiao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoruba Ahimbe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herman Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahimbe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pacquiao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pacquiao defending well as Ahimbe loads up on a big left hand.
Ahimbe thows a body shot but no joy.
Ahimbe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ahimbe closes the distance and clinches up with Pacquiao, looking for a takedown. Ahimbe pushes Pacquiao against the cage but Pacquiao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ahimbe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahimbe.
Pacquiao moves away from the strike by Ahimbe.
Pacquiao slips a jab from Ahimbe.
Ahimbe missing with a left hand there. Pacquiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahimbe misses with a head kick.
Ahimbe misses with a wild body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ahimbe - that will leave a mark!
Ahimbe throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Ahimbe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacquiao.
Ahimbe just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahimbe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ahimbe tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Ahimbe.
Ahimbe fails to land the takedown.
Ahimbe misses with the body kick
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp one two that drops Ahimbe! Pacquiao thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ahimbe to his feet! Ahimbe is in big trouble!
Ahimbe is rocked!
Herman Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Pacquiao throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Ahimbe is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Herman Pacquiao!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hurry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Bate pesadão. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hurry Smith!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith is looking to escape.
Gracie trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Smith did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
Smith tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smith!
Gracie prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gracie looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gracie tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Gracie controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is stalling here but it's allowed Smith to get half guard.
Smith is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Smith is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Gracie striking off his back but it's not causing Smith any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Gracie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Kevin Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kevin Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Smith connects with a jab.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Smith throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Smith uses it to pass to side control.
Smith controlling from side mount.
Gracie tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith controls the position.
Gracie wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smith trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Smith stands up from half guard.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
Gracie with a hook.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Gracie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Gracie scores with a punch to the head.
Smith throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie slips under a jab from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hurry Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smith walks into a left hand.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie throws a one two combo.
Smith throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith slips under a jab.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hurry Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A cross from Gracie lands.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Smith scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith stalls.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hurry Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hurry Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Brien has chosen Superjoint Ritual - Dress Like a Target as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Drew Pinksy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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23
285 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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24
290 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown but Pinksy shows good takedown defense.
Pinksy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pinksy wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice body kick there by Pinksy.
Pinksy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pinksy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinksy misses with a head kick.
Pinksy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
O Brien looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Pinksy scores with a four punch combination!
O Brien takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinksy lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinksy lands a slapping body shot.
Pinksy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pinksy lands a slapping body shot.
Pinksy scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Pinksy does it's job there.
Drew Pinksy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinksy scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinksy digs a good body shot into O Brien's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by O Brien.
Pinksy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Brien backs up against the cage.
Pinksy digs a good body shot into O Brien's ribs.
A shot to de liver by Pinksy. Beautiful body shot.
Pinksy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by O Brien.
Pinksy lands a high kick!
Pinksy connects with a jab.
Pinksy misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drew Pinksy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien walks into a left hand.
Pinksy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pinksy misses with a double jab.
O Brien shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good standup being displayed there by Pinksy as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Brien on the side of the head.
Pinksy lands with a nice body punch.
Pinksy is looking to wear down O Brien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Decent striking displayed by Pinksy there.
Pinksy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pinksy.
Pinksy lands a nice hook to O Brien's body. O Brien takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pinksy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinksy throws a head kick that O Brien semi-blocks.
Pinksy cracks a nice hook into O Brien's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Pinksy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pinksy stuns O Brien with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drew Pinksy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pinksy lands a nice looking body kick.
Pinksy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinksy throws a front kick that sends O Brien stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
O Brien takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pinksy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pinksy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Brien is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinksy lands a jab to the nose.
Pinksy throws a head kick but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pinksy.
Some wild striking there from Pinksy.
Pinksy lands with a slapping head kick.
Pinksy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jab from Pinksy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy lands with a hook. O Brien tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab by Pinksy.
Pinksy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but O Brien might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pinksy has got the better of the exchanges.
O Brien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pinksy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Brien can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Brien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Brien closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pinksy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy throws a head kick that half lands.
Pinksy connects with the punch.
Pinksy cracks a nice hook into O Brien's ribs.
Pinksy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pinksy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pinksy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Brien's hands.
Pinksy lands with a slapping head kick.
O Brien takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy misses with a series of wild punches.
O Brien showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pinksy.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pinksy but Pinksy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Brien shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Pinksy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pinksy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Brien has time to react.
O Brien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pinksy throws a combination. O Brien tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
O Brien shoots in but no luck this time.
Pinksy works the jab nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pinksy.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown but Pinksy shows good takedown defense.
O Brien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pinksy scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinksy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Brien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pinksy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pinksy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pinksy lands a head kick. O Brien smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Pinksy.
Drew Pinksy is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinksy throws a right hand that O Brien ducks under and follows up with a left that O Brien also avoids with ease.
Pinksy scores with the left hand. O Brien knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy lands with a slapping head kick.
Pinksy scores with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Pinksy.
Pinksy lands with a straight right. O Brien didn't see that one coming.
Pinksy scores with a jab to the head.
O Brien fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pinksy avoids it really well and circles away.
Drew Pinksy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex O Brien.
Pinksy lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pinksy.
O Brien gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Brien takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pinksy misses with the combination.
Pinksy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pinksy.
Pinksy with a hook.
Pinksy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Brien has time to react.
Pinksy digs a good hook to O Brien's body.
Alex O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinksy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pinksy.
O Brien takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Pinksy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pinksy 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Pinksy!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D J Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephen Hawking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, D J Rich!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawking thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawking digs a good body shot into Rich's ribs.
Rich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawking to score with a decent uppercut.
Rich keeps the fight on the outside.
Rich misses with a body shot.
Hawking looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hawking shoots for a takedown but Rich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rich misses with a looping right.
Rich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rich missing with a left hand there. Hawking was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rich gets caught flat footed, as Hawking shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hawking connects with a couple of short punches.
Rich 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.
Rich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rich kicks Hawking off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich tries to clinch
and Hawking makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hawking scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hawking throws a shot to the body.
Hawking misses with a hook to the body
and Rich counters by clinching up.
Hawking pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawking changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rich throws a series of strikes that have Hawking backpedaling.
It looks like Stephen Hawking has been cut.
Hawking tries to clinch up.
Hawking changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rich wants to clinch up but Hawking keeps it at a distance.
Rich misses with a head kick.
Rich cracks Hawking with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hawking is looking to wear down Rich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hawking wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawking connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Hawking dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawking thuds a left hand into Rich's body.
Hawking looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rich!
Hawking cracks Rich with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hawking dominating with strikes here.
Rich really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hawking lands with some strikes.
Rich is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hawking thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rich tries to hold on but Hawking pushes him away.
Hawking lands with some strikes.
Hawking with shots to the head and body - Rich looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rich is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking landing strikes from the mount and Rich is in trouble!
Rich tries to hold on but Hawking pushes him away.
Hawking with a couple of short strikes.
Rich is in a horrible position here. Hawking smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rich is desperately trying to improve his position but Hawking has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawking fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rich is trying to stand.
Rich looks gassed!
Hawking breaks from Rich's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rich is rocked!
Hawking scoring with strikes but Rich is staying in there.
Hawking lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rich is still in real trouble! Can Hawking finish him?
Rich keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rich seems to have recovered his senses.
Rich is trying to stand up.
Rich tries to hold on but Hawking pushes him away.
Hawking connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hawking lands a big shot there that rocks Rich but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hawking 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.
Rich is squirming around, avoiding Hawking's attempts to control the action.
Hawking landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Hawking.
Hawking raining down shots from the mount!
Rich is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rich takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rich in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Hawking.
Hawking landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawking lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rich is trying desperately to improve position.
Hawking looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephen Hawking's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hawking clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawking.
Hawking drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rich pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hawking lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stephen Hawking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rich walks into a stiff left hand from Hawking.
Rich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawking.
A head kick by Hawking misses
and Rich counters with a low kick, right behind Hawking 's knee.
Nice sprawl there from Rich as Hawking shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Hawking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawking fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hawking looks to score with a jab to the body but Rich is just out of range.
Hawking lands a nice shot that snaps Rich's head back.
No luck for Hawking with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking takes a swing at Rich's ribcage but misses.
Hawking drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hawking tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hawking prevents Rich from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Hawking.
Rich struggling a bit here.
Rich prevents Hawking from improving position.
Hawking in side control, throwing shots but Rich defends.
You can see the frustration on Rich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rich misses with a few strikes there.
Hawking misses with a takedown attempt - Rich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hawking moves away from the strike by Rich.
D J Rich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rich misses with a hook. Hawking ducked under it nicely.
Rich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawking shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hawking stops Rich from standing up.
Rich working a defensive guard here.
Hawking stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hawking being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich is trying to keep Hawking in close.
Hawking trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stephen Hawking overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hawking fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawking drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hawking tries to score with some ground and pound. Rich controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rich is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hawking off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hawking gets back to full guard.
Rich has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hawking is proving hard to escape from.
Hawking wants to improve his position but instead Rich has moved into half guard.
Hawking is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rich jumps into side control!
Rich decides to stand back up.
D J Rich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rich tries to bum rush Hawking with a series of wild strikes but Hawking uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rich is breathing heavily.
Rich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hawking gets a takedown into half guard.
Rich is trying to maintain the position but Hawking is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stephen Hawking'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hawking misses with a shot to the body
and Rich counters with a series of strikes. Hawking will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawking scores with a shot to the body.
Hawking loads up on a big right hand but Rich slips the punch.
Rich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hawking punishes Rich's body with a nice straight punch.
Rich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawking circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rich walks into a left hand.
Hawking catches Rich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hawking lands with a shot to the body.
Hawking misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hawking's knee momentarily.
Hawking comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hawking punishes Rich's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hawking.
Rich is looking for a sweep.
Rich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawking just content to control the position.
Hawking working the ground and pound.
Hawking working the head and body with strikes.
Rich on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rich is trying to work for a sweep but Hawking has mounted him!
Hawking avoids the attempt from Rich to control.
Hawking pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stephen Hawking is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rich is trying to escape the mount.
Hawking sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rich really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rich gets back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Hawking seems content to control.
Rich trying to control from the bottom.
Hawking is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rich wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking is taking a breather. Rich says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hawking's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hawking seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rich for as long as he can get away with.
Rich tries to get to full guard but Hawking has control of the leg.
Hawking performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
Rich trying to control here.
Rich wants to improve his position but Hawking is controlling well.
Hawking tries to pass to full mount but Rich defends it.
Rich wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A bone on bone clash there as Rich blocks the leg kick.
Hawking misses with a wild body shot.
Rich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rich misses with a jab, cross combination.
D J Rich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawking fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rich manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Hawking showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawking, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Hawking!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saddam Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whelan Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hussain comes to the cage accompanied by Dabke Huwara. Mahoney has chosen KISS - Unholy as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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140 lbs
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132 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saddam Hussain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Whelan Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hussain. That did some damage!
Hussain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A combination from Mahoney does no damage.
Mahoney scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hussain in his tracks.
Hussain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Hussain misses.
Mahoney thows a body shot but no joy.
Hussain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mahoney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahoney.
Mahoney thows a body shot but no joy.
Mahoney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mahoney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hussain cracks Mahoney with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mahoney is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hussain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mahoney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahoney throws a shot from downtown. Hussain moves away and avoids it.
Hussain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mahoney.
Mahoney throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussain gets a clinch.
Hussain digs a right hand underneath Mahoney's ribcage. Mahoney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hussain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hussain.
Mahoney being controlled against the cage.
Hussain misses with the head strike.
Hussain can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Hussain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Hussain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
Mahoney manages to break the clinch.
Hussain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mahoney's head.
Mahoney walks into a left hand.
Hussain throws a leg kick which misses Mahoney's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahoney tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahoney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mahoney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hussain.
Hussain misses the shot to the body.
Hussain thows a leg kick but Mahoney checks it
and Mahoney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahoney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mahoney connects with a solid leg kick.
Mahoney swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain staying out of range there.
Good work by Hussain as he checks the leg kick.
Mahoney avoids the body shot from Hussain.
Hussain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahoney.
Hussain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussain blocks a leg kick.
Hussain slips under a jab from Mahoney.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Mahoney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussain closes the distance but Mahoney moves to the side
and Mahoney counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hussain lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hussain finds it's target.
Hussain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahoney checks a leg kick.
Mahoney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahoney misses with an uppercut. Hussain saw that one coming.
Mahoney misses with a double jab
and Hussain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hussain has Mahoney up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
Mahoney is stalling 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 Saddam Hussain will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mahoney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahoney throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hussain on the side of the head.
Mahoney scores with a hook.
Mahoney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hussain is rocked!
Hussain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahoney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Hussain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hussain with a jab.
Hussain seems to have got his legs back now.
Hussain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mahoney.
Good standup being displayed there by Mahoney as he connects with a hook.
Mahoney cracks Hussain with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hussain looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mahoney finish him?
Hussain has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahoney looks to land a combination but Hussain avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain looks to clinch
and Mahoney counters with a left to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mahoney. That's going to slow Hussain down.
Mahoney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahoney misses with a hook. Hussain ducked under it nicely.
Mahoney throws the left hand but Hussain avoids the punch easily.
Mahoney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hussain counters with a good low kick that Mahoney was not able to check.
Hussain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahoney was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussain.
Hussain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mahoney throws the left hand but Hussain avoids the punch easily.
Mahoney ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Hussain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahoney throws out the jab.
Mahoney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mahoney throws a leg kick
and Hussain counters with a right hand to the body.
A lazy body kick from Mahoney
and Hussain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mahoney thinking.
Mahoney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hussain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahoney working hard to break the clinch.
Hussain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahoney's elbow.
Hussain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hussain misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahoney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hussain stalls.
Mahoney manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain connects with the punch.
A jab from Hussain does it's job there.
Mahoney misses the jab.
Mahoney looks to land a right hand but Hussain moved out of range.
Hussain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mahoney's head backwards.
Mahoney throws a jab when Hussain was well out of range.
Mahoney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mahoney looks to land a right hand but Hussain moved out of range.
Mahoney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hussain throws the kick towards the body but Mahoney avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a wild body shot.
Mahoney misses the shot to the body.
Hussain tries to clinch up but Mahoney circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahoney takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mahoney thuds a left hand into Hussain's body.
A jab from Hussain misses.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Mahoney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussain defending well as Mahoney loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahoney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussain.
Hussain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahoney was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussain.
Mahoney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mahoney there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Saddam Hussain will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hussain throws a body punch but Mahoney moves out of range.
Hussain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mahoney at a distance.
A shot to de liver by Hussain. Beautiful body shot.
Saddam Hussain is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Hussain misses.
Hussain lands a jab-cross combination.
Mahoney missing with a left hand there. Hussain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussain throws a big shot that misses.
Mahoney throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussain.
Hussain misses with a hook to the body
and Mahoney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussain cracks the inside of Mahoney's front leg.
Hussain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mahoney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mahoney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hussain can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hussain misses with a low kick as Mahoney jumps back.
Hussain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hussain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahoney.
Mahoney throws a big shot that misses.
Hussain tries to close the distance and clinch but Mahoney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hussain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hussain cracks Mahoney with an open hand slap.
Mahoney lands a nice hook to Hussain's body. Hussain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Mahoney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mahoney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hussain counters with a body kick that stops Mahoney in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain tries to score with a low kick but Mahoney moves his leg out of the way.
Mahoney thows a body shot but no joy.
Hussain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hussain cracks a nice hook into Mahoney's ribs.
Hussain tries to clinch but Mahoney is having none of it.
Mahoney takes one on the button.
Mahoney thows a leg kick but Hussain checks it
enabling Hussain to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahoney swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hussain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target.
Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahoney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain thuds his right hand into Mahoney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mahoney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mahoney moves away from the strike by Hussain.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mahoney scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hussain scores with a jab to the body.
Hussain jabs Mahoney right on the nose. Mahoney blinks but takes it well.
Hussain slips a jab and a cross from Mahoney.
Mahoney blocks a leg kick.
Hussain defending well as Mahoney loads up on a big left hand.
Mahoney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahoney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
Hussain cracks Mahoney with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain moves out of range of the body kick from Mahoney.
Mahoney fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hussain.
Hussain lands with an uppercut that bounces Mahoney off the cage and back into rage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hussain.
Hussain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mahoney.
Hussain misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mahoney to counter with a crisp jab.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahoney moves away.
A punch combination from Hussain misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain clinches with his opponent.
Mahoney is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hussain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saddam Hussain clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hussain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahoney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hussain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahoney lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahoney.
Hussain feints and then cracks Mahoney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mahoney down.
Hussain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hussain scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the body from Mahoney misses
and Hussain counters with a three punch combo that has Mahoney backing up. Mahoney nods at Hussain to acknowledge the strikes.
Hussain swinging wildly here.
Mahoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney tries to land a leg kick but Hussain saw it coming and moves away.
Mahoney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mahoney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussain missing with a left hand there. Mahoney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Mahoney misses
and Hussain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussain blocks a jab.
Mahoney misses with a hook. Hussain ducked under it nicely.
Hussain scores with a leg kick.
Hussain lands with a cross.
Mahoney is rocked!
Hussain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahoney is still on wobbly legs! Can Hussain finish him?
Mahoney misses with a wild combination.
Mahoney seems to have recovered his senses.
Hussain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahoney.
Hussain lands with a nice body punch.
Hussain thuds a left hand into Mahoney's body.
Mahoney throws a hook but Hussain blocks it.
Mahoney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hussain can pounce on him.
Hussain throws a leg kick which misses Mahoney's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahoney tries to avoid it.
Hussain cracks Mahoney with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mahoney throws an overhand right that lands on Hussain's shoulder, as Hussain tries to avoid the shot.
Hussain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hussain moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mahoney tries to land a leg kick but Hussain saw it coming and moves away.
Hussain digs a good body shot into Mahoney's ribs.
Mahoney is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mahoney misses with a kick to the body.
Mahoney throws a leg kick
and Hussain counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussain slips under a jab.
Hussain lands a really nice looking cross but Mahoney seems unphased.
A big right from Mahoney misses.
Hussain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mahoney on the side of the head.
Hussain with a nice cross.
Mahoney throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahoney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Hussain.
Hussain moves away from the strike by Mahoney.
Good leg kick by Mahoney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hussain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mahoney makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hussain moves away from the strike by Mahoney.
Hussain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mahoney loads up on a big right hand but Hussain slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saddam Hussain had his way with Whelan Mahoney in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mahoney throws the left hand but Hussain avoids the punch easily.
Mahoney with a jab.
Hussain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussain slips under a jab from Mahoney.
Mahoney throws a push kick but Hussain slaps the foot to one side.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hussain wants to clinch up but Mahoney keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mahoney counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hussain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahoney throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Mahoney finds it's way through Hussain's defenses.
Hussain throws a combination that misses
and Mahoney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hussain thinking.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hussain misses the body punch
and Mahoney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mahoney throws a hook but Hussain blocks it.
Mahoney checks the leg kick.
Hussain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahoney moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Mahoney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Hussain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mahoney blocks the leg kick.
Mahoney throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahoney throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hussain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahoney throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mahoney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hussain just misses with a punch to the body.
Hussain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahoney can pounce on him.
Hussain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahoney.
Hussain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mahoney throws a solid leg kick but Hussain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mahoney.
Hussain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahoney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mahoney scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hussain in his tracks.
Hussain throws a sloppy body shot
and Mahoney counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahoney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahoney throws out the jab.
Hussain wants to clinch up but Mahoney keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Mahoney misses.
Hussain doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahoney circles away.
Mahoney throws an overhand right that lands on Hussain's shoulder, as Hussain tries to avoid the shot.
Mahoney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney misses with a looping right.
Mahoney misses with a wild body shot.
Mahoney moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Hussain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mahoney counters with a good low kick that Hussain was not able to check.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Mahoney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab lands there for Hussain.
Hussain defending well as Mahoney loads up on a big left hand.
Whelan Mahoney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Mahoney saw that one coming.
Mahoney cracks a nice hook into Hussain's ribs.
Mahoney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hussain. Hussain obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whelan Mahoney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hussain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saddam Hussain!
Saddam Hussain retains his bantamweight title!
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