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MFC 44: Violent by Design PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Momoko Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayger Mayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayne has chosen Suikoden 2 OST (the entire thing) as his entrance music. 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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240 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Momoko Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mayger Mayne!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamaguchi pinned against the cage. Yamaguchi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mayne throws a jab when Yamaguchi was well out of range.
Mayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamaguchi wants to clinch up but Mayne keeps it at a distance.
Mayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Mayne walks into a straight right hand from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi connects with a crisp jab.
Yamaguchi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamaguchi prevents a body shot from Mayne.
A shot in the inside from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mayne wants to break free but Yamaguchi has control.
Mayne goes for a takedown attempt but Yamaguchi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yamaguchi has closed the distance and engaged Mayne in a clinch.
Yamaguchi lands a right hand.
Yamaguchi lands with a left to the head.
Mayne drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Momoko Yamaguchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mayger Mayne.
Yamaguchi lands with a right to the head.
Yamaguchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayne slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayne ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
Mayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mayne throws out a loose jab but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayger Mayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mayne misses with a straight right.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch there but Mayne circles away.
Yamaguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayne.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamaguchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayne.
Momoko Yamaguchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayne shoots in looking for a takedown but Yamaguchi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mayne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mayne misses with a hook. Yamaguchi ducked under it nicely.
Mayne throws a shot from downtown. Yamaguchi moves away and avoids it.
Mayne throws a hook to the side of Yamaguchi's head but Yamaguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mayne.
A left lands for Mayne.
Yamaguchi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Mayne moves out of range.
Mayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A punch combination from Yamaguchi misses.
Mayne defending well as Yamaguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Mayne misses with a hook to the body
and Yamaguchi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yamaguchi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mayne fails with a takedown attempt.
Mayne is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Yamaguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayne.
Mayne looks to land a right hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range.
Mayne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yamaguchi.
Mayne throws a looping overhand right but Yamaguchi ducks down to avoid it.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Mayne strikes.
Mayne might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mayne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yamaguchi. Mayne shrugs it off though.
Yamaguchi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A lazy left from Yamaguchi finds it's target.
Yamaguchi clinches.
Yamaguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mayne looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi presses Mayne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mayne looks gassed!
Yamaguchi lands a shoulder strike.
Yamaguchi lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaguchi pushes Mayne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mayne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamaguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamaguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamaguchi lands a shot to the body.
Yamaguchi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamaguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mayne gets tackled into the cage by Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi maintains the clinch.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamaguchi lands with a light punch inside.
Yamaguchi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamaguchi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi lands a nice uppercut.
Mayne is rocked!
Yamaguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mayne is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamaguchi finish him?
Yamaguchi lands an uppercut.
Yamaguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mayne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yamaguchi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mayne is aggressively charging in as Yamaguchi backs up avoiding any damage. Yamaguchi tosses out a jab and Mayne runs right into it face first! Mayne is out cold! Yamaguchi dropped down on all fours and is barking in Mayne's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Momoko Yamaguchi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Basilio Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Cooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Cooney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basilio Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Cooney!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooney 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.
Cooney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cooney is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cooney thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet but Cooney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cooney pushes down on Aldo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cooney slips a nice elbow through Aldo's hands, connecting with Aldo's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cooney lands a nice short elbow.
Cooney performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cooney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cooney on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooney.
Cooney thows a huge punch but Aldo dodges it nicely.
Cooney controlling the pace.
Cooney lands with a punch from half guard.
Cooney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cooney perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, if Cooney 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.
Cooney drops an elbow to the side of Aldo's head.
Cooney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cooney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cooney slips a nice elbow through Aldo's hands, connecting with Aldo's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooney trying to control the pace.
Cooney has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cooney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aldo tries to kick Cooney off but Cooney keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cooney controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Cooney dominated 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.
Nice cross by Cooney.
A slow jab from Aldo misses its intended target.
Cooney misses with a head kick.
Aldo swings for the body but Cooney moves out of range.
Cooney scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cooney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cooney passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Aldo!
Cooney won't let Aldo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooney controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooney working Aldo over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Cooney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooney thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cooney with the ground and pound from mount.
Aldo is rocked!
It looks like Basilio Aldo has been cut.
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!
Cooney with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Aldo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooney lands a nice shot to the head.
Cooney postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Aldo in real trouble here! The ref calls for Aldo to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Cooney!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Smilehoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Camoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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164 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Smilehoven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Camoes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smilehoven misses with a double jab.
Camoes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smilehoven!
Smilehoven wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Camoes.
Camoes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Camoes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Camoes pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Camoes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Smilehoven has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Camoes is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Smilehoven has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Smilehoven!
Smilehoven knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Camoes on the ground.
Camoes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camoes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smilehoven stands and steps away. Camoes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Camoes dives in and grabs Smilehoven's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smilehoven pushes down on Camoes's head and hops out.
Smilehoven scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Fabricio Camoes has been cut.
Camoes shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smilehoven thuds a left hand into Camoes's body.
Smilehoven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Camoes.
Camoes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smilehoven looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smilehoven managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Camoes.
Smilehoven is pushing Camoes's head away, looking to escape. Camoes manages to hold on to the position though.
Smilehoven on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smilehoven tries to get out of the position.
An elbow from Camoes crashes against the mat.
Camoes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smilehoven has escaped the position, nice work there.
Camoes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Camoes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camoes swings around for an armbar but Smilehoven sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Camoes's guard.
Camoes has his foot on Smilehoven's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smilehoven works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camoes trying to control the position.
Camoes keeping moving, preventing Smilehoven from controlling successfully.
Camoes wants to sweep but no luck.
Camoes pushes a forearm under Smilehoven's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Smilehoven is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabricio Camoes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Schneider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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152 lbs
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168 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Schneider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneider dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Falcao Goncalves. That did some damage!
Falcao Goncalves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schneider.
Falcao Goncalves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schneider throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Falcao Goncalves was covering up waiting for the punch and Schneider finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Schneider in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Falcao Goncalves working a defensive guard here.
Schneider working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schneider stays in close to Falcao Goncalves's body and controls the position.
Schneider 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.
Schneider postures up in Falcao Goncalves's guard and throws a big left but Falcao Goncalves blocks it.
Schneider trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schneider looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Falcao Goncalves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Falcao Goncalves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schneider doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schneider manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Falcao Goncalves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schneider seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Falcao Goncalves keeping moving, preventing Schneider from controlling successfully.
Schneider chips away with some ground and pound.
Schneider might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Falcao Goncalves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schneider can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Schneider throwing strikes from guard but Falcao Goncalves blocks nicely.
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.
Schneider is looking to work some ground and pound but Falcao Goncalves has wrist control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Falcao Goncalves is trying to control the position but Schneider postures up.
Falcao Goncalves working for a triangle but Schneider defends it easily.
Schneider advances to half guard.
Schneider throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Falcao Goncalves makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Falcao Goncalves.
Schneider trying to control but Falcao Goncalves is working from the bottom.
Schneider with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Falcao Goncalves 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider working some strikes from top position.
Schneider sitting in guard here, content to control.
Schneider with a nice head shot there.
Falcao Goncalves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schneider lands a couple of digs.
Schneider throws and elbow that misses. Falcao Goncalves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schneider's guard. Nice move by Falcao Goncalves!
Schneider keeping moving, preventing Falcao Goncalves from controlling successfully.
Falcao Goncalves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schneider pulls Falcao Goncalves in close to prevent any damage.
Falcao Goncalves looking to sit in guard and control but Schneider gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Schneider wants to control from the top but Falcao Goncalves keeps moving.
Schneider postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schneider lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schneider controlling from the top position.
Schneider content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Falcao Goncalves trying to control the position.
Falcao Goncalves wants to sweep here but Schneider controlling him for the moment.
Schneider postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schneider tries to free his leg and advance position but Falcao Goncalves is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Schneider dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Falcao Goncalves just misses with a punch to the body.
Schneider ducks under a wild hook from Falcao Goncalves.
Falcao Goncalves just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Falcao Goncalves.
Schneider feints and then cracks Falcao Goncalves's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Falcao Goncalves down.
Falcao Goncalves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Schneider there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schneider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falcao Goncalves.
Falcao Goncalves lands with a cross.
Falcao Goncalves thows a body shot but no joy.
Schneider is looking to slow Falcao Goncalves down with leg kicks.
Falcao Goncalves throws a body punch but Schneider moves out of range.
Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schneider shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Falcao Goncalves's guard.
Schneider trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcao Goncalves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schneider trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schneider sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Schneider stands and throws Falcao Goncalves's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Falcao Goncalves is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Falcao Goncalves!
Schneider can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Falcao Goncalves is looking to escape.
Falcao Goncalves takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Schneider.
Schneider lands a heavy elbow.
Falcao Goncalves keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schneider working the ground and pound effectively.
Schneider is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Falcao Goncalves is rocked!
A big strike lands for Schneider! That's really hurt Falcao Goncalves and he's turned his back - Schneider keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Schneider jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Schneider!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyreke Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Welsh has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyreke Evans!
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, Rick Welsh!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Welsh is defended easily by Evans.
Welsh shoots in for a double leg but Evans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Evans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Welsh slips under a jab.
Evans clinches with his opponent.
Evans avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Welsh can't fight it off and eventually Evans manages to take the fight to the floor. Welsh looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welsh wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Welsh is keeping the position.
Welsh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Welsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welsh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Evans controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Welsh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Evans manages to get himself to full guard.
Evans working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans is looking for a triangle but Welsh pushes his legs off easily.
Evans is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Welsh is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Evans.
Evans wants to control but Welsh postures up.
Evans stops Welsh from passing to mount.
Welsh trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans dodges the ground and pound from Welsh.
Welsh in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Welsh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Evans is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Evans dodges the ground and pound from Welsh.
Evans is trying to control Welsh's posture but Welsh avoids it.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
Welsh works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Welsh trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.
Welsh goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Evans has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Welsh but great work by Evans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Welsh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Evans tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Evans has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Welsh is looking to reverse the position.
Evans taking a breather here.
Evans wants to control but Welsh is keeping him busy.
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 Tyreke Evans will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Evans slaps away a takedown attempt from Welsh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Welsh as Evans shoots in.
Tyreke Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Welsh is out of range.
Evans gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Welsh counters with a takedown into side control.
Evans pushes Welsh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Welsh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Evans tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Welsh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Welsh is trying to get an arm triangle but Evans is defending well.
Welsh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Evans has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is looking to reverse the position.
Welsh working away.
Welsh works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Welsh works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Evans can't do much from the bottom here.
Evans tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Welsh easily slips into full mount!
Welsh goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Evans is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans advances to half guard.
Welsh is looking for a sweep. Evans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evans seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Welsh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Welsh works his way to full guard. Good work.
Welsh is looking for a triangle but Evans pushes his legs off easily.
Welsh looking for a sweep. Not yet Welsh, not yet.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Welsh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Evans is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Welsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyreke Evans wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Welsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans tries for a takedown but Welsh circles away easily
and Welsh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Evans's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyreke Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans wants to sweep but no luck.
Welsh postures up.
Evans working for a triangle but Welsh defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans looking for a guillotine here but Welsh defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh wants to pass the guard but Evans is keeping the position.
Evans looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Welsh puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rick Welsh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans looking for submissions off his back.
Evans is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Welsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Evans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyreke Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welsh has his takedown stuffed
and Evans counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Welsh is trying to drag Evans to the mat but Evans just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Evans.
Evans takes a swing at Welsh's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws a hook but Welsh avoids it easily.
Evans fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Welsh, pushing him back against the cage.
Evans breaks from the clinch.
Welsh defending well as Evans loads up on a big left hand.
Evans shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Welsh eats them both and turns towards Evans to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Evans swings away with a body shot that misses
and Welsh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Welsh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Welsh trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans can't keep his opponent in guard - Welsh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh trying to control from half guard but Evans is working away.
Evans looking for submissions off his back.
Evans actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Welsh prevents Evans from improving his position.
Welsh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh is looking to stall here but Evans recovers full guard.
Welsh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Welsh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Welsh trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Evans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Evans is looking for a triangle here but Welsh uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
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.
Evans regains half guard.
Evans is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Welsh jumps into side control!
Evans managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Welsh.
Evans is looking for a sweep.
Welsh has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Evans!
Welsh scoring with strikes but Evans is staying in there.
Welsh has control of Evans's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Evans regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Evans tries to lock up and control but Welsh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick Welsh.
I think Welsh 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Welsh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dog Gamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perfect Plex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plex is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Amazing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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28
220 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Gamma!
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, Perfect Plex!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plex scores with a nice body kick.
Plex is looking to clinch.
Gamma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plex.
Gamma shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gamma controls from within his opponent's guard.
Plex wants to get back to his feet but Gamma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plex looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gamma controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Plex keeping moving, preventing Gamma from controlling successfully.
Plex is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gamma is controlling him.
We're going to have a standup here because Dog Gamma wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gamma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamma moves into range and clinches up with Plex.
Gamma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gamma obliges.
Plex looks gassed!
Plex throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Gamma.
Gamma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plex in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gamma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plex in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gamma lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Gamma.
Come on Gamma - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gamma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plex in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gamma controlling the action here for a moment.
Gamma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Plex looking to stall.
Plex dodges an elbow strike from Gamma.
Gamma slowing the pace effectively.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plex just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gamma's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Plex throws an elbow that misses.
Gamma crunches a lovely knee into Plex's ribcage.
Gamma holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gamma missing with knees to the body.
Plex missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Gamma.
Gamma is pushing Plex up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gamma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Plex misses with a knee to the head.
Gamma has Plex pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gamma throws an elbow but misses.
Gamma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Plex or not.
Gamma is working Plex over against the cage.
Gamma slows down the pace here.
Gamma crunches a lovely knee into Plex's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamma lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Gamma.
Gamma pressing his opponent against the cage.
Plex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gamma lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gamma.
A right handed body shot lands from Gamma.
Plex takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gamma pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gamma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Plex throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gamma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gamma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gamma managing to block the knees to the body from Plex.
Plex looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Plex tries to stall but Gamma uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gamma will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Plex up against the cage.
Gamma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamma tries to land a knee to the head but Plex blocks with his arms.
Plex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gamma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gamma has Plex pressed against the cage.
Gamma gets through Plex's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Plex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gamma.
Gamma is stalling here.
Gamma lands a shoulder strike.
Gamma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gamma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gamma with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Plex throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gamma presses Plex against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gamma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Plex.
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!
Gamma slowing the pace effectively.
Gamma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gamma scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Gamma dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick from Gamma lands but Plex takes it in his stride.
Perfect Plex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Plex is trying to maintain a safe position but Gamma gets an underhook and turns Plex into the cage.
Gamma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Plex has Gamma pushed against the cage.
Gamma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Plex up against the cage.
Gamma avoids the elbow strike from Plex, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Gamma.
Plex takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gamma stalls.
Gamma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gamma.
Plex is breathing heavily.
Plex looking to slow down the pace here.
Plex looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Plex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Gamma.
Gamma slowing the pace effectively.
Gamma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Gamma.
Knees to the body from Gamma.
Gamma lands a body shot.
Gamma is pushing Plex up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gamma.
Plex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gamma is defending well for now.
Gamma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gamma avoids the elbow strike from Plex, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plex tries to land knees in the clinch but Gamma avoids the damage to the body.
Dog Gamma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gamma effectively controlling the action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Plex trying to stall but Gamma improves his position.
Gamma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Plex blocks it with crossed arms.
Gamma lands an elbow inside that Plex shrugs off.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gamma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Plex throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Gamma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Plex pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gamma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plex can do to turn this around?
Plex wants to stall.
Gamma connects with a knee to the head.
Gamma with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Gamma.
Gamma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gamma slowing the pace effectively.
Gamma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Gamma - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gamma is working Plex over against the cage.
Gamma landing knees to the body.
Gamma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gamma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gamma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Plex up against the cage.
Gamma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gamma scores with a hook to the body.
Gamma landing knees to the head.
Gamma tries to land a knee to the head but Plex blocks with his arms.
Gamma pushes Plex back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Gamma.
Gamma has Plex pushed against the cage.
Plex looking to slow down the pace here.
Gamma slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dog Gamma.
Gamma forces Plex back against the cage and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Gamma.
Gamma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gamma landing knees to the head.
Gamma lands a knee to the head.
Gamma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gamma working Plex over with knees to the body.
Gamma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Plex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gamma is defending well for now.
Gamma lands with a light punch inside.
Plex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Plex misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Gamma.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gamma controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Gamma.
Gamma lands with a light punch inside.
Gamma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plex in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Gamma dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Plex has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gamma finds it's way round the side to connect with Plex's head.
Gamma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gamma shoots in for a takedown but Plex shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gamma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Plex wants to clinch but Gamma slips to the side
and Gamma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gamma.
Plex misses with an elbow strike.
Plex lands a knee to the head.
Plex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Plex takes a knee to the side of the body.
Plex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gamma with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gamma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Gamma.
Gamma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Gamma to work.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plex just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gamma's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gamma takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamma digs a right hand underneath Plex's ribcage. Plex let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gamma presses Plex against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Plex is pushing Gamma up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A bit of stalling here from Gamma.
Gamma lands with a short shot to the head.
Gamma blocks an elbow strike from Plex.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gamma.
Gamma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Plex pushes off an throws an elbow but Gamma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gamma scores with a knee to the head.
Plex crunches a lovely knee into Gamma's ribcage.
Gamma scores with a shoulder strike.
Gamma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gamma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gamma stalls.
Gamma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plex in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Perfect Plex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dog Gamma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gamma.
Plex is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gamma blocks an elbow strike.
Gamma will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Plex up against the cage.
Gamma blocks the elbow strike.
Gamma stalling.
Gamma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Plex pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gamma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Plex backwards.
Gamma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Plex is defending well for now.
Gamma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Plex throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Plex pushes off an throws an elbow but Gamma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gamma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Plex lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Plex lands a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plex just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gamma's brow.
Gamma is struggling to control the position.
Gamma dodges an elbow strike from Plex.
Plex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gamma avoids it.
Gamma managing to block the knees to the body from Plex.
Plex trying to stall but Gamma improves his position.
Gamma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Plex blocks it with crossed arms.
Gamma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gamma with a knee to the head.
Gamma avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Gamma.
Gamma landing knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gamma - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Gamma for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Plex throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gamma blocks an elbow strike from Plex.
Gamma avoids the elbow strike from Plex, against the cage.
Plex throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Plex is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gamma crunches a lovely knee into Plex's ribcage.
Gamma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gamma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Plex throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Gamma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gamma 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 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Gamma!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zhu Fangyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amaury Grizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amaury Grizz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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181 lbs
10 - 11 - 1 |
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Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhu Fangyu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amaury Grizz!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fangyu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Amaury Grizz has been cut.
Crunch! Fangyu slams his shin into Grizz's torso.
Grizz dips to his left and cracks Fangyu with an uppercut!
Fangyu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Amaury Grizz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grizz misses with a wild body shot.
Fangyu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grizz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fangyu. Fangyu obviously looking to wear him down.
Grizz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fangyu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fangyu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grizz looks gassed!
Fangyu clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Fangyu.
Grizz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fangyu scores with a hook to the body.
Fangyu presses Grizz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fangyu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fangyu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fangyu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fangyu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fangyu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fangyu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fangyu content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fangyu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Grizz for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fangyu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhu Fangyu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Good leg kick by Fangyu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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.
Fangyu throws a leg kick which misses Grizz's front leg but catches the back leg as Grizz tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fangyu. That's going to slow Grizz down.
Grizz 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.
Grizz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fangyu connects with a nice looking jab.
Fangyu jabs Grizz right on the nose. Grizz blinks but takes it well.
Fangyu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fangyu, right into the meat.
Fangyu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fangyu lands a left hand.
Fangyu lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Fangyu.
Grizz avoiding damage as Fangyu throws knees to the body.
Fangyu is leaning against Grizz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Fangyu - that landed with a thud.
Grizz has a couple of punches blocked by Fangyu.
Fangyu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grizz is defending well for now.
Fangyu lands a right hand.
Grizz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fangyu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fangyu is leaning against Grizz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Fangyu - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhu Fangyu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amaury Grizz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fangyu - that will leave a mark!
Grizz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body kick there by Fangyu.
Fangyu clinches with his opponent.
Fangyu wants the takedown. Grizz is fighting it off but Fangyu persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Grizz's guard against the cage.
Fangyu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fangyu tries to free his leg and advance position but Grizz is retaining full guard.
Grizz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Grizz is trying to keep Fangyu in close.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fangyu gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Fangyu.
A body shot lands from Fangyu.
Fangyu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Grizz looks to move to half guard but instead Fangyu has passed into mount! Damn!
Fangyu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhu Fangyu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Amaury Grizz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grizz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fangyu can pounce on him.
Fangyu cracks Grizz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fangyu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grizz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fangyu.
Fangyu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good exchange - Fangyu coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grizz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fangyu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grizz if he has to take too many more of those.
Fangyu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fangyu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fangyu scoring well with a low kick there.
Fangyu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fangyu.
Grizz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grizz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fangyu lands a leg kick that knocks Grizz off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu connects with a jab.
Zhu Fangyu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fangyu instigates a clinch.
Zhu Fangyu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fangyu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grizz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fangyu.
A right hand to the body from Fangyu.
Good body shot from Fangyu.
Fangyu has Grizz pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fangyu pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Grizz tumbling to the mat - Fangyu dives into Grizz's guard.
Fangyu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grizz is keeping the position for now.
Fangyu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zhu Fangyu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu'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.
Amaury Grizz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu tries to free his leg and advance position but Grizz is retaining full guard.
Fangyu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grizz can do to turn this around?
Grizz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fangyu has passed into side control.
Grizz seems a little lost for a moment, as Fangyu dominates the positioning.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zhu Fangyu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fangyu 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhu Fangyu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bodybag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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26
168 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
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165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Bodybag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Mack!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bodybag's calf.
Bodybag throws a lazy right hand but Mack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mack connects with a looping right hand.
Bodybag moves out of range as Mack strikes.
Mack throws out a leg kick but Bodybag moves out of range and Mack only half commits.
Bodybag tries to clinch but Mack is having none of it.
Mack defending well as Bodybag loads up on a big left hand.
Mack misses with a head kick.
Bodybag throws an overhand right that lands on Mack's shoulder, as Mack tries to avoid the shot.
Mack throws a hook to the side of Bodybag's head but Bodybag sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bodybag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Mack lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodybag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mack throws a lazy right hand but Bodybag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bodybag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack staying out of range there.
Bodybag uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mack.
Bodybag tries to clinch up.
Mack keeps the fight on the outside.
Bodybag throws a jab but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mack lands a slapping body shot.
Mack swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Bodybag counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries a head kick but it misses.
Bodybag moves in looking to clinch but Mack pushes him off.
Mack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bodybag.
Bodybag throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bodybag checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Bodybag misses.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bodybag.
Mack misses with a head kick.
Mack moves away from the strike by Bodybag.
Bodybag misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack keeps the fight on the outside.
Mack shoots in looking for a takedown. Bodybag tries to sprawl out of it but Mack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bodybag manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bodybag wants to clinch.
Mack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mack tries to work over Bodybag's front leg with a kick but Bodybag checks it.
Mack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bodybag fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mack walks into a stiff left hand from Bodybag.
Bodybag throws a hook but Mack avoids it easily.
Bodybag defending well as Mack loads up on a big left hand.
Mack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bodybag throws a hook but Mack blocks it.
Mack throws a head kick that half lands.
A combination from Bodybag does no damage.
Mack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bodybag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bodybag tries to clinch there but Mack circles away.
Bodybag misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Mack dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mack throws a leg kick
and Bodybag counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mack swats away the attempt to clinch by Bodybag.
Mack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bodybag ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
The fighters circling - Mack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bodybag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack moves away from the strike by Bodybag.
Bodybag swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bodybag checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bodybag is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodybag misses the body punch
and Mack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Bodybag.
Mack looks to land a body kick but Bodybag moved away.
Bodybag misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnny Bodybag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bodybag lands a jab.
Mack connects with a looping right hand.
Mack misses with a looping right.
Mack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bodybag manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack lands a jab to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mack.
A big left from Mack misses.
Mack misses with a low kick.
Mack lands the left hand.
Mack moves out of range of the strikes.
Bodybag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bodybag swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bodybag takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bodybag just misses with a punch to the body.
Bodybag tries to clinch but Mack moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodybag moves to clinch but Mack breaks away
and Mack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mack is looking to land body kicks.
Mack jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bodybag closes the distance but Mack moves to the side
and Mack counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bodybag moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mack misses with a hook. Bodybag ducked under it nicely.
Mack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bodybag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mack throws a hook but Bodybag blocks it.
Bodybag is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mack throws a sloppy head kick and Bodybag moves out of range easily.
Bodybag swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mack counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bodybag's knee momentarily.
Mack scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mack misses with an uppercut. Bodybag saw that one coming.
Bodybag moves out of range as Mack strikes.
Mack throws a leg kick but Bodybag sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bodybag throws out a powerful jab.
Mack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bodybag slaps away a takedown attempt from Mack, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Mack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bodybag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mack throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bodybag moves out of range as Mack throws a body kick.
Mack misses with a leg kick
and Bodybag holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bodybag tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bodybag swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bodybag misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bodybag can't find room to land a body shot as Mack controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bodybag.
Bodybag misses with some punches.
Bodybag presses Mack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mack blocks a body shot from Bodybag.
Bodybag lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodybag tries to work over Mack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bodybag is working Mack over against the cage.
Bodybag tries to throw a body punch but Mack avoids it by throwing Bodybag back against the cage.
Bodybag has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Mack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bodybag presses Mack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bodybag swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mack blocks an uppercut.
Mack working hard to break the clinch.
Bodybag has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Bodybag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bodybag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bodybag misses with some punches.
Bodybag misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bodybag scores with a nice short uppercut.
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.
Bodybag softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bodybag throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mack.
Bodybag throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bodybag keeps control of Mack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mack blocking some punches.
Alex Mack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bodybag.
Bodybag throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macks head.
Bodybag can't find room to land a body shot as Mack controls the action.
Bodybag fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bodybag misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bodybag struggles to land a body shot inside as Mack controls his hands.
Mack tries to break the clinch but Bodybag is controlling the position.
Bodybag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bodybag works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bodybag fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bodybag throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodybag struggles to land a body shot inside as Mack controls his hands.
Bodybag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mack blocking some punches.
Mack prevents a body shot from Bodybag.
Bodybag tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mack's elbow.
Mack prevents a body shot from Bodybag.
Bodybag misses with a punch on the inside.
Bodybag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bodybag misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bodybag has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Bodybag lands a nice uppercut.
Mack breaks from the clinch.
Bodybag throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bodybag wants to clinch
and Mack counters with a straight right hand.
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.
Mack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Mack.
Bodybag misses with a straight right.
Bodybag looks to clinch
and Mack counters with a good low kick that Bodybag was not able to check.
Mack throws a body punch but Bodybag moves out of range.
Bodybag moves away from the strike by Mack.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bodybag.
Johnny Bodybag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mack jabs Bodybag to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bodybag is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mack.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bodybag showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mack 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Mack!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Herbstreit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Tome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herbstreit kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Herb Alpert - Street Life. The key to victory for Chad Herbstreit has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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221 lbs
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chad Herbstreit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Tome!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tome avoids the body shot from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit takes a swing at Tome's ribcage but misses.
Tome lands a glancing blow to the side of Herbstreit's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Herbstreit. Tome does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tome looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tome misses with a looping left.
Tome gets tackled into the cage by Herbstreit. Herbstreit maintains the clinch.
Tome lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Herbstreit or not.
Tome taking a breather.
Herbstreit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tome misses with a body punch.
Herbstreit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herbstreit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tome tries to throw a body punch but Herbstreit avoids it by throwing Tome back against the cage.
Herbstreit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tome or not.
Tome tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Herbstreit lands a shot to the body.
Herbstreit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Herbstreit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Herbstreit is working Tome over against the cage.
Tome looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tome is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A left hand lands to the body for Herbstreit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herbstreit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herbstreit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tome.
Tome's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Herbstreit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tome goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tome goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Herbstreit prevents a body shot from Tome.
A right hook to the body lands for Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herbstreit pushes Tome back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herbstreit tries to throw a body punch but Tome avoids it by throwing Herbstreit back against the cage.
Herbstreit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tome tries to work over Herbstreit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tome tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Tome - that landed with a thud.
Herbstreit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tome.
Tome trying to stall but Herbstreit improves his position.
A short body shot lands from Herbstreit as the two fighters clinch.
Herbstreit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit is working Tome over against the cage.
Herbstreit cracks Tome with a nice body shot.
Tome blocks a body shot from Herbstreit.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit cracks Tome with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Herbstreit.
Nice body punch from Herbstreit - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Herbstreit.
A short right from Herbstreit on the inside.
Herbstreit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tomes head.
A right hand to the body from Herbstreit.
A left hand lands to the body for Herbstreit.
A short right from Herbstreit on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Herbstreit.
Tome misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herbstreit scores with a hook to the body.
Herbstreit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Herbstreit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Herbstreit lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Herbstreit lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Herbstreit.
Tome blocks a body shot from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Herbstreit.
A right handed body shot lands from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a nice shot to the body.
Herbstreit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herbstreit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Herbstreit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tome misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Herbstreit lands with a short shot to the head.
Herbstreit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Herbstreit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tome or not.
Herbstreit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Herbstreit scores with a hook to the body.
Herbstreit lands a shot to the body.
Herbstreit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tome's elbow.
Herbstreit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tome or not.
Herbstreit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Herbstreit lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tome prevents a body shot from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a hook that snaps the head of Tome backwards.
Herbstreit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tome backwards.
Herbstreit is leaning against Tome and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herbstreit digs a right hand underneath Tome's ribcage. Tome let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Herbstreit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Herbstreit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Herbstreit lands a body punch.
Herbstreit digs a right hand into Tome's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tome's gas tank.
Herbstreit tries to throw a body punch but Tome avoids it by throwing Herbstreit back against the cage.
Herbstreit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tome backwards.
Herbstreit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Herbstreit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Herbstreit misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Herbstreit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Herbstreit digs a right hand underneath Tome's ribcage. Tome let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Herbstreit is leaning against Tome and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Herbstreit lands a shoulder strike.
Herbstreit lands a body punch.
Tome is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Herbstreit is keeping busy.
Herbstreit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herbstreit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Herbstreit presses Tome against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Herbstreit.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good body shot from Herbstreit.
Nice body punch from Herbstreit - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Herbstreit dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tome keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tome scores with a punch to the head.
Herbstreit looks to score with a jab to the body but Tome is just out of range.
Herbstreit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tome manages to avoid it.
Tome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Herbstreit.
Tome misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Herbstreit misses the target.
Herbstreit misses with a body shot.
Herbstreit dodges the punch combination from Tome.
Tome swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herbstreit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tome was well out of range. Poor timing from Herbstreit.
Tome takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tome is breathing heavily.
Herbstreit clinches up with Tome and pushes him back against the cage.
Tome takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Herbstreit.
Tome blocks a body shot from Herbstreit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herbstreit digs a right hand underneath Tome's ribcage. Tome let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Herbstreit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tome swings wildly with an uppercut but Herbstreit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herbstreit cracks Tome with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Herbstreit.
A left hand lands to the body for Herbstreit.
A right hand to the body from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a shot to the body.
Herbstreit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Herbstreit tries to throw a body punch but Tome avoids it by throwing Herbstreit back against the cage.
Herbstreit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tome prevents a body shot from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit struggles to land a body shot inside as Tome controls his hands.
Tome misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tome fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Herbstreit.
Tome struggles to land a body shot inside as Herbstreit controls his hands.
Herbstreit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Herbstreit lands a nice uppercut.
Herbstreit lands a nice shot to the body.
Herbstreit lands a body shot.
Herbstreit is leaning against Tome and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herbstreit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Herbstreit digs a right hand into Tome's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tome's gas tank.
Herbstreit is leaning against Tome and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herbstreit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tome backwards.
Tome takes a shot to the head.
Herbstreit works on Tome's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Herbstreit.
Tome's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tome misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tome looking to slow down the pace here.
Herbstreit presses Tome against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tome misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Herbstreit struggles to land a body shot inside as Tome controls his hands.
Herbstreit lands a nice shot to the body.
Herbstreit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Herbstreit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herbstreit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herbstreit is leaning against Tome and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Herbstreit.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Herbstreit.
Good body shot from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Herbstreit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herbstreit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Herbstreit lands a nice shot to the body.
Herbstreit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tome.
A right hook to the body lands for Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tome tries to work over Herbstreit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tome's elbow.
Herbstreit works on Tome's body with a couple of short punches.
Herbstreit lands with a left to the head.
Herbstreit lands a hook that snaps the head of Tome backwards.
Tome tries a body shot but Herbstreit blocks it.
Tome misses with a body punch.
Tome blocks a body shot from Herbstreit.
A right handed body shot lands from Herbstreit.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herbstreit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herbstreit pushes Tome back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herbstreit lands a right hand.
Herbstreit scores with a hook to the body.
Herbstreit is working Tome over against the cage.
Herbstreit digs a right hand into Tome's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tome's gas tank.
Herbstreit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tome tries to work over Herbstreit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Herbstreit as the two fighters clinch.
Herbstreit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Herbstreit misses with a body punch.
Herbstreit cracks Tome with a nice body shot.
Herbstreit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tome or not.
Tome goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Herbstreit presses Tome against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Herbstreit lands a body punch.
Herbstreit can't find room to land a body shot as Tome controls the action.
Herbstreit misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herbstreit works on Tome's body with a couple of short punches.
Herbstreit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Herbstreit presses Tome against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tome can do to turn this around?
Herbstreit scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Herbstreit dominated that second round.
That's time! Herbstreit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Herbstreit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tome, pushing him back against the cage.
Tome tries to work over Herbstreit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tome misses with a punch on the inside.
Tome trying to stall but Herbstreit improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Herbstreit.
Tome tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herbstreit's elbow.
Herbstreit misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Herbstreit.
Tome is looking to control Herbstreit's arms but Herbstreit gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tome has his back to the cage.
Herbstreit lands with a right to the head.
Tome misses with a body punch.
Herbstreit pushes Tome back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tome blocks a body shot from Herbstreit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Herbstreit.
A short body shot lands from Herbstreit as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Herbstreit.
Tome takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Herbstreit works on Tome's body with a couple of short punches.
Herbstreit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chad Herbstreit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Herbstreit as the two fighters clinch.
Herbstreit presses Tome against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Herbstreit cracks Tome with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Herbstreit.
Herbstreit digs a right hand into Tome's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tome's gas tank.
Herbstreit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tome backwards.
Herbstreit cracks Tome with a nice body shot.
Herbstreit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herbstreit lands a shoulder strike.
Herbstreit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tome.
Herbstreit pushes Tome back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a shot to the body.
Herbstreit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tome or not.
Herbstreit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herbstreit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herbstreit lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Herbstreit.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a body punch.
Herbstreit gets through Tome's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herbstreit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Herbstreit scores with a shoulder strike.
Marcos Tome has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herbstreit blocks a body shot from Tome.
Herbstreit prevents a body shot from Tome.
Herbstreit digs a right hand underneath Tome's ribcage. Tome let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Herbstreit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Herbstreit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herbstreit lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Herbstreit.
Nice body punch from Herbstreit - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tome tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herbstreit's elbow.
Tome's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Herbstreit pushes Tome back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herbstreit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Herbstreit.
A body shot lands from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit works on Tome's body with a couple of short punches.
Herbstreit is leaning against Tome and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Herbstreit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Herbstreit is working Tome over against the cage.
A short right from Herbstreit on the inside.
Herbstreit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Herbstreit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herbstreit is working Tome over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Herbstreit.
Herbstreit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tome prevents a body shot from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit blocks a body shot from Tome.
Tome tries a body shot but Herbstreit blocks it.
Herbstreit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Herbstreit lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Herbstreit lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit digs a right hand underneath Tome's ribcage. Tome let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Herbstreit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tome backwards.
Herbstreit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tome misses with some punches.
Herbstreit cracks Tome with a nice body shot.
Herbstreit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Herbstreit lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Herbstreit on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Herbstreit on the inside.
Herbstreit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Herbstreit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Herbstreit tries to work over Tome's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Herbstreit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Herbstreit - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Herbstreit.
Tome misses with a body punch.
Herbstreit cracks Tome with a nice body shot.
Herbstreit lands with a right to the head.
Herbstreit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Herbstreit lands a nice uppercut.
Herbstreit tries a body shot but Tome blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Herbstreit as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit blocks a body shot from Tome.
A short body shot lands from Herbstreit as the two fighters clinch.
Herbstreit lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Herbstreit.
Nice body punch from Herbstreit.
A short left from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Herbstreit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tome backwards.
Herbstreit lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Herbstreit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Herbstreit 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Herbstreit!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Brannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Potemkin Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Brannigan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Potemkin Buster's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Brannigan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Potemkin Buster!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brannigan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brannigan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buster moves out of range of the strikes.
Brannigan tries to clinch but Buster moves out of range.
Buster moves out of range of the body kick from Brannigan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brannigan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brannigan throws a wild body kick that Buster sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buster fails with a takedown attempt.
Brannigan throws a solid leg kick but Buster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brannigan.
Buster dives in and grabs Brannigan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brannigan pushes down on Buster's head and hops out.
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.
Brannigan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brannigan wants it to stay on the feet.
Alex Brannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Potemkin Buster.
Brannigan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Buster is out of range.
Buster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brannigan wants to clinch.
Buster moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan doesn't manage to clinch there - Buster circles away.
Brannigan is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Buster misses its intended target.
Brannigan stuffs the takedown attempt from Buster. Buster gets slowly back to his feet.
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.
Buster shoots for a double leg takedown but Brannigan sprawls well. He's pushed Buster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Buster checks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Brannigan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brannigan throws a lazy right hand but Buster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Brannigan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brannigan throws a push kick but Buster slaps the foot to one side.
Buster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brannigan is looking to clinch but Buster is avoiding it.
Brannigan moves in looking to clinch but Buster pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brannigan. Buster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brannigan scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brannigan pinned against the cage. Brannigan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brannigan is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brannigan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Buster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alex Brannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Potemkin Buster.
Brannigan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brannigan scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan is looking to clinch but Buster is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buster. Brannigan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brannigan is looking to score with low kicks.
Buster shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brannigan's guard.
Buster drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Buster jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brannigan pushes Buster off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan throws out a leg kick but Buster moves out of range and Brannigan only half commits.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Buster.
Brannigan takes a swing at Buster's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Brannigan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Buster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brannigan is fending him off so far but Buster persists. Nope, Brannigan circles away and we're back to standing.
Buster scores with a takedown into Brannigan's guard.
Brannigan working a defensive guard here.
Buster 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.
Brannigan being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buster wants to control from the top but Brannigan keeps moving.
Brannigan looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Buster trying to control the position from guard on top but Brannigan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buster preventing the sweep.
Buster trying to control but Brannigan is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Potemkin Buster was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Buster changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brannigan tries to avoid it but Buster manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brannigan to the ground. Brannigan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Buster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Buster looks for a takedown but Brannigan sprawls well.
Alex Brannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Potemkin Buster.
Brannigan tried to score with a low kick but Buster checks it.
Brannigan misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan just misses with a punch to the body.
Buster throws an overhand right that lands on Brannigan's shoulder, as Brannigan tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Buster shoots in looking for a takedown. Brannigan tries to sprawl out of it but Buster keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brannigan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brannigan feints and then cracks Buster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buster down.
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.
Buster thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brannigan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buster blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Brannigan clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Brannigan misses the target.
Buster shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brannigan's guard.
Buster trying to control but Brannigan is working from the bottom.
Buster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brannigan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buster wants to control from the top but Brannigan keeps moving.
Brannigan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Buster controls the pace.
Brannigan 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.
Buster looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Potemkin Buster wasn't active enough on the ground.
Buster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No luck for Buster with that takedown attempt.
Brannigan moves in looking to clinch but Buster pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brannigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brannigan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buster throws out the jab.
Buster shoots for a double leg takedown but Brannigan sprawls well. He's pushed Buster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brannigan wants to clinch up but Buster keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan tries to clinch there but Buster circles away.
Buster throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brannigan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brannigan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Buster gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brannigan counters with a right hand to the body.
Alex Brannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Potemkin Buster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buster shoots in for a double leg but Brannigan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brannigan throws a leg kick but Buster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brannigan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brannigan throws a leg kick but Buster sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buster shoots in for a double leg but Brannigan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Alex Brannigan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brannigan is looking to clinch but Buster is avoiding it.
Brannigan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buster manages to avoid it.
Brannigan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buster shoots and misses
and Brannigan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brannigan is looking to wear down Buster with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brannigan throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buster with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brannigan counters with a leg kick.
Buster is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A clash of legs there as Buster blocks the low kick.
Brannigan tries to clinch there but Buster circles away.
Buster fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alex Brannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Potemkin Buster.
Brannigan tries to clinch up but Buster circles away and keeps his distance.
Alex Brannigan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan is looking to clinch.
Brannigan gets a clinch.
Brannigan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brannigan.
It looks like Potemkin Buster has been cut.
Brannigan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Buster blocks the elbow strike.
Buster jumps guard but Brannigan stands there with Buster around his waist. Buster gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buster drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buster drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brannigan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brannigan gets underhooks to prevent Buster's takedown attempt.
Brannigan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Buster is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Buster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buster avoids a wild elbow strike from Brannigan.
Buster drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brannigan is pressed up against the cage. Buster has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brannigan down to the mat. Brannigan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brannigan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Potemkin Buster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Buster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brannigan throws out the jab.
Buster moves out of range of the leg kick from Brannigan.
Buster shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Brannigan wants to control but Buster is having none of it.
Brannigan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Buster on the ground.
Buster landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Brannigan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brannigan, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Brannigan!
Alex Brannigan is the new light heavyweight champion!
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