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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frozen Tundra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machado has chosen Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frozen Tundra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Machado!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Tundra as Machado shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Machado.
Tundra misses the shot to the body.
Tundra leaves Machado with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frozen Tundra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Machado.
Machado tries for a takedown but Tundra sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Machado takes the fight into the clinch.
Machado is working for takedown but Tundra is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tundra tries to land knees in the clinch but Machado avoids the damage to the body.
Machado is trying to trip Tundra. He has hold of a leg but Tundra is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Machado persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Tundra keeping moving, preventing Machado from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tundra holds on and takes a little breather.
Machado stopping the sweep attempt from Tundra.
Machado postures up in Tundra's guard and throws a big left but Tundra blocks it.
Machado is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tundra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tundra wants to stand but Machado is controlling the position.
Machado wants to pass the guard but Tundra is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Machado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tundra.
Tundra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Machado looks gassed!
Tundra plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Fabricio Machado has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Tundra.
Good leg kick by Tundra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tundra throws a nice looking combination but Machado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tundra scores with a hook to the body. Machado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tundra cracks Machado with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tundra has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Machado to stand back up!
Machado is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tundra connects with a nice cross there... Machado is looking wobbly and Tundra recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Machado to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Tundra jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frozen Tundra!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Tango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Bernardes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernardes has chosen Rocky Theme as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Tango!
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, Roger Bernardes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardes scores with a hook.
Tango tries to close the distance and clinch but Bernardes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bernardes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bernardes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tango ducks right into an uppercut from Bernardes.
Tango swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tango throws a lazy right hand but Bernardes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bernardes has closed the distance and engaged Tango in a clinch.
Bernardes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bernardes cracks Tango with an open hand slap.
Bernardes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tango.
Bernardes is trying to break the clinch but Tango is controlling him.
Bernardes misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bernardes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bernardes lands a with a good body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Tango 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bernardes punishes Tango's body with a nice straight punch.
Tango looks to land a left hand but Bernardes moved out of range nicely.
Bernardes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernardes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tango gets control of Bernardes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tango will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bernardes content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardes preventing the sweep.
Bernardes looking to sit in guard and control but Tango gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bernardes is trying to keep Tango in close.
Bernardes looking for a sweep. Not yet Bernardes, not yet.
Bernardes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tango's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Tango's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bernardes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bernardes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tango content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tango won't allow Bernardes to sweep him here.
Tango slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tango stops Bernardes from standing up.
Tango slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tango prevents Bernardes from getting back to his feet.
Tango's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Thomas Tango just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tango showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bernardes.
Tango tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bernardes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bernardes punishes Tango's body with a nice straight punch.
Tango takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bernardes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bernardes duly obliges.
Tango clobbers Bernardes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tango is breathing heavily.
Tango throws a hook but Bernardes blocks it.
Tango swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernardes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tango walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bernardes fails to land with a series of punches.
Bernardes has closed the distance and engaged Tango in a clinch.
Good body shot from Bernardes.
Bernardes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tango's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Bernardes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A left lands for Bernardes.
Tango just misses with a punch to the body.
Bernardes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bernardes misses with a series of wild punches.
Tango fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bernardes manages to avoid it.
Bernardes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bernardes sizes up Tango with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tango on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bernardes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bernardes lands with a shot to the body.
Roger Bernardes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Bernardes. That snapped Tango's head back.
Danga de danga de dang - Bernardes scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bernardes moves into the clinch.
Bernardes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bernardes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bernardes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tango backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bernardes tries to stall but Tango uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tango tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hook to the body lands for Bernardes.
Come on Bernardes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bernardes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roger Bernardes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardes doesn't manage to clinch there - Tango circles away.
Bernardes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bernardes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bernardes landing knees to the head.
Tango fails to pull guard.
Bernardes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bernardes lands a body shot.
Bernardes connects with a body shot.
Bernardes wants to clinch up but Tango keeps it at a distance.
Bernardes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bernardes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bernardes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bernardes lands with a nice combination. Tango backs away looking to recover.
Bernardes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tango. Tango circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tango with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bernardes to score with a decent uppercut.
Bernardes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernardes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tango takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bernardes cracks Tango with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bernardes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roger Bernardes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from Bernardes both land. Nice combination.
Bernardes moves into the clinch successfully.
Bernardes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tango gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bernardes tries to land knees in the clinch but Tango avoids the damage to the body.
Bernardes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bernardes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tango swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bernardes rushes Tango and presses him up against the cage.
Bernardes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bernardes with a hook.
Bernardes lands a nice hook to Tango's body. Tango takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tango shoots in but Bernardes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Tango. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Bernardes both land. Nice combination.
Bernardes throws a good cross that connects.
Bernardes throws a one two combo.
Tango is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bernardes.
Bernardes lands a jab to the head.
Bernardes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Bernardes.
Bernardes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bernardes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bernardes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tango is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bernardes closes the distance and pushes Tango back into the cage.
Bernardes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bernardes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tango has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bernardes finds it's way round the side to connect with Tango's head.
Thomas Tango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bernardes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bernardes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A left and a right from Bernardes both land. Nice combination.
Nice body punch from Bernardes.
Bernardes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tango.
Bernardes lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernardes instigates a clinch.
Bernardes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bernardes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernardes connects with a body shot.
Bernardes scores with a jab. Tango acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tango is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bernardes.
Tango looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Danga de danga de dang - Bernardes scores with a four punch combination!
Bernardes scores with the left hand. Tango knows he should have avoided that one.
A left and a right from Bernardes both land. Nice combination.
Tango has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tango throws a right hand that Bernardes ducks under and follows up with a left that Bernardes also avoids with ease.
Bernardes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bernardes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tango, pushing him back against the cage.
Bernardes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bernardes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Bernardes.
Tango has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bernardes lands with a slapping head kick.
Bernardes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tango takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bernardes stalks Tango and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tango's face. Tango staggers backwards, shaken.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bernardes.
Bernardes scores with a nice right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Bernardes scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Bernardes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bernardes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tango. Tango circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bernardes moves into the clinch.
Bernardes digs a right hand underneath Tango's ribcage. Tango let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bernardes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bernardes tries to land a front kick but Tango steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bernardes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tango tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bernardes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tango on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bernardes darts in and clinches Tango up against the cage.
Tango stalling in the clinch but Bernardes improves position.
Tango can't find room to land a body shot as Bernardes controls the action.
Bernardes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tango tries to throw a body punch but Bernardes avoids it by throwing Tango back against the cage.
Bernardes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bernardes scores with a jab. Tango acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bernardes with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bernardes.
Bernardes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bernardes lands with a right hand.
Bernardes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bernardes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tango has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tango takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bernardes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tango takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bernardes throws a head kick that misses.
Bernardes stalks Tango and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tango's face. Tango staggers backwards, shaken.
Bernardes lands a jab-cross combination.
Bernardes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tango doesn't seem bothered though.
Bernardes forces Tango back against the cage and clinches.
Bernardes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tango takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bernardes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tango momentarily.
Bernardes lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bernardes clinches with his opponent.
Bernardes lands a body punch.
Bernardes missing with knees to the body.
Bernardes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tango smiles and moves away.
Bernardes is looking to clinch.
Bernardes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bernardes lands a lovely overhand right.
Bernardes clinches.
Bernardes breaks from the clinch.
Bernardes lands with an uppercut that bounces Tango off the cage and back into rage.
Bernardes lands a jab to the nose.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bernardes.
Tango takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bernardes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bernardes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tango on the side of the head.
Bernardes stalks Tango and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tango's face. Tango staggers backwards, shaken.
Bernardes moves into the clinch.
Bernardes works on Tango's body with a couple of short punches.
Bernardes breaks the clinch.
Tango throws a looping overhand right but Bernardes ducks down to avoid it.
Bernardes pushes Tango up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bernardes.
Bernardes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernardes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bernardes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice body punch from Bernardes.
A left and a right from Bernardes both land. Nice combination.
Nice uppercut there from Bernardes.
Bernardes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tango in his tracks.
Bernardes clinches.
Bernardes has hold of one of Tango's legs. Tango is fighting the takedown attempt but Bernardes gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bernardes trying to control but Tango is working from the bottom.
Bernardes prevents Tango from getting back to his feet.
Bernardes trying to control but Tango is working from the bottom.
Tango is looking for a triangle but Bernardes pushes his legs off easily.
Bernardes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tango keeping full guard, as Bernardes tries to pass.
Tango will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Thomas Tango has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tango trying to strike off his back.
Tango wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bernardes clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roger Bernardes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bernardes breaks the clinch.
Bernardes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tango takes one to the chin there.
Bernardes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Bernardes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bernardes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Bernardes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Resendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Blevins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emilio Resendez!
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, Dave Blevins!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blevins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Resendez to the mat! Resendez manages to get full guard.
Blevins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blevins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Resendez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Resendez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Resendez being controlled here, momentarily.
Resendez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Resendez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blevins looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Resendez swings for the body but Blevins moves out of range.
Resendez throws a sloppy head kick and Blevins moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resendez fails with the takedown
and Blevins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blevins.
Blevins thows a big elbow that misses.
Blevins controlling from the top position.
Resendez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blevins advances to half guard.
Resendez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Resendez.
Resendez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blevins is one step ahead there.
Blevins postures up.
Blevins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resendez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Resendez wants to sweep but no luck.
Blevins thows a big elbow that misses.
Resendez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blevins shoots in but Resendez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Resendez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blevins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Resendez as he avoids it easily.
Resendez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blevins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Resendez.
Blevins misses with a takedown
and Resendez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blevins won't be happy with that.
Emilio Resendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Blevins.
Blevins looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resendez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blevins keeps working.
Resendez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Blevins rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Resendez's guard! Nice work there by Blevins!
Resendez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Resendez looking to control but Blevins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blevins taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blevins taking shots to the head.
Blevins is just holding on here. Resendez manages to take his back.
Resendez tightening his grip on Blevins, looking for the choke.
Blevins defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Blevins is really stuck here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blevins wants to control his opponent's hands but Resendez gets his hands free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Emilio Resendez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blevins shoots in for a takedown but Resendez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Resendez throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Resendez.
Blevins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Resendez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Resendez looks to land a combination. Blevins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Resendez closes the distance but Blevins moves to the side
and Blevins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Resendez wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Resendez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Resendez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Resendez is working hard here to advance position.
Blevins cracks Resendez with a solid left hand.
Blevins content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blevins tries to free his leg and advance position but Resendez is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blevins is breathing heavily.
Resendez wants to sweep but no luck.
Blevins passes into half guard.
Resendez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blevins is working away from the top position though.
Blevins slips a nice elbow through Resendez's hands, connecting with Resendez's forehead.
Resendez wants to control but Blevins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Resendez tries to roll over but Blevins keeps him under control.
Blevins throwing shots but Resendez is blocking nicely.
Blevins wants to pass to mount but Resendez is defending the position.
Resendez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blevins.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Resendez is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Resendez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Resendez wants to control from the top but Blevins keeps moving.
Blevins keeping full guard, as Resendez tries to pass.
Resendez landing with the ground and pound.
Blevins has a closed guard, preventing Resendez from standing up.
Resendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blevins is keeping the position for now.
Resendez wants to stand and escape but instead Blevins has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blevins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Resendez is keeping the position for now.
Resendez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blevins defends well.
Resendez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Resendez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blevins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Resendez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Blevins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blevins trying to control but Resendez is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Resendez is on top in guard.
Resendez slips nicely into half guard.
Resendez trying to control from half guard but Blevins is working away.
Blevins regains full guard. Nicely done.
Resendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Blevins is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dave Blevins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Resendez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Resendez throws a series of strikes that have Blevins backpedaling.
Nice body kick there by Resendez.
A big left from Resendez misses.
Emilio Resendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blevins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Resendez gets back to full guard.
Resendez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blevins won't allow Resendez to sweep him here.
Blevins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Resendez is trying to keep Blevins in close.
Blevins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Resendez keeping moving, preventing Blevins from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Resendez looks to land a right hand but Blevins moved out of range.
Resendez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blevins as he avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Resendez manages to pull guard.
Resendez controls Blevins momentarily but Blevins frees himself.
Resendez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blevins is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Resendez is pulling down on Blevins's head. It's preventing any offense from Blevins, at least for the moment.
Blevins looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Resendez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blevins trying to control the position from guard on top but Resendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Resendez trying to keep a closed guard but Blevins is proving a slippery customer.
Blevins is standing up over Resendez. Resendez looks to escape but Blevins dives into side control.
Resendez taking a bit of punishment here - Blevins scoring with strikes.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Resendez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Resendez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Resendez is looking to clinch.
Resendez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Resendez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Resendez throws a sloppy head kick and Blevins moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resendez throws a head kick that misses.
Blevins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Resendez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Resendez is trying to get back to half guard.
Blevins controls the position.
Resendez is not content to let Blevins control the position.
Blevins creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Resendez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Resendez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blevins off and has taken his back!
Blevins can't escape the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Resendez's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resendez is hanging on to Blevins's back as he tries to escape.
Blevins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Resendez scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Resendez looking to break Blevins's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Blevins remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Resendez will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Blevins tries to escape but Resendez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Resendez wants to control but Blevins is keeping busy.
Resendez looking to break Blevins's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Blevins remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Resendez will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Resendez not allowing Blevins to control his hands.
Resendez trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Emilio Resendez.
I think Resendez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Emilio Resendez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Crack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cocky Balboner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Balboner's choice of entrance music: You're The Best Around. Cocky Balboner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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192 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Crack!
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, Cocky Balboner!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balboner.
Crack shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balboner sprawls well. Balboner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crack gets slowly back to his feet.
Crack shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balboner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crack tries for a takedown but Balboner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Crack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balboner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crack was well out of range. Poor timing from Balboner.
A telegraphed right hand from Balboner misses the target.
Balboner leaves Crack with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Balboner.
Balboner takes a swing at Crack's ribcage but misses.
Crack tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Balboner swivels and escapes.
Crack changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Balboner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Crack working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboner keeps Crack under control for a moment.
Balboner tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Crack presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Crack thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Crack can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Balboner is looking to escape.
Crack is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Balboner is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Crack looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crack avoids the attempt from Balboner to control.
Balboner is working to get back to half guard.
Crack sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Balboner is looking to escape.
Balboner wants to hold on but Crack pushes him away.
Crack looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crack throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Balboner is squirming around, avoiding Crack's attempts to control the action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bill Crack just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A punch combination from Balboner misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Balboner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Bill Crack has been cut.
Balboner throws the left hand but Crack avoids the punch easily.
Balboner throws a jab but it's blocked by Crack.
Crack slips under a jab from Balboner.
Balboner shoots and misses
and Crack counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Crack sitting in guard here, content to control.
Crack trying to control but Balboner is working from the bottom.
Crack being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crack content to stall in guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Balboner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crack throwing strikes from guard but Balboner blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Crack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Crack's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Balboner lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crack is defended easily by Balboner.
A big left from Balboner misses.
Balboner looks to throw the jab but Crack is out of range.
Crack shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Balboner's guard.
Crack is working Balboner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crack trying to control but Balboner is working from the bottom.
Crack preventing the sweep.
Crack trying to control but Balboner is working from the bottom.
Crack sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Balboner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack wants to stand but Balboner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Balboner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Balboner wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Balboner misses with a series of wild punches.
Balboner lands a jab to the head.
Crack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Balboner misses with a double jab.
Crack shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Crack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crack looks for a takedown but Balboner sprawls well.
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.
Balboner cracks Crack with an open hand slap.
Crack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balboner looks to land a left hand but Crack moved out of range nicely.
Balboner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Balboner wants it to stay on the feet.
Balboner clinches.
Crack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balboner's elbow.
Balboner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crack keeps control of Balboner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Balboner as Crack tries to tie him up.
Crack is leaning against Balboner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crack is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Balboner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Balboner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balboner misses the jab.
Balboner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cocky Balboner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Balboner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crack avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Balboner misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Balboner.
Balboner misses with a wild body shot.
Crack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balboner tries to avoid it but Crack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balboner to the ground. Balboner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crack shoots for a double leg takedown but Balboner sprawls well. He's pushed Crack's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crack slips under a jab.
Crack doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balboner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crack thinking.
Bill Crack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboner punishes Crack's body with a nice straight punch.
Balboner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Balboner misses its intended target.
Balboner lands a jab.
Crack tries for a takedown but Balboner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Balboner misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboner cracks Crack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crack takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Balboner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crack fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Balboner sprawls well initially but Crack persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Balboner controlling the position for now.
Crack trying to control from half guard but Balboner is working away.
Crack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crack missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crack prevents Balboner from improving his position.
Balboner is refusing to be controlled, as Crack sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cocky Balboner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bill Crack's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Balboner throws an overhand right that lands on Crack's shoulder, as Crack tries to avoid the shot.
Balboner is looking to clinch but Crack is avoiding it.
Crack shoots in looking for a takedown. Balboner tries to sprawl out of it but Crack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Balboner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Balboner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crack at a distance.
Crack slips under a jab from Balboner.
Balboner punishes Crack's body with a nice straight punch.
Balboner lands a jab to Crack's midsection.
Balboner missing with a left hand there. Crack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balboner misses with a double jab.
Balboner misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Balboner misses its intended target.
No luck for Crack with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balboner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Balboner misses.
Crack shoots in for a takedown but Balboner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Crack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crack counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Crack tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Balboner.
Crack trying to control from half guard but Balboner is working away.
Balboner wants to control but Crack is keeping busy.
Bill Crack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crack is trying to control. Balboner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balboner defending well though.
Crack has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboner keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Balboner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crack is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crack needs to keep his hands up - Balboner had a free shot at his head there.
Balboner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crack is fending him off so far but Balboner persists. Nope, Crack circles away and we're back to standing.
Crack shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balboner sprawls well. Balboner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crack gets slowly back to his feet.
Crack shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Balboner but Balboner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboner closes the distance and clinches up with Crack, looking for a takedown. Balboner pushes Crack against the cage but Crack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Balboner connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Balboner coming out on top.
Balboner fails to land with a series of punches.
Balboner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crack.
Balboner moves in looking to clinch but Crack pushes him off.
Balboner scores with a body shot.
Balboner digs a good body shot into Crack's ribs.
Crack shoots for a takedown but Balboner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crack shoots for a double leg takedown but Balboner sprawls well. He's pushed Crack's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Balboner misses the shot to the body.
Balboner throws out a loose jab but Crack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboner misses with a series of wild punches.
Cocky Balboner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crack fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crack slips a straight right by Balboner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crack sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Balboner throws a body punch but Crack moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crack is defended easily by Balboner.
Crack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balboner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crack counters with a nice double leg into side control. Balboner won't be happy with that.
Crack trying to control the position but Balboner is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboner defending against the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bill Crack.
I think Crack 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Crack!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John DaSilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DaSilva has chosen Bullet the Blue Sky as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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280 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John DaSilva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush lands a left and a right that send DaSilva crashing to the mat, dazed. Bush thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like John DaSilva has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush connects with a superb combination that knocks DaSilva out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Bush before he can land any more shots to the unconscious DaSilva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harry Bush!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stanislaus Kasava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage has chosen Once Again as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanislaus Kasava!
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, Mick Savage!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasava.
Kasava blocks a low kick nicely.
Kasava avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savage throws a body punch but Kasava moves out of range.
Savage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Savage wants to land a leg kick but Kasava is out of range.
Kasava lands a right hook to the body.
Kasava misses with a double jab
and Savage counters with a straight right hand.
Savage misses with a shot to the body
and Kasava counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kasava misses with a double jab.
Savage wants to land a leg kick but Kasava is out of range.
Kasava swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Kasava bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kasava avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Savage avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage throws a jab when Kasava was well out of range.
Kasava misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Savage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Savage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kasava counters with a straight right hand.
Savage throws out a loose jab but Kasava uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savage tries to clinch up.
Kasava misses with the combination.
Savage misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kasava counters with a one-two to the body.
Kasava lands a right hook to the body.
Kasava lands a jab to Savage's midsection.
Savage looks gassed!
Kasava looks to land a combination. Savage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Savage swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kasava to counter with a crisp jab.
Kasava tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasava.
A left and a right from Kasava both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kasava misses with a body shot.
Kasava falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savage counters with a nice uppercut.
Savage misses with a double jab
and Kasava counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Kasava.
Kasava slips under a jab from Savage.
Savage throws the left hand but Kasava avoids the punch easily.
Kasava thows a body shot but no joy.
Savage misses with a jab to the body
and Kasava counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Savage misses with a jab to the body
and Kasava connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kasava lands a jab to Savage's midsection.
Kasava is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kasava lands a with a good body shot.
Kasava swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kasava looks to land a combination but Savage avoids it well.
Kasava is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Savage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kasava throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasava ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Kasava comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Savage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Savage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kasava scores with a one two! Savage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Kasava. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kasava.
Kasava is looking to wear down Savage with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kasava scores with a hook to the body. Savage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Kasava scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Mick Savage has been cut.
Kasava is working the combinations to good effect here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Savage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasava stuns Savage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kasava lands with a shot to the body.
Kasava ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mick Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasava checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kasava lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kasava lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Savage at a distance.
Kasava misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kasava displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kasava lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Savage backs up against the cage.
Kasava with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kasava!
Kasava dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kasava wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislaus Kasava dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Savage's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kasava uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Savage has time to react.
Stanislaus Kasava is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Savage misses
and Kasava counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kasava misses with a wild combination.
Savage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kasava counters with a nice body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kasava!
Kasava misses the shot to the body.
Stanislaus Kasava is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasava keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.
Kasava slips a jab from Savage.
Savage misses with a hook to the body
and Kasava counters with a nice uppercut.
Kasava misses with a double jab.
Kasava throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Savage is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Kasava.
Kasava has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Savage misses with a combination
and Kasava counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasava swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Savage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kasava is out of range and Savage settles back down.
Savage dodges the punch combination from Kasava.
Kasava scores with a hook to the body. Savage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kasava digs a good hook to Savage's body.
Kasava is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savage can do to turn this around?
Savage throws a solid leg kick but Kasava takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Savage.
Kasava ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Savage takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kasava keeps the fight on the outside.
Savage misses with a hook to the body
and Kasava counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Savage thinking.
Savage misses the body punch
and Kasava counters with a nice body shot.
Savage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasava fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kasava's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kasava duly obliges.
Savage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kasava scores with a three punch combo!
Kasava throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Savage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kasava scores with a body shot.
Kasava displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Kasava.
Kasava stalks Savage and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Savage's face. Savage staggers backwards, shaken.
Kasava lands a nice shot to the body.
Kasava lands with a shot to the body.
Kasava cracks Savage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kasava lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kasava scores with the left hand. Savage knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses the body punch
and Kasava counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Savage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kasava.
Kasava lands a jab-cross combination.
Kasava connects with a jab.
Kasava lands a right hook to the body.
Kasava misses with a series of wild punches.
Kasava lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kasava.
Savage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kasava connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kasava thuds his right hand into Savage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Savage misses with a shot to the body
and Kasava counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasava moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Savage misses with a hook. Kasava ducked under it nicely.
Kasava closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kasava smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Savage throws a hook but Kasava avoids it easily.
Kasava scores with a jab. Savage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Savage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kasava bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Savage's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasava swinging wilding here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage misses the body punch
and Savage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savage walks into a straight right hand from Kasava.
Savage is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislaus Kasava dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mick Savage's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kasava ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kasava fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kasava lands a body shot.
Savage swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kasava counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kasava slips a jab from Savage.
Kasava misses with a wild body shot.
Kasava misses the shot to the body.
Kasava looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Savage wants to clinch up but Kasava keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage misses with a shot to the body
and Kasava counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kasava takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kasava slips a jab and a cross from Savage.
A combination from Kasava does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage throws the left hand but Kasava avoids the punch easily.
Savage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Kasava makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Savage misses with a double jab
and Kasava counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Savage thinking.
Savage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kasava tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasava looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kasava throws a sloppy body shot
and Savage counters with a right hand to the body.
Kasava thuds a left hand into Savage's body.
Savage clinches but Kasava breaks the clinch
and Kasava counters with a three punch combo that has Savage backing up. Savage nods at Kasava to acknowledge the strikes.
Savage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kasava lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab by Kasava.
Kasava ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Kasava. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kasava.
Nice shot by Kasava.
Savage misses with a combination
and Kasava counters with a left to the body.
Savage misses with a body shot
and Kasava counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasava throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kasava connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kasava moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mick Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasava scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kasava lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Savage clinches but Kasava breaks the clinch
and Kasava counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kasava throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Savage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stanislaus Kasava is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savage looks to clinch
enabling Kasava to counter with a crisp jab.
Kasava thuds a left hand into Savage's body.
Kasava stuns Savage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kasava dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Kasava misses.
Kasava cracks a nice hook into Savage's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Kasava - just one landing.
Savage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kasava counters with a right hand to the body.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kasava.
Kasava listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kasava misses with a two punch combination.
Kasava lands with a hook. Savage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kasava throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasava misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kasava throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Savage misses.
Savage throws a leg kick
and Kasava counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kasava keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanislaus Kasava showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kasava has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:24
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanislaus Kasava!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dire Bruin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lance Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dire Bruin!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries to clinch but Bruin is having none of it.
Bruin throws a leg kick
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruin fails with the takedown
and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bruin's defenses.
It looks like Dire Bruin has been cut.
Bruin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruin wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruin.
Bruin slows down the pace here.
Bruin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lance Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dire Bruin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruin misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jackson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bruin takes a step back to recover.
Bruin looks gassed!
Bruin misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Bruin controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Bruin controls the action.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working Bruin over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson tries to work over Bruin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Bruin controls the action.
Bruin tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruin.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Bruin blocking some punches.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Bruin avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruin.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jackson regains guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruin throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Bruin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Bruin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bruin has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dire Bruin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bruin with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson wants to clinch up but Bruin keeps it at a distance.
Bruin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters with an outside leg kick.
Bruin swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Bruin controls the action.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jackson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruin controls his hands.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Jackson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson tries to clinch but Bruin moves out of range.
Bruin is breathing heavily.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Bruin is avoiding it.
Bruin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lance Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruin has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Bruin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Bruin's head.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruin.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruin letting Jackson take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Bruin keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruin controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
Jackson gets through Bruin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lance Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dire Bruin.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
That has opened up Dire Bruin's cut even more.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruin controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Bruin avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Bruin is trying to drag Jackson to the mat but Jackson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson tries a body shot but Bruin blocks it.
Bruin wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Bruin avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruin's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bruin blocks an uppercut.
Bruin blocking some punches.
Bruin looking for a takedown.
Jackson cracks Bruin with a nice body shot.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Bruin tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson lands with a nice body kick.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Bruin against the cage.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dire Bruin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruin misses with a jab to the body
and Jackson counters with a thumping low kick.
Dire Bruin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruin gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
Bruin throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bruin stops Jackson from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bruin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bruin wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Bruin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bruin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bruin throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bruin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jackson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Lance Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Jackson works Bruin's body with a nice hook.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Bruin down.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruin. That did some damage!
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Jackson.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bruin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson'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.
Bruin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson is stalling here.
A short left from Jackson.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Dire Bruin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruin trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bruin into the cage.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruin takes an elbow to the temple.
Lance Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bruin.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruin.
Bruin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bruin backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Jackson!
Lance Jackson retains his heavyweight title!
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