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UVT 127: Cage vs Honda PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Ruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sotiropoulos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Humbling River kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Ruska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Sotiropoulos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruska throws a looping overhand right but Sotiropoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Ruska pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ruska misses with a few strikes there.
Ruska connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sotiropoulos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruska fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sotiropoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruska was well out of range. Poor timing from Sotiropoulos.
Ruska tries to clinch but Sotiropoulos moves out of range.
Ruska gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sotiropoulos.
Ruska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sotiropoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruska.
Jab, jab by Sotiropoulos - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Ruska.
Ruska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruska throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruska throws a lazy right hand but Sotiropoulos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sotiropoulos tries to keep at a distance but Ruska has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sotiropoulos avoiding damage.
Sotiropoulos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruska throws a body punch but Sotiropoulos moves out of range.
Ruska misses with a hook
and Sotiropoulos counters with a good low kick that Ruska was not able to check.
Ruska clobbers Sotiropoulos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruska throws an overhand right that lands on Sotiropoulos's shoulder, as Sotiropoulos tries to avoid the shot.
Ruska throws a series of punches but Sotiropoulos avoids them all with ease.
George Sotiropoulos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruska lands an overhand right.
Sotiropoulos misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruska misses with a right hand
and Ruska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruska with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruska takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sotiropoulos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Ruska misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sotiropoulos. Ruska does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ruska darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sotiropoulos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sotiropoulos lands a leg kick that knocks Ruska off balance momentarily.
Sotiropoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sotiropoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Sotiropoulos misses.
Ruska has his takedown stuffed
and Sotiropoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruska is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Ruska.
Ruska misses with a left hand
and Sotiropoulos counters with a straight right hand.
Sotiropoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruska looks to land a combination but Sotiropoulos avoids it well.
Ruska closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sotiropoulos misses with a body punch.
Sotiropoulos gets through Ruska's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruska misses with a body punch.
Ruska misses with some punches.
Sotiropoulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruska backwards.
Sotiropoulos works on Ruska's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos lands a body punch.
Sotiropoulos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sotiropoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sotiropoulos breaks the clinch.
Ruska tries for a takedown but Sotiropoulos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ruska looks to land a right hand but Sotiropoulos moved out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sotiropoulos lands with a good body shot.
Dan Ruska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sotiropoulos lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Sotiropoulos.
It looks like Dan Ruska has been cut.
Sotiropoulos lands an overhand right.
Ruska takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Sotiropoulos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Ruska's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sotiropoulos connects with a body shot.
Ruska lands a glancing blow to the side of Sotiropoulos's head.
Ruska tries to bum rush Sotiropoulos with a series of wild strikes but Sotiropoulos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sotiropoulos lands with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Sotiropoulos finds it's target.
Ruska misses with an uppercut.
Ruska rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sotiropoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruska on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruska is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sotiropoulos.
Ruska is rocked!
Nice body punch from Sotiropoulos.
Oh Ruska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sotiropoulos lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruska seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruska's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sotiropoulos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ruska scrambles back to his feet.
George Sotiropoulos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sotiropoulos.
Ruska avoids the body shot from Sotiropoulos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruska doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sotiropoulos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruska has time to react.
Sotiropoulos lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Ruska falls backwards - clearly groggy! Sotiropoulos dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Sotiropoulos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Page might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Man of Sorrows. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
210 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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29
211 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oliver Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Capone!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Capone throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Page uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Capone has time to react.
Capone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Page misses
enabling Capone to counter with a crisp jab.
Capone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Page sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page is trying to control but can't.
Capone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Page knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Capone is thwarting Page's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page wants to get back to full guard.
Page regains full guard. Nicely done.
Page controlling Capone's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Capone won't allow Page to sweep him here.
Page controls Capone momentarily but Capone frees himself.
Oliver Page has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Capone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Capone misses with a left hand
and Page counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Capone as he connects with a hook.
Page lands a nice hook to Capone's body. Capone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Page.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Capone.
Page is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capone throws a body punch but Page moves out of range.
Page uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Capone.
Oliver Page is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Capone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Capone swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Page jabs Capone right on the nose. Capone blinks but takes it well.
Capone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Page.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page looks to land a right hand but Capone moved out of range.
Capone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Capone looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
A big right from Capone misses.
Al Capone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capone throws a body punch but Page moves out of range.
Page takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Page punishes Capone's body with a nice straight punch.
Page swings for the body but Capone moves out of range.
Capone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Capone misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Capone does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Capone misses its intended target.
Capone misses with a hook
and Page counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Capone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Page blocks a jab.
Page fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Page does no damage.
Capone misses with a left hand
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Capone is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Capone moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Page misses the target.
Page thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Page dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Capone misses with a hook. Page ducked under it nicely.
Capone lands a right hook to the body.
Capone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Capone misses with an uppercut. Page saw that one coming.
Page keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Capone.
Oliver Page is winning the standup battle so far.
Page lands a body shot.
Capone just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Capone does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Capone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Capone lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capone manages to avoid it.
Page with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Capone misses.
Page is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Capone takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Capone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capone manages to avoid it.
Page scores with a crisp jab that stopped Capone in his tracks.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Capone.
Capone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Page finds it's way round the side to connect with Capone's head.
Capone throws a hook but Page blocks it.
Capone misses the shot to the body.
Capone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page misses with a body shot.
Capone misses with a looping right.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Capone was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Page takes a swing at Capone's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Page misses.
Capone throws a hook to the side of Page's head but Page sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Capone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Capone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capone manages to avoid it.
Capone swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
Capone scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a shot to the body.
Page blocks a jab.
Page defending well as Capone loads up on a big left hand.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page connects with a body shot.
Capone misses the jab.
Page jabs Capone right on the nose. Capone blinks but takes it well.
Capone looks to land a left hand but Page moved out of range nicely.
Page is looking to wear down Capone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Capone looks to land a right hand but Page moved out of range.
Page comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Page.
Capone walks into a left hand.
Page scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Capone throws an off balance right hand
and Page counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Capone throws the left hand but Page avoids the punch easily.
Capone scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capone manages to avoid it.
Capone thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oliver Page will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Capone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Capone was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Capone misses with a hook. Page ducked under it nicely.
Capone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Capone is just out of range.
Page avoids the body shot from Capone.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Capone was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Capone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Capone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Page sprawls well. Page wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Capone gets slowly back to his feet.
Capone missing with a left hand there. Page was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Capone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Page takes a swing at Capone's ribcage but misses.
Page connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Page.
Capone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Page getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Capone is just out of range.
Page misses with a body shot
and Capone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Page moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone avoids the body shot from Page.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Capone does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Capone.
Capone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A swing and a miss from Capone.
Capone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Capone was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capone manages to avoid it.
Page tests Capone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page avoids the body shot from Capone.
A jab from Capone misses.
Page throws a predictable looking body shot
and Capone counters with a nice double leg into side control. Page won't be happy with that.
Capone trying to control the position but Page is working away.
Page is looking to regain half guard here but Capone keeps moving and retains side control.
Capone wants to control but Page is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is trying to escape the position but Capone is controlling the position.
Page is not content to let Capone control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Al Capone.
Capone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Capone avoids the body shot from Page.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capone misses with a lunging right hand
and Page counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Al Capone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Capone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Capone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Page 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 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machidan Lyoton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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205 lbs
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223 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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machidan Lyoton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliveira throws a body punch but Lyoton moves out of range.
No joy there for Oliveira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliveira swings for the body but Lyoton moves out of range.
Lyoton has managed to clinch.
Oliveira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliveira looking for a takedown.
Oliveira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lyoton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Oliveira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lyoton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Machidan Lyoton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Oliveira.
Oliveira wants a takedown but no success here.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Lyoton has him pressed against the cage.
Lyoton missing with knees to the body.
Lyoton prevents a body shot from Oliveira.
A short body shot lands from Lyoton as the two fighters clinch.
Lyoton lands a damaging elbow.
Oliveira is working for takedown but Lyoton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Oliveira looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lyoton.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lyoton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oliveira tries to break the clinch but Lyoton is controlling the position.
Lyoton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oliveira tries to throw a body punch but Lyoton avoids it by throwing Oliveira back against the cage.
Oliveira is trying to drag Lyoton to the mat but Lyoton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lyoton stalling against the cage.
Oliveira can't break the clinch.
Lyoton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Oliveira is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lyoton to the mat. Lyoton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lyoton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lyoton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lyoton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lyoton is keen to just control but Oliveira is a slippery customer.
Lyoton winds up and cracks Oliveira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyoton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lyoton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lyoton throwing shots but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Oliveira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lyoton.
Oliveira taking some punishment here, with Lyoton in his half guard.
Oliveira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lyoton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lyoton is thwarting Oliveira's attempts to control the position.
Ground and pound from Lyoton.
Lyoton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lyoton lands a nice short elbow.
Oliveira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lyoton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lyoton thows a huge punch but Oliveira dodges it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oliveira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lyoton wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lyoton prevents Oliveira from improving his position.
Lyoton 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira has hold of Lyoton's hands but Lyoton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lyoton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oliveira is trying to control but can't.
Lyoton throwing shots but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lyoton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oliveira is looking to control Lyoton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oliveira avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machidan Lyoton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lyoton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliveira.
Lyoton moves into the clinch.
Lyoton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oliveira.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lyoton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lyoton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lyoton can't find room to land a body shot as Oliveira controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lyoton.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Fabio Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira tries to score a body lock takedown but Lyoton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Machidan Lyoton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Oliveira.
Oliveira prevents a body shot from Lyoton.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Oliveira wants a takedown but no success here.
Lyoton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Oliveira tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoton scores with a shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch but Lyoton keeps him there for the moment.
Lyoton'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.
Oliveira goes for a takedown attempt but Lyoton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lyoton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Lyoton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lyoton has managed to clinch.
Lyoton has Oliveira pressed against the cage.
Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Lyoton is controlling him.
Lyoton turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Machidan Lyoton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyoton throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Oliveira taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lyoton tries for a kimura but Oliveira is defending well.
Lyoton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Oliveira sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lyoton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Oliveira sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lyoton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lyoton trying to control the position but Oliveira is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton is chipping away with strikes.
Lyoton trying to control the action but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Oliveira takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lyoton grinds an elbow into Oliveira's temple.
Oliveira takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oliveira is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyoton working the head with strikes.
Oliveira is still in real trouble! Can Lyoton finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyoton trying to control the action but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton working the ground and pound.
Oliveira parries the strikes from Lyoton easily there. Lyoton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Oliveira to escape.
Lyoton tries for a kimura but Oliveira is defending well.
Lyoton working the ground and pound but Oliveira is defending the strikes.
Lyoton lands a few punches from side control.
Lyoton wants to control but Oliveira is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyoton scoring with punches from side control.
Lyoton lands a strong strike to the head of Oliveira. That's dazed him! Lyoton looking to finish here. Oliveira is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Lyoton lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Machidan Lyoton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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21
222 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bang swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Bang is out of range.
Bang wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Bang misses with a looping left.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Bang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Bang.
Bang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bang misses with a looping right.
Lee stalks Bang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bang's face. Bang staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang lands with a good body shot.
Lee misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang misses with a two punch combination.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bang looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Bang throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee defending well as Bang loads up on a big left hand.
Bang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee takes a swing at Bang's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Bang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Bang counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Hitmon Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Bang is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Bang just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bang.
Bang cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Lee looks gassed!
Bang thows a body shot but no joy.
Bang throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bang walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bang.
Bang cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang slips under a jab.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bang digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Bang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bang digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Bang is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bang connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Bang as he connects with a hook.
Bang Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bang lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Bang lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Good shot there by Bang.
Bang lands a body shot.
Bang scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bang scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bang Bang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bang jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee is rocked!
Bang slips a straight right by Lee.
Bang throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Bang avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Bang saw that one coming.
Bang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
A swing and a miss from Bang.
Lee checks a low kick from Bang.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Bang's defenses.
Bang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Bang sees coming a mile off.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Bang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee throws a series of punches but Bang moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bang.
Bang Bang is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bang.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bang throws out the jab.
A jab from Bang does it's job there.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bang.
Lee throws a hook but Bang avoids it easily.
Bang takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Bang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bang moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bang.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hitmon Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bang can pounce on him.
Bang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Bang finish him?
Lee gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bang gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Lee is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bang Bang!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Macintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez comes to the cage accompanied by Brother Louie. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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212 lbs
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212 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bud Macintosh!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macintosh.
Macintosh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Velasquez to the ground. Macintosh is now in Velasquez's guard.
Velasquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Velasquez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Macintosh lands a couple of digs.
Macintosh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Macintosh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Macintosh wants to pass the guard but Velasquez is keeping the position.
Macintosh wants to control from the top but Velasquez keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macintosh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Macintosh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macintosh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Macintosh trying to control but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
Macintosh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Velasquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Velasquez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Macintosh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Velasquez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Velasquez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Velasquez!
Macintosh is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Velasquez off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh looking for the choke from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macintosh is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Velasquez has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Macintosh has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Velasquez taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Macintosh doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bud Macintosh!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Lobe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
162 lbs
24 - 4 - 0 |
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164 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Lobe!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lobe misses with a few strikes there.
Bourque misses with a hook. Lobe ducked under it nicely.
Lobe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lobe misses with a straight right.
Lobe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bourque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Bourque does no damage.
Bourque misses with an uppercut. Lobe saw that one coming.
Lobe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bourque.
Lobe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
Lobe throws a hook to the side of Bourque's head but Bourque sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bourque takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bourque looks to land a right hand but Lobe moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lobe misses with a wild body shot.
Lobe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Lobe misses.
Lobe throws the left hand but Bourque avoids the punch easily.
Bourque slips a straight right by Lobe.
Bourque pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lobe back to the cage. Bourque follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bourque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lobe swings widly with a right hand
and Lobe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lobe misses with a looping right.
Lobe throws the left hand but Bourque avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lobe.
Bourque slips a straight right by Lobe.
Lobe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lobe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lobe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bourque is just riding it out for now. Lobe eventually gives up the hold.
Bourque wants to control but Lobe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque is defending against the submission attempts here by Lobe.
Lobe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bourque is just riding it out for now. Lobe eventually gives up the hold.
Bourque keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobe working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bourque's thigh. Bourque counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Lobe from controlling successfully.
Lobe wants to pass the guard but Bourque is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourque tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Lobe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bourque scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lobe.
Bourque throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Brian Lobe has been cut.
Bourque misses with a lunging right hand
and Lobe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bourque scores with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Bourque misses.
Bourque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lobe misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Bourque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Bourque.
Bourque misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lobe throws a series of punches but Bourque avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobe misses the shot to the body.
Bourque digs a good body shot into Lobe's ribs.
Brian Lobe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lobe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bourque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lobe is rocked!
Lobe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bourque counters with a right hand from hell and Lobe is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Bourque!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. Emanuel has chosen I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Victor Le has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
11 - 1 - 1 |
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163 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Europha Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le scores with a jab to the head.
Le lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Emanuel moves out of range as Le strikes.
Emanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel ducks under a wild hook from Le.
Emanuel lands a two punch combo.
Emanuel throws a series of punches but Le moves out of range.
Le displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emanuel throws out the jab.
Emanuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le scores with a nice right hand.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Emanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le swings for the body but Emanuel moves out of range.
Le cracks Emanuel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Emanuel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Emanuel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le lands with a straight right. Emanuel didn't see that one coming.
Emanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le misses with a body shot.
Le drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Le scores with a jab to the jaw.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut. Le saw that one coming.
Le bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emanuel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Le manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emanuel moves out of range as Le strikes.
A swing and a miss from Le.
Emanuel slips a jab from Le.
Le is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut.
Le connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Emanuel dodges the punch combination from Le.
Emanuel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le missing with a left hand there. Emanuel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Le misses with a hook.
Emanuel swings widly with a right hand
and Le counters with a straight right hand.
Emanuel moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Emanuel.
Le tries to throw a body punch but Emanuel avoids it by throwing Le back against the cage.
Le's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emanuel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le.
Emanuel wants to clinch.
Le is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Le stuns Emanuel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Le loads up on a big right hand but Emanuel slips the punch.
A slow jab from Le misses its intended target.
Emanuel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Le connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emanuel scrambles back to his feet.
Le throws out a loose jab but Emanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emanuel misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel missing with a left hand there. Le was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Le swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emanuel misses with a hook.
Emanuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Emanuel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Le uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emanuel.
Le drops his hands momentarily and Emanuel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Le ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Le.
Le throws a shot from downtown. Emanuel moves away and avoids it.
Emanuel misses with a wild combination.
Le will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Le is having none of it.
Emanuel slips a jab from Le.
Emanuel scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a hook. Le ducked under it nicely.
Emanuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emanuel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Le manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le misses with a hook.
Emanuel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Le connects with a solid leg kick.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Le misses with an uppercut.
Le lands a jab.
Le misses with a hook. Emanuel ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emanuel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Le displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emanuel throws out the jab.
Le throws a nice looking combination but Emanuel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Le dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Le uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emanuel.
Emanuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Le waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emanuel.
Le bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Emanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le 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.
Emanuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le.
Emanuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emanuel throws a shot from downtown. Le moves away and avoids it.
Le punishes Emanuel's body with a nice straight punch.
Le swings for the body but Emanuel moves out of range.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emanuel manages to avoid it.
Emanuel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emanuel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Emanuel throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Emanuel tries to bum rush Le with a series of wild strikes but Le uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emanuel thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emanuel.
Le cracks Emanuel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Emanuel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Le misses with a hook.
Le throws out a loose jab but Emanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emanuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emanuel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Le lands with a straight right. Emanuel didn't see that one coming.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Le 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Le moves away from the strike by Emanuel.
Le tests Emanuel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emanuel moves in looking to clinch but Le pushes him off.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Le throws a low kick but Emanuel moves out of range easily.
Emanuel slips under a jab from Le.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Emanuel slips a straight right by Le.
Le throws a jab when Emanuel was well out of range.
Emanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Le swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Victor Le is winning the standup battle so far.
Le swats away the attempt to clinch by Emanuel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le scores with a nice strike.
Emanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Le. Those never looked like landing.
Le bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emanuel avoids the body shot from Le.
Le steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emanuel.
Emanuel moves out of range as Le strikes.
Le misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel dodges the punch combination from Le.
A left and a right from Le both land. Nice combination.
Emanuel scores with a jab. Le acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheers as Le lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emanuel doesn't seem phased though.
Emanuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emanuel tries to clinch there but Le circles away.
Nice defenses there by Emanuel.
Le connects with a body shot.
Victor Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emanuel blocks a head kick by Le.
Le lands a jab to Emanuel's midsection.
Le throws a low kick but it's checked well by Emanuel.
Emanuel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab from Le.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Le misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Le finds it's way round the side to connect with Emanuel's head.
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Le bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Le's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Emanuel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Emanuel is looking to clinch.
Le looks to land a right hand but Emanuel moved out of range.
Emanuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le.
Le dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Le misses its intended target.
Le pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emanuel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Le on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emanuel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emanuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Le.
Emanuel tries to clinch up but Le circles away and keeps his distance.
Emanuel ducks under a wild hook from Le.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Victor Le will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Le scores with the left hand. Emanuel knows he should have avoided that one.
Emanuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Le really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Le jabs Emanuel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Emanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Le punishes Emanuel's body with a nice straight punch.
Le lands a body shot.
Le takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Le avoids the elbow strike from Emanuel, against the cage.
Le fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Le breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emanuel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Le connects with a nice looking jab.
Emanuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le.
Le scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Le misses with a two punch combination.
Emanuel blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Le.
Le wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le throws a big shot that misses.
Emanuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emanuel 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Emanuel blocks the leg kick.
Emanuel misses with a straight right.
Emanuel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le at a distance.
Emanuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Le fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emanuel throws a hook but Le blocks it.
The fighters circling - Le throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emanuel scores with a body shot.
Emanuel looks to score with a jab to the body but Le is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Le circles away.
Emanuel misses with a straight right.
Le thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emanuel connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab lands there for Le.
Emanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Le cracks Emanuel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel misses with a looping left.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emanuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.
Le lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Emanuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Le.
Emanuel with a hook.
Emanuel throws a lazy right hand but Le sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emanuel lands a lovely overhand right.
Le looks to land a left hand but Emanuel moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel takes one to the side of the head.
Emanuel has Le up against the cage in a clinch.
Le avoids the elbow strike from Emanuel, against the cage.
Le managing to block the knees to the body from Emanuel.
Le lands a body shot.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Europha Emanuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Le.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le avoids it.
Emanuel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Le pushes Emanuel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Le blocks it.
Victor Le is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Le escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emanuel swings for the body but Le moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le throws a looping overhand right but Emanuel ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Le misses.
Le looks to land a left hand but Emanuel moved out of range nicely.
Le staying out of range there.
Le works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice combination there by Le.
Le lands a body shot.
Emanuel thuds a left hand into Le's body.
Emanuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le.
Le looks to land a combination but Emanuel avoids it well.
Le works Emanuel's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emanuel looks to land a left hand but Le moved out of range nicely.
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
A combination from Le does no damage.
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 Victor Le.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Le, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Le!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swain comes to the cage accompanied by Boston - More Than a Feeling. Jones has chosen Hoist the Colours as his entrance music. Randall Swain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swain misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swain. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swain lands a slapping body shot.
Swain circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Swain as Jones shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Swain which made him look bad.
Jones misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Swain misses with a punch on the inside.
Swain is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Swain has his back to the cage.
Swain wants the takedown. Jones is fighting it off but Swain persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jones's guard against the cage.
Jones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Swain puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jones wants to improve his position but Swain is controlling well.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Swain advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Swain has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain lands with some strikes.
Swain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Swain unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Swain dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones is looking to clinch but Swain is avoiding it.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones shoots in but Swain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A swing and a miss from Swain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones shoots in but Swain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swain counters with a left to the body.
Randall Swain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Jones.
Swain closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.
Swain 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.
Swain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Swain slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to roll over but Swain keeps him under control.
Swain misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jones working a defensive guard but Swain passes into half guard.
Jones is staying active underneath Swain, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Swain connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Swain connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
Jones keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Swain is looking to stall here but Jones recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control but Swain passes into half guard.
Swain trying to control the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Swain 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swain closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Swain getting side control.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Swain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Swain trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Swain is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Swain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones has an active guard here but Swain has managed to pass into half guard.
Swain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Swain trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Jones trying to get back to full guard but Swain takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't escape the position.
Swain lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Randall Swain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Swain punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooh a big shot lands for Swain! Jones is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Randall Swain!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Biebs!!!!!!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piston Honda!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Honda.
Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Cage.
Cage tries to score with a low kick but Honda moves his leg out of the way.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honda was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
Cage swings for the body but Honda moves out of range.
Cage slips under a jab from Honda.
Honda connects with a body shot that sends Cage's belly button to the back.
Donk. Honda catches Cage right on the button with a cross.
Cage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Honda tries to clinch but Cage is having none of it.
Cage throws out a loose jab but Honda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honda stuffs the takedown.
Honda throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.
Cage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Honda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Honda.
Honda tries to clinch but Cage moves out of range.
Honda scores with a shot to the body.
Cage tries to move into range but Honda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Honda.
A big right from Honda misses.
Cage is looking to chop away at Honda's legs.
Cage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honda.
Honda misses with a looping left.
Honda throws a right hand that Cage ducks under and follows up with a left that Cage also avoids with ease.
Cage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Honda in his tracks.
It looks like Piston Honda has been cut.
Cage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honda.
Piston Honda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honda throws a hook but Cage blocks it.
Honda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cage throws a leg kick that misses.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Honda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cage's head backwards.
Honda throws a jab but it's blocked by Cage.
Cage tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Honda is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda throws a shot from downtown. Cage moves away and avoids it.
Honda misses with a wild body shot.
Honda 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.
Cage lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage pushes Honda up against the cage in a clinch.
Honda misses with a punch to the body.
Honda throws a head punch that misses.
Honda throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage.
Cage struggles to land a body shot inside as Honda controls his hands.
A short left from Cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honda.
Cage lands with a short shot to the head.
Cage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Honda misses with some punches.
Honda struggles to land a body shot inside as Cage controls his hands.
Honda can't find room to land a body shot as Cage controls the action.
Cage misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Honda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cage.
Cage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Honda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honda struggles to land a body shot inside as Cage controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Honda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Honda throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage.
Honda takes a shot to the head.
Honda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cage can't find room to land a body shot as Honda controls the action.
Cage has Honda pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Honda manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Honda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honda prevents a body shot from Cage.
Cage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cage effectively controlling the action here.
Cage blocks a body shot from Honda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Honda.
Cage lands a hook that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Cage working aggressively here.
Cage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cage tries to work over Honda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Honda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Honda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Cage.
Cage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Honda.
Cage tries a body shot but Honda blocks it.
Cage misses with a punch to the body.
Honda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cage blocks an uppercut.
Honda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cage scores with a shoulder strike.
Cage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luke Cage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piston Honda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Piston Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage misses with a few strikes there.
Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Honda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cage throws a low kick but Honda avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Honda.
Cage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Piston Honda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Honda.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
Honda ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Cage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Honda is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Honda momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage shoots for a double leg takedown but Honda sprawls well. He's pushed Cage's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cage cracks the inside of Honda's front leg.
Cage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cage is looking to wear down Honda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Honda is just out of range.
Honda misses the body punch
and Cage counters with a head kick. That will keep Honda thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Honda walks into a stiff left hand from Cage.
That has opened up Piston Honda's cut even more.
Honda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Honda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cage.
Cage lands a leg kick that knocks Honda off balance momentarily.
Cage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cage jabs Honda right on the nose. Honda blinks but takes it well.
Cage looks to land a body kick but Honda moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Cage.
The cut above Piston Honda's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Honda is out of range and Cage settles back down.
Honda throws a shot from downtown. Cage moves away and avoids it.
Cage loads up on a big right hand but Honda slips the punch.
Cage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cage.
Cage slips under a jab.
Honda takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut lands for Cage. That snapped Honda's head back.
Piston Honda's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Honda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick from Cage lands but Honda takes it in his stride.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Piston Honda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luke Cage!
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