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AscRio 29 REDEEMERARENA PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasconcelos Vitor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Avicii - Fade Into Darkness. Vasconcelos Vitor will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vasconcelos Vitor!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lesnar scores with a knee to the head.
Lesnar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vitor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vitor stalling against the cage.
Lesnar'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.
Vitor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lesnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vitor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Vitor misses.
Lesnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vitor prevents the takedown attempt.
Lesnar prevents Vitor from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitor wants to get back to striking at distance but Lesnar won't allow it.
Lesnar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vitor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar connects with a single shot there.
Vitor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lesnar misses with a low kick as Vitor jumps back.
Vitor misses with an uppercut
and Lesnar counters with a stiff right hand.
Lesnar tries to clinch up but Vitor circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vitor throws a wild body kick that Lesnar sees coming a mile off.
Vitor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lesnar counters with a nice leg kick.
Lesnar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Vitor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lesnar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vitor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitor works over Lesnar's head and body with a nice combination.
Lesnar throws a leg kick that misses.
Lesnar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vitor is out of range and Lesnar settles back down.
Lesnar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vitor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vitor throws a head kick but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vitor throws a head kick that misses
and Lesnar counters by moving into the clinch.
Vitor tries to circle away but Lesnar has him pinned against the cage.
Vitor avoiding damage as Lesnar throws knees to the body.
Lesnar scores a nice knee to the body.
Vitor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lesnar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lesnar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vitor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lesnar is working for takedown but Vitor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vitor as Lesnar tries to tie him up.
Vitor is trying to break free.
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Vitor manages to get underhooks.
Vitor wants to get back to striking at distance but Lesnar won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Lesnar.
Lesnar tries a knee to the head but Vitor blocks it.
Lesnar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vitor blocks it with crossed arms.
Vitor just leaning against Lesnar, taking a breather.
Lesnar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitor can't break the clinch.
Lesnar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vitor.
Lesnar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vitor avoids it.
Lesnar has Vitor pressed against the cage.
Lesnar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lesnar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vitor is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Vitor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lesnar trying to land knees to the body.
Vitor is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitor managing to block the knees to the body from Lesnar.
Vitor stops a takedown attempt from Lesnar.
Vitor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Lesnar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vitor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vitor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vitor.
Vitor misses with a hook.
Vitor moves away from the strike by Lesnar.
Nice shot by Vitor.
A cross from Vitor lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vitor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesnar.
Vitor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lesnar back to the cage. Vitor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vitor lands with a nice body punch.
Vitor works Lesnar's body with a nice hook.
Vitor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesnar walks into a straight right hand from Vitor.
Lesnar is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Vitor moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Lesnar! Vitor continues to tee off on Lesnar, landing with a left and a right! Vitor connects with a right hand that leaves Lesnar sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Vitor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vasconcelos Vitor!
During a confident post fight interview, Vasconcelos Vitor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdual Jemall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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152 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdual Jemall!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jemall looks to land a left hand but Sobral moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Jemall as he connects with a hook.
Abdual Jemall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Jemall as Sobral shoots in.
Jemall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sobral.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jemall tries to improve position but can't.
Jemall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jemall tries to roll over but Sobral keeps him under control.
Sobral not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sobral is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jemall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sobral.
Sobral slips a nice elbow through Jemall's hands, connecting with Jemall's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jemall won't allow Sobral to pass to mount.
Jemall gets full guard.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Jemall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jemall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sobral blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jemall.
Sobral regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sobral trying to keep a closed guard but Jemall is proving a slippery customer.
Sobral wants to get back to his feet but Jemall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sobral wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jemall trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobral trying to keep a closed guard but Jemall is proving a slippery customer.
Jemall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobral is keeping the position for now.
Jemall works over Sobral with some ground and pound from guard.
Sobral is trying to keep Jemall in close.
Sobral has his hands on Jemall's head, controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Julio Sobral.
Sobral decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is trying to control. Jemall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sobral prevents Jemall from improving his position.
Sobral thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jemall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sobral pulls his head out easily.
Sobral is working for a kimura but Jemall is defending it quite comfortably.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sobral connects with a nice short shot to Jemall's temple.
Well, if Sobral is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sobral is stalling here. Jemall is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sobral seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jemall has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is trying to control Jemall's posture but Jemall avoids it.
Jemall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sobral struggling a bit here.
Sobral is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sobral is trying to control but can't.
Sobral is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jemall pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobral is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jemall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sobral is looking for a sweep. Jemall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jemall misses with a few strikes there.
Jemall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobral.
Sobral misses with a straight left.
Sobral tries for a takedown but Jemall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jemall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Sobral misses.
Jemall lands a slapping body shot.
Sobral fails to land with a series of punches.
Sobral misses with a few strikes there.
Sobral looks to throw the jab but Jemall is out of range.
Jemall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sobral has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jemall.
Sobral fails with a takedown attempt.
Sobral throws a nice looking combination but Jemall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobral loads up on a big right hand but Jemall slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jemall circles away quickly and effectively.
Jemall lands a jab.
Jemall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobral was well out of range. Poor timing from Jemall.
Horrible takedown by Jemall or perhaps it was just good defense by Sobral which made him look bad.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jemall, right into the meat.
Sobral feints and as Jemall raises his hands in defense, Sobral changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sobral looking to pass the guard.
Jemall wants to control the position but Sobral says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sobral prevents Jemall from improving his position.
Sobral missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Sobral is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jemall works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jemall has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sobral should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Jemall has tightened it up now! Sobral should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Abdual Jemall!
Abdual Jemall opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bronco Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bronco Buster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buster is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Buster circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Buster counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Buster to acknowledge the strikes.
Buster shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Buster bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Buster working the head with strikes.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buster working the ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buster cracks Smith with a big right hand but Smith just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Smith managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Buster.
Buster landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Buster creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smith sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Smith takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Smith is holding Buster down, trying to stall.
Buster lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Buster has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Buster has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buster manages to break the clinch.
Buster clinches.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Buster pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bronco Buster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Smith.
Buster misses with a body shot.
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!
Buster clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Buster is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smith avoiding damage as Buster throws knees to the body.
Buster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Buster after a bit of a struggle.
Buster gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Buster tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents a body shot from Buster.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Buster is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Buster can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith has hold of one of Buster's legs. Buster is fighting the takedown attempt but Smith gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Buster wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Buster blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Buster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buster wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Buster keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Buster scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Buster moves into 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.
Buster goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Buster. Buster gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronco Buster dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Buster pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Buster defending well though.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Buster is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Buster's head.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Buster defending well though.
Buster blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Buster pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Smith with the ground and pound but Buster uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Buster uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Buster!
Sean Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Buster trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Buster throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Buster manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Smith controls Buster momentarily but Buster frees himself.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Buster doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Buster manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stops Buster from standing up.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Buster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Buster has wrist control.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buster wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Buster is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Buster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buster wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Buster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Buster is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Buster from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Buster dives in and scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Buster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Buster is having none of it.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith is looking to stand up but Buster isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith wants to sweep here but Buster controlling him for the moment.
Buster lands a couple of digs.
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Buster throws a big right hand that misses.
Buster is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Buster trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buster postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Buster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buster advances position into side control!
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith tries to buck Buster off but Buster is having none of it.
Buster working the head with strikes.
Smith is trying to work for a sweep but Buster has mounted him!
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
Buster lands with some strikes.
Buster scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Buster tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Smith tries to hold on but Buster postures up.
Buster is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith is rocked!
Smith taking shots to the head.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Buster finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Buster! Smith is hurt baaadly! Buster is firing away with more strikes - Smith is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bronco Buster!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bronco Buster made sure he mentioned Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes to the cage accompanied by Alesso & Dirty South - City Of Dreams (Original Mix). 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 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SergiO Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Boothe!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boothe throws a right hand that misses
and Ortiz counters with a left to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ortiz.
Boothe misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Boothe checks a leg kick nicely.
Boothe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That kick from Ortiz tenderised Boothe's leg. Boothe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ortiz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boothe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boothe moves out of range of the leg kick from Ortiz.
SergiO Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Boothe.
Boothe's corner calls for a 1-2. Boothe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boothe thuds a left hand into Ortiz's body.
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!
Ortiz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch combination from Boothe misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boothe.
Boothe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe gets tackled into the cage by Ortiz. Ortiz maintains the clinch.
Ortiz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ortiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boothe prevents a body shot from Ortiz.
Boothe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ortiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boothe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Boothe as Ortiz shoots in.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ortiz.
Boothe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boothe swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz.
Boothe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortiz can pounce on him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ortiz. Boothe shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ortiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boothe's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boothe throws a leg kick
and Ortiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Ortiz misses
and Boothe counters with a big head kick but Ortiz shrugs it off.
Boothe is looking to land body kicks.
Ortiz scores with a sloppy right hand. Boothe should have avoided that one.
Boothe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Boothe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boothe but Boothe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A leg kick checked by Ortiz.
Ortiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boothe doesn't seem bothered though.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Boothe is having none of it.
Boothe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ortiz moves out of range of the body kick from Boothe.
Boothe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a leg kick
and Boothe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortiz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ortiz throws a big shot that misses.
Ortiz shoots in and drives through. Boothe sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SergiO Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas Boothe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boothe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boothe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boothe sprawls well. Boothe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boothe moves away.
Ortiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Ortiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boothe's elbow.
Boothe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is struggling to control the position.
Boothe is looking to control Ortiz's arms but Ortiz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boothe has his back to the cage.
Boothe is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Boothe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boothe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boothe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boothe.
Donk. Boothe catches Ortiz right on the button with a cross.
Ortiz connects with a solid leg kick.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Boothe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boothe scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boothe misses with an uppercut
and Ortiz counters with a low kick, right behind Boothe 's knee.
Boothe throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but Boothe checks it.
Boothe walks into a straight right hand from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Boothe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ortiz is looking to slow Boothe down with leg kicks.
Ortiz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boothe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
SergiO Ortiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boothe misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz moves out of range as Boothe strikes.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Boothe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boothe looks to land a body kick but Ortiz moved away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ortiz is defended easily by Boothe.
Ortiz moves into the clinch.
Ortiz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boothe tries to work over Ortiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe looking to stall.
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Boothe controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ortiz as Boothe tries to tie him up.
Ortiz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ortiz slows down the pace here.
Ortiz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ortiz stalling.
Boothe stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boothe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boothe - that will leave a mark!
Boothe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boothe throws a low kick but Ortiz avoids it.
Ortiz has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Boothe.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ortiz taking a breather.
Boothe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz checks a low kick from Boothe.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Boothe.
Boothe stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SergiO Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boothe defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boothe misses with an uppercut.
Ortiz is looking to chop away at Boothe's legs.
Boothe throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boothe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boothe misses with a looping left.
Ortiz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boothe feints and then cracks Ortiz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ortiz down.
Boothe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Boothe tests Ortiz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz lands a jab to Boothe's midsection.
A low kick from Boothe is predictable there
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ortiz.
Boothe is breathing heavily.
Boothe lunges at Ortiz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ortiz's hand.
Ortiz lands a jab to Boothe's midsection.
Ortiz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Boothe moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ortiz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Boothe throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boothe.
Nice uppercut there from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SergiO Ortiz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ortiz tries to clinch but Boothe moves out of range.
Ortiz throws out a leg kick but Boothe moves out of range and Ortiz only half commits.
Ortiz scores with a nice head shot.
Boothe cracks Ortiz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boothe throws the left hand but Ortiz avoids the punch easily.
Boothe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boothe throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boothe lands a jab to Ortiz's midsection.
A head kick misses from Boothe.
Ortiz throws a front kick aimed at Boothe's knee but Boothe avoids it well.
Ortiz looks for a takedown but Boothe sprawls well.
Boothe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Ortiz catches Boothe right on the button with a cross.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boothe in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a low kick as Boothe jumps back.
Boothe scores with a nice strike.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Ortiz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ortiz thows a body shot but no joy.
Boothe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boothe misses with a head kick.
Ortiz missing with a left hand there. Boothe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Ortiz. Beautiful body shot.
Boothe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Boothe misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Ortiz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Boothe.
Ortiz throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Boothe enables Ortiz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Boothe manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Boothe keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz throws a strike but Boothe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boothe sitting in guard here, content to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ortiz is on top in guard.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe wants to stand and escape but Ortiz is having none of it.
Boothe keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Ortiz is really struggling to control Boothe but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boothe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz trying to control but Boothe is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because SergiO Ortiz just wasn't active enough.
Ortiz throws a low kick but Boothe moves out of range easily.
Boothe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boothe wants it to stay on the feet.
Good work by Boothe as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Boothe misses.
Boothe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ortiz's head backwards.
Boothe throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Boothe connects with a leg kick. Ortiz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ortiz ducks right into an uppercut from Boothe.
Ortiz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boothe throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Boothe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A cross from Boothe lands.
Ortiz cracks the inside of Boothe's front leg.
Ortiz moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boothe is trying to force a seperation but Ortiz has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Boothe fails to land.
Boothe tries to circle away but Ortiz has him pinned against the cage.
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Boothe controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SergiO Ortiz clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ortiz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boothe gets caught napping as Ortiz dives in and scores a takedown. Boothe manages to retain guard.
Boothe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ortiz prevents Boothe from getting back to his feet.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Boothe is adopting a defensive guard.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Boothe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz stops Boothe from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thomas Boothe was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boothe misses with a straight right.
Ortiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boothe's calf.
Boothe lands a leg kick that knocks Ortiz off balance momentarily.
Ortiz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boothe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boothe walks into a jab.
Boothe walks into a straight right hand from Ortiz.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Boothe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boothe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boothe, as that shot connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boothe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ortiz looks to land a body kick but Boothe moved away.
Ortiz stuns Boothe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Ortiz feints and then cracks Boothe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boothe down.
Boothe is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ortiz cracks Boothe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boothe motions for Ortiz to come forward. Boothe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz misses with a low kick.
Boothe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ortiz checks it well.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boothe checks it well.
Ortiz shoots for a double leg takedown but Boothe sprawls well. He's pushed Ortiz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ortiz lands with a right hand.
Donk. Ortiz catches Boothe right on the button with a cross.
Boothe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ortiz will feel that in the morning.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boothe sprawls well. Boothe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortiz.
Boothe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boothe scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ortiz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ortiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ortiz punishes Boothe's body with a nice straight punch.
Ortiz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boothe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ortiz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SergiO Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz is looking to slow Boothe down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boothe lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz swings for the body but Boothe moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ortiz 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 Boothe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boothe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ortiz throws a wild body kick that Boothe sees coming a mile off.
Boothe misses with a wild combination.
Boothe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
A head kick misses from Boothe.
Ortiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boothe's calf.
Ortiz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz cracks Boothe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Ortiz thows a leg kick but Boothe checks it
and Boothe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boothe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that SergiO Ortiz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boothe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boothe looks to land a body kick but Ortiz moved away.
Boothe misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Ortiz misses
and Boothe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boothe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortiz can pounce on him.
Boothe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boothe misses with a few strikes there.
Ortiz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boothe.
Ortiz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Boothe moves out of range.
Boothe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boothe scores with a punch to the head.
Boothe throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Boothe is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boothe scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Boothe.
Good work by Ortiz as he checks the leg kick.
Ortiz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ortiz scores with a spinning back kick!
Ortiz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boothe just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz misses with a low kick.
A jab from Boothe misses.
Ortiz throws a leg kick which misses Boothe's front leg but catches the back leg as Boothe tries to avoid it.
Ortiz checks a leg kick nicely.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boothe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ortiz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boothe's sensitive parts.
Boothe misses with an uppercut
and Ortiz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boothe blocks a jab.
SergiO Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Ortiz prevents Boothe from getting back to his feet.
Ortiz looking to sit in guard and control but Boothe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ortiz trying to control the position.
Boothe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boothe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Thomas Boothe has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ortiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boothe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz dives in and scores a takedown into Boothe's guard.
Ortiz content to stall in guard here.
Boothe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boothe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boothe wants to stand up but Ortiz is controlling him.
Boothe being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thomas Boothe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up because SergiO Ortiz just wasn't active enough.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
Ortiz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boothe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortiz is working away from the top position though.
Boothe pushes Ortiz off looking to stand but Ortiz dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz is taking a breather. Boothe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boothe is refusing to be controlled, as Ortiz sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
SergiO Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ortiz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:46
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 49:47
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... SergiO Ortiz!
Jumping up and down and very excited, SergiO Ortiz waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinjo has chosen Theme of Sho as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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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
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Calzaghe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzaghe shoots and misses
and Shinjo counters with a leg kick.
Calzaghe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Calzaghe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Calzaghe lands in his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Calzaghe wants to control from the top but Shinjo keeps moving.
Shinjo wants to sweep but no luck.
Calzaghe passes Shinjo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shinjo trying to control here.
Shinjo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Calzaghe is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shinjo!
Shinjo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calzaghe cracks Shinjo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Calzaghe raining down shots from the mount!
Shinjo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shinjo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Calzaghe breaks from Shinjo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Calzaghe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Calzaghe looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Calzaghe avoids the attempt from Shinjo to control.
Calzaghe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shinjo is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shinjo's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calzaghe avoids the attempt from Shinjo to control.
Calzaghe takes Shinjo's back.
Shinjo is trying to remain composed but Calzaghe is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Calzaghe's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Shinjo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Calzaghe's guard. Nice work there by Shinjo.
Shinjo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shinjo throws a big right hand that misses.
Calzaghe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shinjo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shinjo looking to pass the guard.
Shinjo wants to control from the top but Calzaghe keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe wants to sweep here but Shinjo controlling him for the moment.
Calzaghe looking to control.
Shinjo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Calzaghe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shinjo.
Calzaghe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shinjo defends well.
Shinjo passes into half guard.
Shinjo throwing shots but Calzaghe is blocking nicely.
Calzaghe is looking for a sweep. Shinjo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shinjo working over Calzaghe with some ground and pound. Calzaghe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shinjo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Calzaghe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Calzaghe is looking for a sweep. Shinjo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe trying to control but Shinjo postures up.
Shinjo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Calzaghe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shinjo is keen to just control but Calzaghe is a slippery customer.
Calzaghe is trying to stand back up but Shinjo is controlling him
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinjo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Calzaghe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shinjo.
Shinjo is nestled in close to Calzaghe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calzaghe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shinjo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shinjo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Calzaghe defending well though.
Calzaghe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shinjo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shinjo's back!
Shinjo is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Calzaghe dominated that round.
That's time! Calzaghe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shinjo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calzaghe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shinjo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Calzaghe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shinjo counters with a head kick. That will keep Calzaghe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Joe Calzaghe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calzaghe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shinjo throws a good cross that connects.
Calzaghe dodges the punch combination from Shinjo.
Calzaghe gets a double leg takedown into Shinjo's guard.
Calzaghe preventing the sweep.
Calzaghe looking to pass the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calzaghe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Calzaghe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shinjo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Calzaghe puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe is trying to work for a kimura but Shinjo is defending well.
Shinjo is trying to control but can't.
Shinjo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Calzaghe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shinjo is looking to control Calzaghe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shinjo avoid being mounted?
Calzaghe passes the guard and advances to mount!
Calzaghe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shinjo taking shots to the head.
Shinjo can't escape the position.
Calzaghe is working for a guillotine from mount but Shinjo frees his head quite easily.
Shinjo is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe controlling from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinjo is looking to get to half guard.
Shinjo is squirming around, avoiding Calzaghe's attempts to control the action.
Calzaghe has hold of Shinjo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shinjo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Calzaghe landing shots from mount.
Shinjo is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo wants to hold on but Calzaghe pushes him away.
Shinjo is looking to get to half guard.
Calzaghe goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Shinjo turns into him and now he's in Calzaghe's guard.
Shinjo slips nicely into half guard.
Shinjo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shinjo is trying to control the action in half guard but Calzaghe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe is looking for a sweep. Shinjo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shinjo works his way into side control.
Calzaghe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shinjo lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calzaghe wants to improve his position but Shinjo is controlling well.
Joe Calzaghe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shinjo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Calzaghe.
Shinjo winds up and cracks Calzaghe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shinjo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calzaghe looking for submissions off his back.
Calzaghe is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Calzaghe will probably get the nod.
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!
Calzaghe moves away from the strike by Shinjo.
Shinjo connects with a single shot there.
Calzaghe fails with a takedown attempt.
Shinjo avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Shinjo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shinjo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Calzaghe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shinjo, right into the meat.
Nice straight punches there by Shinjo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shinjo.
It looks like Joe Calzaghe has been cut.
Shinjo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shinjo tries a head kick but it misses.
Shinjo digs a good body shot into Calzaghe's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Calzaghe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Shinjo.
Calzaghe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shinjo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Calzaghe!
Calzaghe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shinjo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shinjo wants to control but Calzaghe is keeping him busy.
Calzaghe is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shinjo connects with a decent elbow.
Calzaghe is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinjo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shinjo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Calzaghe is trying to improve his position.
Shinjo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sho Shinjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Calzaghe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oh Calzaghe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo is looking to take a break and control but Calzaghe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shinjo is chipping away with strikes.
Shinjo trying to control the position but Calzaghe is working away.
Shinjo in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Calzaghe looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Shinjo turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sho Shinjo!
A victorious Sho Shinjo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyo Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind. Kurosaki has chosen Machiavellism - Dir En Grey as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
194 lbs
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyo Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins misses the shot to the body.
Dawkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Dawkins misses with an uppercut.
Kurosaki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dawkins to the ground. Kurosaki is now in Dawkins's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dawkins controls Kurosaki momentarily but Kurosaki frees himself.
Kurosaki throwing strikes from guard but Dawkins blocks nicely.
Kurosaki wants to get up but he can't break Dawkins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kurosaki throws a strike but Dawkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kurosaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawkins is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins is stalling in the full guard.
Kurosaki controlling Dawkins's posture.
Dawkins looking to pass the guard.
Dawkins works over Kurosaki with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki looking to control.
Kyo Kurosaki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dawkins throws a series of strikes that have Kurosaki backpedaling.
Kurosaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kyo Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosaki fails with the takedown
and Dawkins counters with a single leg into guard. Kurosaki didn't expect that.
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!
Dawkins is pushing down on Kurosaki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kurosaki is fighting to maintain full guard but Dawkins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dawkins controlling the action here.
Dawkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kurosaki tries to roll over but Dawkins keeps him under control.
Kurosaki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kurosaki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dawkins.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kurosaki is not content to let Dawkins control the position.
Dawkins stops Kurosaki from getting back to his feet.
Dawkins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kurosaki is looking to control Dawkins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kurosaki avoid being mounted?
Dawkins prevents Kurosaki from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kurosaki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kurosaki keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki working a defensive guard here.
Kurosaki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dawkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kurosaki has his hands on Dawkins's head, controlling the position.
Dawkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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.
Dawkins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dawkins tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sloppy strikes there by Dawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dawkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kurosaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kurosaki punishes Dawkins's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki connects with the punch.
Dawkins slips a jab and a cross from Kurosaki.
Dawkins misses with a body shot.
Dawkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurosaki.
Dawkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kurosaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurosaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dawkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Kurosaki misses its intended target.
Kurosaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dawkins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kurosaki scrambles back to his feet.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawkins slips a jab from Kurosaki.
A swing and a miss from Kurosaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kurosaki avoids the body shot from Dawkins.
Kurosaki scores with a hook.
Kurosaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kurosaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurosaki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurosaki. Dawkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyo Kurosaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kurosaki tries to avoid it but Dawkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kurosaki to the ground. Kurosaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dawkins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dawkins wants it to stay on the feet.
Dawkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kurosaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kurosaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kurosaki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurosaki lands a slapping body shot.
Kurosaki misses with the combination.
Kurosaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurosaki.
Dawkins blocks a jab.
A combination from Dawkins does no damage.
Kurosaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Kurosaki cracks Dawkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dawkins throws a hook to the side of Kurosaki's head but Kurosaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dawkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurosaki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dawkins. Dawkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kurosaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawkins misses with a body shot.
Dawkins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kurosaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dawkins swings widly with a right hand
and Kurosaki counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Kurosaki does no damage.
Dawkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kurosaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Kurosaki is breathing heavily.
Dawkins throws a body punch but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Dawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawkins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawkins cracks Kurosaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawkins manages to avoid it.
Dawkins lands with a good body shot.
Dawkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawkins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kurosaki did well to prevent Dawkins getting side control.
Dawkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kurosaki is looking to control Dawkins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kurosaki avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyo Kurosaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosaki's shoulder, as Kurosaki tries to avoid the shot.
Kurosaki misses the shot to the body.
Kurosaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kurosaki misses with a low kick.
Kurosaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kurosaki throws the left hand but Dawkins avoids the punch easily.
Dawkins stuns Kurosaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kurosaki lands a really nice looking cross but Dawkins seems unphased.
Dawkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kurosaki.
Dawkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kurosaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kurosaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dawkins.
Dawkins slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki clobbers Dawkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dawkins walks into a straight right hand from Kurosaki.
Dawkins jabs at Kurosaki's body.
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki works Dawkins's body with a nice hook.
Dawkins takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dawkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dawkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Dawkins misses the target.
Dawkins misses the shot to the body.
Dawkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dawkins takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
Kurosaki stuns Dawkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kyo Kurosaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurosaki tries for a takedown but Dawkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kurosaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dawkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dawkins scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Kurosaki catches Dawkins right on the button with a cross.
Kurosaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Dawkins is looking to wear down Kurosaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kurosaki swings for the body but Dawkins moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki motions for Dawkins to come forward. Kurosaki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dawkins throws a jab when Kurosaki was well out of range.
Kurosaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Kurosaki. Those never looked like landing.
Dawkins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kurosaki tries to buck Dawkins off but Dawkins is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dawkins taking a breather here.
Dawkins working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawkins working the ground and pound.
Dawkins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dawkins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurosaki prevents Dawkins from improving position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Dawkins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dawkins 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Dawkins!
Our winner, Jack Dawkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Hellbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlas MacDowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellbane comes into the arena with Barkley, Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden theme blaring out of the sound system. MacDowell has chosen Face The Pain as his entrance music. Atlas MacDowell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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155 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ultimate Hellbane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atlas MacDowell!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellbane looks to land a right hand but MacDowell moved out of range.
MacDowell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacDowell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hellbane connects with a jab.
Ultimate Hellbane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellbane fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but MacDowell avoids it really well and circles away.
Hellbane throws the left hand but MacDowell avoids the punch easily.
Hellbane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits MacDowells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacDowell lands a head kick. Hellbane smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hellbane misses with an uppercut.
Hellbane throws a jab but it's blocked by MacDowell.
MacDowell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellbane misses with a wild body shot.
Hellbane misses with a lunging right hand
and MacDowell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hellbane's guard now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
MacDowell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hellbane looking to hit a scissor sweep but MacDowell is one step ahead there.
Hellbane is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hellbane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
MacDowell lands a couple of digs.
Hellbane pulls MacDowell in close to prevent any damage.
MacDowell cracks Hellbane with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hellbane looking for a sweep. Not yet Hellbane, not yet.
Hellbane has MacDowell pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDowell throws a big elbow that misses.
MacDowell wants to control from the top but Hellbane keeps moving.
MacDowell throws a big right hand that misses.
Hellbane keeping moving, preventing MacDowell from controlling successfully.
Hellbane 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.
MacDowell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hellbane keeping moving, preventing MacDowell from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hellbane jabs MacDowell right on the nose. MacDowell blinks but takes it well.
Hellbane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hellbane looks to land a left hand but MacDowell moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellbane throws a lazy uppercut
and MacDowell counters with a straight right hand.
Hellbane has his takedown stuffed
enabling MacDowell to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Hellbane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hellbane throws a combination that misses
and MacDowell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hellbane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hellbane leaning against his opponent.
MacDowell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellbane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hellbane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hellbane tries to move into range but MacDowell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hellbane missing with a left hand there. MacDowell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hellbane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacDowell counters with a nice body kick.
MacDowell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hellbane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellbane swings away with a body shot that misses
and MacDowell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hellbane is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hellbane really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Hellbane.
Hellbane with a jab.
Hellbane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacDowell moves away.
MacDowell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hellbane throws a series of punches but MacDowell avoids them all with ease.
Hellbane misses with a combination
and MacDowell counters with a nice uppercut.
MacDowell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hellbane throws an off balance right hand
and MacDowell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hellbane thinking.
Hellbane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacDowell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Hellbane dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A shot to the body from Hellbane misses
and MacDowell counters with a solid body kick.
Ultimate Hellbane is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Hellbane.
Hellbane misses with a right hand
and MacDowell counters with an outside leg kick.
Hellbane throws a right hand that misses
and MacDowell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hellbane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
MacDowell is rocked!
MacDowell leaves his chin hanging out and Hellbane seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! MacDowell crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ultimate Hellbane!
Ultimate Hellbane retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Ultimate Hellbane thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murray Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariobaldo Tavarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murray Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariobaldo Tavarez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tavarez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tavarez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Tavarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Tavarez drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Tavarez connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tavarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Tavarez ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Tavarez throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Tavarez's head.
It looks like Ariobaldo Tavarez has been cut.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Tavarez slips the punch.
Murray Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavarez scores with a hook.
It looks like Murray Jackson has been cut.
Tavarez ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tavarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Tavarez moved out of range nicely.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Nice uppercut there from Tavarez.
Tavarez throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Tavarez's shoulder, as Tavarez tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson tries to bum rush Tavarez with a series of wild strikes but Tavarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tavarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavarez manages to avoid it.
Tavarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavarez manages to avoid it.
Murray Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tavarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Tavarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Tavarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tavarez's head backwards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez throws out a powerful jab.
Tavarez moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tavarez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tavarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Tavarez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tavarez needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson cracks Tavarez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Tavarez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Tavarez.
Tavarez tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Tavarez misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Tavarez blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Tavarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Tavarez is controlling the position.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tavarez backwards.
Tavarez tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tavarez lands a knee to the head.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson lunges at Tavarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tavarez's hand.
Tavarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murray Jackson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tavarez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Tavarez's head back.
Tavarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tavarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavarez.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson tries to bum rush Tavarez with a series of wild strikes but Tavarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Tavarez didn't see that one coming.
Murray Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavarez is just out of range.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Tavarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Tavarez moves away and avoids it.
Tavarez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tavarez looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavarez.
Jackson avoiding damage as Tavarez throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez misses with a knee strike.
Tavarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tavarez looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Jackson.
Tavarez tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Tavarez ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tavarez.
Tavarez walks into a jab.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Tavarez moves away and avoids it.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tavarez.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Tavarez's head but Tavarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Nice defenses there by Tavarez.
Jackson swings for the body but Tavarez moves out of range.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavarez is just out of range.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Tavarez's body.
Tavarez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jackson throws a jab when Tavarez was well out of range.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tavarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Tavarez misses the shot to the body.
Tavarez avoids the body shot from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings for the body but Tavarez moves out of range.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That has opened up Ariobaldo Tavarez's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tavarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tavarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Tavarez coming out on top.
Murray Jackson's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tavarez tries to clinch up.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Tavarez moved out of range.
Tavarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murray Jackson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Tavarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Tavarez slips under a jab from Jackson.
Tavarez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson misses with a hook. Tavarez ducked under it nicely.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavarez is just out of range.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tavarez off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson works Tavarez's body with a nice hook.
Tavarez moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Tavarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Tavarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tavarez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tavarez defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tavarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Tavarez's shoulder, as Tavarez tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Tavarez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tavarez blocks a jab.
A jab from Jackson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavarez is just out of range.
Tavarez is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Tavarez misses with a straight right.
Tavarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tavarez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavarez needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavarez manages to avoid it.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Tavarez scores with a nice right hand.
Tavarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jackson.
Tavarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Tavarez.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tavarez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Tavarez tries to clinch up.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Tavarez clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Tavarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson lands with a cross.
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!
Jackson lands a nice hook to Tavarez's body. Tavarez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tavarez.
Tavarez wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Tavarez shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tavarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tavarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavarez walks into a left hand.
Tavarez wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murray Jackson clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tavarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Tavarez slips the punch.
Tavarez works the jab nicely.
Tavarez dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tavarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tavarez counter with a right hand.
Tavarez misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarez tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tavarez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tavarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson throws a hook but Tavarez blocks it.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Tavarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tavarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Tavarez's shoulder, as Tavarez tries to avoid the shot.
Tavarez missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murray Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ariobaldo Tavarez.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
Tavarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tavarez clinches up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
Tavarez misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavarez tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tavarez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Tavarez is controlling him.
Tavarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tavarez or not.
Tavarez misses with a knee strike.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson lands a jab to Tavarez's midsection.
Tavarez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tavarez staying out of range there.
Tavarez is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Tavarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tavarez throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Tavarez.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Tavarez's shoulder, as Tavarez tries to avoid the shot.
Tavarez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tavarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tavarezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jackson stuns Tavarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Tavarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Tavarez tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavarez needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murray Jackson had his way with Ariobaldo Tavarez in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tavarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tavarez.
Tavarez is rocked!
Jackson fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Tavarez out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Murray Jackson!
Murray Jackson retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gryphon Andersoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jorge might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tropa de Elite. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Jorge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gryphon Andersoon!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Andersoon was covering up waiting for the punch and Jorge finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jorge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jorge controlling from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jorge tries to free his leg and advance position but Andersoon is retaining full guard.
Jorge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jorge works over Andersoon with some ground and pound from guard.
Jorge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jorge passes Andersoon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jorge has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge working over Andersoon with some ground and pound. Andersoon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jorge wants to take a breather but Andersoon is having none of it.
Andersoon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jorge scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jorge is keen to just control but Andersoon is a slippery customer.
Andersoon trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jorge manages to pass to mount!
Jorge in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Andersoon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jorge landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jorge is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Andersoon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jorge lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Andersoon is rocked!
Jorge postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Andersoon bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Jorge and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Jorge!
Tiago Jorge retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Tiago Jorge 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Izaac Kari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kari's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Judas Priest - Painkiller . Gomi has chosen Slaap lekker! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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159 lbs
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167 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaac Kari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kari throws a poor cross that misses
and Gomi counters with an outside leg kick.
Kenny Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi avoids a kick to the body.
Gomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gomi shoots in but no luck this time.
Decent striking displayed by Kari there.
Kari connects with a leg kick. Gomi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kari bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gomi fails with the takedown.
Kari throws a sloppy head kick and Gomi moves out of range easily.
Gomi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Izaac Kari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Gomi.
Kari throws a hook but Gomi avoids it easily.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kari but Kari pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gomi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kari's waist but Kari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomi off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gomi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Kari to counter with a crisp jab.
Kari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomi moves out of range of the body kick from Kari.
Gomi rushes Kari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gomi pulls Kari into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kari preventing the sweep.
Kari is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kari trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're going to have a standup here because Izaac Kari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kari throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Gomi.
Kari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch but Kari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomi's sensitive parts.
Kari misses the jab.
Gomi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kari is trying to defend but Gomi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kari tries to get to full guard but Gomi has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kari is working hard here to advance position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gomi connects with a nice short shot to Kari's temple.
Kari is trying to maintain the position but Gomi is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi is looking to take a break and control but Kari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gomi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kari defending well though.
Kari wants to get back to full guard.
Kari keeping hold of Gomi's head, controlling as best he can.
Kari trying to hold on to Gomi's head to control him but Gomi postures up.
Gomi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gomi is looking to advance position but Kari won't allow it.
Kari wants to get back to full guard.
Kari preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We're going to have a standup here because Izaac Kari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kari looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kari is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kari is looking to improve his position.
Kari is staying active underneath Gomi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izaac Kari dominated that round.
That's time! Kari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Kari.
Gomi shoots in for a double leg but Kari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gomi slips under a jab from Kari.
Kari misses with a looping right.
Kari misses with a leg kick.
Gomi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kari wants to control but Gomi postures up.
Kari avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gomi.
Gomi wants to control but Kari is keeping him busy.
Kari is looking to reverse the position.
Kari struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gomi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gomi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kari keeping control of the position.
Gomi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gomi trying to advance position but Kari counters by regaining guard.
Kari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomi connects with a couple of short punches.
Kari is trying to control the position but Gomi postures up.
Gomi throws a big elbow that misses.
Kari looking for a sweep. Not yet Kari, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kari looking for a sweep. Not yet Kari, not yet.
Gomi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gomi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kari looking for a sweep. Not yet Kari, not yet.
Kari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kari working a defensive guard here.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Kari keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gomi throws a shot to the body.
Kari lands with a nice body kick.
Gomi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gomi clinches with his opponent.
Kari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gomi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gomi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kari preventing the sweep.
Gomi working a defensive guard here.
Kari wants to control from the top but Gomi keeps moving.
Gomi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kari trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kari throwing strikes but missing.
Kari trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kari slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Izaac Kari just wasn't active enough.
Kari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gomi blocks the body kick.
Izaac Kari is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kenny Gomi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gomi shoots in for a takedown but Kari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kari misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
Gomi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gomi working over Kari with some ground and pound. Kari looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kari is controlling Gomi's trapped leg to prevent Gomi from advancing to side control.
Gomi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gomi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kari tries to get to full guard but Gomi has control of the leg.
Kari slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kari lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gomi!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomi tries to reverse the position but Kari maintains control.
Gomi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kari trying to pass the guard but Gomi defending well.
Gomi is trying to maintain the position but Kari is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kari is staying active.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kenny Gomi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gomi ducks right into an uppercut from Kari.
Gomi looks to clinch
and Kari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Izaac Kari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kari lands a jab to Gomi's midsection.
Gomi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kari circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kari 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 Gomi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gomi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gomi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kari quickly recovers to half guard.
Kari trying to control from the bottom.
Gomi prevents Kari from improving his position.
Gomi controlling the action here.
Kari tries to get to full guard but Gomi has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kari's head.
Gomi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kari keeps working.
Kari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kari throws a hook but Gomi avoids it easily.
Kari gets tackled into the cage by Gomi. Gomi maintains the clinch.
Gomi pulls Kari into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kari.
Gomi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomi being controlled here, momentarily.
Gomi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kari!
Kari sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gomi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi winds up and cracks Kari with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kari tries to get to full guard but Gomi has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenny Gomi.
I think Gomi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kenny Gomi!
Kenny Gomi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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