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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cachacinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Alexander Zelaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Cachacinha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Walter Alexander Zelaya's chin.
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205 lbs
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Cachacinha!
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, Walter Alexander Zelaya!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelaya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zelaya clinches up against the cage.
Cachacinha fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zelaya.
Zelaya tries to throw a body punch but Cachacinha avoids it by throwing Zelaya back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Zelaya.
Cachacinha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zelaya tries to work over Cachacinha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zelaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zelaya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zelaya clobbers Cachacinha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cachacinha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zelaya but Zelaya pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zelaya scores with a nice body kick.
Zelaya moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelaya misses with some punches.
Zelaya scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jorge Cachacinha has been cut.
Cachacinha takes an elbow to the temple.
Zelaya lands with a short shot to the head.
Cachacinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zelaya is defending well for now.
Cachacinha has had enough of the clinch but Zelaya keeps him there for the moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cachacinha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've been informed that Zelaya has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Zelaya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cachacinha tries to pull guard but Zelaya holds him up against the cage and eventually Cachacinha drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Cachacinha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zelaya.
Zelaya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cachacinha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zelaya lands a hook that snaps the head of Cachacinha backwards.
Zelaya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zelaya gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cachacinha.
Zelaya throws a head punch that misses.
Cachacinha gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zelaya is defending against the submission attempts here by Cachacinha.
Zelaya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cachacinha is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zelaya pushes Cachacinha off looking to stand but Cachacinha dives back in and keeps control.
Cachacinha trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cachacinha tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zelaya knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cachacinha is working for a kimura but Zelaya is defending it quite comfortably.
Zelaya controlling the position well.
Cachacinha stops Zelaya from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cachacinha.
Cachacinha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cachacinha tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zelaya knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zelaya is looking to escape.
Cachacinha is pressing down on Zelaya's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zelaya is holding on for now.
Cachacinha trying to control the action but Zelaya is working from the bottom.
Zelaya is trying to stand back up but Cachacinha is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cachacinha is keen to just control but Zelaya is a slippery customer.
Cachacinha is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zelaya is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jorge Cachacinha.
Cachacinha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zelaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Cachacinha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Alexander Zelaya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Cachacinha's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zelaya tries to sprawl but Cachacinha drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Zelaya looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zelaya wants to get back to full guard.
Zelaya wants to control but Cachacinha is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cachacinha wants to control but Zelaya is keeping him busy.
Zelaya manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cachacinha looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zelaya keeping full guard, as Cachacinha tries to pass.
Zelaya looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cachacinha puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelaya is trying to maintain the position but Cachacinha is very close to passing his half guard.
Zelaya wants to improve his position but Cachacinha is controlling well.
Cachacinha is thwarting Zelaya's attempts to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cachacinha stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Zelaya has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zelaya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cachacinha's elbow.
Zelaya misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cachacinha wants the takedown. Zelaya is fighting it off but Cachacinha persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Zelaya's guard against the cage.
Cachacinha works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Well, if Cachacinha 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.
Zelaya is trying to stand up here but Cachacinha is controlling him well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cachacinha stands up and beckons Zelaya to join him on the feet.
Zelaya throws out a loose jab but Cachacinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walter Alexander Zelaya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cachacinha drops his hands momentarily and Zelaya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zelaya closes the distance and pushes Cachacinha back into the cage.
Zelaya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zelaya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cachacinha backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cachacinha is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cachacinha jumps guard but Zelaya turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cachacinha is looking for a takedown.
Cachacinha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Cachacinha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zelaya breaks the clinch.
Zelaya loads up on a big right hand but Cachacinha slips the punch.
Zelaya lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cachacinha takes a step back to recover.
Zelaya moves into the clinch successfully.
Cachacinha wants a takedown but no success here.
Zelaya lands an elbow just above Cachacinha 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cachacinha is working for takedown but Zelaya is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Zelaya.
Cachacinha blocking some punches.
Zelaya scores with a shoulder strike.
Zelaya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zelaya takes a swing at Cachacinha's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cachacinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zelaya lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cachacinha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jorge Cachacinha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zelaya lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cachacinha backs up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cachacinha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zelaya sprawls well. Zelaya wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cachacinha gets slowly back to his feet.
Cachacinha fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Walter Alexander Zelaya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jorge Cachacinha'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. This is the final round!
Zelaya swings for the body but Cachacinha moves out of range.
Zelaya scores with a head kick.
Zelaya displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cachacinha.
A jab from Zelaya finds it's way through Cachacinha's defenses.
Zelaya keeps the fight on the outside.
Walter Alexander Zelaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cachacinha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cachacinha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zelaya.
Cachacinha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cachacinha blocks a body shot from Zelaya.
Zelaya misses with a body punch.
Zelaya lands an elbow that stopped Cachacinha in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cachacinha tries to pull guard but Zelaya won't allow it.
Zelaya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zelaya forces Cachacinha back against the cage and clinches.
Zelaya tries to work over Cachacinha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cachacinha is trying to pull guard but Zelaya turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Cachacinha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zelaya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zelaya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cachacinha can't get the takedown.
Cachacinha tries for a takedown but Zelaya manages to get underhooks.
Zelaya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cachacinha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zelaya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cachacinha is trying to pull guard but Zelaya turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zelaya struggles to land a body shot inside as Cachacinha controls his hands.
Walter Alexander Zelaya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zelaya lands a good knee to the midsection. Cachacinha won't want to take too many of those.
Cachacinha has Zelaya pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zelaya manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cachacinha tries to pull guard but Zelaya holds him up against the cage and eventually Cachacinha drops back down to his feet.
Zelaya misses with a body punch.
Zelaya is pressed up against the cage. Cachacinha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zelaya down to the mat. Zelaya avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya rushes Cachacinha and presses him up against the cage.
Cachacinha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zelaya walks away with a smile on his face. Cachacinha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zelaya stuffs the takedown attempt from Cachacinha. Cachacinha gets slowly back to his feet.
Zelaya forces Cachacinha back against the cage and clinches.
Zelaya prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Cachacinha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cachacinha tries to pull guard but Zelaya holds him up against the cage and eventually Cachacinha drops back down to his feet.
Walter Alexander Zelaya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zelaya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jorge Cachacinha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Zelaya.
Cachacinha tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zelaya smiles and moves away.
Cachacinha moves away from the strike by Zelaya.
Zelaya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cachacinha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zelaya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cachacinha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Alexander Zelaya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zelaya winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Alexander Zelaya!
During a confident post fight interview, Walter Alexander Zelaya thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rock You Like a Hurricane. Samuel Hard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samuel Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard wants to clinch up but Almeida keeps it at a distance.
Hard drives through and clinches with Almeida against the cage.
Hard lands a knee to the head.
Hard with a knee to the head.
Almeida is rocked!
Our sources have told us that Hard has been working on his elbows in the gym.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Almeida.
Almeida is still on wobbly legs! Can Hard finish him?
Hard pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Almeida! Hard unloads with more strikes and Almeida sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Hard!
An out of breath Samuel Hard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan OReily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Icaro Asas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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198 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan OReily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Icaro Asas!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asas cracks OReily with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
OReily uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asas.
Asas avoids a punch combination nicely.
OReily throws a nice looking combination but Asas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
OReily rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for OReily, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Asas is looking to clinch but OReily is avoiding it.
Asas closes the distance and pushes OReily back into the cage.
Asas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
OReily being controlled against the cage.
OReily is trying to pull guard but Asas has him pressed against the cage.
OReily is looking for a takedown.
Asas breaks the clinch.
No luck for OReily with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan OReily. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OReily fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asas tries to clinch
and OReily counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Asas's guard now.
OReily tries to free his leg and advance position but Asas is retaining full guard.
Asas trying to strike off his back.
Asas throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Asas is controlling OReily's posture.
Asas throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Asas throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Asas wants to sweep here but OReily controlling him for the moment.
OReily drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Asas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now OReily has Asas in his guard.
Asas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OReily is looking for a triangle but Asas pushes his legs off easily.
OReily is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Asas rolls with it to try and escape but OReily cranks on the arm and Asas is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan OReily!
Ryan OReily bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyo Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jersey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kurosaki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Different Sense - Dir En Grey. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyo Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Jersey!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Kurosaki blocks the leg kick.
Kurosaki cracks Jersey with an open hand slap.
Nice uppercut lands for Kurosaki. That snapped Jersey's head back.
Jersey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Kyo Kurosaki has been cut.
Jersey throws a leg kick
and Kurosaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jersey is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurosaki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jersey napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jersey is still in real trouble! Can Kurosaki finish him?
Kurosaki throws a strike aimed at the side of Jersey's head but Jersey avoids it well.
Jersey seems to have recovered his senses.
Kurosaki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kurosaki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kurosaki lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurosaki throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jersey works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kurosaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki wants to take a breather but Jersey is having none of it.
Kurosaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jersey wants to improve his position but Kurosaki is controlling well.
Kurosaki wants to take a breather but Jersey is having none of it.
Kurosaki controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurosaki throwing shots but Jersey is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki working over Jersey with some ground and pound. Jersey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kurosaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jersey is looking for a sweep. Kurosaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kurosaki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jersey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kurosaki trying to control the action but Jersey is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurosaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kurosaki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kurosaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kurosaki looks to land a strike but Jersey avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kurosaki postures up in Jersey's guard and throws a big left but Jersey blocks it.
Kurosaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Kurosaki postures up and lands a big shot to Jersey's brow.
Kurosaki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jersey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jersey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Kurosaki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kurosaki landing some decent shots from guard.
Kurosaki 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.
Kurosaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jersey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kurosaki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jersey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kurosaki is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyo Kurosaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyo Kurosaki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jersey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kurosaki is able to avoid easily.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick that knocks Jersey off balance momentarily.
Kurosaki clobbers Jersey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jersey throws a leg kick
and Kurosaki counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Jersey! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyo Kurosaki!
An out of breath Kyo Kurosaki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulysses Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Ramos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ulysses Grant!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos avoids the head kick by Grant.
Grant misses with the combination.
Grant throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Grant. Beautiful body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Grant as Ramos shoots in.
Grant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramos.
A left lands for Ramos.
Grant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grant wants it to stay on the feet.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Ramos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grant counters with an inside leg kick.
Grant connects with a right hand. Ramos shakes it off.
It looks like Mark Ramos has been cut.
Ramos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grant counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ulysses Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tries to bum rush Ramos with a series of wild strikes but Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Ramos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grant stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramos. Ramos gets slowly back to his feet.
Grant misses with a two punch combination.
Grant cracks Ramos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Ulysses Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramos lands a jab to the nose.
Ramos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grant's waist but Grant gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramos off to one side.
Grant has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant thuds his right hand into Ramos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grant closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Ramos! Grant dives in looking to finish! Ramos is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulysses Grant!
Ulysses Grant decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Ijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ijima has chosen Alphabetical #1 - Karera Musication as his entrance music. Ichi Ijima told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Harbor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ichi Ijima!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ijima takes a swing at Harbor's ribcage but misses.
Ijima has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Harbor is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Harbor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ijima manages to avoid it.
Harbor throws a nice looking combination but Ijima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harbor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harbor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ijima.
Ijima slips a straight right by Harbor.
Ijima misses with a takedown attempt
and Harbor counters with a straight right hand.
Harbor looks to land a right hand but Ijima moved out of range.
Harbor jabs Ijima right on the nose. Ijima blinks but takes it well.
We've been told by Harbor's head coaches at The Garcia Grappling Academy - Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harbor looks to score with a jab to the body but Ijima is just out of range.
Harbor looks to land a right hand but Ijima moved out of range.
Harbor misses with a looping left.
Harbor loads up on a big right hand but Ijima slips the punch.
James Harbor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harbor misses the shot to the body.
Ijima dodges the punch combination from Harbor.
Ijima shoots in looking for a takedown. Harbor tries to sprawl out of it but Ijima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harbor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James Harbor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichi Ijima.
Harbor works Ijima's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor throws a hook but Ijima avoids it easily.
Harbor lands with an uppercut that bounces Ijima off the cage and back into range.
James Harbor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harbor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ijima ducks under a wild hook from Harbor.
Ijima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harbor was well out of range. Poor timing from Ijima.
Harbor misses with a straight right.
Harbor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ijima takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harbor throws the left hand but Ijima avoids the punch easily.
Harbor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ijima drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harbor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ijima chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ijima advances position into side control!
Harbor is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ijima connects with a decent elbow.
Ijima cracks Harbor with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Check out the look on Ijima's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ijima in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Harbor is looking for a sweep.
Ijima in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harbor is looking for a sweep.
Harbor is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ijima landing a few strikes.
Ijima landing a few strikes.
Ijima is looking to take a break and control but Harbor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harbor tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Harbor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harbor looking for submissions off his back.
Harbor looking for a kimura from the bottom but Ijima passes into side control!
Harbor is not content to let Ijima control the position.
Harbor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ijima wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ijima looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ijima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harbor keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Harbor looking for submissions off his back.
Harbor gets full guard.
Ijima chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ijima got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harbor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ijima has managed to get both his arms back between Harbor's legs - danger averted.
Ijima wants to control from the top but Harbor keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ijima is in close to Harbor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ijima throws a big elbow that misses.
Ijima is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harbor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ichi Ijima will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ijima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harbor.
Harbor lands a head shot.
Harbor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ijima counters with a left to the body.
Harbor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harbor looks to throw the jab but Ijima is out of range.
Harbor misses with a hook. Ijima ducked under it nicely.
Ijima moves out of range of the strikes.
Harbor lands a jab to the nose.
Harbor misses with a looping left.
Harbor thows a body shot but no joy.
Harbor misses with a body shot.
Ijima changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ijima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ijima walks into a straight right hand from Harbor.
Ijima looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima trying to control the action but Harbor is working from the bottom.
Harbor has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Ijima escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Ijima!
Harbor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ijima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harbor is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harbor is looking for a sweep.
Harbor is working hard here to advance position.
Ijima working the body and head with strikes.
Ijima scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Harbor to see if he's OK.
Harbor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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!
The referee asks Ijima politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ijima prefers to stall for the moment though.
Harbor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harbor sneaks back into half guard.
Harbor is trying to get back to full guard.
Harbor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ijima is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Harbor!
Harbor can't escape the position.
Harbor taking shots to the head.
Ichi Ijima has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harbor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ijima scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harbor?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ijima landing strikes, looking to finish!
Harbor is rocked!
A big strike lands for Ijima! That's really hurt Harbor and he's turned his back - Ijima keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Ijima jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ichi Ijima!
Ichi Ijima decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dmitrii Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shanks has chosen Dethklok - The Cyborg Slayers as his entrance music. Dmitrii Vitali had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dmitrii Vitali !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Shanks!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shanks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vitali 's sensitive parts.
Shanks pushes Vitali away with a front kick.
Shanks lands a leg kick that knocks Vitali off balance momentarily.
Shanks moves out of range as Vitali strikes.
Shanks tries to score with a low kick but Vitali moves his leg out of the way.
Shanks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vitali has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shanks lands a jab to Vitali 's midsection.
Shanks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vitali tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shanks is able to avoid easily.
Vitali misses the jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shanks!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vitali crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shanks - the referee stops the clock and Vitali gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shanks. Vitali manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vitali blocks a head kick by Shanks.
Shanks works Vitali 's body with a nice hook.
Shanks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shanks blocks a jab.
Vitali takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vitali throws a body punch but Shanks moves out of range.
Shanks misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Shanks.
Shanks cracks Vitali with a good jab.
Vitali missing with a left hand there. Shanks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vitali just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shanks checks a leg kick.
Vitali looks to land a left hand but Shanks moved out of range nicely.
Vitali loads up on a big right hand but Shanks slips the punch.
Shanks throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Shanks does no damage.
Vitali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A shot to the liver by Shanks. Beautiful body shot.
Vitali keeps the fight on the outside.
Shanks thows a body shot but no joy.
Shanks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vitali rather than just go for the knockout.
Shanks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vitali under the eye.
Vitali lands with a nice combination. Shanks backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shanks counters with a nice body kick.
Shanks moves away from the strike by Vitali .
Vitali looks to land a body kick but Shanks moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks lands a slapping body shot.
Vitali looks to land a right hand but Shanks moved out of range.
A big right from Vitali misses.
Vitali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shanks.
Shanks staying out of range there.
Shanks thuds his right hand into Vitali 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A good leg kick by Vitali .
Nice jab there from Shanks.
Shanks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vitali .
Shanks jabs at Vitali 's body.
Vitali is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Shanks's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Shanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shanks misses with a series of wild punches.
Vitali steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shanks. That one must have hurt.
A jab lands there for Shanks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vitali connects with a right hand. Shanks shakes it off.
Shanks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vitali .
Vitali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shanks.
Shanks thuds his right hand into Vitali 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shanks closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shanks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vitali .
Shanks clinches up with Vitali and pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Shanks.
Vitali is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Shanks.
Vitali looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Shanks.
Shanks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shanks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shanks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vitali in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Shanks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shanks pushes Vitali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shanks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vitali or not.
Shanks lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Shanks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shanks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vitali .
Shanks lands with a light punch inside.
Knees to the body from Shanks.
Shanks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shanks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vitali or not.
Shanks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shanks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shanks scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Shanks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shanks connects with a looping right hand.
Shanks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vitali . Shanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shanks scores with a push kick.
Shanks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shanks lands a really nice looking cross but Vitali seems unphased.
Shanks takes one to the side of the head.
Shanks keeps Vitali at a distance using the push kick.
Vitali throws a poor cross that misses
and Shanks counters with a nice body kick.
Shanks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Shanks.
Shanks moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Shanks.
Shanks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shanks crunches a lovely knee into Vitali 's ribcage.
Shanks lands a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shanks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shanks misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shanks.
Shanks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shanks leaning against his opponent.
Shanks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shanks can't find room to land a body shot as Vitali controls the action.
Shanks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vitali will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body punch from Shanks.
Shanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Shanks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shanks throws an elbow but misses.
Shanks working Vitali over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shanks is working Vitali over against the cage.
Shanks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shanks drops Vitali with a big knee straight up the middle! Vitali is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Vitali is rocked!
Shanks has Vitali up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Vitali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shanks unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Vitali ! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Shanks is unloading with more strikes now! Vitali drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Shanks!
A relieved looking Michael Shanks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunmetal Grey Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think James might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Aerials. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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195 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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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
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holden James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey Ii!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey Ii throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
Grey Ii cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
James tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grey Ii gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grey Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grey Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James is trying to break free.
James tries to throw a body punch but Grey Ii avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
James blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by James.
James lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grey Ii backwards.
Grey Ii blocks the elbow strike.
Grey Ii keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grey Ii.
With the fighters up against the cage, James throws an elbow but misses.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James tries to break free but Grey Ii pushes him back against the cage.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey Ii stalling in the clinch.
Grey Ii dodges an elbow strike from James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii working aggressively here.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grey Ii avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grey Ii.
James looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Grey Ii.
Grey Ii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James blocks an uppercut.
James lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grey Ii lands with a short shot to the head.
Grey Ii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Grey Ii misses the target.
We've been informed that Grey Ii has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CT Antiga União in the buildup to the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Grey Ii. Those never looked like landing.
Grey Ii misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James misses the shot to the body.
James throws a good cross that connects.
Grey Ii lands a high kick!
James throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Grey Ii.
James avoids the body shot from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grey Ii.
James slips a straight right by Grey Ii.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Grey Ii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunmetal Grey Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grey Ii cracks James with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
James looks to throw the jab but Grey Ii is out of range.
Grey Ii misses the shot to the body.
James scores with a kick to the midsection.
James misses with a straight right.
James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grey Ii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James avoids the head kick by Grey Ii.
James fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grey Ii on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grey Ii checks a low kick from James.
Grey Ii throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grey Ii throws a series of strikes that have James backpedaling.
Grey Ii lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
James throws a jab when Grey Ii was well out of range.
Grey Ii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
James takes one to the side of the head.
James misses with a head kick.
Grey Ii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
James takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grey Ii lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grey Ii misses with a low kick.
James misses the jab.
Grey Ii throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunmetal Grey Ii dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grey Ii lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens James up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Grey Ii from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw James's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunmetal Grey Ii!
An out of breath Gunmetal Grey Ii thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roth comes into the arena with Shawn Michaels - Sexy Boy blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Daniel Roth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mannelly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roth darts in and clinches Mannelly up against the cage.
Roth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mannelly is defending well for now.
Mannelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roth is defending well for now.
Mannelly avoiding damage.
Roth lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Roth.
Roth digs a right hand underneath Mannelly's ribcage. Mannelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roth dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Roth has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Roth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mannelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth tries a body shot but Mannelly blocks it.
Mannelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roth or not.
Roth lands a nice knee to the body.
Mannelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
Mannelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roth blocking some punches.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Roth.
Roth blocking some punches.
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
Roth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Roth.
Roth lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mannelly blocks it with crossed arms.
Roth blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
Roth is struggling to control the position.
Come on Mannelly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly prevents a body shot from Roth.
Roth landing knees to the head.
Roth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mannelly fails to land.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roth'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.
Roth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mannelly avoids it.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.
Roth misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mannelly.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
Mannelly blocks a body shot from Roth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roth prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roth.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mannelly lands an uppercut.
Roth looking to slow down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roth managing to block the knees to the body from Mannelly.
Roth working Mannelly over with knees to the body.
Mannelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mannelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannelly tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
Roth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Roth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mannelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
Roth connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mannelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Roth avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
Mannelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mannelly tries to work over Roth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roth tries to pull guard but Mannelly holds him up against the cage and eventually Roth drops back down to his feet.
Roth blocking some punches.
Mannelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mannelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mannelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Roth will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mannelly scores with a nice strike.
Roth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mannelly misses with a low kick.
Roth lands a nice hook to Mannelly's body. Mannelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mannelly under the eye.
Mannelly gets tackled into the cage by Roth. Roth maintains the clinch.
Mannelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mannelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roth trying to land knees to the body.
Roth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daniel Roth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
Roth tries to stall but Mannelly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roth slows down the pace here.
Mannelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Roth is trying to stall.
Mannelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roth.
Roth trying to land knees to the body.
Roth is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Roth.
Mannelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Mannelly with a jab.
Mannelly throws a looping overhand right but Roth ducks down to avoid it.
Mannelly gets caught napping as Roth dives in and scores a takedown. Mannelly manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Roth stopping the sweep attempt from Mannelly.
Roth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mannelly keeping moving, preventing Roth from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannelly wants to stand but Roth is controlling the position.
Roth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mannelly wants to sweep but no luck.
Roth trying to control but Mannelly is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly is pulling down on Roth's head. It's preventing any offense from Roth, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mannelly lands a slapping body shot.
Roth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mannelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mannelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Mannelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roth is trying to pull guard but Mannelly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mannelly avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mannelly as Roth tries to tie him up.
Roth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mannelly.
Roth leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly lands an uppercut.
Mannelly misses with the head strike.
Mannelly throws a head punch that misses.
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mannelly throws an elbow but misses.
Mannelly lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Mannelly - that landed with a thud.
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!
Come on Mannelly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Roth.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
Mannelly lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannelly scores with a hook to the body.
Mannelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Mannelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roth wants to take the fight to the mat but Mannelly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mannelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mannelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Roth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mannelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Roth throws a push kick but Mannelly slaps the foot to one side.
Mannelly clinches up with Roth and pushes him back against the cage.
Roth content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mannelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mannelly fails to land.
Roth missing with knees to the body.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
Mannelly lands an uppercut.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Roth blocks an uppercut.
Roth looking to throw knees to the head but Mannelly is blocking nicely.
Roth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mannelly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Roth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mannelly avoids it.
Mannelly throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth missing with knees to the body.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
Mannelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mannelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mannelly presses Roth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Roth trying to land knees to the body.
Mannelly dodges an elbow strike from Roth.
Roth looking to stall.
Roth blocks an uppercut.
Mannelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roth.
Mannelly pushes Roth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roth is stalling here.
Mannelly lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.
Roth missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mannelly.
Roth tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mannelly smiles and moves away.
Mannelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roth was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannelly darts in and clinches Roth up against the cage.
Roth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roth is trying to stall.
Mannelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roth is defending well for now.
Roth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mannelly.
Mannelly digs a right hand into Roth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roth's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mannelly is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Roth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mannelly scores with a shot to the side of Roth's head.
Mannelly lands with a light punch inside.
Roth wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mannelly.
Mannelly throws an elbow that misses.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mannelly scores with a shot to the side of Roth's head.
Mannelly misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Roth.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
Mannelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roth fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mannelly lands a left hand.
Roth tries to land knees in the clinch but Mannelly avoids the damage to the body.
Mannelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roth has a couple of punches blocked by Mannelly.
Roth tries a knee to the head but Mannelly blocks it.
Mannelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
Roth trying to land knees to the body.
Roth misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Roth on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Roth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Roth connects with a knee to the head.
Roth dodges an elbow strike from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mannelly really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mannelly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roth scrambles back to his feet.
Roth is rocked!
Roth scores with a takedown into Mannelly's guard.
Oh Roth is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mannelly seems keen to control Roth's posture.
Roth seems to have got his legs back now.
Mannelly keeping moving, preventing Roth from controlling successfully.
Roth postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mannelly controlling Roth's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Patrick Mannelly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Roth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mannelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mannelly throws a leg kick but Roth checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth shoots in and drives through. Mannelly sprawls well.
Roth shoots in but no luck this time.
Patrick Mannelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mannelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roth.
Roth scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Mannelly.
Roth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mannelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Roth.
Mannelly misses with a straight right.
Roth drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
You can see the frustration on Mannelly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Roth.
Mannelly manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mannelly keeps working.
Mannelly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roth.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mannelly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mannelly is pulling down on Roth's head. It's preventing any offense from Roth, at least for the moment.
Mannelly trying to control the position.
Roth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth throwing strikes but missing.
Roth throwing strikes from guard but Mannelly blocks nicely.
Roth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roth is standing up over Mannelly. Mannelly looks to escape but Roth dives into side control.
Roth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mannelly keeps working.
Daniel Roth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roth lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mannelly down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mannelly gets back to half guard.
Mannelly trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannelly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roth scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roth working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Roth had his way with Patrick Mannelly in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mannelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roth scores with a hook to the body. Mannelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mannelly takes one on the button.
Roth throws out a loose jab but Mannelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Mannelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Roth.
Mannelly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mannelly duly obliges.
Patrick Mannelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roth shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Roth wants to take a breather but Mannelly is having none of it.
Roth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mannelly defending well though.
Roth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roth 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.
Roth trying to control from half guard but Mannelly is working away.
Mannelly trying to hold on to Roth's head to control him but Roth postures up.
Roth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mannelly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roth is working away from the top position though.
Roth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mannelly's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth trying to control the action but Mannelly is working from the bottom.
Roth working over Mannelly with some ground and pound. Mannelly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mannelly's head.
Roth wants to take a breather but Mannelly is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Roth.
Roth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mannelly is controlling Roth's trapped leg to prevent Roth from advancing to side control.
Mannelly is trying to control but can't.
Roth trying to control the action but Mannelly is working from the bottom.
Mannelly trying to hold on to Roth's head to control him but Roth postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly moves into full guard.
Roth landing with the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mannelly holds on and takes a little breather.
Roth trying to control the position from guard on top but Mannelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mannelly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mannelly is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Roth!
Mannelly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Mannelly 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.
Roth tries to hold on but Mannelly pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roth is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Roth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:48
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 48:47
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Daniel Roth retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dio comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth - Dialectic Chaos. Guy has chosen Buddy Guy - Five Years as his entrance music. 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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289 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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260 lbs
25 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Dio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddy Guy!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dio was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Guy lands a right hook to the body.
We've been informed that Guy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dio was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Dio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Dio is just out of range.
Dio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dio just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Dio avoids the body shot from Guy.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Dio is just out of range.
Donk. Dio catches Guy right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dio connects with a crisp jab.
Dio misses with a wild body shot.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Dio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Dio stalling in the clinch but Guy improves position.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
I was talking to Dio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy struggles to land a body shot inside as Dio controls his hands.
Guy struggles to land a body shot inside as Dio controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dio has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Dio misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guy stalling in the clinch but Dio improves position.
Dio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dio scores with a shot to the side of Guy's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Guy up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Dio as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dio.
Guy looks winded!
Dio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dio misses with a punch on the inside.
Guy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dio backwards.
Dio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guy.
Dio misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Dio on the inside.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dio.
A head punch on the inside from Dio fails to land.
Dio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Dio as the two fighters clinch.
Guy tries to work over Dio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Dio works on Guy's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dio lands a shot to the body.
Dio pushes Guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Dio.
A shot in the inside from Dio.
Dio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Dio controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dio.
Dio has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Dio tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Dio lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dio.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dios head.
Dio digs a right hand into Guy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guy's gas tank.
Dio trying to control the position but instead, Guy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dio into the cage.
Nice body punch from Dio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guy lands with a short shot to the head.
Dio lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Dio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Dio is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Dio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zack Dio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Dio - just one landing.
Dio forces Guy back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Dio has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dio tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Dio back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Guy.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dio lands a shoulder strike.
Dio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dio misses with a punch to the body.
Dio lands an uppercut.
Dio lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Guy blocks a body shot from Dio.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Dio tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Guy prevents a body shot from Dio.
Dio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
A short left from Guy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Dio.
Dio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Dio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dio presses Guy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guy takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Dio.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Dio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dio stalling.
Dio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dio has Guy pushed against the cage.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Dio lands a shoulder strike.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Dio misses with a body punch.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dio.
Dio gets through Guy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy prevents a body shot from Dio.
Dio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guy or not.
Dio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Dio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Dio as the two fighters clinch.
Guy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dio is looking to control Guy's arms but Guy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dio has his back to the cage.
Dio tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guy as Dio tries to tie him up.
Dio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dio.
Dio drops Guy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Guy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Guy is rocked!
Dio scores with a hook to the body.
Guy is still on wobbly legs! Can Dio finish him?
Dio can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dio lands a nice shot to the body.
Dio lands a hook that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Dio pushes Guy against the cage. Dio is working some dirty boxing. Dio pushes off with a quick right hook! Guy goes down! Guy tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Dio moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zack Dio!
Zack Dio retains his heavyweight title!
Zack Dio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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