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EFL TBA 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Murillomartins Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Markowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martins comes to the cage accompanied by Campeăo, Vencedor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murillomartins Martins!
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, Sebastian Markowski!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markowski cracks Martins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Markowski throws a series of punches but Martins avoids them all with ease.
Markowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martins.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Martins throwing strikes but missing.
Martins 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.
Markowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martins is controlling him.
Martins throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Markowski, not yet.
Martins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martins postures up in Markowski's guard and throws a big left but Markowski blocks it.
Markowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Markowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martins is looking to work some ground and pound but Markowski has wrist control.
Martins throwing strikes but missing.
Martins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Markowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Markowski wants to stand up but Martins is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Markowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Markowski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Markowski throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Martins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martins throwing strikes from guard but Markowski blocks nicely.
Martins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Markowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martins.
Martins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Markowski wants to stand up but Martins is controlling him.
Martins looking to pass the guard.
Markowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Markowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martins throws a big right hand that misses.
Martins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Markowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Markowski wants to get back to his feet but Martins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Markowski looks winded!
Martins throwing strikes from guard but Markowski blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins throwing strikes from guard but Markowski blocks nicely.
Markowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martins throws a big elbow that misses.
Martins is looking to work some ground and pound but Markowski has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markowski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Martins throws a strike but Markowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markowski looking to sit in guard and control but Martins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murillomartins Martins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Markowski connects with a looping right hand.
Markowski misses with a leg kick
and Martins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markowski is trying to stand.
Markowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martins.
Murillomartins Martins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Markowski defending well though.
Martins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Markowski wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martins.
Markowski makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Markowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Markowski is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Markowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martins circles away quickly and effectively.
Markowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Martins here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Markowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Martins.
Markowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Markowski tries to throw a body punch but Martins avoids it by throwing Markowski back against the cage.
Markowski throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Markowski tries to break free but Martins pushes him back against the cage.
Martins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Markowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Martins goes for a takedown attempt but Markowski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murillomartins Martins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Markowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Markowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martins circles away quickly and effectively.
Markowski throws a leg kick
and Martins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Markowski's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markowski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martins throwing strikes from guard but Markowski blocks nicely.
Martins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martins postures up in Markowski's guard and throws a big left but Markowski blocks it.
Martins is looking to work some ground and pound but Markowski has wrist control.
Markowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Markowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martins with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Markowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martins.
Martins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martins is looking to work some ground and pound but Markowski has wrist control.
Martins throws a strike but Markowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martins pushes Markowski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murillomartins Martins dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Markowski has Martins up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Markowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Markowski tries to break free but Martins pushes him back against the cage.
Markowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Markowski.
Markowski is pressed up against the cage. Martins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Markowski down to the mat. Markowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Markowski.
Markowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markowski misses with the body kick
and Martins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martins.
Markowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Markowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Markowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martins postures up in Markowski's guard and throws a big left but Markowski blocks it.
Markowski throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Martins throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martins postures up in Markowski's guard and throws a big left but Markowski blocks it.
Markowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Markowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martins stops Markowski from standing up.
Martins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Markowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Markowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murillomartins Martins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martins stays in close to Markowski's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Murillomartins Martins just wasn't active enough.
Markowski lands a jab.
Markowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Martins.
Markowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martins slips a jab and a cross from Markowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins staying out of range there.
Markowski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Markowski throws a nice looking combination but Martins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martins moves away from the strike by Markowski.
Markowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martins counters with a takedown into side control.
Martins misses with the ground and pound.
Martins in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Martins lands some shots froms side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martins creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Markowski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Martins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markowski dodges the ground and pound from Martins.
Martins tries to score with some ground and pound. Markowski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sebastian Markowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martins looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Markowski is avoiding damage well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murillomartins Martins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martins, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Murillomartins Martins!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Murillomartins Martins!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Murillomartins Martins!
Murillomartins Martins wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Murillomartins Martins took to the microphone: 'Campeão, Vencedor'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kleisthenes Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorge Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kleisthenes Sawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gorge Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sawyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sawyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Kirk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sawyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kirk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirk swats away the attempt to clinch by Sawyer.
Sawyer wants to clinch up but Kirk keeps it at a distance.
Kirk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sawyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sawyer looks to land a body kick but Kirk moved away.
Sawyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kirk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sawyer misses with a head kick.
Kirk tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sawyer fails with a takedown attempt.
Sawyer is breathing heavily.
Sawyer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kirk controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sawyer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kirk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gorge Kirk wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sawyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sawyer throws a jab when Kirk was well out of range.
Kirk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kirk blocks a head kick by Sawyer.
Sawyer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kirk.
You can see the frustration on Sawyer's face as Kirk controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Kirk might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Let's hope that Kirk has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kirk is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Sawyer looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kirk gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Sawyer is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kirk lets go of the hold and Sawyer can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gorge Kirk!
Gorge Kirk took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baldomir Zsofka Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baldomir Zsofka Jr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baldomir Zsofka Jr!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsofka Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zsofka Jr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zsofka Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zsofka Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Zsofka Jr has passed into side control.
Zsofka Jr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zsofka Jr lands an elbow.
Zsofka Jr in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva tries to buck Zsofka Jr off but Zsofka Jr is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr in side control lands a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Zsofka Jr is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Zsofka Jr goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Zsofka Jr's guard! Nice work there by Silva!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva won't allow Zsofka Jr to sweep him here.
Zsofka Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zsofka Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Zsofka Jr trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zsofka Jr is controlling Silva's posture.
Zsofka Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Zsofka Jr pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Zsofka Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zsofka Jr.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zsofka Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Zsofka Jr drops Silva with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Silva looks back up at him and smiles so Zsofka Jr waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
Zsofka Jr cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Silva looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Zsofka Jr finish him?
Silva is rocked!
Baldomir Zsofka Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Baldomir Zsofka Jr!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Baldomir Zsofka Jr made sure he mentioned Nutrition Company, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JEFFReY Boston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandre Preuss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, JEFFReY Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandre Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preuss throws a series of punches but Boston avoids them all with ease.
Boston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Preuss works the jab nicely.
Preuss throws a lazy uppercut
and Boston counters with a left and a right that stings Preuss.
Preuss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boston really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Preuss throws a poor cross that misses
and Boston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Preuss is fending him off so far but Boston persists. Nope, Preuss circles away and we're back to standing.
Preuss is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Preuss lands a head shot.
No luck for Boston with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Boston does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Preuss duly obliges.
Preuss loads up on a big right hand but Boston slips the punch.
Boston lands a body shot.
Preuss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Preuss misses with a looping left.
Boston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Preuss as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JEFFReY Boston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boston throws a leg kick that misses.
Boston throws a low kick but Preuss avoids it.
A slow jab from Preuss misses its intended target.
Boston fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Preuss misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston moves out of range as Preuss strikes.
Preuss scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Preuss jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Preuss throws a nice looking combination but Boston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Preuss throws a hook but Boston blocks it.
Boston looks to land a body kick but Preuss moved away.
Preuss throws a shot from downtown. Boston moves away and avoids it.
Boston shoots in for a double leg but Preuss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alexandre Preuss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preuss avoids the head kick by Boston.
Preuss throws a jab when Boston was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preuss jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boston misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Preuss.
Preuss throws a hook to the side of Boston's head but Boston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Preuss misses with an uppercut. Boston saw that one coming.
Preuss scores with a three punch combo!
Boston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boston misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Preuss darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Preuss misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preuss blocks a head kick by Boston.
Boston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boston shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Preuss sprawls well. Preuss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boston gets slowly back to his feet.
Boston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Preuss counters with a straight right hand.
Alexandre Preuss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Preuss throws a lazy right hand but Boston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Preuss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boston.
Boston tries to score a power double leg takedown but Preuss sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boston somewhat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preuss throws a lazy right hand but Boston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Preuss dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Preuss misses with a hook. Boston ducked under it nicely.
Preuss misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Preuss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boston defending well as Preuss loads up on a big left hand.
Preuss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boston.
Boston shoots for a double leg takedown but Preuss sprawls well. He's pushed Boston's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boston slips under a jab from Preuss.
Preuss 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.
Preuss throws a lazy uppercut
and Boston counters with a one-two to the body.
A big left from Preuss misses.
Boston misses with an uppercut. Preuss saw that one coming.
Boston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Preuss.
Preuss slaps away a takedown attempt from Boston, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preuss moves away.
Boston slips under a jab from Preuss.
Boston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Preuss scores with a decent looking hook.
Preuss misses with a hook
and Boston counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Preuss misses.
Boston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Preuss lands with a hook. Boston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Preuss throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Boston.
Boston shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JEFFReY Boston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Preuss scores with a sloppy right hand. Boston should have avoided that one.
Preuss jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preuss.
Preuss misses with the combination.
Preuss throws a big shot that misses.
Preuss scores with a nice right hand.
Boston looks to land a combination but Preuss avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston slips a straight right by Preuss.
Nice shot lands for Preuss.
Preuss lands a jab to the head.
Boston dives in and grabs Preuss's left leg, looking for a takedown. Preuss pushes down on Boston's head and hops out.
Nice defenses there by Boston.
Preuss takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Preuss lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Preuss throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boston on the side of the head.
No joy there for Boston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boston looks to score with a jab to the body but Preuss is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Preuss moves out of range of the body kick from Boston.
Preuss lands with an uppercut that bounces Boston off the cage and back into range.
Boston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Preuss moves out of range as Boston throws a body kick.
Boston throws a chopping leg kick but Preuss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boston staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preuss misses with an uppercut. Boston saw that one coming.
Preuss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
JEFFReY Boston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Preuss does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Preuss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Preuss throws a big shot that misses.
Preuss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Preuss throws a combination that misses
and Boston counters with a one-two to the body.
Preuss bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boston's head backwards.
Alexandre Preuss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Preuss looks to land a left hand but Boston moved out of range nicely.
Boston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Preuss throws out the jab.
Preuss scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boston misses with a body kick.
Boston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boston throws a head kick that misses.
Preuss scores with a one two! Boston had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston staying out of range there.
Boston takes a swing at Preuss's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boston 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 Preuss has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Preuss and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boston. Preuss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boston is looking to wear down Preuss with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Boston misses.
Boston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Preuss throws a lazy right hand but Boston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Preuss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boston lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Preuss connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston throws a body punch but Preuss moves out of range.
Boston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Preuss checks a leg kick nicely.
Preuss misses with a looping left.
Preuss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Preuss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boston blocks a jab.
Boston swinging wildly here.
Preuss misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Preuss.
Preuss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boston moves out of range of the strikes.
Preuss lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Preuss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Preuss.
Boston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preuss throws a hook but Boston blocks it.
A big right from Preuss misses.
Preuss missing with a left hand there. Boston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boston blocks a jab.
Boston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preuss.
Preuss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boston.
Boston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preuss's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Preuss duly obliges.
Preuss misses with a hook. Boston ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexandre Preuss.
Well Preuss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Alexandre Preuss!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Alexandre Preuss!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Alexandre Preuss!
Alexandre Preuss wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Alexandre Preuss was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Uzbaijzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lima might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DMX - Ain't no sunshine. Douglas Lima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
157 lbs
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33
155 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timur Uzbaijzky!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Uzbaijzky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Uzbaijzky. That's going to slow Lima down.
Uzbaijzky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lima.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lima.
A leg kick checked by Lima.
Lima clinches with his opponent.
Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Lima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uzbaijzky's face.
It looks like Timur Uzbaijzky has been cut.
Lima trying to control the position but instead, Uzbaijzky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lima into the cage.
Lima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima lands an elbow that stopped Uzbaijzky in his tracks for a moment.
Lima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uzbaijzky avoids it.
Uzbaijzky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Uzbaijzky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lima is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lima lands a nice knee to the body.
Uzbaijzky looks winded!
Lima is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but Uzbaijzky blocks with his arms.
Lima scores with a knee to the head.
Lima keeps control of Uzbaijzky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uzbaijzky has had enough of the clinch but Lima keeps him there for the moment.
Uzbaijzky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Uzbaijzky is trying to break the clinch but Lima has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lima.
Uzbaijzky is trying to force a seperation but Lima has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lima.
Uzbaijzky takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima blocks an uppercut.
Uzbaijzky tries to break the clinch but Lima is controlling the position.
Lima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uzbaijzky's defenses.
Uzbaijzky is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uzbaijzky's efforts to push away.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Uzbaijzky is trying to break free.
Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Uzbaijzky is blocking nicely.
Lima with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Timur Uzbaijzky's cut even more.
Lima is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lima controlling the action here for a moment.
Lima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uzbaijzky blocks it with crossed arms.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lima has Uzbaijzky pressed against the cage, preventing Uzbaijzky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lima pushes off an throws an elbow but Uzbaijzky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lima lands a damaging elbow.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lima.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lima lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Uzbaijzky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lima lands an elbow just above Uzbaijzky 's eye.
Lima connects with a knee to the head.
Lima tries to stall but Uzbaijzky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Uzbaijzky breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima looks to clinch
and Uzbaijzky counters with an outside leg kick.
Lima is looking to clinch but Uzbaijzky is avoiding it.
Lima thuds his shin into the meat of Uzbaijzky's side.
Lima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzbaijzky.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Uzbaijzky is rocked!
Lima connects with an inside leg kick.
Lima closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Uzbaijzky quickly recovers to half guard.
Uzbaijzky is still in real trouble! Can Lima finish him?
Uzbaijzky wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uzbaijzky seems to have recovered his senses.
Uzbaijzky tries to kick Lima off in order to stand up. Lima Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Lima tries for a kimura but Uzbaijzky is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Lima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timur Uzbaijzky's cut.
That's time! Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lima throws a head kick but Uzbaijzky moves out of range.
Lima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Lima.
Lima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lima shoots in but no luck this time.
Lima throws a push kick but Uzbaijzky slaps the foot to one side.
Lima closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lima throws a sloppy head kick
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Uzbaijzky counters with a leg kick.
Douglas Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima tries a head kick but it misses.
Lima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Uzbaijzky is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Uzbaijzky tries a body shot but Lima blocks it.
Lima lands a good knee to the midsection. Uzbaijzky won't want to take too many of those.
Lima lands a good knee to the midsection. Uzbaijzky won't want to take too many of those.
Uzbaijzky is breathing heavily.
Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lima connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lima.
Lima lands an elbow inside.
Lima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Uzbaijzky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Uzbaijzky breaks the clinch.
Lima throws a series of punches but Uzbaijzky avoids them all with ease.
Uzbaijzky ducks under a wild hook from Lima.
Lima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky is trying to push Lima away but Lima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lima misses with an elbow strike.
Douglas Lima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uzbaijzky's efforts to push away.
Lima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uzbaijzky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uzbaijzky tries to circle away but Lima has him pinned against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Uzbaijzky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lima with a knee to the head.
The cut above Timur Uzbaijzky's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Uzbaijzky can't break the clinch.
Lima lands a nice elbow.
Uzbaijzky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uzbaijzky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uzbaijzky wants to clinch.
Lima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima throws a series of punches but Uzbaijzky avoids them all with ease.
Lima tries a low kick but Uzbaijzky avoids it.
Uzbaijzky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Uzbaijzky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Douglas Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lima wants to clinch.
Lima seems to be stalking Uzbaijzky here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Uzbaijzky drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Douglas Lima!
Douglas Lima spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Yoshimitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Art of Fighting Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
155 lbs
8 - 6 - 1 |
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27
157 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Yoshimitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshimitsu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Garcia was covering up waiting for the punch and Yoshimitsu finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yoshimitsu being controlled here momentarily.
Yoshimitsu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yoshimitsu is controlling him.
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yoshimitsu stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yoshimitsu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Yoshimitsu shoots in and bounces Garcia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Yoshimitsu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ryo Yoshimitsu just wasn't active enough.
Yoshimitsu tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Yoshimitsu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcia swivels and escapes.
Garcia shoots for a double leg takedown but Yoshimitsu sprawls well. He's pushed Garcia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yoshimitsu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryo Yoshimitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yoshimitsu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia tries to bench press Yoshimitsu off him but Yoshimitsu keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimitsu controlling the position.
Yoshimitsu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Yoshimitsu tries to score with some ground and pound. Garcia controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Yoshimitsu 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.
Garcia regains half guard, as Yoshimitsu was trying to land strikes.
Yoshimitsu looks to land a strike but Garcia avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Yoshimitsu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yoshimitsu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Yoshimitsu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimitsu pushing down on Garcia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yoshimitsu is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yoshimitsu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garcia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yoshimitsu is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yoshimitsu is working away from the top position though.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcia trying to hold on to Yoshimitsu's head to control him but Yoshimitsu postures up.
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.
Yoshimitsu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yoshimitsu prevents Garcia from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Yoshimitsu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yoshimitsu.
Yoshimitsu shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Yoshimitsu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yoshimitsu clinches up against the cage.
Garcia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yoshimitsu prevents it.
Yoshimitsu is trying to trip Garcia. He has hold of a leg but Garcia is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Yoshimitsu persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Garcia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yoshimitsu is controlling him.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Yoshimitsu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garcia pulls Yoshimitsu in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yoshimitsu gets a double leg takedown into Garcia's guard.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yoshimitsu.
Yoshimitsu stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yoshimitsu postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.
Yoshimitsu advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Yoshimitsu wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Well, if Yoshimitsu 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.
Garcia is trying to control but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshimitsu is trying to control the action in half guard but Garcia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ryo Yoshimitsu.
Garcia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Yoshimitsu is trying to escape back to his feet but Garcia uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimitsu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Garcia has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimitsu moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Garcia stuffs the takedown attempt from Yoshimitsu. Yoshimitsu gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryo Yoshimitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt - Yoshimitsu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garcia gets a clinch.
Yoshimitsu prevents a takedown attempt there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ryo Yoshimitsu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yoshimitsu shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yoshimitsu wants to get back to his feet but Garcia passes into half guard.
Yoshimitsu pushes Garcia off looking to stand but Garcia dives back in and keeps control.
Ryo Yoshimitsu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yoshimitsu kicks Garcia off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshimitsu instigates a clinch.
Garcia prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoshimitsu tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Yoshimitsu manages to get underhooks.
Garcia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yoshimitsu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yoshimitsu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Yoshimitsu passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimitsu taking a breather here.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yoshimitsu just content to control the position.
Yoshimitsu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Garcia for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimitsu taking a break here but Garcia is having none of it and regains half guard.
Garcia trying to control but Yoshimitsu postures up.
Yoshimitsu controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryo Yoshimitsu wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yoshimitsu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryo Yoshimitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshimitsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoshimitsu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garcia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimitsu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
Yoshimitsu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garcia counters by clinching up.
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Garcia or perhaps it was just good defense by Yoshimitsu which made him look bad.
Garcia wants to clinch but Yoshimitsu slips to the side
and Yoshimitsu counters with a right hand to the body.
Robert Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryo Yoshimitsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshimitsu has picked Garcia up - he's going for a ride! Yoshimitsu dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshimitsu is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Yoshimitsu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Yoshimitsu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yoshimitsu, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Ryo Yoshimitsu!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Ryo Yoshimitsu!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Ryo Yoshimitsu!
Ryo Yoshimitsu wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Ryo Yoshimitsu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zevran Arishok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Babak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zevran Arishok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohammed Babak!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arishok tries a head kick but it misses.
Babak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arishok closes the distance and clinches.
Babak is looking to break free of the clinch but Arishok has double underhooks.
Arishok lands with a light punch inside.
Arishok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arishok lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Arishok.
Babak is trying to break the clinch but Arishok is controlling him.
Babak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arishok lands a body shot in the clinch.
Babak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arishok lands a shoulder strike.
Babak takes a shot to the head.
Babak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arishok lands with a left to the head.
Arishok manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babak tries to break free but Arishok pushes him back against the cage.
Arishok slows down the pace here.
Babak takes a shot to the head.
Babak tries to circle away but Arishok has him pinned against the cage.
Arishok taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Arishok prevents Babak from breaking the clinch.
Arishok works on Babak's body with a couple of short punches.
Arishok prevents Babak from breaking the clinch.
Babak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arishok lands a lovely overhand right.
Arishok jabs Babak right on the nose. Babak blinks but takes it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arishok.
Arishok lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arishok bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Babak's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Arishok with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Babak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Babak throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Babak misses.
Arishok with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arishok has closed the distance and engaged Babak in a clinch.
Babak wants to break free but Arishok has control.
Babak tries to break the clinch but Arishok is controlling the position.
Arishok lands a shoulder strike.
Arishok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babaks head.
Babak working hard to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arishok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arishok lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Arishok as the two fighters clinch.
Arishok effectively controlling the action here.
Arishok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babaks head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arishok.
A short right from Arishok on the inside.
Arishok lands a left hand.
Babak being controlled against the cage.
Arishok gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Arishok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arishok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arishok pushes Babak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arishok lands a body shot.
Babak can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arishok scores with a shoulder strike.
Babak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arishok counters with a stiff right hand.
Babak lands with a slapping head kick.
Arishok misses with a low kick.
Arishok connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arishok pushes Babak up against the cage in a clinch.
Arishok pushes Babak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arishok prevents Babak from breaking the clinch.
Arishok lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Arishok on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Babak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arishok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babak backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arishok is pushing Babak up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arishok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zevran Arishok dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Arishok looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arishok dodges the punch combination from Babak.
Arishok connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arishok connects with the punch.
Babak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arishok makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Arishok scores with a hook to the body. Babak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arishok lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arishok lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arishok is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Arishok rushes Babak and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arishok dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Arishok pushes Babak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arishok has him pressed against the cage.
Babak is trying to break the clinch but Arishok is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arishok.
Babak wants to get back to striking at distance but Arishok won't allow it.
Babak is trying to break the clinch but Arishok is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babak has had enough of the clinch but Arishok keeps him there for the moment.
Arishok pushes Babak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arishok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arishok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babak is trying to push Arishok away but Arishok has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arishok leaning his opponent against the cage.
Arishok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arishok digs a right hand into Babak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Babak's gas tank.
Arishok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Babak backwards.
Babak is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Arishok scores with a nice short uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Arishok.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arishok.
Arishok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Babak is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arishok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arishok avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Arishok slips a jab and a cross from Babak.
Babak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arishok circles away quickly and effectively.
Babak drops his hands momentarily and Arishok takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Babak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arishok connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arishok lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Babak sprawling to the canvas. Arishok follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Babak hang on?
Babak is still in real trouble! Can Arishok finish him?
Arishok stalling.
Arishok is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arishok scores with a big shot! Babak's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Babak! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zevran Arishok!
A less than humble Zevran Arishok misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Cronkite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronkite comes to the cage accompanied by Croc song!. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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250 lbs
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298 lbs
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Melvin Cronkite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolando Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronkite shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cronkite controlling from the top position.
Cronkite tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Cronkite passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Cronkite is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cronkite is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Cronkite controlling the pace.
Cronkite is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Cronkite has control of the leg.
Cronkite passes to full mount!
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie tries to improve his position but instead Cronkite has taken his back!
I really don't envy Gracie right now.
Gracie showing good submission defense here.
Gracie grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cronkite is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cronkite is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cronkite is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Cronkite looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite looking for a sweep. Not yet Cronkite, not yet.
Cronkite manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Cronkite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie looking to control.
Cronkite is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Cronkite sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cronkite lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cronkite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cronkite accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cronkite pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cronkite looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Cronkite 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.
Cronkite gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Cronkite is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cronkite is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cronkite looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cronkite seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Melvin Cronkite overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie trying to control but Cronkite postures up.
Cronkite trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Cronkite perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cronkite trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Cronkite is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Melvin Cronkite.
Cronkite closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Cronkite getting side control.
Cronkite controlling the action here.
Cronkite is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Cronkite throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Cronkite is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie won't allow Cronkite to pass to mount.
Cronkite is just content to waste time from the top position. Gracie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cronkite passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cronkite just content to control the position.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Cronkite dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cronkite shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cronkite trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Cronkite is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Gracie is looking to control Cronkite's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronkite is taking a breather. Gracie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gracie trying to control here.
Cronkite with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cronkite is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cronkite has hold of Gracie's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gracie manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite content just to control the position here.
Gracie wants to hold on but Cronkite pushes him away.
Cronkite landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cronkite is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gracie to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gracie shrugs it off.
Cronkite is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Cronkite is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gracie to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gracie shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie?
Cronkite looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Cronkite maintains control.
Cronkite working Gracie over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cronkite trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Cronkite controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cronkite looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cronkite wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Cronkite has a good base and remains in mount.
Rolando Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cronkite raining down shots from the mount!
Melvin Cronkite is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cronkite takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Cronkite showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cronkite 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Melvin Cronkite!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Melvin Cronkite!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Melvin Cronkite!
Melvin Cronkite wins by unanimous decision!
Melvin Cronkite thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Pain No Gain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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385 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Glen Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, No Pain No Gain!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No Gain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacobs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No Gain has taken the fight to the clinch.
No Gain misses with a short punch on the inside.
No Gain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from No Gain fails to land.
Jacobs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
No Gain looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. No Gain obliges.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs blocks a body shot from No Gain.
No Gain misses with a body punch.
No Gain lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Glen Jacobs has been cut.
No Gain swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables No Gain to keep the fight standing.
No Gain lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No Gain misses with some punches.
Jacobs takes an elbow to the temple.
Glen Jacobs's cut is getting worse.
No Gain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting on No Gain's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
No Gain misses with a body punch.
Jacobs letting No Gain take a breather here.
Nice elbow from No Gain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Gain lands a vicious elbow to the side of Jacobs's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! No Gain tries to finish him with strikes but Jacobs still seems able to defend himself so No Gain steps back and lets Jacobs get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Jacobs is rocked!
Glen Jacobs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Glen Jacobs's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). No Pain No Gain!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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