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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Funke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bark at the moon. Funke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: never gonna stop. Jorge Dennis 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Funke!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Dennis misses.
Funke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funke's coach down at Facebreaker Academy : Striking was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Funke's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dennis darts in looking for a takedown but Funke gets double underhooks and turns Dennis into the cage.
Funke tries to land knees in the clinch but Dennis avoids the damage to the body.
Dennis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Funke pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Funke prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dennis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Funke pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dennis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Funke's guard.
Funke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dennis is one step ahead there.
Funke working a defensive guard here.
Dennis looking to pass the guard.
Dennis distracts Funke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funke looking for a guillotine here but Dennis defends easily.
Dennis looking to pass the guard.
Funke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dennis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Funke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dennis 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.
Dennis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Funke keeping moving, preventing Dennis from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funke has his foot on Dennis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dennis works his way back into a safe position though.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Funke keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dennis advances position into side control!
Dennis advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dennis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Funke is working to get back to half guard.
Dennis controlling from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dennis tries to control but Funke wriggling away.
Dennis looking to finish Funke with some ground and pound. This is bad for Funke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis looking to control but Funke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Funke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dennis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Funke in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dennis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Funke is looking to get to half guard.
Dennis wants to control the pace but Funke is squirming around nicely.
Funke tries to reverse the position but Dennis maintains control.
Dennis trying to control but Funke is having none of it.
Funke tries to buck Dennis off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funke is looking to get to half guard.
Dennis looking to control but Funke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dennis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Funke is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dennis lands a big elbow.
Dennis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funke is looking to get to half guard.
Dennis with shots to the head and body - Funke looks very uncomfortable down there.
Funke is rocked!
Funke is desperately trying to improve his position but Dennis has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Dennis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
An inside leg kick from Funke misses.
Funke throws a looping overhand right but Dennis ducks down to avoid it.
Dennis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Funke missing with a left hand there. Dennis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Funke throws a hook but Dennis blocks it.
Funke throws a right hand that misses
and Dennis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Funke's guard now.
Dennis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jorge Dennis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Funke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dennis is aware though and is defending well.
Dennis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dennis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Funke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Funke has momentary wrist control but Dennis slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Funke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Funke looking for a sweep. Not yet Funke, not yet.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Funke keeps moving.
Funke wants to sweep but no luck.
Funke trying to control the position.
Dennis forces his way into half guard.
Funke is staying active underneath Dennis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Funke actively working from the bottom here.
Dennis wants to pass the guard but Funke is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis prevents Funke from improving his position.
Dennis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Funke is staying active underneath Dennis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dennis content to control rather than advance.
Funke is pressing down on Dennis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dennis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funke working for a triangle but Dennis defends it easily.
Funke working a defensive guard but Dennis manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis gets to mount! Funke was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Dennis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dennis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Funke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dennis landing strikes from the mount and Funke is in trouble!
Funke in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dennis controlling his opponent.
Dennis trying to control but Funke is having none of it.
Dennis lands a couple of good shots and Funke has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dennis lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Funke can't escape the position.
Dennis is working the ground and pound. Can Funke escape?
Funke is still in real trouble! Can Dennis finish him?
Dennis trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
I would not like to be Funke right now.
Dennis doesn't have the hooks in and Funke manages to turn into his guard.
Funke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Funke seems to have recovered his senses.
Dennis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Funke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dennis looking to control.
Funke throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Dennis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Funke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dennis. Dennis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dennis slaps away a takedown attempt from Funke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dennis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Funke scores with a hook to the body. Dennis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Funke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Funke shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Funke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dennis keeps working.
Dennis is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Funke is tapping! Great win for Dennis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jorge Dennis!
Jorge Dennis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dincht comes to the cage accompanied by Fanfare. 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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167 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Dincht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Woleman!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dincht cracks Woleman with a good jab.
Dincht has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CT Antiga União in the buildup to the fight.
Dincht throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dincht throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woleman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Dincht misses its intended target.
Woleman throws a low kick but Dincht moves out of range easily.
Dincht scores with the left hand. Woleman knows he should have avoided that one.
Dincht thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woleman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dincht.
Woleman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Woleman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dincht scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Woleman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dincht trying to control here.
Woleman prevents Dincht from improving his position.
Dincht keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dincht slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dincht looking to control but Woleman passes into half guard.
Woleman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Woleman prevents Dincht from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Woleman seems content to control.
Let's hope that Woleman 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mark Woleman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Good work by Dincht as he checks the leg kick.
Dincht misses with a right hand
and Woleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Dincht connects with a good right hand that stumbles Woleman. Woleman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Woleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dincht swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Dincht.
Dincht looks to land a right hand but Woleman moved out of range.
Dincht throws a jab but it's blocked by Woleman.
Dincht misses with a lunging right hand
and Dincht takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dincht throws a right hand that misses
and Woleman counters with a straight right hand.
Woleman checks a leg kick.
Dincht is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dincht shoots for a takedown but Woleman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Woleman blocks a jab.
Dincht misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dincht throws a jab but it's blocked by Woleman.
Dincht swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Woleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dincht pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Dincht dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dincht throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Woleman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Woleman lands a nice shot that snaps Dincht's head back.
Dincht is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Woleman's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dincht misses with a body shot.
Dincht misses with an uppercut
and Woleman counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Dincht misses the target.
No luck for Dincht with that takedown attempt.
Woleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dincht.
Dincht looks to throw the jab but Woleman is out of range.
Dincht throws a sloppy body shot
and Woleman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Woleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woleman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dincht.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woleman moves away.
Dincht cracks Woleman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zell Dincht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Woleman as Dincht shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zell Dincht. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dincht fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woleman manages to avoid it.
Dincht moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dincht misses the shot to the body.
Woleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dincht cracks Woleman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Woleman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dincht's guard.
Dincht is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dincht trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht trying to control the position here.
Dincht's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Woleman won't allow Dincht to sweep him here.
Woleman landing with the ground and pound.
Zell Dincht overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woleman preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Woleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Woleman wants to control from the top but Dincht keeps moving.
Dincht manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Woleman manages to get himself to full guard.
Woleman keeping moving, preventing Dincht from controlling successfully.
Woleman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dincht slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dincht not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Woleman is trying to stand back up but Dincht is controlling him
Woleman wants to control but Dincht is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dincht lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dincht not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Woleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dincht is looking to pass Woleman's guard but actually Woleman recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Dincht dominated that second round.
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!
Nice defenses there by Woleman.
A big left from Dincht misses.
Woleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dincht tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zell Dincht is winning the standup battle so far.
Woleman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dincht wants to get back to full guard.
Dincht trying to get back to full guard but Woleman takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Dincht is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman looking to control but Dincht is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dincht tries to hold on but Woleman postures up.
Dincht tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dincht slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dincht manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mark Woleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dincht is proving hard to escape from.
Woleman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dincht seems keen to control Woleman's posture.
Dincht is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dincht pulls Woleman in close to his closed guard and prevents Woleman from doing any damage or advancing position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dincht waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woleman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dincht tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Dincht.
Woleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dincht.
Zell Dincht is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dincht misses with a hook to the body
and Woleman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dincht throws a jab when Woleman was well out of range.
Dincht misses the jab.
Woleman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dincht misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dincht scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht trying to control from half guard but Woleman is working away.
Dincht perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dincht is trying to control. Woleman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Woleman trying to hold on to Dincht's head to control him but Dincht postures up.
Woleman won't allow Dincht to pass to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dincht seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We're going to have a standup here because Zell Dincht wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Woleman misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zell Dincht showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dincht has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zell Dincht!
A very excited looking Zell Dincht rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Very Sad Piano Music.... Lonely Raindrops by Domokos Elod .. 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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240 lbs
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271 lbs
25 - 17 - 0 |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roderick Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Jenkins 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.
Jenkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kent can't find room to land a body shot as Jenkins controls the action.
Jenkins throws a head punch that misses.
Kent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jenkins avoids it.
Jenkins misses with the head strike.
Kent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jenkins lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Clark Kent has been cut.
Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenkins rushes Kent and presses him up against the cage.
Kent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenkins's elbow.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jenkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jenkins has a couple of punches blocked by Kent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kent slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jenkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kent.
Jenkins rushes Kent and presses him up against the cage.
Jenkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Kent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Jenkins on the inside.
Jenkins is leaning against Kent and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jenkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kent misses with a knee to the head.
Jenkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jenkins avoids it.
Kent is trying to force a seperation but Jenkins has the dominant position.
Jenkins has a couple of punches blocked by Kent.
Kent blocks an uppercut.
Kent is leaning against Jenkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jenkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Jenkins.
Kent struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenkins controls his hands.
Kent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Jenkins has closed the distance and engaged Kent in a clinch.
Jenkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jenkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kent.
Kent misses with a body punch.
Kent is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jenkins is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenkins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jenkins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kent.
Kent has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kent.
Jenkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jenkins scores with a body shot.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kent moves away.
Jenkins moves into the clinch.
Kent is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kent.
Kent misses with a punch to the body.
Kent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kent checks a leg kick.
Kent misses with a few strikes there.
Jenkins misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jenkins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent takes a shot to the head.
Kent misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Kent.
Kent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Jenkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jenkins lands a left and a right that send Kent crashing to the mat, dazed. Jenkins thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jenkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to work over Kent's front leg with a kick but Kent checks it.
Kent blocks a jab.
Jenkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kent is looking to break free of the clinch but Jenkins has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Kent controls the action.
Kent trying to land knees to the body.
Kent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Jenkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clark Kent's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kent dives in and grabs Jenkins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jenkins pushes down on Kent's head and hops out.
Jenkins punishes Kent's body with a nice straight punch.
Jenkins feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kent sprawling to the canvas! Kent rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jenkins finish him?!
Kent is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kent tries to clinch
and Jenkins counters with an inside leg kick.
Kent is still on wobbly legs! Can Jenkins finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Jenkins misses the target.
Jenkins throws the left hand but Kent avoids the punch easily.
Jenkins staying out of range there.
Jenkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kent, pushing him back against the cage.
Jenkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Kent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kent.
A head punch on the inside from Jenkins fails to land.
Kent blocking some punches.
Jenkins throws a head punch that misses.
Jenkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins throws a head punch that misses.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kent tries to land knees in the clinch but Jenkins avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jenkins fails to land.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
Jenkins throws a head punch that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jenkins here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jenkins throws a head punch that misses.
Kent seems to have recovered his senses.
Jenkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kent can do to turn this around?
Jenkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roderick Jenkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jenkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jenkins fails to land.
Jenkins has a couple of punches blocked by Kent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kent breaks from the clinch.
Kent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kent moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Kent moves out of range.
Kent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Jenkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jenkins has Kent up against the cage in a clinch.
Kent manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Kent! He's out on his feet! Jenkins rushes in and drops Kent with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roderick Jenkins!
Roderick Jenkins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Clark Kent stepped up to the mic, saying 'Lose, I don't Lose.....Die Bastards!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harold Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozuma Obata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obata is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hijack The Terrorist Group - Hijack. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Buck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozuma Obata!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck shoots in looking for a takedown but Obata manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Buck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Obata throws a nice looking combination but Buck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buck throws the left hand but Obata avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Obata. Beautiful body shot.
Obata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buck moves away.
Buck swings for the body but Obata moves out of range.
Obata has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Buck is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Buck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obata.
Obata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obata throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Obata ducks under a wild hook from Buck.
A punch lands to the side of Obata 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Obata lunges at Buck with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Buck's hand.
Obata jabs Buck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Obata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obata swings for the body but Buck moves out of range.
Buck fails with a takedown attempt.
Buck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Obata swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Buck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obata scores with a sloppy right hand. Buck should have avoided that one.
It looks like Harold Buck has been cut.
Obata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buck shoots in for a double leg but Obata sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Obata is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Buck rather than just go for the knockout.
Buck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buck misses with a hook. Obata ducked under it nicely.
Obata lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Buck at a distance.
Buck tries for a takedown but Obata sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Obata misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obata lands a right hook to the body.
Buck is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buck misses with a takedown attempt - Obata sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Obata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buck looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ozuma Obata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buck.
Obata scores with a punch to the head.
Buck misses with an uppercut.
Obata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obata cracks a nice hook into Buck's ribs.
Buck slips a jab and a cross from Obata.
Obata slips a jab from Buck.
Buck misses the shot to the body.
Obata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buck looks to throw the jab but Obata is out of range.
Buck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obata.
Buck is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Obata's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Buck missing with a left hand there. Obata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obata scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Buck looks to score with a jab to the body but Obata is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obata lands a jab to Buck's midsection.
Buck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obata.
Obata lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Obata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buck.
Oooooh!!! Obata has knocked Buck down with a huge combo! Obata steps away and waves a wobbly Buck back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Buck is rocked!
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!
Buck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buck fails to land with a series of punches.
Buck slips under a jab.
Obata throws a predictable looking body shot
and Buck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buck walks into a stiff left hand from Obata.
Harold Buck's cut is getting worse.
Buck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obata stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck misses the body punch
and Obata counters with a crisp one two that drops Buck! Obata thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Buck to his feet! Buck is in big trouble!
Oh Buck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obata rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Obata moves out of range as Buck strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buck. Obata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obata looks to land a combination but Buck avoids it well.
Buck seems to have got his legs back now.
Obata avoids the body shot from Buck.
Obata is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Obata cracks Buck with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Buck looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Obata finish him?
Harold Buck's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Obata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Buck throws an overhand right that lands on Obata's shoulder, as Obata tries to avoid the shot.
Obata takes a swing at Buck's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obata drops Buck with a beautiful combination! Buck stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Obata is looking for the KO!
Obata looks to land a combination but Buck avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Buck misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozuma Obata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Buck's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Buck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obata throws a hook but Buck blocks it.
Obata has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Obata misses.
Obata dodges the punch combination from Buck.
Obata connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Buck throws a hook but Obata avoids it easily.
Buck drives through with a takedown into guard.
Obata kicks Buck off and gets to his feet.
Obata connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Obata looks to land a left hand but Buck moved out of range nicely.
Obata throws a body punch but Buck moves out of range.
Obata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obata feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bucks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Buck throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Obata counters with a one-two to the body.
Obata walks into a straight right hand from Buck.
Obata slips a jab from Buck.
Buck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buck scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Obata is trying to stand back up but Buck is controlling him
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buck is looking to take a break and control but Obata is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Buck wants to work for an arm triangle but Obata is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Buck wants to take a breather but Obata is having none of it.
Buck looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Obata looks like he's trying to stand up.
Obata manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Buck takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jeez, Harold Buck's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Buck shoots in and drives through. Obata sprawls well.
Buck moves out of range of the strikes.
Buck lands with a nice combination. Obata backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obata misses the body punch
and Buck counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Obata thinking.
Ozuma Obata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buck misses with a looping right.
Obata takes a swing at Buck's ribcage but misses.
Buck throws a jab when Obata was well out of range.
Ozuma Obata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buck comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Obata throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buck counters with a nice uppercut.
Buck misses with a double jab
and Obata counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harold Buck's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ozuma Obata!
A victorious Ozuma Obata thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fink McIllhenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izaac Kari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kari has chosen Creed - what if (live) as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Fink McIllhenny has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fink McIllhenny seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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30
165 lbs
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150 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fink McIllhenny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaac Kari!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McIllhenny closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kari did well to prevent McIllhenny getting side control.
McIllhenny is trying to control. Kari wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kari gets back to full guard.
McIllhenny is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kari is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
McIllhenny is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Disciples Top Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
McIllhenny trying to control the position from guard on top but Kari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fink McIllhenny wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McIllhenny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McIllhenny feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kari throws a body punch but McIllhenny moves out of range.
A cross from McIllhenny lands.
McIllhenny throws a lazy right hand but Kari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McIllhenny digs a good body shot into Kari's ribs.
McIllhenny moves out of range as Kari throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIllhenny blocks a low kick nicely.
McIllhenny throws a jab but it's blocked by Kari.
McIllhenny thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McIllhenny misses with the combination.
McIllhenny throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kari on the side of the head.
McIllhenny drops his hands momentarily and Kari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McIllhenny takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kari thows a body shot but no joy.
McIllhenny with a nice cross.
McIllhenny takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McIllhenny.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McIllhenny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny scores with a hook.
Kari is rocked!
Kari's coach down at Red Battle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kari's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kari throws a leg kick
and McIllhenny counters with a big left hand that crumples Kari! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fink McIllhenny!
Fink McIllhenny is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Fink McIllhenny thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant comes to the cage accompanied by United States of America's National Anthem. James has chosen Aerials as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ulysses Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holden James!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Grant does no damage.
Grant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
James throws a leg kick which misses Grant's front leg but catches the back leg as Grant tries to avoid it.
Grant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grant wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grant.
Grant throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as James checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as James blocks the leg kick.
James is looking to clinch.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
James gets a clinch.
Grant is looking to control James's arms but James gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grant has his back to the cage.
James stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Grant controls the action.
Grant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grant lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant leaning against his opponent.
Grant 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.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James can't break the clinch.
James is trying to break free.
James is trying to break the clinch but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from James.
Grant thumps James with a low kick.
James looks for the body kick but Grant saw that one coming.
Grant pushes James away with a front kick.
Grant on the wrong end of a nice jab.
James avoids the head kick by Grant.
Good shot there by James.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant misses with a series of wild punches.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Grant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Grant lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grant scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and James makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
Grant throws a wild body kick that James sees coming a mile off.
Grant looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Grant.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
James cracks Grant with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Grant misses with a double jab.
Grant throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grant doesn't seem bothered though.
Grant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grant is breathing heavily.
James misses with a hook.
A big left from Grant misses.
James moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grant walks into a stiff left hand from James.
Grant throws an off balance right hand
and James counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant takes one on the button.
A clash of legs there as James blocks the low kick.
Grant tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James breaks from the clinch.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grant takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
James explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
James swinging wildly here.
Grant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James's corner calls for a 1-2. James obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant misses with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Grant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 Ulysses Grant will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
James takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Grant.
James moves in looking to clinch but Grant pushes him off.
James with a nice cross.
James moves out of range as Grant throws a body kick.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
Grant throws a leg kick that is checked
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Grant misses.
Nice body punch from James.
Grant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from James.
James connects with a solid leg kick.
Grant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ulysses Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
James walks into a left hand.
Grant is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Grant swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grant!
James thumps Grant with a low kick.
Grant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grant misses with a two punch combination.
James lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grant misses with a combination
and James counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from James.
James cracks Grant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ulysses Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grant throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
James is rocked!
Grant 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Grant walks into a jab.
Grant is rocked!
James darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Grant's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles James before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Holden James!
Holden James 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsubasa J Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jia O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Connor has chosen Parkway Drive - Feed them to the pigs as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
210 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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25
215 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tsubasa J Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jia O Connor!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Connor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from J Champ is predictable there
and O Connor counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
J Champ is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked O Connor off and has taken his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
O Connor tries to escape but J Champ has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
J Champ struggling to keep hold of the position.
O Connor is in bad spot here.
J Champ slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
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!
O Connor tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
O Connor blocking the ground and pound.
J Champ looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor is wriggling around trying to escape.
J Champ tries to control but O Connor wriggling away.
J Champ controlling the position easily from mount.
O Connor is wriggling around trying to escape.
J Champ tries to control but O Connor wriggling away.
O Connor tries to reverse the position but J Champ maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
J Champ misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
O Connor bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
O Connor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Connor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Connor wants to control from the top but J Champ keeps moving.
J Champ is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
O Connor throwing strikes from guard but J Champ blocks nicely.
J Champ is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Connor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but J Champ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Connor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. J Champ swivels though and keeps the full guard.
J Champ controlling O Connor's posture.
O Connor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! J Champ is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of O Connor, into his guard.
O Connor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
J Champ is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
O Connor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
J Champ trying to control but O Connor is working from the bottom.
O Connor looking for a sweep. Not yet O Connor, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Connor has his foot on J Champ's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. J Champ works his way back into a safe position though.
O Connor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jia O Connor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Connor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in J Champ's guard.
J Champ wants to sweep here but O Connor controlling him for the moment.
O Connor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
O Connor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
J Champ utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
J Champ keeping moving, preventing O Connor from controlling successfully.
O Connor pushes down on J Champ's leg and manages to get into half guard.
J Champ trying to control but O Connor postures up.
J Champ keeping hold of O Connor's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor wants to work for an arm triangle but J Champ is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
J Champ tries to roll over but O Connor keeps him under control.
O Connor thows a huge punch but J Champ dodges it nicely.
O Connor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
J Champ wants to get back to full guard.
J Champ works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
J Champ wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
J Champ avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
J Champ trying to keep a closed guard but O Connor is proving a slippery customer.
J Champ preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
O Connor throwing strikes but missing.
J Champ is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
J Champ preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
J Champ is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tsubasa J Champ wasn't doing enough on the ground.
O Connor shoots in looking for a takedown. J Champ tries to sprawl out of it but O Connor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. J Champ manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
O Connor's jab looks to have found its range, popping J Champ under the eye.
J Champ misses with a leg kick.
J Champ takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Tsubasa J Champ has been cut.
O Connor throws a looping overhand right but J Champ ducks down to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Connor checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor throws a jab but it's blocked by J Champ.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Connor. J Champ does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Connor throws a nice outside leg kick.
J Champ misses with a kick to the body
and O Connor counters with a single leg into guard. J Champ didn't expect that.
Jia O Connor has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
J Champ is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
J Champ working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Connor.
O Connor won't allow J Champ to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Connor trying to control but J Champ is working from the bottom.
J Champ not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jia O Connor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tsubasa J Champ's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
J Champ thows a leg kick but O Connor checks it
and O Connor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in J Champ's guard now.
J Champ looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Connor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Connor stopping the sweep attempt from J Champ.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Connor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Connor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but J Champ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
J Champ 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 one minute gone in the round.
O Connor regains full guard. Nicely done.
J Champ wants to control from the top but O Connor keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
J Champ sitting in guard here, content to control.
O Connor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. J Champ defends it easily.
J Champ won't allow O Connor to sweep him here.
J Champ seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
J Champ has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Tsubasa J Champ wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
O Connor loads up on a big right hand but J Champ slips the punch.
O Connor throws a front kick aimed at J Champ's knee but J Champ avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by J Champ.
J Champ throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from J Champ tenderised O Connor's leg. O Connor is trying to keep his angry face on.
J Champ throws a head kick that misses.
Tsubasa J Champ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
J Champ lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from O Connor misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J Champ 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.
J Champ defending well as O Connor loads up on a big left hand.
O Connor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A clash of legs there as O Connor blocks the low kick.
J Champ turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Connor moves out of range of the body kick from J Champ.
J Champ lands a leg kick that knocks O Connor off balance momentarily.
J Champ attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Connor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by O Connor.
O Connor checks a low kick from J Champ.
J Champ throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
O Connor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt J Champ.
O Connor scoring well with a low kick there.
O Connor throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Connor blocks a leg kick.
J Champ lands with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Connor dives in and grabs J Champ's left leg, looking for a takedown. J Champ pushes down on O Connor's head and hops out.
No luck for O Connor with that takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jia O Connor.
Well O Connor 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jia O Connor!
A relieved looking Jia O Connor 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by Shadow on the Sun. Cliff comes into a darkened arena with his song building. JAMROCK kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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180 lbs
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29
176 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cliff lands a front kick.
Cliff looks for the body kick but Man saw that one coming.
Man lands with a nice combination. Cliff backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Ziggy Cliff has been cut.
Cliff throws a front kick aimed at Man's knee but Man avoids it well.
Cliff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cliff moves out of range of the strikes.
Cliff throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man throws a right and a left that Cliff avoids nicely.
Man swinging wildly here.
Cliff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Man doesn't seem bothered though.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cliff's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliff clinches with his opponent.
Cliff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Man breaks from the clinch.
Cliff slips a jab from Man.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cliff needs to keep his hands up - Man had a free shot at his head there.
Cliff connects with an inside leg kick.
Man throws a hook to the side of Cliff's head but Cliff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cliff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man blocks a leg kick.
Cliff getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cliff lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Ice Man has been cut.
Ziggy Cliff 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!
Cliff misses with a looping left.
Cliff tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Cliff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Cliff slips under a jab from Man.
Cliff misses with a kick to the body.
Cliff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cliff has managed to clinch.
Man stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cliff.
Cliff misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Cliff.
A left hand lands to the body for Cliff.
Man wants to stall.
Man takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Cliff back against the cage.
Cliff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cliff slowing the pace effectively.
I was talking to Man's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Man blocking some punches.
Cliff misses with some punches.
Cliff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cliff.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cliff.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Cliff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man prevents a body shot from Cliff.
Cliff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cliff throws a head punch that misses.
Man blocks a body shot from Cliff.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cliff.
Cliff throws 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!
Man manages to break the clinch.
Cliff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Cliff has closed the distance and engaged Man in a clinch.
Cliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Cliff dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Man on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cliff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Cliff.
Ziggy Cliff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cliff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cliff moves into range and clinches up with Man.
Cliff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cliff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cliff.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man misses with the head strike.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man takes a shot to the head.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cliff creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cliff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Cliff.
Cliff blocking some punches.
Man stalling in the clinch but Cliff improves position.
Cliff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Cliff.
A head punch on the inside from Cliff fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Cliff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cliff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cliff is looking to clinch.
Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cliff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cliff's jab looks to have found its range, popping Man under the eye.
Cliff slips under a jab from Man.
Cliff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cliff counters with a big head kick but Man shrugs it off.
Cliff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cliff working aggressively here.
Cliff tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man takes a shot to the head.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Ziggy Cliff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Man has picked Cliff up - he's going for a ride! Man dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cliff is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cliff is controlling Man's trapped leg to prevent Man from advancing to side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man prevents Cliff from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Cliff.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cliff.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cliff throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cliff explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cliff throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Cliff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Cliff lands an impressive looking overhand right. Man doesn't seem phased though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cliff. That's going to slow Man down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cliff.
Nice body kick from Cliff.
Man misses with a right hand
and Cliff finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cliff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man throws a hook to the side of Cliff's head but Cliff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cliff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Man is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cliff throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man takes a swing at Cliff's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Cliff or perhaps it was just good defense by Man which made him look bad.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cliff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cliff throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Cliff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cliff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Man avoids the body shot from Cliff.
Cliff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man in his tracks.
Cliff throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cliff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cliff.
Ice Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cliff has time to react.
Cliff throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Cliff looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
Man moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Cliff.
Cliff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cliff jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cliff lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cliff misses with a double jab.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Cliff has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man working aggressively here.
Cliff tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Cliff misses with the head strike.
Man is trying to force a seperation but Cliff has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Cliff.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Cliff.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Cliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cliff scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Cliff misses with a punch to the body.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Cliff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man misses with a body punch.
Cliff is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cliff lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cliff tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cliff.
Ice Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cliff scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
Cliff misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Cliff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cliff 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Cliff!
After winning the bout, Ziggy Cliff thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ice Man was interviewed post fight and said 'i'll back and Knock him out!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julien Touret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touret's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, La Valse d'Amelie. Julien Touret could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Genghis Khan's chin.
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julien Touret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touret tries to clinch up.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Touret uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Touret looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Touret moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Danga de danga de dang - Khan scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Khan misses.
Touret tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khan counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Touret tries to clinch
and Touret takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Touret doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Touret tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan lands a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Touret looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Touret fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Touret counters with a nice low kick that buckles Khan's knee momentarily.
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!
Touret moves into the clinch.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Touret.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Touret is controlling the position.
Touret looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
Touret creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan is trying to break free.
Touret misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Touret is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Touret tries to clinch
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Touret throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
Touret scores with a push kick.
Khan feints and then cracks Touret's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Touret down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touret tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khan counters with a nice body kick.
Touret ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Touret avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan swings for the body but Touret moves out of range.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Touret closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Touret moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touret lands with a light punch inside.
Touret misses with some punches.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Touret lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Touret utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khan tries to work over Touret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Touret has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the cage.
Touret lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genghis Khan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Touret is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Touret has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khan.
Touret tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khan counters with a good low kick that Touret was not able to check.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Touret's front leg but catches the back leg as Touret tries to avoid it.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Touret.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Touret.
Touret moves to clinch but Khan breaks away
and Khan counters with a good low kick that Touret was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Touret looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Touret's belly button to the back.
Good shot there by Khan.
Touret is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Khan Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Touret is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Genghis Khan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roth has chosen Shawn Michaels - Sexy Boy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Daniel Roth!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roth looks to score with a jab to the body but Mannelly is just out of range.
Roth shoots in but Mannelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mannelly is looking to clinch but Roth is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Roth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Roth wants to control from the top but Mannelly keeps moving.
Mannelly is looking to sweep but instead, Roth has passed into half guard.
Mannelly is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Mannelly is trying to stand back up but Roth is controlling him
Mannelly is looking for a sweep. Roth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roth trying to advance position but Mannelly counters by regaining guard.
Mannelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly wants to improve his position but instead Roth has moved into half guard.
Mannelly is looking to improve his position.
Roth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mannelly wants to control but Roth is keeping busy.
Mannelly manages to get to full guard.
Mannelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roth wants to control from the top but Mannelly keeps moving.
Roth cracks Mannelly with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly trying to control the position.
Mannelly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roth manages to get himself to full guard.
Mannelly sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mannelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roth keeping moving, preventing Mannelly from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roth wants to sweep here but Mannelly controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mannelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Roth is retaining full guard.
Roth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mannelly controls the pace.
Roth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roth throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Roth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mannelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roth lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly wants to pass the guard but Roth is keeping the position.
Mannelly preventing the sweep.
Roth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mannelly gets to his feet. Roth looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A left lands for Mannelly.
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!
Mannelly tries to land a leg kick but Roth saw it coming and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roth checks a low kick from Mannelly.
Mannelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mannelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Roth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roth throws the left hand but Mannelly avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Roth will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Roth. That snapped Mannelly's head back.
Mannelly scores with the left hand. Roth knows he should have avoided that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roth.
Roth works Mannelly's body with a nice hook.
Roth keeps the fight on the outside.
Roth drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Daniel Roth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roth working the strikes but Mannelly uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Roth lands with a punch from half guard.
Roth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mannelly trying to control here.
Roth passes into side control, despite Mannelly's attempt to control the position.
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 working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mannelly is avoiding damage well.
Roth wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mannelly, who protects the arm well.
Roth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roth creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mannelly sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Roth landing strikes.
Mannelly can't do much from the bottom here.
Roth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mannelly keeps working.
Mannelly is trying to control Roth's posture but Roth avoids it.
Mannelly taking a bit of punishment here - Roth scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth wants to take a breather but Mannelly manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Roth.
Mannelly is adopting a defensive guard.
Roth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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 scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mannelly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roth is one step ahead there.
Roth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly working a defensive guard here.
Mannelly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Roth!
Mannelly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roth is looking to escape.
Mannelly looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roth tries to reverse the position but Mannelly maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly looking to control but Roth is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roth regains half guard.
Roth felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Roth is not content to let Mannelly control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Mannelly wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Roth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mannelly back to the cage. Roth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Roth lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Mannelly.
Mannelly wants to clinch.
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!
Mannelly motions for Roth to come forward. Mannelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roth shoots for a takedown but Mannelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mannelly tries to clinch but Roth moves out of range.
Mannelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Roth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roth defending well as Mannelly loads up on a big left hand.
Roth fails to land the takedown.
Mannelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roth.
Mannelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mannelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Roth. Those never looked like landing.
Roth has a takedown stuffed.
Mannelly swings widly with a right hand
and Roth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roth shoots for a double leg takedown but Mannelly sprawls well. He's pushed Roth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Patrick Mannelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Roth.
Roth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roth misses the shot to the body.
Mannelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mannelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mannelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roth.
Roth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mannelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Roth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roth.
Mannelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roth shoots in looking for a takedown but Mannelly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roth's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A right-left combo lands from Mannelly.
It looks like Daniel Roth has been cut.
Roth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mannelly throws a body punch but Roth moves out of range.
Roth cracks a nice hook into Mannelly's ribs.
Roth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mannelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roth.
Mannelly misses the shot to the body.
Mannelly takes one to the side of the head.
Mannelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roth.
Roth tries to bum rush Mannelly with a series of wild strikes but Mannelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patrick Mannelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Roth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roth defending well as Mannelly loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mannelly tried to score with a low kick but Roth checks it.
Mannelly misses the jab.
Roth closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mannelly is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Roth's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mannelly trying to hold on to Roth's head to control him but Roth postures up.
Mannelly is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Roth is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Roth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mannelly keeps working.
Mannelly trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly is looking to improve his position.
Mannelly controlling the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Mannelly wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Roth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mannelly.
Roth tests Mannelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mannelly stuffs the takedown.
Mannelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roth lands a jab to Mannelly's midsection.
Mannelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roth circles away quickly and effectively.
Roth throws the left hand but Mannelly avoids the punch easily.
Mannelly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mannelly misses with a straight left.
Mannelly rushes Roth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roth lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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.
Roth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mannelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mannelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mannelly.
Mannelly dodges an elbow strike from Roth.
Mannelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roth.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roth.
Mannelly misses with some punches.
Roth blocks the elbow strike.
Mannelly working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roth avoids it.
Mannelly lands a shoulder strike.
Roth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roth digs a right hand underneath Mannelly's ribcage. Mannelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Patrick Mannelly did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Daniel Roth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mannelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Patrick Mannelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Mannelly dodges the punch combination from Roth.
Good standup being displayed there by Roth as he connects with a hook.
Mannelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mannelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Roth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Roth misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mannelly.
Mannelly moves out of range of the leg kick from Roth.
Roth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mannelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roth is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Mannelly. Beautiful body shot.
Mannelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mannelly.
Mannelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mannelly wants to clinch
and Roth counters with a nice uppercut.
Roth thuds a left hand into Mannelly's body.
Mannelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roth was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannelly.
Mannelly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mannelly is looking to clinch.
Mannelly tries to score with a low kick but Roth moves his leg out of the way.
Roth goes for a double leg but Mannelly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mannelly continues to drive forward.
Patrick Mannelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Roth.
Roth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mannelly prevents a body shot from Roth.
Mannelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
Mannelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Roth avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannelly has a couple of punches blocked by Roth.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.
Mannelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roths head.
Mannelly lands with a right to the head.
Mannelly lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannelly is pushing Roth up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Roth on the inside.
Roth blocking some punches.
Patrick Mannelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mannelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roths head.
Mannelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roth can't get the takedown.
A right hand to the body from Mannelly.
Roth is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mannelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Roth takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly lands with a left to the head.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
Mannelly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mannelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mannelly misses with some punches.
Roth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mannelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roth trying to land knees to the body.
Mannelly looking to stall.
Roth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Mannelly missing with knees to the body.
Roth tries to work over Mannelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Roth struggles to land a body shot inside as Mannelly controls his hands.
Roth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mannelly tries to work over Roth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mannelly tries to land a knee to the head but Roth blocks with his arms.
Roth lands with a light punch inside.
Mannelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
Roth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mannelly.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roth prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Roth takes a shot to the head.
Mannelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Roth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roth lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mannelly had his way with Daniel Roth in that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Roth's cut.
That's time! Mannelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mannelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roth's calf.
Roth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannelly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mannelly.
Mannelly cracks Roth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mannelly stuffs the takedown.
Mannelly moves in looking to clinch but Roth pushes him off.
Mannelly lands a nice hook to Roth's body. Roth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roth bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mannelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roth moves away.
Roth changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mannelly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mannelly is trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roth controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly is trying to get back to his feet.
Roth working away.
Roth in side control, throwing shots but Mannelly defends.
Roth sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mannelly is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Mannelly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roth working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Roth's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Roth trying to pass the guard but Mannelly defending well.
Mannelly is in trouble now - Roth has advanced to mount!
Mannelly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Roth looking to ground and pound but Mannelly is blocking nicely.
Mannelly tries to hold on but Roth postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth lands a couple of good shots and Mannelly has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Roth has the hooks in. Mannelly is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Roth thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Roth is working for a rear naked choke. Mannelly is not defending it well and Roth has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Mannelly refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Mannelly's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daniel Roth!
Daniel Roth is the new welterweight champion!
Daniel Roth was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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