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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Brone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Ante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brone comes to the cage accompanied by FINLANDIA by Jean Sibelius. Ante has chosen Lil' Wayne ft. Eminem - Drop the World as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dirk Ante was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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183 lbs
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176 lbs
16 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Brone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dirk Ante!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brone fails to land with a series of punches.
Brone throws a nice head kick!
Brone throws a nice head kick!
Ante doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brone gets the takedown into side control.
Brone controlling from side mount.
Brone throws a strike aimed at the side of Ante's head but Ante avoids it well.
Brone tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ante struggling a bit here.
Brone passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ante!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brone thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ante tries to hold on but Brone postures up.
Brone tries to control but Ante wriggling away.
Brone throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Ante has his hands clasped together but Brone breaks the hold and Ante is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Brone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Brone!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Atkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkinson comes to the cage accompanied by deep in the water . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rowan Atkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dj Penn!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penn!
It looks like Rowan Atkinson has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Penn as he connects with a hook.
Atkinson with a poor takedown
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn throws a low kick, looking for Atkinson's leg but Atkinson calmly moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Penn misses.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn misses with a hook.
Atkinson slips under a jab from Penn.
Atkinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Atkinson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn scores with a jab to the body.
Atkinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rowan Atkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Dj Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atkinson has his takedown stuffed
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Penn misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Penn.
Atkinson fails with the takedown
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Atkinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Atkinson tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Atkinson misses with a takedown
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penn throws a hook but Atkinson avoids it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Penn's corner calls for a 1-2. Penn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Atkinson moved out of range nicely.
Atkinson staying out of range there.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Penn. That snapped Atkinson's head back.
Atkinson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Atkinson throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Atkinson lands with a punch from half guard.
Atkinson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Atkinson throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Penn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Penn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Atkinson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Atkinson is stalling here. Penn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Atkinson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Penn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Penn tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dj Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rowan Atkinson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Atkinson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atkinson fails with the takedown
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Atkinson tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rowan Atkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn clobbers Atkinson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkinson tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Atkinson backing up. Atkinson nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Penn connects with a crisp jab.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Atkinson dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Atkinson misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Atkinson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Atkinson's shoulder, as Atkinson tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn jabs at Atkinson's body.
Atkinson with a poor takedown
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn with a hook.
Atkinson misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a head kick.
Atkinson misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Atkinson moves out of range easily.
Dj Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Atkinson in his tracks.
Atkinson fails with the takedown
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn jabs Atkinson right on the nose. Atkinson blinks but takes it well.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkinson manages to avoid it.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Atkinson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Atkinson shoots and misses
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Atkinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Atkinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn jabs Atkinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson takes a jab right on the kisser.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Penn.
Penn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Atkinson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Atkinson won't allow Penn to get back to his feet.
Atkinson lands a couple of digs.
Atkinson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penn controls Atkinson momentarily but Atkinson frees himself.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dj Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rowan Atkinson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn takes a swing at Atkinson's ribcage but misses.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Atkinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Atkinson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Penn thuds his right hand into Atkinson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Atkinson shoots and misses
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkinson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rowan Atkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkinson slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Atkinson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rowan Atkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atkinson with a poor takedown
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two 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.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Rowan Atkinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atkinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atkinson with a poor takedown
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Penn with a jab.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a series of punches but Atkinson moves out of range.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Atkinson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Atkinson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Penn takes a swing at Atkinson's ribcage but misses.
Atkinson tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Atkinson misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkinson manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Atkinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Atkinson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Penn was covering up waiting for the punch and Atkinson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Atkinson won't allow Penn to get back to his feet.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Penn is thwarting Atkinson's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dj Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Penn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dj Penn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Mangabeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes has chosen Far From Over as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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202 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Mangabeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mangabeira counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes darts in trying to clinch
and Mangabeira counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughes wants to clinch but Mangabeira slips to the side
and Mangabeira counters with a nice uppercut.
Hughes connects with a high kick.
Hughes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mangabeira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick
and Mangabeira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hughes moves to clinch but Mangabeira breaks away
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hughes moves to clinch but Mangabeira breaks away
and Mangabeira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Hughes misses
and Mangabeira counters with a nice uppercut.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Mangabeira feints and as Hughes raises his hands in defense, Mangabeira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mangabeira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mangabeira tries for a kimura but Hughes is defending well.
Mangabeira misses with the ground and pound.
Mangabeira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mangabeira throws an elbow but Hughes slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mangabeira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mangabeira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mangabeira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mangabeira is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hughes looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mangabeira gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hughes is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mangabeira lets go of the hold and Hughes can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Mangabeira!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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212 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai pushes Lee away with a front kick.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thai counters with a nice body kick.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Thai shows good takedown defense.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thai, right into the meat.
Thai instigates a clinch.
Thai landing knees to the head.
It looks like Hitmon Lee has been cut.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Thai.
Lee is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Thai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thai lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thai moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Thai.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thai connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thai darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Thai breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Lee shoots in but Thai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thai wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee avoids the head kick by Thai.
Thai swinging wildly here.
Thai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Thai misses
and Lee counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thai's guard now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lee prevents Thai from getting back to his feet.
Thai is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lee stands up over Thai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lee prevents Thai from getting back to his feet.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thai moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Thai fights it but they end up in guard.
Thai is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Thai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thai is keeping the position for now.
Lee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thai wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thai keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hitmon Lee just wasn't active enough.
Thai misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hitmon Lee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thai looks to clinch
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
Lee takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
Thai lands a front kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Thai misses with a few strikes there.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Thai shows good takedown defense.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thai.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thai throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Thai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thai closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thai's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai has his feet on Lee's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Muay Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hitmon Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Thai.
Thai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thai's guard now.
Thai keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee stops Thai from standing up.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents Thai from getting back to his feet.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hitmon Lee has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thai.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Thai slams his shin into Lee's torso.
Thai misses with a double jab.
Thai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee tests Thai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee blocks a head kick by Thai.
Thai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thai - the referee stops the clock and Lee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thai. Lee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Muay Thai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thai misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thai's guard now.
Lee passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thai is trying to stand back up but Lee is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Thai is trying to stand up here but Lee is controlling him well.
Lee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee throwing shots but Thai is blocking nicely.
Thai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitmon Lee dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thai duly obliges.
Thai tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thai. Thai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thai circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee with a nice cross.
Thai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee throws a right and a left that Thai avoids nicely.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Thai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Thai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thai lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a right hand that Thai ducks under and follows up with a left that Thai also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai misses with a body kick.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Thai.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thai counters with a body kick that stops Lee in his tracks momentarily.
Thai throws a combination that misses
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thai.
Muay Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Thai shows good takedown defense.
Thai wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Thai tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai scores with a leg kick.
Thai wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Thai throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Thai counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thai sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thai wants to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thai.
Thai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Thai saw that one coming.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thai misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee lands a nice hook to Thai's body. Thai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee scores with the left hand. Thai knows he should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thai.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Thai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lee tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lee trying to control the action but Thai is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Lee is punishing Thai with some ground and pound.
Lee throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Thai is trying to get back to his feet but Lee has full control of the position and if anything, Thai has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hitmon Lee.
I think Lee 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitmon Lee!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Telleo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Telleo 's choice of entrance music: Motivation. Eugene Albright could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eduardo Telleo 's chin.
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugene Albright!
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, Eduardo Telleo !
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telleo misses with a double jab
and Albright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Albright closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Albright tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Telleo is trying to buck Albright off.
Albright tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Telleo stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Albright trying to control the action but Telleo is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Telleo 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Telleo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright is working Telleo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Albright trying to control the position but Telleo is working away.
Albright tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Telleo is pushing Albright's head away, looking to escape. Albright manages to hold on to the position though.
Telleo is looking to regain half guard here but Albright keeps moving and retains side control.
Albright taking a breather here.
Albright in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Albright tries to move into full mount but can't pass Telleo 's legs.
Albright in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Albright in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telleo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Albright's best efforts.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Albright trying to control the action but Telleo is working from the bottom.
Albright not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Albright moves nicely into side control.
Albright throws a strike aimed at the side of Telleo 's head but Telleo avoids it well.
Albright wants to control but Telleo is keeping him busy.
Albright is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Telleo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Albright in side control, throwing shots but Telleo defends.
Telleo throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Telleo throws a combination that misses
and Albright counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Telleo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albright content to control rather than advance.
Telleo is still in real trouble! Can Albright finish him?
Albright working over Telleo with some ground and pound. Telleo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albright takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Albright is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Albright seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Albright passes into side control, despite Telleo 's attempt to control the position.
Albright has hold of Telleo 's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Telleo tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Albright cranks the arm and Telleo screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Telleo , who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Eugene Albright!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Damon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dies Irae. Swain has chosen Boston - More Than a Feeling as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Swain!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon throws a lazy head kick
and Swain counters with a nice uppercut.
Damon with a jab.
Damon misses with a wild body shot.
Damon throws a hook to the side of Swain's head but Swain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damon throws a right hand that misses
and Swain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Damon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swain moves away.
Damon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Swain wants to clinch up but Damon keeps it at a distance.
Damon misses with a lunging right hand
and Swain counters with a right hand to the body.
A lazy left from Damon finds it's target.
Nice shot lands for Damon.
Damon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Swain counters with a shoot takedown. Damon fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swain is controlling him.
Swain trying to control the position from guard on top but Damon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain throws a big right hand that misses.
Damon is looking to stand back up but Swain counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Damon.
Damon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Damon is staying active underneath Swain, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Damon pushes Swain off looking to stand but Swain dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Swain thows a huge punch but Damon dodges it nicely.
Damon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Damon pushes Swain off and gets back to his feet.
Damon swings widly with a right hand
and Swain moves into the clinch.
Swain manages to pull guard.
Swain working for a triangle but Damon defends it easily.
Damon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Swain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damon.
Swain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Damon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Damon looking to sit in guard and control but Swain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Swain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swain stops Damon from standing up.
Swain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swain trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Damon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Swain working a defensive guard here.
Swain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Damon trying to control but Swain is working from the bottom.
Damon throws and elbow that misses. Swain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Damon's guard. Nice move by Swain!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damon wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Swain manages to pass to side control.
Damon wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damon trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randall Swain will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Damon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Swain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Damon misses with a left hand
and Swain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Swain.
Swain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Swain working aggressively here.
Damon is trying to push Swain away but Swain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Damon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Swain counters with a stiff right hand.
Swain clinches with his opponent.
Swain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Damon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Swain lands a hook that snaps the head of Damon backwards.
Damon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damon tries to throw a body punch but Swain avoids it by throwing Damon back against the cage.
Damon breaks the clinch.
Swain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Damon on the side of the head.
Swain clinches up against the cage.
Damon can't find room to land a body shot as Swain controls the action.
Damon misses with some punches.
Damon trying to control the position but instead, Swain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Damon into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain blocks an uppercut.
Damon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Swain.
Swain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ron Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randall Swain.
Swain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Swain as Damon tries to tie him up.
Swain is working Damon over against the cage.
Swain throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swain.
Swain is trying to stall.
A body shot lands from Damon.
Swain blocks a body shot from Damon.
Swain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swain.
Damon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Damon for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Damon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Damon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Swain's waist but Swain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damon off to one side.
Damon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Swain counters by moving into the clinch.
Damon has a couple of punches blocked by Swain.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swain.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swain.
Swain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Swain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Swain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damon working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damon.
Damon swings wildly with an uppercut but Swain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damon tries to throw a body punch but Swain avoids it by throwing Damon back against the cage.
Swain throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damon is trying to stall.
Damon working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Damon.
Damon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damon wants to break free but Swain has control.
Swain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damon tries to work over Swain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damon is trying to maintain a safe position but Swain gets an underhook and turns Damon into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Damon.
Swain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Damon just stands there and leans against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Damon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Damon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Swain blocking some punches.
Damon has a couple of punches blocked by Swain.
Swain has a couple of punches blocked by Damon.
Damon just leaning against Swain, taking a breather.
Damon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Swain stalling.
Damon blocking some punches.
Swain lands with a right to the head.
Damon misses with a punch to the body.
Swain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Damon blocks an uppercut.
Damon throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Damon.
Damon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damon digs a right hand underneath Swain's ribcage. Swain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Damon lands a hook that snaps the head of Swain backwards.
Swain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swain blocks a body shot from Damon.
Swain lands with a short shot to the head.
Damon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Damon stops a takedown attempt from Swain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randall Swain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Damon there.
Damon swings widly with a right hand
and Swain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Damon misses with a punch on the inside.
Swain avoiding damage.
Swain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damon prevents the takedown attempt.
Damon throws a head punch that misses.
Damon struggles to land a body shot inside as Swain controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Damon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Damon backwards.
Damon throws a punch but it's blocked by Swain.
Swain pressing his opponent against the cage.
Swain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Swain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Swain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ron Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randall Swain.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swain.
Damon looking to stall.
The referee calls for Damon to work.
Damon working aggressively here.
Damon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Swain lands with a right to the head.
Swain lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Damon fails to land.
Swain lands a left hand.
Swain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Damon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damon slowing the pace effectively.
Swain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damon can't break the clinch.
Swain changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Damon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swain counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damon pushes Swain off looking to stand but Swain dives back in and keeps control.
Damon is refusing to be controlled, as Swain sits in half guard.
Swain working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Damon is trying to stand.
Swain seems to be working for a kimura but Damon defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swain.
Ron Damon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damon is trying to stand.
Swain wants to control but Damon is keeping him busy.
Damon is trying to stand.
Swain is looking for a kimura but Damon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Swain to get the leverage.
Damon tries to kick Swain off but Swain keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Swain scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Damon wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Swain wants to free his trapped foot but Damon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Swain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damon keeps working.
Swain is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Damon tries to kick Swain off but Swain keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Swain is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Damon!
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Swain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Swain!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Man of Sorrows. 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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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bang Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oliver Page!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page closes the distance and clinches.
Page is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Page misses its intended target.
Bang staying out of range there.
Bang misses with a body shot.
Page misses with an uppercut. Bang saw that one coming.
Page misses with a hook
and Bang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Page lands a nice shot that snaps Bang's head back.
Bang misses with a low kick.
Bang looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Bang misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Bang.
Bang thows a body shot but no joy.
Page closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Bang to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Page lands a lovely overhand right.
Bang throws a hook but Page blocks it.
Bang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Page's hands.
Page misses the shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bang!
Page throws a hook but Bang blocks it.
Page jabs Bang right on the nose. Bang blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang misses with a low kick.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Bang clobbers Page with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page misses with a body shot
and Bang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Page thinking.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bang was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Bang scoring well with a low kick there.
Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bang throws out the jab.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bang.
Bang thuds a left hand into Page's body.
Bang looks to land a right hand but Page moved out of range.
Bang throws a looping overhand right but Page ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Bang misses
and Page counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Page misses with a right hand
and Bang counters with a nice leg kick.
Bang throws a sloppy body shot
and Page counters with a three punch combo that has Bang backing up. Bang nods at Page to acknowledge the strikes.
Bang takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Page throws a poor cross that misses
and Bang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Page circles away quickly and effectively.
Page misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bang throws a lazy uppercut
and Page counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bang ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Bang tries to land a front kick but Page steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Page throws a series of strikes that have Bang backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bang counter with a right hand.
Bang connects with a body shot.
Bang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Page on the side of the head.
Bang throws a sloppy body shot
and Page counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page throws a hook but Bang avoids it easily.
Bang throws a big shot that misses.
Bang moves out of range of the strikes.
Bang throws a lazy right hand but Page sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Page lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bang Bang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bang tries to keep at a distance but Page has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Page.
A nice left hand lands by Bang.
Bang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bang scores with a shot to the side of Page's head.
Page lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Page lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Page.
Page is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Page just leaning against Bang, taking a breather.
Bang misses with some punches.
Bang breaks the clinch.
Bang misses with an uppercut
and Page holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bang scores with a shot to the side of Page's head.
Page trying to stall but Bang improves his position.
Bang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Page.
Nice body punch from Page - that landed with a thud.
Page throws a head punch that misses.
Bang blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page taking a breather.
Page lands a nice uppercut.
Page is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Page tries a body shot but Bang blocks it.
Page throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bangs head.
Bang misses with a punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Page in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Page stalling in the clinch but Bang improves position.
Page digs a right hand underneath Bang's ribcage. Bang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Page or not.
Bang pushes Page back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Page throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bangs head.
Page lands a hook that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Page lands a body punch.
Page scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oliver Page seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Page slows down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bang throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Page.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Page.
Page digs a right hand underneath Bang's ribcage. Bang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Page.
Bang letting Page take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bang.
Page is working Bang over against the cage.
Page gets through Bang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Page.
Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Page.
Page lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Page.
Page will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bang up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Page scores with a nice short uppercut.
Page lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands an uppercut.
Page lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Page lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Page taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Page works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Page is struggling to control the position.
Page scores with a shoulder strike.
Page scores with a shoulder strike.
Bang throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Page.
Bang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bang ducks right into an uppercut from Page.
Bang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Page connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bang scrambles back to his feet.
Page digs a good body shot into Bang's ribs.
Page throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Page misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a really nice looking cross but Bang seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page works the jab nicely.
Bang Bang is winning the standup battle so far.
Bang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Page counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Page misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Page scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bang moves out of range as Page strikes.
Page gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Page lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Page softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bang throws an off balance right hand
and Page counters with a nice uppercut.
Bang misses with a left hand
and Page counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Bang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Page misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Bang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Page darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Page punishes Bang's body with a nice straight punch.
Page throws a looping overhand right but Bang ducks down to avoid it.
Bang moves out of range as Page strikes.
Page bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bang's head.
Page scores with a jab to the head.
Page darts in and clinches Bang up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page is trying to stall.
Bang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bang fails to land.
Page is struggling to control the position.
Page lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Page digs a right hand into Bang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bang's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Page cracks Bang with a nice body shot.
Page taking a breather.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Page lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Page lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bang or not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bang pushes Page back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Page.
Bang wants to break free but Page has control.
Page lands a body shot in the clinch.
Page lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bang letting Page take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a head punch that misses.
Page is looking to control Bang's arms but Bang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Page has his back to the cage.
Page slowing the pace effectively.
Page lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Page avoiding damage.
Page lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Page prevents a body shot from Bang.
Bang tries a body shot but Page blocks it.
Page scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Page.
Page works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Page holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Page.
Page lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Page scores with a shoulder strike.
Page dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Page.
Page pushes Bang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.
Page is working Bang over against the cage.
Page lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Page lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Page.
Page lands an uppercut.
Page stalls.
Page lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee calls for Page to work.
Page softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Page lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Page - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Page is working Bang over against the cage.
Page lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Page works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Page is leaning against Bang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page has Bang pressed against the cage.
Bang working hard to break the clinch.
Page lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Page lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Page.
Page lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Page's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Page lands a right hand.
Page lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bang or not.
A short right from Page on the inside.
Page lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Page lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Page lands a shoulder strike.
Page scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Page.
Page pushes Bang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Page scores with a shoulder strike.
Bang is rocked!
Page lands a right hand.
Oh Bang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Page lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Page.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Page comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Page 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Page!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel's entrance music is I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica. A fine choice. The key to victory for Europha Emanuel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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25
163 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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26
168 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 8 - 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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Austin Justice!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Justice is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Emanuel's half guard.
Emanuel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Emanuel wants to sweep here but Justice controlling him for the moment.
Justice wants to stand but Emanuel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Emanuel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Justice trying to stand up but can't free himself from Emanuel's guard.
Justice avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Emanuel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Justice showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Justice trying to stand up but can't free himself from Emanuel's guard.
Emanuel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Justice must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Emanuel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Justice is aware though and is defending well.
Emanuel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justice is one step ahead there.
Emanuel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Justice!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice is wriggling around trying to escape.
Emanuel lands a big shot there that rocks Justice but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Justice holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Emanuel tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Emanuel looking for a guillotine from mount but Justice is having none of it.
Emanuel goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Justice turns into him and now he's in Emanuel's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emanuel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emanuel is keeping the position for now.
Justice won't allow Emanuel to sweep him here.
Justice controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Emanuel has control of Justice's left arm, preventing Justice from doing any damage.
Austin Justice has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
Emanuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice slips a straight right by Emanuel.
Europha Emanuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Emanuel swings widly with a right hand
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justice throws a hook but Emanuel blocks it.
Justice misses with a looping right.
A big left from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel lands with a straight right. Justice didn't see that one coming.
Emanuel catches Justice with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Emanuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Justice.
Emanuel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Justice tries to keep at a distance but Emanuel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Emanuel lands a left hand.
Justice blocks an uppercut.
Justice tries a body shot but Emanuel blocks it.
Justice lands a right hand.
Emanuel gets through Justice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emanuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justice.
Justice blocks the elbow strike.
Emanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emanuel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Europha Emanuel dominated that 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.
Emanuel fails to land with a series of punches.
Emanuel throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
Justice takes a swing at Emanuel's ribcage but misses.
Justice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Europha Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emanuel throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
Justice tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emanuel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Justice somewhat.
Emanuel moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.
Justice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Justice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Emanuel looking for a sweep. Not yet Emanuel, not yet.
Emanuel looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Justice has picked Emanuel up and slammed him! Emanuel can't keep hold of the triangle and Justice manages to pass to side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Justice trying to control the action but Emanuel is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel tries to buck Justice off but Justice is having none of it.
Justice trying to control the action but Emanuel is working from the bottom.
Emanuel tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emanuel keeps working.
Justice taking a breather here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Austin Justice wasn't active enough on the ground.
A big right from Justice misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Justice misses with a looping right.
Emanuel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emanuel lands with a cross.
Justice avoids the body shot from Emanuel.
Justice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emanuel counters with a left and a right that stings Justice.
Justice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emanuel tries to clinch up but Justice circles away and keeps his distance.
Emanuel wants to clinch.
Justice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Emanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emanuel ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Emanuel scores with the left hand. Justice knows he should have avoided that one.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emanuel works Justice's body with a nice hook.
Justice misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel throws a sloppy body shot
and Justice counters with a nice uppercut.
Justice blocks a jab.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Justice is having none of it.
Justice takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Justice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Emanuel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Justice takes one to the side of the head.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emanuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Justice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emanuel.
Emanuel blocks a jab.
Justice takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Justice throws a hook but Emanuel blocks it.
Emanuel throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Emanuel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justice fails with the takedown.
Emanuel scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emanuel connects with a nice looking jab.
Justice keeps the fight on the outside.
Emanuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Justice.
Emanuel swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Emanuel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emanuel throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
Justice might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Emanuel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
Justice takes a swing at Emanuel's ribcage but misses.
Justice sizes up Emanuel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Emanuel throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
Emanuel lands the left hand.
Justice misses with a looping right.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Europha Emanuel dominated that second 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!
Justice swings for the body but Emanuel moves out of range.
Justice closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Emanuel tries to get to full guard but Justice has control of the leg.
Justice escapes and gets back to his feet.
Emanuel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice moves forwards but Emanuel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emanuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emanuel connects with a jab.
Emanuel thuds his right hand into Justice's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Emanuel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
Emanuel is looking to clinch.
Justice throws a hook but Emanuel blocks it.
Justice misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Justice lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Emanuel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Emanuel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Justice misses with an uppercut
enabling Emanuel to counter with a crisp jab.
Justice misses with a hook
and Emanuel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Emanuel throws an elbow but misses.
Justice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emanuel lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Emanuel.
Emanuel trying to land knees to the body.
Justice has Emanuel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Emanuel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Emanuel lands a shot to the body.
Emanuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emanuel lands a hook that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
A right hand to the body from Justice.
Emanuel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Justice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Justice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Emanuel.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with the head strike.
Emanuel lands a shot to the body.
Emanuel lands a right hand.
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Emanuel cracks Justice with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emanuel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Justice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Emanuel.
Emanuel scores with a shot to the side of Justice's head.
Austin Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Emanuel.
A right hand to the body from Emanuel.
Justice is trying to break the clinch but Emanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Emanuel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emanuel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emanuel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Emanuel lands a nice uppercut.
Emanuel works on Justice's body with a couple of short punches.
Emanuel scores with a hook to the body.
Emanuel slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Emanuel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emanuel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Emanuel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Emanuel gets through Justice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emanuel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emanuel lands a shot to the body.
Emanuel lands with a right to the head.
Emanuel is leaning against Justice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel digs a right hand into Justice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Justice's gas tank.
Emanuel lands a body shot.
Emanuel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Emanuel cracks Justice with a nice body shot.
Emanuel pushes Justice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emanuel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emanuel scores with a hook to the body.
Emanuel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short left from Emanuel.
Emanuel has Justice pressed against the cage, preventing Justice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Emanuel.
Emanuel with a knee to the head.
Emanuel pushes Justice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emanuel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Justice takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Emanuel.
A shot in the inside from Emanuel.
Emanuel lands with a short shot to the head.
Emanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel working Justice over with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Justice.
Emanuel presses Justice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Europha Emanuel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Emanuel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Justice's efforts to push away.
Justice managing to block the knees to the body from Emanuel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Justice lands a hook that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Justice prevents a body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emanuel misses with some punches.
Emanuel is leaning against Justice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emanuel looking to stall.
Emanuel keeps control of Justice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Justice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emanuels head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Europha Emanuel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Emanuel, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Europha Emanuel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cassiano Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor comes to the cage accompanied by Enigma - Hello and welcome. Marshall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Breathe -- Disturbed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassiano Victor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doug Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
A looping hook to the body misses from Victor. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Victor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marshall counters with a nice leg kick.
Victor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall.
Victor has his takedown stuffed
and Marshall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Victor is looking to clinch.
Marshall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Marshall enables Victor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Marshall manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Marshall has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall working for a triangle but Victor defends it easily.
Victor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marshall is keeping the position for now.
Victor trying to move into half guard but instead Marshall has managed to sweep!
Victor keeping moving, preventing Marshall from controlling successfully.
Victor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marshall!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two 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.
Victor landing strikes from the mount and Marshall is in trouble!
Marshall wants to hold on but Victor pushes him away.
Victor working for a guillotine from mount but Marshall is in no mood to give up.
Victor trying to control but Marshall is having none of it.
Marshall is looking to improve his position but Victor isn't that keen on the idea.
Marshall is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marshall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Victor swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Marshall is now in Victor's guard. A big mistake from Victor there, giving up the dominant position!
Victor looking for a sweep. Not yet Victor, not yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marshall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marshall wants to control from the top but Victor keeps moving.
Victor wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor looking to control.
Marshall is stalling in the full guard.
Victor keeping moving, preventing Marshall from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Doug Marshall.
Victor fails with a takedown attempt.
Marshall misses with the body kick
and Victor counters by clinching up.
Marshall prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassiano Victor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshall is trying to break free.
Marshall breaks from the clinch.
Marshall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doug Marshall will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marshall slips under a jab.
Victor scores a takedown into full mount!
Marshall holds on for dear life.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victor controlling from mount.
Marshall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marshall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Victor trying to control but Marshall is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall tries to reverse the position but Victor maintains control.
Marshall blocking the ground and pound.
Victor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Victor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Victor thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marshall tries to lock up and control but Victor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marshall might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Victor kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Victor throws some wild stikes that Marshall manages to avoid easily.
That's two 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.
Victor landing strikes from the mount and Marshall is in trouble!
Marshall is in all sorts of trouble here.
Victor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Victor unloads with some shots from mount but Marshall bucks and avoids them well.
Victor trying to control but Marshall is having none of it.
Marshall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Victor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Victor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Victor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Victor avoids the attempt from Marshall to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marshall in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Victor working Marshall over with strikes here.
Victor wants to control the pace but Marshall is squirming around nicely.
Victor thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Marshall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Victor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Victor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marshall sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Marshall is trying to control but Victor passes into side control!
Marshall defending against the ground and pound.
Marshall gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
A nice elbow there by Victor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassiano Victor dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
Victor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marshall quickly recovers to half guard.
Victor wants to take a breather but Marshall is having none of it.
Victor misses with a head shot. Marshall uses the momentum to regain guard.
Victor throwing strikes but missing.
Marshall wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cassiano Victor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Victor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marshall is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor trying to control but Marshall is working from the bottom.
Victor looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Victor trying to control the position from guard on top but Marshall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marshall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Victor lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marshall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Victor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marshall thinking.
Victor misses with a hook
and Marshall counters with a good low kick that Victor was not able to check.
Marshall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Victor throws out the jab.
Victor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marshall throws out the jab.
Victor throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Cassiano Victor has been cut.
Victor moves to clinch but Marshall breaks away
and Marshall counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor scores with a jab.
Victor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Victor showed some decent athleticism there.
Victor is working for a submission of some sort.
Marshall gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor wants to pass the guard but Marshall is keeping the position.
Victor throwing strikes but missing.
Victor won't allow Marshall to sweep him here.
Victor trying to control the position from guard on top but Marshall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marshall seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Marshall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Victor is controlling him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Victor passes Marshall'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.
A close third round but Doug Marshall just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Cassiano Victor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Victor swings widly with a right hand
and Marshall counters with an outside leg kick.
Marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Victor.
A good leg kick by Marshall.
Marshall misses with a shot to the body
letting Victor counter with a right hand.
Marshall sizes up Victor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Victor misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor misses with a hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Victor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Marshall did well to prevent Victor getting side control.
Victor not doing much here.
Marshall won't allow Victor to pass to mount.
Marshall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Victor throwing strikes from guard but Marshall blocks nicely.
Victor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall wants to control but Victor postures up.
Marshall managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Victor.
Victor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Marshall is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Victor trying to control the action but Marshall is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Marshall is looking to control Victor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marshall avoid being mounted?
Victor is pressing down on Marshall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marshall is holding on for now.
Victor trying to control from half guard but Marshall is working away.
Victor wants to pass the guard but Marshall is defending well.
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.
Marshall moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Victor tries to free his leg and advance position but Marshall is retaining full guard.
Marshall wants to stand and escape but Victor is having none of it.
Victor trying to control but Marshall is working from the bottom.
Victor throws and elbow that misses. Marshall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Victor's guard. Nice move by Marshall!
Marshall won't allow Victor to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Marshall dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Cassiano Victor's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Victor shoots in for a takedown but Marshall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Victor misses with a straight right.
Victor loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.
Marshall tries to land a front kick but Victor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marshall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it.
Victor moves to clinch but Marshall breaks away
and Marshall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Victor thinking.
Doug Marshall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marshall misses with a kick to the body.
Marshall jabs Victor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Victor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marshall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marshall tries to land a front kick but Victor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Victor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Victor misses with a hook
and Marshall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marshall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Victor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on Victor's shoulder, as Victor tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Marshall tenderised Victor's leg. Victor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Victor misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a few strikes there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marshall!
Victor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by Victor.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Victor. That did some damage!
Cassiano Victor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor throws a right hand that misses
and Marshall counters with an inside leg kick.
Victor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marshall throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marshall.
Marshall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marshall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Victor is just out of range.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victor throws a lazy uppercut
and Marshall counters with a low kick, right behind Victor 's knee.
Doug Marshall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Marshall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marshall 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:49
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:49
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Doug Marshall!
Doug Marshall is the new welterweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jed Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masilungan comes to the cage accompanied by Dying Inside . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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169 lbs
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162 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jed Masilungan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque stuns Masilungan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bourque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masilungan misses with a left hand
and Bourque counters with a three punch combo that has Masilungan backing up. Masilungan nods at Bourque to acknowledge the strikes.
Bourque stuffs the takedown attempt from Masilungan. Masilungan gets slowly back to his feet.
Bourque throws a lazy uppercut
and Bourque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masilungan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bourque!
Bourque tries to hold on but Masilungan pushes him away.
Bourque avoids a series of strikes thrown by Masilungan.
Masilungan tries to control but Bourque wriggling away.
Bourque wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Masilungan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan controlling the pace for now.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bourque is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Masilungan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Masilungan throws some wild stikes that Bourque manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Masilungan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Masilungan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Masilungan scoring with strikes but Bourque is staying in there.
Masilungan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Masilungan thowing shots but they're missing.
Bourque avoids a series of strikes thrown by Masilungan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan content just to control the position here.
Masilungan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Masilungan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Masilungan tries to control but Bourque wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Masilungan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bourque is now in Masilungan's guard. A big mistake from Masilungan there, giving up the dominant position!
Masilungan has Bourque pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Masilungan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bourque stays in close to Masilungan's body and controls the position.
Bourque trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Masilungan trying to strike off his back.
Bourque wants to pass the guard but Masilungan is keeping the position.
Masilungan working a defensive guard here.
Masilungan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bourque is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Bourque will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bourque blocks the body kick.
Bourque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masilungan circles away quickly and effectively.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Masilungan.
Bourque throws a lazy right hand but Masilungan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masilungan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Masilungan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bourque will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masilungan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Masilungan misses with a head kick.
Masilungan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bourque counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jed Masilungan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bourque lands with a hook. Masilungan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bourque misses with a straight right.
Bourque lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Masilungan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bourque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masilungan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jed Masilungan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masilungan connects with an inside leg kick.
Bourque takes a swing at Masilungan's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque swings widly with a right hand
and Masilungan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Masilungan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masilungan misses with a body punch
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
Masilungan throws the kick towards the body but Bourque avoids it.
Masilungan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bourque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bourque takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bourque throws an off balance right hand
and Masilungan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Masilungan throws a body punch but Bourque moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan misses with a jab to the body
and Bourque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masilungan misses with a head kick.
Bourque misses with an uppercut
and Masilungan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masilungan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bourque.
Masilungan scoring well with a low kick there.
Masilungan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bourque's head backwards.
Bourque throws an off balance right hand
and Masilungan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paul Bourque seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masilungan.
Masilungan misses with a two punch combination.
Masilungan is looking to wear down Bourque with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Masilungan fakes the leg kick and cracks Bourque in the body.
Bourque misses with a left hand
and Masilungan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bourque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bourque throws a combination that misses
enabling Masilungan to counter with a crisp jab.
Masilungan clobbers Bourque with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bourque misses with a lunging right hand
and Masilungan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bourque's guard now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masilungan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Masilungan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Masilungan lands with a right hand.
Nice body kick from Masilungan.
Masilungan misses with a hook. Bourque ducked under it nicely.
Bourque misses with an uppercut
and Masilungan counters with a big head kick but Bourque shrugs it off.
Masilungan throws a combination that misses
and Bourque counters with a straight right hand.
Horrible takedown by Masilungan or perhaps it was just good defense by Bourque which made him look bad.
Jab from Masilungan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan throws a head kick that misses.
Masilungan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bourque as he avoids it easily.
Masilungan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bourque but Bourque pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jed Masilungan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Bourque. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bourque.
Masilungan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Masilungan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bourque checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two 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.
Bourque is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bourque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masilungan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bourque.
Bourque might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bourque throws a poor cross that misses
and Masilungan counters with a left to the body.
Masilungan lands a leg kick that knocks Bourque off balance momentarily.
Masilungan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masilungan throws a solid leg kick but Bourque takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Masilungan.
Masilungan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bourque swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Masilungan counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan misses with a lunging right hand
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bourque displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Masilungan.
Masilungan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bourque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masilungan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bourque thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourque throws a poor cross that misses
and Masilungan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bourque's guard now.
Masilungan tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourque is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan trying to control but Bourque is working from the bottom.
Bourque really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Masilungan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Masilungan tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourque is retaining full guard.
Masilungan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Masilungan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masilungan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bourque's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Paul Bourque just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masilungan.
Bourque gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Masilungan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bourque is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Masilungan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Masilungan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masilungan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan wants to control from the top but Bourque keeps moving.
Masilungan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bourque avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Masilungan wants to pass the guard but Bourque is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Masilungan from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jed Masilungan.
Masilungan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masilungan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourque.
Masilungan thows a body kick. Bourque tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bourque connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masilungan misses with a wild body shot.
Masilungan connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bourque swings away with a body shot that misses
so Masilungan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Masilungan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Masilungan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masilungan postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Masilungan from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Masilungan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Masilungan throws and elbow that misses. Bourque uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Masilungan's guard. Nice move by Bourque!
Masilungan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bourque's guard.
Bourque not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Masilungan trying to control but Bourque is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Masilungan had his way with Paul Bourque in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Bourque misses with a combination
and Masilungan counters with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Masilungan.
Masilungan lunges at Bourque with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bourque's hand.
Masilungan throws a leg kick but Bourque sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masilungan misses with a hook
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masilungan throws a sloppy head kick and Bourque moves out of range easily.
Masilungan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan lands with a good body shot.
Bourque misses with an uppercut
and Masilungan counters with a nice leg kick.
Bourque misses with an uppercut
and Masilungan counters with an outside leg kick.
Masilungan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masilungan shoots in for a takedown but Bourque shows good takedown defense.
Masilungan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masilungan misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Masilungan with that takedown attempt.
Masilungan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bourque looks to throw the jab but Masilungan is out of range.
Paul Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masilungan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bourque counters with a two punch combo.
Masilungan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Bourque.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bourque scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque misses with a straight left.
Masilungan misses with a straight right.
Masilungan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourque is just out of range.
Bourque lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Masilungan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bourque avoids the body shot from Masilungan.
Bourque checks a low kick from Masilungan.
Masilungan lands a two punch combo.
Bourque's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bourque counters with a straight right hand.
Bourque blocks a head kick by Masilungan.
Masilungan is looking to chop away at Bourque's legs.
Masilungan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masilungan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Bourque to counter with a crisp jab.
Masilungan misses with a wild body shot.
Bourque misses with a double jab
and Masilungan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Bourque comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bourque 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paul Bourque!
Paul Bourque is the new lightweight champion!
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