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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Braan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnold Braan!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Braan.
Nice cross by Braan.
Becker throws a hook to the side of Braan's head but Braan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Becker throws a hook to the side of Braan's head but Braan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Braan misses with the combination.
Good exchange - Braan coming out on top.
Braan slips a jab from Becker.
Braan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Becker on the side of the head.
Becker misses with a combination
and Becker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Becker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Becker takes one on the button.
David Becker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braan scores with a decent looking hook.
Braan slips a jab from Becker.
A nice combination there by Braan.
Braan blocks a jab.
Becker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braan cracks Becker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Becker is breathing heavily.
Braan throws a good cross that connects.
Becker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Braan lands a two punch combo.
Becker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Braan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot lands for Braan.
Braan works over Becker's head and body with a nice combination.
Becker is rocked!
Braan throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Becker stumbling backwards into the cage! Becker bounces back off the cage towards Braan, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Braan lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Braan celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arnold Braan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Huttunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kelso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Kelso is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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218 lbs
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217 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Huttunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Kelso!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huttunen throws a hook to the side of Kelso's head but Kelso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelso blocks a jab.
Kelso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Huttunen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kelso on the side of the head.
Huttunen throws a right and a left that Kelso avoids nicely.
Huttunen misses with a straight right.
Huttunen throws the left hand but Kelso avoids the punch easily.
Kelso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huttunen throws a looping overhand right but Kelso ducks down to avoid it.
Kelso defending well as Huttunen loads up on a big left hand.
Kelso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Huttunen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Huttunen misses with a double jab.
Huttunen throws a looping overhand right but Kelso ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Huttunen does no damage.
Kelso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huttunen.
Huttunen misses with an uppercut. Kelso saw that one coming.
Kelso shoots in for a takedown but Huttunen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelso moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kelso misses.
Huttunen throws a shot from downtown. Kelso moves away and avoids it.
Kelso throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Huttunen was covering up waiting for the punch and Kelso finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kelso advances to half guard.
Kelso maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Huttunen could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kelso has cracked it and Huttunen is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kelso!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Kelso!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Kokucka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Kokucka!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kokucka.
Kokucka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez avoids it really well and circles away.
Kokucka shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sanchez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kokucka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Kokucka trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Kokucka from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kokucka wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Kokucka trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Jason Kokucka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Kokucka moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Kokucka moves out of range.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Kokucka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kokucka prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokucka trying to move into half guard but instead Sanchez has managed to sweep!
Kokucka can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanchez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kokucka keeping hold of Sanchez's head, controlling as best he can.
Sanchez is thwarting Kokucka's attempts to control the position.
Sanchez misses with a head shot. Kokucka uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kokucka trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez postures up in Kokucka's guard and throws a big left but Kokucka blocks it.
Kokucka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez distracts Kokucka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Kokucka blocks nicely.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
Kokucka pulls Sanchez in close to prevent any damage.
Sanchez throws a strike but Kokucka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to stand but Kokucka is controlling the position.
Kokucka is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Kokucka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kokucka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kokucka stops Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Kokucka misses with a head shot. Sanchez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kokucka forces his way into half guard.
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 Sonny Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sonny Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Kokucka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kokucka.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kokucka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kokucka wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Kokucka wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Kokucka prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Kokucka trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokucka looking to pass the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kokucka trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jason Kokucka hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kokucka dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Kokucka fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Kokucka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kokucka.
Kokucka is breathing heavily.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kokucka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kokucka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sonny Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Kokucka.
Kokucka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Kokucka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kokucka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Kokucka moves out of range easily.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Kokucka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kokucka also avoids with ease.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Kokucka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sonny Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sanchez sizes up Kokucka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Kokucka knows he should have avoided that one.
Kokucka shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Kokucka moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
A nice combination there by Sanchez.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokucka fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kokucka shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kokucka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kokucka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Kokucka avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Kokucka seems unphased.
Sonny Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kokucka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Sanchez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kokucka fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kokucka circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kokucka drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kokucka trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Kokucka tries to pass.
Kokucka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kokucka off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokucka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kokucka needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Sanchez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Kokucka avoids nicely.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Kokucka avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Kokucka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Kokucka avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kokucka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kokucka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Kokucka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kokucka gets slowly back to his feet.
Sonny Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Kokucka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Kokucka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kokucka also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kokucka is defended easily by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Kokucka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kokucka also avoids with ease.
Kokucka fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Kokucka moves out of range easily.
Kokucka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Kokucka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Kokucka backs away looking to recover.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kokucka walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Kokucka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Kokucka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kokucka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kokucka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Kokucka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kokucka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Kokucka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kokucka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Kokucka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kokucka also avoids with ease.
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez lands an overhand right.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez throws a combination. Kokucka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jason Kokucka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonny Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sonny Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Clean Air System (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Wattson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clean Air System's entrance music is The Final Countdown. A fine choice. Wattson has chosen Weapon Of Choice - Fatboy Slim as his entrance music. Ron Wattson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ken Clean Air System's chin.
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270 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Clean Air System!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Wattson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wattson throws a sloppy head kick and Clean Air System moves out of range easily.
Wattson misses with a body kick.
Wattson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wattson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clean Air System.
Wattson throws the left hand but Clean Air System avoids the punch easily.
Wattson misses with a low kick.
Wattson misses with a low kick as Clean Air System jumps back.
Wattson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wattson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clean Air System pinned against the cage. Clean Air System gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wattson is looking to land body kicks.
Wattson misses with a body shot.
Clean Air System moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clean Air System swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wattson.
Wattson shoots in for a takedown but Clean Air System shows good takedown defense.
Wattson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ken Clean Air System has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Wattson.
Wattson shoots in but no luck this time.
Clean Air System displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wattson.
Wattson looks gassed!
Wattson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clean Air System fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wattson, pushing him back against the cage.
Wattson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clean Air System gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clean Air System throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clean Air System lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ron Wattson has been cut.
Wattson looking to throw knees to the head but Clean Air System is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wattson looking to stall.
Wattson pushes off an throws an elbow but Clean Air System leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wattson missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Clean Air System.
Wattson tries a knee to the head but Clean Air System blocks it.
Nice body punch from Wattson.
Wattson goes for a takedown attempt but Clean Air System pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wattson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clean Air System moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clean Air System connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wattson. Wattson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wattson misses with a low kick.
Wattson looks to land a combination but Clean Air System avoids it well.
Clean Air System dips to his left and cracks Wattson with an uppercut!
Clean Air System jabs at Wattson's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clean Air System moves into the clinch.
Clean Air System comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clean Air System comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clean Air System throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wattson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The cut above Ron Wattson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wattson misses with an elbow over the top.
Clean Air System lands an elbow inside.
Clean Air System prevents a takedown attempt there.
Clean Air System lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clean Air System lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ron Wattson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ron Wattson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ken Clean Air System!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Nowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Racka Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Get Knocked Down. Matt Nowka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Nowka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Racka Lamb!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nowka moves away.
Lamb throws the left hand but Nowka avoids the punch easily.
Lamb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nowka manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lamb.
Nowka cracks Lamb with an open hand slap.
Lamb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nowka was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamb.
Sloppy strikes from Nowka. Those never looked like landing.
Racka Lamb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nowka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nowka moves away.
Lamb looks to land a left hand but Nowka moved out of range nicely.
Lamb scores with a one two! Nowka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lamb getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lamb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nowka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lamb tries to clinch there but Nowka circles away.
Lamb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lamb throws a lazy right hand but Nowka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamb misses the shot to the body.
Nowka misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lamb looks to land a combination but Nowka avoids it well.
Lamb uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nowka has time to react.
Lamb lands an overhand right.
Lamb drives through and clinches with Nowka against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nowka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Nowka.
Nowka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lamb throws an overhand right that lands on Nowka's shoulder, as Nowka tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Nowka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nowka misses with a wild combination.
Nowka slips under a jab.
Lamb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Nowka does no damage.
Lamb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matt Nowka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamb misses with a few strikes there.
Nowka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nowka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lamb misses the jab.
Lamb throws a combination. Nowka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lamb throws the left hand but Nowka avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Lamb does no damage.
Nowka looks to land a combination but Lamb avoids it well.
Nowka slips a jab and a cross from Lamb.
Sloppy strikes from Nowka. Those never looked like landing.
Lamb throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nowka counters with a one-two to the body.
Lamb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Nowka. Those never looked like landing.
Nowka fails to land with a series of punches.
Lamb connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nowka. Nowka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lamb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nowka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Lamb does no damage.
Nowka connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Lamb tumbling to the canvas! Nowka pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Lamb was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matt Nowka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Rauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauha comes to the cage accompanied by Age of Aquarius. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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200 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pasi Rauha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Maia!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia misses with a takedown attempt - Rauha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rauha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rauha just misses with a punch to the body.
Rauha throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Rauha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maia.
Maia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maia tries for a takedown but Rauha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rauha.
Rauha misses the shot to the body.
Maia scores a takedown into full mount!
Rauha tries to hold on but Maia pushes him away.
Rauha working to try and regain half guard.
Maia looking for a guillotine from mount but Rauha is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauha tries to hold on but Maia pushes him away.
Maia goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rauha is on top in guard.
Rauha lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rauha stacks Maia on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rauha!
Maia is looking to reverse the position.
Rauha working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Maia regains half guard there - taking advantage of Rauha's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Maia looking for submissions off his back.
Rauha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia won't allow Rauha to pass to mount.
Rauha throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maia is looking to improve his position.
Rauha trying to control the pace.
Rauha thows a huge punch but Maia dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maia trying to hold on to Rauha's head to control him but Rauha postures up.
Rauha looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Maia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rauha pulls his head out easily.
Maia is staying active underneath Rauha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Rauha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rauha thows a body shot but no joy.
Rauha scores with a shot to the body.
Rauha lands a nice hook to Maia's body. Maia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bruno Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rauha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rauha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Bruno Maia has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia avoids the body shot from Rauha.
Rauha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maia doesn't seem bothered though.
Rauha scores with a decent looking hook.
Rauha swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Rauha lands a body shot.
Rauha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maia doesn't seem bothered though.
Rauha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rauha lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rauha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauha throws the left hand but Maia avoids the punch easily.
Rauha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maia shoots in but Rauha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rauha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Rauha. Those never looked like landing.
Maia shoots in but Rauha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rauha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rauha lands with a nice body punch.
Maia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rauha throws out the jab.
Rauha takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
Maia throws a head kick but Rauha moves out of range.
Maia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pasi Rauha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Maia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauha thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rauha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Maia clinches with his opponent.
Rauha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rauha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rauha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Maia avoids the body shot from Rauha.
Rauha jabs at Maia's body.
Bruno Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia dives in and grabs Rauha's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rauha pushes down on Maia's head and hops out.
Rauha missing with a left hand there. Maia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rauha leaves Maia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia fails to land the takedown.
Rauha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rauha throws a shot from downtown. Maia moves away and avoids it.
Rauha misses the shot to the body.
Maia defending well as Rauha loads up on a big left hand.
Rauha misses the shot to the body.
Rauha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maia moves away from the strike by Rauha.
Rauha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rauha. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maia fails with the takedown.
Pasi Rauha is winning the standup battle so far.
Rauha swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rauha thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maia feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rauha wants to control the position but Maia says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Maia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rauha wants to control but Maia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Rauha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Maia'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!
Maia misses with a head kick.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rauha sprawls well. Rauha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maia gets slowly back to his feet.
Rauha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rauha digs a good body shot into Maia's ribs.
Maia is looking to clinch but Rauha is avoiding it.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Rauha.
Rauha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rauha wants it to stay on the feet.
Maia misses with a wild combination.
Rauha avoids the head kick by Maia.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rauha misses with a wild body shot.
Maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pasi Rauha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Maia.
Maia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rauha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maia somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauha scores with a decent looking hook.
Maia avoids the body shot from Rauha.
Maia misses with a series of wild punches.
Rauha slaps away a takedown attempt from Maia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rauha throws a hook to the side of Maia's head but Maia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Maia.
Maia avoids the body shot from Rauha.
Rauha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Rauha.
Rauha thows a body shot but no joy.
Rauha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maia at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauha takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
Rauha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Rauha misses with a body shot.
Maia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maia throws a right hand that Rauha ducks under and follows up with a left that Rauha also avoids with ease.
Maia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rauha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rauha misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rauha misses the target.
Maia moves into the clinch.
Rauha struggles to land a body shot inside as Maia controls his hands.
Maia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rauha just stands there and leans against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rauha misses with a punch to the body.
Maia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rauha prevents it.
Maia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rauha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pasi Rauha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rauha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rauha lands a slapping body shot.
Rauha lands a nice looking body shot.
Maia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Rauha.
Rauha scores with a shot to the body.
Rauha slips a jab and a cross from Maia.
Maia shoots in but Rauha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rauha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rauha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rauha. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rauha is holding on to half guard well.
Maia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rauha trying to control but Maia postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pasi Rauha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rauha, 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pasi Rauha!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Monteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Ruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Monteiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Ruska!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteiro throws a body punch but Ruska moves out of range.
Ruska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monteiro throws out the jab.
Ruska wants to clinch up but Monteiro keeps it at a distance.
Monteiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monteiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monteiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monteiro tries to bum rush Ruska with a series of wild strikes but Ruska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monteiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monteiro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruska is looking to clinch.
Monteiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruska sizes up Monteiro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruska fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruska jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruska. Monteiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monteiro misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Monteiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruska jabs Monteiro right on the nose. Monteiro blinks but takes it well.
Ruska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monteiro with a nice cross.
It looks like Dan Ruska has been cut.
Ruska throws a leg kick which misses Monteiro's front leg but catches the back leg as Monteiro tries to avoid it.
Ruska lands a really nice looking cross but Monteiro seems unphased.
Ruska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monteiro moves away.
Monteiro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ruska connects with the punch.
Ruska looks to throw the jab but Monteiro is out of range.
Ruska lands a body shot.
Ruska keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruska thuds his right hand into Monteiro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruska digs a good body shot into Monteiro's ribs.
Daniel Monteiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruska lands with a shot to the body.
Ruska fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monteiro.
Ruska lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Monteiro gets tackled into the cage by Ruska. Ruska maintains the clinch.
Ruska pushes Monteiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruska.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruska blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ruska scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruska looking to throw knees to the head but Monteiro is blocking nicely.
Monteiro can't break the clinch.
Monteiro tries to circle away but Ruska has him pinned against the cage.
Ruska scores with a shot to the side of Monteiro's head.
Ruska has Monteiro pressed against the cage, preventing Monteiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ruska works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monteiro is trying to force a seperation but Ruska has the dominant position.
Ruska prevents Monteiro from breaking the clinch.
Ruska misses with some punches.
Ruska is leaning against Monteiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Monteiro is trying to push Ruska away but Ruska has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Monteiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruska lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ruska.
Monteiro missing with a left hand there. Ruska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruska scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ruska, as that shot connected.
Monteiro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ruska looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruska lands the left hand.
Ruska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monteiro.
Ruska fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruska lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ruska.
Ruska has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruska there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruska moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruska scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ruska lands a leg kick that knocks Monteiro off balance momentarily.
Ruska tries to clinch there but Monteiro circles away.
Ruska misses with a hook.
Ruska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monteiro moves away.
Ruska chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Ruska.
Ruska throws a shot from downtown. Monteiro moves away and avoids it.
Dan Ruska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monteiro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monteiro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Monteiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruska.
Ruska getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Ruska.
Ruska scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monteiro doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruska is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Monteiro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ruska has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monteiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruska can't get the takedown.
Ruska keeps control of Monteiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruska.
Good body shot from Monteiro.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruska misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monteiro misses with some punches.
Monteiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monteiro prevents a body shot from Ruska.
Ruska blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Ruska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Ruska's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Monteiro moves away from the strike by Ruska.
Ruska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monteiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruska.
Ruska avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monteiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Monteiro misses with a combination
and Ruska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruska moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monteiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dan Ruska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monteiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Monteiro throws a right hand that Ruska ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruska also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monteiro. Ruska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monteiro lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruska slips a jab and a cross from Monteiro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruska. Monteiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruska scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro walks into a straight right hand from Ruska.
Ruska lands the left hand.
Ruska scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A cross from Ruska lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruska misses the target.
Ruska wants to clinch.
Ruska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monteiro.
Ruska cracks Monteiro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Monteiro throws a combination that misses
and Ruska counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruska closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ruska tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Monteiro pushes Ruska off looking to stand but Ruska dives back in and keeps control.
Monteiro is looking for a sweep. Ruska is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruska working over Monteiro with some ground and pound. Monteiro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ruska slips a nice elbow through Monteiro's hands, connecting with Monteiro's forehead.
Ruska tries to pass the half guard into mount. Monteiro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ruska controlling the pace.
Ruska is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Monteiro is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruska seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Monteiro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Monteiro tries to get to full guard but Ruska has control of the leg.
Monteiro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruska.
Monteiro is staying active underneath Ruska, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ruska moves into full mount! Monteiro won't be happy about that!
Ruska working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ruska jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Monteiro is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Monteiro and Ruska has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ruska thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruska is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Monteiro is trying to escape and Ruska transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Monteiro is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ruska! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Ruska!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Alivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alivero comes into the arena with One Winged Angel - Nobuo Uematsu blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Alivero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enrique Morales!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alivero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alivero lands with a nice body punch.
Morales closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alivero to the mat! Alivero manages to get full guard.
Alivero keeping full guard, as Morales tries to pass.
Morales drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morales jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alivero is trying to keep Morales in close.
Alivero wants to sweep here but Morales controlling him for the moment.
Alivero escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morales gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alivero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morales drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morales jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alivero trying to keep a closed guard but Morales is proving a slippery customer.
Morales is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alivero is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alivero has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alivero won't allow Morales to sweep him here.
Alivero postures up in Morales's guard and throws a big left but Morales blocks it.
Morales is looking for a triangle but Alivero pushes his legs off easily.
Morales is trying to control the position but Alivero postures up.
Alivero drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morales manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alivero has Morales in his guard.
Morales wants to control from the top but Alivero keeps moving.
Morales 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alivero escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morales gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Morales sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alivero's guard.
Morales seems to be looking for submissions.
Morales trying to control from Alivero's half guard. Alivero has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Alivero keeping moving, preventing Morales from controlling successfully.
Morales 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.
Alivero keeping full guard, as Morales tries to pass.
Alivero wants to stand and escape but Morales is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alivero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morales manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morales avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alivero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morales's head.
Alivero preventing the sweep.
Alivero is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alivero works over Morales with some ground and pound from guard.
Alivero is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alivero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morales works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alivero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morales works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alivero lands a couple of elbows.
Morales wants to sweep but no luck.
Alivero chips away with some ground and pound.
Alivero scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morales is on top in guard.
Morales avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alivero is keeping the position for now.
Morales passes Alivero's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morales is looking for a kimura but Alivero is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morales to get the leverage.
Alivero wants to get back to his feet.
Alivero manages to get to full guard.
Morales thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alivero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morales is controlling him.
Morales won't allow Alivero to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Alivero dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice shot by Alivero.
Alivero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morales blocks a jab.
Alivero misses with a double jab.
Morales fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alivero avoids it really well and circles away.
Alivero throws a shot from downtown. Morales moves away and avoids it.
Morales shoots in looking for a takedown. Alivero tries to sprawl out of it but Morales keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alivero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alivero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morales fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alivero avoids it really well and circles away.
Antonio Alivero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrique Morales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales fails to land the takedown.
Alivero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morales fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alivero avoids it really well and circles away.
Antonio Alivero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morales tries for a takedown but Alivero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alivero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alivero throws a hook to the side of Morales's head but Morales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alivero scores with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Alivero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morales doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alivero is controlling Morales's trapped leg to prevent Morales from advancing to side control.
Alivero manages to get to full guard.
Alivero manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Alivero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alivero looks to throw the jab but Morales is out of range.
Morales gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alivero throws a big shot that misses.
Alivero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales slips under a jab.
Alivero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morales stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morales shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Morales is breathing heavily.
Morales looking for a guillotine from mount but Alivero is having none of it.
Alivero slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Alivero regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alivero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morales prevents Alivero from getting back to his feet.
Alivero trying to control the position here.
Morales drops back, looking for a kneebar! Alivero looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Alivero looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Alivero!
Morales is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to improve position but can't.
Morales manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Alivero is looking to take a break and control but Morales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alivero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alivero winds up and cracks Morales with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alivero with the ground and pound but Morales uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Alivero gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alivero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Antonio Alivero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alivero tries to sprawl but Morales drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Alivero is looking to improve his position.
Alivero is trying to stand back up but Morales is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Alivero dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Morales takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alivero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alivero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morales.
A jab from Alivero misses.
Alivero throws a right and a left that Morales avoids nicely.
Alivero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morales's head.
Alivero tries to clinch there but Morales circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alivero misses with an uppercut.
Jab from Alivero.
Alivero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morales.
A swing and a miss from Alivero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales slips a jab from Alivero.
Morales shoots in looking for a takedown. Alivero tries to sprawl out of it but Morales keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alivero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morales steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alivero.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alivero. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morales fails with a takedown attempt.
Antonio Alivero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrique Morales.
Alivero throws a jab when Morales was well out of range.
Alivero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alivero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alivero throws a jab when Morales was well out of range.
Alivero scores with a sloppy right hand. Morales should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alivero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alivero misses with a hook.
Alivero misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morales.
Morales takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morales shoots in and gets a takedown into Alivero's guard.
Morales postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Alivero is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Morales, into his guard.
Morales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alivero cracks Morales with a solid left hand.
Alivero wants to pass the guard but Morales is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alivero is one step ahead there.
Alivero lands a couple of digs.
Morales keeping moving, preventing Alivero from controlling successfully.
Alivero wants to stand but Morales has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alivero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alivero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morales not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alivero trying to control the position from guard on top but Morales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alivero throwing strikes from guard but Morales blocks nicely.
Alivero postures up and lands a big shot to Morales's brow.
Alivero 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales is trying to keep Alivero in close.
Morales keeping moving, preventing Alivero from controlling successfully.
Alivero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morales wants to sweep here but Alivero controlling him for the moment.
Morales trying to keep a closed guard but Alivero is proving a slippery customer.
Enrique Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morales is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alivero regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alivero wants to sweep here but Morales controlling him for the moment.
Morales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Alivero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alivero 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Alivero!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SO NASTY (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronn Blackwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackwater has chosen For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music. SO NASTY 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SO NASTY!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bronn Blackwater!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NASTY shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blackwater sprawls well. Blackwater wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. NASTY gets slowly back to his feet.
NASTY misses with a takedown attempt - Blackwater sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
NASTY swats away the attempt to clinch by Blackwater.
Blackwater is looking to clinch but NASTY is avoiding it.
NASTY looks for a takedown but Blackwater sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SO NASTY. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
NASTY tries to keep at a distance but Blackwater has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blackwater working NASTY over with knees to the body.
Blackwater scores with a knee to the head.
Blackwater stops a takedown attempt from NASTY.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NASTY goes for a takedown attempt but Blackwater pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck for NASTY with that takedown attempt.
NASTY looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
NASTY throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Blackwater tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. NASTY is in Blackwater's guard.
NASTY preventing the sweep.
Blackwater preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blackwater pulls NASTY in close to prevent any damage.
Blackwater is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blackwater had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. NASTY defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NASTY passes Blackwater's left leg - he's now in half guard.
NASTY trying to pass the guard but Blackwater defending well.
Blackwater is trying to get back to full guard.
NASTY is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blackwater is just riding it out for now. NASTY eventually gives up the hold.
Blackwater moves into full guard.
NASTY with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
NASTY is working Blackwater over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
NASTY thows a big elbow that misses.
Blackwater keeping moving, preventing NASTY from controlling successfully.
NASTY throws and elbow that misses. Blackwater uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in NASTY's guard. Nice move by Blackwater!
NASTY is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blackwater defends well.
NASTY is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
NASTY is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blackwater trying to control but NASTY is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NASTY can't keep his opponent in guard - Blackwater advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
NASTY tries to roll over but Blackwater keeps him under control.
Blackwater wants to stand up but NASTY is controlling the position.
Blackwater is keen to just control but NASTY is a slippery customer.
Blackwater throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blackwater works his way into full mount!
Blackwater can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as NASTY is looking to escape.
NASTY is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronn Blackwater dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blackwater doesn't manage to clinch there - NASTY circles away.
NASTY shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blackwater defends it nicely.
Blackwater tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. NASTY manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blackwater wants to clinch up but NASTY keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackwater wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
NASTY looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blackwater is fending him off so far but NASTY persists. Nope, Blackwater circles away and we're back to standing.
NASTY gets tackled into the cage by Blackwater. Blackwater maintains the clinch.
Blackwater lands an elbow just above NASTY 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NASTY is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SO NASTY. That's going to take a lot out of him.
NASTY has Blackwater pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blackwater manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blackwater effectively controlling the action here.
NASTY can't get the takedown.
Blackwater has NASTY pushed against the cage.
Blackwater lands a knee to the head.
Blackwater working NASTY over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackwater will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning NASTY up against the cage.
Blackwater putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has NASTY in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
NASTY takes a knee to the side of the body.
NASTY takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blackwater lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blackwater.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackwater lands a nice knee to the body.
Blackwater connects with a nasty looking knee right to NASTY's face.
Blackwater lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater lands a good knee to the midsection. NASTY won't want to take too many of those.
Blackwater unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blackwater stalling.
NASTY takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blackwater putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has NASTY in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blackwater comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blackwater gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blackwater gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blackwater with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blackwater holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blackwater landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bronn Blackwater seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blackwater utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blackwater prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blackwater with a knee to the head.
Blackwater lands an elbow that stopped NASTY in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has NASTY in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Blackwater.
Blackwater putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has NASTY in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blackwater obliges.
Blackwater taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blackwater scores a nice knee to the body.
Blackwater connects with a nasty looking knee right to NASTY's face.
Blackwater landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
NASTY managing to block the knees to the body from Blackwater.
NASTY tries for a takedown but Blackwater manages to get underhooks.
Blackwater comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
NASTY is working for takedown but Blackwater is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blackwater obliges.
Blackwater lands a good knee to the midsection. NASTY won't want to take too many of those.
Blackwater landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blackwater lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater crunches a lovely knee into NASTY's ribcage.
NASTY tries for a takedown but Blackwater manages to get underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blackwater - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blackwater scores a nice knee to the body.
Blackwater lands a knee to the body.
NASTY takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blackwater lands a good knee to the midsection. NASTY won't want to take too many of those.
NASTY avoids a wild elbow strike from Blackwater.
Blackwater is pressed up against the cage. NASTY has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blackwater down to the mat. Blackwater avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blackwater throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by NASTY.
NASTY shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blackwater sprawls well. Blackwater wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. NASTY gets slowly back to his feet.
Bronn Blackwater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackwater moves in looking to clinch but NASTY pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronn Blackwater showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
NASTY shoots in and drives through. Blackwater sprawls well.
Blackwater scores with a nice body kick.
Blackwater avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
NASTY shoots in but Blackwater avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Blackwater.
Blackwater tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body kick from Blackwater.
Blackwater has NASTY up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
NASTY being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater lands a knee to the head.
Blackwater lands an elbow just above NASTY 's eye.
Blackwater lands a knee to the head.
Blackwater lands an elbow inside that NASTY shrugs off.
It looks like SO NASTY has been cut.
Blackwater connects with a knee to the head.
Blackwater displaying some good clinch control by pressing NASTY up against the cage.
Blackwater scores with a knee to the head.
NASTY takes an elbow to the forehead.
NASTY drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blackwater pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SO NASTY. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackwater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but NASTY paws at him with a jab and circles away.
SO NASTY has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bronn Blackwater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater has managed to clinch.
NASTY wants a takedown but no success here.
Blackwater landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blackwater leaning against his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blackwater.
A bit of stalling here from Blackwater.
Blackwater unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blackwater comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blackwater gets underhooks to prevent NASTY's takedown attempt.
Blackwater landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blackwater lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blackwater lands a good knee to the midsection. NASTY won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater has NASTY pressed against the cage.
Blackwater with a knee to the head.
NASTY is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blackwater has NASTY pressed against the cage.
Blackwater connects with a knee to the head.
NASTY drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blackwater gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blackwater lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackwater lands an elbow just above NASTY 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blackwater lands an elbow just above NASTY 's eye.
The referee calls for Blackwater to work.
Blackwater has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
NASTY tries for a takedown. No joy.
NASTY is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blackwater.
Blackwater holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blackwater gets underhooks to prevent NASTY's takedown attempt.
Blackwater lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackwater lands an elbow inside.
Blackwater stalls.
Blackwater connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronn Blackwater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blackwater 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 25:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronn Blackwater!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liha Pulla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulla comes to the cage accompanied by Arvo Pärt - De Profundis. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bob's choice of entrance music: AC/DC - TNT. Big Bob will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liha Pulla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Bob!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Bob fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bob avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pulla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pulla misses with a wild body shot.
Pulla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pulla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Bob shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob misses the jab.
Pulla on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pulla is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulla tries to move into range but Bob moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bob throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bob lands a left and a right that send Pulla crashing to the mat, dazed. Bob thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Liha Pulla has been cut.
Pulla blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bob! Pulla is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Bob!
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