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UVT 104: Superfight II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musky Chunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carolla might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. Chunder has chosen Slam as his entrance music. The key to victory for Adam Carolla has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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198 lbs
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Musky Chunder!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolla misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Chunder to counter with a crisp jab.
Carolla throws a poor cross that misses
and Chunder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chunder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carolla but Carolla pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carolla works over Chunder's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Musky Chunder has been cut.
Chunder tries to keep at a distance but Carolla has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chunder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carolla's efforts to push away.
Carolla is trying to break free.
Carolla wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chunder lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Adam Carolla has been cut.
Chunder has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Carolla clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Carolla has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Chunder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Chunder somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Chunder punches the canvas rather than the man.
Carolla trying to control but not successfully.
Chunder is striking from the back but Carolla escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Carolla blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chunder.
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.
Chunder wants to take a breather but Carolla is having none of it.
Chunder thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carolla is in trouble now - Chunder has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Chunder there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chunder lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chunder punching from mount but Carolla doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunder looking to finish with strikes here!
Carolla is breathing heavily.
Chunder thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chunder thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Chunder with shots to the head and body - Carolla looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carolla blocking the ground and pound.
Chunder lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carolla hang on?
Carolla takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla avoids a strike by Chunder and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Chunder's guard! Fantastic escape!
Carolla stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chunder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chunder looking for a sweep. Not yet Chunder, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chunder controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musky Chunder dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chunder lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Carolla misses.
Carolla misses the shot to the body.
Chunder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carolla clinches up with Chunder and pushes him back against the cage.
Chunder looking for a takedown.
Carolla can't break the clinch.
Chunder tries for a takedown. No joy.
Carolla can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Carolla's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla blocks an elbow strike.
Chunder has Carolla pressed against the cage, preventing Carolla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Chunder.
Chunder drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carolla gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adam Carolla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musky Chunder.
Carolla tries to circle away but Chunder has him pinned against the cage.
Carolla takes an elbow to the temple.
Chunder misses with an elbow over the top.
Carolla takes an elbow to the temple.
Chunder throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carolla wants to get back to striking at distance but Chunder won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Chunder.
Carolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carolla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carolla avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carolla connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carolla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chunder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chunder throws the kick towards the body but Carolla avoids it.
Carolla blocks a head kick by Chunder.
Chunder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carolla sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chunder somewhat.
Carolla gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Carolla.
Carolla prevents the takedown attempt.
Carolla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carolla can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Carolla's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carolla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carolla prevents the takedown attempt.
Carolla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carolla is trying to force a seperation but Chunder has the dominant position.
Chunder throws an elbow that misses.
Carolla wants to get back to striking at distance but Chunder won't allow it.
Carolla tries to circle away but Chunder has him pinned against the cage.
Carolla gets underhooks to prevent Chunder's takedown attempt.
Chunder is working for takedown but Carolla is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carolla prevents the takedown attempt.
Carolla is looking to break free of the clinch but Chunder has double underhooks.
Carolla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carolla scores with a body shot.
Carolla with a jab.
Chunder tries for a takedown but Carolla sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Carolla.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla lands with a straight right. Chunder didn't see that one coming.
Chunder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carolla moves into the clinch successfully.
Carolla tries to circle away but Chunder has him pinned against the cage.
Chunder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carolla blocks an elbow strike from Chunder.
Carolla avoids the elbow strike from Chunder, against the cage.
Chunder has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Carolla is trying to keep an underhook but Chunder manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Carolla keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chunder slips a nice elbow through Carolla's hands, connecting with Carolla's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chunder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carolla defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Carolla dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carolla swings for the body but Chunder moves out of range.
Carolla misses with a body shot.
Chunder ducks under a wild hook from Carolla.
Carolla avoids the head kick by Chunder.
Carolla is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chunder tries to land a front kick but Carolla steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carolla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chunder counters with a takedown into side control.
Chunder wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carolla, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carolla takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunder tries to score with some ground and pound. Carolla controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Carolla managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chunder.
Chunder scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Chunder's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chunder goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Carolla has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chunder but great work by Carolla.
Chunder regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Chunder to get to his feet.
Chunder does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chunder moves out of range as Carolla strikes.
Chunder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carolla avoids it really well and circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Carolla crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chunder - the referee stops the clock and Carolla gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chunder. Carolla manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Carolla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chunder throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chunder scoring well with a low kick there.
Carolla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carolla can't break the clinch.
Chunder drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carolla gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carolla gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chunder.
Adam Carolla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musky Chunder.
Carolla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chunder has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla tries to circle away but Chunder has him pinned against the cage.
Chunder looking for a takedown.
Carolla dodges an elbow strike from Chunder.
Chunder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chunder has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Carolla is trying to keep an underhook but Chunder manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Chunder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carolla defending well though.
Chunder tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carolla knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chunder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chunder working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Carolla's thigh. Carolla counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Chunder trying to move into half guard but instead Carolla has managed to sweep!
And that's the end of the fight!
Musky Chunder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chunder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musky Chunder!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sadollah Amir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Germano (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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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sadollah Amir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Germano!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germano throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Amir to counter with a crisp jab.
Germano throws a lazy head kick
and Amir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Amir.
Amir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Germano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Germano throws a combination that misses
and Amir counters with a good low kick that Germano was not able to check.
Amir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Germano pinned against the cage. Germano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Germano misses.
Amir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Germano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Amir tries for a takedown but Germano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sadollah Amir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Germano throws a lazy uppercut
and Amir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Germano's knee momentarily.
Amir thumps Germano with a low kick.
Amir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Amir scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir thumps Germano with a low kick.
Amir slips a straight right by Germano.
Amir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Amir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Germano misses with a left hand
and Amir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Germano's knee momentarily.
Germano throws a lazy head kick
and Amir counters with a body kick that stops Germano in his tracks momentarily.
Germano looks gassed!
Germano tries to bum rush Amir with a series of wild strikes but Amir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A good leg kick by Amir.
Germano throws a lazy head kick
and Amir counters with a nice leg kick.
Amir throws a leg kick which misses Germano's front leg but catches the back leg as Germano tries to avoid it.
Amir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amir scoring well with a low kick there.
Germano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Amir shoots in and bounces Germano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir wants to control from the top but Germano keeps moving.
Amir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Germano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Amir manages to get himself to full guard.
Amir is looking for a triangle but Germano pushes his legs off easily.
Germano pushing down on Amir's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amir makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Amir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Germano postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Amir is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Germano, into his guard.
Amir wants to pass the guard but Germano is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Germano working for a triangle but Amir defends it easily.
Germano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Amir's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir trying to control the position.
Amir wants to sweep here but Germano controlling him for the moment.
Germano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Germano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Germano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Germano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amir pulls Germano in to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amir trying to keep a closed guard but Germano is proving a slippery customer.
Germano drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Amir dives on top into guard.
Amir slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadollah Amir dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Amir tries to clinch but Germano is having none of it.
Germano throws a hook but Amir avoids it easily.
Amir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eric Germano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Germano looks to score with a jab to the body but Amir is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Germano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amir can pounce on him.
Amir plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Germano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Germano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Amirs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Amir throws a sloppy head kick and Germano moves out of range easily.
Germano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Amir lands a jab to the nose.
Amir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germano cracks Amir with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Germano is breathing heavily.
Amir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Amir clinches up with Germano and pushes him back against the cage.
Germano tries to circle away but Amir has him pinned against the cage.
Germano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Amir prevents Germano from breaking the clinch.
Amir tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Germano smiles and moves away.
Germano throws a hook to the side of Amir's head but Amir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amir.
Amir feints and then cracks Germano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Germano down.
Amir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Germano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Germano misses
and Amir counters with a low kick, right behind Germano 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Germano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Amir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Germano.
A solid body kick from Amir.
Amir throws a leg kick which misses Germano's front leg but catches the back leg as Germano tries to avoid it.
Germano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amir, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Germano. Amir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Germano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amir.
Amir lands with a nice body kick.
Amir lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amir feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Amir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Amir passes into half guard.
Germano is defending against the submission attempts here by Amir.
Germano won't allow Amir to pass to mount.
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.
Amir trying to control the action but Germano is working from the bottom.
Amir is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Amir trying to control but Germano is having none of it.
Amir misses with a head shot.
Germano bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Germano slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadollah Amir dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Amir with a jab.
Amir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Germano.
Germano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Germano finds it's way through Amir's defenses.
Germano throws a head kick that misses
and Amir counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Germano as Amir shoots in.
Germano scores with a head kick. Amir tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Germano misses with a combination
and Amir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Germano's knee momentarily.
Amir lands with a slapping head kick.
Amir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Amir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sadollah Amir is winning the standup battle so far.
Germano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Germano throws a sloppy head kick
and Amir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Germano was covering up waiting for the punch and Amir finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Germano keeping moving, preventing Amir from controlling successfully.
Amir pushes down on Germano's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Amir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Amir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Germano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Eric Germano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germano wants to get back to full guard.
Amir wants to pass to mount but Germano is defending the position.
Germano is in trouble now - Amir has advanced to mount!
Amir controlling from mount.
Amir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Amir jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Germano is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Germano and Amir has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Amir trying to control the action but Germano is working from the bottom.
Germano gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
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.
Amir is keen to just control but Germano is a slippery customer.
Sadollah Amir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amir is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Amir not doing much here.
Sadollah Amir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Germano tries to roll over but Amir keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sadollah Amir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amir 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sadollah Amir!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Primo Marcello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Primo Marcello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Four!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcello cracks a nice hook into Four's ribs.
Primo Marcello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcello throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Four closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marcello circles away.
A jab from Marcello misses.
Four drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Henry Four has been cut.
Marcello throws a big shot that misses.
Marcello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Four sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marcello throws a hook but Four avoids it easily.
Four doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marcello counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcello throws a big shot that misses.
Marcello bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Four's head backwards.
Marcello misses with the combination.
Marcello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marcello will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marcello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marcello connects with a body shot that sends Four's belly button to the back.
Marcello gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Four to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcello keeping moving, preventing Four from controlling successfully.
Four throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marcello works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Four wants to control from the top but Marcello keeps moving.
Marcello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Four looking to pass the guard.
Four won't allow Marcello to get back to his feet.
Four wants to control from the top but Marcello keeps moving.
Henry Four has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Four takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marcello with a hook.
Marcello checks a low kick from Four.
A swing and a miss from Marcello.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Four ducks under a wild hook from Marcello.
Four is looking to chop away at Marcello's legs.
Marcello stuffs the takedown.
Primo Marcello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Four.
Four shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marcello sprawls well. Marcello wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Four gets slowly back to his feet.
Four looks gassed!
Marcello digs a good body shot into Four's ribs.
Marcello misses with a looping left.
Marcello stuns Four with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marcello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Four at a distance.
Marcello displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Primo Marcello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcello lands a really nice looking cross but Four seems unphased.
Marcello lands a left and a right that sends Four crashing to the canvas! Marcello dives into mount looking to finish!
Four is rocked!
Marcello is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Four has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Four is still in real trouble! Can Marcello finish him?
Marcello is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Marcello extends the arm and Four is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Primo Marcello!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Austin Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Penn (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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168 lbs
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Austin Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dj Penn!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn tries to clinch but Justice moves away
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice connects with a jab.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justice throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters by moving into the clinch.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Justice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Justice thinking.
Penn tries to clinch up
and Justice counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants to clinch
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justice with a poor takedown
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Justice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice walks into a jab.
Penn looks to clinch
and Justice counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Justice perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Justice is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Justice stops Penn from getting back to his feet.
Justice is looking to pass Penn's guard but actually Penn recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice prevents Penn from getting back to his feet.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Justice landing some decent shots from guard.
Penn can't keep his opponent in guard - Justice advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Penn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Justice.
Nice strikes from Justice there.
Penn is trying to stand back up but Justice is controlling him
Justice is trying to control. Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Justice is looking to stall here but Penn recovers full guard.
Justice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Penn wants to stand but Justice is controlling the position.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Justice is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Justice dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Justice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Penn smiles and moves away.
Justice walks into a stiff left hand from Penn.
Austin Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Penn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice misses with an uppercut
and Penn counters by moving into the clinch.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Justice darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice hook to Justice's body. Justice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Justice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Justice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Justice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Dj Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justice misses with a body punch
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Penn tries to clinch
and Justice counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Justice.
Justice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Justice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Justice manages to pass to side control.
Justice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
Justice slips a nice elbow through Penn's hands, connecting with Penn's forehead.
Justice trying to control from half guard but Penn is working away.
Penn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Penn kicks off Justice and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to clinch but Justice moves out of range.
Justice throws a poor cross that misses
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Penn wants to clinch.
Penn tries to clinch up but Justice circles away and keeps his distance.
Justice avoids the body shot from Penn.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn looks to clinch
and Justice counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Justice. Beautiful body shot.
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.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Justice throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Penn misses with a left hand
and Justice counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Justice.
Justice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Justice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Justice got a little sloppy there for a moment and Penn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Justice has managed to get both his arms back between Penn's legs - danger averted.
Penn pushes Justice off and scrambles back to his feet.
Justice throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Austin Justice will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Justice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penn but Penn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Justice throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Justice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
Justice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Justice keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice keeps the fight on the outside.
Justice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Justice fails with the takedown
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice misses with a jab to the body
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn walks into a jab.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice misses with a hook to the body
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Justice misses with a hook
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Justice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn gets a clinch.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justice's elbow.
Penn trying to stall but Justice improves his position.
Justice manages to break the clinch.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Justice.
Justice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Penn wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
Penn tries to clinch up
and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Penn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Justice fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Justice swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Justice misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justice misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn tries to clinch there but Justice circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Justice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.
Nice shot by Justice.
Justice fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Penn avoids it really well and circles away.
Justice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Justice tries to keep at a distance but Penn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dj Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hook to the body lands for Penn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dj Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Justice 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Justice!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Brasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Muerte (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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312 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luca Brasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Muerte!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muerte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muerte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brasi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brasi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Muerte counters with a shoot takedown. Brasi fights it but they end up in guard.
Muerte wants to pass the guard but Brasi is keeping the position.
Brasi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Muerte's guard.
Brasi won't allow Muerte to sweep him here.
Muerte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muerte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brasi defends it easily.
Muerte working a defensive guard here.
Muerte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muerte is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brasi is aware though and is defending well.
Brasi scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muerte is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brasi is aware though and is defending well.
Muerte escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brasi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brasi thows a big elbow that misses.
Brasi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muerte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muerte wants to sweep here but Brasi controlling him for the moment.
Brasi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brasi lands a couple of digs.
Brasi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Muerte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brasi lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brasi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Muerte's head.
Brasi landing some decent shots from guard.
Brasi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muerte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muerte looking for a guillotine here but Brasi defends easily.
Muerte is looking for a triangle but Brasi pushes his legs off easily.
Muerte looks gassed!
Brasi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brasi wants to pass the guard but Muerte is keeping the position.
Brasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Muerte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muerte wants to sweep but no luck.
Muerte trying to control the position.
Muerte keeping moving, preventing Brasi from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luca Brasi.
Brasi clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasi lands a shoulder strike.
Brasi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Muerte is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brasi gets through Muerte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brasi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Muerte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Muerte manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Brasi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Muerte's head.
Muerte is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brasi is aware though and is defending well.
Muerte 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brasi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brasi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Muerte's head.
Brasi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Muerte trying to control the position here.
Muerte has momentary wrist control but Brasi slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasi is looking to work some ground and pound but Muerte has wrist control.
Muerte pushes Brasi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Muerte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muerte has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brasi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brasi working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muerte is looking for a sweep.
Brasi working the body and head with strikes.
Brasi working the ground and pound from side control.
Brasi scores with punches from side control.
Brasi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muerte keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muerte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Muerte is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Muerte is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Brasi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brasi fails with the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Brasi. Those never looked like landing.
Muerte fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brasi, pushing him back against the cage.
Brasi wants a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Muerte.
Muerte has Brasi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brasi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Muerte misses with the head strike.
Muerte is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Muerte prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luca Brasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muerte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brasi.
Muerte looking for a takedown.
Brasi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Muerte is breathing heavily.
Brasi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brasi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Muerte clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Muerte trying to get back to his feet but Brasi is in full control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Brasi trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Muerte is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brasi connects with a big shot to the side of Muerte's head.
Brasi has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Muerte.
Brasi connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Muerte to escape the position.
Brasi is trying to stick to Muerte's back but Muerte is turning into Brasi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Brasi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Muerte.
Luca Brasi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brasi pulls Muerte in close to his closed guard and prevents Muerte from doing any damage or advancing position.
Muerte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muerte tries to free his leg and advance position but Brasi is retaining full guard.
Brasi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brasi keeping moving, preventing Muerte from controlling successfully.
Brasi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brasi keeping full guard, as Muerte tries to pass.
Muerte wants to control from the top but Brasi keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brasi dives in and grabs Muerte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Muerte pushes down on Brasi's head and hops out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Muerte backs up against the cage.
Brasi moves out of range of the strikes.
Brasi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muerte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brasi rushes Muerte and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Muerte tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brasi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brasi blocks an uppercut.
Muerte tries to score a body lock takedown but Brasi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Muerte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brasi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brasi is working for takedown but Muerte is calmly controlling the position for now.
Muerte misses with the head strike.
Muerte misses with the head strike.
Brasi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brasi manages to end up in side control.
Muerte gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brasi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasi is pressing down on Muerte's thigh, looking to free his foot. Muerte is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Brasi there.
Muerte moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Muerte lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brasi!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muerte with a couple of short strikes.
Muerte dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muerte throwing strikes here but Brasi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brasi is trying desperately to improve position.
Muerte moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Brasi has worked his arm free - good work by Brasi!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Brasi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Brasi tries to clinch but Muerte moves out of range.
Muerte lands a jab.
Brasi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Muerte.
Brasi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Muerte counters with a nice uppercut.
Brasi works over Muerte's head and body with a nice combination.
Brasi throws a nice looking combination but Muerte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brasi misses with a double jab.
Muerte tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brasi counters with a left and a right that stings Muerte.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muerte. Brasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brasi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Muerte was covering up waiting for the punch and Brasi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brasi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brasi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muerte is keeping the position for now.
Brasi won't allow Muerte to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muerte is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brasi defends well.
Muerte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muerte escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brasi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Muerte wants to sweep here but Brasi controlling him for the moment.
Muerte being controlled here, momentarily.
Muerte keeping moving, preventing Brasi from controlling successfully.
Muerte manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brasi manages to get himself to full guard.
Muerte tries to free his leg and advance position but Brasi is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muerte being controlled here momentarily.
Muerte is looking to work some ground and pound but Brasi has wrist control.
Brasi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Muerte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Muerte wants to pass the guard but Brasi is keeping the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Luca Brasi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Muerte gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brasi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Muerte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Luca Brasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muerte throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Muerte is looking for a triangle but Brasi pushes his legs off easily.
Brasi chips away with some ground and pound.
Muerte manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brasi gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasi is controlling Muerte's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Brasi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brasi is trying to keep Muerte in close.
Brasi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brasi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muerte manages to get himself to full guard.
Muerte looking for a sweep. Not yet Muerte, not yet.
Thiago Muerte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brasi tries to free his leg and advance position but Muerte is retaining full guard.
Muerte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luca Brasi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brasi, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luca Brasi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Olhoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skinny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Olhoffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Skinny Boy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olhoffer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boy.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A shot to the liver by Olhoffer. Beautiful body shot.
Boy walks into a stiff left hand from Olhoffer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olhoffer leaves Boy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ray Olhoffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skinny Boy.
Olhoffer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Boy sprawling to the canvas! Boy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Olhoffer finish him?!
It looks like Skinny Boy has been cut.
Boy looks gassed!
Boy has a takedown stuffed.
Skinny Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Olhoffer gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Boy is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Olhoffer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Cowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Cowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean throws a series of strikes that have Cowell backpedaling.
It looks like Anderson Cowell has been cut.
Cowell doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Bean counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cowell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cowell shoots and misses
and Bean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Cowell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bean cracks Cowell's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Cowell slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Bean can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Butter Bean!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica. Europha Emanuel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Europha Emanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugene Albright!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albright shoots in and gets a takedown into Emanuel's guard.
Albright stopping the sweep attempt from Emanuel.
Emanuel keeping full guard, as Albright tries to pass.
Emanuel keeping moving, preventing Albright from controlling successfully.
Albright stands and throws Emanuel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Emanuel sneaks back into half guard.
Albright is trying to control. Emanuel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Emanuel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Emanuel.
Albright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emanuel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Albright!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Albright can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Albright is looking to improve his position but Emanuel isn't that keen on the idea.
Emanuel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Albright?
Albright gets back to half guard.
Emanuel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Emanuel connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Albright is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Emanuel connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Emanuel blocks Albright's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Emanuel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Albright looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Emanuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albright is desperately trying to improve his position but Emanuel has a good base and remains in mount.
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the head.
Albright is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emanuel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Albright can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Albright is still in real trouble! Can Emanuel finish him?
Albright has left one of his arms exposed and Emanuel doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Albright screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Europha Emanuel!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jed Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Masilungan's choice of entrance music: Dying Inside . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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162 lbs
21 - 0 - 0 |
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169 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jed Masilungan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Bourque does no damage.
Bourque misses with an uppercut
and Masilungan counters with a straight right hand.
Masilungan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masilungan misses with a combination
and Bourque counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bourque misses with a right hand
and Masilungan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masilungan slips a jab from Bourque.
Bourque throws a hook but Masilungan blocks it.
Bourque misses with a few strikes there.
Masilungan fails to land the takedown.
Masilungan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan misses with the combination.
Masilungan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bourque to the mat! Bourque manages to get full guard.
Masilungan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Masilungan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bourque works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bourque controls Masilungan momentarily but Masilungan frees himself.
Bourque avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan wants to control from the top but Bourque keeps moving.
Masilungan postures up in Bourque's guard and throws a big left but Bourque blocks it.
Masilungan wants to control from the top but Bourque keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Masilungan throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Masilungan from controlling successfully.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bourque looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bourque lunges at Masilungan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Masilungan's hand.
Masilungan delivers a nice body kick.
Masilungan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bourque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws a combination that misses
and Masilungan counters with a nice body kick.
Masilungan scores with a head kick.
Bourque misses with an uppercut
and Masilungan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bourque pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paul Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masilungan lands a leg kick that knocks Bourque off balance momentarily.
Masilungan misses with a hook to the body
letting Bourque counter with a right hand.
Bourque swinging wildly here.
Bourque throws a predictable looking body shot
and Masilungan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Masilungan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bourque misses with a double jab
and Masilungan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Masilungan tries to land a front kick but Bourque steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Masilungan stuns Bourque with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bourque looks to land a left hand but Masilungan moved out of range nicely.
Masilungan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Masilungan scores with a kick to the body.
Masilungan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bourque blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan slips under a jab from Bourque.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bourque. Masilungan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bourque missing with a left hand there. Masilungan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bourque falls off balance throwing a combination
and Masilungan counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourque rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bourque steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Masilungan. That one must have hurt.
Masilungan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Masilungan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan tries to score with a low kick but Bourque moves his leg out of the way.
Masilungan misses with a head kick.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masilungan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bourque loads up on a big right hand but Masilungan slips the punch.
Masilungan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masilungan.
Horrible takedown by Masilungan or perhaps it was just good defense by Bourque which made him look bad.
Masilungan scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masilungan. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Bourque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jed Masilungan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masilungan. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masilungan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bourque if he has to take too many more of those.
Bourque will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bourque misses with a hook. Masilungan ducked under it nicely.
Masilungan throws a leg kick that misses.
Jed Masilungan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masilungan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Masilungan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bourque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masilungan circles away quickly and effectively.
Masilungan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bourque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Masilungan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourque.
Masilungan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Masilungan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bourque rather than just go for the knockout.
The fighters circling - Bourque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masilungan throws a front kick that sends Bourque stumbling back into the cage.
Bourque misses with a right hand
and Masilungan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Masilungan swings for the body but Bourque moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Masilungan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sloppy strikes from Bourque. Those never looked like landing.
Masilungan slips a straight right by Bourque.
Masilungan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
Bourque is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Masilungan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bourque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masilungan tries to clinch but Bourque is having none of it.
Masilungan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque misses with a looping left.
Bourque misses with a left hand
and Masilungan counters with an inside leg kick.
Masilungan looks to land a body kick but Bourque moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque throws a lazy uppercut
and Masilungan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Masilungan's shoulder, as Masilungan tries to avoid the shot.
Bourque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bourque blocks a jab.
Masilungan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bourque misses the jab.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Masilungan avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Masilungan.
Jab from Masilungan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Masilungan misses
and Bourque counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Masilungan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bourque throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Masilungan throws a body kick that misses.
Bourque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Masilungan swings for the body but Bourque moves out of range.
Masilungan lands a two punch combo.
Masilungan misses with an uppercut
and Bourque counters with a straight right hand.
Bourque is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan throws the kick towards the body but Bourque avoids it.
Masilungan lands an overhand right.
Bourque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masilungan circles away quickly and effectively.
Bourque misses with a lunging right hand
and Masilungan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Masilungan pushes Bourque up against the cage in a clinch.
Bourque breaks from the clinch.
Bourque avoids the body shot from Masilungan.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Masilungan moves out of range.
Bourque swings away with a body shot that misses
and Masilungan counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Masilungan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Masilungan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Masilungan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Masilungan misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Masilungan!
Bourque connects with a nice looking jab.
Masilungan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jed Masilungan just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Masilungan shoots in looking for a takedown but Bourque manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Masilungan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bourque dips to his left and cracks Masilungan with an uppercut!
Masilungan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Masilungan misses the shot to the body.
Bourque misses with a left hand
and Masilungan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bourque thinking.
Bourque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masilungan.
Bourque misses with a lunging right hand
and Masilungan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bourque's guard.
Masilungan throwing strikes from guard but Bourque blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masilungan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bourque will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Masilungan from controlling successfully.
Masilungan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bourque works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Masilungan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Masilungan advances position into side control!
Masilungan misses with the ground and pound.
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.
Masilungan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Masilungan tries to move to mount but Bourque blocks the move with his legs.
Masilungan wants to control but Bourque is keeping him busy.
Bourque wants to control but Masilungan postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque manages to work his way to half guard, despite Masilungan's best efforts.
Bourque is not content to let Masilungan control the position.
Bourque has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Masilungan is working away from the top position though.
Masilungan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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.
Bourque gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masilungan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Masilungan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Masilungan looking to pass the guard.
Masilungan passes Bourque's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Masilungan dominated that fourth round.
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!
Bourque misses with a double jab
and Masilungan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Masilungan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masilungan throws a head kick but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masilungan moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masilungan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bourque throws a right hand that Masilungan ducks under and follows up with a left that Masilungan also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Masilungan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan shoots in and drives through. Bourque sprawls well.
A lazy left from Masilungan finds it's target.
Masilungan thows a body shot but no joy.
Masilungan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Masilungan throws a hook to the side of Bourque's head but Bourque sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masilungan scores with a takedown into Bourque's guard.
Masilungan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Masilungan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paul Bourque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Masilungan trying to control but Bourque is working from the bottom.
Masilungan pushes down on Bourque's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Masilungan is looking to stall here but Bourque recovers full guard.
Bourque knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Masilungan on the ground.
Masilungan pushing down on Bourque's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bourque is looking to improve his position.
Bourque is refusing to be controlled, as Masilungan sits in half guard.
Masilungan controlling the pace.
Jed Masilungan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bourque is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Masilungan throwing shots but Bourque is blocking nicely.
Masilungan wants to take a breather but Bourque is having none of it.
Masilungan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jed Masilungan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Masilungan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourque.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jed Masilungan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Masilungan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 45:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jed Masilungan!
Jed Masilungan is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dale might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Try A Little Tenderness. Holmes has chosen F**king Hostile as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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287 lbs
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290 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Dale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herman Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes swings for the body but Dale moves out of range.
A low kick from Dale is predictable there
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holmes connects with a crisp jab.
Philip Dale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holmes to score with a decent uppercut.
Holmes misses with a series of wild punches.
Dale throws a leg kick that is checked
and Holmes counters with a one-two to the body.
Dale throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
Holmes scores with a jab.
Holmes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Holmes blocks a low kick nicely.
Dale throws a leg kick that is checked
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Philip Dale has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick.
Holmes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dale.
Dale thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Holmes if he has to take too many more of those.
Holmes throws a nice head kick!
Dale throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dale manages to avoid it.
Holmes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dale looks to throw a body kick
and Dale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dale pushes Holmes away with a front kick.
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!
A head kick by Dale misses
and Holmes counters with a left and a right that stings Dale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Holmes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Holmes swings widly with a right hand
and Dale counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dale.
A short uppercut from Dale.
A nice left hand lands by Dale.
Dale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Herman Holmes has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
Holmes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
Dale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holmes is trying to force a seperation but Dale has the dominant position.
Dale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Dale.
Holmes throws an elbow but it misses.
Dale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Dale blocking some punches.
Dale lands an uppercut.
Dale blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Dale avoids a wild elbow strike from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dale presses Holmes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holmes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dale lands a body punch.
Holmes lands a nice uppercut.
Holmes misses with the head strike.
Holmes misses with the head strike.
Dale stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dale blocks an elbow strike.
Dale lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dale.
Dale lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dale lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Holmes looks gassed!
Dale blocks an elbow strike from Holmes.
Dale lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dale lands with a short shot to the head.
Dale pushes Holmes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale pushes Holmes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dale.
Holmes is rocked!
That has opened up Herman Holmes's cut even more.
Dale lands a vicious elbow to the side of Holmes's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Dale tries to finish him with strikes but Holmes still seems able to defend himself so Dale steps back and lets Holmes get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Holmes is still on wobbly legs! Can Dale finish him?
An inside leg kick lands from Dale.
Crunch! Dale slams his shin into Holmes's torso.
Holmes seems to have recovered his senses.
Dale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dale throws a head kick that misses.
Dale throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holmes throws a head kick but Dale moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes throws a sloppy body shot
and Dale counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dale throws a head kick that Holmes semi-blocks.
The cut above Herman Holmes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Dale dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dale throws a sloppy head kick
and Holmes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dale.
Dale misses with a leg kick
and Holmes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holmes throws a right hand that misses
enabling Dale to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Dale is predictable there
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Philip Dale is winning the standup battle so far.
Dale throws a sloppy head kick
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dale.
A low kick from Dale is predictable there
and Holmes counters with a stiff right hand.
Dale throws a lazy uppercut
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Dale is predictable there
and Holmes counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale slips a jab and a cross from Holmes.
Holmes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Dale.
Holmes throws out a loose jab but Dale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dale throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Dale throws a lazy body kick
and Dale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dale darts in trying to clinch
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holmes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dale counters with a thumping low kick.
Holmes swings for the body but Dale moves out of range.
Holmes throws a shot to the body.
Dale swings away with a body shot that misses
and Holmes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dale's knee momentarily.
Dale connects with a solid leg kick.
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Dale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale throws a sloppy head kick
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
Dale tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes lands with a cross.
Dale throws a leg kick but Holmes checks it.
Holmes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dale's sensitive parts.
Dale looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Dale saw that one coming.
Holmes takes a swing at Dale's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Holmes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holmes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmes tries to work over Dale's front leg with a kick but Dale checks it.
Dale with a nice cross.
Dale takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Dale as he checks the leg kick.
Holmes lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Dale is predictable there
and Holmes counters with a nice body kick.
Holmes scores with a sloppy right hand. Dale should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Holmes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dale misses with a wild body shot.
Dale feints and then cracks Holmes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holmes down.
Holmes moves out of range as Dale throws a body kick.
Dale slips a straight right by Holmes.
A jab from Dale misses.
A low kick from Holmes misses
and Dale counters with a stiff right hand.
Dale swings away with a body shot that misses
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holmes lands a glancing blow to the side of Dale's head.
Holmes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a looping overhand right but Dale ducks down to avoid it.
Dale is looking to wear down Holmes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Dale misses
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
Dale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Holmes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dale closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holmes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Dale throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Holmes's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some bone on bone action there as Dale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Holmes throws a leg kick
and Dale counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dale stuns Holmes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dale lands a big head kick that sends Holmes tumbling to the mat! Dale takes a step backwards and waves Holmes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Herman Holmes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Herman Holmes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Philip Dale!
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