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WPR 15: Bye, Bye Brazil! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djim Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez comes to the cage accompanied by Brooklyn Zoo. Mauricio Melendez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Djim Miller!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Melendez circles away.
Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Melendez jumps guard but Miller stands there with Melendez around his waist. Melendez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Melendez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Miller is trying to keep an underhook but Melendez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Melendez is pressing down on Miller's thigh, looking to free his foot. Miller is holding on for now.
Melendez wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Melendez seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melendez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miller on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Melendez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Melendez is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Melendez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Melendez uses his free foot to push down on Miller's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Miller.
Melendez lands a big shot there that rocks Miller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller stops Melendez from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Melendez 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.
Melendez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Miller has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Melendez avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
Melendez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Melendez punching from mount but Miller doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Miller to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Miller shrugs it off.
Miller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Melendez is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Melendez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mauricio Melendez!
Mauricio Melendez took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dragon for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ywain Urien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Briggs Lovejoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urien's entrance music is Game of Thrones. A fine choice. Briggs Lovejoy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ywain Urien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Briggs Lovejoy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovejoy closes the distance and clinches.
Urien landing knees to the head.
Lovejoy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Urien lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Lovejoy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Urien lands a damaging elbow.
Urien utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Urien lands a damaging elbow.
Urien with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urien.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urien landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Urien scores a nice knee to the body.
Lovejoy looks winded!
Lovejoy takes an elbow to the temple.
Urien lands an elbow inside.
Lovejoy takes an elbow to the temple.
Urien comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Urien lands an elbow that stopped Lovejoy in his tracks for a moment.
Urien crunches a lovely knee into Lovejoy's ribcage.
Urien gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Briggs Lovejoy has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Urien.
Urien gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Urien.
Urien lands an elbow inside.
Urien lands an elbow inside.
Urien lands an elbow inside that Lovejoy shrugs off.
Urien lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Urien lands an elbow just above Lovejoy 's eye.
Urien lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Urien lands an elbow just above Lovejoy 's eye.
Urien lands an elbow just above Lovejoy 's eye.
Knees to the body from Urien.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urien crunches a lovely knee into Lovejoy's ribcage.
Urien lands an elbow just above Lovejoy 's eye.
Urien lands an elbow that stopped Lovejoy in his tracks for a moment.
Lovejoy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Urien landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urien lands a nice elbow.
Urien unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lovejoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Urien lands an elbow inside that Lovejoy shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Urien.
Urien comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Urien lands a damaging elbow.
Urien lands a damaging elbow.
Urien lands an elbow that stopped Lovejoy in his tracks for a moment.
Urien creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lovejoy's defenses.
Urien comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Urien lands a damaging elbow.
Urien scores with a knee to the head.
Lovejoy is rocked!
Nice elbow from Urien.
Lovejoy is still on wobbly legs! Can Urien finish him?
Lovejoy takes an elbow to the temple.
Lovejoy seems to have recovered his senses.
A knee to the head by Urien.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urien.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urien creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lovejoy's defenses.
Urien lands a damaging elbow.
Urien connects with a knee to the head.
Urien lands an elbow inside.
Lovejoy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Urien lands a knee to the body.
Urien creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lovejoy's defenses.
Urien using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Urien.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urien lands a nice elbow.
Urien comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Urien lands an elbow just above Lovejoy 's eye.
Urien lands a nice elbow.
Urien lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Urien.
Urien drops Lovejoy with a big knee straight up the middle! Lovejoy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Lovejoy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urien stuffs the takedown.
Ywain Urien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lovejoy walks into a stiff left hand from Urien.
Urien moves into the clinch.
Urien putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lovejoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Urien unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lovejoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Urien lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Urien lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Urien.
Urien crunches a lovely knee into Lovejoy's ribcage.
Urien landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urien lands a damaging elbow.
Urien unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Urien lands a damaging elbow.
Urien lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ywain Urien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Briggs Lovejoy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Urien scores with a punch to the head.
Urien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lovejoy can do to turn this around?
Urien uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Urien pushes Lovejoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Lovejoy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Urien is keeping busy.
Urien lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Urien lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Urien lands an elbow that stopped Lovejoy in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Urien.
Knees in the clinch landing for Urien.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Urien.
Urien creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lovejoy's defenses.
Lovejoy takes an elbow to the temple.
Lovejoy is breathing heavily.
Urien working Lovejoy over with knees to the body.
Urien lands a good knee to the midsection. Lovejoy won't want to take too many of those.
Lovejoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urien lands an elbow that stopped Lovejoy in his tracks for a moment.
Urien comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Urien creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lovejoy's defenses.
Urien lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urien.
Lovejoy takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urien.
Lovejoy takes an elbow to the temple.
Urien lands an elbow that stopped Lovejoy in his tracks for a moment.
Urien lands an elbow inside.
Urien lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Urien.
Urien lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Urien lands a nice elbow.
Urien lands an elbow inside.
Urien gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urien comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Urien landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Urien working Lovejoy over with knees to the body.
Urien lands an elbow inside.
Lovejoy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Urien lands an elbow inside that Lovejoy shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Urien obliges.
Nice elbow from Urien.
Lovejoy takes an elbow to the temple.
Urien scores a nice knee to the body.
Urien creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lovejoy's defenses.
Lovejoy takes an elbow to the temple.
Lovejoy takes an elbow to the temple.
Urien creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Lovejoy! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Urien.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ywain Urien!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balin Le Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Balin Le Savage has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Balin Le Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andreas Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donovan moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Savage.
Le Savage is trying to push Donovan away but Donovan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Le Savage can't break the clinch.
Le Savage blocking some punches.
Le Savage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donovan takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Andreas Donovan has been cut.
Donovan tries a body shot but Le Savage blocks it.
Donovan throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Savage.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donovan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Le Savage has him pressed against the cage.
Le Savage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
Donovan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Donovan prevents Le Savage from breaking the clinch.
Donovan struggles to land a body shot inside as Le Savage controls his hands.
Le Savage prevents a body shot from Donovan.
Le Savage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Le Savage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Savage throws a poor cross that misses
and Le Savage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andreas Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan rushes Le Savage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Le Savage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Savage.
Le Savage breaks from the clinch.
Donovan stalks Le Savage and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Le Savage's face. Le Savage staggers backwards, shaken.
Donovan clinches with his opponent.
Le Savage lands with a short shot to the head.
Le Savage pushes Donovan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Le Savage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Le Savage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Le Savage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Donovan.
Donovan looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Savage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
That has opened up Andreas Donovan's cut even more.
Le Savage lands with a light punch inside.
Le Savage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
Le Savage lands a left hand.
Donovan is rocked!
Le Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Savage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Le Savage cracks Donovan with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Donovan falls to his knees and Le Savage doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balin Le Savage!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Hatari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conan Hatari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira gets a double leg takedown into Hatari's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hatari throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nogueira content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hatari is keeping the position for now.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Hatari keeps moving.
Nogueira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hatari trying to strike off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatari looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nogueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hatari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatari shoots in looking for a takedown. Nogueira tries to sprawl out of it but Hatari keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nogueira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hatari shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nogueira but Nogueira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hatari gets caught flat footed, as Nogueira shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hatari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nogueira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hatari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nogueira looking to pass the guard.
Nogueira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hatari pulls Nogueira in to control the position.
Hatari is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nogueira is aware though and is defending well.
Hatari throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nogueira pushing down on Hatari's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hatari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nogueira.
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!
Nogueira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hatari does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hatari is trying to stand back up but Nogueira is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira prevents Hatari from improving his position.
Hatari won't allow Nogueira to pass to mount.
Nogueira wants to work for an arm triangle but Hatari is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hatari is trying to maintain the position but Nogueira is very close to passing his half guard.
Hatari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nogueira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hatari is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Nogueira controlling the action here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Hatari avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but Hatari shows good takedown defense.
Hatari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hatari tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nogueira counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Nogueira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nogueira scores with a takedown into Hatari's guard.
Nogueira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nogueira tries to free his leg and advance position but Hatari is retaining full guard.
Nogueira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nogueira tries to free his leg and advance position but Hatari is retaining full guard.
Nogueira postures up.
Hatari keeping full guard, as Nogueira tries to pass.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anderson Nogueira was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nogueira with a poor takedown
and Hatari counters with a series of strikes. Nogueira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nogueira throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hatari tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nogueira is in Hatari's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hatari keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Hatari lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nogueira!
Hatari with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Anderson Nogueira has been cut.
Nogueira gets back to half guard.
Hatari is working for a kimura but Nogueira is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira pushes Hatari off but Hatari dives into side control.
Hatari misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Nogueira is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatari tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hatari working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatari stands up.
Conan Hatari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hatari to the mat! Hatari manages to get full guard.
Nogueira stands and throws Hatari's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hatari is looking to reverse the position.
Hatari is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nogueira's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nogueira is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hatari trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatari is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson Nogueira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nogueira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hatari throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
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.
Nogueira is trying to control. Hatari wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nogueira lands strikes from half guard.
Hatari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nogueira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anderson Nogueira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Anderson Nogueira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nogueira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hatari!
Nogueira in side control, throwing shots but Hatari defends.
Hatari takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hatari wants to control but Nogueira postures up.
Nogueira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nogueira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hatari tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatari is trying to control Nogueira's posture but Nogueira avoids it.
Hatari is looking for a sweep.
Nogueira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hatari knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nogueira scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatari trying to control but Nogueira flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Nogueira gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Hatari trying to get back to his feet but Nogueira is in full control for now.
Nogueira working for a choke but Hatari is defending well.
Hatari wants to control his opponent's hands but Nogueira gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira doesn't have the hooks in and Hatari manages to turn into his guard.
Hatari decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nogueira, up you get!
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hatari rushes Nogueira and presses him up against the cage.
Hatari prevents the takedown attempt.
Hatari is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nogueira is defending well.
Hatari is pressed up against the cage. Nogueira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hatari down to the mat. Hatari avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Conan Hatari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Nogueira.
Nogueira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hatari gets tackled into the cage by Nogueira. Nogueira maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants the takedown. Hatari is fighting it off but Nogueira persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hatari's guard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hatari manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hatari has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nogueira is proving hard to escape from.
Nogueira pushes Hatari off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hatari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatari shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nogueira sprawls well. Nogueira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hatari gets slowly back to his feet.
Conan Hatari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Nogueira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nogueira closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hatari did well to prevent Nogueira getting side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Nogueira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nogueira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sly Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McDougall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John McDougall is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sly Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John McDougall!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDougall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guy tries a head kick but it misses.
Guy slips a jab and a cross from McDougall.
Guy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDougall lands a jab to Guy's midsection.
A leg kick checked by McDougall.
Guy is looking to slow McDougall down with leg kicks.
Guy moves out of range as McDougall strikes.
Guy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guy slips under a jab from McDougall.
Guy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guy pushes McDougall away with a front kick.
McDougall checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDougall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDougall.
Guy wants to slow McDougall down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McDougall checks a leg kick.
Guy thumps McDougall with a low kick.
Guy is looking to score with low kicks.
Guy misses with a low kick.
McDougall looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from McDougall.
McDougall misses with a double jab.
A solid body kick from Guy.
McDougall swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
McDougall swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Guy feints and then cracks McDougall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDougall down.
Guy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McDougall is out of range.
Guy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Guy staying out of range there.
Guy scoring well with a low kick there.
Guy motions for McDougall to come forward. Guy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDougall swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Guy misses with a low kick as McDougall jumps back.
Guy blocks a jab.
McDougall moves out of range of the leg kick from Guy.
McDougall throws a shot to the body.
McDougall takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Guy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDougall checks a leg kick nicely.
McDougall tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougall throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from McDougall.
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!
Guy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDougall. McDougall obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McDougall lands with a straight right. Guy didn't see that one coming.
Guy throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDougall misses with a left hand
and Guy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Guy is keen to just control but McDougall is a slippery customer.
McDougall tries to roll over but Guy keeps him under control.
Guy is trying to control the action in half guard but McDougall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Sly Guy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Guy misses with an attempted mid kick.
McDougall thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDougall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guy moves away.
Guy pivots, looking for a leg kick but McDougall is out of range and Guy settles back down.
McDougall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDougall misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
McDougall throws a hook but Guy avoids it easily.
McDougall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from McDougall.
A big left from McDougall misses.
Guy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guy throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from McDougall misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Guy.
Guy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Guy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McDougall's calf.
Guy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDougall momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy tries to land a leg kick but McDougall saw it coming and moves away.
McDougall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDougall misses with a straight right.
Guy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDougall throws a lazy uppercut
and Guy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Guy tries to pass to full mount but McDougall defends it.
Guy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McDougall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Guy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McDougall trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sly Guy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Guy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guy throws a low kick, looking for McDougall's leg but McDougall calmly moves out of range.
Guy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McDougall if he has to take too many more of those.
Guy avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - McDougall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDougall throws a lazy right hand but Guy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sly Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guy, right into the meat.
Guy moves out of range as McDougall strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guy.
McDougall swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Guy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDougall takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
McDougall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guy.
McDougall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McDougall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McDougall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guy moves away.
Guy tries to land a leg kick but McDougall saw it coming and moves away.
Guy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDougall.
Guy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Guy slips a straight right by McDougall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy scores with a leg kick.
McDougall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guy moves away from the strike by McDougall.
Guy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McDougall checks the leg kick.
McDougall misses the shot to the body.
Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDougall.
McDougall misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Nice body kick from Guy.
Guy connects with a solid leg kick.
McDougall takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Guy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McDougall is out of range.
McDougall misses with a hook.
McDougall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guy can pounce on him.
Guy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDougall.
Guy throws a leg kick but McDougall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Guy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDougall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDougall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDougall misses with an uppercut.
McDougall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Guy tenderised McDougall's leg. McDougall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDougall misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick there by Guy.
McDougall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Guy 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guy.
Guy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDougall checks a leg kick nicely.
McDougall throws a chopping leg kick but Guy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid body kick from Guy.
Guy slips a jab from McDougall.
McDougall throws a shot from downtown. Guy moves away and avoids it.
Guy lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Guy.
McDougall throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDougall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guy. Guy obviously looking to wear him down.
McDougall looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
Guy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from McDougall.
Guy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDougall. That did some damage!
McDougall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McDougall is breathing heavily.
Guy misses with a leg kick.
McDougall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDougall blocks a leg kick.
McDougall misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
Guy throws a low kick but McDougall avoids it.
Guy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Guy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Guy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Guy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDougall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guy.
A bone on bone clash there as McDougall blocks the leg kick.
Guy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDougall throws a big shot that misses.
Guy avoids the body shot from McDougall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDougall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guy ducks under a wild hook from McDougall.
Guy is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy throws a front kick aimed at McDougall's knee but McDougall avoids it well.
Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDougall.
Guy throws a low kick, looking for McDougall's leg but McDougall calmly moves out of range.
McDougall moves out of range of the body kick.
Guy looks to land a body kick but McDougall moved away.
Guy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guy.
McDougall misses with a hook to the body
and Guy counters with a single leg into guard. McDougall didn't expect that.
Guy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDougall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDougall has a closed guard, preventing Guy from standing up.
Guy stands and throws McDougall's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sly Guy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McDougall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guy thumps McDougall with a low kick.
A slow jab from McDougall misses its intended target.
Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guy pivots, looking for a leg kick but McDougall is out of range and Guy settles back down.
Guy lets loose with a powerful body kick. McDougall will feel that in the morning.
McDougall looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
Guy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guy.
McDougall misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
Guy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDougall. That did some damage!
McDougall has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Guy.
McDougall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McDougall blocks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from McDougall. Those never looked like landing.
McDougall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDougall throws a big shot that misses.
McDougall walks forward, straight into a front kick from Guy.
McDougall looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
Guy connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougall just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Guy 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 McDougall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McDougall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McDougall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
McDougall throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Guy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Guy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDougall. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Guy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guy pushes McDougall away with a front kick.
Guy motions for McDougall to come forward. Guy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Guy tenderised McDougall's leg. McDougall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Guy lands with a nice body kick.
McDougall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guy moves away.
Guy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDougall. That did some damage!
Guy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guy defending well as McDougall loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy is looking to score with low kicks.
Guy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDougall.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guy. That's going to slow McDougall down.
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!
Guy throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Guy misses.
Guy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guy lands a leg kick that knocks McDougall off balance momentarily.
Guy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - McDougall coming out on top.
McDougall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guy manages to avoid it.
Guy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McDougall checks it well.
Guy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guy.
McDougall misses with a looping left.
Guy lands a nice leg kick that just misses McDougall's sensitive parts.
McDougall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guy, right into the meat.
Guy throws a leg kick but McDougall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougall throws a series of punches but Guy avoids them all with ease.
Nice body kick there by Guy.
Guy thumps McDougall with a low kick.
A low kick from Guy misses
and McDougall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Guy wants to control but McDougall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Guy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Guy controls McDougall momentarily but McDougall frees himself.
Guy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDougall can do to turn this around?
Guy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDougall is in all sorts of trouble here.
Guy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy tries to control but McDougall wriggling away.
Guy tries to take McDougall's back but instead McDougall uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDougall controlling the position well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sly Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sly Guy!
Sly Guy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daemon Blackfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saleem Ibraheem Omar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackfyre comes to the cage accompanied by Mojo So Dope. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daemon Blackfyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Saleem Ibraheem Omar!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackfyre cracks Ibraheem Omar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blackfyre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No luck for Ibraheem Omar with that takedown attempt.
Blackfyre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Ibraheem Omar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blackfyre doesn't seem phased though.
Ibraheem Omar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blackfyre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ibraheem Omar momentarily.
It looks like Saleem Ibraheem Omar has been cut.
Ibraheem Omar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibraheem Omar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blackfyre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blackfyre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blackfyre misses with a kick to the body.
Blackfyre throws a poor cross that misses
and Ibraheem Omar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ibraheem Omar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackfyre throws out the jab.
Ibraheem Omar throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibraheem Omar slips a jab from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibraheem Omar misses with a shot to the body
and Blackfyre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ibraheem Omar thinking.
Ibraheem Omar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ibraheem Omar staying out of range there.
Blackfyre misses with the combination.
Blackfyre loads up on a big right hand but Ibraheem Omar slips the punch.
Daemon Blackfyre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ibraheem Omar shoots for a double leg takedown but Blackfyre sprawls well. He's pushed Ibraheem Omar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daemon Blackfyre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saleem Ibraheem Omar.
Blackfyre thows a body shot but no joy.
Blackfyre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ibraheem Omar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blackfyre throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackfyre misses with a leg kick.
Daemon Blackfyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre throws an overhand right that lands on Ibraheem Omar's shoulder, as Ibraheem Omar tries to avoid the shot.
Blackfyre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ibraheem Omar on the side of the head.
Blackfyre is looking to chop away at Ibraheem Omar's legs.
Ibraheem Omar cracks Blackfyre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ibraheem Omar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackfyre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Blackfyre.
Ibraheem Omar is trying desperately to land a takedown but Blackfyre is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ibraheem Omar.
Ibraheem Omar misses with a hook.
Ibraheem Omar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ibraheem Omar throws a hook but Blackfyre avoids it easily.
Ibraheem Omar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blackfyre.
Blackfyre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ibraheem Omar checks it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blackfyre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre swings widly with a right hand
and Ibraheem Omar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ibraheem Omar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Blackfyre has Ibraheem Omar pulled in close to control his posture.
Blackfyre looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackfyre, not yet.
Ibraheem Omar being controlled here momentarily.
Ibraheem Omar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blackfyre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daemon Blackfyre wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Blackfyre throws a jab when Ibraheem Omar was well out of range.
Blackfyre lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre throws a body punch but Ibraheem Omar moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibraheem Omar throws the left hand but Blackfyre avoids the punch easily.
Blackfyre misses with a right hand
and Ibraheem Omar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Daemon Blackfyre has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackfyre. Ibraheem Omar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibraheem Omar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blackfyre misses with a straight left.
Blackfyre with a jab.
Blackfyre sizes up Ibraheem Omar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ibraheem Omar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackfyre.
Ibraheem Omar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Blackfyre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daemon Blackfyre dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blackfyre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Daemon Blackfyre is winning the standup battle so far.
Blackfyre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blackfyre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blackfyre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blackfyre misses with a wild body shot.
Ibraheem Omar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blackfyre sprawls well. Blackfyre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ibraheem Omar gets slowly back to his feet.
Blackfyre misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackfyre misses the target.
Blackfyre scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Blackfyre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ibraheem Omar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blackfyre on the side of the head.
Blackfyre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibraheem Omar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ibraheem Omar slips under a jab from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ibraheem Omar momentarily.
Blackfyre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibraheem Omar blocks the body kick.
Blackfyre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ibraheem Omar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blackfyre lands a right hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blackfyre.
Ibraheem Omar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ibraheem Omar ducks under a wild hook from Blackfyre.
Nice jab there from Blackfyre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackfyre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibraheem Omar moves away.
Blackfyre throws a nice looking combination but Ibraheem Omar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ibraheem Omar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blackfyre catches Ibraheem Omar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ibraheem Omar throws a series of punches but Blackfyre avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Ibraheem Omar.
Blackfyre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ibraheem Omar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Ibraheem Omar misses.
Ibraheem Omar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackfyre manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Blackfyre finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ibraheem Omar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ibraheem Omar jabs Blackfyre right on the nose. Blackfyre blinks but takes it well.
Blackfyre throws a body punch but Ibraheem Omar moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibraheem Omar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackfyre lands a jab to Ibraheem Omar's midsection.
Blackfyre connects with a single shot there.
Ibraheem Omar throws a jab when Blackfyre was well out of range.
Ibraheem Omar moves out of range as Blackfyre throws a body kick.
Ibraheem Omar slips under a jab from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Ibraheem Omar misses its intended target.
Ibraheem Omar dodges the punch combination from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre throws a body punch but Ibraheem Omar moves out of range.
Blackfyre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre looks to land a body kick but Ibraheem Omar moved away.
Ibraheem Omar misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Blackfyre to counter with a crisp jab.
Ibraheem Omar slips a jab and a cross from Blackfyre.
Donk. Blackfyre catches Ibraheem Omar right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackfyre fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackfyre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blackfyre. That's going to slow Ibraheem Omar down.
Ibraheem Omar blocks a leg kick.
Ibraheem Omar lands a jab to Blackfyre's midsection.
Blackfyre misses with a combination
and Ibraheem Omar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blackfyre's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackfyre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ibraheem Omar postures up in Blackfyre's guard and throws a big left but Blackfyre blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daemon Blackfyre dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Ibraheem Omar shoots in but Blackfyre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big left from Blackfyre misses.
Blackfyre misses with a double jab.
Blackfyre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ibraheem Omar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ibraheem Omar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Blackfyre. Those never looked like landing.
Ibraheem Omar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blackfyre in his tracks.
Blackfyre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ibraheem Omar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blackfyre lunges at Ibraheem Omar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ibraheem Omar's hand.
Ibraheem Omar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackfyre tries to land a front kick but Ibraheem Omar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab by Blackfyre.
Ibraheem Omar misses with a double jab
and Blackfyre counters with a stiff right hand.
Ibraheem Omar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Blackfyre misses.
Nice body punch from Blackfyre.
Ibraheem Omar moves forwards but Blackfyre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ibraheem Omar throws a shot from downtown. Blackfyre moves away and avoids it.
Ibraheem Omar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blackfyre misses the jab.
Blackfyre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blackfyre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saleem Ibraheem Omar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blackfyre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Blackfyre lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackfyre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ibraheem Omar connects with a body shot.
Ibraheem Omar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blackfyre doesn't seem bothered though.
Ibraheem Omar dodges the punch combination from Blackfyre.
A punch lands to the side of Ibraheem Omar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blackfyre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blackfyre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackfyre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibraheem Omar moves away.
Blackfyre takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ibraheem Omar.
Ibraheem Omar moves forwards but Blackfyre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blackfyre looks to land a left hand but Ibraheem Omar moved out of range nicely.
Blackfyre throws a low kick but Ibraheem Omar moves out of range easily.
Ibraheem Omar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice straight punches there by Ibraheem Omar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ibraheem Omar.
Blackfyre swinging wildly here.
Blackfyre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ibraheem Omar defending well as Blackfyre loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibraheem Omar. Blackfyre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackfyre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ibraheem Omar takes a step back to recover.
A swing and a miss from Ibraheem Omar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blackfyre slips a jab from Ibraheem Omar.
Blackfyre just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibraheem Omar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Blackfyre does it's job there.
Ibraheem Omar throws out a loose jab but Blackfyre uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ibraheem Omar.
Daemon Blackfyre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saleem Ibraheem Omar.
Blackfyre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackfyre scores with a nice strike.
Ibraheem Omar walks into a stiff left hand from Blackfyre.
Daemon Blackfyre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blackfyre walks into a straight right hand from Ibraheem Omar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daemon Blackfyre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blackfyre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daemon Blackfyre!
A very excited looking Daemon Blackfyre 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Randall White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scottie Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think White might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Company Flow – 8 Steps To Perfection. Scottie Power is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scottie Power!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Power lands a lovely overhand right.
Power wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
Power shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Power throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Power explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
White is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Power.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Power tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
Power is looking to score with low kicks.
White blocks a leg kick.
Power circles away from the clinch attempt.
Power lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
White throws a chopping leg kick but Power manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands an overhand right.
Scottie Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White avoids a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Power.
Power throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Power, right into the meat.
Power throws a low kick but White avoids it.
Power throws a sloppy head kick
and White counters with a nice double leg into side control. Power won't be happy with that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
White trying to control the position but Power is working away.
White tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Power tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power keeps White under control for a moment.
White is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Power is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
White wants to control but Power is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Power manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
White wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
White throws an elbow that misses. Power uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Power!
Power prevents White from getting back to his feet.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Randall White wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Power tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Power scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to land a leg kick but White saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Power.
Power lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Power connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
White misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
White moves out of range of the leg kick from Power.
Power looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
Power misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
Power throws a good cross that connects.
White avoids the head kick by Power.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
Power scores with a kick to the body.
Power cracks the inside of White's front leg.
A slapping body kick lands there for Power.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Power 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.
Power scores with a nice right hand.
Scottie Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scottie Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Power finds it's target.
Power throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Power lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
Power lands a head shot.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Power.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Power.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Power lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Power works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Power lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Power, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Power lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Power lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
White checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Power.
Power lands a head shot.
White shoots in for a takedown but Power shows good takedown defense.
A chopping leg kick lands by Power.
Power throws a front kick that sends White stumbling back into the cage.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Power can pounce on him.
Power is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Power paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White moves forwards but Power connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White is rocked!
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Power.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Power attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
White shoots for a takedown but Power saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Power lands with a kick to the temple. White shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Power lands with a nice body kick.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Power has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Power moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Power connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Power scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Power sends White crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Power is motioning to the referee to let White up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Power and White are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Power throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking White into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Power knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Scottie Power!
A relieved looking Scottie Power thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malaik Hamadani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andraej Drakorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hamadani might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Prince Of Persia - Welcome Within. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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224 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malaik Hamadani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andraej Drakorov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakorov walks into a left hand.
Hamadani takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hamadani takes a swing at Drakorov's ribcage but misses.
Hamadani misses the shot to the body.
Hamadani misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hamadani misses with a body kick.
Drakorov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drakorov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamadani. Drakorov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Hamadani.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drakorov checks a leg kick.
Hamadani throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hamadani closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Drakorov quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamadani is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hamadani not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadani is trying to work for a kimura but Drakorov is defending well.
Hamadani thows a huge punch but Drakorov dodges it nicely.
Hamadani throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hamadani is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hamadani is looking for a kimura here.
Hamadani 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.
Hamadani is just content to waste time from the top position. Drakorov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov keeping moving, preventing Hamadani from controlling successfully.
Hamadani throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamadani throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamadani throws an elbow that misses. Drakorov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hamadani's guard. Nice move by Drakorov!
Hamadani is trying to keep Drakorov in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamadani pulls Drakorov in to control the position.
Hamadani pushes Drakorov off and gets back to his feet.
Malaik Hamadani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamadani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drakorov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov tries to sprawl but Hamadani drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Hamadani 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.
Hamadani is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hamadani misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hamadani takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hamadani throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Drakorov because Hamadani loaded up on that one.
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.
Hamadani sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaik Hamadani dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drakorov throws a push kick but Hamadani slaps the foot to one side.
Hamadani scores with a body shot.
Hamadani lands with a good body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drakorov.
Hamadani shoots in looking for a takedown. Drakorov tries to sprawl out of it but Hamadani keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drakorov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamadani tries to land a body kick
and Drakorov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hamadani throws a poor cross that misses
and Drakorov counters with a head kick. That will keep Hamadani thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Hamadani. That snapped Drakorov's head back.
Drakorov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hamadani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamadani throws a series of punches but Drakorov moves out of range.
Drakorov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hamadani shoots in and drives through. Drakorov sprawls well.
Hamadani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Andraej Drakorov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadani finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hamadani scores with a nice strike.
Hamadani throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drakorov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hamadani looks to throw the jab but Drakorov is out of range.
Hamadani dips to his left and cracks Drakorov with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Drakorov.
Drakorov slips a jab from Hamadani.
Drakorov keeps Hamadani at a distance using the push kick.
Drakorov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hamadani takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hamadani dives in and grabs Drakorov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drakorov pushes down on Hamadani's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malaik Hamadani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamadani attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamadani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andraej Drakorov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hamadani moves out of range as Drakorov throws a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hamadani 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 Drakorov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drakorov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hamadani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hamadani fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drakorov avoids it really well and circles away.
Drakorov throws a head kick that misses.
Hamadani misses with a right hand
and Drakorov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drakorov.
Drakorov ducks under a wild hook from Hamadani.
Hamadani looks to score with a jab to the body but Drakorov is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Hamadani lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drakorov doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Hamadani misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hamadani misses its intended target.
Drakorov blocks a leg kick.
Hamadani misses with a hook.
Hamadani on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hamadani misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Drakorov.
Drakorov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drakorov tries to work over Hamadani's front leg with a kick but Hamadani checks it.
Drakorov throws a low kick but Hamadani avoids it.
Hamadani misses with a looping left.
Hamadani closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drakorov circles away.
Drakorov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drakorov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hamadani. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Drakorov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drakorov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hamadani looks to land a left hand but Drakorov moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamadani is defended easily by Drakorov.
Drakorov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hamadani scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Drakorov tenderised Hamadani's leg. Hamadani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drakorov lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drakorov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice cross by Hamadani.
Hamadani cracks Drakorov with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andraej Drakorov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hamadani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drakorov moves out of range of the leg kick from Hamadani.
Hamadani moves out of range of the strikes.
Drakorov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hamadani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drakorov manages to avoid it.
Hamadani tests Drakorov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hamadani scores with a jab. Drakorov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hamadani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drakorov.
Hamadani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drakorov on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamadani. Drakorov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamadani just misses with a punch to the body.
Drakorov scores with a leg kick.
Drakorov misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Drakorov counter with a right hand.
Hamadani tries to score with a low kick but Drakorov moves his leg out of the way.
Drakorov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drakorov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drakorov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hamadani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drakorov moves away from the strike by Hamadani.
Drakorov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hamadani checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drakorov wants to slow Hamadani down by chopping away at his legs.
Drakorov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hamadani is able to avoid easily.
Drakorov throws a leg kick
enabling Hamadani to counter with a crisp jab.
Hamadani shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drakorov as he jumps to the side.
Hamadani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drakorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamadani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hamadani lands a nice shot that snaps Drakorov's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamadani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drakorov's waist but Drakorov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hamadani off to one side.
Good leg kick by Drakorov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drakorov lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hamadani. That's going to slow Drakorov down.
Drakorov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hamadani is out of range.
Drakorov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drakorov tries to score with a low kick but Hamadani moves his leg out of the way.
Hamadani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drakorov.
A big left from Hamadani misses.
Hamadani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Hamadani blocks the leg kick.
Hamadani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malaik Hamadani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters circling a little - Drakorov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Drakorov avoids the body shot from Hamadani.
Hamadani misses with an uppercut.
Hamadani avoids the head kick by Drakorov.
Hamadani keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hamadani just misses with a punch to the body.
Drakorov slips a jab from Hamadani.
Hamadani loads up on a big right hand but Drakorov slips the punch.
Drakorov tries to score with a low kick but Hamadani moves his leg out of the way.
Drakorov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hamadani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hamadani checks a leg kick.
Hamadani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hamadani looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hamadani wants to pass the guard but Drakorov is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamadani throws a strike but Drakorov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hamadani has an active guard here but Drakorov has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Andraej Drakorov just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hamadani throws out a loose jab but Drakorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drakorov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drakorov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hamadani throws a hook but Drakorov avoids it easily.
Drakorov throws a low kick but Hamadani moves out of range easily.
Drakorov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hamadani.
Hamadani throws an overhand right that lands on Drakorov's shoulder, as Drakorov tries to avoid the shot.
Hamadani misses with a body shot.
Drakorov blocks a jab.
Hamadani throws a right hand that misses
and Drakorov counters with an outside leg kick.
Drakorov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakorov stuffs the takedown.
Hamadani throws a body punch but Drakorov moves out of range.
Drakorov connects with an inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hamadani feints and as Drakorov raises his hands in defense, Hamadani changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drakorov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamadani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drakorov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drakorov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drakorov looking to control.
Hamadani trying to control but Drakorov is working from the bottom.
Hamadani preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani drops back, looking for a kneebar! Drakorov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Drakorov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Drakorov!
Hamadani tries to bench press Drakorov off him but Drakorov keeps the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drakorov working away.
Drakorov taking a breather here.
Hamadani struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov controlling the position from side mount.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamadani. Drakorov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drakorov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drakorov drops his hands momentarily and Hamadani takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hamadani swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drakorov counters with a good low kick that Hamadani was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani shoots for a takedown but Drakorov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drakorov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hamadani walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drakorov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drakorov throws a chopping leg kick but Hamadani manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hamadani chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drakorov can pounce on him.
Hamadani misses with a left hand
and Drakorov counters with a nice body kick.
Hamadani shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drakorov but Drakorov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malaik Hamadani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamadani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drakorov ducks under a wild hook from Hamadani.
Drakorov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drakorov thows a body kick. Hamadani tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andraej Drakorov dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Drakorov digs a good hook to Hamadani's body.
Hamadani misses the shot to the body.
Hamadani checks a leg kick.
Hamadani misses with a right hand
and Drakorov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drakorov feints and then cracks Hamadani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hamadani down.
Hamadani misses with a hook
and Drakorov counters with an inside leg kick.
Drakorov lands with a nice body punch.
Hamadani misses with a straight left.
Drakorov throws out a leg kick but Hamadani moves out of range and Drakorov only half commits.
Hamadani fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A good leg kick by Drakorov.
Hamadani throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drakorov counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakorov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hamadani checks a low kick from Drakorov.
Hamadani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drakorov counters with a big head kick but Hamadani shrugs it off.
Drakorov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hamadani misses with a hook
and Drakorov counters with a good low kick that Hamadani was not able to check.
Hamadani misses with a hook.
Drakorov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drakorov scores with a hook.
Hamadani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drakorov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hamadani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hamadani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hamadani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drakorov circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov throws a front kick aimed at Hamadani's knee but Hamadani avoids it well.
Drakorov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hamadani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drakorov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Hamadani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hamadani checks a low kick from Drakorov.
Hamadani misses with a leg kick.
Hamadani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drakorov slips under a jab from Hamadani.
Hamadani shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drakorov scores with a head kick.
Hamadani shoots in for a takedown but Drakorov shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malaik Hamadani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov throws a sloppy head kick and Hamadani moves out of range easily.
Drakorov avoids the body shot from Hamadani.
Hamadani's corner calls for a 1-2. Hamadani obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hamadani, as that shot connected.
Drakorov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hamadani.
Drakorov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malaik Hamadani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andraej Drakorov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hamadani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drakorov is out of range.
Hamadani throws a jab when Drakorov was well out of range.
Drakorov lunges at Hamadani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamadani's hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamadani is defended easily by Drakorov.
A leg kick checked by Hamadani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani misses with a body shot.
Hamadani misses with a straight right.
Hamadani throws a lazy uppercut
and Drakorov counters with a good low kick that Hamadani was not able to check.
Hamadani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drakorov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hamadani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drakorov counters with a head kick. That will keep Hamadani thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Drakorov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hamadani will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Drakorov lands a high kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drakorov avoids a kick to the body.
Hamadani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamadani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drakorov counters with a body kick that stops Hamadani in his tracks momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andraej Drakorov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drakorov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 46:49
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andraej Drakorov!
Andraej Drakorov is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Gomez Bollanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Gomez Bollanos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bollanos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turpin.
Turpin wants to clinch but Bollanos slips to the side
and Bollanos counters with a straight right hand.
Bollanos works Turpin's body with a nice hook.
Bollanos throws the left hand but Turpin avoids the punch easily.
Turpin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bollanos at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turpin thumps Bollanos with a low kick.
Turpin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turpin thumps Bollanos with a low kick.
Turpin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turpin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bollanos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bollanos is breathing heavily.
Turpin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bollanos. Bollanos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turpin cracks the inside of Bollanos's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Turpin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turpin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turpin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turpin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turpin keeps Bollanos at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turpin throws a body kick that misses.
Turpin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Turpin.
Turpin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turpin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Turpin connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin thows a body shot but no joy.
Turpin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bollanos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turpin throws a push kick but Bollanos slaps the foot to one side.
Turpin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turpin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turpin is looking to chop away at Bollanos's legs.
Turpin pushes Bollanos away with a front kick.
Bollanos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Randolph Turpin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turpin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turpin connects with a high kick.
Turpin throws a head kick but Bollanos moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turpin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turpin cracks the inside of Bollanos's front leg.
Turpin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bollanos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turpin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bollanos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bollanos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Turpin cracks the inside of Bollanos's front leg.
Turpin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turpin lands with a slapping head kick.
Turpin misses with a head kick.
Bollanos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turpin misses with a head kick.
Turpin has closed the distance and engaged Bollanos in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Turpin.
Turpin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bollanos is defending well for now.
Turpin breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bollanos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turpin.
Turpin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bollanos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turpin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin 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 decent looking body kick lands there for Turpin.
Turpin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bollanos, pushing him back against the cage.
Turpin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turpin thows a body shot but no joy.
Turpin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Randolph Turpin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turpin 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 Bollanos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bollanos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turpin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turpin throws a head kick but Bollanos moves out of range.
Turpin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bollanos.
Turpin tries a low kick but Bollanos avoids it.
Bollanos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turpin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turpin.
Bollanos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turpin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turpin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turpin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bollanos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bollanos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turpin throws a head kick that misses.
Turpin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turpin delivers a nice body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Turpin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bollanos.
Turpin rushes Bollanos and presses him up against the cage.
Bollanos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turpin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Roberto Gomez Bollanos has been cut.
Turpin taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Turpin.
Turpin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bollanos.
Turpin avoiding damage.
Turpin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turpin stuns Bollanos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turpin has closed the distance and engaged Bollanos in a clinch.
Turpin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turpin breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws a leg kick but Bollanos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bollanos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Turpin connects with an inside leg kick.
Bollanos tries to move into range but Turpin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turpin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bollanos checks a leg kick.
Turpin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turpin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turpin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bollanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bollanos needs to keep his hands up - Turpin had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bollanos swats away the attempt to clinch by Turpin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turpin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Turpin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turpin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turpin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turpin instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turpin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Turpin is struggling to control the position.
Turpin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bollanos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roberto Gomez Bollanos's cut.
That's time! Bollanos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turpin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Turpin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turpin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turpin scores with a jab.
Turpin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turpin moves into the clinch.
Turpin trying to land knees to the body.
Turpin scores with a knee to the head.
Bollanos scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Turpin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bollanos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Turpin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turpin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turpin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Turpin duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin clinches up against the cage.
Turpin stalls.
Bollanos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turpin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bollanos avoids it.
Turpin lands a good knee to the midsection. Bollanos won't want to take too many of those.
Turpin blocks an uppercut.
Turpin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bollanos.
Turpin breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Turpin - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bollanos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bollanos's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick from Turpin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turpin.
Turpin lands a nice looking body kick.
Bollanos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turpin. Turpin obviously looking to wear him down.
Turpin scores with a push kick.
Turpin thuds his shin into the meat of Bollanos's side.
Turpin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bollanos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turpin throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin lands a head kick!
Turpin closes the distance and pushes Bollanos back into the cage.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but Bollanos blocks with his arms.
Bollanos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turpin can't find room to land a body shot as Bollanos controls the action.
Turpin blocks a body shot from Bollanos.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bollanos has a couple of punches blocked by Turpin.
Bollanos swings wildly with an uppercut but Turpin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turpin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turpin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bollanos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bollanos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turpin landing knees to the body.
Turpin lands a nice knee to the body.
Turpin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turpin controlling the action here for a moment.
Turpin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bollanos's face.
Turpin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Turpin.
Turpin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turpin working Bollanos over with knees to the body.
Turpin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bollanos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Turpin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Gomez Bollanos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turpin is looking to slow Bollanos down with leg kicks.
Turpin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turpin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bollanos.
A good leg kick by Turpin.
A head kick misses from Turpin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turpin, right into the meat.
Turpin ducks under a wild hook from Bollanos.
Bollanos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turpin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turpin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turpin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Turpin tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Turpin.
Turpin throws the kick towards the body but Bollanos avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turpin. That's going to slow Bollanos down.
Bollanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Turpin is just out of range.
Bollanos moves out of range of the body kick.
Turpin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bollanos's head backwards.
Bollanos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos moves out of range of the body kick.
Turpin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bollanos is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Bollanos misses.
Turpin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turpin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bollanos moves out of range of the body kick from Turpin.
Bollanos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turpin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bollanos.
Turpin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turpin is looking to slow Bollanos down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws a head kick that misses.
Turpin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Bollanos - just one landing.
Turpin lands with a cross.
Turpin just misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin lands with a nice body kick.
Turpin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turpin is looking to land body kicks.
Turpin is looking to clinch.
Turpin tries to land a front kick but Bollanos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bollanos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turpin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos swats away the attempt to clinch by Turpin.
Bollanos lunges at Turpin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turpin's hand.
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!
Turpin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
Bollanos misses with a looping right.
Bollanos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Bollanos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turpin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turpin tries to clinch there but Bollanos circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Gomez Bollanos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Turpin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turpin clinches.
Turpin missing with knees to the body.
Turpin is trying to force a seperation but Bollanos has the dominant position.
Bollanos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turpin blocks a body shot from Bollanos.
Turpin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bollanos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Turpin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Turpin tenderised Bollanos's leg. Bollanos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turpin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turpin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bollanos's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turpin scores with a leg kick.
Turpin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollanos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Turpin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bollanos takes a step back to recover.
Turpin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bollanos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turpin motions for Bollanos to come forward. Turpin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turpin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bollanos checks it well.
Bollanos moves out of range of the leg kick from Turpin.
Turpin misses with a low kick as Bollanos jumps back.
Bollanos scores with a nice head shot.
Turpin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turpin wants to land a leg kick but Bollanos is out of range.
Turpin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turpin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Turpin.
Turpin tries to land a front kick but Bollanos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turpin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bollanos.
Turpin misses with a head kick.
Turpin tries to land a front kick but Bollanos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turpin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos tests Turpin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turpin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bollanos checks it well.
Bollanos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Turpin.
Roberto Gomez Bollanos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randolph Turpin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Turpin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bollanos moves out of range of the leg kick from Turpin.
Turpin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bollanos takes a step back to recover.
Turpin connects with a body shot that sends Bollanos's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Turpin.
Turpin scoring well with a low kick there.
Turpin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turpin is looking to land body kicks.
Turpin connects with a high kick.
Turpin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turpin throws the left hand but Bollanos avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Turpin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bollanos manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Turpin does it's job there.
A telegraphed right hand from Bollanos misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randolph Turpin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turpin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 42:50
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 42:50
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randolph Turpin!
Randolph Turpin is the new heavyweight champion!
Randolph Turpin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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