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UVT 361: Reilly vs Leonard PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carrera Villamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silverback Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lesnar's choice of entrance music: go coors!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carrera Villamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silverback Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villamora showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Villamora circles away.
Villamora tries to counter with a takedown but Lesnar is quick to defend against it.
Lesnar missing with a left hand there. Villamora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Villamora ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Villamora half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lesnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villamora.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Lesnar misses.
Lesnar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Villamora is able to avoid easily.
Lesnar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Villamora sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Villamora attempts a counter takedown but Lesnar avoids it well and moves away.
Lesnar connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar throws out a loose jab but Villamora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villamora changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lesnar tries to clinch up but Villamora circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Villamora appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lesnar misses with a looping right.
Villamora feinted with a counter takedown.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Villamora checks a leg kick.
Villamora appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Villamora defending well as Lesnar loads up on a big left hand.
Villamora half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lesnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Villamora is just out of range.
Villamora drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lesnar sprawls and moves away.
Lesnar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Villamora counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lesnar won't be happy with that.
Lesnar defending against the ground and pound.
Villamora throws an elbow but Lesnar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Villamora working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villamora connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lesnar some visible discomfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes there by Villamora.
Lesnar is trying to buck Villamora off.
Lesnar dodges the ground and pound from Villamora.
Villamora looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lesnar is avoiding damage well.
Lesnar avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Villamora.
Villamora tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Villamora crashes against the mat.
Check out the look on Villamora's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Villamora will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Villamora throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Villamora seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Villamora misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Villamora lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar parries the strikes from Villamora easily there. Villamora is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lesnar to escape.
Villamora throws an elbow but Lesnar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Villamora landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lesnar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Villamora lands a few punches from side control.
Villamora working the body and head with strikes.
Villamora scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lesnar looks winded!
Villamora working the body and head with strikes.
Villamora working the strikes but Lesnar uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Villamora.
Villamora throwing shots but Lesnar is blocking nicely.
Villamora throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet.
Villamora takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villamora missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Villamora has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Villamora throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Villamora not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Villamora.
Villamora lands with a punch from half guard.
Villamora working the head and body with strikes.
Lesnar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Villamora.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Villamora connects with a nice short shot to Lesnar's temple.
Villamora looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lesnar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Villamora lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Lesnar! More strikes land and this one is all over! Villamora jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carrera Villamora!
Carrera Villamora really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bee Jay (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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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
41 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bee Jay!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Bishop tries for a takedown but Jay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jay 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.
Bishop drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bishop scoring with punches and elbows.
Jay is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jay tries to escape but Bishop is in control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bishop 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.
Jay is looking to reverse the position.
Jay is trying to escape the position but Bishop is controlling the position.
Jay is trying to buck Bishop off.
Jay tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay wants to get back to his feet.
Jay takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jay is trying to buck Bishop off.
Jay is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bishop is putting a hurting on Jay here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jay tries to buck Bishop off but Bishop is having none of it.
Jay trying to remain calm as Bishop controls from the top position.
Jay is looking for a sweep.
Bishop cracks Jay with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jay is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay tries to escape but Bishop is in control.
Bishop is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bishop works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bishop controls the position.
Bishop is looking to take a break and control but Jay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jay is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bishop is controlling him well.
Bishop is putting a hurting on Jay here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bishop tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jay's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay is trying to get back to his feet.
Jay gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bishop tries to pass to full mount but Jay defends it.
Bishop drops an elbow to the side of Jay's head.
Jay is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bishop scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jay wants to get back to his feet.
Jay looking for submissions off his back.
Bishop is looking to take a break and control but Jay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Bishop is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jay looking for submissions off his back.
Bishop drops an elbow to the side of Jay's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop slows the pace down in half guard.
Jay taking some punishment here, with Bishop in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Bishop dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jay leaves Bishop with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jay.
Bishop takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bryan Bishop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jay.
Bishop shoots in for a double leg but Jay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bishop fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. 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.
Bishop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jay pushes Bishop up against the cage in a clinch.
Bishop fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jay can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop has Jay pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jay manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bishop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jay gets underhooks to prevent Bishop's takedown attempt.
Jay manages to break the clinch.
Jay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop tries to counter with a takedown but Jay is quick to defend against it.
Jay closes the distance and pushes Bishop back into the cage.
Bishop is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jay is defending well.
Bishop tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jay smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jay misses the shot to the body.
Bee Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jay wants to slow Bishop down by chopping away at his legs.
Jay throws a shot from downtown. Bishop moves away and avoids it.
Bishop changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bishop.
Jay is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bishop rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Jay misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bishop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jay, right into the meat.
Bishop is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jay sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bishop walks into a jab.
Jay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jay wants to clinch.
Bishop attempts a counter takedown but Jay avoids it well and moves away.
Jay throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Bishop feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jay.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bishop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jay throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jay takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Bee Jay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jay throws out the jab.
That kick from Jay tenderised Bishop's leg. Bishop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jay moves into range and clinches up with Bishop.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jay pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bishop drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jay gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bee Jay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jay connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bishop's hands.
Jay wants to slow Bishop down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jay. That's going to slow Bishop down.
Jay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jay wants it to stay on the feet.
Bishop looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jay!
Bryan Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jay is trying to buck Bishop off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay manages to get back to half guard.
Jay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is trying to control the action in half guard but Jay is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bishop is nestled in close to Jay, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jay wants to get back to his feet.
Jay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bishop pulls his head out easily.
Bishop lands strikes from half guard.
Bishop is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bishop pulls his head out easily.
Jay actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is nestled in close to Jay, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bishop lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bishop connects with a nice short shot to Jay's temple.
Jay on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bishop lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jay wants to get back to full guard.
Bishop moves into full mount! Jay won't be happy about that!
Jay is looking to improve his position but Bishop isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop working the ground and pound effectively.
Jay squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jay is looking to get to half guard.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the head.
Jay is rocked!
Jay is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bishop postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Jay in real trouble here! The ref calls for Jay to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Bishop!
A victorious Bryan Bishop thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wrestlefuck Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Sansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alan Sansing enters the cage!
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wrestlefuck Wrestling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alan Sansing!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sansing shoots in for a takedown but Wrestling shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sansing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrestling.
A big right from Wrestling misses.
Wrestling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sansing.
Sansing slips a jab from Wrestling.
Sansing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sansing dives in for a single leg takedown but Wrestling sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wrestlefuck Wrestling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Sansing.
Sansing has his takedown stuffed
enabling Wrestling to counter with a crisp jab.
Wrestling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sansing shoots in and bounces Wrestling off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wrestling is pulling down on Sansing's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansing showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wrestling is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sansing is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wrestling is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sansing won't allow Wrestling to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sansing shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sansing in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansing tries to pass to full mount but Wrestling defends it.
Sansing wants to control but Wrestling is keeping him busy.
Sansing content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrestling is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wrestling trying to hold on to Sansing's head to control him but Sansing postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sansing is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wrestling!
Wrestling is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wrestling is just holding on here. Sansing manages to take his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sansing has the hooks in. Wrestling is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alan Sansing will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sansing shoots in and drives through. Wrestling sprawls well.
Wrestling appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sansing fails with the takedown.
Wrestling defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sansing.
Wrestling went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wrestlefuck Wrestling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Sansing.
Sansing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wrestling is fending him off so far but Sansing persists. Nope, Wrestling circles away and we're back to standing.
Wrestling tries to counter by clinching up but Sansing breaks away and moves out of range.
No luck for Sansing with that takedown attempt.
Sansing misses with a takedown attempt - Wrestling sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sansing is defended easily by Wrestling.
Sansing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wrestling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling lands with a nice body punch.
Sansing shoots in for a takedown but Wrestling shows good takedown defense.
Wrestlefuck Wrestling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sansing staying out of range there.
Sansing shoots in looking for a takedown but Wrestling manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sansing's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sansing closes the distance and clinches up with Wrestling, looking for a takedown. Sansing pushes Wrestling against the cage but Wrestling circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Wrestling wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wrestling throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wrestling connects with a body shot that sends Sansing's belly button to the back.
Sansing throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wrestling tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sansing is in Wrestling's guard.
Wrestling is looking to stand back up but Sansing counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Wrestling.
Wrestling on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wrestling tries to get out of the position.
Wrestling is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sansing sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrestling is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrestling is working hard here to advance position.
Wrestling keeping hold of Sansing's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sansing's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sansing's back!
Sansing trying to control the position but Wrestling manages to sink in the hooks.
Sansing is in bad spot here.
Sansing trying to control the position but Wrestling manages to sink in the hooks.
Wrestling scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Sansing is looking for a way out.
Wrestling is trying to control but Sansing is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansing is squirming around, avoiding Wrestling's attempts to control the action.
Wrestling wants to control the action but instead Sansing gets a body lock and reverses into Wrestling's guard! Nice work!
Wrestling is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sansing dives into side control.
Sansing slows the pace down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sansing has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestlefuck Wrestling dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sansing darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wrestling is looking to get back to is feet but Sansing passes into side control.
Wrestling is trying to control Sansing's posture but Sansing avoids it.
Sansing controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sansing tries to move to mount but Wrestling blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling wants to control but Sansing postures up.
Wrestling is trying to get back to half guard.
Sansing gets to mount! Wrestling was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Wrestling is just holding on here. Sansing manages to take his back.
Wrestling rolls, trying to escape but Sansing keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sansing struggling to keep hold of the position.
Sansing is not going to allow Wrestling to sit and survive in this position.
Wrestling wants to escape the position.
Sansing keeps control of the position easily here as Wrestling tries to buck him off.
Wrestling is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling trying to control the action but Sansing just sinks the hooks in.
Sansing biding his time, controlling Wrestling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wrestling wants to escape the position.
Sansing really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Wrestling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Sansing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sansing 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Love-Hate Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timothy Bourque acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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34
252 lbs
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50
270 lbs
59 - 34 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Love-Hate Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
59 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Powell.
Bourque throws a big counter head kick but Powell avoids it with no problem.
Powell misses with a hook.
Bourque throws a counter combo.
Bourque looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big right from Bourque misses.
Bourque walks forward, straight into a front kick from Powell.
Bourque checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bourque unleashes a big counter combination but Powell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bourque dodges the punch combination from Powell.
Bourque doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Powell misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Bourque.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell throws a body punch but Bourque moves out of range.
Powell lands a really nice looking cross but Bourque seems unphased.
Bourque takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Powell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bourque connects with a good right hand that stumbles Powell. Powell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bourque moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Powell avoids the head kick by Bourque.
Bourque pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Love-Hate Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Powell. Those never looked like landing.
Powell moves into the clinch successfully.
Bourque tries to circle away but Powell has him pinned against the cage.
I was talking to Powell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bourque tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bourque breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Powell finds it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Powell as he connects with a hook.
Bourque tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Powell.
Powell connects with a jab.
Powell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick by Bourque misses
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourque throws a push kick but Powell slaps the foot to one side.
Powell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Powell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bourque fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Powell.
Bourque pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Powell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell lands a jab to Bourque's midsection.
Powell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bourque.
Powell is looking to slow Bourque down with leg kicks.
Powell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bourque's waist but Bourque gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Powell off to one side.
Powell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bourque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Powell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bourque's head backwards.
A slapping body kick lands there for Powell.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Powell, as that shot connected.
Powell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bourque loads up on a big right hand but Powell slips the punch.
Powell avoids the head kick by Bourque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Powell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bourque up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Powell.
Bourque looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Powell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bourque throws a head punch that misses.
Powell avoiding damage.
Powell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bourque's efforts to push away.
Powell pulls guard.
Powell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Powell managing to control the position.
Bourque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Love-Hate Powell 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.
Bourque jabs Powell right on the nose. Powell blinks but takes it well.
Bourque misses with an uppercut
and Powell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Powell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bourque avoids the body shot from Powell.
Powell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bourque misses with a kick to the body.
Powell lands with an uppercut that bounces Bourque off the cage and back into range.
Bourque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque avoids the head kick by Powell.
Powell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Powell.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bourque moves away.
Bourque is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Powell feints and as Bourque raises his hands in defense, Powell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Powell wants to control from the top but Bourque keeps moving.
Powell tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourque is retaining full guard.
Powell throwing strikes but missing.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Bourque utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bourque's head.
Bourque not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Powell is looking to work some ground and pound but Bourque has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bourque takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Timothy Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Bourque misses.
Powell feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head kick from Bourque lands but Powell takes it in his stride.
Bourque misses with a hook.
Bourque gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bourque 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.
Powell tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourque is retaining full guard.
Powell landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell is looking to work some ground and pound but Bourque has wrist control.
Bourque utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bourque works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powell tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourque is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bourque tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Powell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bourque can do to turn this around?
Powell lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Love-Hate Powell 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Powell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Powell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Powell cracks Bourque with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell throws a big elbow that misses.
Bourque has his hands on Powell's head, controlling the position.
Powell looking to sit in guard and control but Bourque gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Powell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bourque throwing strikes from guard but Powell blocks nicely.
Bourque throws a strike but Powell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Powell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Powell looking to pass the guard.
Timothy Bourque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two 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.
Bourque manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Powell manages to get himself to full guard.
Bourque trying to stand up but can't free himself from Powell's guard.
Powell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Powell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Powell trying to control but Bourque is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell throwing strikes from guard but Bourque blocks nicely.
Powell is looking to work some ground and pound but Bourque has wrist control.
Powell looking to pass the guard.
Powell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Powell 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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Powell postures up.
Powell wants to pass the guard but Bourque is keeping the position.
Love-Hate Powell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Powell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch combination from Powell misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Powell scores with a sloppy right hand. Bourque should have avoided that one.
Powell connects with a single shot there.
Powell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourque.
Bourque throws a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Love-Hate Powell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Powell 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Love-Hate Powell!
Love-Hate Powell really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaivo Huone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. RMB - Spring kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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49
143 lbs
52 - 40 - 2 |
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32
143 lbs
13 - 12 - 3 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
52 - 40 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaivo Huone!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huone lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simons III looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Huone.
Simons III fails with a takedown attempt.
Huone misses with a looping right.
Huone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Simons III has time to react.
Huone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Simons III momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simons III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simons III shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Simons III closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Huone looks to throw the jab but Simons III is out of range.
Simons III looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huone is fending him off so far but Simons III persists. Nope, Huone circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Huone moves into the clinch successfully.
Simons III is trying to pull guard but Huone has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Simons III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
Simons III tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huone smiles and moves away.
Huone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simons III, pushing him back against the cage.
Simons III tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huone smiles and moves away.
Huone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Huone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Huone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons III tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Simons III had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A left lands for Huone.
We've been hearing reports that Simons III has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simons III takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like John Simons III has been cut.
Simons III gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Simons III is rocked!
Huone rushes Simons III and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Simons III is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Simons III.
Simons III fails to pull guard.
Huone lands a body shot in the clinch.
Simons III seems to have got his legs back now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huone.
Simons III tries to pull guard but Huone forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Huone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Simons III has Huone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Huone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Huone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Huone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
Huone avoiding damage.
Huone lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Huone on the inside.
Simons III tries to stall but Huone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Huone.
Simons III tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huone just stands there and leans against the cage.
Simons III is looking to take this one to the mat.
Simons III is breathing heavily.
Simons III jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huone walks away with a smile on his face. Simons III gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Simons III's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Huone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Simons III scrambles back to his feet.
Huone tests Simons III's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huone has managed to clinch.
Huone will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Simons III up against the cage.
Huone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Huone.
Huone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Simons III is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Huone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Simons III pushes off an throws an elbow but Huone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huone lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simons III has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Huone as Simons III tries to tie him up.
A short right from Huone on the inside.
Huone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
Huone lands a hook that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
Good body shot from Huone.
Huone unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Simons III! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Huone is unloading with more strikes now! Simons III drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaivo Huone!
A very excited looking Kaivo Huone 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Fantinaz Del Norte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosen Strasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Norte's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, La Coka Nostra - Malverde Market. Rosen Strasser has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fantinaz Del Norte's chin.
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141 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fantinaz Del Norte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rosen Strasser!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Norte throws a body punch but Strasser moves out of range.
Strasser catches Del Norte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Del Norte looks to throw a body kick
and Strasser counters with a stiff right hand.
Strasser throws a low kick but Del Norte avoids it.
A head kick misses from Strasser.
Strasser is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Strasser takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Del Norte has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Strasser.
Del Norte misses with a combination
and Strasser counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strasser on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Strasser throws out a loose jab but Del Norte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Norte throws a hook but Strasser avoids it easily.
Del Norte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Norte takes one to the chin there.
Strasser thuds his right hand into Del Norte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Norte throws out a loose jab but Strasser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Norte closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Del Norte goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Strasser rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Del Norte's guard! Nice work there by Strasser!
Del Norte controls Strasser momentarily but Strasser frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Norte throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Strasser controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Del Norte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Del Norte controls Strasser momentarily but Strasser frees himself.
Del Norte wants to control the position but Strasser says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
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.
Del Norte wants to improve his position but Strasser is controlling well.
Del Norte wants to control but Strasser is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Del Norte is looking to improve his position.
Strasser prevents Del Norte from standing back up.
Del Norte looking for submissions off his back.
Strasser sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte is trying to control but can't.
Strasser postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Del Norte to stand up.
Strasser has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Strasser lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Del Norte with a poor takedown
and Strasser counters with a series of strikes. Del Norte will be more careful next time no doubt.
Strasser throws a head kick that half lands.
Strasser throws a body kick that misses
and Del Norte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Del Norte fails with a takedown attempt.
Strasser has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Strasser slips under a jab from Del Norte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte looks to score with a jab to the body but Strasser is just out of range.
Del Norte throws an overhand right that lands on Strasser's shoulder, as Strasser tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Del Norte does no damage.
Strasser staying out of range there.
Del Norte throws a body shot but no joy.
Del Norte avoids the body shot from Strasser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Del Norte. Strasser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strasser lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strasser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strasser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Del Norte throws a hook but Strasser avoids it easily.
Strasser is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Del Norte lands a head shot.
Strasser dodges the punch combination from Del Norte.
Del Norte misses with a jab to the body
and Strasser counters with a stiff right hand.
Strasser lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Strasser connects with a good right hand that stumbles Del Norte. Del Norte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Del Norte swings away with a body shot that misses
and Strasser counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Del Norte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosen Strasser 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.
Del Norte misses with a right hand
and Strasser counters with a stiff right hand.
Del Norte tests Strasser's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rosen Strasser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Del Norte shoots in and bounces Strasser off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Del Norte might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Strasser is pulling down on Del Norte's head to control his posture.
Strasser keeping full guard, as Del Norte tries to pass.
Rosen Strasser has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strasser is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strasser keeping full guard, as Del Norte tries to pass.
Strasser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Norte scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Del Norte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Del Norte stopping the sweep attempt from Strasser.
Del Norte trying to control but Strasser is working from the bottom.
Strasser is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Del Norte in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Strasser manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Del Norte manages to get himself to full guard.
Del Norte is trying to keep Strasser in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte looking for a sweep. Not yet Del Norte, not yet.
Strasser is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Del Norte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Strasser can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Strasser trying to control but Del Norte is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Del Norte wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Strasser just misses with a punch to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Strasser.
Del Norte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strasser throws out the jab.
Del Norte loads up on a big right hand but Strasser slips the punch.
Del Norte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strasser.
Del Norte throws a hook but Strasser avoids it easily.
Strasser lands with an overhand left.
A jab lands there for Del Norte.
Rosen Strasser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strasser looks for the body kick but Del Norte saw that one coming.
Del Norte tries to score with a low kick but Strasser moves his leg out of the way.
Donk. Del Norte catches Strasser right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Del Norte. Strasser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Norte throws a right and a left that Strasser avoids nicely.
Strasser fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rosen Strasser seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Norte misses with a body shot.
Strasser changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Del Norte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strasser.
Strasser looks to land a combination but Del Norte avoids it well.
Strasser throws a chopping leg kick but Del Norte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Del Norte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strasser connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Del Norte scrambles back to his feet.
Strasser thuds a left hand into Del Norte's body.
Strasser cracks Del Norte with an open hand slap.
Del Norte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Strasser misses with an uppercut
enabling Del Norte to counter with a crisp jab.
Del Norte thuds his right hand into Strasser's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Strasser - that will leave a mark!
Del Norte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strasser cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strasser has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rosen Strasser will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Del Norte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strasser.
Rosen Strasser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strasser bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Strasser throws a lazy body kick
letting Del Norte counter with a right hand.
Del Norte looks to throw the jab but Strasser is out of range.
Del Norte misses with an uppercut.
Del Norte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strasser.
Strasser lunges at Del Norte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Del Norte's hand.
Strasser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strasser looks to land a combination but Del Norte avoids it well.
Del Norte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Del Norte shoots for a takedown but Strasser saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Strasser misses with the combination.
It looked like Del Norte was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Strasser.
Strasser is looking to score with low kicks.
Del Norte throws the kick towards the body but Strasser avoids it.
Strasser stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Strasser wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasser attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Del Norte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strasser counters with a nice uppercut.
Strasser uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Norte.
Strasser looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Strasser moves away from the strike by Del Norte.
Del Norte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strasser.
Strasser thows a left - swing and a miss!
Del Norte throws a lazy right hand but Strasser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strasser tries a quick counter leg kick but Del Norte is wise to it.
Strasser fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Del Norte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strasser manages to avoid it.
Strasser feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Del Norte's calf.
Del Norte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strasser.
Strasser explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Del Norte blocks a head kick by Strasser.
Del Norte throws a hook but Strasser avoids it easily.
Del Norte lands a lovely overhand right.
Del Norte feints a jab promting Strasser to slip. Del Norte then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Strasser slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strasser looks to land a left hand but Del Norte moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte moves out of range as Strasser strikes.
Del Norte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strasser.
Del Norte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Del Norte misses with a looping left.
Del Norte just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Del Norte.
Del Norte shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Strasser napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Strasser sneaks out the side door and pushes Del Norte away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Strasser fails to land with a series of punches.
Strasser ducks under a wild hook from Del Norte.
Strasser is looking to slow Del Norte down with leg kicks.
Strasser scores with a crisp jab that stopped Del Norte in his tracks.
Del Norte fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fantinaz Del Norte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Del Norte. Those never looked like landing.
Strasser tests Del Norte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Strasser. Those never looked like landing.
Del Norte swinging wildly here.
Fantinaz Del Norte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strasser throws a series of punches but Del Norte moves out of range.
Del Norte is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Strasser's half guard.
Del Norte seems to be working for a kimura but Strasser defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Del Norte trying to mount his opponent but Strasser defends it.
Del Norte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strasser keeps working.
Del Norte seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strasser is pressing down on Del Norte's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Del Norte is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Norte wants to control from the top but Strasser keeps moving.
Del Norte trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Del Norte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strasser swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Del Norte trying to control but Strasser is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rosen Strasser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Strasser 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosen Strasser!
The defeated Fantinaz Del Norte had this to say: 'Great job fucker, one hell of a fight :)'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loves To Spooge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spooge is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Litte Things - One Direction. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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38
222 lbs
27 - 12 - 1 |
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29
219 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stone Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Loves To Spooge!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kirby blocks a jab.
Kirby throwing a counter right hand but Spooge manages to avoid it.
Kirby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spooge moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Kirby. Those never looked like landing.
Spooge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Spooge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kirby. That did some damage!
Spooge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kirby slips a jab from Spooge.
Spooge's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kirby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spooge scrambles back to his feet.
Spooge gets tackled into the cage by Kirby. Kirby maintains the clinch.
Spooge is trying to break free.
Spooge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kirby misses with a body punch.
Spooge is trying to break free.
Kirby misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spooge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kirby explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A leg kick checked by Kirby.
Spooge thows a leg kick but Kirby checks it
and Kirby counters with a big head kick but Spooge shrugs it off.
Spooge misses with a right hand
and Kirby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kirby connects with a nice looking jab.
Spooge misses with a leg kick.
Spooge scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kirby throws a head kick that misses
and Spooge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirby looks to score with a jab to the body but Spooge is just out of range.
Kirby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spooge.
Spooge misses with a jab to the body
and Kirby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Kirby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spooge throws a low kick but Kirby avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Spooge there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kirby throws a head kick that misses
and Spooge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spooge looks to throw the jab but Kirby is out of range.
Good work by Kirby as he checks the leg kick.
Spooge misses with a double jab
and Kirby counters with a nice body kick.
Spooge misses with a leg kick
enabling Kirby to counter with a crisp jab.
Spooge misses with an uppercut
and Kirby counters with a left and a right that stings Spooge.
Spooge cracks Kirby with an open hand slap.
Spooge lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spooge.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kirby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kirby scores with a jab. Spooge acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spooge tries to land a leg kick but Kirby saw it coming and moves away.
Kirby appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spooge throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spooge 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 Kirby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kirby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A combination from Spooge does no damage.
Kirby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kirby throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kirby lands with a straight right. Spooge didn't see that one coming.
Spooge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kirby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirby blocks a low kick nicely.
Spooge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kirby moves out of range as Spooge strikes.
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 leg kick checked by Kirby.
Spooge throws a leg kick but Kirby checks it.
Kirby is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spooge throws a leg kick but Kirby moved away.
Kirby connects with a body shot.
Spooge throws a front kick aimed at Kirby's knee but Kirby avoids it well.
Spooge takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kirby lands a head kick. Spooge smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Spooge looks to land a left hand but Kirby moved out of range nicely.
Spooge misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Spooge is predictable there
and Kirby counters with a nice uppercut.
Spooge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kirby looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Spooge thumps Kirby with a low kick.
Kirby is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirby moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirby.
Kirby manages to break the clinch.
Kirby throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stone Kirby dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spooge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Kirby.
Spooge misses with a body shot
and Kirby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kirby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kirby tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Spooge manages to circle out of the way.
Kirby misses with a double jab.
Spooge scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kirby looks to score with a jab to the body but Spooge is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Kirby checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kirby throws a big counter combination but Spooge scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Spooge's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kirby under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Spooge is predictable there
and Kirby counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kirby.
Kirby lands an elbow inside.
Kirby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone Kirby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spooge misses with a leg kick
and Kirby counters with a left and a right that stings Spooge.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Spooge in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kirby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spooge's brow.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spooge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kirby misses with a double jab.
Kirby tries to move into range but Spooge moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kirby lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kirby moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone Kirby is winning the standup battle so far.
Spooge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spooge lands with an uppercut that bounces Kirby off the cage and back into range.
Spooge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirby.
Loves To Spooge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirby checks a low kick from Spooge.
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!
Spooge tries to land a leg kick but Kirby saw it coming and moves away.
Kirby tries to clinch but Spooge moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spooge throws a leg kick but Kirby moved away.
Kirby is looking to counter punch.
Donk. Kirby catches Spooge right on the button with a cross.
Spooge throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kirby is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Spooge.
Kirby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spooge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spooge throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kirby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spooge throws a leg kick
and Kirby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kirby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spooge throws a right hand that misses
and Kirby counters with a series of strikes. Spooge will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kirby checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kirby blocks a jab.
Kirby throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spooge on the side of the head.
Spooge misses the jab.
Kirby doesn't manage to clinch there - Spooge circles away.
Spooge misses with a straight left.
Kirby is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kirby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Spooge. Those never looked like landing.
Spooge cracks Kirby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spooge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kirby.
Spooge scores with a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Spooge in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kirby gets a clinch.
Kirby has Spooge pressed against the cage, preventing Spooge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spooge is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spooge is trying to push Kirby away but Kirby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kirby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spooge's efforts to push away.
Spooge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spooge is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Spooge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kirby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kirby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spooge can do to turn this around?
Spooge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kirby has him pressed against the cage.
Kirby displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spooge up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spooge wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kirby misses with a body punch.
Kirby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spooge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spooge throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spooge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spooge throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stone Kirby dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Spooge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spooge misses with a leg kick
and Kirby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spooge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch but Spooge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spooge throws a low kick but Kirby moves out of range easily.
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spooge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spooge misses with a low kick as Kirby jumps back.
Spooge tries to land a leg kick but Kirby saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Kirby was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Spooge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spooge feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kirby's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spooge connects with a solid leg kick.
Kirby lands a big head kick that sends Spooge tumbling to the mat! Kirby takes a step backwards and waves Spooge back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Spooge is rocked!
It looks like Loves To Spooge has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spooge is still on wobbly legs! Can Kirby finish him?
Spooge throws a low kick but Kirby avoids it.
Kirby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spooge thows a leg kick but Kirby checks it
enabling Kirby to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spooge.
Spooge thows a leg kick but Kirby checks it
and Kirby counters with an inside leg kick.
Spooge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Spooge seems to have recovered his senses.
Decent striking displayed by Spooge there.
Spooge blocks a head kick by Kirby.
Spooge throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kirby throws a big counter combination but Spooge scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kirby tries to move into range but Spooge moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kirby avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kirby is looking for a counter combo.
Kirby has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Spooge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kirby looks to land a combination but Spooge avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spooge throws a low kick but Kirby moves out of range easily.
Kirby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spooge.
Loves To Spooge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone Kirby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spooge misses with a low kick as Kirby jumps back.
It looked like Kirby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spooge thows a leg kick but Kirby checks it
enabling Kirby to counter with a crisp jab.
Spooge fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kirby rushes Spooge and presses him up against the cage.
Kirby lands an elbow inside.
Kirby breaks from the clinch.
Spooge throws a front kick aimed at Kirby's knee but Kirby avoids it well.
Kirby blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice body punch from Kirby.
Kirby lands with an uppercut that bounces Spooge off the cage and back into range.
Spooge throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kirby counter with a right hand.
Kirby misses with a wild body shot.
Spooge is looking for the big counter here.
Kirby tries to clinch but Spooge is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spooge takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Spooge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kirby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Spooge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch but Spooge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kirby cracks Spooge with an open hand slap.
Spooge misses with a low kick.
Kirby is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Spooge.
Spooge thows a leg kick but Kirby checks it
and Kirby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spooge tries to bum rush Kirby with a series of wild strikes but Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kirby scores with a nice right hand.
Kirby lunges at Spooge with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spooge's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spooge throws a poor cross that misses
and Kirby counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Spooge is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Spooge looks to land a combination but Kirby avoids it well.
Kirby lands with a straight right. Spooge didn't see that one coming.
Kirby rushes Spooge and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spooge dodges an elbow strike from Kirby.
Spooge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Kirby stalling.
Spooge breaks from the clinch.
Kirby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spooge.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spooge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spooge misses with a shot to the body
letting Kirby counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stone Kirby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kirby 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stone Kirby!
Stone Kirby managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BeastMode, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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48
154 lbs
54 - 41 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
46 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
54 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mizrahi to counter with a crisp jab.
Mizrahi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up.
Lee catches Mizrahi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mizrahi 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.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mizrahi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee scores with a jab.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mizrahi instigates a clinch.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mizrahi blocks an uppercut.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Mizrahi misses the target.
Lee throws a hook but Mizrahi blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Mizrahi throws a shot to the body.
Mizrahi throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Mizrahi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Mizrahi misses with a body shot.
Lee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mizrahi throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee scores with a jab.
Mizrahi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mizrahi rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Lee tries a body shot but Mizrahi blocks it.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee tries to break free but Mizrahi pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Mizrahi to work.
Mizrahi landing knees to the body.
Mizrahi blocks a body shot from Lee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mizrahi.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Mizrahi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mizrahi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mizrahi stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoiding damage as Mizrahi throws knees to the body.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Asher Lee has been cut.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Mizrahi controls his hands.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mizrahi lands a body shot.
Mizrahi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mizrahi gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mizrahi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi landing knees to the body.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizrahi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Mizrahi's head.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Come on Mizrahi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Mizrahi controls the action.
Mizrahi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mizrahi lands a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Mizrahi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mizrahi digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Mizrahi takes a shot to the head.
Mizrahi is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Mizrahi won't allow it.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mizrahi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mizrahi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Mizrahi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asher Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mizrahi scores with a nice right hand.
Lee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Mizrahi throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Mizrahi is out of range.
Mizrahi cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mizrahi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee 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.
Mizrahi connects with a looping right hand.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Mizrahi throws a quick counter head kick but Lee was just out of range.
Lee connects with a right hand. Mizrahi shakes it off.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mizrahi throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mizrahi doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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 slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Mizrahi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mizrahi avoids the body shot from Lee.
A big left from Lee misses.
Mizrahi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mizrahi throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee lands with a straight right. Mizrahi didn't see that one coming.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mizrahi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Mizrahi throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mizrahi closes the distance and clinches.
Mizrahi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mizrahi blocks an uppercut.
Mizrahi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mizrahi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Mizrahi keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mizrahi blocking some punches.
Mizrahi has Lee pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee being controlled against the cage.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Mizrahi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mizrahi scores with a knee to the head.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Mizrahi has the dominant position.
Mizrahi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mizrahi works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Mizrahi finish him?
Lee misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Mizrahi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mizrahi with a knee to the head.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee letting Mizrahi take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi working the clinch nicely. Lee is working for position but Mizrahi cracks him with a big knee to the head! Lee crumples up against the cage and Mizrahi lands two more shots before the ref can save Lee! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Donnie Mizrahi!
Our winner, Donnie Mizrahi, 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 John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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147 lbs
64 - 35 - 1 |
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
64 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 32 - 5, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams thumps Equinox with a low kick.
Williams 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.
Equinox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A bone on bone clash there as Equinox blocks the leg kick.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Equinox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Equinox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Equinox jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Equinox doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Equinox takes one to the chin there.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Equinox.
Equinox checks a low kick from Williams.
Equinox tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way.
Equinox avoids the head kick by Williams.
Equinox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox misses with a straight left.
Equinox misses with a double jab.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Equinox doesn't seem bothered though.
Equinox checks a low kick from Williams.
A big right from Williams misses.
Equinox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Equinox counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Equinox.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Equinox - that landed with a thud.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Equinox keeps him there for the moment.
Equinox is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Equinox cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Equinox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Equinox working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Nice body punch from Equinox - that landed with a thud.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Equinox has him pressed against the cage.
Equinox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Equinox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox blocks a head kick by Williams.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Williams scores with a hook.
A head kick from Williams lands but Equinox takes it in his stride.
Paul Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams punishes Equinox's body with a nice straight punch.
Equinox walks into a left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Equinox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Equinox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Equinox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Equinox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams lands with a nice body kick.
Equinox throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Equinox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Equinox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams throws a leg kick but Equinox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Equinox misses.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Equinox's defenses.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Equinox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick from Williams lands but Equinox takes it in his stride.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Equinox was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams punishes Equinox's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Equinox defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Equinox is controlling him.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Equinox - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A shot in the inside from Equinox.
A hook to the body from Equinox.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Equinox scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Equinox tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Equinox back against the cage.
Equinox gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Equinox.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams is rocked!
Equinox lands an uppercut.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Equinox finish him?
Equinox lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox stalling.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Equinox has double underhooks.
Equinox has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Equinox.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Equinox has the dominant position.
Equinox lands with a right to the head.
Equinox misses with a punch to the body.
Equinox stalling against the cage.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Equinox lands a shot to the body.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Equinox has double underhooks.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Williams wants to break free but Equinox has control.
Equinox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Equinox.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Equinox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
Equinox struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Equinox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Equinox.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Equinox keeps him there for the moment.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John Equinox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Equinox lands with a right to the head.
Equinox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Equinox's defenses.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Equinox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Equinox lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
Williams avoids the body shot from Equinox.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Equinox's leg but Equinox calmly moves out of range.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Equinox backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox dominated that second round.
That's time! Equinox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Equinox 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 Williams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Equinox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Equinox moves out of range easily.
Equinox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Equinox moves away and avoids it.
Equinox 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.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Equinox's calf.
Williams throws a hook but Equinox avoids it easily.
Equinox blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equinox has managed to clinch.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Equinox controls the action.
Equinox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Equinox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Equinox has double underhooks.
Equinox keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams is trying to break free.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Equinox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Equinox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Equinox is working Williams over against the cage.
Equinox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Equinox lands a nice uppercut.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Equinox lands a left hand.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Equinox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Equinox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Equinox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Equinox has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Equinox is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Equinox.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Equinox.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Equinox cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Equinox lands a body shot.
Equinox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Equinox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Equinox 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Equinox!
John Equinox thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reilly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leonard misses with a series of wild punches.
Reilly is looking for a counter combo.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Reilly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonard throws out the jab.
Reilly throws a head kick but Leonard moves out of range.
Reilly throws a leg kick but Leonard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
Leonard looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
Leonard 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly throws a leg kick but Leonard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leonard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reilly throws a nice head kick!
Leonard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reilly connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard throws a hook but Reilly avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leonard throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly lunges at Leonard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leonard's hand.
Reilly dodges the punch combination from Leonard.
Leonard checks a leg kick.
Ray Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reilly scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Leonard's head but Leonard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Reilly coming out on top.
Leonard throws a big shot that misses.
A clash of legs there as Leonard blocks the low kick.
Reilly throws an overhand right that lands on Leonard's shoulder, as Leonard tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly throws a head kick but Leonard moves out of range.
Leonard looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
Reilly throws the left hand but Leonard avoids the punch easily.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonard misses with a straight left.
Leonard lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly 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!
Nice defenses there by Reilly.
The fighters circling - Leonard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reilly pushes Leonard away with a front kick.
Reilly scores with a nice right hand.
Leonard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonard misses the target.
Leonard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leonard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leonard tries for a takedown but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Reilly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Leonard.
Leonard moves away from the strike by Reilly.
A little jabbing left from Leonard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Leonard blocks the low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reilly.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Leonard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Leonard scores with a sloppy right hand. Reilly should have avoided that one.
Leonard scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly swats away the attempt to clinch by Leonard.
Leonard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reilly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Reilly slips a jab from Leonard.
Reilly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leonard, pushing him back against the cage.
Reilly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Leonard misses with a punch to the body.
Leonard missing with knees to the body.
Leonard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reilly's face.
Leonard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Leonard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonard tries to score a body lock takedown but Reilly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Reilly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reilly stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reilly tries a body shot but Leonard blocks it.
Leonard works on Reilly's body with a couple of short punches.
Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonard throws a big shot that misses.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Leonard.
Reilly defending well as Leonard loads up on a big left hand.
Reilly is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly tries to land a body kick
and Leonard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reilly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leonard loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Reilly throws a leg kick but Leonard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leonard connects with a right hand. Reilly shakes it off.
Reilly scores with a head kick.
Reilly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leonard backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
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 Ray Reilly will probably get the nod.
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.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Leonard.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Leonard takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
Reilly wants to clinch
and Leonard counters with a stiff right hand.
Leonard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
Reilly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reilly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leonard throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reilly misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard throws a hook but Reilly blocks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reilly. Leonard shrugs it off though.
Leonard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reilly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leonard's head backwards.
Ray Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reilly doesn't seem bothered though.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Leonard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reilly moves into the clinch.
Leonard looking to throw knees to the head but Reilly is blocking nicely.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leonard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Reilly.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leonard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
Reilly letting Leonard take a breather here.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly is trying to maintain a safe position but Leonard gets an underhook and turns Reilly into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leonard misses with a knee strike.
Nuriel Leonard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Leonard backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Leonard throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly tries to clinch up.
Reilly is looking to clinch but Leonard is avoiding it.
Leonard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonard. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonard misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Reilly tries to land a front kick but Leonard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reilly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leonard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Reilly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leonard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reilly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leonard missing with a left hand there. Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reilly leaves Leonard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leonard lands with a nice body punch.
Reilly connects with a looping right hand.
Leonard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Reilly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leonard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leonard throws a lazy uppercut
and Reilly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leonard's knee momentarily.
Reilly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leonard misses with a body shot.
Reilly is looking to counter with a body kick.
Reilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonard.
Leonard lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leonard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the head but Reilly blocks with his arms.
Leonard misses with some punches.
Leonard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leonard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reilly's efforts to push away.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leonard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leonard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leonard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reilly defends it well.
Leonard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Leonard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leonard tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reilly with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonard moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nuriel Leonard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Reilly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leonard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reilly. Reilly obviously looking to wear him down.
Reilly motions for Leonard to come forward. Reilly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reilly.
Reilly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leonard rushes Reilly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonard.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Reilly breaks the clinch.
Donk. Reilly catches Leonard right on the button with a cross.
Leonard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reilly feinted there with a counter leg kick.
No joy there for Leonard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard throws a hook but Reilly blocks it.
Leonard misses with a looping right.
Leonard drives through with a takedown into Reilly's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reilly wants to sweep here but Leonard controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard throws an elbow that misses. Reilly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leonard's guard. Nice move by Reilly!
Leonard is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Leonard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reilly manages to get himself to full guard.
Leonard won't allow Reilly to sweep him here.
Leonard trying to control the position from guard on top but Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reilly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leonard is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leonard trying to control the position from guard on top but Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reilly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leonard wants to pass the guard but Reilly is keeping the position.
Reilly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard looking to sit in guard and control but Reilly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reilly stands and steps away. Leonard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Leonard looks for a takedown but Reilly sprawls well.
Reilly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Leonard misses with a straight left.
Reilly digs a good body shot into Leonard's ribs.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonard circles away.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Leonard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
Leonard throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leonard is out of range and Reilly settles back down.
Leonard misses with a looping left.
It looked like Reilly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Leonard moves out of range easily.
Reilly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leonard is able to avoid easily.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Leonard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
Leonard defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
Reilly scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Leonard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reilly - the referee stops the clock and Leonard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reilly. Leonard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Leonard misses with a straight right.
Leonard scores with a jab to the head.
Reilly throws a wild body kick that Leonard sees coming a mile off.
Leonard loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Leonard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reilly lands with a straight right. Leonard didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reilly clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reilly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leonard throws a hook but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leonard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reilly connects with the punch.
Leonard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reilly lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Leonard.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Leonard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Leonard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonard.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reilly has time to react.
Leonard avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Leonard misses its intended target.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Leonard.
Leonard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly thows a leg kick but Leonard checks it
and Leonard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Reilly misses the target.
Leonard 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.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Leonard moves out of range easily.
Leonard connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Leonard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leonard defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
Leonard throws out a loose jab but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly throws a body kick that misses.
Leonard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reilly.
Leonard looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonard.
Leonard sizes up Reilly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reilly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leonard ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Leonard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly defending well as Leonard loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Leonard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
It looked like Reilly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Leonard.
Reilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reilly throws a one two combo.
Reilly throws a low kick but Leonard moves out of range easily.
Leonard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. Leonard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leonard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonard misses with a looping right.
Leonard throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly moves out of range as Leonard strikes.
Leonard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reilly misses with a hook to the body
and Leonard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reilly. Reilly obviously looking to wear him down.
Reilly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reilly throws a nice looking combination but Leonard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leonard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard lands an overhand right.
Leonard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reilly counters with a head kick.
Reilly misses with a hook. Leonard ducked under it nicely.
Reilly connects with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonard walks into a stiff left hand from Reilly.
Leonard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
A big right from Leonard misses.
Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonard throws a body shot but no joy.
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonard.
Leonard avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Leonard throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly tries to land a front kick but Leonard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Leonard throws out a counter right but Reilly avoids it with no problem.
Leonard throws out a loose jab but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Leonard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Leonard lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonard misses the target.
Reilly throwing a counter right hand but Leonard manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reilly.
Leonard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Leonard misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Leonard throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Leonard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Leonard tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reilly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Leonard if he has to take too many more of those.
Reilly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leonard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leonard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Leonard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Nuriel Leonard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Leonard misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Reilly lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reilly.
Leonard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reilly catches Leonard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leonard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Leonard.
Leonard tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the body from Reilly misses
and Leonard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reilly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reilly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonard throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reilly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leonard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leonard throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard scores with a jab. Reilly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reilly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reilly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reilly misses the jab.
Reilly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reilly scores with a decent looking hook.
Leonard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leonard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Leonard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reilly defending well though.
Leonard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leonard throws a strike but Reilly avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Reilly managing to control the position.
Leonard wants to control from the top but Reilly keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Reilly wants to sweep but no luck.
Nuriel Leonard has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonard lands a couple of elbows.
Reilly is trying to control the position but Leonard postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Leonard feints and as Reilly raises his hands in defense, Leonard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leonard throws a big right hand that misses.
Leonard won't allow Reilly to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard wants to control from the top but Reilly keeps moving.
Reilly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leonard.
Reilly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leonard throws a big elbow that misses.
Reilly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leonard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Leonard throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Leonard throws a lazy uppercut
and Reilly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reilly throws a series of punches but Leonard moves out of range.
Leonard with a nice cross.
A jab from Leonard misses.
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leonard instigates a clinch.
Leonard landing knees to the head.
Leonard is struggling to control the position.
Leonard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leonard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonard misses with a knee strike.
Leonard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leonard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Reilly being controlled against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Leonard trying to control the position but instead, Reilly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leonard into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nuriel Leonard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leonard 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 47:48
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuriel Leonard!
Nuriel Leonard is the new lightweight champion!
Nuriel Leonard decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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