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BFC 39 - Fight Night PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Sevilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heniek Model (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Heniek Model enters the ring!
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279 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephen Sevilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heniek Model!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Model clinches with his opponent.
Model's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sevilla fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Model sprawls well initially but Sevilla persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Model manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sevilla postures up in Model's guard and throws a big left but Model blocks it.
Model is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sevilla throws a big elbow that misses.
Model is trying to keep Sevilla in close.
Model avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sevilla really is a fat lump.
Sevilla missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Model is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Model working for a triangle but Sevilla defends it easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sevilla throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Model works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sevilla has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevilla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Model preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sevilla tries to free his leg and advance position but Model is retaining full guard.
Sevilla trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sevilla won't allow Model to sweep him here.
Sevilla with a flurry of punches that miss.
Model utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sevilla throwing strikes from guard but Model blocks nicely.
Model utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sevilla throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Model is looking to stand up but Sevilla isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sevilla got a little sloppy there for a moment and Model has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sevilla has managed to get both his arms back between Model's legs - danger averted.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Model can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sevilla throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevilla stopping the sweep attempt from Model.
Sevilla trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sevilla throwing strikes from guard but Model blocks nicely.
Model really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sevilla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Model has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sevilla can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Model pushes a forearm under Sevilla's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sevilla is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Heniek Model!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Klata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Cowherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mateusz Klata has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateusz Klata!
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, Brian Cowherd!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowherd has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cowherd lands a shoulder strike.
Klata tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cowherd pushes Klata back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cowherd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klata backwards.
Klata is looking for a takedown.
Cowherd blocking some punches.
Cowherd lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowherd cracks Klata with a nice body shot.
Klata is breathing heavily.
Cowherd slowing the pace effectively.
Cowherd lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Cowherd.
Cowherd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cowherd lands with a left to the head.
Cowherd lands with a right to the head.
Klata is rocked!
Cowherd lands a big right hand that drops Klata! The killer instinct kicks in and Cowherd finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cowherd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Cowherd!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arley Owner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owner's entrance music is Judas Priest - Breaking the Law. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arley Owner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Terry!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owner takes the fight into the clinch.
Owner gets through Terry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Owner scores with a shoulder strike.
Owner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Owner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Terry takes a shot to the head.
Owner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Owner lands with a right to the head.
Owner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Owner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Owner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Owner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terry backwards.
Owner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terry backwards.
A shot in the inside from Owner.
Owner is working Terry over against the ropes.
Owner cracks Terry with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Terry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Owner.
Terry can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Owner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Owner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Owner.
Owner lands a shoulder strike.
Terry is looking for a takedown.
Owner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terrys head.
A shot in the inside from Owner.
Owner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Terry backwards.
Owner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Terry tries to circle away but Owner has him pinned against the ropes.
Owner pushes Terry back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Owner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Owner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Owner.
Owner lands a hook that snaps the head of Terry backwards.
A right hand to the body from Owner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Owner.
Terry taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Terry backwards.
Owner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Owner.
Owner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Terry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Owner.
Owner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Owner presses Terry against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Owner pushes Terry back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Terry looks winded!
Owner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Owner.
A nice left hand lands by Owner.
A short uppercut from Owner.
Owner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Owner pushes Terry back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Owner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Terry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Owner is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terrys head.
Owner lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Owner.
A nice left hand lands by Owner.
Owner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Owner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terry backwards.
Owner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Terry backwards.
Terry taking a breather.
Owner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Terry wants to take the fight to the mat but Owner manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Arley Owner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Terry.
Terry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Owner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Owner.
Owner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Owner pushes Terry back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Owner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Owner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Owner scores with a shot to the side of Terry's head.
A right hand to the body from Owner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terry tries to pull guard but Owner forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Owner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Owner scores with a hook to the body.
Owner gets through Terry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Owner.
Owner lands with a right to the head.
Owner lands a shoulder strike.
Owner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Terry tries to throw a body punch but Owner avoids it by throwing Terry back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Owner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Owner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Owner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Owner gets underhooks to prevent Terry's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arley Owner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Terry lands with a straight right. Owner didn't see that one coming.
Terry takes a swing at Owner's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Owner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Owner wants it to stay on the feet.
Owner tries to clinch but Terry moves out of range.
Terry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Owner darts in and clinches Terry up against the ropes.
Terry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Owner.
Owner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Owner lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Owner.
Owner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terrys head.
Owner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Terry tries to pull guard but Owner forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Owner lands with a short shot to the head.
Owner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terrys head.
Owner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terry can do to turn this around?
Terry is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry takes a shot to the head.
Owner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arley Owner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Owner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terry takes a shot to the head.
Owner works on Terry's body with a couple of short punches.
Owner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Owner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Owner lands with a left to the head.
Terry wants a takedown but no success here.
Arley Owner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Terry.
Owner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Terry backwards.
A short uppercut from Owner.
Terry tries to pull guard but Owner won't allow it.
Owner works on Terry's body with a couple of short punches.
Owner scores with a shoulder strike.
Owner lands a nice shot to the body.
Owner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terry backwards.
Owner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Owner scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Owner.
Owner lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Owner.
Terry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Owner lands a shoulder strike.
Owner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Owner.
Owner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terry backwards.
Owner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Owner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terry backwards.
Owner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terry backwards.
Owner lands a shoulder strike.
Terry is rocked!
Terry is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Owner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Owner.
Owner pushes Terry back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Owner lands a nice uppercut.
Owner cracks Terry with a nice body shot.
Owner lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Owner.
Owner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Terry backwards.
Terry is still on wobbly legs! Can Owner finish him?
Owner lands a nice uppercut.
Owner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Owner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Terry backwards.
Owner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terrys head.
Owner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Terry backwards.
A body shot lands from Owner.
Owner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Owner.
Owner lands an uppercut.
Owner lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry is trying to break the clinch but Owner is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Owner smiles and moves away.
Owner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Terry.
Owner slips under a jab from Terry.
Terry seems to have recovered his senses.
Terry tries to keep at a distance but Owner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Owner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Owner scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Owner.
Owner gets through Terry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Owner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Owner lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Owner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Owner.
Owner is working Terry over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arley Owner dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Owner closes the distance and clinches.
Terry tries to circle away but Owner has him pinned against the ropes.
Owner prevents Terry from breaking the clinch.
Owner lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Owner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Owner.
Owner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terrys head.
Owner lands with a short shot to the head.
Owner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Owner scores with a hook to the body.
Owner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terrys head.
Owner scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Owner.
Owner scores with a shot to the side of Terry's head.
Owner lands a nice shot to the body.
Owner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terrys head.
Terry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Terry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Owner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Owner lands a shoulder strike.
Owner pushes Terry against the ropes. Owner is working some dirty boxing. Owner pushes off with a quick right hook! Terry goes down! Terry tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Owner moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arley Owner!
Arley Owner is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Arley Owner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Purple Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Mellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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213 lbs
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217 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 Rio de Janeiro, Purple Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Mellis!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mellis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haze displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mellis.
Haze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Haze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mellis's waist but Mellis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haze off to one side.
Haze goes for a double leg but Mellis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Mellis continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Purple Haze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mellis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Haze looking to slow down the pace here.
Mellis leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Mellis is trying to maintain a safe position but Haze gets an underhook and turns Mellis into the ropes.
Haze manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mellis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mellis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
It looks like Purple Haze has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellis with a nice head shot there.
Mellis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mellis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haze's head.
Purple Haze's cut is getting worse.
Mellis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Purple Haze's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Purple Haze's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Mellis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waldemar Koksowicz Drugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandro Poletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldemar Koksowicz Drugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sandro Poletto!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Poletto.
Waldemar Koksowicz Drugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koksowicz Drugi throws a right hand that Poletto ducks under and follows up with a left that Poletto also avoids with ease.
Poletto tries a low kick but Koksowicz Drugi avoids it.
Poletto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koksowicz Drugi, pushing him back against the ropes.
Poletto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poletto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koksowicz Drugi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Koksowicz Drugi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koksowicz Drugi tries to circle away but Poletto has him pinned against the ropes.
Poletto keeps control of Koksowicz Drugi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poletto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Koksowicz Drugi's efforts to push away.
Koksowicz Drugi is trying to force a seperation but Poletto has the dominant position.
Poletto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Waldemar Koksowicz Drugi has been cut.
Poletto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Poletto missing with knees to the body.
Poletto looking to throw knees to the head but Koksowicz Drugi is blocking nicely.
Poletto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Koksowicz Drugi's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koksowicz Drugi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koksowicz Drugi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koksowicz Drugi wants to get back to striking at distance but Poletto won't allow it.
Poletto misses with a body punch.
Poletto lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Poletto keeps control of Koksowicz Drugi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koksowicz Drugi managing to block the knees to the body from Poletto.
Poletto avoiding damage.
Koksowicz Drugi managing to block the knees to the body from Poletto.
Koksowicz Drugi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Poletto is stalling here.
Poletto is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Koksowicz Drugi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Poletto.
Poletto landing knees to the head.
Koksowicz Drugi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Koksowicz Drugi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koksowicz Drugi is looking to break free of the clinch but Poletto has double underhooks.
Poletto connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poletto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koksowicz Drugi is keeping busy.
Koksowicz Drugi working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Poletto.
Koksowicz Drugi is breathing heavily.
Koksowicz Drugi has had enough of the clinch but Poletto keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poletto is looking to control Koksowicz Drugi's arms but Koksowicz Drugi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poletto has his back to the ropes.
Poletto lands a knee to the head.
Poletto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Poletto continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sandro Poletto.
Nice defenses there by Poletto.
Poletto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poletto misses with a kick to the body.
Poletto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poletto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick from Poletto.
Poletto throws a head kick but Koksowicz Drugi moves out of range.
Poletto clinches.
Koksowicz Drugi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koksowicz Drugi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Poletto lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poletto lands a nice elbow.
Koksowicz Drugi takes an elbow to the temple.
Koksowicz Drugi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koksowicz Drugi takes an elbow to the temple.
Poletto breaks the clinch.
Koksowicz Drugi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Koksowicz Drugi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Koksowicz Drugi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Poletto. That one must have hurt.
Poletto scores with a kick to the body.
Poletto feints and then cracks Koksowicz Drugi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koksowicz Drugi down.
Koksowicz Drugi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Koksowicz Drugi blocks a head kick by Poletto.
Waldemar Koksowicz Drugi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poletto has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poletto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Come on Poletto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Poletto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koksowicz Drugi's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandro Poletto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Waldemar Koksowicz Drugi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Poletto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poletto lands a head kick that stumbles Koksowicz Drugi and the fighters go to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Poletto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Koksowicz Drugi is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Poletto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Koksowicz Drugi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Poletto has Koksowicz Drugi in his guard.
Poletto is looking for a triangle here but Koksowicz Drugi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poletto wants to get back to his feet.
Poletto is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poletto is trying to control Koksowicz Drugi's posture but Koksowicz Drugi avoids it.
Poletto is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Koksowicz Drugi is controlling him well.
Koksowicz Drugi working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Poletto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Poletto wants to get back to his feet.
Poletto regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koksowicz Drugi stops Poletto from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Poletto connects with a solid leg kick.
Poletto pushes Koksowicz Drugi away with a front kick.
Poletto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koksowicz Drugi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Poletto lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poletto throws a head kick that Koksowicz Drugi semi-blocks.
Koksowicz Drugi slips a jab from Poletto.
Poletto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poletto delivers a nice body kick.
Poletto throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Koksowicz Drugi stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Poletto follows into mount!
Koksowicz Drugi is rocked!
Poletto has control of Koksowicz Drugi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Koksowicz Drugi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Oh Koksowicz Drugi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poletto tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Koksowicz Drugi seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poletto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Koksowicz Drugi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poletto goes for an armbar but Koksowicz Drugi turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Koksowicz Drugi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandro Poletto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Waldemar Koksowicz Drugi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Poletto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koksowicz Drugi's waist but Koksowicz Drugi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Poletto off to one side.
Poletto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poletto pushes Koksowicz Drugi away with a front kick.
Koksowicz Drugi connects with a single shot there.
Poletto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koksowicz Drugi.
Koksowicz Drugi takes a swing at Poletto's ribcage but misses.
Poletto wants to clinch up but Koksowicz Drugi keeps it at a distance.
Koksowicz Drugi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koksowicz Drugi swings widly with a right hand
and Poletto counters with a flying knee that drops Koksowicz Drugi!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poletto stops Koksowicz Drugi from standing up.
Poletto stands and throws Koksowicz Drugi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Poletto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Poletto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poletto swings around for an armbar but Koksowicz Drugi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Poletto's guard.
Koksowicz Drugi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Poletto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koksowicz Drugi has managed to get both his arms back between Poletto's legs - danger averted.
Poletto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poletto wants to stand and escape but Koksowicz Drugi is having none of it.
Koksowicz Drugi wanted to stand there but Poletto had control of the position.
Poletto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koksowicz Drugi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poletto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koksowicz Drugi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koksowicz Drugi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Poletto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Koksowicz Drugi passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Koksowicz Drugi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A right-left combo lands from Koksowicz Drugi.
Koksowicz Drugi lands with a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koksowicz Drugi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koksowicz Drugi stalks Poletto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Poletto's face. Poletto staggers backwards, shaken.
Poletto avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poletto lands a head kick that stumbles Koksowicz Drugi and the fighters go to the mat.
Poletto tries to stand but Koksowicz Drugi is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sandro Poletto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poletto 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandro Poletto!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendes comes to the ring accompanied by Tropa de Elite. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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130 lbs
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26
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Mendes!
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, Benjamin Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mendes.
Thompson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mendes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Thompson to the mat. Thompson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mendes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mendes slips nicely into half guard.
Thompson is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Mendes is tapping! Great win for Thompson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Benjamin Thompson!
Ricardo Mendes spoke after the fight, saying 'Não vim para perder mas já que aconteceu vamos treinar mais ...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Fischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bruce (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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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikola Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce is looking to clinch but Fischer is avoiding it.
Fischer throws a leg kick that misses.
Fischer looks to throw the jab but Bruce is out of range.
Bruce tries to clinch up but Fischer circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fischer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Fischer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce throws a hook but Fischer blocks it.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Fischer circles away.
Fischer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bruce tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Fischer to counter with a crisp jab.
Fischer catches Bruce with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bruce is looking to clinch.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fischer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fischer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fischer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fischer finds it's way round the side to connect with Bruce's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fischer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruce closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bruce gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fischer tries to break free but Bruce pushes him back against the ropes.
Fischer breaks the clinch.
Fischer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruce moves away.
Fischer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruce.
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruce tries to clinch up.
Fischer looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruce is just out of range.
Fischer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruce.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Fischer circles away.
A jab from Bruce misses.
Bruce looks to land a left hand but Fischer moved out of range nicely.
Bruce has Fischer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fischer is trying to break the clinch but Bruce is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fischer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bruce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruce has Fischer pressed against the ropes, preventing Fischer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Bruce.
Bruce pulls guard.
Fischer postures up.
Bruce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fischer is one step ahead there.
Bruce lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fischer!
Fischer has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Bruce's lack of action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fischer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bruce is working away from the top position though.
Fischer is trying to stand.
Fischer makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fischer is trying to force a seperation but Bruce has the dominant position.
Bruce manages to break the clinch.
Bruce looks to clinch
and Fischer counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fischer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fischer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bruce moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce struggles to land a body shot inside as Fischer controls his hands.
Fischer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fischer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fischer throws a hook but Bruce avoids it easily.
Fischer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruce tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fischer counters with a nice body shot.
Fischer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fischer throws a good cross that connects.
Bruce tries to clinch but Fischer is having none of it.
Bruce bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Fischer circles away.
Robert Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
and Bruce counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Fischer! He's just covering up as Bruce starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Bruce!
Robert Bruce very nearly forgot to thank Happy Pills 159Q - Laundry 80% amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Coolidge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butch Coolidge!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Yuri Boyka has been cut.
Coolidge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Butch Coolidge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Coolidge lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boyka doesn't seem phased though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boyka, as that shot connected.
It looks like Butch Coolidge has been cut.
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!
Boyka tries to clinch there but Coolidge circles away.
Coolidge swings widly with a right hand
and Boyka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boyka misses with a head kick.
Coolidge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boyka throws a head kick but Coolidge moves out of range.
Coolidge has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boyka throws a shot to the body.
Boyka is looking to land body kicks.
Coolidge moves into range and connects with a jab.
Coolidge lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Boyka misses.
Coolidge changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Coolidge. Beautiful body shot.
Boyka lands a leg kick that knocks Coolidge off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Boyka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coolidge tries to land a leg kick but Boyka saw it coming and moves away.
Coolidge scores with a decent looking hook.
Boyka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coolidge circles away quickly and effectively.
Boyka misses with a hook. Coolidge ducked under it nicely.
Boyka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coolidge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
Coolidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coolidge lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boyka is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coolidge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyka circles away quickly and effectively.
Coolidge misses with a hook
and Boyka counters with a thumping low kick.
Boyka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Coolidge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coolidge missing with a left hand there. Boyka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boyka is looking to clinch.
Boyka throws a right hand that Coolidge ducks under and follows up with a left that Coolidge also avoids with ease.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coolidge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coolidge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coolidge circles away quickly and effectively.
Coolidge throws a jab when Boyka was well out of range.
Boyka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boyka throws a hook but Coolidge blocks it.
Boyka throws a head kick but Coolidge moves out of range.
Coolidge throws a combination. Boyka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boyka misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Coolidge. Those never looked like landing.
Coolidge's corner calls for a 1-2. Coolidge obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Coolidge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyka.
Coolidge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Coolidge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boyka is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Coolidge's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Boyka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boyka throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka lands with a kick to the temple. Coolidge shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Coolidge scores with a jab to the head.
Boyka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coolidge swinging wildly here.
Coolidge throws a low kick but Boyka moves out of range easily.
Boyka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Boyka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boyka throws a sloppy head kick and Coolidge moves out of range easily.
Boyka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coolidge avoids the head kick by Boyka.
Coolidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.
Boyka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boyka slips a jab and a cross from Coolidge.
Boyka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coolidge bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boyka's head backwards.
Coolidge throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boyka counters by clinching up.
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!
Coolidge lands an elbow that stopped Boyka in his tracks for a moment.
Boyka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coolidge throws a head punch that misses.
Coolidge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coolidge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coolidge scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Boyka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boyka tries to break free but Coolidge pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coolidge swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coolidge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coolidge lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Coolidge dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boyka scores with a head kick.
Boyka throws a head kick but Coolidge moves out of range.
Coolidge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butch Coolidge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coolidge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyka circles away quickly and effectively.
Boyka throws a low kick, looking for Coolidge's leg but Coolidge calmly moves out of range.
Coolidge dodges the punch combination from Boyka.
Nice jab there from Boyka.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coolidge, as that shot connected.
Boyka checks a leg kick.
Coolidge changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yuri Boyka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boyka checks a leg kick.
Coolidge scores with a one two! Boyka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka is looking to clinch.
Coolidge is looking to chop away at Boyka's legs.
Coolidge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boyka can pounce on him.
Coolidge is breathing heavily.
Coolidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyka was well out of range. Poor timing from Coolidge.
Coolidge scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses.
Coolidge throws a body punch but Boyka moves out of range.
Coolidge connects with a right hand. Boyka shakes it off.
Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boyka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Coolidge.
Coolidge has a couple of punches blocked by Boyka.
Coolidge stops a takedown attempt from Boyka.
Boyka blocks an elbow strike from Coolidge.
Coolidge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boyka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Coolidge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coolidge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coolidge is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boyka is keeping busy.
A short left from Coolidge.
Boyka is trying to push Coolidge away but Coolidge has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Coolidge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyka blocks an uppercut.
Coolidge throws a head punch that misses.
Coolidge lands an elbow inside.
Coolidge is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boyka tries to circle away but Coolidge has him pinned against the ropes.
Boyka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Coolidge walks away with a smile on his face. Boyka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka throws a head kick that misses.
Coolidge misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coolidge misses with a two punch combination.
Boyka slips a straight right by Coolidge.
Boyka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coolidge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coolidge looks to land a left hand but Boyka moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Coolidge.
Coolidge dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coolidge blocks a head kick by Boyka.
Boyka lands a jab to Coolidge's midsection.
Coolidge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coolidge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyka.
Boyka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Coolidge throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boyka counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Coolidge misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Coolidge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coolidge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.
Coolidge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyka manages to avoid it.
Boyka throws a sloppy head kick and Coolidge moves out of range easily.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch but Coolidge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coolidge swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyka.
Boyka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Coolidge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coolidge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boyka throws a sloppy head kick and Coolidge moves out of range easily.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses.
Boyka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coolidge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Butch Coolidge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Boyka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Boyka throws a series of punches but Coolidge moves out of range.
Coolidge throws the left hand but Boyka avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coolidge blocks a head kick by Boyka.
Coolidge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyka throws a wild body kick that Coolidge sees coming a mile off.
Boyka drops his hands momentarily and Coolidge takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coolidge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyka scores with a nice body kick.
Boyka moves out of range of the strikes.
Coolidge is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Coolidge looks to land a left hand but Boyka moved out of range nicely.
Coolidge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coolidge dodges the punch combination from Boyka.
A left and a right from Coolidge both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coolidge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyka.
Coolidge misses with a few strikes there.
Coolidge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coolidge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyka.
Coolidge takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boyka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Coolidge on the side of the head.
Boyka tries to clinch up.
Coolidge fails to land with a series of punches.
Boyka connects with a high kick.
Boyka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boyka scores with a hook.
Boyka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coolidge.
Coolidge throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boyka on the side of the head.
Boyka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coolidge.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boyka. Coolidge shrugs it off though.
Boyka slips under a jab.
Boyka lands a head kick. Coolidge smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coolidge misses with a looping right.
Coolidge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boyka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Coolidge throws an elbow but misses.
Boyka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boyka misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Coolidge has a couple of punches blocked by Boyka.
Boyka breaks the clinch.
Boyka misses with a head kick.
Boyka doesn't manage to clinch there - Coolidge circles away.
Coolidge swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyka.
Coolidge throws an overhand right that lands on Boyka's shoulder, as Boyka tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coolidge scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coolidge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coolidge throws a half hearted mid kick.
Coolidge throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boyka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coolidge missing with a left hand there. Boyka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coolidge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butch Coolidge is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boyka misses with an uppercut. Coolidge saw that one coming.
Coolidge takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boyka looks to throw the jab but Coolidge is out of range.
A combination from Coolidge does no damage.
Coolidge misses with an uppercut. Boyka saw that one coming.
Coolidge on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Boyka connects with a body shot.
Coolidge throws a lazy right hand but Boyka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka looks to land a combination but Coolidge avoids it well.
Boyka wants to clinch.
Boyka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Coolidge.
Boyka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coolidge misses with an uppercut.
Boyka loads up on a big right hand but Coolidge slips the punch.
Coolidge throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyka.
Coolidge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyka misses with a body kick.
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 Coolidge.
Boyka tries to clinch up.
Boyka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yuri Boyka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Boyka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coolidge 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Coolidge!
Butch Coolidge took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85% for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valmir Tiberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boxer comes to the ring accompanied by Hammerfall - Last Man Standing. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Boxer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valmir Tiberio!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiberio works the jab nicely.
Boxer tries to clinch up.
Boxer misses with an uppercut.
Tiberio has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Boxer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tiberio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxer.
Tiberio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tiberio connects with a single shot there.
Boxer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiberio swings widly with a right hand
and Boxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mike Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer staying out of range there.
Boxer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Boxer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tiberio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tiberio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiberio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tiberio connects with a single shot there.
Tiberio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Tiberio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tiberio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tiberio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiberio with a jab.
Boxer is rocked!
Tiberio ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Boxer out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valmir Tiberio! Valmir Tiberio retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Valmir Tiberio 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.
Mike Boxer was interviewed post fight and said 'famoous, talented boxer which want be world champion in mma.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Kamarad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the ring accompanied by Bitch Dont kill My Vibe . Kamarad has chosen mother patrie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Drago Kamarad will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drago Kamarad!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and Kamarad moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamarad.
Sanchez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Kamarad has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Kamarad.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
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!
Kamarad presses Sanchez against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Kamarad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kamarad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Diego Sanchez has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kamarad.
Kamarad cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Kamarad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Kamarad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Kamarad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Kamarad.
Kamarad lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kamarad.
A body shot lands from Kamarad.
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!
Kamarad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kamarad lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kamarad as the two fighters clinch.
Kamarad lands a shot to the body.
Kamarad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Kamarad throws a big uppercut that drops Sanchez! More strikes from Kamarad and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sanchez lies dazed against the ropes as Kamarad celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drago Kamarad!
Drago Kamarad is the new heavyweight champion!
Drago Kamarad decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Diego Sanchez was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks to my coaches and congratulations to the winner he is a great fighter and thank you to my sponsors and thanks for all who supported me '.
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