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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mubaracus Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Kovalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mubaracus Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Kovalev!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovalev.
Carwin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kovalev scores with a nice body kick.
Carwin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Carwin thows a huge punch but Kovalev dodges it nicely.
Kovalev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Carwin working Kovalev over with strikes.
Carwin stops Kovalev from getting back to his feet.
Carwin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kovalev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carwin scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carwin lands a nice short elbow.
Kovalev is trying to stand.
Carwin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kovalev defending well though.
Kovalev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carwin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin content to control rather than advance.
Carwin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kovalev!
Carwin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carwin lands a big shot there that rocks Kovalev but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kovalev is rocked!
Carwin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Carwin working the ground and pound effectively.
Kovalev is still in real trouble! Can Carwin finish him?
Carwin postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Kovalev out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Carwin goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mubaracus Carwin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kappa Docia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Docia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi1sKSJzIjQ. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kappa Docia!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Docia lands a slapping body shot.
Docia swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Docia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ronaldo momentarily.
Docia throws a shot from downtown. Ronaldo moves away and avoids it.
Docia connects with the punch.
Docia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ronaldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ronaldo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Docia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circling - Docia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Docia leaves Ronaldo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ronaldo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Docia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Miguel Ronaldo has been cut.
Kappa Docia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Docia lands with a nice body punch.
Docia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ronaldo.
Docia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ronaldo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ronaldo takes one to the chin there.
Ronaldo is rocked!
Ronaldo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Docia avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice side step and Docia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oh Ronaldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Docia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ronaldo at a distance.
Ronaldo seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Docia scores with a leg kick.
Docia lands a leg kick that knocks Ronaldo off balance momentarily.
Docia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Docia content to stall in guard here.
Docia works over Ronaldo with some ground and pound from guard.
Docia is stalling in the full guard.
Ronaldo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Docia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Docia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Docia passes Ronaldo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ronaldo is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Palace of Pain Gym - VCL - Rio, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Docia is taking a breather. Ronaldo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ronaldo wants to get back to full guard.
Ronaldo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Docia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Docia prevents Ronaldo from improving his position.
Ronaldo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Docia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Docia works his foot free and advances to mount.
Docia prevents Ronaldo from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Docia.
Docia has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ronaldo's face.
Docia dominating with strikes here.
Docia controlling his opponent.
Docia lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Docia landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo is looking to get to half guard.
Docia looking to finish Ronaldo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ronaldo!
Docia controlling the position easily from mount.
Docia lands a big shot there that rocks Ronaldo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Docia controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kappa Docia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Ronaldo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Docia lands a body shot.
No luck for Docia with that takedown attempt.
Docia digs a good body shot into Ronaldo's ribs.
Ronaldo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miguel Ronaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Docia lands with a shot to the body.
Docia steps into range and cracks Ronaldo with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Ronaldo flops backwards and Docia dives into his guard looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Docia defends well.
Docia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Docia loads up on a big left hand. Ronaldo felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Docia looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Ronaldo can't hide his disappointment, as Docia celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kappa Docia!
Our winner, Kappa Docia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck has chosen Adventure Club - Do I See Color as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Beck!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Beck counters with a one-two to the body.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beck closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crane quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beck.
Beck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crane's head.
Beck wants to work for an arm triangle but Crane is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Beck landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Beck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crane defending well though.
Crane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beck drops an elbow to the side of Crane's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beck lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Beck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crane's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Beck is working for a submission of some sort.
Beck is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Crane has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nice strikes from Beck there.
Beck thows a huge punch but Crane dodges it nicely.
Beck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beck seems to be working for a kimura but Crane defends the submission attempt.
Beck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck seems to be looking for submissions.
Crane is refusing to be controlled, as Beck sits in half guard.
Beck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beck is trying to control. Crane wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crane is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beck scores with a couple of nice shots.
Beck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beck seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Crane is defending against the submission attempts here by Beck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beck throwing shots but Crane is blocking nicely.
Beck perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beck lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Beck lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Beck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crane is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck wants to take a breather but Crane is having none of it.
Crane has hold of Beck's hands but Beck slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beck passes to side control.
Beck landing a few strikes.
Beck misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Crane tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Beck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Beck scoring with punches from side control.
Beck scoring with punches and elbows.
Beck working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beck looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Crane is avoiding damage well.
Beck wants to control but Crane is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Beck dominated that round.
That's time! Crane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beck drives through with a takedown into guard.
Beck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beck drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beck jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beck is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Beck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane wriggles free and stands up.
Crane throws a hook but Beck avoids it easily.
Crane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beck counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane missing with a left hand there. Beck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane missing with a left hand there. Beck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crane throws a hook but Beck avoids it easily.
It seemed like Beck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beck scores with a takedown into Crane's guard.
Beck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beck trying to control but Crane is working from the bottom.
Beck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beck.
Beck postures up and lands a big shot to Crane's brow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beck is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Beck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beck lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Beck throws a big right hand that misses.
Beck 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.
Beck throwing strikes from guard but Crane blocks nicely.
Beck working some strikes from top position.
Beck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beck works over Crane with some ground and pound from guard.
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!
Beck works over Crane with some ground and pound from guard.
Beck cracks Crane with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck is working Crane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Beck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beck is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Beck landing some decent shots from guard.
Beck connects with a couple of short punches.
Crane keeping moving, preventing Beck from controlling successfully.
Beck landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Beck with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Beck throwing strikes from guard but Crane blocks nicely.
Beck is working Crane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crane is rocked!
Beck works over Crane with some ground and pound from guard.
Oh Crane is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beck postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Crane covers up, he's hurt! Beck keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Beck and the ref steps in to end the fight! Beck can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Beck!
Marcus Beck very nearly forgot to thank KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chesty Puller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puller comes into the arena with Your Going Down blaring out of the sound system. Sepulveda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Llorando se Fue. Chesty Puller has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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148 lbs
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chesty Puller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Sepulveda!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Sepulveda - just one landing.
Puller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sepulveda shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Puller's guard.
Puller pushes Sepulveda off and scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Sepulveda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sepulveda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puller circles away quickly and effectively.
Puller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Puller is rocked!
It looks like Chesty Puller has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Puller.
Oh Puller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sepulveda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Puller counter with a right hand.
Puller shoots in but Sepulveda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Puller seems to have got his legs back now.
Puller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Puller is posturing up here but Sepulveda has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Puller tries to roll out but it's too tight and Puller has to tap! Slick submission there by Sepulveda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alejandro Sepulveda!
After the fight, Alejandro Sepulveda was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Gasaspo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thatcher Halverson (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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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silvio Gasaspo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thatcher Halverson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gasaspo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gasaspo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Halverson gets the takedown into side control.
Gasaspo is looking to regain half guard here but Halverson keeps moving and retains side control.
Gasaspo is working hard here to advance position.
Gasaspo struggling a bit here.
Gasaspo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Halverson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gasaspo struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halverson taking a breather here.
Gasaspo is trying to improve his position.
Gasaspo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Halverson connects with a decent elbow.
Halverson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gasaspo wants to control but Halverson postures up.
Gasaspo is looking for a sweep.
Gasaspo is trying to escape the position but Halverson is controlling the position.
Gasaspo is trying to improve his position.
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.
Halverson is working Gasaspo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gasaspo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gasaspo is trying to get back to half guard.
Halverson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gasaspo is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halverson trying to control the position but Gasaspo is working away.
Halverson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gasaspo prevents Halverson from moving into mount.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Halverson landing a few strikes.
Gasaspo is looking to reverse the position.
Halverson controls the position.
Gasaspo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Halverson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gasaspo looks to move to half guard but instead Halverson has passed into mount! Damn!
Gasaspo gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halverson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gasaspo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halverson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gasaspo is trying to control but can't.
Gasaspo is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Still in half guard, Halverson seems content to control.
Gasaspo wants to get back to full guard but Halverson has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Gasaspo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halverson slows the pace down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thatcher Halverson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gasaspo fails with the takedown
and Halverson counters with a shoot takedown. Gasaspo fights it but they end up in guard.
Halverson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halverson is working Gasaspo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gasaspo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Halverson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gasaspo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halverson looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halverson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gasaspo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halverson defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gasaspo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gasaspo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gasaspo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Halverson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Halverson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Halverson trying to control but Gasaspo is working from the bottom.
Halverson looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Halverson trying to control but Gasaspo is working from the bottom.
Gasaspo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halverson is aware though and is defending well.
Halverson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gasaspo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Halverson frees his head nicely. Oh but Gasaspo has switched to an armbar! Halverson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Silvio Gasaspo!
The defeated Thatcher Halverson had this to say: 'Thank you everyone for coming out. Tonight is not about me though, it about my teammate "the golden child" main event fight. Kick Giblert Melendez ass for us! After I clean myself up, I will be in the crowd watching. We believe in you! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mat Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright comes to the cage accompanied by Compton's Most Wanted - This Is Compton. Mat Diaz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lionel Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mat Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wright tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Wright saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wright has been working on his boxing with his coaches at A Hero's Journey: MMA Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lionel Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
Diaz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz darts in looking for a takedown but Wright gets double underhooks and turns Diaz into the cage.
Wright throws a counter high kick but Diaz was just alert enough to avoid it.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Wright.
Diaz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wright works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wright prevents it.
Lionel Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mat Diaz.
Wright breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands with a slapping head kick.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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!
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz with the ground and pound but Wright uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz pushing down on Wright's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz winds up and cracks Wright with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diaz is looking to advance position but Wright won't allow it.
Wright wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wright avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz winds up and cracks Wright with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Diaz there.
Diaz looking for a submission but Wright manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Diaz is in close to Wright's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Wright blocks nicely.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz postures up in Wright's guard and throws a big left but Wright blocks it.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Diaz stops Wright from standing up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diaz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wright is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Diaz, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Wright dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wright won't be happy with that.
Diaz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wright has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Diaz but great work by Wright.
Wright stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
Wright gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lionel Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mat Diaz.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wright finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a head kick that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wright won't be happy with that.
Wright avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Diaz.
Diaz working the ground and pound but Wright is defending the strikes.
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.
Diaz throws an elbow but Wright slips to the side and avoids it well.
Diaz working the ground and pound but Wright is defending the strikes.
Diaz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Diaz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wright is rocked!
Diaz in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Wright looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Diaz turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mat Diaz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Carmody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aedan Declan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aedan Declan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Carmody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aedan Declan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Declan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carmody is out of range.
Carmody looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Declan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carmodys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Declan ducks right into an uppercut from Carmody.
Declan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carmody dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Declan. That did some damage!
Carmody throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Declan.
Nice body kick there by Declan.
Carmody throws a leg kick but Declan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Declan lands with a good body shot.
Declan takes a swing at Carmody's ribcage but misses.
Carmody checks a leg kick nicely.
Declan moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Declan throws a body shot but no joy.
Carmody feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Declan misses with a low kick.
Carmody darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carmody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Declan lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Declan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carmody.
Declan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carmody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Declan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Declan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carmody walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carmody slips a straight right by Declan.
An attempted straight right counter from Carmody misses the target.
Declan lands a lovely overhand right.
Declan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carmody takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carmody misses with a left hand
and Declan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carmody throws a leg kick but Declan moved away.
Carmody attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carmody moves out of range as Declan throws a body kick.
Carmody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carmody misses the jab.
Declan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Declan is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Declan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Declan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Declan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Declan lands with a hook. Carmody tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carmody blocks a jab.
Declan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carmody had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Declan moves out of range as Carmody throws a body kick.
Aedan Declan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Declan.
Declan misses with a right hand
and Carmody counters with an inside leg kick.
Carmody throws a push kick but Declan slaps the foot to one side.
Carmody sizes up Declan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Declan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carmody. That did some damage!
Declan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Carmody on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Carmody as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Aedan Declan has been cut.
Carmody cracks Declan with an open hand slap.
Declan scores with a jab.
Carmody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Declan manages to avoid it.
Declan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carmody lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Declan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Declan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carmody gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good exchange - Carmody coming out on top.
Declan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Declan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Declan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Declan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carmody sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carmody blocks a jab.
It looks like Carmody has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A bone on bone clash there as Carmody blocks the leg kick.
Carmody tried to counter with a leg kick but Declan avoided it.
Carmody checks a leg kick.
Declan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carmody momentarily.
Carmody misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Declan! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Carmody.
Carmody misses with a leg kick
and Declan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Declan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carmody makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmody gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carmody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Declan manages to avoid it.
Declan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Declan misses with a looping left.
Declan connects with a single shot there.
Declan misses with a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Carmody misses its target.
Declan lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Declan.
Declan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carmody moves out of range of the leg kick from Declan.
Carmody moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Carmody throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carmody throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carmody buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Declan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Declan checks a leg kick nicely.
Carmody throws a hook but Declan blocks it.
Declan feints a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aedan Declan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aedan Declan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carmody gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Declan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carmody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carmody feints and then cracks Declan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Declan down.
Carmody scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Carmody as he checks the leg kick.
Declan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Declan misses.
It appears Carmody was looking to counter with a kick there.
Carmody connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Carmody.
Carmody moves out of range of the body kick.
Aedan Declan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Declan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carmody - the referee stops the clock and Declan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carmody. Declan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Declan checks a leg kick.
Declan tries to work over Carmody's front leg with a kick but Carmody checks it.
Nice shot lands for Carmody.
Declan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Declan avoids the body shot from Carmody.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmody moves out of range of the body kick.
A quick step to the side and Carmody tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Declan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carmody stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Declan.
Carmody has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Declan finds it's way round the side to connect with Carmody's head.
Carmody blocks a jab.
A big left from Declan misses.
Nice jab there from Carmody.
Declan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carmody takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carmody throws a leg kick but Declan moved away.
Declan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Declan misses with a hook
and Carmody counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Declan.
Declan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carmody moves out of range of the strikes.
Carmody shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carmody throws a low kick, looking for Declan's leg but Declan calmly moves out of range.
Declan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Carmody throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Declan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Declan throws a hook to the side of Carmody's head but Carmody sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick from Carmody misses.
Declan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Declan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Declan scores with a jab to the head.
Declan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carmody is looking to slow Declan down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Carmody misses the target.
Declan throws a shot from downtown. Carmody moves away and avoids it.
Declan misses with an uppercut.
Carmody's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Declan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carmody scrambles back to his feet.
Declan throws a hook to the side of Carmody's head but Carmody sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Declan misses with a head kick.
Carmody is looking to counter punch.
An inside leg kick from Carmody misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Declan! But no joy.
Declan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carmody.
Carmody walks into a stiff left hand from Declan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Declan misses with a low kick.
Declan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Declan wants to land a leg kick but Carmody is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carmody. That's going to slow Declan down.
Declan misses with a body kick.
A big right from Carmody misses.
Carmody swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Declan.
Declan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carmody.
Carmody moves out of range as Declan strikes.
Declan avoids the body shot from Carmody.
Carmody throws a body shot but no joy.
Declan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Carmody throws a body kick that misses.
Declan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carmody.
Declan checks a low kick from Carmody.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Declan misses with an uppercut.
Carmody on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Declan misses with a leg kick
and Carmody counters with a thumping low kick.
Carmody throws a hook to the side of Declan's head but Declan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Declan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Declan looks to land a left hand but Carmody moved out of range nicely.
Declan misses with a kick to the body.
Declan moves out of range of the body kick.
Declan feints a counter leg kick.
Carmody avoids the body shot from Declan.
A little feinted left hand from Carmody on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Declan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carmody is able to avoid easily.
Carmody thinks about countering with a body kick.
Declan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carmody manages to avoid it.
Carmody walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Declan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carmody sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Declan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carmody throws a hook but Declan blocks it.
Declan wants to slow Carmody down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aedan Declan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aedan Declan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A clash of legs there as Declan blocks the low kick.
Carmody avoids the head kick by Declan.
Carmody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carmody staying out of range there.
A jab from Carmody does it's job there.
Declan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carmody is out of range and Declan settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Carmody does a little dance to reset his feet.
Declan misses the shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Declan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carmody - the referee stops the clock and Declan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carmody. Declan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Declan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carmody throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Carmody misses.
Declan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carmody.
Declan slips under a jab from Carmody.
Declan connects with a body shot.
Carmody is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Declan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carmody counters with a nice low kick that buckles Declan's knee momentarily.
Declan throws a jab when Carmody was well out of range.
Declan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carmody counters with a nice low kick that buckles Declan's knee momentarily.
Carmody lands a nice leg kick that just misses Declan's sensitive parts.
Declan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Declan throws a wild body kick that Carmody sees coming a mile off.
Carmody cracks a nice hook into Declan's ribs.
Carmody connects with a good right hand that stumbles Declan. Declan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Carmody does a little dance to reset his feet.
Declan throws a solid leg kick but Carmody takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Declan.
Carmody misses with an uppercut
and Declan counters with a good low kick that Carmody was not able to check.
Declan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carmody's calf.
Declan misses with an uppercut. Carmody saw that one coming.
Declan throws a jab but it's blocked by Carmody.
Carmody is looking to counter punch.
Carmody lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Declan misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Declan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carmody throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carmody.
Declan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carmody buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carmody thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carmody tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Declan is able to avoid easily.
Carmody throws a push kick but Declan slaps the foot to one side.
Carmody uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Declan.
Declan blocks a jab.
Declan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carmody counters with a leg kick.
Carmody takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Declan looks to score with a jab to the body but Carmody is just out of range.
Declan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carmody's head.
Carmody defending well as Declan loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Declan misses.
Carmody was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Declan slips under a jab.
Declan walks into a left hand.
Carmody takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Declan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carmody moves away.
Carmody misses with a low kick.
Declan throws a solid leg kick but Carmody takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Declan.
Carmody fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Declan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Declan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carmody steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Declan.
Carmody feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Declan's calf.
Declan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carmody.
Carmody scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Declan's corner calls for a 1-2. Declan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Declan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Declan!
Carmody wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Declan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carmody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Declan.
Declan throws a big shot that misses.
Carmody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Declan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carmody staying out of range there.
Declan scores with the left hand. Carmody knows he should have avoided that one.
Declan 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.
Carmody turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Declan cracks Carmody with a good jab.
Carmody shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Declan eats them both and turns towards Carmody to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Declan. That's going to slow Carmody down.
Declan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Carmody clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Aedan Declan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Declan lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Carmody. That snapped Declan's head back.
Declan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Declan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carmody misses with a low kick.
Declan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carmody tries to work over Declan's front leg with a kick but Declan checks it.
Carmody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Declan.
Declan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carmody with a body shot.
Declan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carmody swings for the body but Declan moves out of range.
Carmody throws a leg kick but Declan moved away.
Declan tries a quick counter leg kick but Carmody is wise to it.
Declan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Declan coming out on top.
Declan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carmody smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Declan scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Declan feints and then cracks Carmody's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carmody down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Declan.
Declan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Declan throws a hook but Carmody blocks it.
Carmody lands a leg kick that knocks Declan off balance momentarily.
Carmody takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carmody staying out of range there.
Carmody dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Declan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carmody has time to react.
Carmody thows a left - swing and a miss!
Declan lands with a straight right. Carmody didn't see that one coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Declan.
Declan misses with a hook. Carmody ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Carmody throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carmody fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Declan throws a head kick that misses.
Carmody avoids the head kick by Declan.
Carmody keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Declan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Declan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carmody checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both fighters circling a little - Carmody finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Carmody avoids a kick to the body.
Declan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carmody throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Declan counters with a straight right hand.
Carmody lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A left lands for Declan.
Declan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carmody attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Declan throws a body punch but Carmody moves out of range.
A jab from Carmody misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmody throws a head kick but Declan moves out of range.
Carmody avoids the head kick by Declan.
Declan wants to slow Carmody down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carmody. Declan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Declan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carmody smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carmody throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Declan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Declan checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Carmody coming out on top.
Declan throws a sloppy head kick and Carmody moves out of range easily.
Declan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Declan misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Declan blocks the leg kick.
Carmody slips a jab from Declan.
Carmody throws a jab when Declan was well out of range.
Carmody moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Carmody is predictable there
and Declan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Declan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carmody.
Carmody is looking to chop away at Declan's legs.
Declan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Declan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carmody moves out of range of the body kick.
Carmody swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Declan moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Declan.
Carmody lands a slapping body shot.
Declan misses with a leg kick
and Carmody counters with a left to the body.
Declan lands the left hand.
Carmody throws a body punch but Declan moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Declan! But no joy.
Carmody throws a leg kick but Declan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Aedan Declan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aedan Declan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Carmody takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carmody digs a good body shot into Declan's ribs.
Carmody slips a jab from Declan.
That kick from Declan tenderised Carmody's leg. Carmody is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carmody scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carmody tries to move into range but Declan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carmody misses with an uppercut
and Declan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carmody thinking.
Carmody delivers a nice body kick.
Declan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Declan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carmody counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Declan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Declan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carmody has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Carmody.
Declan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carmody shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Declan.
Declan slips under a jab from Carmody.
Declan with a jab.
Declan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carmody.
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Carmody does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Carmody.
Declan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Declan connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Carmody does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carmody tries to score with a low kick but Declan moves his leg out of the way.
Declan moves out of range of the strikes.
Declan throws a shot from downtown. Carmody moves away and avoids it.
Carmody staying out of range there.
A jab from Declan finds it's way through Carmody's defenses.
Carmody scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Carmody. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Declan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carmody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Declan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carmody avoids the body shot from Declan.
Carmody lands a leg kick that knocks Declan off balance momentarily.
Declan looks to land a left hand but Carmody moved out of range nicely.
Carmody throws a jab but it's blocked by Declan.
Carmody does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Declan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carmody walks forward, straight into a front kick from Declan.
Carmody walks into a stiff left hand from Declan.
Declan is looking to land body kicks.
Carmody checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carmody misses with a hook. Declan ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Declan.
Declan throws an off balance right hand
and Carmody counters with a good low kick that Declan was not able to check.
Hugo Carmody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmody blocks the body kick.
Declan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carmody pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Declan counters with a body kick.
Declan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carmody was well out of range. Poor timing from Declan.
Declan throws the kick towards the body but Carmody avoids it.
Carmody avoids the head kick by Declan.
Carmody works the jab nicely.
Carmody slips under a jab.
Carmody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Declan walks into a stiff left hand from Carmody.
Declan throws a leg kick but Carmody sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carmody motions for Declan to come forward. Carmody throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Declan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carmody thuds a left hand into Declan's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Declan throws a chopping leg kick but Carmody manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carmody stuns Declan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Declan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carmody throws a quick counter head kick but Declan was just out of range.
Carmody misses with a low kick as Declan jumps back.
Declan tries a low kick but Carmody avoids it.
Carmody looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Declan missing with a left hand there. Carmody was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carmody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Declan moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Declan.
Declan throws a body shot but no joy.
Carmody moves out of range of the strikes.
Carmody throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carmody throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Declan counter with a right hand.
Carmody moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carmody throws the left hand but Declan avoids the punch easily.
Aedan Declan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carmody pivots, looking for a leg kick but Declan is out of range and Carmody settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aedan Declan.
Well Declan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 46:49
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aedan Declan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Aedan Declan thanked Hellbent for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis's entrance music is Schubert - Ave Maria. A fine choice. Pain has chosen When you think you've got it.. But Johnny knocks you out. as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The key to victory for Isaac Curtis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isaac Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Pain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis scores with a decent looking hook.
Pain takes a swing at Curtis's ribcage but misses.
Pain looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
Curtis rushes Pain and presses him up against the cage.
Pain blocking some punches.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis tries to work over Pain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Pain.
Curtis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pain.
Pain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curtis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pain or not.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Curtis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Pain.
Curtis working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pain.
Curtis tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pain swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Curtis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curtis.
Curtis lands with a left to the head.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Curtis.
Curtis throws a hook but Pain avoids it easily.
Curtis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Curtis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Curtis thuds a left hand into Pain's body.
Pain throws a lazy uppercut
and Curtis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pain throws a lazy uppercut
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis swings widly with a right hand
and Pain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pain throws a lazy uppercut
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Isaac Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curtis moves into range and clinches up with Pain.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pain.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Pain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Curtis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pain lands a hook that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Curtis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis misses with the head strike.
Pain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pain prevents a body shot from Curtis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Curtis.
Pain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
A short left from Curtis.
Pain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pain tries to work over Curtis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curtis tries a body shot but Pain blocks it.
We've been informed that Pain has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Curtis or not.
Curtis working aggressively here.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Curtis has him pressed against the cage.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
Pain blocks an uppercut.
Curtis looking to slow down the pace here.
Pain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pain scores with a shoulder strike.
Pain scores with a hook to the body.
Pain breaks from the clinch.
Curtis catches Pain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curtis is looking to counter with a shot 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!
Curtis lands with a nice body punch.
Curtis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Curtis.
Pain tries to move into range but Curtis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Curtis misses with a straight left.
Pain unleashes a big counter combination but Curtis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Curtis lands a slapping body shot.
Curtis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Curtis.
Pain defending well as Curtis loads up on a big left hand.
Pain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Curtis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Curtis.
Curtis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Curtis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pain can do to turn this around?
Pain drops his hands momentarily and Curtis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Curtis with a nice cross.
Curtis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Curtis misses the shot to the body.
Pain walks into a jab.
Pain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis loads up on a big right hand but Pain slips the punch.
Pain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curtis.
Pain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curtis.
Curtis misses with an uppercut
enabling Pain to counter with a crisp jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Curtis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pain throws a poor cross that misses
and Curtis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Curtis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Curtis.
Curtis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curtis. Pain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curtis throws a combination. Pain tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis misses with a hook.
Curtis lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain just misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis looks to throw the jab but Pain is out of range.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
As Curtis backs off Pain throws a huge counter combo but Curtis manages to avoid it all.
Pain ducks under a wild hook from Curtis.
Pain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Curtis throws a good cross that connects.
Pain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pain looks to throw the jab but Curtis is out of range.
Curtis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pain moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Pain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Curtis cracks Pain with a good jab.
Pain swings widly with a right hand
and Pain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pain loads up on a big right hand but Curtis slips the punch.
It looked like Curtis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pain.
Curtis cracks Pain with a good jab.
Isaac Curtis is winning the standup battle so far.
Curtis looks to score with a jab to the body but Pain is just out of range.
Curtis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Curtis.
A shot to the liver by Curtis. Beautiful body shot.
Pain looks to land a combination but Curtis avoids it well.
Curtis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis throws a poor cross that misses
and Pain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Pain misses.
Curtis jabs at Pain's body.
Pain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Curtis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Curtis swings for the body but Pain moves out of range.
Curtis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Curtis misses with a looping left.
Curtis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Curtis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Curtis looks to throw the jab but Pain is out of range.
Curtis jabs at Pain's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Curtis.
Pain avoids the body shot from Curtis.
Curtis connects with a body shot that sends Pain's belly button to the back.
Curtis throws a one two combo.
Curtis looks to throw the jab but Pain is out of range.
Pain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain throws a shot from downtown. Curtis moves away and avoids it.
Curtis closes the distance and pushes Pain back into the cage.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Curtis has him pressed against the cage.
Curtis lands a body shot.
Curtis tries a body shot but Pain blocks it.
Pain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pain.
Good body shot from Curtis.
A head punch on the inside from Pain fails to land.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curtis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Come on Curtis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Curtis lands with a short shot to the head.
Pain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Isaac Curtis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Curtis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Pain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Curtis throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain connects with a right hand. Curtis shakes it off.
Curtis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pain manages to avoid it.
Pain slips a straight right by Curtis.
Pain walks into a jab.
Pain lands a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Curtis there.
Pain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Curtis misses with a wild combination.
Curtis lands with a straight right. Pain didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Curtis misses.
Curtis throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Curtis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pain doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Curtis finds it's way through Pain's defenses.
Isaac Curtis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Curtis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pain on the side of the head.
Curtis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Curtis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Curtis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Curtis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis misses with an uppercut
and Pain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good shot there by Curtis.
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!
Pain throws a jab when Curtis was well out of range.
Curtis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Curtis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Curtis cracks Pain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Curtis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curtis wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Curtis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Curtis 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Curtis!
Isaac Curtis made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Man, there aren't many fighters out there that are as tough as Johnny Pain, and he put up a good fight tonight. This victory means more than I can put in words.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Parker Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshiry Torikama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parker Allen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshiry Torikama!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen tries to clinch up but Torikama circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Torikama.
Torikama is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Torikama misses with a punch to the body.
Allen has Torikama pushed against the cage.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Torikama 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.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Torikama controls the action.
Allen gets through Torikama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torikama is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Allen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torikama lands a takedown into guard.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Torikama from controlling successfully.
Allen pulls Torikama in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torikama trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Allen has Torikama pulled in close to control his posture.
Torikama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allen is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Torikama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torikama trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Torikama with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Allen's head coaches at LOD: Ground Zero that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Allen moves forwards but Torikama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Torikama misses with a two punch combination.
Allen walks into a left hand.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allen blocks a jab.
Torikama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Torikama pushes him off.
Torikama with the counter takedown but Allen avoids it easily.
Allen defending well as Torikama loads up on a big left hand.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch but Torikama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torikama tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Torikama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Torikama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torikama lands a nice hook to Allen's body. Allen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Allen tries to clinch but Torikama moves out of range.
Allen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torikama leaning against his opponent.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torikama goes for a takedown attempt but Allen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Parker Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshiry Torikama.
Allen moves into range and clinches up with Torikama.
Torikama is trying to pull guard but Allen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Allen tries a body shot but Torikama blocks it.
Allen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Allen scores with a shot to the side of Torikama's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torikama is struggling to control the position.
Allen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torikama is looking to control Allen's arms but Allen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torikama has his back to the cage.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen scores with a shoulder strike.
Torikama tries for a takedown but Allen manages to get underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torikama has Allen pressed against the cage.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torikama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Allen lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parker Allen 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.
Allen rushes Torikama and presses him up against the cage.
Allen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Torikama.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allen.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torikama backwards.
Parker Allen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torikama is trying to drag Allen to the mat but Allen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Torikama tries to pull guard but Allen holds him up against the cage and eventually Torikama drops back down to his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Torikama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torikamas head.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torikama can do to turn this around?
Torikama goes for a takedown in the clinch but Allen prevents it.
Parker Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshiry Torikama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torikama.
Torikama trying to control the position but instead, Allen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Torikama into the cage.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torikama misses with a punch to the body.
Torikama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Torikama controlling the action here for a moment.
Torikama tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Allen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torikama's elbow.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Torikama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torikama taking a breather.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Torikama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Allen lands with a light punch inside.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Torikama.
Torikama is stalling here.
Torikama tries to pull guard but Allen holds him up against the cage and eventually Torikama drops back down to his feet.
Torikama throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Torikama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torikama is trying to pull guard but Allen has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torikama.
Allen lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torikama pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allen as Torikama tries to tie him up.
Torikama tries to pull guard but Allen won't allow it.
Torikama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Torikama jumps guard but Allen stands there with Torikama around his waist. Torikama gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Torikama prevents a body shot from Allen.
Stalling in the clinch from Torikama.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Allen scores with a shot to the side of Torikama's head.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
Allen lands with a right to the head.
Allen being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torikama is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Allen is defending well.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torikama takes a shot to the head.
Torikama jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Allen walks away with a smile on his face. Torikama gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torikama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen clinches.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Torikama is trying to stall.
Allen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torikama backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on Torikama - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parker Allen 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.
Torikama swats away the attempt to clinch by Allen.
Torikama feints the counter takedown.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allen wants to clinch.
Allen clinches up with Torikama and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Allen.
Torikama tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Torikama back against the cage.
Allen lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torikama is trying to drag Allen to the mat but Allen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Allen lands a body punch.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Torikama.
A short body shot lands from Allen as the two fighters clinch.
Torikama tries to pull guard but Allen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Torikama dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Allen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Torikama struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Allen stalling the fight.
Allen gets through Torikama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torikama stalling against the cage.
Allen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allen gets through Torikama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Torikama leaning his opponent against the cage.
Torikama stalling in the clinch but Allen improves position.
A shot in the inside from Allen.
Torikama holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Allen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Torikama.
Parker Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshiry Torikama.
A short uppercut from Allen.
Torikama is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Allen to work.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torikama's elbow.
Allen tries to work over Torikama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torikama tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torikama tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Allen smiles and moves away.
Torikama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Allen is looking to clinch but Torikama is avoiding it.
Parker Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen rushes Torikama and presses him up against the cage.
Torikama is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Torikama leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torikama is trying to drag Allen to the mat but Allen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Allen tries to work over Torikama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
Torikama pulls Allen into guard.
Allen 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.
Torikama wants to improve his position but instead Allen has moved into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parker Allen clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Torikama.
Allen throws Torikama to one side and escapes!
Allen with a hook.
Torikama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allen lands a big right hand that sends Torikama crashing to the mat! Allen stays standing though and waves Torikama back to his feet!
Torikama is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen tries to clinch up.
Torikama is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Torikama throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torikama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Torikama shoots in and drives through. Allen sprawls well.
Torikama throws a predictable looking body shot
and Allen counters with a crisp right that sends Torikama to the canvas! Allen follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Parker Allen!
Parker Allen retains his welterweight title!
Parker Allen 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giblert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyrie Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giblert Melendez !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyrie Perry!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perry.
Perry throws the left hand but Melendez avoids the punch easily.
Melendez looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Perry throws a right hand that misses
and Melendez counters with a thumping low kick.
Melendez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perry's head backwards.
Perry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Melendez .
Perry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Melendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melendez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Melendez tries to avoid it but Perry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Melendez to the ground. Melendez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And Melendez counters with a quick kick to the body but Perry blocks it.
A big left from Perry misses.
Perry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Melendez counters with an outside leg kick.
Melendez 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perry under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Perry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perry.
Perry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melendez .
Melendez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Perry misses.
It looked like Melendez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perry.
Melendez misses with a body shot.
Perry misses with an uppercut
and Melendez counters with a nice body shot.
Perry throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Melendez .
Perry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Melendez .
Melendez 's corner calls for a 1-2. Melendez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Melendez throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Melendez misses
and Perry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perry has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perry misses with a takedown attempt
and Melendez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Perry misses.
Perry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've been told by Melendez 's head coaches at [LOD]Berlin Giants that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Giblert Melendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyrie Perry.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melendez looks to throw the jab but Perry is out of range.
Giblert Melendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Melendez . Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry cracks Melendez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Melendez moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez lands a shoulder strike.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melendez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Melendez working aggressively here.
Perry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melendez moves away.
Melendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perry.
Perry jabs Melendez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perry misses with a wild body shot.
Perry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Perry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Melendez - the referee stops the clock and Perry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Melendez . Perry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Melendez .
Perry blocks the body kick.
Perry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perry thuds a left hand into Melendez 's body.
Melendez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Perry misses.
Melendez is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melendez scores with a sloppy right hand. Perry should have avoided that one.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Melendez misses with a body shot.
Melendez misses with a body punch
and Perry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Melendez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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 Giblert Melendez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Melendez stuffs the takedown.
Melendez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Melendez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Melendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perry.
Perry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perry showed some decent athleticism there.
Perry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Melendez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melendez manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez 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.
Perry controlling from the top position.
Perry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Melendez seems keen to control Perry's posture.
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Melendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyrie Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry lands a nice looking body shot.
Melendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Perry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Melendez at a distance.
Perry misses with a takedown attempt - Melendez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Melendez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Perry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Melendez wants it to stay on the feet.
Melendez tried to counter with a leg kick but Perry avoided it.
Giblert Melendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyrie Perry.
Perry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perry looks for a takedown but Melendez sprawls well.
Perry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Melendez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Melendez tries to get out of the position.
An elbow from Perry crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melendez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Perry.
Melendez wants to control but Perry postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is looking for a sweep.
Perry wants to control but Melendez is keeping him busy.
Perry looking to control but instead Melendez has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Perry trying to control the action but Melendez is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Melendez won't allow Perry to pass to mount.
Melendez is pressing down on Perry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyrie Perry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Melendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.
Melendez misses with a hook to the body
and Perry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melendez .
Melendez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Perry defending well as Melendez loads up on a big left hand.
Perry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Melendez is looking to wear down Perry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Melendez is looking to chop away at Perry's legs.
Melendez tries to land a front kick but Perry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Melendez on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Melendez is looking to reverse the position.
Perry staying calm.
Perry is looking to take a break and control but Melendez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez is letting Perry control him for a moment.
Perry throws a strike aimed at the side of Melendez 's head but Melendez avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Perry creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Melendez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Perry working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Perry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melendez keeps working.
Melendez regains half guard there - taking advantage of Perry's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Perry is keen to just control but Melendez is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Perry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Melendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Melendez .
Melendez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Perry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Melendez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perry checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Giblert Melendez is winning the standup battle so far.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melendez moves away.
Perry blocks a jab.
Perry throws a big shot that misses.
Melendez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Melendez throws the left hand but Perry avoids the punch easily.
Melendez moves forwards but Perry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Melendez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Perry is in Melendez 's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melendez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perry manages to get himself to full guard.
Melendez 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyrie Perry really dominated that 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.
Perry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Melendez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perry counters with a right hand to the body.
Melendez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Melendez moves forwards but Perry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Perry. Beautiful body shot.
Perry throws a jab when Melendez was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melendez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Melendez misses the body punch
and Perry counters with a stiff right hand.
Melendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Melendez as he avoids it easily.
Melendez throws a leg kick which misses Perry's front leg but catches the back leg as Perry tries to avoid it.
Perry shoots and misses
enabling Melendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Melendez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perry on the side of the head.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melendez .
Melendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perry.
And Perry tries to counter it with a takedown but Melendez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Melendez misses with a jab to the body
and Perry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Melendez saw that one coming.
Melendez is looking to counter the offense by Perry and move into the clinch.
Melendez tries to sprawl but Perry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is controlling Perry's trapped leg to prevent Perry from advancing to side control.
Melendez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melendez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Perry is keen to just control but Melendez is a slippery customer.
Perry is looking to advance position but Melendez won't allow it.
Melendez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Perry takes a swing at Melendez 's ribcage but misses.
Melendez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Melendez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perry throws out the jab.
Melendez throws a leg kick that misses.
Melendez feints and then cracks Perry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perry down.
Melendez misses with a body shot
and Perry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Perry.
A jab lands there for Melendez .
Perry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Melendez 's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Melendez !
Melendez is trying to control Perry's posture but Perry avoids it.
An elbow from Perry crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Perry seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melendez keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyrie Perry dominated that fourth 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice cross by Perry.
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melendez clinches with his opponent.
Perry is working for takedown but Melendez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Melendez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Melendez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Perry as the two fighters clinch.
Perry misses with a punch on the inside.
Perry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Melendez has him pressed against the cage.
Perry is trying to drag Melendez to the mat but Melendez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melendez lands a body shot.
Perry tries to stall but Melendez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Melendez prevents the takedown attempt.
Giblert Melendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyrie Perry.
Melendez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Perry wants a takedown but no success here.
Still in the clinch, Melendez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Melendez fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perry.
Melendez has a couple of punches blocked by Perry.
Melendez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Melendez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez lands a hook that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Perry taking a breather.
Perry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Melendez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Melendez lands a shot to the body.
Perry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Melendez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Melendez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perry is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Melendez pushes Perry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Melendez .
Melendez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perry blocks a body shot from Melendez .
Melendez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Perry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giblert Melendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
Perry throws a hook to the side of Melendez 's head but Melendez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Melendez counters with a right hand to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Perry blocks the leg kick.
Perry cracks Melendez with an open hand slap.
Perry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch lands to the side of Perry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Melendez swivels and escapes.
Perry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melendez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry ducks right into an uppercut from Melendez .
Melendez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Melendez connects with a leg kick. Perry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perry checks a leg kick.
Perry tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Melendez defends well and Perry ends up having to push Melendez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Melendez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Perry is trying to control the action in half guard but Melendez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giblert Melendez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 46:49
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyrie Perry!
Kyrie Perry is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, Kyrie Perry stared into the camera and said 'Overwhelmed with tears kyrie takes the mic, "Thank my whole team for helping me on this journey. It took over 3 years but we finally did it! This win and this belt is dedicated to all of you. We number one baby!!!'.
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