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UVT 113: SHOWDOWN PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ragna Bloodedge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Chyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bloodedge comes to the cage accompanied by Rebellion. Chyn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I wish . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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182 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ragna Bloodedge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Chyn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chyn misses with a left hand
and Bloodedge counters with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bloodedge. That's going to slow Chyn down.
Chyn closes the distance and clinches up with Bloodedge, looking for a takedown. Chyn pushes Bloodedge against the cage but Bloodedge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chyn shoots for a takedown but Bloodedge saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bloodedge looks to land a right hand but Chyn moved out of range.
A combination from Bloodedge does no damage.
Chyn throws a nice looking combination but Bloodedge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chyn moves out of range of the body kick from Bloodedge.
Chyn lands a jab to Bloodedge's midsection.
Bloodedge swings for the body but Chyn moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chyn shoots in and bounces Bloodedge off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chyn preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bloodedge is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chyn looking to sit in guard and control but Bloodedge gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chyn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bloodedge manages to get himself to full guard.
Bloodedge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chyn preventing the sweep.
Bloodedge on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bloodedge tries to get out of the position.
Chyn wants to control from the top but Bloodedge keeps moving.
Bloodedge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chyn.
Chyn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bloodedge manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chyn is trying to escape the mount.
Bloodedge controlling his opponent.
Chyn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodedge controlling the position easily from mount.
Chyn working to try and regain half guard.
Bloodedge wants to control the pace but Chyn is squirming around nicely.
Chyn wants to get back to his feet.
Bloodedge avoids the attempt from Chyn to control.
Bloodedge looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bloodedge wants to control the pace but Chyn is squirming around nicely.
Chyn is trying desperately to improve position.
Bloodedge tries to control but Chyn wriggling away.
Chyn is desperately trying to improve his position but Bloodedge has a good base and remains in mount.
Chyn gets back to half guard.
Bloodedge tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Chyn.
Bloodedge not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragna Bloodedge dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chyn misses with a low kick.
Bloodedge tries to score with a low kick but Chyn moves his leg out of the way.
Chyn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bloodedge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ryu Chyn has been cut.
Bloodedge throws a leg kick
and Chyn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bloodedge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chyn dives in and grabs Bloodedge's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bloodedge pushes down on Chyn's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chyn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chyn looking to pass the guard.
Chyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Bloodedge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chyn stands and throws Bloodedge's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chyn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bloodedge is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Bloodedge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bloodedge is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bloodedge is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chyn in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bloodedge is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryu Chyn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Henry 's choice of entrance music: Tear the Club Up. Jeremiah Trout could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Curtis Henry 's chin.
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250 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeremiah Trout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Curtis Henry !
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Henry does no damage.
Henry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trout tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trout circles away.
Henry scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Henry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Henry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Henry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Trout is trying to control Henry 's posture but Henry avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Henry has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Trout is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Henry yanks on the arm and Trout is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Henry .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Curtis Henry !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duardo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves has chosen Personality Crisis as his entrance music. Duardo Alves acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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285 lbs
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270 lbs
5 - 1 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duardo Alves!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinksy throws a big shot that misses.
Alves moves into range and clinches up with Pinksy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alves.
Alves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Alves on the inside.
It looks like Drew Pinksy has been cut.
Alves pushes Pinksy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Alves.
Alves lands a shoulder strike.
Alves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinksy is breathing heavily.
Alves pushes Pinksy against the cage. Alves is working some dirty boxing. Alves pushes off with a quick right hook! Pinksy goes down! Pinksy tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Alves moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duardo Alves!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chay Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bimbo Slide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis comes to the cage accompanied by As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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211 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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chay Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bimbo Slide!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slide shoots in and drives through. Willis sprawls well.
Willis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Willis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Slide takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Slide takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slide throws a leg kick
and Willis counters with a nice body shot.
Slide throws a jab but it's blocked by Willis.
The fighters circling - Willis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Willis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Willis remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Willis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Slide works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slide won't allow Willis to pass to mount.
Willis wants to take a breather but Slide is having none of it.
Willis thows a huge punch but Slide dodges it nicely.
Willis stalling.
Slide trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Willis landing strikes from the mount and Slide is in trouble!
Willis punching from mount but Slide doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Willis 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.
Willis controlling the position easily from mount.
Willis with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Bimbo Slide has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slide wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Willis.
Slide is squirming around, avoiding Willis's attempts to control the action.
Willis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Slide working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Willis controlling from mount.
Willis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Slide is looking to escape.
Willis landing punches.
That has opened up Bimbo Slide's cut even more.
Willis lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chay Willis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bimbo Slide's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Willis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Slides jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch lands to the side of Slide 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Donk. Willis catches Slide right on the button with a cross.
Willis throws a lazy right hand but Slide sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Willis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Slide takes one on the button.
Willis misses with a straight left.
Slide throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Willis to counter with a crisp jab.
Willis just misses with a punch to the body.
Willis punishes Slide's body with a nice straight punch.
Chay Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis fails to land the takedown.
Bimbo Slide is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis misses with a wild body shot.
Willis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Slide lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Slide thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Willis misses.
Willis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slide counters with a three punch combo that has Willis backing up. Willis nods at Slide to acknowledge the strikes.
Slide throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Willis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slide counters by clinching up.
Slide tries a knee to the head but Willis blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slide throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slide misses with a short punch on the inside.
Willis lands a left hand.
The cut above Bimbo Slide's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Slide misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slide.
Willis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Slide is in trouble now - Willis has advanced to mount!
Willis cracks Slide with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bimbo Slide's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chay Willis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Oberream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistar Oberream!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oberream connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oberream misses with a looping right.
Oberream misses with a wild body shot.
Oberream misses with a shot to the body
and Heggs counters by moving into the clinch.
Oberream's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oberream darts in and clinches Heggs up against the cage.
Heggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Oberream works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oberream lands a left hand.
Oberream throws a punch but it's blocked by Heggs.
Oberream manages to break the clinch.
Heggs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oberream misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Heggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Heggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Oberream circles away.
Alistar Oberream seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oberream throws a poor cross that misses
and Heggs holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oberream.
Heggs is trying to break the clinch but Oberream is controlling him.
Oberream lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oberream keeps control of Heggs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs lands with a left to the head.
Heggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Oberream uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oberream lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heggs backwards.
Oberream scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oberream digs a right hand underneath Heggs's ribcage. Heggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oberream throws a head punch that misses.
Heggs working aggressively here.
Oberream can't find room to land a body shot as Heggs controls the action.
Heggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oberream drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oberream trying to control but Heggs is working from the bottom.
Oberream is looking to advance position but Heggs has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Oberream is looking to improve his position but Heggs isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oberream tries to hold on but Heggs pushes him away.
Oberream is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Heggs controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream is wriggling around trying to escape.
Heggs controlling his opponent.
Oberream is looking to get to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oberream can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oberream wants to hold on but Heggs pushes him away.
Heggs prevents Oberream from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oberream is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Oberream doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Oberream is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heggs trying to control but Oberream is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oberream is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alistar Oberream will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heggs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Oberream counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oberream swings widly with a right hand
and Heggs counters with a nice body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oberream.
Oberream tries to clinch there but Heggs circles away.
Heggs is looking to clinch but Oberream is avoiding it.
Oberream misses with a right hand
and Heggs counters with a left and a right that stings Oberream.
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!
Oberream scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heggs doesn't seem bothered though.
Oberream avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oberream throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oberream is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heggs.
Oberream thows a body shot but no joy.
Heggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Oberream circles away.
Some wild striking there from Oberream.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberream lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oberream loads up on a big right hand but Heggs slips the punch.
Heggs moves into the clinch.
Oberream tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Heggs.
Oberream working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heggs working aggressively here.
Oberream keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heggs's efforts to push away.
Oberream misses with the head strike.
Heggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oberream working aggressively here.
Heggs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oberream is leaning against Heggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oberream misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oberream misses with a lunging right hand
and Heggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oberream thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heggs wants to clinch up but Oberream keeps it at a distance.
Oberream swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heggs.
Heggs tries to clinch up but Oberream circles away and keeps his distance.
Oberream throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oberream throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oberream paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oberream lands with a cross.
Heggs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heggs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oberream counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs tries to clinch up
and Oberream counters with a nice double leg into side control. Heggs won't be happy with that.
Oberream postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Oberream in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oberream throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Oberream tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oberream wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heggs keeps working.
Oberream is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Oberream throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Oberream looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Heggs is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alistar Oberream 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!
Oberream swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heggs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oberream looks to land a left hand but Heggs moved out of range nicely.
Heggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oberream.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oberream fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oberream pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luther Heggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Heggs walks into a jab.
Heggs throws a combination that misses
and Oberream counters with a straight right hand.
Oberream changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oberream throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heggs counters by moving into the clinch.
Heggs is trying to push Oberream away but Oberream has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oberream throws a punch but it's blocked by Heggs.
Oberream misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heggs lands a shot to the body.
Heggs stalling in the clinch.
Heggs is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberream misses with some punches.
Heggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Oberream.
Heggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oberream takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Oberream.
Heggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heggs misses with some punches.
Heggs digs a right hand into Oberream's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oberream's gas tank.
Heggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Oberream blocking some punches.
Heggs stalling in the clinch.
Heggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oberream ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heggs moves away.
Oberream shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heggs tries to clinch up.
Oberream throws a right hand that misses
and Heggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oberream throws a poor cross that misses
and Heggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs is looking to clinch but Oberream is avoiding it.
Heggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heggs has closed the distance and engaged Oberream in a clinch.
Heggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oberream has him pressed against the cage.
Heggs manages to break the clinch.
Heggs is looking to wear down Oberream with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oberream misses with a body shot.
Oberream throws a sloppy body shot
and Heggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Oberream circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oberream tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Oberream.
A jab from Oberream misses.
Heggs closes the distance and clinches.
Heggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Alistar Oberream is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs blocking some punches.
Oberream blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Oberream blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heggs looking to stall.
Oberream scores with a shot to the side of Heggs's head.
Heggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heggs is trying to break free.
Heggs stalling.
Heggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oberream tries to throw a body punch but Heggs avoids it by throwing Oberream back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oberream swings wildly with an uppercut but Heggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luther Heggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oberream pressing his opponent against the cage.
Heggs misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Oberream.
Heggs lands a shot to the body.
Oberream tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Heggs.
Heggs lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oberream.
Nice body punch from Heggs - that landed with a thud.
Oberream goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heggs pushes Oberream back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oberream blocking some punches.
Heggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Heggs has had enough of the clinch but Oberream keeps him there for the moment.
Heggs lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Heggs showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oberream 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Verson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Revenge by Danger Mouse. 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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157 lbs
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150 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Johnson!
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, Rodrigo Verson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verson blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Verson misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Verson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Verson throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Verson's head.
A jab from Verson does it's job there.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Verson blocks a low kick nicely.
Verson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Verson cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Verson moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Verson backwards.
It looks like Rodrigo Verson has been cut.
Verson can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is working Verson over against the cage.
Verson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Verson prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Verson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Verson struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Verson lands a left hand.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Verson avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson tries a body shot but Verson blocks it.
Verson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verson jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Verson around his waist. Verson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Verson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verson is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Verson has his back to the cage.
Verson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Verson is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Verson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brian Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Verson.
Verson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Verson misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verson.
Verson misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Johnson.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Verson fails to land.
Verson lands a shot to the body.
Verson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Verson looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Verson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Johnson is now in half guard.
Verson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verson is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Verson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Verson shrugs it off.
Johnson prevents Verson from getting the reversal.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Verson'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.
Johnson moves out of range as Verson strikes.
Verson swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Verson shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Verson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Verson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Verson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
A jab from Verson misses.
Verson takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Verson moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Verson moves out of range easily.
Verson misses with a looping right.
Verson has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Verson blocks a body shot from Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Verson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Verson.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Verson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verson prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Verson keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Verson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Verson working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Verson.
Verson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verson swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verson misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Verson misses with some punches.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson tries a body shot but Verson blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Verson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Verson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Verson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson is working Verson over against the cage.
Verson tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Johnson lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Verson misses with a body punch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Verson's ribcage. Verson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verson is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brian Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Verson.
Verson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Verson misses with a hook.
Verson looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Verson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Verson.
Verson cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verson swings around for an armbar but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Verson's guard.
Verson pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Verson working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Verson is breathing heavily.
Johnson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Verson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Verson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Verson!
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rodrigo Verson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Verson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Verson misses the jab.
Verson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Verson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Verson misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Verson thinking.
Verson blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Verson blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Verson 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.
Johnson misses with a hook. Verson ducked under it nicely.
Verson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Verson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Verson.
Verson scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Verson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Verson is now in Johnson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Verson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Verson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Verson has gone for a leg lock! Johnson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Verson's guard.
Verson 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 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.
Johnson stands up over Verson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Verson keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Verson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Verson controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo Verson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Verson misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Verson. Verson gets slowly back to his feet.
Verson throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Verson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Verson.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brian Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson lands a front kick.
Verson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Verson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Verson walks into a left hand.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Verson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crunch! Johnson slams his shin into Verson's torso.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Verson misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Verson shrugs it off.
Verson throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Verson throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a good, hard body kick but Verson shrugs it off.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Verson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Verson throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Verson misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourque comes to the cage accompanied by "Business Time" by Flight of the Conchords. Timothy Bourque has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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272 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghotha.
Bourque throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Ghoul Ghotha has been cut.
Bourque dips to his left and cracks Ghotha with an uppercut!
Ghotha gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bourque manages to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Ghotha there.
Bourque is controlling Ghotha's trapped leg to prevent Ghotha from advancing to side control.
Ghotha is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bourque reverses the position - he's now on top in Ghotha's guard.
Bourque trying to control but Ghotha is working from the bottom.
Bourque is looking to stand up but Ghotha won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bourque defends it easily.
Bourque trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ghotha's guard.
Bourque won't allow Ghotha to sweep him here.
Bourque will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bourque wanted to stand there but Ghotha had control of the position.
Bourque stands up and waves to Ghotha to follow him.
Ghotha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bourque counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ghotha is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ghotha looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghotha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bourque defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ghotha.
Bourque tries to get to full guard but Ghotha has control of the leg.
Bourque blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ghotha.
Ghotha thows a huge punch but Bourque dodges it nicely.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ghotha with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bourque regains full guard. Nicely done.
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!
Ghotha wants to control from the top but Bourque keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bourque preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha throws a big right hand that misses.
Ghotha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ghotha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ghotha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ghotha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ghotha throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ghotha won't allow Bourque to sweep him here.
Ghotha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Bourque is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bourque preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ghotha throws and elbow that misses. Bourque uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ghotha's guard. Nice move by Bourque!
Bourque wants to stand but Ghotha is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ghotha manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bourque manages to get himself to full guard.
Ghotha throws and elbow that misses. Bourque uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ghotha's guard. Nice move by Bourque!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghotha has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bourque can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Bourque dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ghoul Ghotha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ghotha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghotha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourque.
Bourque thuds his shin into the meat of Ghotha's side.
Ghotha tries for a takedown but Bourque circles away easily
and Bourque counters with a stiff right hand.
Bourque throws a right hand that Ghotha ducks under and follows up with a left that Ghotha also avoids with ease.
Bourque is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ghotha on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Bourque. That snapped Ghotha's head back.
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!
Bourque works Ghotha's body with a nice hook.
Ghotha ducks right into an uppercut from Bourque.
Donk. Bourque catches Ghotha right on the button with a cross.
Ghotha takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ghotha. Ghotha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ghotha is breathing heavily.
Ghotha drops his hands momentarily and Bourque takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bourque lands with a kick to the temple. Ghotha shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bourque lands a big head kick that sends Ghotha tumbling to the mat! Bourque takes a step backwards and waves Ghotha back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ghotha is rocked!
Bourque is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourque circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Ghotha drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Bourque follows Ghotha to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timothy Bourque!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel's entrance music is I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica. A fine choice. Dj Penn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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163 lbs
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29
160 lbs
19 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Granite 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 - 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
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dj Penn!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with a hook
and Emanuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emanuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Emanuel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Emanuel misses with a right hand
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn lands with a nice combination. Emanuel backs away looking to recover.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Europha Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Emanuel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penn connects with a body shot that sends Emanuel's belly button to the back.
Penn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Emanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Emanuel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Emanuel misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Emanuel misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
Penn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Emanuel misses with a hook
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emanuel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Emanuel lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into rage.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Emanuel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn takes a swing at Emanuel's ribcage but misses.
Emanuel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn tries to bum rush Emanuel with a series of wild strikes but Emanuel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn thuds a left hand into Emanuel's body.
Emanuel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Emanuel misses with a jab to the body
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emanuel throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Emanuel throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Emanuel ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emanuel counters with a two punch combo.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Emanuel's shoulder, as Emanuel tries to avoid the shot.
Emanuel lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.
Emanuel moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Emanuel stalling in the clinch but Penn improves position.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Emanuel has the dominant position.
Emanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Emanuel fails to land.
Emanuel crunches a lovely knee into Penn's ribcage.
Penn blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Emanuel digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Emanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emanuel is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emanuel has his back to the cage.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emanuel tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn tries to circle away but Emanuel has him pinned against the cage.
Emanuel lands a body shot.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn moves out of range as Emanuel strikes.
Emanuel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Emanuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Emanuel throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Emanuel throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn walks into a jab.
Emanuel misses with a few strikes there.
Emanuel misses with a body punch
and Penn counters with a leg kick.
Emanuel throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Emanuel backing up. Emanuel nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Emanuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emanuel moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Emanuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emanuel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emanuel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emanuel digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Europha Emanuel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Emanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emanuel misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Emanuel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emanuel lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into rage.
Penn misses with a jab to the body
and Emanuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emanuel swings widly with a right hand
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn digs a good hook to Emanuel's body.
Emanuel wants to clinch
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emanuel misses with a left hand
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emanuel lands with a nice combination. Penn backs away looking to recover.
Emanuel misses with a right hand
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emanuel thinking.
Emanuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Emanuel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Emanuel 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 wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emanuel slips under a jab from Penn.
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Penn throws a hook but Emanuel avoids it easily.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Emanuel saw that one coming.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Emanuel wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Emanuel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emanuel throws a right hand that misses
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emanuel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emanuel swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emanuel cracks Penn with a good jab.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Penn moves away
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Emanuel backing up. Emanuel nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Emanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emanuel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dj Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emanuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn misses with a straight left.
Emanuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emanuel wants to clinch
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Emanuel slips under a jab.
Emanuel has managed to clinch.
Emanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
A short right from Emanuel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Emanuel taking a breather.
Penn tries to circle away but Emanuel has him pinned against the cage.
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
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.
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!
A left and a right from Emanuel both land. Nice combination.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emanuel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emanuel throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn throws a head kick but Emanuel moves out of range.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Emanuel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Emanuel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Emanuel misses with a left hand
and Emanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Emanuel misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to bum rush Emanuel with a series of wild strikes but Emanuel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emanuel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn avoids the body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut
and Emanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emanuel connects with a jab.
Penn swings for the body but Emanuel moves out of range.
Emanuel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emanuel misses with a right hand
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Emanuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Emanuel throws an off balance right hand
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Emanuel throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emanuel throws a right hand that misses
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emanuel stuns Penn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Emanuel throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emanuel cracks Penn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Emanuel takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Emanuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Emanuel finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
Emanuel scores with a sloppy right hand. Penn should have avoided that one.
Emanuel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Emanuel misses
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Emanuel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Emanuel wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Emanuel.
Emanuel lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Penn swings for the body but Emanuel moves out of range.
Emanuel misses with a left hand
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Penn.
Emanuel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Emanuel is just out of range.
Emanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emanuel thinking.
Emanuel throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Emanuel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Emanuel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Emanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emanuel scores with a nice strike.
Emanuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emanuel clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
Penn tries to break free but Emanuel pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Emanuel.
Emanuel cracks Penn with a nice body shot.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn tries to break free but Emanuel pushes him back against the cage.
Emanuel scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Emanuel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emanuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emanuel scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Emanuel.
Emanuel looking to stall.
Emanuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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 Europha Emanuel.
I think Emanuel 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Europha Emanuel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doug Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Wicker Man -- Iron Maiden. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 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
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doug Marshall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenzie misses with a hook
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.
It looks like Patrick Kenzie has been cut.
Kenzie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marshall counters with a head kick. That will keep Kenzie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kenzie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marshall counters with a thumping low kick.
Donk. Marshall catches Kenzie right on the button with a cross.
Kenzie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marshall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenzie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marshall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marshall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kenzie is rocked!
Marshall cracks Kenzie with a hook to the temple - Kenzie is on wobbly legs here! Marshall swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kenzie falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Marshall wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Doug Marshall!
Doug Marshall retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jed Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masilungan has chosen Dying Inside as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
23 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jed Masilungan!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masilungan.
Bourque throws a shot from downtown. Masilungan moves away and avoids it.
Bourque fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Masilungan defending well as Bourque loads up on a big left hand.
Bourque misses with a wild body shot.
Bourque misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masilungan throws a right hand that Bourque ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourque also avoids with ease.
Bourque throws a combination that misses
and Masilungan counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque moves out of range as Masilungan strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Masilungan.
Masilungan moves in looking to clinch but Bourque pushes him off.
Masilungan connects with a solid leg kick.
Masilungan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bourque.
Masilungan moves out of range as Bourque strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bourque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masilungan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bourque.
Bourque throws a lazy right hand but Masilungan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masilungan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masilungan.
Masilungan tries to clinch there but Bourque circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Masilungan.
Masilungan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourque.
Masilungan shoots in and drives through. Bourque sprawls well.
Bourque misses with a wild combination.
Bourque throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Masilungan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Masilungan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Masilunganis looking to pass into half guard but Bourque pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bourque is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque tries to stand but Masilungan is controlling from the bottom.
Masilungan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bourque postures up.
Bourque looking to pass the guard.
Bourque trying to control the position from guard on top but Masilungan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bourque decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bourque throws a predictable looking body shot
and Masilungan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masilungan tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourque is retaining full guard.
Masilunganis looking to pass into half guard but Bourque pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bourque is in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Masilungan 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.
Bourque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masilungan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bourque.
Masilungan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bourque throws a sloppy body shot
and Masilungan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Masilungan pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bourque wants to stand but Masilungan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bourque preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masilungan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Masilungan trying to control but Bourque is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Masilungan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Masilungan breaks from Bourque's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Masilungan looking to finish with strikes here!
Bourque really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Masilungan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque tries to hold on but Masilungan pushes him away.
Bourque is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Masilungan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bourque is looking to improve his position but Masilungan isn't that keen on the idea.
Masilungan with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Masilungan with a couple of short strikes.
Bourque is in a horrible position here. Masilungan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bourque wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Masilungan.
Masilungan thowing shots but they're missing.
Masilungan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Masilungan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Masilungan dominating with strikes here.
Bourque is squirming around, avoiding Masilungan's attempts to control the action.
Masilungan controlling from the full mount.
Masilungan thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Masilungan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bourque takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bourque takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bourque throws a left and a right that both miss
and Masilungan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Masilungan or perhaps it was just good defense by Bourque which made him look bad.
Masilungan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paul Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque cracks Masilungan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bourque misses with a combination
enabling Masilungan to counter with a crisp jab.
Masilungan throws a wild body kick that Bourque sees coming a mile off.
Bourque scores with a sloppy right hand. Masilungan should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan walks into a jab.
Bourque throws a right hand that misses
and Masilungan counters with a nice uppercut.
Masilungan ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Masilungan wants to clinch.
Masilungan shoots in and bounces Bourque off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bourque dives on top into guard.
Bourque would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bourque sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Masilungan's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Masilungan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Masilungan is on top in guard.
Masilungan stopping the sweep attempt from Bourque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bourque not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Masilungan tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourque is retaining full guard.
Bourque trying to control the position.
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.
That was a close round but Paul Bourque did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Masilungan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masilungan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Masilungan misses with the combination.
Masilungan misses with a takedown attempt - Bourque sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque misses the body punch
and Masilungan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bourque throws out a loose jab but Masilungan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourque falls off balance throwing a combination
and Masilungan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Masilungan lands with a good body shot.
Bourque misses with a hook. Masilungan ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Masilungan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Masilungan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Masilungan misses with a low kick.
Bourque misses with a lunging right hand
and Masilungan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bourque throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bourque looks to land a right hand but Masilungan moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourque.
Bourque throws a body punch but Masilungan moves out of range.
Masilungan misses the shot to the body.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Masilungan's shoulder, as Masilungan tries to avoid the shot.
Masilungan throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Bourque misses with a lunging right hand
and Masilungan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Masilungan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bourque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masilungan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab from Masilungan.
Bourque scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot to the body from Bourque misses
and Masilungan counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Masilungan dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Masilungan moves out of range as Bourque strikes.
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masilungan moves away.
Masilungan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jed Masilungan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masilungan slips a jab from Bourque.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masilungan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bourque's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Masilungan misses
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bourque ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bourque misses with a double jab
and Masilungan counters with a nice uppercut.
Masilungan misses with a head kick.
Masilungan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paul Bourque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bourque stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bourque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bourque fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bourque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masilungan.
No joy there for Bourque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bourque throws a jab but it's blocked by Masilungan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masilungan throws a leg kick which misses Bourque's front leg but catches the back leg as Bourque tries to avoid it.
Bourque throws a hook to the side of Masilungan's head but Masilungan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bourque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masilungan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bourque.
Bourque throws a sloppy body shot
and Masilungan counters with a big head kick but Bourque shrugs it off.
Jed Masilungan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Masilungan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bourque scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Masilungan looks for the body kick but Bourque saw that one coming.
Masilungan avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Bourque showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masilungan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 47:48
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jed Masilungan!
Jed Masilungan is the new lightweight champion!
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