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UVT 302: Velocity PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kevin Rudolf - In the City. Patton has chosen Keep your hands to yourself- Georgia Satellites as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Patton!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Patton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body punch from Patton.
Harris tries to pull guard but Patton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Patton scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Frank Harris has been cut.
A body shot lands from Patton.
Patton lands a shot to the body.
Patton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Patton scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Patton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Patton on the inside.
Patton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Frank Harris's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton lands a big right hand that drops Harris! The killer instinct kicks in and Patton finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Patton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Patton!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadeusz Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Adabisi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Adabisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tadeusz Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostrowski looks to clinch
and Adabisi counters with a series of strikes. Ostrowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adabisi slaps away a takedown attempt from Ostrowski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ostrowski has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ostrowski wants to clinch up but Adabisi keeps it at a distance.
Ostrowski tries to clinch but Adabisi moves out of range.
Ostrowski darts in trying to clinch
and Adabisi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Adabisi as he connects with a hook.
Adabisi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ostrowski has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ostrowski fails with the takedown
enabling Adabisi to counter with a crisp jab.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tadeusz Ostrowski.
Adabisi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ostrowski walks into a straight right hand from Adabisi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooh!!! Adabisi has knocked Ostrowski down with a huge combo! Adabisi steps away and waves a wobbly Ostrowski back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ostrowski is rocked!
Ostrowski tries to clinch up
and Adabisi counters with a crisp right that sends Ostrowski to the canvas! Adabisi follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Adabisi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirus comes into the arena with Lonely Boy - The Black Keys blaring out of the sound system. Donnie Mizrahi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cirus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mizrahi as he jumps to the side.
Mizrahi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cirus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cirus takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Tom Cirus has been cut.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cirus goes for a takedown attempt but Mizrahi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A solid body kick from Mizrahi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cirus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cirus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirus working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We've been hearing that Cirus has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cirus is trying to ground and pound but Mizrahi uses the momentary lack of control by Cirus to regain half guard.
Cirus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cirus is nestled in close to Mizrahi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mizrahi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cirus throwing strikes but missing.
Cirus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cirus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cirus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cirus postures up in Mizrahi's guard and throws a big left but Mizrahi blocks it.
Cirus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cirus throwing strikes from guard but Mizrahi blocks nicely.
Cirus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cirus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mizrahi is trying to control the position but Cirus postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cirus fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cirus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi rushes Cirus and presses him up against the cage.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Mizrahi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cirus blocks it with crossed arms.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cirus blocks it with crossed arms.
Mizrahi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cirus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mizrahi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cirus.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mizrahi stalling against the cage.
Mizrahi stalling against the cage.
Mizrahi stalling in the clinch.
Cirus has picked Mizrahi up - he's going for a ride! Cirus dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mizrahi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mizrahi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cirus.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cirus wants to control but Mizrahi is keeping him busy.
Cirus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cirus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donnie Mizrahi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Cirus'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.
Cirus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mizrahi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mizrahi leaves Cirus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mizrahi clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi misses with a punch on the inside.
Mizrahi slows down the pace here.
Mizrahi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirus is trying to drag Mizrahi to the mat but Mizrahi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cirus wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cirus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi has a couple of punches blocked by Cirus.
Mizrahi with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mizrahi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Cirus blocks it.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cirus blocks it with crossed arms.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cirus tries for a takedown but Mizrahi manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cirus has hold of one of Mizrahi's legs. Mizrahi is fighting the takedown attempt but Cirus gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cirus landing some decent shots from guard.
Mizrahi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cirus looking to pass the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cirus throws a big right hand that misses.
Cirus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mizrahi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cirus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirus trying to control the position from guard on top but Mizrahi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cirus is in close to Mizrahi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cirus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Cirus.
Cirus cracks Mizrahi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mizrahi parries the strikes from Cirus easily there. Cirus is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mizrahi to escape.
Mizrahi can't do much from the bottom here.
Cirus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mizrahi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirus throws an elbow but Mizrahi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cirus throws an elbow but Mizrahi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cirus with the ground and pound but Mizrahi regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cirus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cirus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cirus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cirus is keen to just control but Mizrahi is a slippery customer.
Mizrahi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cirus.
Cirus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mizrahi's head.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donnie Mizrahi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tom Cirus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A lazy body kick from Mizrahi
and Cirus counters with a takedown into side control.
Mizrahi is not content to let Cirus control the position.
Cirus lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cirus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mizrahi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cirus misses with the ground and pound.
Mizrahi parries the strikes from Cirus easily there. Cirus is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mizrahi to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirus working the ground and pound but Mizrahi is defending the strikes.
Mizrahi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cirus off and has taken his back!
Cirus wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
My spies in The Warehouse inform me that Mizrahi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tom Cirus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mizrahi controlling from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cirus is trying to get back to his feet but Mizrahi has full control of the position and if anything, Cirus has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cirus trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mizrahi has good solid back control here.
Tom Cirus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cirus wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Mizrahi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mizrahi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Donnie Mizrahi!
A relieved looking Donnie Mizrahi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosmo Carboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherk has chosen Divinations by Mastodon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cosmo Carboni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Sherk!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sherk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carboni sprawls well. Carboni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sherk gets slowly back to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Carboni enables Sherk to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carboni manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sherk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carboni is keeping the position for now.
Sherk trying to control the position from guard on top but Carboni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sherk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carboni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sherk on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherk wants to control from the top but Carboni keeps moving.
Sherk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carboni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carboni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sherk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carboni cracks Sherk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Carboni has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sherk to stand back up!
Sherk is rocked!
It looks like Dave Sherk has been cut.
Sherk misses with a takedown attempt
and Carboni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sherk is still on wobbly legs! Can Carboni finish him?
Sherk looks winded!
Carboni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carboni cracks Sherk with a left hook right on the temple and Sherk goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Carboni lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Sherk is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cosmo Carboni!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Aguete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monkey Business (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguete kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Los Redondos - El pibe de los astilleros. Monkey Business has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Aguete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Monkey Business!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Business shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aguete sprawls well. Aguete wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Business gets slowly back to his feet.
Aguete misses with a two punch combination.
Business is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A swing and a miss from Aguete.
Aguete keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aguete ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Business moves away.
Business shoots in but Aguete avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aguete was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rafael Aguete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monkey Business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Business dives in for a single leg takedown but Aguete sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Business takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aguete connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguete lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Aguete. Those never looked like landing.
Business moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Monkey Business has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Business.
Business avoids a punch combination nicely.
Business is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Business shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aguete sprawls well. Aguete wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Business gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Aguete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguete scores with a body shot.
Business tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aguete defends well and Business ends up having to push Aguete into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aguete swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Business.
Business has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Aguete lands a left and a right that send Business crashing to the mat, dazed. Aguete thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Aguete finds it's target.
Aguete seems to be stalking Business here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Business drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rafael Aguete!
Rafael Aguete very nearly forgot to thank Sparta Fightware amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosen Strasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rosen Strasser!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strasser misses with an uppercut.
Strasser throws a sloppy head kick and Bourque moves out of range easily.
Bourque loads up on a big right hand but Strasser slips the punch.
Bourque throws a right and a left that Strasser avoids nicely.
Strasser throws a counter combo.
Strasser slips a jab and a cross from Bourque.
Strasser let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bourque pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bourque misses with a two punch combination.
Bourque misses with a series of wild punches.
Strasser misses with a few strikes there.
Strasser takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Strasser slips a jab and a cross from Bourque.
Strasser scoring well with a low kick there.
Strasser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Bourque wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab, jab by Strasser - just one landing.
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!
Strasser lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Strasser misses with a two punch combination.
Strasser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bourque looks to throw the jab but Strasser is out of range.
Strasser unleashes a big counter combination but Bourque bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bourque throws a right hand that Strasser ducks under and follows up with a left that Strasser also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasser walks into a straight right hand from Bourque.
Bourque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strasser manages to avoid it.
Strasser takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bourque misses with a jab to the body
enabling Strasser to counter with a crisp jab.
Bourque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strasser circles away quickly and effectively.
Strasser misses with a hook
and Strasser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bourque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strasser turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strasser slips a straight right by Bourque.
Strasser lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Strasser avoids them all with ease.
Rosen Strasser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strasser swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strasser avoids the body shot from Bourque.
Strasser throws a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strasser. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strasser missing with a left hand there. Bourque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bourque misses with a straight left.
Strasser throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bourque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strasser with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Strasser does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Strasser throws a hook but Bourque avoids it easily.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strasser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Strasser! But no joy.
Strasser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bourque takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Strasser misses with an uppercut. Bourque saw that one coming.
Strasser walks into a straight right hand from Bourque.
Bourque misses with a wild combination.
Bourque avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bourque moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Bourque misses.
Bourque throws a shot from downtown. Strasser moves away and avoids it.
Strasser scores with a sloppy right hand. Bourque should have avoided that one.
Strasser takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Strasser lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws a right and a left that Strasser avoids nicely.
Bourque is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bourque blocks a jab.
Strasser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bourque looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bourque takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Strasser ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Strasser throws a front kick aimed at Bourque's knee but Bourque avoids it well.
Strasser misses with a straight left.
Bourque wants to clinch.
Strasser misses with a low kick as Bourque jumps back.
Donk. Strasser catches Bourque right on the button with a cross.
Strasser lands a head shot.
Strasser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bourque.
That kick from Strasser tenderised Bourque's leg. Bourque is trying to keep his angry face on.
Strasser scores with a nice right hand.
Bourque is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bourque looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bourque throws a looping overhand right but Strasser ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strasser shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bourque jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bourque lands a jab to the nose.
Bourque moves away from the strike by Strasser.
Bourque moves forwards but Strasser connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Strasser's shoulder, as Strasser tries to avoid the shot.
Strasser takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Strasser's shoulder, as Strasser tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Bourque.
Bourque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Bourque wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Strasser misses with an uppercut.
Bourque is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Bourque misses.
Bourque throws a body punch but Strasser moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strasser bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bourque's head backwards.
Strasser swinging wildly here.
Strasser lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Strasser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rosen Strasser will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Strasser takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bourque fails to land with a series of punches.
Bourque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bourque throws a poor cross that misses
and Strasser counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bourque throws a hook to the side of Strasser's head but Strasser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bourque dodges the punch combination from Strasser.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strasser throws a jab but it's blocked by Bourque.
Bourque swinging wildly here.
Bourque lands a nice shot that snaps Strasser's head back.
Strasser slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strasser scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters circling - Bourque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strasser throws a body punch but Bourque moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strasser misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strasser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bourque counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Strasser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasser swinging wildly here.
Strasser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bourque circles away quickly and effectively.
Strasser throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Strasser throws a series of punches but Bourque avoids them all with ease.
Bourque is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bourque scores with a jab to the head.
Strasser is rocked!
Bourque throws a monster overhand right that drops Strasser! Bourque follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Bourque!
A victorious Paul Bourque 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 Jeffson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dority (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cliff Richard - Summer Holiday. 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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167 lbs
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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
32 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Dority!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dority tries to clinch up.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dority has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gracie is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dority misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie 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.
Dority throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Dority connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dority.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dority is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Dority circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie dives in and grabs Dority's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dority pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Dority fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dority lands a slapping body shot.
Dority throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Dan Dority seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dority uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Dority throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dority lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Dority fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but Dority manages to avoid it.
Dority swinging wildly here.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dority.
Dan Dority is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dority throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Dority stalling the fight.
Gracie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dority is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dan Dority has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie pulls guard.
Dority tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.
Dority wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Dority stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dority dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dority wants to clinch.
Dority misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Dority scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Dority swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Dority cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dority dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Dority throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Dority gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dority displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Dority lands a jab to the head.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dority but Dority pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Dority dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Dority's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dority throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Dority - just one landing.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dority misses with a straight left.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dority tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dority counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dority showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Dority.
Dority misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dority closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dority as he jumps to the side.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dority.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dority throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
A cross from Dority lands.
Dority fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dority swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Dority misses the target.
Dority throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Dority throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dority avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dority is looking to clinch.
Dority tries to clinch up
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Dority throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Dority will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dan Dority's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dority misses with a wild combination.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Dority.
Gracie moves to clinch but Dority breaks away
letting Dority counter with a right hand.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dority ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Dority.
Gracie is looking to counter the offense by Dority and move into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Dority. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dority.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Dority.
Dority connects with the punch.
Gracie shoots in but Dority avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dority swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dority throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dority throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Dority throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Jeffson Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dority is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Dority circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dority on his heels. He'll look to pass Dority's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dority keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Dority keeps moving.
Dan Dority is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie passes Dority's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dority keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
Gracie is keen to just control but Dority is a slippery customer.
Dority is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Dority is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie trying to control but Dority is working from the bottom.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dority connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Dority comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dority winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Dority!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Bishop has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Asher Lee's chin.
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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
45 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Bishop tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bishop looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Lee cracks Bishop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bishop fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lee to the ground. Bishop is now in Lee's guard.
Lee pulls Bishop in close to prevent any damage.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bishop puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lee 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.
Bishop missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bishop tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bishop thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Bishop perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bishop's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bishop working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lee's thigh. Lee counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bishop trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big right from Lee misses.
Bishop drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lee defends it well.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Bishop moves away and avoids it.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Bishop counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bishop slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bishop trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to stand up but Bishop won't let him.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Lee has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bishop is proving hard to escape from.
Bishop has his hands on Lee's head, controlling the position.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bishop's guard.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lee connects with the punch.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bishop moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Bishop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asher Lee 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.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bishop moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Bishop moves away and avoids it.
Bishop feints the counter takedown.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee misses the jab.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Bishop pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Bishop with the counter takedown but Lee avoids it easily.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bishop counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee wants to improve his position but instead Bishop has moved into half guard.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Bishop is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lee wants to improve his position but Bishop is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bishop is working away from the top position though.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Bishop has control of the leg.
Bishop seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bishop sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bishop moves into full mount! Lee won't be happy about that!
Bishop looking to finish with strikes here!
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.
Bishop lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bishop with shots to the head and body - Lee looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bishop thowing shots but they're missing.
Bishop trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bishop controlling from mount.
Lee is desperately trying to improve his position but Bishop has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lee is rocked!
Bishop raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Lee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bishop prevents Lee from getting the reversal.
Bishop takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bishop softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Lee is out cold! Bishop jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Bishop!
Bryan Bishop seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nylerhotep Constantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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162 lbs
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170 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
50 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpo Wednesday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nylerhotep Constantine!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wednesday looks to land a left hand but Constantine moved out of range nicely.
Constantine scores with a jab. Wednesday acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Constantine lands with a nice combination. Wednesday backs away looking to recover.
Constantine tries to clinch there but Wednesday circles away.
Wednesday has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Constantine forces Wednesday back against the cage and clinches.
Wednesday lands a right hand.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Wednesday takes an elbow to the forehead.
Constantine is struggling to control the position.
Wednesday scores with a nice hook to the head.
Constantine lands an elbow just above Wednesday 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wednesday avoids a wild elbow strike from Constantine.
Wednesday stalling the fight.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Wednesday blocks an uppercut.
Wednesday has Constantine pressed against the cage.
Wednesday makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantine misses with some punches.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Wednesday scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Constantine.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Constantine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wednesday's brow.
Constantine misses with the head strike.
Constantine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wednesday.
Constantine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Wednesday.
Constantine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Constantine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
Wednesday lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wednesday blocking some punches.
Constantine lands an elbow inside.
Constantine swings wildly with an uppercut but Wednesday uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Constantine misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantine missing with knees to the body.
Wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Constantine.
Constantine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wednesday is defending well for now.
Wednesday blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Constantine fails to land.
Constantine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wednesday takes an elbow to the forehead.
Constantine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wednesday.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Constantine.
Wednesday is working Constantine over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Wednesday.
Wednesday scores with a shoulder strike.
Wednesday blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday pushes Constantine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Constantine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wednesday is trying to stall.
Constantine misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Wednesday.
Wednesday is stalling here.
Constantine lands an elbow just above Wednesday 's eye.
Wednesday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Constantine prevents a body shot from Wednesday.
Wednesday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Constantine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Wednesday.
Wednesday blocking some punches.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wednesday.
Constantine working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Wednesday.
Constantine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Wednesday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Constantine blocks a body shot from Wednesday.
A short right from Constantine.
Wednesday is looking to control Constantine's arms but Constantine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wednesday has his back to the cage.
Constantine misses with the head strike.
Constantine pushes off an throws an elbow but Wednesday leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantine.
Wednesday is pushing Constantine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Constantine looking to throw knees to the head but Wednesday is blocking nicely.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Constantine.
Wednesday softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Constantine blocking some punches.
Wednesday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Constantine's elbow.
Wednesday lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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 Alpo Wednesday will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wednesday lands with a right hand.
Wednesday slips under a jab from Constantine.
Wednesday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Constantine scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Constantine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nylerhotep Constantine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wednesday has closed the distance and engaged Constantine in a clinch.
Constantine lands a nice uppercut.
Wednesday misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wednesday seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Constantine is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Wednesday blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Constantine wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wednesday blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Constantine swings wildly with an uppercut but Wednesday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantine misses with a punch to the body.
Constantine working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantine throws an elbow but it misses.
Constantine lands with a right to the head.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
Wednesday works on Constantine's body with a couple of short punches.
Wednesday is trying to stall.
Constantine working Wednesday over with knees to the body.
Wednesday lands a right hand that snaps the head of Constantine backwards.
Constantine scores with a knee to the head.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
A short right from Wednesday on the inside.
Wednesday is working Constantine over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Constantine.
Wednesday wants to stall.
Constantine blocks an uppercut.
Wednesday lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Constantine obliges.
Wednesday lands an uppercut.
Wednesday takes a shot to the head.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Constantine.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Constantine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Constantine letting Wednesday take a breather here.
Wednesday dodges an elbow strike from Constantine.
Wednesday pushes Constantine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wednesday blocking some punches.
Constantine throws a punch but it's blocked by Wednesday.
Constantine scores with a hook to the body.
Constantine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wednesday trying to stall but Constantine improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with a short punch on the inside.
Constantine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Constantine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Constantine pushes Wednesday back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wednesday blocks an elbow strike from Constantine.
Wednesday misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday misses with a body punch.
Wednesday throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Constantines head.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Wednesday tries to work over Constantine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wednesday controlling the action here for a moment.
Wednesday scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Constantine throws an elbow but misses.
Constantine tries to stall but Wednesday uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Constantine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wednesday blocks an uppercut.
Wednesday blocks an elbow strike.
Constantine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Wednesday.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Wednesday.
Constantine throws a punch but it's blocked by Wednesday.
Constantine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alpo Wednesday has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wednesday scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Constantine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wednesday - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wednesday lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alpo Wednesday will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Constantine lands a jab to Wednesday's midsection.
Wednesday clinches with his opponent.
Wednesday lands a body punch.
Constantine misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wednesday is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Constantine blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Wednesday.
A shot in the inside from Wednesday.
Constantine is rocked!
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantine is still on wobbly legs! Can Wednesday finish him?
Wednesday manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantine.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Constantine misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Constantine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
Constantine tries to work over Wednesday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantine seems to have recovered his senses.
Constantine throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Constantine.
Wednesday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantine misses with a knee strike.
Wednesday stalling in the clinch.
Wednesday scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wednesday lands a left hand.
Wednesday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Constantine's elbow.
Constantine swings wildly with an uppercut but Wednesday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wednesday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Wednesday stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Constantine.
Constantine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wednesday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Constantine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Constantine as Wednesday tries to tie him up.
Constantine lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wednesday will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Constantine up against the cage.
Constantine connects with a knee to the head.
Constantine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Constantine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Constantine blocks an uppercut.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Constantine.
Wednesday is trying to stall.
Wednesday stalling in the clinch but Constantine improves position.
Wednesday can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantine misses with the head strike.
Wednesday avoids the elbow strike from Constantine, against the cage.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wednesday's face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Constantine is looking to control Wednesday's arms but Wednesday gets an underhook and turns him. Now Constantine has his back to the cage.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Constantine.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Wednesday is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wednesday stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Constantine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wednesday lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Constantine backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantine misses with some punches.
Wednesday is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Constantine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wednesday's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wednesday works on Constantine's body with a couple of short punches.
Wednesday is trying to stall.
Wednesday blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wednesday.
Constantine gets through Wednesday's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wednesday lands a hook to the side of the head.
Constantine blocks a body shot from Wednesday.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wednesday slips under a jab from Constantine.
Wednesday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Constantine missing with a left hand there. Wednesday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Constantine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wednesday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Constantine circles away quickly and effectively.
Constantine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Constantine is looking to clinch.
Constantine closes the distance and clinches.
Constantine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
Wednesday avoiding damage as Constantine throws knees to the body.
Constantine taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantine misses with some punches.
Constantine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wednesday.
Wednesday is stalling here.
Wednesday trying to stall but Constantine improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday looking to stall.
Wednesday lands a left hand.
Wednesday lands with a right to the head.
Constantine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Wednesday lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wednesday blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wednesday scores with a shoulder strike.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wednesday is looking to control Constantine's arms but Constantine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wednesday has his back to the cage.
Wednesday is leaning against Constantine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantine uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Wednesday.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Wednesday avoids a wild elbow strike from Constantine.
A nice left hand lands by Wednesday.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Wednesday lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wednesday lands a right hand.
Constantine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wednesday creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Constantine with a big uppercut! Constantine tries to clinch up but Wednesday pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Constantine to the mat! Constantine covers up and Wednesday unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alpo Wednesday!
Alpo Wednesday retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Alpo Wednesday thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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