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Legion 34:Winchester vs Pushka PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verdmont Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson comes to the cage accompanied by So long and thanks for all the fish. Silva has chosen MC Primo - Diretoria as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Verdmont Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bronson scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
letting Bronson counter with a right hand.
Verdmont Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Silva.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bronson's waist but Bronson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva shoots in but Bronson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bronson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Bronson misses with a looping right.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Bronson sprawls well.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bronson as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Bronson sprawls well.
Silva looks gassed!
Bronson has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bronson manages to get underhooks.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Bronson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Bronson prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bronson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bronson after a bit of a struggle.
Bronson lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Bronson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bronson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bronson really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Bronson.
Bronson lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bronson to work.
A short right from Bronson.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bronson has him pressed against the cage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bronson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bronson is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bronson.
A bit of stalling here from Bronson.
Silva has Bronson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bronson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bronson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands a right hand.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bronson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bronson leaning against his opponent.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bronson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bronson lands a left hand.
Bronson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
A short body shot lands from Bronson as the two fighters clinch.
Bronson lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bronson pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bronson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Bronson scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verdmont Bronson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bronson leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bronson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bronson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bronson wants it to stay on the feet.
Bronson pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Bronson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Verdmont Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Silva.
Silva tries to stall but Bronson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Verdmont Bronson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bronson is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva is working for takedown but Bronson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bronson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Bronson lands with a left to the head.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bronson presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bronson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bronson.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Bronson has Silva pushed against the cage.
Bronson lands with a right to the head.
Bronson leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bronson.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Bronson has double underhooks.
Bronson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bronson scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bronson stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for Bronson.
Silva tries to circle away but Bronson has him pinned against the cage.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronson prevents the takedown attempt.
Bronson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Bronson controls the action.
Bronson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Bronson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bronson manages to get underhooks.
Bronson lands a shot to the body.
Bronson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Bronson lands a body shot.
Silva letting Bronson take a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Bronson - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verdmont Bronson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva misses with a hook
and Bronson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bronson but Bronson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva takes a swing at Bronson's ribcage but misses.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bronson tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bronson to the ground. Bronson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Bronson counters with a nice uppercut.
Verdmont Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Silva.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronson drops Silva with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Silva looks back up at him and smiles so Bronson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Silva is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva backs away from a small jab... but Bronson lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Silva crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Bronson with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Verdmont Bronson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro de le Fe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de le Fe comes to the cage accompanied by Yello - Oh Yeah. Gustavo Artur acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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201 lbs
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215 lbs
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro de le Fe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Artur!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artur throws a head kick that misses.
de le Fe sends Artur crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! de le Fe is motioning to the referee to let Artur up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Gustavo Artur has been cut.
de le Fe steps in with a hook that catches Artur right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! de le Fe follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Artur looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alejandro de le Fe!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gektor Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Danare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Danare has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gektor Lombard's chin.
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153 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gektor Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Danare!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Danare shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lombard is controlling Danare's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lombard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Danare.
Lombard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lombard tries to roll over but Danare keeps him under control.
Danare wants to free his trapped foot but Lombard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Danare throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lombard to regain full guard.
Lombard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Danare wants to pass the guard but Lombard is keeping the position.
Danare is pushing down on Lombard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lombard is fighting to maintain full guard but Danare has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lombard won't allow Danare to pass to mount.
Lombard wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard wants to improve his position but Danare is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danare wants to free his trapped foot but Lombard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lombard is looking to improve his position.
Danare is looking to advance position but Lombard won't allow it.
Danare sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lombard defending well though.
Danare looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lombard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Danare slips a nice elbow through Lombard's hands, connecting with Lombard's forehead.
Lombard wants to control but Danare is keeping busy.
Lombard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Danare throwing strikes but missing.
Lombard has control of Danare's left arm, preventing Danare from doing any damage.
Danare must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard keeping full guard, as Danare tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lombard 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.
Danare pushes down on Lombard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard gets back to full guard.
Danare trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danare slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Danare in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lombard can't do much from the bottom here.
Lombard tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Danare wants to pass to mount but Lombard is defending the position.
Lombard wants to get back to his feet.
Lombard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Danare sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Lombard doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Danare paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Lombard - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gektor Lombard!
A victorious Gektor Lombard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kato Kabrinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victorio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kabrinsky kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Tea Party - Walking Wounded. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kato Kabrinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victorio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabrinsky takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nogueira throws a low kick, looking for Kabrinsky's leg but Kabrinsky calmly moves out of range.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nogueira fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nogueira.
Kabrinsky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nogueira connects with a solid leg kick.
Nogueira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kabrinsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira connects with a solid leg kick.
Nogueira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kabrinsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira closes the distance and clinches.
Kabrinsky goes for a takedown attempt but Nogueira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kabrinsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira scoring well with a low kick there.
Kabrinsky 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.
Kabrinsky manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nogueira on his heels. He'll look to pass Nogueira's guard now, I'm sure.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kabrinsky throwing strikes from guard but Nogueira blocks nicely.
Kabrinsky stands up over Nogueira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nogueira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kabrinsky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kabrinsky trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Kabrinsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nogueira wants to stand and escape but Kabrinsky is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabrinsky is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kabrinsky trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kato Kabrinsky wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kabrinsky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nogueira swivels and escapes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kabrinsky's calf.
Nogueira moves into the clinch.
Kabrinsky blocks an elbow strike from Nogueira.
Kabrinsky ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kabrinsky no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nogueira stands up and waves to Kabrinsky to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira is looking to land body kicks.
Kabrinsky takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nogueira throws a head kick that Kabrinsky semi-blocks.
Nogueira lands a leg kick that knocks Kabrinsky off balance momentarily.
Nogueira thows a body kick. Kabrinsky tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nogueira wants to clinch up but Kabrinsky keeps it at a distance.
Nogueira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Kabrinsky moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabrinsky fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kato Kabrinsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kabrinsky tries to keep at a distance but Nogueira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira tries to stall but Kabrinsky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kabrinsky tries to pull guard but Nogueira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Kato Kabrinsky has been cut.
Kabrinsky gets control of Nogueira's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kabrinsky will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nogueira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nogueira 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kabrinsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victorio Nogueira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kato Kabrinsky's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nogueira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira moves in looking to clinch but Kabrinsky pushes him off.
Victorio Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kabrinsky shoots in but no luck this time.
Kabrinsky avoids the head kick by Nogueira.
Kabrinsky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nogueira as he jumps to the side.
Nogueira is looking to clinch but Kabrinsky is avoiding it.
No luck for Kabrinsky with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kato Kabrinsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira moves in looking to clinch but Kabrinsky pushes him off.
Nogueira cracks the inside of Kabrinsky's front leg.
Kabrinsky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nogueira counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nogueira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nogueira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nogueira lands a high kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nogueira.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nogueira. That's going to slow Kabrinsky down.
Nogueira connects with an inside leg kick.
Nogueira is looking to clinch but Kabrinsky is avoiding it.
Nogueira leaves Kabrinsky with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nogueira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kabrinsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kabrinsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Nogueira closes the distance and pushes Kabrinsky back into the cage.
Nogueira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Kabrinsky is looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kabrinsky fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nogueira gets underhooks to prevent Kabrinsky's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Kato Kabrinsky's cut is getting worse.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nogueira has Kabrinsky pushed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.
Kabrinsky goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nogueira prevents it.
Nogueira'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.
Kabrinsky tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nogueira smiles and moves away.
Victorio Nogueira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kabrinsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Kabrinsky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nogueira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kabrinsky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nogueira as he jumps to the side.
Kabrinsky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nogueira.
Kabrinsky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nogueira defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira scoring well with a low kick there.
Victorio Nogueira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nogueira doesn't manage to clinch there - Kabrinsky circles away.
Kato Kabrinsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira takes the fight into the clinch.
Kabrinsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow.
Kabrinsky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nogueira walks away with a smile on his face. Kabrinsky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nogueira doesn't manage to clinch there - Kabrinsky circles away.
Nogueira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Nogueira.
Kato Kabrinsky's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kabrinsky is looking for a takedown.
Kabrinsky is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nogueira gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nogueira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victorio Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kato Kabrinsky's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nogueira feints and then cracks Kabrinsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kabrinsky down.
Nogueira scores with a leg kick.
Nogueira tries to clinch up but Kabrinsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Nogueira wants to clinch
and Kabrinsky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nogueira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kabrinsky seems to be looking for submissions.
Nogueira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kabrinsky pulls his head out easily.
Kabrinsky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nogueira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to improve his position but Kabrinsky is controlling well.
Nogueira is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kabrinsky jumps into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira is looking for a sweep.
Nogueira is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kabrinsky off and has taken his back!
Nogueira is hanging on to Kabrinsky's back as he tries to escape.
Nogueira is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Kabrinsky's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kabrinsky's body.
Nogueira tries to get the hooks in deep but Kabrinsky pushed the leg off.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nogueira controls the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Victorio Nogueira hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nogueira lands a head kick!
Nogueira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kabrinsky 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.
Nogueira is looking to land body kicks.
Kabrinsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Nogueira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kabrinsky.
Crunch! Nogueira slams his shin into Kabrinsky's torso.
Kabrinsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nogueira darts in and clinches Kabrinsky up against the cage.
Nogueira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nogueira stops a takedown attempt from Kabrinsky.
Kabrinsky is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kato Kabrinsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kabrinsky's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Kato Kabrinsky's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nogueira just leaning against Kabrinsky, taking a breather.
Kabrinsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nogueira gets underhooks to prevent Kabrinsky's takedown attempt.
Nogueira tries to land a knee to the head but Kabrinsky blocks with his arms.
Nogueira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kabrinsky.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueira taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kato Kabrinsky's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Victorio Nogueira!
Post fight, Victorio Nogueira stared into the camera and said 'Just want to thank all of my fans out there. In case any of you were wondering I will be heading to Hilo and fighting for FML in Hilo.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tota Lidel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidel comes to the cage accompanied by Dry Kill Logic - Lost. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tota Lidel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Lidel.
A nice left hand lands by Lidel.
It looks like Juan Sanchez has been cut.
Lidel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Lidel manages to get underhooks.
Lidel misses with the head strike.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Tota Lidel has been cut.
Lidel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez'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.
Lidel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lidel.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lidel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Lidel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lidel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Lidel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lidel lands a body punch.
Lidel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lidel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lidel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lidel gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Lidel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Lidel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lidel as Sanchez tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lidel.
Lidel has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Lidel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
The referee calls for Lidel to work.
Lidel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez jumps guard but Lidel stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tota Lidel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to stall but Lidel improves his position.
Lidel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lidel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidel misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lidel fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Lidel gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
Lidel has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Lidel has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Lidel working aggressively here.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Lidel.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch.
Lidel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tota Lidel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanchez 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.
Nice jab there from Lidel.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lidel.
Lidel misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Lidel.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lidel is trying to defend but Sanchez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sanchez is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Lidel to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Sanchez being controlled here momentarily.
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidel 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.
Sanchez trying to move into half guard but instead Lidel has managed to sweep!
Lidel landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lidel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Lidel trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sanchez is looking for a triangle here but Lidel uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sanchez is trying to control Lidel's posture but Lidel avoids it.
Lidel is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sanchez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sanchez regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lidel.
Sanchez wants to control but Lidel passes into side.
Sanchez prevents Lidel from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face as Lidel controls the position.
Sanchez holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidel is putting a hurting on Sanchez here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez tries to buck Lidel off but Lidel is having none of it.
Lidel landing a few strikes.
Lidel taking a breather here.
Lidel wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lidel prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Lidel controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tota Lidel dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lidel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lidel scores with a decent looking hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lidel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lidel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from Lidel.
Lidel tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lidel misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
Lidel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lidel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lidel moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
That has opened up Juan Sanchez's cut even more.
Lidel throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lidel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanchez.
Lidel blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Lidel thows a body shot but no joy.
Lidel lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
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!
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Lidel sprawls well.
Lidel scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lidel forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.
Lidel misses with a punch to the body.
Lidel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lidel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidel struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Lidel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lidel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The cut above Juan Sanchez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lidel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Lidel throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lidel.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lidel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tota Lidel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
Lidel lands a body shot.
Lidel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lidel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tota Lidel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lidel.
Lidel looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Lidel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lidel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez is rocked!
Juan Sanchez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lidel pounces like a tiger and cracks Sanchez with a vicious hook! Sanchez is down but not out! Lidel follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tota Lidel!
Tota Lidel retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ed Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Stephen Lynch - Special Ed. Nakamura comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter the Ninja - Die Antwoord kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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26
152 lbs
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24
153 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Nelson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abe Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura tries for a takedown but Nelson circles away easily
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nakamura has a takedown stuffed.
Nakamura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Nakamura slips the punch.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson connects with a crisp jab.
Nakamura avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Nelson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nelson is keen to just control but Nakamura is a slippery customer.
Nakamura is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson trying to mount his opponent but Nakamura defends it.
Nelson moves nicely into side control.
Nakamura seems a little lost for a moment, as Nelson dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson tries for a kimura but Nakamura is defending well.
Nakamura is looking to reverse the position.
Nelson swings around for an armbar but Nakamura sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nelson's guard.
Nelson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nelson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nakamura is one step ahead there.
Nakamura forces his way into half guard.
Nelson wants to control but Nakamura is keeping busy.
Nakamura prevents Nelson from improving his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nakamura is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to get back to full guard.
Nakamura is looking for a kimura here.
Nelson is defending against the submission attempts here by Nakamura.
Nelson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nakamura's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nakamura's back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Nelson.
Nakamura rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nelson wants to take a breather but Nakamura is having none of it.
Nelson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nelson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nakamura!
Nelson looking to control but Nakamura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Nelson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nakamura swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Nelson misses.
Nakamura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nelson pinned against the cage. Nelson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nelson throws out the jab.
Nelson 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.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense.
Ed Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abe Nakamura.
Nakamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Nakamura misses.
Nelson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nakamura avoids the body shot from Nelson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nakamura at a distance.
Nakamura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nakamura has a takedown stuffed.
Nakamura with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nakamura won't be happy with that.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ed Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nelson has knee on belly momentarily but Nakamura bucks him off and regains half guard.
Nelson passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nakamura looks a forlorn figure.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount and Nakamura is in trouble!
Nakamura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nakamura is in a horrible position here. Nelson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nelson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to hold on but Nelson postures up.
A nice elbow there by Nelson.
Nakamura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount.
Nakamura is working to get back to half guard.
Nelson dominating with strikes here.
Nelson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson with a couple of short strikes.
Nelson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nakamura manages to regain half guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson working Nakamura over with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Nelson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Nakamura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nelson as he jumps to the side.
Nelson connects with a body shot.
Nakamura wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nakamura misses with a takedown
and Nelson counters with a nice body shot.
Ed Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abe Nakamura.
Horrible takedown by Nakamura or perhaps it was just good defense by Nelson which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Nelson. No joy for Nakamura on that attempt.
Nakamura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big right from Nelson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nelson tries to hold on but Nakamura pushes him away.
Nelson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nelson tries to lock up and control but Nakamura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nakamura looking for a guillotine from mount but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson tries to reverse the position but Nakamura maintains control.
Nelson is working hard here to advance position.
Nakamura tries to control but Nelson wriggling away.
Nakamura prevents Nelson from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to hold on but Nakamura pushes him away.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura is trying to control. Nelson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nelson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nakamura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
Nakamura is looking to advance position but Nelson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Nelson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nakamura tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nelson trying to control but Nakamura is having none of it.
Nelson controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control the pace but Nakamura is squirming around nicely.
Nakamura tries to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount and Nakamura is in trouble!
Nakamura is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Ed Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Nelson!
Ed Nelson retains his featherweight title!
Ed Nelson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ike Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Dragonforce - Through the Fire & the Flames as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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166 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ike Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Smith!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turner counters with a body kick.
Turner walks into a jab.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith looks to land a combination but Turner avoids it well.
Turner connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.
Turner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Turner. That one must have hurt.
Turner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turner.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Turner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Kyle Smith has been cut.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Turner.
Turner sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Smith to the ground! Turner dives into full mount looking to finish!
Smith is rocked!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smith trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Turner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Turner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Turner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Turner landing strikes, looking to finish!
Turner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Turner looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Turner looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Smith tries to buck Turner off but he can't manage it.
Turner cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smith is trying to stand.
Turner with a couple of short strikes.
Turner lands a big elbow.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Turner's attempts to control the action.
Turner won't let Smith get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Turner controlling the pace for now.
Smith bucks Turner off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turner.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner scores with a leg kick.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Turner feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner connects with a jab.
Turner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turner lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Turner.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Turner finish him?
Turner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Turner.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Turner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turner thumps Smith with a low kick.
Turner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Turner scores with a leg kick.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turner connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turner.
Turner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A left lands for Turner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Turner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turner cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ike Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Smith's cut.
That's time! Turner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turner thumps Smith with a low kick.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith avoids the body shot from Turner.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turner lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
That kick from Turner tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Turner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Turner scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Turner cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
Turner scores with a leg kick.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
Turner lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Turner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turner. That's going to slow Smith down.
Turner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Turner works Smith's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Turner.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
Turner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turner scores with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turner.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Turner.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Turner lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Turner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Kyle Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Turner tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turner jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turner scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
Turner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Turner - that will leave a mark!
Turner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Ike Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith looks to land a combination but Turner avoids it well.
Turner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turner connects with a high kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with a combination
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
Turner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Turner scores with a jab to the head.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turner to score with a decent uppercut.
Turner lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Turner blocks a jab.
Smith tries to move into range but Turner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Turner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ike Turner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turner circles away quickly and effectively.
Turner lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Turner is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Turner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Turner moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Turner scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turner.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Turner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Good leg kick by Turner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith walks into a left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.
Turner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Turner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Turner.
Turner connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Turner throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Turner tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Turner.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Turner.
Turner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Kyle Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Turner makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turner throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
Turner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Turner counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A good leg kick by Turner.
Turner lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Turner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turner scores with a spinning back kick!
Turner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Turner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turner counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kyle Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turner stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner jabs at Smith's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turner.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Turner counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ike Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ike Turner!
A very excited looking Ike Turner made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Duberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duberry comes to the cage accompanied by Pass Out - Tinie Tempah. Overeem has chosen right above it lil wayne as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
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287 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fidel Duberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistar Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem throws a body kick that misses.
Overeem tries to work over Duberry's front leg with a kick but Duberry checks it.
Duberry lands a slapping body shot.
Duberry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Overeem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Overeem looks gassed!
Duberry slips a jab from Overeem.
Duberry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duberry misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Duberry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Overeem doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duberry moves out of range of the body kick.
Overeem on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duberry. Duberry obviously looking to wear him down.
Overeem takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Duberry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Overeem under the eye.
Duberry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duberry drops Overeem with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Overeem looks back up at him and smiles so Duberry waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Overeem is rocked!
Duberry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Overeem is still on wobbly legs! Can Duberry finish him?
Duberry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duberry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Overeem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duberry scores with a jab to the body.
Duberry ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Overeem's jaw. Overeem's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Duberry does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fidel Duberry!
An out of breath Fidel Duberry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Almer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hatsu Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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182 lbs
13 - 2 - 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
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Almer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hatsu Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Ishikawa.
Almer looks for the body kick but Ishikawa saw that one coming.
Ishikawa scores with a nice right hand.
Almer connects with a nice looking jab.
Almer throws the kick towards the body but Ishikawa avoids it.
Ishikawa misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Almer.
Ishikawa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishikawa lands with a hook. Almer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Almer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ishikawa is trying to drag Almer to the mat but Almer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Almer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ishikawa controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Almer.
Almer blocks an uppercut.
Ishikawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Almer backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Ishikawa does no damage.
Ishikawa misses with a hook. Almer ducked under it nicely.
Ishikawa checks a leg kick.
Ishikawa throws a hook but Almer avoids it easily.
Almer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ishikawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Almer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ishikawa - the referee stops the clock and Almer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ishikawa. Almer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ishikawa moves out of range of the body kick from Almer.
Ishikawa misses with a hook.
Almer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishikawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Almer.
A big right from Ishikawa misses.
Ishikawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Almer.
Almer throws the kick towards the body but Ishikawa avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Almer.
Jab from Almer.
A lazy body kick from Almer
and Ishikawa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Ishikawa scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Almer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almer. Ishikawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Almer.
Almer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ishikawa.
Almer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Almer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ishikawa momentarily.
Ishikawa avoids the body shot from Almer.
Ishikawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A clash of legs there as Ishikawa blocks the low kick.
Almer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almer moves out of range as Ishikawa strikes.
Ishikawa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Ishikawa moves out of range as Almer throws a body kick.
Ishikawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ishikawa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ishikawa throws out a loose jab but Almer uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Almer's head.
Ishikawa scores with a nice head shot.
Crunch! Almer slams his shin into Ishikawa's torso.
Ishikawa looks gassed!
Almer moves out of range of the strikes.
Almer loads up on a big right hand but Ishikawa slips the punch.
Almer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almer looks to land a left hand but Ishikawa moved out of range nicely.
Almer misses with a series of wild punches.
Almer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ishikawa scores with a jab. Almer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ishikawa throws a right and a left that Almer avoids nicely.
Almer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ishikawa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almer lands a nice looking body kick.
Almer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Almer digs a good hook to Ishikawa's body.
Almer scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almer scores with a spinning back kick!
Almer swings for the body but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Almer scoring well with a low kick there.
Almer lands a nice looking body shot.
Almer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishikawa.
Ishikawa avoids the body shot from Almer.
Ishikawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Almer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ishikawa at a distance.
Almer feints and then cracks Ishikawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ishikawa down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Almer - that will leave a mark!
Almer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishikawa moves away.
Ishikawa moves out of range of the body kick from Almer.
Almer misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ishikawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Almer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ishikawa slips a jab from Almer.
Almer looks to land a combination. Ishikawa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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 Thiago Almer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Almer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Almer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almer misses the shot to the body.
Almer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Almer just misses with a punch to the body.
Almer throws a lazy body kick
and Ishikawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ishikawa misses with an uppercut. Almer saw that one coming.
Almer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ishikawa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Almer blocks a jab.
Ishikawa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Almer.
Almer cracks Ishikawa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ishikawa throws the left hand but Almer avoids the punch easily.
Almer swings for the body but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Almer misses with a kick to the body.
Almer throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Almer fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Almer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishikawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Almer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Almer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishikawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Almer backwards.
Almer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ishikawa's elbow.
Almer tries to work over Ishikawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ishikawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ishikawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Almer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Ishikawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Almer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Almer tries a body shot but Ishikawa blocks it.
Ishikawa is working Almer over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishikawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Almer misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Almer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Almer stops a takedown attempt from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Almer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ishikawa gets through Almer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ishikawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishikawa lands a right hand.
Almer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Almer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Almer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ishikawa gets through Almer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ishikawa misses with a body punch.
Ishikawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Almer working hard to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ishikawa.
Almer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ishikawa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Almer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Almer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ishikawa throws a big elbow that misses.
Almer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Almer tries to get out of the position.
Ishikawa trying to control but Almer is working from the bottom.
Almer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ishikawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ishikawa wants to control from the top but Almer keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa landing with the ground and pound.
Ishikawa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Almer wants to stand but Ishikawa is controlling the position.
Ishikawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Almer is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatsu Ishikawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Almer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ishikawa has managed to clinch.
Almer tries to work over Ishikawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Almer throws a head punch that misses.
Ishikawa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Almer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ishikawa slips under a jab.
Ishikawa loads up on a big right hand but Almer slips the punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Almer. Ishikawa shrugs it off though.
Ishikawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almer connects with an inside leg kick.
Ishikawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ishikawa misses the jab.
Ishikawa avoids the body shot from Almer.
Almer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Almer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ishikawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Almer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ishikawa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa moves forwards but Almer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ishikawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishikawa misses with a few strikes there.
Almer misses with a shot to the body
and Ishikawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Almer swings for the body but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Almer tests Ishikawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Almer misses with a few strikes there.
Almer is looking to wear down Ishikawa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Almer misses with an uppercut. Ishikawa saw that one coming.
Almer looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishikawa is just out of range.
Ishikawa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ishikawa's corner calls for a 1-2. Ishikawa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Almer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ishikawa misses the shot to the body.
Ishikawa throws a hook but Almer avoids it easily.
Ishikawa throws a hook to the side of Almer's head but Almer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Almer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Almer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almer scores with a push kick.
Almer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Almer with a jab.
Ishikawa avoids the body shot from Almer.
Ishikawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Almer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body kick from Almer.
Almer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ishikawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Almer.
Thiago Almer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Almer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Almer fakes the leg kick and cracks Ishikawa in the body.
Almer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ishikawa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Almer lands an overhand right.
Almer connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almer looks to land a body kick but Ishikawa moved away.
Almer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ishikawa. That did some damage!
Almer loads up on a big right hand but Ishikawa slips the punch.
Almer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Almer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ishikawa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Almer avoids the body shot from Ishikawa.
Almer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ishikawa in his tracks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almer.
Ishikawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ishikawa missing with a left hand there. Almer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Almer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Almer misses with a kick to the body.
Almer throws a push kick but Ishikawa slaps the foot to one side.
Almer throws a hook to the side of Ishikawa's head but Ishikawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Almer blocks a head kick by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa avoids a kick to the body.
Almer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Almer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ishikawa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Almer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishikawa.
A solid body kick from Almer.
Ishikawa throws a series of punches but Almer avoids them all with ease.
Ishikawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almer.
A swing and a miss from Ishikawa.
Almer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almer thows a body shot but no joy.
Ishikawa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Almer's hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ishikawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Almer - just one landing.
Ishikawa looks to land a left hand but Almer moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Ishikawa misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Almer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Almer 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 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Almer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puska has chosen You Ain't Stoppin Me !!!! as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Puska!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester gets caught flat footed, as Puska shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Puska sitting in guard here, content to control.
Winchester keeping moving, preventing Puska from controlling successfully.
Puska not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Puska was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Puska feints and then cracks Winchester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winchester down.
Puska clinches up with Winchester and pushes him back against the cage.
Puska controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester working hard to break the clinch.
Puska breaks the clinch.
Puska closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Winchester to the mat! Winchester manages to get full guard.
Winchester wants to stand up but Puska is controlling him.
Puska trying to control the position from guard on top but Winchester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puska is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Puska was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Puska swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Winchester.
Puska misses with a looping right.
Winchester misses with a few strikes there.
Winchester on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Puska scores with a jab. Winchester acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Winchester misses with a two punch combination.
Winchester lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Winchester as Puska shoots in.
Winchester swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puska counters with a nice uppercut.
Winchester throws out a loose jab but Puska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puska thuds a left hand into Winchester's body.
Puska cracks a nice hook into Winchester's ribs.
Winchester takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bruno Winchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puska shoots in for a takedown but Winchester shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Puska lands with a cross.
Winchester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winchester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winchester.
Winchester lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puska circles away quickly and effectively.
Winchester throws out a loose jab but Puska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puska shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Winchester on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Winchester tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Puska wasn't active enough on the ground.
Winchester tries to bum rush Puska with a series of wild strikes but Puska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winchester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puska shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Winchester but Winchester pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Puska dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Puska.
A shot to the liver by Puska. Beautiful body shot.
Puska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winchester takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Winchester fails to land with a series of punches.
Winchester misses with a wild body shot.
Puska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winchester circles away quickly and effectively.
Winchester misses with a lunging right hand
and Puska counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bruno Winchester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winchester blocks a head kick by Puska.
Puska slips under a jab.
Puska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winchester.
Winchester misses with a combination
and Puska counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Winchester's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winchester avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Puska.
Puska is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mike Puska has got the better of the ground game so far.
Let's hope that Puska has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mike Puska has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Good leg kick by Puska there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Winchester misses with a jab to the body
and Puska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winchester throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puska counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puska looks to land a left hand but Winchester moved out of range nicely.
Puska moves out of range as Winchester strikes.
Puska on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Mike Puska has been cut.
Puska throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Winchester.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puska jabs Winchester to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska tries to clinch there but Winchester circles away.
Puska jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Winchester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puska comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puska lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Puska tries to clinch up.
Winchester throws an overhand right that lands on Puska's shoulder, as Puska tries to avoid the shot.
Winchester lands a lovely overhand right.
Winchester moves forwards but Puska connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Winchester.
Winchester throws a poor cross that misses
and Puska connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puska shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Winchester defends it nicely.
Mike Puska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puska throws a head kick but Winchester moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winchester's jab looks to have found its range, popping Puska under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puska digs a good hook to Winchester's body.
Winchester misses with a straight right.
Winchester misses with a looping left.
Puska slips under a jab.
Winchester throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Puska to counter with a crisp jab.
Winchester throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puska punishes Winchester's body with a nice straight punch.
Puska shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Winchester sprawls well. Winchester wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Puska gets slowly back to his feet.
Puska throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Winchester.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Puska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Puska's cut.
That's time! Winchester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Winchester throws a series of punches but Puska moves out of range.
Puska closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Winchester's guard.
Puska content to stall in guard here.
Puska wants to pass the guard but Winchester is keeping the position.
Winchester keeping moving, preventing Puska from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Puska is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike Puska has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Puska connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Winchester's hands.
Puska throws a body punch but Winchester moves out of range.
Puska shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Puska controlling the pace for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Puska there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puska looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Puska was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Puska closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Winchester to the mat! Winchester manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Puska advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here as Puska stalls from top position.
Winchester on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Puska throwing strikes but Winchester manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska wants to control but Winchester postures up.
Puska is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Puska gets full guard.
Mike Puska is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Puska pulls Winchester in close to prevent any damage.
Bruno Winchester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puska wants to sweep but no luck.
Winchester has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puska manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puska looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Puska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puska 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Puska!
Mike Puska gave a mention to Ymer Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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