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KOTB 40: Alvo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bartel Diakite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diakite comes to the cage accompanied by Diamonds. Putin has chosen IAMX - Happiness as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bartel Diakite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Putin is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Putin as Diakite shoots in.
Diakite fails with the takedown.
Diakite shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Diakite was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Putin is not content to let Diakite control the position.
Diakite tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Putin wants to get back to his feet but Diakite drags him back down.
Diakite advances to full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diakite wants to finish this one by submission but Putin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Diakite.
Putin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Diakite working for a submission but Putin is keeping him at bay.
Putin is trying to stand but he's just given Diakite his back.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diakite has got one arm under Putin's chin. This could be trouble... Putin trying to control the other hand but Diakite gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Putin has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bartel Diakite!
A very excited looking Bartel Diakite made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between UpUp Away (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). UpUp Away had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, UpUp Away!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Away.
Away checks a low kick from Gracie.
Away misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Away throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Away is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Away uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
We've been told by Away's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Away.
Away closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Away creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Away tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Away lands a damaging elbow.
Away lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Away comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Away missing with knees to the body.
Away creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Away trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Away is controlling him.
Away lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Away misses with a body punch.
Away lands a damaging elbow.
Away throws an elbow but it misses.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
UpUp Away has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gracie.
Gracie is trying to push Away away but Away has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Away looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Away is trying to keep an underhook but Gracie manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Away tries to kick Gracie off in order to stand up. Gracie Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Gracie trying to control the action but Away is working from the bottom.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Away is trying to buck Gracie off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Away is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Away some visible discomfort.
Gracie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Away tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Away manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Away knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Away parries the strikes from Gracie easily there. Gracie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Away to escape.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gracie working his ground and pound in the gym.
Away knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Away to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Away is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Away defending against the ground and pound.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Away keeps working.
Gracie lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Away down.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anderson Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Away counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Away.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Away is looking for a counter combo.
UpUp Away is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Away drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Away pulls his leg out and moves away.
Away rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Away.
Away gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Away misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
UpUp Away has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gracie.
Away is pushing Gracie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice elbow from Away.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Away closes the distance and clinches.
Away lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Away lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Away gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Away lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
It looks like Anderson Gracie has been cut.
Nice elbow from Away.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Away creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie tries to break free but Away pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Away prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Away prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Away lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Away stalling the fight.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Away creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
A bit of stalling here from Away.
Away lands a nice elbow.
Away lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Away lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Away has Gracie pushed against the cage.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Away has the dominant position.
Away lands a nice elbow.
Away lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Away comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Away has Gracie pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Away.
Away slowing the pace effectively.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Away is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Away lands a damaging elbow.
Away lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Away controlling the action here for a moment.
Away has Gracie pushed against the cage.
Away creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Away misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Away stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Away pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Away gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Away just leaning against Gracie, taking a breather.
Away lands a nice elbow.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Away pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Away fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Away lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie avoiding damage as Away throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Away obliges.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Away manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
UpUp Away dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Away rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Away throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Away creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Away pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Away fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Away scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Away misses with a head kick.
Away clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie decides to pull guard.
Anderson Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Away gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Away is looking to clinch.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Away.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Away defends it well.
Away darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Away lands an elbow inside.
Away is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Away stalling the fight.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Away just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Away has double underhooks.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
UpUp Away has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gracie.
Away will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
Away gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Away manages to get underhooks.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Away lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Away lands a nice elbow.
Gracie jumps guard but Away stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Away prevents a takedown attempt there.
Away stalling in the clinch.
Away gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Away lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Away gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Away prevents a takedown attempt there.
Away gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Away.
Away gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Away turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Away lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Away.
Away creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Away will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
Away is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Away is controlling him.
Away lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Away lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Away lands a nice elbow.
Gracie pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Away gets to his feet. Gracie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Away clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Away lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Away is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Away lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Away lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Away lands a damaging elbow.
Away creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Away lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Away lands a nice elbow.
Away stalling in the clinch.
Away lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Away is pushing Gracie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gracie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
UpUp Away showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Away has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... UpUp Away!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zico Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Youssef El Basmati (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zico Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Youssef El Basmati!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali throws a poor cross that misses
and El Basmati counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
El Basmati throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - El Basmati finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ali closes this distance looking for a takedown but El Basmati circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Ali. Those never looked like landing.
El Basmati lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
El Basmati has taken the fight to the clinch.
El Basmati holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ali tries to circle away but El Basmati has him pinned against the cage.
El Basmati softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
El Basmati swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Basmati working aggressively here.
El Basmati misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Basmati lands with a left to the head.
El Basmati lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
El Basmati lands with a left to the head.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
El Basmati dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, El Basmati scores with a nice short uppercut.
El Basmati lands a right hand.
Ali jumps guard but El Basmati turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ali wants to get back to striking at distance but El Basmati won't allow it.
El Basmati stalling in the clinch.
Ali is trying to pull guard but El Basmati has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zico Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Basmati manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Basmati digs a good hook to Ali's body.
Ali with a lazy takedown attempt
and El Basmati counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook 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!
El Basmati misses with a looping left.
El Basmati has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ali throws a leg kick but El Basmati sees it coming and moves out of range.
El Basmati throws a nice inside leg kick.
El Basmati keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ali swings widly with a right hand
and El Basmati counters with a straight right hand.
El Basmati slaps away a takedown attempt from Ali, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ali goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Youssef El Basmati has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Basmati swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
El Basmati ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ali definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
El Basmati is looking to slow Ali down with leg kicks.
Ali shoots for a takedown but El Basmati saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ali lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ali slips under a jab.
Ali feinted there with a counter leg kick.
El Basmati slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ali.
Some wild striking there from El Basmati.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali swinging wildly here.
El Basmati catches Ali with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ali throws a lazy head kick
and El Basmati counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Youssef El Basmati is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
El Basmati looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Ali on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ali is trying to break the clinch but El Basmati has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Youssef El Basmati dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Youssef El Basmati's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ali slips a straight right by El Basmati.
Ali appears to be looking for a big counter.
Youssef El Basmati seems to be getting the better of the standup.
El Basmati throws an overhand right that lands on Ali's shoulder, as Ali tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Ali.
Zico Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. El Basmati defends it nicely.
Ali throws a low kick, looking for El Basmati's leg but El Basmati calmly moves out of range.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Basmati.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali lands a nice shot that snaps El Basmati's head back.
Ali instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by El Basmati.
El Basmati lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Basmati throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by El Basmati.
El Basmati working aggressively here.
El Basmati misses with some punches.
El Basmati lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, El Basmati creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on El Basmati - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
El Basmati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ali throws a series of punches but El Basmati avoids them all with ease.
El Basmati misses with a jab, cross combination.
El Basmati pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
El Basmati misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Basmati has closed the distance and engaged Ali in a clinch.
El Basmati working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
El Basmati working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from El Basmati.
El Basmati displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ali up against the cage.
Ali is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but El Basmati is defending well.
Ali is trying to force a seperation but El Basmati has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for El Basmati.
El Basmati lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
El Basmati has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
El Basmati lands on the inside with an uppercut.
El Basmati working aggressively here.
El Basmati lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Basmati doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
El Basmati misses with some punches.
El Basmati stalling the fight.
El Basmati lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for El Basmati.
The referee calls for El Basmati to work.
El Basmati misses with the head strike.
Ali lands with a left to the head.
El Basmati working aggressively here.
El Basmati misses with the head strike.
A short right from El Basmati on the inside.
El Basmati misses with a short punch on the inside.
El Basmati lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from El Basmati.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Basmati is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zico Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Basmati misses with some punches.
Ali can't get the takedown.
A bit of stalling here from El Basmati.
A short left from El Basmati.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Basmati lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali blocking some punches.
El Basmati tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali tries to pull guard but El Basmati won't allow it.
El Basmati working aggressively here.
El Basmati working aggressively here.
El Basmati misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from El Basmati fails to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
El Basmati softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Youssef El Basmati seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
El Basmati throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Youssef El Basmati showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Youssef El Basmati's cut.
That's time! Ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
El Basmati looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Ali closes the distance and clinches.
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali blocks a body shot from El Basmati.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ali is trying to break the clinch but El Basmati is controlling him.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
El Basmati misses with a body punch.
El Basmati has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Basmati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
El Basmati throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
A big right from El Basmati misses.
El Basmati fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali moves into the clinch.
El Basmati digs a right hand into Ali's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ali's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from El Basmati.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
El Basmati working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
El Basmati lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
El Basmati lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
El Basmati misses with a body punch.
El Basmati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
El Basmati working aggressively here.
Ali has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by El Basmati after a bit of a struggle.
El Basmati has Ali pushed against the cage.
Ali being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from El Basmati fails to land.
Ali tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. El Basmati just stands there and leans against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as El Basmati takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
El Basmati lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
El Basmati swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Basmati lands a nice uppercut.
El Basmati misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Basmati gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as El Basmati takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
El Basmati lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
El Basmati has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Ali working hard to break the clinch.
El Basmati has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
El Basmati throws a head punch that misses.
El Basmati lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
El Basmati lands a nice uppercut.
Youssef El Basmati is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ali is trying to force a seperation but El Basmati has the dominant position.
Zico Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ali.
A right handed body shot lands from El Basmati.
Ali tries for a takedown but El Basmati manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zico Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Basmati scores with an uppercut up the middle.
El Basmati misses with a hook to the ribs.
El Basmati throws a head punch that misses.
Ali fails to pull guard.
El Basmati lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
El Basmati pushes Ali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but El Basmati uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Youssef El Basmati comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well El Basmati has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Youssef El Basmati!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Murillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Terrence Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jefferson Murillo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murillo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mitchell.
Mitchell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murillo digs a good body shot into Mitchell's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mitchell.
Nice sprawl there from Murillo as Mitchell shoots in.
It seemed like Murillo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murillo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murillo.
Mitchell 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.
A nice side step and Murillo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murillo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mitchell.
Murillo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murillo throws a shot to the body.
Murillo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mitchell doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to clinch.
Mitchell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murillo missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Mitchell misses the target.
Murillo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Murillo.
Murillo lands a nice shot to the body.
Murillo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murillo.
Nice takedown defense from Murillo. No joy for Mitchell on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murillo checks a leg kick.
Murillo misses with a looping left.
Murillo scores with the left hand. Mitchell knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell moves into the clinch successfully.
Mitchell is trying to push Murillo away but Murillo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Murillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Murillo.
Murillo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo breaks the clinch.
Murillo cracks a nice hook into Mitchell's ribs.
Mitchell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murillo to score with a decent uppercut.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Murillo slips the punch.
Murillo scores with a body shot.
Mitchell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murillo's hands.
Mitchell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mitchell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jefferson Murillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Murillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Murillo misses
and Mitchell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Murillo won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ground and pound from Mitchell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Murillo has one of Mitchell's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Mitchell looking to control but instead Murillo has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mitchell is looking for a kimura here.
Mitchell is pressing down on Murillo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Murillo is holding on for now.
Mitchell is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Murillo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murillo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitchell on the side of the head.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murillo swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell misses with a head kick.
Murillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murillo, right into the meat.
Mitchell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitchell misses with a takedown
and Murillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murillo.
Murillo works Mitchell's body with a nice hook.
A big left from Murillo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo cracks Mitchell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mitchell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mitchell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murillo throws a shot to the body.
Terrence Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell slips under a jab.
Murillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Murillo throws a leg kick but Mitchell checks it.
Nice shot lands for Murillo.
Mitchell works over Murillo's head and body with a nice combination.
Jefferson Murillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell takes one to the side of the head.
Mitchell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murillo, right into the meat.
Jefferson Murillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell shoots and misses
and Murillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mitchell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murillo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murillo tried to score with a low kick but Mitchell checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Mitchell misses its target.
Murillo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murillo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head kick misses from Mitchell.
A little jabbing left from Murillo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mitchell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murillo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mitchell scrambles back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Murillo.
Murillo throws a lazy right hand but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo tries to sprawl but Mitchell drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Murillo kicks off Mitchell and gets to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Murillo. Beautiful body shot.
Murillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murillo throws a front kick that sends Mitchell stumbling back into the cage.
Mitchell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murillo scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murillo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murillo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo stuffs the takedown.
Murillo tries a quick counter leg kick but Mitchell is wise to it.
Murillo lands a glancing blow to the side of Mitchell's head.
Murillo lands a leg kick that knocks Mitchell off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murillo. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mitchell is defended easily by Murillo.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Murillo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mitchell.
Murillo connects with a body shot.
Murillo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range.
Murillo lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Murillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murillo misses with an uppercut.
Murillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murillo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitchell momentarily.
Nice body kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murillo.
Mitchell tried to counter with a leg kick but Murillo avoided it.
Murillo thuds a left hand into Mitchell's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murillo swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murillo.
Mitchell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murillo swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murillo tries to bum rush Mitchell with a series of wild strikes but Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murillo checks a leg kick nicely.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell moves out of range of the strikes.
Murillo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mitchell.
Murillo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mitchell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murillo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Mitchell.
Murillo throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terrence Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jefferson Murillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murillo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mitchell in his tracks.
Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Murillo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell throws the kick towards the body but Murillo avoids it.
Murillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murillo throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell throws a big counter combination but Murillo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mitchell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murillo defends well and Mitchell ends up having to push Murillo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Murillo cracks Mitchell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo avoids a kick to the body.
It seemed like Murillo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mitchell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murillo finds it's way round the side to connect with Mitchell's head.
Mitchell walks into a stiff left hand from Murillo.
Murillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell feinted with a counter takedown.
Mitchell scores with a nice body kick.
Murillo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
Murillo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murillo thuds a left hand into Mitchell's body.
Murillo throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murillo 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 Mitchell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mitchell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mitchell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mitchell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murillo.
Mitchell is looking to wear down Murillo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murillo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murillo connects with a jab.
Mitchell tries a low kick but Murillo avoids it.
Mitchell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murillo stuffs the takedown.
Murillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferson Murillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murillo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Murillo!
After the big win, Jefferson Murillo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Flying Knee Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Starling Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Zombie Nation. Eric Ashton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Ashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Starling Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Ashton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ashton.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Ashton off balance momentarily.
Silva misses with a hook. Ashton ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Ashton on that attempt.
Ashton gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Ashton's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Ashton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Ashton in his tracks for a moment.
Ashton blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Ashton tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
We've been hearing reports that Ashton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A short left from Silva.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Ashton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Silva.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Ashton avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ashton.
Ashton avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Ashton backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ashton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ashton's defenses.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ashtons head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Ashton controls the action.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ashton avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Ashton has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Ashton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Ashton.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Ashton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ashton is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ashton pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Ashton looking for a takedown.
Ashton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ashton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Ashton.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ashton's brow.
Ashton wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Ashton in his tracks for a moment.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A good leg kick by Silva.
Ashton avoids the body shot from Silva.
Ashton tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silva manages to circle out of the way.
Ashton lands a nice shot to the body.
Ashton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Ashton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ashton's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Ashton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ashton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Ashton takes a shot to the head.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva pushes Ashton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ashton has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Ashton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Ashton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ashton.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ashton blocks the elbow strike.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ashton has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Ashton.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Ashton avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Ashton's ribcage. Ashton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Ashton in his tracks for a moment.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Ashton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Starling Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ashton's defenses.
Ashton blocks the elbow strike.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva gets through Ashton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Ashton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ashton's defenses.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Ashton tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Ashton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ashton is rocked!
Starling Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Ashton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a monster overhand right that drops Ashton! Silva follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starling Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Puchowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puchowski comes into the arena with Code Orange - My World blaring out of the sound system. Jones has chosen David Bowie - Sound and Vision as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekiel Puchowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Jones!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puchowski misses with a wild combination.
Puchowski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Puchowski drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Puchowski is looking for the KO!
It looks like David Jones has been cut.
Ezekiel Puchowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puchowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puchowski drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puchowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puchowski lands a right hand.
Puchowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Puchowski cracks Jones on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jones falls backwards against the cage. Puchowski follows up with more strikes that drop Jones to his knees. Puchowski keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jones! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezekiel Puchowski!
A very excited looking Ezekiel Puchowski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nameless Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter has chosen Dan Balan Like as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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152 lbs
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Pan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nameless Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Fighter finds it's target.
Fighter misses with a combination
and Pan counters by clinching up.
Pan tries to pull guard but Fighter holds him up against the cage and eventually Pan drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Fighter.
Pan jumps guard but Fighter stands there with Pan around his waist. Pan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pan is trying to pull guard but Fighter has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Pan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter lands a left hand.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Fighter.
Pan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fighter walks away with a smile on his face. Pan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pan tries to move into range but Fighter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fighter lands a jab to the head.
Nameless Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Fighter lands with a nice combination. Pan backs away looking to recover.
Fighter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fighter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fighter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fighter throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fighter.
Pan is rocked!
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
Oh Pan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pan tries to clinch up.
Pan seems to have got his legs back now.
Pan fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Fighter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fighter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fighter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good shot there by Fighter.
Fighter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pan doesn't seem bothered though.
Pan checks a leg kick.
Fighter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pan wants to clinch up but Fighter keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Fighter misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Fighter.
Pan slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Fighter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter connects with a crisp jab.
Pan has been working on his balance at Animal House, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Fighter.
Fighter looks to land a combination but Pan avoids it well.
Fighter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fighter throws a hook but Pan avoids it easily.
Pan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fighter manages to circle out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Fighter. Those never looked like landing.
Fighter 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.
Fighter throws a looping overhand right but Pan ducks down to avoid it.
Fighter gets tackled into the cage by Pan. Pan maintains the clinch.
Fighter digs a right hand into Pan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pan's gas tank.
Pan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pan fails to pull guard.
Pan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fighter to keep the fight standing.
Pan tries to pull guard but Fighter holds him up against the cage and eventually Pan drops back down to his feet.
Fighter pushes Pan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pan tries to pull guard but Fighter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pan is breathing heavily.
Pan tries to pull guard but Fighter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fighter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fighter on the inside.
Pan is trying to pull guard but Fighter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike.
Fighter scores with a shot to the side of Pan's head.
Pan takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Fighter on the inside.
Pan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fighter uses it to pass to side control.
Pan is looking for a sweep.
Fighter stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter lands a glancing blow to the side of Pan's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Fighter scores with a four punch combination!
Pan drops his hands momentarily and Fighter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fighter feints with a jab and clips Pan right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Pan is sent crashing into the canvas and Fighter leaps in for the kill! Pan tries to get to his feet but Fighter is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Pan is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nameless Fighter!
Nameless Fighter got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James La Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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22
179 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good knees
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James La Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Ford!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Grande changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ford tries to avoid it but La Grande manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ford to the ground. Ford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
La Grande dives in for a single leg takedown but Ford sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ford has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
La Grande misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ford throws a big counter head kick but La Grande avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James La Grande. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
La Grande is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by La Grande or perhaps it was just good defense by Ford, which made it look bad.
La Grande throws a body punch but Ford moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Ford misses.
Ford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Grande moves out of range of the strikes.
La Grande half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
La Grande shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
La Grande takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ford wants it to stay on the feet.
La Grande darts in looking for a takedown but Ford gets double underhooks and turns La Grande into the cage.
La Grande shoots in for a double leg but Ford sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ford looks like he wants to counter punch here.
La Grande dives in and scores a takedown into Ford's guard.
Ford looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ford wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
La Grande seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
La Grande looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ford is one step ahead there.
La Grande had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ford defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ford must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
La Grande keeping full guard, as Ford tries to pass.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but La Grande is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford gets to his feet. La Grande looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
La Grande is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. La Grande does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Grande scores with a takedown into Ford's guard.
La Grande drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ford manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now La Grande has Ford in his guard.
Ford postures up.
Ford wants to pass the guard but La Grande is keeping the position.
Ford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Grande keeping moving, preventing Ford from controlling successfully.
La Grande is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ford would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
La Grande looking to control.
La Grande looking for a guillotine here but Ford defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
La Grande controls Ford momentarily but Ford frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Ford dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
La Grande looks for a takedown but Ford sprawls well.
La Grande moves out of range as Ford throws a body kick.
La Grande shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ford but Ford pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ford swings for the body but La Grande moves out of range.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Ford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down La Grande rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford takes a swing at La Grande's ribcage but misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from La Grande.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James La Grande. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Grande dives in and grabs Ford's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ford pushes down on La Grande's head and hops out.
Ford throws a head kick that misses.
Ford misses with a wild combination.
La Grande closes the distance and clinches up with Ford, looking for a takedown. La Grande pushes Ford against the cage but Ford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
La Grande gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ford tries to clinch but La Grande moves out of range.
La Grande scores with a takedown into Ford's guard.
Ford pushes La Grande off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Grande ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
La Grande takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Grande tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ford defends well and La Grande ends up having to push Ford into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
La Grande shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck for La Grande with that takedown attempt.
Ford appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
La Grande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ford.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
La Grande jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ford! But no joy.
La Grande drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ford is trying to keep La Grande in close.
La Grande trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
La Grande is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ford is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ford has escaped and now he's on top!
Ford with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Grande working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ford doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but La Grande is tightening it up a little... Ford has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ford reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ford taps out! Nice BJJ there by La Grande!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James La Grande!
During a confident post fight interview, James La Grande thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Napoleon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sapp comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix. Buster Napoleon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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28
295 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blob Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napoleon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Napoleon throws a shot from downtown. Sapp moves away and avoids it.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Napoleon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Napoleon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sapp blocks a leg kick.
Blob Sapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napoleon moves out of range of the strikes.
Sapp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Napoleon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Napoleon sizes up Sapp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Napoleon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sapp has managed to clinch.
Napoleon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sapp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Napoleon stalling in the clinch but Sapp improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapp misses with a body punch.
Napoleon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sapp misses with some punches.
Napoleon tries to work over Sapp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Napoleon.
Napoleon tries a body shot but Sapp blocks it.
Napoleon lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sapp backwards.
Sapp lands with a short shot to the head.
Napoleon lands a body shot.
Sapp is breathing heavily.
Napoleon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sapps head.
A short body shot lands from Napoleon as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Napoleon.
Napoleon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Napoleon lands with a light punch inside.
Napoleon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Napoleon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Napoleon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sapp tries to throw a body punch but Napoleon avoids it by throwing Sapp back against the cage.
Sapp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sapp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Napoleon's elbow.
Sapp tries to throw a body punch but Napoleon avoids it by throwing Sapp back against the cage.
Sapp blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Napoleon.
Napoleon lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon lands a hook that snaps the head of Sapp backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sapp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
I was talking to Sapp's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Napoleon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sapp backwards.
Sapp tries to work over Napoleon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sapp misses with a punch to the body.
Sapp misses with the head strike.
Napoleon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Blob Sapp has been cut.
Napoleon blocks a body shot from Sapp.
Sapp struggles to land a body shot inside as Napoleon controls his hands.
Napoleon throws a head punch that misses.
Napoleon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sapps head.
Sapp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sapp tries to work over Napoleon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Napoleon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sapps head.
Napoleon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sapp.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Napoleon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Napoleon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Napoleon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Napoleon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Napoleon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sapp takes a step back to recover.
A head kick from Napoleon lands but Sapp takes it in his stride.
Napoleon cracks Sapp with a big right hand and Sapp goes down!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Napoleon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Napoleon is pushing down on Sapp's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sapp is fighting to maintain full guard but Napoleon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Napoleon slows the pace down in half guard.
Napoleon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sapp defending well though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Napoleon throwing shots but Sapp is blocking nicely.
Napoleon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Napoleon thows a huge punch but Sapp dodges it nicely.
Napoleon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Napoleon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Napoleon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Napoleon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Napoleon thows a huge punch but Sapp dodges it nicely.
Napoleon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Napoleon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blob Sapp's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Napoleon connects with a body shot.
Napoleon connects with a nice looking jab.
Napoleon lands with a right hand.
Blob Sapp's cut is getting worse.
Sapp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Napoleon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napoleon moves away.
Sapp lands a lovely overhand right.
Sapp misses with a wild body shot.
Sapp throws a body shot but no joy.
Napoleon misses with a straight right.
Napoleon cracks Sapp with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick from Napoleon.
Buster Napoleon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sapp 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sapp lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Napoleon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Napoleon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Napoleon lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Napoleon scores with a push kick.
Napoleon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Napoleon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Napoleon lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Napoleon.
Napoleon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sapp doesn't manage to clinch there - Napoleon circles away.
Napoleon throws a leg kick which misses Sapp's front leg but catches the back leg as Sapp tries to avoid it.
Napoleon thuds his shin into the meat of Sapp's side.
Napoleon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sapp doesn't seem bothered though.
Napoleon scores with a punch to the head.
Blob Sapp's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Napoleon shoots in and gets a takedown into Sapp's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sapp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Napoleon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Napoleon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Napoleon trying to control but Sapp is working from the bottom.
Napoleon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Napoleon is stalling in the full guard.
Napoleon landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Napoleon forces his way into half guard.
Napoleon is trying to work for a kimura but Sapp is defending well.
Napoleon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Napoleon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sapp defending well though.
Napoleon trying to control from half guard but Sapp is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Napoleon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sapp's head.
Sapp is defending against the submission attempts here by Napoleon.
Napoleon is trying to control. Sapp wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Napoleon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Napoleon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sapp does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Napoleon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blob Sapp's cut.
That's time! Sapp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Napoleon clobbers Sapp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sapp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Napoleon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napoleon. Sapp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Napoleon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Napoleon lands the left hand.
Napoleon works the jab nicely.
Jeez, Blob Sapp's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Napoleon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Napoleon.
Napoleon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab by Sapp.
Sapp throws a hook but Napoleon avoids it 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!
Napoleon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Napoleon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sapp's head.
Sapp scores with a jab.
Napoleon throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Napoleon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Napoleon.
Sapp blocks a jab.
Napoleon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Napoleon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sapp tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Napoleon manages to circle out of the way.
Napoleon lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Napoleon. Sapp shrugs it off though.
Napoleon lunges at Sapp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sapp's hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Blob Sapp's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Buster Napoleon!
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