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Challengers 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Merra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernest Michael Gammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oscar Merra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Michael Gammon!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gammon shoots for a takedown but Merra saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Merra swats away the attempt to clinch by Gammon.
Merra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gammon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Merra counters with a two punch combo.
Merra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gammon.
Horrible takedown by Gammon or perhaps it was just good defense by Merra which made him look bad.
Merra tries to bum rush Gammon with a series of wild strikes but Gammon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gammon misses with a body kick.
Gammon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Merra throws a series of strikes that have Gammon backpedaling.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gammon!
It looks like Oscar Merra has been cut.
Oscar Merra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Merra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gammon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Merra counters with a three punch combo that has Gammon backing up. Gammon nods at Merra to acknowledge the strikes.
Gammon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Merra.
No joy there for Merra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Merra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Merra wants it to stay on the feet.
Oscar Merra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernest Michael Gammon.
Gammon throws a combination that misses
and Merra counters with a three punch combo that has Gammon backing up. Gammon nods at Merra to acknowledge the strikes.
Gammon tries to clinch there but Merra circles away.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Merra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gammon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Merra avoids it really well and circles away.
Merra takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gammon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Merra is fending him off so far but Gammon persists. Nope, Merra circles away and we're back to standing.
Gammon looks gassed!
Merra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gammon throws a combination that misses
and Merra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gammon throws a combination that misses
and Merra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merra fails to land with a series of punches.
Merra misses the shot to the body.
Gammon misses with a looping right.
Gammon shoots in for a takedown but Merra shows good takedown defense.
A shot to de liver by Merra. Beautiful body shot.
Gammon slips a jab and a cross from Merra.
Merra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gammon slips a jab and a cross from Merra.
Gammon tries to clinch there but Merra circles away.
Merra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Merra misses with a few strikes there.
Merra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gammon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Merra.
Merra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Merra throws a right and a left that Gammon avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gammon slips a jab and a cross from Merra.
Merra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gammon wants to clinch up but Merra keeps it at a distance.
Merra scores with a three punch combo!
Merra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gammon tries to clinch up.
Merra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gammon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ernest Michael Gammon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gammon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Merra.
Merra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gammon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Merra throws a right hand that Gammon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gammon also avoids with ease.
Merra throws a series of punches but Gammon moves out of range.
Merra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Merra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Merra swinging wilding here.
Gammon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Merra counters with a stiff right hand.
Merra misses with a few strikes there.
Merra's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Merra duly obliges.
Gammon moves in looking to clinch but Merra pushes him off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gammon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Merra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch but Merra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Merra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Merra misses with a wild combination.
Merra is working the combinations to good effect here.
Merra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gammon circles away quickly and effectively.
Gammon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gammon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Merra swivels and escapes.
Merra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Merra misses with the combination.
Gammon dodges the punch combination from Merra.
Merra misses with a wild combination.
Merra scores with a nice head shot.
Merra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gammon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Merra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's eight 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.
Merra misses with a double jab.
Merra is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Merra throws a series of punches but Gammon moves out of range.
Merra throws a right hand that Gammon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gammon also avoids with ease.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Merra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Merra fails to land with a series of punches.
Gammon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Merra counters with a series of strikes. Gammon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Merra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Merra tries to bum rush Gammon with a series of wild strikes but Gammon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Merra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Merra throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Merra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Merra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Merra misses with a series of wild punches.
Gammon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gammon is trying desperately to land a takedown but Merra is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gammon.
Merra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gammon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Merra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gammon's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Merra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Merra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Merra misses with the combination.
Gammon throws a combination that misses
and Merra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gammon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gammon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Merra as he jumps to the side.
Gammon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Merra counters with a stiff right hand.
Merra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gammon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gammon is looking to clinch but Merra is avoiding it.
Gammon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Merra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gammon misses with a hook.
Merra throws a nice looking combination but Gammon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gammon is breathing heavily.
Merra lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Merra.
It looks like Ernest Michael Gammon has been cut.
Merra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Merra keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Merra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Merra as Gammon shoots in.
Merra lands a two punch combo.
Merra lands a body shot.
Gammon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Merra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merra misses with a double jab.
Merra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gammon circles away quickly and effectively.
Merra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Merra throws a right hand that Gammon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gammon also avoids with ease.
Merra misses with a two punch combination.
Merra throws a series of punches but Gammon avoids them all with ease.
Merra fails to land with a series of punches.
Gammon throws a combination that misses
and Merra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gammon doesn't manage to clinch there - Merra circles away.
Merra looks to land a combination but Gammon avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gammon circles away quickly and effectively.
Merra staying out of range there.
Merra throws a right and a left that Gammon avoids nicely.
Merra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Merra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gammon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gammon misses with an uppercut. Merra saw that one coming.
Merra throws a series of punches but Gammon moves out of range.
Gammon slips a jab and a cross from Merra.
Merra misses with the combination.
Oscar Merra is winning the standup battle so far.
Merra misses with a double jab.
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.
Gammon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Merra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gammon wants to clinch up but Merra keeps it at a distance.
Gammon misses with a body shot
and Merra counters with a left and a right that stings Gammon.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Merra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Merra scores with a nice strike.
Gammon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gammon throws a combination that misses
and Merra counters with a nice uppercut.
Merra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Merra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gammon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oscar Merra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Merra.
Merra swinging wilding here.
Merra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gammon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Merra.
Merra throws a nice looking combination but Gammon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Merra misses with a few strikes there.
That's six 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.
Merra moves away from the strike by Gammon.
Merra scores with a nice strike.
Merra misses with a double jab.
Merra swats away the attempt to clinch by Gammon.
A punch combination from Merra misses.
Merra misses with a series of wild punches.
Merra misses with a series of wild punches.
Merra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gammon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gammon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Merra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A left lands for Merra.
Merra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Merra tries to bum rush Gammon with a series of wild strikes but Gammon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gammon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gammon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gammon dodges the punch combination from Merra.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gammon walks into a left hand.
Merra cracks a nice hook into Gammon's ribs.
Merra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Merra looks to land a combination but Gammon avoids it well.
Merra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Merra misses with the combination.
Merra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Merra misses with the combination.
Gammon tries to clinch there but Merra circles away.
Merra throws a series of punches but Gammon avoids them all with ease.
Gammon throws a combination that misses
and Merra counters with a series of strikes. Gammon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ernest Michael Gammon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Merra throws a right and a left that Gammon avoids nicely.
Merra scores with a three punch combo!
Gammon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Merra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Merra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Merra 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Oscar Merra!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Oscar Merra!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Oscar Merra!
Oscar Merra wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Wheel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Sullivan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Wheel's chin.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Wheel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheel tries to clinch up but Sullivan circles away and keeps his distance.
Wheel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sullivan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wheel is thwarting Sullivan's attempts to control the position.
Sullivan wants to improve his position but Wheel is controlling well.
Sullivan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sullivan tries to strike from the bottom.
Wheel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wheel wants to stand but Sullivan is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wheel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sullivan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sullivan is looking to sinch up a triangle. Wheel throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sullivan's body to avoid the submission. Sullivan has instead reached around Wheel's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sullivan arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Sullivan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between dan rovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andersen Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rovi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, REAL. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, dan rovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andersen Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rovi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Koscheck did well to prevent rovi getting side control.
rovi is controlling the pace.
Koscheck won't allow rovi to pass to mount.
Koscheck pushes rovi off looking to stand but rovi dives back in and keeps control.
rovi wants to pass to mount but Koscheck is defending the position.
rovi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Koscheck is trying to stand up here but rovi is controlling him well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Koscheck has his hands clasped together around rovi's back. He's all about the action.
Koscheck throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koscheck has his takedown stuffed
and rovi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Koscheck's guard.
Koscheck lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for rovi!
That's one minute gone in the round.
rovi blocking the ground and pound.
Koscheck misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Koscheck can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as rovi is looking to escape.
rovi is looking to get to half guard.
Koscheck punching from mount but rovi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Koscheck looking to finish with strikes here!
Koscheck scoring with strikes but rovi is staying in there.
rovi is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Koscheck throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
rovi wants to control but Koscheck is having none of it.
rovi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Koscheck.
Koscheck looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
rovi can't escape the position.
Koscheck looking to control but rovi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
rovi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koscheck throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
rovi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koscheck throws some wild stikes that rovi manages to avoid easily.
Koscheck goes for an armbar but rovi turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from rovi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rovi tries to free his leg and advance position but Koscheck is retaining full guard.
rovi is breathing heavily.
Koscheck will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
rovi trying to control but Koscheck is working from the bottom.
rovi tries to free his leg and advance position but Koscheck is retaining full guard.
Koscheck is looking to stand up but rovi isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
rovi stopping the sweep attempt from Koscheck.
rovi is pushing down on Koscheck's leg trying to pass to half guard. Koscheck is fighting to maintain full guard but rovi has managed to sneak the leg through.
rovi prevents Koscheck from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
rovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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.
rovi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Koscheck is staying active underneath rovi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Koscheck is trying to control but can't.
Koscheck is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
rovi is trying to control. Koscheck wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Koscheck regains full guard. Nicely done.
Koscheck is trying to control the position but rovi postures up.
Koscheck lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for rovi!
rovi tries to reverse the position but Koscheck maintains control.
Koscheck throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck looking to control but rovi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Koscheck is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but rovi is surviving well by controlling Koscheck's body position as best he can.
Koscheck tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koscheck can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as rovi is looking to escape.
Koscheck is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Koscheck thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's six 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.
A nice elbow there by Koscheck.
Koscheck controlling from mount.
Koscheck looking to ground and pound but rovi is blocking nicely.
Koscheck throwing strikes here but rovi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Koscheck cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Koscheck controlling from mount.
Koscheck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Koscheck controlling his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Andersen Koscheck just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koscheck misses with a wild combination.
Koscheck fails with the takedown
and rovi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Koscheck punching from the bottom.
Koscheck looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koscheck wants to improve his position but rovi is controlling well.
Koscheck wants to get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck gets back to full guard.
rovi preventing the sweep.
rovi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Koscheck is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Koscheck has escaped and now he's on top!
Koscheck wants to control from the top but rovi keeps moving.
Koscheck tries to free his leg and advance position but rovi is retaining full guard.
Koscheck trying to control but rovi is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
rovi keeping full guard, as Koscheck tries to pass.
Koscheck must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
rovi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koscheck is one step ahead there.
Koscheck advances to half guard.
rovi is trying to maintain the position but Koscheck is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koscheck scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like dan rovi has been cut.
Koscheck thows a leg kick but rovi checks it
and rovi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
dan rovi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on dan rovi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Koscheck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Koscheck or perhaps it was just good defense by rovi which made him look bad.
Koscheck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and rovi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Koscheck!
Koscheck is trying to escape the mount.
Koscheck sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Koscheck is looking to control rovi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Koscheck avoid being mounted?
rovi wants to free his trapped foot but Koscheck is holding on for dear life with his legs.
rovi seems to be working for a kimura but Koscheck defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck trying to control but rovi postures up.
Koscheck is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but rovi is staying active.
Koscheck is looking to escape.
Koscheck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Koscheck trying to keep a closed guard but rovi is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koscheck closes the distance but rovi moves to the side
and rovi counters by moving into the clinch.
Koscheck pulls rovi into guard.
rovi looking to pass the guard.
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.
rovi won't allow Koscheck to sweep him here.
rovi won't allow Koscheck to get back to his feet.
Koscheck throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
rovi stopping the sweep attempt from Koscheck.
Koscheck thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koscheck scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Koscheck fails with the takedown.
dan rovi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andersen Koscheck.
Koscheck shoots for a double leg takedown but rovi sprawls well. He's pushed Koscheck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rovi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Koscheck is trying to stand back up but rovi is controlling him
Koscheck trying to control here.
Koscheck wants to improve his position but rovi is controlling well.
rovi is controlling the pace.
Koscheck won't allow rovi to pass to mount.
Koscheck wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koscheck manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koscheck keeping moving, preventing rovi from controlling successfully.
rovi won't allow Koscheck to get back to his feet.
Koscheck thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Koscheck looking for a guillotine here but rovi defends easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koscheck gets caught flat footed, as rovi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Koscheck throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
rovi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koscheck's head.
Koscheck throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
rovi drops back looking for a leg! Koscheck is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koscheck manages to kick rovi off! rovi jumps back into Koscheck's guard.
rovi preventing the sweep.
rovi trying to move into half guard but instead Koscheck has managed to sweep!
Koscheck trying to control but rovi is working from the bottom.
Koscheck slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
rovi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
rovi keeping moving, preventing Koscheck from controlling successfully.
dan rovi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koscheck tries to clinch there but rovi circles away.
Koscheck wants to clinch up but rovi keeps it at a distance.
Koscheck shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koscheck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Koscheck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and rovi counters with a single leg into guard. Koscheck didn't expect that.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck looking for a sweep. Not yet Koscheck, not yet.
Koscheck is looking to stand up but rovi isn't so interested in that idea.
Koscheck trying to keep a closed guard but rovi is proving a slippery customer.
Koscheck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
rovi trying to control but Koscheck is working from the bottom.
Koscheck is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst rovi is controlling him.
Koscheck can't keep his opponent in guard - rovi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
rovi is working for a kimura but Koscheck is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koscheck scores with a decent looking hook.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koscheck with a poor takedown
and rovi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by rovi.
rovi looking to pass the guard.
rovi is working hard here to advance position.
rovi prevents Koscheck from getting back to his feet.
rovi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Koscheck looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Koscheck looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Koscheck!
Koscheck is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt rovi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
rovi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Koscheck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Koscheck controls the position from side control.
Koscheck decides to stand back up. Koscheck steps back and let's rovi get back to his feet.
Koscheck looks to land a combination but rovi avoids it well.
Koscheck has his takedown stuffed
and rovi counters with a takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
dan rovi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think rovi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for dan rovi!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for dan rovi!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for dan rovi!
dan rovi wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ross The Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giles Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giles Edwards is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross The Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giles Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards shoots in and drives through. The Boss sprawls well.
The Boss shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Edwards tries to roll over but The Boss keeps him under control.
Edwards is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Edwards on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Boss scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Boss escapes and gets back to his feet.
Edwards has his takedown stuffed
and The Boss counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Edwards is rocked!
The Boss gets to his feet. Edwards looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Edwards is still on wobbly legs! Can The Boss finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Boss.
Edwards seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Boss throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
The Boss gets a takedown into half guard.
The Boss stands up and beckons Edwards to join him on the feet.
Ross The Boss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Boss throws a series of punches but Edwards moves out of range.
The Boss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Boss throws a looping overhand right but Edwards ducks down to avoid it.
The Boss tries to bum rush Edwards with a series of wild strikes but Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edwards with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Boss counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ross The Boss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giles Edwards.
The Boss seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The Boss looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Edwards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The Boss is looking to take a break and control but Edwards is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from The Boss there.
The Boss stands up from half guard.
The Boss with a poor takedown
and Edwards counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Boss's guard now.
Edwards must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Boss is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Boss is looking to sweep but instead, Edwards has passed into half guard.
The Boss looks like he's trying to stand up.
Edwards trying to mount his opponent but The Boss defends it.
The Boss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
The Boss makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The Boss wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Boss shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Boss showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The Boss not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Boss tries to stand but can't do so whilst Edwards controls his leg.
The Boss trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The Boss prevents Edwards from improving his position.
The Boss gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The Boss wants to clinch up but Edwards keeps it at a distance.
Edwards swats away the attempt to clinch by The Boss.
The Boss throws a jab when Edwards was well out of range.
That's six 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.
The Boss shoots in for a double leg but Edwards sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Boss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Boss pulls guard effortlessly.
The Boss is looking to stand up but Edwards isn't so interested in that idea.
The Boss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Boss wants to stand but Edwards is controlling the position.
The Boss is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Boss pushes Edwards off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's eight 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.
The Boss shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Boss showed some decent athleticism there.
The Boss decides to stand and escape the position.
Edwards is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Boss misses with a wild body shot.
The Boss lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Edwards backs up against the ropes.
The Boss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Edwards decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Boss's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Boss has his foot on Edwards's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Edwards works his way back into a safe position though.
The Boss is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Boss manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Edwards manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross The Boss dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The Boss darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Edwards manages to get to full guard.
The Boss wanted to stand there but Edwards had control of the position.
The Boss decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Edwards, up you get!
Ross The Boss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Boss drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The Boss decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nice sprawl there from Edwards as The Boss shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Boss shoots for a takedown but Edwards saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Boss throws a combination that misses
and Edwards counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Boss is pulling down on Edwards's head to control his posture.
The Boss is looking to stand up but Edwards isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards preventing the sweep.
The Boss might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Boss is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Boss looking for subs off his back but Edwards has passed one foot through into half guard.
The Boss trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Boss preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The Boss trying to control from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Boss gets full guard.
The Boss wants to stand but Edwards is controlling the position.
That's six 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.
The Boss lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Edwards!
The Boss looking to control but Edwards is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Boss lands a heavy elbow.
Ross The Boss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Boss working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by The Boss.
Edwards is looking to improve his position but The Boss isn't that keen on the idea.
The Boss unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Edwards wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! The Boss celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross The Boss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craig Regan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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146 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Craig Regan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicky Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regan feints and as Lloyd raises his hands in defense, Regan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lloyd is trying to control the position but Regan postures up.
Regan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A head kick misses from Regan.
Regan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lloyd is rocked!
Lloyd tries to bench press Regan off him but Regan keeps the position.
Regan lands a few punches from side control.
Lloyd is still in real trouble! Can Regan finish him?
Regan has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lloyd is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Regan yanks on the arm and Lloyd is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Regan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Craig Regan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Fenomeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeuss Balmuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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283 lbs
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274 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Fenomeno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zeuss Balmuda!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Balmuda as Fenomeno shoots in.
Fenomeno shoots for a takedown but Balmuda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fenomeno will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Fenomeno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balmuda avoids the body shot from Fenomeno.
Balmuda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fenomeno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fenomeno shoots in looking for a takedown. Balmuda tries to sprawl out of it but Fenomeno keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Balmuda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fenomeno fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Balmuda sprawls well initially but Fenomeno persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Balmuda is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Fenomeno is tapping! Great win for Balmuda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zeuss Balmuda!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between RIZZLA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elephant Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RIZZLA could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Elephant Man's chin.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, RIZZLA !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elephant Man!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
has a takedown stuffed.
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from . gets slowly back to his feet.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
with a lazy takedown attempt
and Man counters with a shoot takedown. fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RIZZLA . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man is looking to work some ground and pound but has wrist control.
keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Man wanted to stand there but had control of the position.
wriggles free and stands up.
Man shoots for a takedown but saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Man shoots in for a takedown but shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
A bit of stalling here from .
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Man tries to break the clinch but is controlling the position.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Man can't break the clinch.
changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Man fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Man misses with a takedown
and counters with a nice double leg into side control. Man won't be happy with that.
has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Man is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. yanks on the arm and Man is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). RIZZLA !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Mario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luke English!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Mario!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mario looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
English lands a left and a right that send Mario crashing to the mat, dazed. English thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Mario Mario has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
English looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mario clinches up against the ropes.
English pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
English closes the distance and clinches up with Mario, looking for a takedown. English pushes Mario against the ropes but Mario circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mario should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
English will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke English. That's going to take a lot out of him.
English fails with a takedown attempt.
Mario tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but English paws at him with a jab and circles away.
English shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
English punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mario tries to hold on but English postures up.
A nice elbow there by English.
Mario tries to lock up and control but English gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by English.
That's one minute gone in the round.
English drops a big elbow. That's hurt Mario! More shots from English and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke English!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Ruaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Tulley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruaz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Unborn - Tupac. Marcos Ruaz had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Ruaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Tulley!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruaz throws a head kick that misses.
Tulley stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruaz. Ruaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Tulley moves in looking to clinch but Ruaz pushes him off.
Ruaz misses with a head kick.
Ruaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Tulley.
Ruaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tulley counters with a three punch combo that has Ruaz backing up. Ruaz nods at Tulley to acknowledge the strikes.
Ruaz throws a head kick that misses
and Tulley counters by clinching up.
Knees to the body from Tulley.
Knees to the body from Tulley.
Ruaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tulley is pressed up against the ropes. Ruaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tulley down to the mat. Tulley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tulley wants to clinch up but Ruaz keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tulley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruaz throws a sloppy head kick
and Tulley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tulley.
Tulley lands a body punch.
Tulley stalling in the clinch but Ruaz improves position.
Ruaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Tulley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Ruaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tulley manages to break the clinch.
Ruaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tulley counters by moving into the clinch.
Ruaz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulley slows down the pace here.
Ruaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Tulley won't allow it.
Tulley breaks from the clinch.
Ruaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tulley leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Tulley lands a nice knee to the body.
Tulley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tulley instigates a clinch.
Tulley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tulley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Tulley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcos Ruaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruaz throws a head kick that misses
and Tulley counters with a two punch combo.
Tulley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tulley has closed the distance and engaged Ruaz in a clinch.
Tulley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tulley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruaz.
Ruaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tulley jumps guard but Ruaz stands there with Tulley around his waist. Tulley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tulley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamal Tulley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tulley drives through and clinches with Ruaz against the ropes.
Tulley breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Ruaz misses
and Tulley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tulley manages to break the clinch.
Ruaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruaz misses with a takedown attempt
letting Tulley counter with a right hand.
Ruaz throws a lazy head kick
and Tulley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tulley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tulley wants to get back to his feet but Ruaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ruaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Tulley is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulley wants to sweep here but Ruaz controlling him for the moment.
Tulley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ruaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruaz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tulley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tulley has escaped and now he's on top!
Ruaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tulley is looking to get back to is feet but Ruaz passes into side control.
An elbow from Ruaz crashes against the mat.
Tulley is trying to get back to his feet.
Ruaz landing strikes.
Ruaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ruaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ruaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulley is trying to control Ruaz's posture but Ruaz avoids it.
Tulley is looking to reverse the position.
Tulley manages to get back to half guard.
Ruaz working over Tulley with some ground and pound. Tulley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tulley is trying to maintain the position but Ruaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Ruaz wants to take a breather but Tulley is having none of it.
Ruaz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tulley is trying to get back to full guard.
Ruaz is looking to take a break and control but Tulley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruaz trying to pass the guard but Tulley defending well.
Ruaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ruaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Ruaz is working for a kimura but Tulley is defending it quite comfortably.
Tulley kicks Ruaz off and gets back to his feet.
That's six 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.
Tulley moves into range and clinches up with Ruaz.
Tulley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruaz is defending well for now.
Ruaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruaz wants a takedown.
Ruaz is looking to control Tulley's arms but Tulley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ruaz has his back to the ropes.
Tulley tries to pull guard but Ruaz holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tulley drops back down to his feet.
Tulley is pressed up against the ropes. Ruaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tulley down to the mat. Tulley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ruaz with a poor takedown
and Tulley counters with a left to the body.
Tulley clinches up with Ruaz and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tulley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ruaz blocks the elbow strike.
Ruaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tulley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruaz closes the distance but Tulley moves to the side
and Tulley counters by clinching up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ruaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tulley looking to stall.
Ruaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tulley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tulley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruaz is defending well for now.
Ruaz avoids the elbow strike from Tulley, against the ropes.
Ruaz wants a takedown.
Ruaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tulley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ruaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tulley just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Tulley blocking some punches.
Ruaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tulley manages to pull guard.
Tulley working a defensive guard here.
Ruaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tulley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruaz trying to control but Tulley is working from the bottom.
Tulley trying to keep a closed guard but Ruaz is proving a slippery customer.
Ruaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tulley wants to clinch up but Ruaz keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Ruaz misses
and Tulley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tulley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tulley.
Ruaz taking a breather.
Tulley jumps guard and drags Ruaz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ruaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Tulley has wrist control.
Ruaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tulley wants to get back to his feet but Ruaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ruaz stopping the sweep attempt from Tulley.
Ruaz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tulley tries to clinch there but Ruaz circles away.
Ruaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tulley drives through and clinches with Ruaz against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Tulley dominated that round.
That's time! Ruaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ruaz tests Tulley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruaz throws a sloppy head kick
and Tulley counters by clinching up.
Tulley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tulley lands with a left to the head.
Tulley pushes off an throws an elbow but Ruaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ruaz is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ruaz can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tulley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ruaz's brow.
Tulley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tulley looking to stall.
Tulley scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruaz jumps guard but Tulley stands there with Ruaz around his waist. Ruaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tulley lands a body shot.
Ruaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tulley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Ruaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tulley is pressed up against the ropes. Ruaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tulley down to the mat. Tulley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tulley avoids the head kick by Ruaz.
A head kick by Ruaz misses
and Tulley counters by clinching up.
Ruaz can't break the clinch.
Ruaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulley tries to stall but Ruaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ruaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Tulley.
Tulley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hook to the body lands for Tulley.
A left hand lands to the body for Tulley.
Ruaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jamal Tulley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tulley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tulley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ruaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ruaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Tulley has double underhooks.
Ruaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Tulley avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Tulley.
Ruaz looking for a takedown.
Tulley's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tulley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ruaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruaz is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Tulley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tulley effectively controlling the action here.
Tulley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulley trying to control the position but instead, Ruaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tulley into the ropes.
Tulley manages to break the clinch.
Ruaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Tulley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tulley.
Tulley breaks from the clinch.
Ruaz has his takedown stuffed
and Tulley counters by moving into the clinch.
Tulley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tulley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tulley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tulley instigates a clinch.
Tulley lands a nice elbow.
Ruaz gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ruaz wants to control from the top but Tulley keeps moving.
Ruaz working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulley is looking to stand up but Ruaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Ruaz 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.
Ruaz 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.
Ruaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tulley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tulley controls Ruaz momentarily but Ruaz frees himself.
Ruaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick by Ruaz misses
and Tulley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ruaz managing to block the knees to the body from Tulley.
Tulley scores with a shot to the side of Ruaz's head.
Tulley wants to stall.
Tulley is trying to break the clinch but Ruaz is controlling him.
Tulley is pressed up against the ropes. Ruaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tulley down to the mat. Tulley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ruaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Tulley is looking to clinch.
Ruaz throws a head kick that misses
and Tulley counters by clinching up.
Tulley stalling the fight.
Tulley trying to stall but Ruaz improves his position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tulley. Ruaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruaz darts in trying to clinch
and Tulley counters by clinching up.
Ruaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tulley is pressed up against the ropes. Ruaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tulley down to the mat. Tulley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ruaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tulley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tulley leaves Ruaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tulley tries to clinch up but Ruaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Tulley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ruaz counters by clinching up.
Tulley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ruaz breaks from the clinch.
Tulley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruaz, pushing him back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Tulley.
Ruaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tulley lands a nice elbow.
Ruaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tulley breaks from the clinch.
Tulley has Ruaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ruaz breaks from the clinch.
Tulley doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruaz circles away.
Ruaz tries to keep at a distance but Tulley has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Tulley.
Tulley manages to break the clinch.
Ruaz throws a sloppy head kick and Tulley moves out of range easily.
Tulley wants to clinch up but Ruaz keeps it at a distance.
Tulley wants to clinch but Ruaz slips to the side
and Ruaz counters with a leg kick.
Ruaz tries for a takedown but Tulley circles away easily
and Tulley moves into the clinch.
Ruaz is trying to break free.
Ruaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tulley walks away with a smile on his face. Ruaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ruaz throws a head kick that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tulley moves into range and clinches up with Ruaz.
Tulley manages to break the clinch.
Tulley moves away from the strike by Ruaz.
Ruaz tries for a takedown but Tulley circles away easily
and Tulley moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tulley.
Ruaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tulley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tulley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tulley tries to clinch up but Ruaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Marcos Ruaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tulley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tulley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ruaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruaz is trying to break the clinch but Tulley is controlling him.
Tulley missing with knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ruaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tulley avoids the head kick by Ruaz.
Tulley gets a clinch.
Tulley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruaz throws a wild body kick that Tulley sees coming a mile off.
Tulley tries to clinch up
and Ruaz moves into the clinch.
Tulley tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruaz avoids the damage to the body.
Ruaz tries to pull guard but Tulley won't allow it.
Tulley working Ruaz over with knees to the body.
Ruaz misses with an elbow strike.
Ruaz trying to land knees to the body.
Ruaz is trying to force a seperation but Tulley has the dominant position.
Ruaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruaz throws a nice head kick!
Tulley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marcos Ruaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ruaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Tulley moves into the clinch.
Tulley breaks from the clinch.
Ruaz throws a sloppy head kick and Tulley moves out of range easily.
Tulley is looking to clinch but Ruaz is avoiding it.
Tulley tries to clinch up
and Ruaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ruaz.
Tulley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tulley moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Tulley.
A frustrated look appears on Tulley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruaz throws a sloppy head kick and Tulley moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Tulley slams his shin into Ruaz's torso.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Tulley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tulley 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Jamal Tulley!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Jamal Tulley!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Jamal Tulley!
Jamal Tulley wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Yankee Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yankee Sullivan has chosen Fisticuffs as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Yankee Sullivan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Webb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Yankee Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Webb tries to clinch but Yankee Sullivan moves out of range.
Yankee Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webb tries to clinch but Yankee Sullivan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankee Sullivan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Webb.
Yankee Sullivan keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Yankee Sullivan.
Webb is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yankee Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yankee Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Webb wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankee Sullivan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yankee Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Webb doesn't manage to clinch there - Yankee Sullivan circles away.
Steven Webb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yankee Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yankee Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Webb lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like James Yankee Sullivan has been cut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Webb rushes Yankee Sullivan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Webb misses with a knee to the head.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Webb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yankee Sullivan tries to break the clinch but Webb is controlling the position.
Webb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yankee Sullivan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Webb misses with a knee strike.
Webb scores with a knee to the head.
Webb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yankee Sullivan's face.
Yankee Sullivan tries to circle away but Webb has him pinned against the ropes.
Webb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yankee Sullivan looks gassed!
Webb connects with a knee to the head.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but Yankee Sullivan blocks with his arms.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Webb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Webb has Yankee Sullivan pressed against the ropes, preventing Yankee Sullivan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but Yankee Sullivan blocks with his arms.
Webb prevents Yankee Sullivan from breaking the clinch.
Webb keeps control of Yankee Sullivan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Webb is controlling him.
Yankee Sullivan tries to circle away but Webb has him pinned against the ropes.
Yankee Sullivan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Webb prevents Yankee Sullivan from breaking the clinch.
Yankee Sullivan tries to break free but Webb pushes him back against the ropes.
Webb misses with a knee to the head.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Webb tries a knee to the head but Yankee Sullivan blocks it.
Webb prevents Yankee Sullivan from breaking the clinch.
Yankee Sullivan is looking to break free of the clinch but Webb has double underhooks.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to break free.
Webb prevents Yankee Sullivan from breaking the clinch.
Webb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but Yankee Sullivan blocks with his arms.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Webb is controlling him.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to force a seperation but Webb has the dominant position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Webb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Webb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Webb is controlling him.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yankee Sullivan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Yankee Sullivan working hard to break the clinch.
Yankee Sullivan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Webb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break free but Webb has control.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Webb connects with a knee to the head.
Yankee Sullivan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Webb misses with a knee strike.
Yankee Sullivan is looking to break free of the clinch but Webb has double underhooks.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Webb has him pressed against the ropes.
Webb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Webb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yankee Sullivan's efforts to push away.
Webb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yankee Sullivan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's eight 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.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Webb prevents Yankee Sullivan from breaking the clinch.
Yankee Sullivan can't break the clinch.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Webb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Yankee Sullivan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Webb misses with a knee to the head.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Webb is controlling him.
Webb keeps control of Yankee Sullivan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yankee Sullivan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Webb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Webb has Yankee Sullivan pressed against the ropes, preventing Yankee Sullivan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Webb is controlling him.
Webb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Webb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Webb is controlling him.
Webb unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Webb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break free but Webb has control.
Webb misses with a knee strike.
Webb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yankee Sullivan tries to break free but Webb pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Yankee Sullivan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Webb tries a knee to the head but Yankee Sullivan blocks it.
Yankee Sullivan wants to get back to striking at distance but Webb won't allow it.
Webb keeps control of Yankee Sullivan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yankee Sullivan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yankee Sullivan tries to break the clinch but Webb is controlling the position.
Webb misses with a knee to the head.
Yankee Sullivan has had enough of the clinch but Webb keeps him there for the moment.
Webb misses with a knee strike.
Webb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Webb prevents Yankee Sullivan from breaking the clinch.
Webb tries a knee to the head but Yankee Sullivan blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Webb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yankee Sullivan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yankee Sullivan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Webb has him pressed against the ropes.
Webb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yankee Sullivan wants to get back to striking at distance but Webb won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Webb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Yankee Sullivan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A left and a right from Yankee Sullivan both land. Nice combination.
Yankee Sullivan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Yankee Sullivan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yankee Sullivan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yankee Sullivan throws a lazy right hand but Webb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
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.
No joy there for Yankee Sullivan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Webb is looking to clinch but Yankee Sullivan is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Yankee Sullivan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb tries to clinch up.
Webb wants to clinch.
Webb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yankee Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yankee Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yankee Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Webb tries to clinch but Yankee Sullivan moves out of range.
Webb doesn't manage to clinch there - Yankee Sullivan circles away.
That's six 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.
Webb moves in looking to clinch but Yankee Sullivan pushes him off.
Yankee Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Webb tries to clinch up.
Webb wants to clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Webb tries a head kick but it misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yankee Sullivan misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Yankee Sullivan misses its intended target.
Webb wants to clinch up but Yankee Sullivan keeps it at a distance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yankee Sullivan throws a series of punches but Webb moves out of range.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yankee Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Webb tries to clinch up but Yankee Sullivan circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Webb lands a big head kick that sends Yankee Sullivan tumbling to the mat! Webb takes a step backwards and waves Yankee Sullivan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Webb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Yankee Sullivan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Webb is looking to clinch.
Webb tries to clinch there but Yankee Sullivan circles away.
Yankee Sullivan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steven Webb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yankee Sullivan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yankee Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Webb doesn't manage to clinch there - Yankee Sullivan circles away.
Webb tries to clinch but Yankee Sullivan moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yankee Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Webb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yankee Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Webb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yankee Sullivan throws a right and a left that both miss.
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.
Yankee Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Webb tries a head kick but it misses.
Yankee Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Webb lands a brutal head kick. Yankee Sullivan looks out on his feet and Webb throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Steven Webb!
Steven Webb retains his light heavyweight title!
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