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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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270 lbs
59 - 35 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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
49 - 50 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
59 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bourque throws a lazy head kick
and Ghotha counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bourque won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghotha is looking to take a break and control but Bourque is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ghotha throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ghotha throws a strike aimed at the side of Bourque's head but Bourque avoids it well.
Ghotha postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghotha throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ghotha 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.
Ghotha is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bourque is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bourque managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ghotha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque dodges the ground and pound from Ghotha.
Bourque looks to move to half guard but instead Ghotha has passed into mount! Damn!
Ghotha thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ghotha avoids the attempt from Bourque to control.
Ghotha throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ghotha thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bourque tries to reverse the position but Ghotha maintains control.
We've been hearing good reports from Ghotha's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ghotha thowing shots but they're missing.
Bourque is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghotha working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
Ghotha controlling his opponent.
Ghotha fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ghotha sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Bourque that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ghotha with good strikes from the mount here!
Ghotha wants to control the pace but Bourque is squirming around nicely.
Ghotha landing punches.
Ghotha misses with a head shot.
Bourque wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ghotha.
Ghotha 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.
Ghotha thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bourque wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ghotha.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ghotha is landing with some decent strikes but Bourque is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That has opened up Timothy Bourque's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghotha sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ghotha throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ghotha unloads with some shots from mount but Bourque bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ghotha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bourque is rocked!
Timothy Bourque's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Timothy Bourque's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ghoul Ghotha!
During a confident post fight interview, Ghoul Ghotha thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Olhoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luther Heggs had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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280 lbs
42 - 24 - 1 |
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277 lbs
42 - 36 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class 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
42 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Olhoffer!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olhoffer throws a right hand that Heggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Heggs also avoids with ease.
Olhoffer lands the left hand.
Olhoffer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heggs throws a head kick but Olhoffer moves out of range.
Heggs closes the distance and clinches.
Heggs pushes Olhoffer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ray Olhoffer has been cut.
Heggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olhoffers head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heggs manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Heggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Heggs on the inside.
Olhoffer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olhoffer dodges the punch combination from Heggs.
Olhoffer defending well as Heggs loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Olhoffer.
Heggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olhoffer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Olhoffer misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heggs misses with a jab to the body
and Heggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heggs darts in and clinches Olhoffer up against the cage.
Heggs lands a body shot.
Olhoffer looks winded!
Heggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olhoffer slips under a jab.
Heggs misses with a straight right.
Olhoffer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer slips under a jab from Heggs.
Olhoffer takes one to the chin there.
Heggs pushes Olhoffer up against the cage in a clinch.
Olhoffer wants to break free but Heggs has control.
Olhoffer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heggs prevents a body shot from Olhoffer.
Olhoffer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Olhoffer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Olhoffer taking a breather.
Heggs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Olhoffer misses with some punches.
Heggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs breaks the clinch.
Heggs has Olhoffer up against the cage in a clinch.
Heggs keeps control of Olhoffer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Heggs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Heggs.
Heggs breaks the clinch.
Heggs clinches up with Olhoffer and pushes him back against the cage.
Heggs lands a left hand.
Olhoffer is looking to break free of the clinch but Heggs has double underhooks.
Heggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heggs ducks under a wild hook from Olhoffer.
Heggs connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Heggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Olhoffer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olhoffer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Heggs backs off Olhoffer throws a huge counter combo but Heggs manages to avoid it all.
Olhoffer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heggs.
Olhoffer blocks a head kick by Heggs.
Heggs misses with the combination.
Heggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olhoffer scores with a jab. Heggs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Olhoffer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heggs.
Heggs looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Olhoffer throws a big shot that misses.
Heggs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Luther Heggs is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olhoffer staying out of range there.
Olhoffer throws a series of punches but Heggs avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Heggs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Olhoffer.
Heggs ducks under a wild hook from Olhoffer.
A cross from Heggs lands.
Heggs fakes the body blow, causing Olhoffer to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Olhoffer goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luther Heggs!
Luther Heggs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Porcelain Punisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Kevin Rudolf - In the City as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22 - 11 - 0 |
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250 lbs
14 - 39 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Porcelain Punisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Harris!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porcelain Punisher lands a left and a right that send Harris crashing to the mat, dazed. Porcelain Punisher thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Harris is rocked!
It looks like Frank Harris has been cut.
Harris darts in trying to clinch
and Porcelain Punisher counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Porcelain Punisher!
A relieved looking Matt Porcelain Punisher thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bai Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Now I Lay Thee Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 lbs
54 - 29 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bai Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
54 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Larsson blocks the low kick.
Bai Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yu.
Yu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Larsson. That did some damage!
Yu throws a leg kick
and Larsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yu misses with a low kick.
Yu throws a lazy head kick
and Larsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Bai Yu has been cut.
Larsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu misses with a low kick as Larsson jumps back.
Larsson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Yu as he connects with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Larsson.
Yu is looking to chop away at Larsson's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
A head kick misses from Larsson.
Yu lands a big head kick that sends Larsson tumbling to the mat! Yu takes a step backwards and waves Larsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Larsson is rocked!
Yu keeps Larsson at a distance using the push kick.
Larsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Yu finish him?
Yu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Larsson moves in looking to clinch but Yu pushes him off.
Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yu tries to land a front kick but Larsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Larsson scores with a hook.
Yu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a right and a left that Yu avoids nicely.
Larsson misses with a kick to the body.
Jab by Larsson.
Larsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yu.
Yu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Larsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Larsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Larsson counters with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Yu. Those never looked like landing.
Yu lands a big head kick that sends Larsson tumbling to the mat! Yu takes a step backwards and waves Larsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Yu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Larsson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yu blocks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Yu - just one landing.
Larsson checks a low kick from Yu.
Yu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Larsson feints a counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Larsson.
Yu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.
Larsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Yu sizes up Larsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That has opened up Henrik Larsson's cut even more.
Yu is looking to slow Larsson down with leg kicks.
Yu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yu connects with a leg kick. Larsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yu connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Larsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Larsson misses.
Yu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Larsson checks it well.
Yu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Larsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu wants to slow Larsson down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Larsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Larsson wants to clinch up but Yu keeps it at a distance.
Larsson misses the jab.
Yu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Larsson in his tracks.
Yu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Larsson's calf.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larsson slips a jab and a cross from Yu.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bai Yu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yu. That's going to slow Larsson down.
Yu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larsson can do to turn this around?
Yu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Larsson. That did some damage!
Bai Yu is winning the standup battle so far.
Yu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yu tries a low kick but Larsson avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larsson! But no joy.
An inside leg kick from Yu misses.
Yu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Larsson checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Larsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yu's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Yu misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Larsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yu looks to land a body kick but Larsson moved away.
Larsson moves out of range as Yu throws a body kick.
Larsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson slips under a jab from Yu.
Yu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Larsson checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Larsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Larsson throws out a powerful jab.
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick and Yu moves out of range easily.
Yu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yu connects with a leg kick. Larsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
You can see that Larsson has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Yu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Larsson is out of range.
Larsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Despite the aggression on Larsson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larsson.
Yu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Yu misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu misses with a low kick.
Larsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Larsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yu with a body shot.
Larsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Larsson misses with a straight left.
Yu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson defending well as Yu loads up on a big left hand.
Yu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Larsson.
Larsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yu is out of range.
Larsson avoids the head kick by Yu.
A nice side step and Larsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yu throws a leg kick but Larsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Larsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yu.
Yu throws a leg kick but Larsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yu feints and then cracks Larsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Larsson down.
Yu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Larsson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Yu has got the better of the exchanges.
Yu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Larsson looks to clinch
and Yu counters with a left to the body.
Yu is looking to score with low kicks.
Yu moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yu throws a hook but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yu can pounce on him.
Yu lands a big head kick that sends Larsson tumbling to the mat! Yu takes a step backwards and waves Larsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yu misses with a low kick.
Larsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Larsson throws a lazy right hand but Yu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yu is looking to chop away at Larsson's legs.
Larsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yu tries a low kick but Larsson avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bai Yu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yu keeps the fight on the outside.
Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsson misses with a body kick.
Yu is looking to counter punch.
Yu cracks the inside of Larsson's front leg.
Larsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Larsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yu. Yu obviously looking to wear him down.
Yu tries to score with a low kick but Larsson moves his leg out of the way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson looks to throw a body kick
and Yu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu throws a lazy head kick
and Larsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Larsson.
Yu throws a low kick but Larsson moves out of range easily.
Larsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crunch! Yu slams his shin into Larsson's torso.
Nice defenses there by Larsson.
Yu throws a front kick aimed at Larsson's knee but Larsson avoids it well.
Yu throws a sloppy head kick
and Larsson counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Yu.
Yu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yu tries a low kick but Larsson avoids it.
Yu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu moves out of range of the body kick.
Yu looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Yu swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsson.
Yu 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.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henrik Larsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yu misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yu 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 Larsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yu misses with a low kick as Larsson jumps back.
Larsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Larsson checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Larsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Yu scores with a jab. Larsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Larsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Larsson is looking for the big counter here.
Yu lands with a kick to the temple. Larsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yu misses with a low kick.
Yu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larsson's sensitive parts.
Yu looks to land a right hand but Larsson moved out of range.
Bai Yu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
Yu connects with an inside leg kick.
Yu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larsson checks a low kick from Yu.
Good exchange - Yu coming out on top.
Yu throws a lazy head kick
and Larsson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Yu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Larsson checks it well.
Larsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yu misses with a leg kick
and Larsson counters with a straight right hand.
Yu lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bai Yu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yu 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bai Yu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conor McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Hamburger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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182 lbs
30 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conor McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Quik!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonald misses with a hook. Quik ducked under it nicely.
Quik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quik keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McDonald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quik walks into a jab.
Quik misses with a low kick as McDonald jumps back.
McDonald on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Quik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quik. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald looks for the body kick but Quik saw that one coming.
Quik throws a hook but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Quik slips the punch.
Quik blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a body punch but Quik moves out of range.
McDonald tries to clinch but Quik moves out of range.
McDonald throws a push kick but Quik slaps the foot to one side.
McDonald throws a body punch but Quik moves out of range.
McDonald avoids a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McDonald checks a leg kick.
Quik lands a nice looking kick to the body. McDonald takes a step back to recover.
McDonald misses with an uppercut. Quik saw that one coming.
Quik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quik tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McDonald defends well and Quik ends up having to push McDonald into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McDonald jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDonald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quik's head.
Quik misses with a head kick.
Quik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quik lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McDonald backs up against the cage.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
Quik scores with a jab. McDonald acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Quik 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 McDonald has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McDonald and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quik throws a body kick that misses
and Quik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quik lands a front kick.
Quik misses with a two punch combination.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald throws a hook but Quik blocks it.
Quik throws a sloppy head kick and McDonald moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Quik. No joy for McDonald on that attempt.
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Quik slips the punch.
Quik looks to clinch
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald moves out of range as Quik throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDonald stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDonald.
Quik instigates a clinch.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Quik controls his hands.
Quik wants to get back to striking at distance but McDonald won't allow it.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike.
Quik struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
Quik is trying to maintain a safe position but McDonald gets an underhook and turns Quik into the cage.
McDonald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quik has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
McDonald throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quik wants to break free but McDonald has control.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Quik controls his hands.
Quik goes for a takedown attempt but McDonald pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Quik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quik throws a leg kick but McDonald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McDonald is looking to counter the offense by Quik and move into the clinch.
Quik looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
McDonald appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jamal Quik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quik throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
Quik lands a front kick.
Quik misses the shot to the body.
Quik scores with a kick to the body.
Quik throws a front kick aimed at McDonald's knee but McDonald avoids it well.
Quik misses with a series of wild punches.
A quick step to the side and McDonald tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald slips a jab and a cross from Quik.
McDonald throws a wild body kick that Quik sees coming a mile off.
Quik is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McDonald with a body shot.
McDonald looking to score a takedown here. Quik is defending well but McDonald drives through and ends up in Quik's guard.
Quik looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Quik dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Quik checks a low kick from McDonald.
Quik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McDonald rather than just go for the knockout.
Quik tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quik.
Quik misses with a few strikes there.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quik moves away.
Quik lands a nice looking body kick.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Quik.
Quik misses with a kick to the body
letting McDonald counter with a right hand.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Quik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonald throws a quick counter head kick but Quik was just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quik avoids the body shot from McDonald.
McDonald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Quik misses with a head kick.
Quik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
Quik throws a lazy head kick
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Quik.
Quik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quik throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
McDonald tests Quik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target.
Quik shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McDonald is holding on to half guard well.
McDonald is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quik is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McDonald controlling the position well.
Quik performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Quik tries to stand but can't do so whilst McDonald controls his leg.
McDonald looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald regains full guard. Nicely done.
McDonald pulls Quik in close to prevent any damage.
McDonald working for a triangle but Quik defends it easily.
Quik wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
McDonald throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quik's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McDonald trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McDonald throws a hook to the side of Quik's head but Quik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quik throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Quik blocks a jab.
Jamal Quik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonald scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quik throws a body kick that misses.
McDonald will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Quik throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
Quik misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jamal Quik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McDonald tries to score with a low kick but Quik moves his leg out of the way.
McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quik throws out the jab.
McDonald half committed to a counter leg kick.
McDonald plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Quik lands a lovely overhand right.
McDonald throws out a leg kick but Quik moves out of range and McDonald only half commits.
Quik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McDonald is fending him off so far but Quik persists. Nope, McDonald circles away and we're back to standing.
McDonald jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Quik slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
Quik throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Quik misses.
McDonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quik misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
Quik dips to his left and cracks McDonald with an uppercut!
McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quik throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quik throws an off balance right hand
and McDonald counters with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by McDonald there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot by Quik.
Quik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quik throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
McDonald throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as Quik lands an impressive looking overhand right. McDonald doesn't seem phased though.
McDonald looks to land a right hand but Quik moved out of range.
Quik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Quik throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Quik.
Quik misses with a head kick.
McDonald avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jamal Quik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald connects with a single shot there.
Quik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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 jab from McDonald finds it's way through Quik's defenses.
McDonald thumps Quik with a low kick.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses.
Quik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McDonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
Quik misses with a wild combination.
Quik drops his hands momentarily and McDonald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quik misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quik misses with a left hand
and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quik is rocked!
McDonald knocks out Quik with a massive right hand! The ref tackles McDonald before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. McDonald picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor McDonald!
Conor McDonald decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sorokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Adabisi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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34
140 lbs
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146 lbs
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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
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Adabisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sorokov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adabisi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sorokov scores with a one two! Adabisi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Adabisi lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sorokov misses the target.
Sorokov closes the distance and clinches up with Adabisi, looking for a takedown. Sorokov pushes Adabisi against the cage but Adabisi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sorokov throws a lazy right hand but Adabisi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adabisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sorokov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adabisi throws out the jab.
It seemed like Sorokov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adabisi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorokov avoids the body shot from Adabisi.
Some wild striking there from Sorokov.
Yuri Sorokov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Adabisi. Those never looked like landing.
Sorokov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adabisi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adabisi tries to clinch up but Sorokov circles away and keeps his distance.
Adabisi with a nice cross.
Adabisi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Adabisi closes the distance and clinches.
Adabisi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sorokov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adabisi scores with a shot to the side of Sorokov's head.
Adabisi takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sorokov fails to land.
Sorokov misses with a punch to the body.
Adabisi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sorokov.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Sorokov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Adabisi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adabisi.
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!
Adabisi misses with the head strike.
Adabisi tries to circle away but Sorokov has him pinned against the cage.
Adabisi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sorokov tries a body shot but Adabisi blocks it.
Sorokov trying to stall but Adabisi improves his position.
Sorokov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Adabisi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sorokov throws a head punch that misses.
Sorokov tries a body shot but Adabisi blocks it.
Sorokov blocking some punches.
Adabisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sorokov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adabisi.
Adabisi 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.
Sorokov swings for the body but Adabisi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov throws an off balance right hand
and Adabisi counters with a straight right hand.
Sorokov is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Adabisi ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Sorokov clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Adabisi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mac Mooseheads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Mooseheads could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bryan Bishop's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mac Mooseheads!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop slips under a jab from Mooseheads.
Bishop goes for a double leg but Mooseheads avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mooseheads continues to drive forward.
Mooseheads rushes Bishop and presses him up against the cage.
Mooseheads breaks the clinch.
Mooseheads throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mooseheads clinches up with Bishop and pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Mooseheads.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mooseheads escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mooseheads throws out the jab.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mooseheads.
Bishop tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooseheads darts in trying to clinch
and Bishop counters with a shoot takedown. Mooseheads fights it but they end up in guard.
Mooseheads keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mooseheads is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bishop defends well.
Mooseheads working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bishop doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bishop manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bishop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses.
Bishop is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mooseheads has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bishop can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mooseheads working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooseheads is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bishop is aware though and is defending well.
Mooseheads is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bishop defends well.
Bishop is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Mooseheads is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mooseheads keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
Mooseheads is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bishop is aware though and is defending well.
Mooseheads looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mooseheads lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooseheads wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Mooseheads wants to pass the guard but Bishop is keeping the position.
Mooseheads loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mooseheads is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bishop is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bishop has escaped and now he's on top!
Mooseheads looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mooseheads keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Mooseheads throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mooseheads working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bishop doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bishop manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bishop working some strikes from top position.
Mooseheads escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bishop gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mooseheads will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bishop lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mooseheads escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bishop gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mooseheads is trying to control Bishop's posture but Bishop avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Mooseheads dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Mooseheads finds it's way through Bishop's defenses.
Mooseheads lands a nice shot that snaps Bishop's head back.
Mooseheads looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mooseheads fails with the takedown
and Bishop counters with a takedown into side control.
Bishop trying to control the action but Mooseheads is working from the bottom.
Bishop working the ground and pound from side control.
Bishop cracks Mooseheads with a big elbow.
Bishop trying to control the action but Mooseheads is working from the bottom.
Mooseheads tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Mooseheads tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mooseheads manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bishop's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mooseheads keeps working.
Mooseheads looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mooseheads looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mooseheads looking for submissions off his back.
Bishop slips a nice elbow through Mooseheads's hands, connecting with Mooseheads's forehead.
Mooseheads looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mooseheads manages to get to full guard.
Bishop scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mooseheads working for a triangle but Bishop defends it easily.
Bryan Bishop has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mooseheads looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
My spies in The Warehouse inform me that Bishop has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bishop is in close to Mooseheads's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bishop content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mooseheads is looking for a triangle but Bishop pushes his legs off easily.
Bishop trying to control but Mooseheads is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop is in close to Mooseheads's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bishop lands a couple of elbows.
Mooseheads looking for a guillotine here but Bishop defends easily.
Bishop scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooseheads looking for a guillotine here but Bishop defends easily.
Mooseheads throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mooseheads looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bishop trying to control but Mooseheads is working from the bottom.
Bishop with a nice head shot there.
Bishop trying to control but Mooseheads is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mooseheads is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bishop defends well.
Bishop cracks Mooseheads with a solid left hand.
Bishop works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mooseheads is looking for a sweep. Bishop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but Mooseheads defending well.
Bishop frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mooseheads regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mooseheads looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mooseheads is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bishop scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mooseheads cracks a nice hook into Bishop's ribs.
Mooseheads tries to land a leg kick but Bishop saw it coming and moves away.
Bishop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mooseheads finds it's way round the side to connect with Bishop's head.
Mooseheads just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown but Mooseheads shows good takedown defense.
Mooseheads throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bishop shoots in but Mooseheads avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mooseheads doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mooseheads sprawls well initially but Bishop persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mooseheads is pressing down on Bishop's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mooseheads is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bishop is aware though and is defending well.
Mooseheads looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mooseheads is looking for a triangle but Bishop pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop stands up over Mooseheads, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Mooseheads.
Mooseheads is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bishop is aware though and is defending well.
Bishop stands up over Mooseheads, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bishop makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bishop is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bishop passes into half guard.
Mooseheads taking some punishment here, with Bishop in his half guard.
Mooseheads taking some punishment here, with Bishop in his half guard.
Mooseheads wants to improve his position but Bishop is controlling well.
Bishop looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mooseheads wants to improve his position but Bishop is controlling well.
Bishop lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mooseheads is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooseheads actively working from the bottom here.
Oh Mooseheads is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bishop is trying to control the action in half guard but Mooseheads is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mooseheads seems to have got his legs back now.
Mooseheads tries to roll over but Bishop keeps him under control.
Bishop not doing much here.
Mooseheads looking for submissions off his back.
Bishop seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Bishop there.
Bishop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mooseheads keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is looking to advance position but Mooseheads won't allow it.
Mooseheads is looking for a sweep. Bishop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mooseheads is looking to control Bishop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mooseheads avoid being mounted?
Bishop working over Mooseheads with some ground and pound. Mooseheads looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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 Mooseheads's temple.
Bishop lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mooseheads is looking to improve his position.
Mooseheads looking for submissions off his back.
Mooseheads strikes from the bottom but Bishop passes into mount!
Mooseheads is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mooseheads's face.
Mooseheads might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bishop cracks Mooseheads with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Bishop!
Bryan Bishop is the new bantamweight champion!
Bryan Bishop decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pump Up The Jam. Bruce Banner had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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32
200 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Banner!
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, Randall Flagg!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flagg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banner tries to counter with a takedown but Flagg is quick to defend against it.
Banner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Flagg misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
Banner throws a lazy right hand but Flagg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flagg gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Banner trying to control but Flagg is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner passes Flagg's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Banner trying to pass the guard but Flagg defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Flagg's thigh. Flagg counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Flagg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Banner controls the pace.
Flagg keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
Banner throwing strikes but missing.
Banner with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Flagg keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
Banner 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.
Flagg is pulling down on Banner's head. It's preventing any offense from Banner, at least for the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Banner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flagg at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg throws a big shot that misses.
Flagg instigates a clinch.
Banner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Flagg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Banner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Flagg after a bit of a struggle.
Banner wants the takedown. Flagg is fighting it off but Banner persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Flagg's guard against the cage.
Banner trying to control but Flagg is working from the bottom.
Flagg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flagg keeping full guard, as Banner tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg being controlled here, momentarily.
Banner with a nice head shot there.
Banner looking to sit in guard and control but Flagg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Banner keeping full guard, as Flagg tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flagg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Banner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Banner misses.
Flagg throws the left hand but Banner avoids the punch easily.
Banner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Banner dives in for a single leg takedown but Flagg sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Flagg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Banner with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flagg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Flagg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Banner looks for a takedown but Flagg sprawls well.
Flagg doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner keeps the fight on the outside.
Flagg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banner to score with a decent uppercut.
Flagg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Banner counters with a single leg into guard. Flagg didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flagg keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
Banner throwing strikes from guard but Flagg blocks nicely.
Banner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Flagg's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg is trying to maintain the position but Banner is very close to passing his half guard.
Banner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Flagg is staying active underneath Banner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Banner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bruce Banner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banner is keen to just control but Flagg is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Flagg is staying active underneath Banner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Banner is working for a kimura but Flagg is defending it quite comfortably.
Banner wants to advance to full mount but Flagg doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Banner stands and throws Flagg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Banner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Banner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Banner lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Flagg misses with a hook.
Banner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flagg.
Banner throws a sloppy body shot
and Flagg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flagg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Banner here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Flagg catches Banner right on the button with a cross.
Banner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Flagg counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner jabs Flagg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Flagg throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Flagg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Banner at a distance.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banner closes the distance and clinches up with Flagg, looking for a takedown. Banner pushes Flagg against the cage but Flagg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flagg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flagg.
Banner tries to counter with a takedown but Flagg is quick to defend against it.
Banner misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Flagg to counter with a crisp jab.
Randall Flagg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Flagg's hands.
Banner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Banner fails with the takedown
and Flagg counters with a straight right hand.
Banner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Flagg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Flagg misses.
Banner feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice jab there from Flagg.
Flagg throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Flagg cracks Banner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Banner shoots for a takedown but Flagg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good shot there by Flagg.
Bruce Banner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Banner shoots in and bounces Flagg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Flagg looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but Flagg is retaining full guard.
Banner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Banner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Flagg trying to control the position here.
Banner is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Flagg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Banner 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Banner!
Bruce Banner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dewey Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by Heroes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
54 - 17 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
54 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dewey Foley!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ice Man has been cut.
Foley throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Dewey Foley has been cut.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Foley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Foley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man misses the body punch
and Foley counters with a nice uppercut.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Foley ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Foley.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foley counters with a crisp right hand that drops Man! Foley lets Man back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Man is rocked!
Foley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Foley! But no joy.
Man seems to have got his legs back now.
Foley misses with a lunging right hand
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foley throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foley walks into a left hand.
Man moves out of range as Foley strikes.
Foley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foley.
An attempted straight right counter from Man misses the target.
Foley scores with a three punch combo!
Foley needs to keep his hands up - Man had a free shot at his head there.
Foley lands with a nice combination. Man backs away looking to recover.
Ice Man's cut is getting worse.
Foley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Foley.
Foley throws a monster overhand right that drops Man! Foley follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dewey Foley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murray Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Palahnuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palahnuik has chosen Machine Civilization as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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41
186 lbs
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181 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murray Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete Palahnuik!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palahnuik scores with a head kick.
It looks like Murray Jackson has been cut.
No joy there for Palahnuik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palahnuik throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Palahnuik throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Palahnuik slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Palahnuik throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Palahnuik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Palahnuik.
As Palahnuik looks to move away, Jackson throws a big counter combo but Palahnuik just gets out of the way.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palahnuik manages to avoid it.
Palahnuik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Palahnuik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jackson cracks Palahnuik with an open hand slap.
Palahnuik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Palahnuik looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palahnuik was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Pete Palahnuik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palahnuik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Palahnuik is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Palahnuik misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Palahnuik's body. Palahnuik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson tests Palahnuik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palahnuik manages to avoid it.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Palahnuiks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jackson lands the left hand.
Palahnuik does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palahnuik 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Palahnuik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Palahnuik.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Palahnuik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Palahnuik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Palahnuik wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Palahnuik ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Palahnuik moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Palahnuik throws out a powerful jab.
Palahnuik throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Palahnuik throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Palahnuik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palahnuik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp one two that drops Palahnuik! Jackson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Palahnuik to his feet! Palahnuik is in big trouble!
Palahnuik is rocked!
Palahnuik misses with an uppercut.
Palahnuik is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Palahnuik badly! He tries to strike back but Jackson puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Palahnuik out cold! Oh man, Palahnuik will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Murray Jackson!
Murray Jackson retains his middleweight title!
Murray Jackson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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