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RFL 009 Fiddler vs Tigiev PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diogo Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diogo Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa gets the takedown into side control.
Costa working the ground and pound but Rodrigues is defending the strikes.
Costa is working Rodrigues over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rodrigues tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa tries to stand but Rodrigues is controlling his head.
Rodrigues is looking to regain half guard here but Costa keeps moving and retains side control.
Costa controls the position from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa working away.
Rodrigues is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Costa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rodrigues tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Costa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Costa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Rodrigues's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Costa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Costa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rodrigues will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
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.
Costa wants to control but Rodrigues is keeping him busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rodrigues being controlled for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Costa.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costa tries to clinch up but Rodrigues circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rodrigues manages to get to full guard.
Rodrigues is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Costa is aware though and is defending well.
Costa passes Rodrigues's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Costa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigues looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costa wants to take a breather but Rodrigues is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa thows a huge punch but Rodrigues dodges it nicely.
Rodrigues wants to control but Costa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Costa seems to be looking for submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodrigues can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rodrigues trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodrigues avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Costa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Costa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Costa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rodrigues to the ground. Costa is now in Rodrigues's guard.
Costa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodrigues can do to turn this around?
Rodrigues is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Costa is aware though and is defending well.
Rodrigues being controlled here, momentarily.
Rodrigues trying to control the position.
Rodrigues looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues wants to improve his position but instead Costa has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa is pressing down on Rodrigues's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodrigues is holding on for now.
Rodrigues trying to hold on to Costa's head to control him but Costa postures up.
Rodrigues taking some punishment here, with Costa in his half guard.
Costa prevents Rodrigues from improving his position.
Rodrigues is trying to maintain the position but Costa is very close to passing his half guard.
Costa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Costa trying to pass the guard but Rodrigues defending well.
Costa trying to control the action but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodrigues looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rodrigues wants to take a breather but Costa is having none of it.
Costa is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is controlling the pace.
Rodrigues is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Costa wants to control but Rodrigues is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Costa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Costa.
Andre Costa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Costa wants to sweep here but Rodrigues controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Rodrigues from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rodrigues misses with a two punch combination.
Costa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Costa misses with a knee strike.
Costa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodrigues is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Costa pulls guard effortlessly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Costa dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Costa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodrigues sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Costa somewhat.
Rodrigues fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Costa avoids it really well and circles away.
Costa is looking to clinch.
Rodrigues let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rodrigues shoots in looking for a takedown but Costa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodrigues's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Costa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa stays in close to Rodrigues's body and controls the position.
Costa wants to pass the guard but Rodrigues is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Costa has passed into side control.
Rodrigues tries to buck Costa off but Costa is having none of it.
Costa trying to control the position but Rodrigues is working away.
Costa lands some shots froms side control.
Rodrigues wants to control but Costa postures up.
Rodrigues is trying to work for a sweep but Costa has mounted him!
Costa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Costa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Costa controlling the position easily from mount.
Costa lands a big shot there that rocks Rodrigues but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rodrigues tries to buck Costa off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rodrigues takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodrigues is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Costa lands with some strikes.
Costa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Costa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rodrigues tries to reverse the position but Costa maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa controlling from the full mount.
Costa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rodrigues for as long as he can get away with.
Rodrigues is in all sorts of trouble here.
Costa tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Costa fails to move to back control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costa wants to control the action but instead Rodrigues gets a body lock and reverses into Costa's guard! Nice work!
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Costa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Costa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qasem Soleimani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Boothe had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Boothe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Qasem Soleimani!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soleimani throws out a leg kick but Boothe moves out of range and Soleimani only half commits.
Boothe appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Soleimani motions for Boothe to come forward. Soleimani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boothe tries to counter with a takedown but Soleimani is quick to defend against it.
Boothe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boothe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Soleimani sprawls and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Boothe blocks the leg kick.
Boothe tries to counter with a takedown but Soleimani is quick to defend against it.
Boothe moves out of range of the leg kick from Soleimani.
Soleimani misses with a low kick.
Soleimani tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boothe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Soleimani throws a head kick but Boothe moves out of range.
Boothe checks the leg kick.
Boothe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Soleimani sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soleimani misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Boothe blocks the leg kick.
Boothe appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Soleimani throws a leg kick but Boothe moved away.
Boothe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Soleimani pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boothe is out of range and Soleimani settles back down.
Boothe attempts a counter takedown but Soleimani avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soleimani throws a sloppy head kick
and Boothe counters with a shoot takedown. Soleimani fights it but they end up in guard.
Boothe passes Soleimani's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boothe trying to control the pace.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soleimani pushes Boothe off looking to stand but Boothe dives back in and keeps control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Soleimani misses with a low kick.
Boothe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Soleimani throws the kick towards the body but Boothe avoids it.
Boothe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Soleimani thows a leg kick but Boothe checks it
and Boothe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boothe.
Soleimani wants to get back to his feet but Boothe passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe is controlling the pace.
Boothe passes to side control.
Boothe controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Thomas Boothe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A low kick from Soleimani is predictable there
and Boothe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Soleimani scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Boothe manages to mount him!
Boothe controlling the pace for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Soleimani is in real trouble.
Soleimani is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's two 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.
Thomas Boothe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soleimani trying to get back to his feet but Boothe is in full control for now.
Boothe really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Soleimani.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soleimani is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
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.
I would not like to be Soleimani right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Boothe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Soleimani thows a leg kick but Boothe checks it
and Boothe counters with a takedown into side control.
Soleimani is looking to get back to his feet here but Boothe is keeping cool and he's managed to take Soleimani's back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Boothe controlling the positon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soleimani is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Good control from Boothe.
Soleimani trying to get back to his feet but Boothe is in full control for now.
That's two 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.
Boothe controls the action.
Boothe'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.
Boothe seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Soleimani for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soleimani is trying to get back to his feet but Boothe has full control of the position and if anything, Soleimani has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Soleimani is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Boothe.
Soleimani is trying to get back to his feet but Boothe has full control of the position and if anything, Soleimani has just worked his way into a worse spot.
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.
Boothe really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Soleimani.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Boothe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boothe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Boothe!
In his post fight interview, Thomas Boothe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Paltonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikko Paltonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Weston!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paltonen misses with a hook
and Weston counters with a left and a right that stings Paltonen.
Paltonen swings widly with a right hand
and Weston makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Paltonen throws a shot from downtown. Weston moves away and avoids it.
Paltonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Weston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paltonen misses with a hook
and Weston counters with a crisp right hand that drops Paltonen! Weston lets Paltonen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Mikko Paltonen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weston lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Paltonen falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matt Weston!
Matt Weston decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Cierpka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azevedo has chosen Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krystian Cierpka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cierpka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Azevedo misses with the body kick
and Cierpka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Azevedo takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Augusto Azevedo has been cut.
Cierpka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab from Cierpka.
Cierpka forces Azevedo back against the cage and clinches.
Cierpka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azevedo backwards.
Azevedo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cierpka prevents Azevedo from breaking the clinch.
Cierpka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cierpka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cierpka pushes Azevedo up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Cierpka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azevedo trying to control the position but instead, Cierpka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Azevedo into the cage.
Nice body punch from Cierpka - that landed with a thud.
Cierpka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Azevedo or not.
Cierpka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azevedo backwards.
Cierpka breaks from the clinch.
Cierpka tries to bum rush Azevedo with a series of wild strikes but Azevedo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Augusto Azevedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cierpka lands with a big left! Azevedo is wobbled badly! Cierpka comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Azevedo to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Krystian Cierpka!
Our winner, Krystian Cierpka, 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 Konrad Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dancing Dave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Konrad Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dancing Dave!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Dave!
Dave goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dave looks to land a body kick but Koltun moved away.
Dave lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dave connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koltun swinging wildly here.
Dave throws a sloppy head kick and Koltun moves out of range easily.
Koltun throws a sloppy head kick and Dave moves out of range easily.
Koltun takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dave moves out of range as Koltun strikes.
Koltun takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Koltun. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koltun swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dave counters with a left to the body.
Koltun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dave swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koltun misses with a series of wild punches.
Koltun looks to land a body kick but Dave moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dave. Koltun shrugs it off though.
Dave connects with a leg kick. Koltun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koltun keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koltun thows a leg kick but Dave checks it
and Dave counters with a nice leg kick.
Dave keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koltun backing away here, and Dave unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dave misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dave, right into the meat.
Koltun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dave turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koltun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koltun throws a series of punches but Dave moves out of range.
Koltun lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oooooh!!! Koltun has knocked Dave down with a huge combo! Koltun steps away and waves a wobbly Dave back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dave is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koltun misses with a head kick.
Dave is still on wobbly legs! Can Koltun finish him?
Dave thows a body kick. Koltun tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Koltun is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dave avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koltun tries to bum rush Dave with a series of wild strikes but Dave uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koltun throws a low kick but Dave avoids it.
Dave seems to have recovered his senses.
Good exchange - Koltun coming out on top.
Dave throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koltun throws a leg kick but Dave sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koltun connects with a right hand. Dave shakes it off.
Dave avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dave.
Koltun throws a lazy head kick
and Dave counters with a leg kick.
A cross from Dave lands.
Koltun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dave. Dave obviously looking to wear him down.
Koltun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koltun is rocked!
Dave scores with a body shot.
Oh Koltun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dave on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koltun. Koltun obviously looking to wear him down.
Koltun seems to have got his legs back now.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dave.
Koltun has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dave.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dave. That's going to slow Koltun down.
Koltun avoids the head kick by Dave.
Koltun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick there by Dave.
Good standup being displayed there by Dave as he connects with a hook.
Koltun feints a jab promting Dave to slip. Koltun then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dave slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dave takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dave fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dave uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koltun.
Dave throws a wild body kick that Koltun sees coming a mile off.
Dave lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dave is looking to slow Koltun down with leg kicks.
Koltun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dave scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Konrad Koltun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun dips to his left and cracks Dave with an uppercut!
Koltun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dave counters with a body kick.
Dave throws a wild body kick that Koltun sees coming a mile off.
Dave lands with a nice body punch.
Dave throws a front kick aimed at Koltun's knee but Koltun avoids it well.
Koltun throwing a counter right hand but Dave manages to avoid it.
Koltun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Dave there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dave throws a leg kick but Koltun sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dave throws a sloppy head kick and Koltun moves out of range easily.
Dave fakes the leg kick and cracks Koltun in the body.
Dave lands a head kick. Koltun smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dave throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dancing Dave dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dave ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.
Dave only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Koltun catches Dave with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dave ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dave follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Koltun takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koltun misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dave.
Dave smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dave bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koltun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koltun missing with a left hand there. Dave was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dave chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dave takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Koltun misses with a looping left.
Dave cracks the inside of Koltun's front leg.
Nice shot lands for Koltun.
Dave moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Dave misses
and Koltun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dave lands a big head kick that sends Koltun tumbling to the mat! Dave takes a step backwards and waves Koltun back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Koltun catches Dave with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Koltun misses the body punch
enabling Dave to counter with a crisp jab.
Konrad Koltun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dave takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Dave there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dave looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dave lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koltun takes a step back to recover.
Dave thumps Koltun with a low kick.
Koltun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dave with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dave takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dave.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koltun thumps Dave with a low kick.
Koltun takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Koltun attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koltun's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Koltun duly obliges.
Koltun tries to score with a low kick but Dave moves his leg out of the way.
Koltun throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dave on the side of the head.
Koltun throws a body kick that misses
and Dave counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dave displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koltun throws out the jab.
Dave thinks about the counter body kick.
Dancing Dave seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koltun misses with a hook
and Dave counters with an outside leg kick.
Koltun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dave moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dave.
Koltun throws an overhand right that lands on Dave's shoulder, as Dave tries to avoid the shot.
Dave throws a leg kick which misses Koltun's front leg but catches the back leg as Koltun tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun looks to land a right hand but Dave moved out of range.
Koltun thows a leg kick but Dave checks it
and Dave counters with a nice leg kick.
Dave stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koltun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dave.
Dave scores with a head kick.
Koltun throws a sloppy head kick and Dave moves out of range easily.
Dave moves out of range of the strikes.
That kick from Dave tenderised Koltun's leg. Koltun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koltun walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dave.
Dave dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koltun. That did some damage!
A punch combination from Koltun misses.
Dave throws a leg kick which misses Koltun's front leg but catches the back leg as Koltun tries to avoid it.
Dave buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dave lands a big head kick that sends Koltun to the canvas! Dave follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dancing Dave!
After the big win, Dancing Dave made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Vikai Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Andenowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Frettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piotr Andenowski had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Ed Frettish is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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142 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotr Andenowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Frettish!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frettish scores with a nice right hand.
Frettish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andenowski.
Andenowski lands with a right hand.
A big right from Frettish misses.
Frettish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frettish's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Andenowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Frettish scrambles back to his feet.
Andenowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frettish ducks under a wild hook from Andenowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frettish scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Piotr Andenowski has been cut.
Andenowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andenowski stuns Frettish with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the body from Andenowski misses
letting Frettish counter with a right hand.
Andenowski moves out of range as Frettish strikes.
Andenowski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Frettish manages to circle out of the way.
Frettish avoids the body shot from Andenowski.
Andenowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Andenowski tries to counter by clinching up but Frettish breaks away and moves out of range.
Andenowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Frettish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andenowski doesn't seem bothered though.
Danga de danga de dang - Frettish scores with a four punch combination!
Andenowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frettish.
As Frettish tries to get set, Andenowski tries to push him back and clinch up but Frettish manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frettish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andenowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andenowski misses the shot to the body.
Andenowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Frettish to counter with a crisp jab.
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 swing and a miss from Frettish.
Andenowski swinging wildly here.
A jab from Andenowski misses.
Frettish connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Andenowski's hands.
Frettish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andenowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frettish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frettish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andenowski throws a looping overhand right but Frettish ducks down to avoid it.
Piotr Andenowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andenowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frettish circles away quickly and effectively.
Frettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andenowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Frettish.
Frettish takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Andenowski throws a sloppy body shot
and Frettish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andenowski misses with a left hand
and Andenowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andenowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frettish counters with a nice right hand that sends Andenowski toppling to the canvas! Andenowski scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Frettish finish him?!
Andenowski is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andenowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Frettish counters with a right hand from hell and Andenowski is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ed Frettish!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otso Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eduardo Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otso Koski!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koski throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Koski.
Koski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvarez is able to avoid easily.
Koski moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez moves out of range as Koski strikes.
Koski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.
Alvarez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alvarez is thwarting Koski's attempts to control the position.
Koski is defending against the submission attempts here by Alvarez.
Koski is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Koski won't allow Alvarez to pass to mount.
Koski trying to control from the bottom.
Alvarez is controlling the pace.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Koski is defending well.
Koski is trying to stand back up but Alvarez is controlling him
Koski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alvarez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Koski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koski is pushing Alvarez's head away, looking to escape. Alvarez manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Koski wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Koski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Alvarez's guard! Nice work there by Koski!
Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koski wants to stand but Alvarez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alvarez trying to keep a closed guard but Koski is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez has a closed guard, preventing Koski from standing up.
Alvarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koski being controlled here momentarily.
Alvarez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koski wants to stand but Alvarez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Otso Koski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alvarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvarez.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Alvarez misses.
Koski misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Koski throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez checks a low kick from Koski.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut
and Koski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Koski punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koski is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Koski circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Eduardo Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alvarez tries to bum rush Koski with a series of wild strikes but Koski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koski blocks a jab.
Alvarez drops his hands momentarily and Koski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Koski.
Koski has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvarez checks a leg kick.
Alvarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koski throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Koski is having none of it.
Otso Koski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Alvarez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Koski misses its intended target.
Alvarez throws out a powerful jab.
Alvarez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Koski did well to prevent Alvarez getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvarez is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Koski to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez won't allow Koski to sweep him here.
Alvarez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Alvarez stops Koski from standing up.
Alvarez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez pushes down on Koski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Koski is looking to escape.
Alvarez wants to control but Koski is keeping him busy.
Koski is looking to improve his position.
Alvarez seems to be working for a kimura but Koski defends the submission attempt.
Koski trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alvarez stops Koski from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koski swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Koski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koski throws an elbow but misses.
Alvarez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Alvarez manages to end up in side control.
Alvarez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Koski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Koski is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Otso Koski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Alvarez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Koski throws a leg kick but Alvarez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez attempts a counter takedown but Koski avoids it well and moves away.
Alvarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koski. Koski obviously looking to wear him down.
Koski lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvarez off the cage and back into range.
Koski throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez cracks Koski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvarez shoots for a takedown but Koski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koski moves away from the strike by Alvarez.
Koski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Koski to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez lands a jab to Koski's midsection.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Koski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Koski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick from Koski misses.
Koski throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski lands a jab to the nose.
Otso Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Koski coming out on top.
Good work by Alvarez as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Alvarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Koski.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Koski.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Koski.
Good body shot from Alvarez.
Koski looking to slow down the pace here.
Alvarez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Come on Koski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alvarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koskis head.
Alvarez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koski working aggressively here.
Koski lands a body shot.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Koski avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
Koski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski misses with an elbow strike.
Koski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Koski as Alvarez tries to tie him up.
Koski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Koski.
Alvarez tries to work over Koski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez goes for a takedown attempt but Koski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Koski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Koski misses.
Koski scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez rushes Koski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koski lands an elbow just above Alvarez 's eye.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Koski avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Koski manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch but Koski improves position.
Eduardo Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez is trying to maintain a safe position but Koski gets an underhook and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Koski throws an elbow that misses.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Alvarez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alvarez is working Koski over against the cage.
Koski stalling the fight.
Alvarez is stalling here.
Alvarez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alvarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Koski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alvarez avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
Koski breaks from the clinch.
Koski misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Koski cracks Alvarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koski jabs at Alvarez's body.
A big left from Koski misses.
Otso Koski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koski lands a slapping body shot.
Alvarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koski. Koski obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
Koski clobbers Alvarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koski scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otso Koski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Koski!
A very excited looking Otso Koski 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugenio Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abbe Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbe Faria has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugenio Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abbe Faria!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Antonio's corner calls for a 1-2. Antonio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Faria takes the fight into the clinch.
Antonio has a couple of punches blocked by Faria.
Antonio throws a punch but it's blocked by Faria.
A head punch on the inside from Antonio fails to land.
Antonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Antonio.
Faria misses with some punches.
Antonio working aggressively here.
Faria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faria lands a right hand.
Faria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antonio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Faria swings wildly with an uppercut but Antonio uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Faria is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Antonio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faria tries to land a knee to the head but Antonio blocks with his arms.
Antonio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faria's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Antonio avoids it.
Faria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Faria lands a good knee to the midsection. Antonio won't want to take too many of those.
Faria slowing the pace effectively.
Faria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Faria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faria utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Antonio lands a shoulder strike.
Faria blocks an uppercut.
Faria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Antonio misses with a punch to the body.
Faria misses with some punches.
Antonio throws a punch but it's blocked by Faria.
Faria throws a punch but it's blocked by Antonio.
Antonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faria tries to land knees in the clinch but Antonio avoids the damage to the body.
Antonio lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Antonio misses with a punch to the body.
Antonio avoiding damage as Faria throws knees to the body.
A short right from Antonio on the inside.
A short left from Antonio.
Faria can't find room to land a body shot as Antonio controls the action.
Faria blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Faria.
Faria lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antonio.
Antonio has a couple of punches blocked by Faria.
Antonio throws a head punch that misses.
Antonio misses with a punch to the body.
Faria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Antonio is defending well for now.
Antonio misses with a body punch.
Faria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antonio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Antonio lands with a light punch inside.
Antonio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faria misses with a knee to the head.
Antonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antonio lands with a short shot to the head.
Antonio blocking some punches.
Antonio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antonio misses with a body punch.
Faria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antonio cracks Faria with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Antonio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Antonio lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Abbe Faria has been cut.
Faria is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Faria working aggressively here.
Faria blocks an uppercut.
Faria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Antonio.
Faria tries a knee to the head but Antonio blocks it.
Antonio lands with a short shot to the head.
Antonio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faria.
Faria looks winded!
Antonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Antonio avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Antonio.
Antonio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antonio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faria backwards.
Faria blocking some punches.
Antonio lands a body punch.
Antonio scores with a shoulder strike.
Antonio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Antonio.
Antonio lands with a short shot to the head.
Antonio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Antonio lands a shoulder strike.
Antonio lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Antonio.
Antonio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faria backwards.
Faria is rocked!
That has opened up Abbe Faria's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Antonio on the inside.
Faria is still on wobbly legs! Can Antonio finish him?
Antonio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Faria blocks an uppercut.
Faria seems to have recovered his senses.
A short left from Antonio.
Antonio working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugenio Antonio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abbe Faria's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Antonio lands a really nice looking cross but Faria seems unphased.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Faria 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.
Faria closes the distance and pushes Antonio back into the cage.
Faria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Antonio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antonio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faria lands a nice knee to the body.
Faria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Antonio blocks it with crossed arms.
Antonio has a couple of punches blocked by Faria.
Antonio struggles to land a body shot inside as Faria controls his hands.
Antonio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Antonio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Antonio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farias head.
Antonio managing to block the knees to the body from Faria.
Faria is breathing heavily.
A short left from Antonio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antonio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faria.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Antonio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faria.
Antonio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Antonio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Antonio misses with a body punch.
Antonio managing to block the knees to the body from Faria.
Antonio scores with a hook to the body.
Faria blocks a body shot from Antonio.
Antonio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Antonio lands a hook that snaps the head of Faria backwards.
Faria misses with a punch to the body.
Antonio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antonio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Antonio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Antonio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faria backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faria throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Antonio.
Faria blocks a body shot from Antonio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Antonio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faria.
Antonio drops Faria onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Faria is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Antonio has a couple of punches blocked by Faria.
Antonio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faria can do to turn this around?
Antonio drops Faria onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Faria is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A right handed body shot lands from Antonio.
Antonio throws a head punch that misses.
Eugenio Antonio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Antonio creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Faria drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eugenio Antonio!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Czyngis Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czyngis Chan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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22
187 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Barbosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Czyngis Chan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
A combination from Chan does no damage.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Chan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Chan looks to move away, Barbosa throws a big counter combo but Chan just gets out of the way.
Barbosa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Chan.
Chan throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
Chan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan wants to clinch but Barbosa slips to the side
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
It looked like Barbosa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa defending well as Chan loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Chan.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Chan.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barbosa back to the cage. Chan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Czyngis Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
Chan connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan misses with an uppercut.
Chan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chan misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Barbosa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chan looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fighters circling - Chan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Chan misses with a combination
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Chan.
A big right from Chan misses.
Chan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chan looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chan digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Chan misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
Chan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chan swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chan throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chan wants to clinch.
Chan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chan thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
Chan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Chan throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
Chan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Chan throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Czyngis Chan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbosa slips under a jab from Chan.
Chan tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combo that has Chan backing up. Chan nods at Barbosa to acknowledge the strikes.
Chan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chan.
Chan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chan scores with a jab.
Chan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbosa on the side of the head.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chan.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
Chan misses with a combination
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chan throws a one two combo.
Chan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Chan does no damage.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
Czyngis Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chan misses with a kick to the body.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chan.
Chan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Chan throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Barbosa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chan lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Chan finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Chan lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Chan misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with a looping left.
Jose Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Chan misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes. Chan will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
Barbosa moves out of range as Chan strikes.
Chan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chan swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
Chan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes. Chan will be more careful next time no doubt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barbosa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chan misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Chan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chan.
Chan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chan looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Chan misses the target.
It looked like Barbosa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barbosa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chan.
Chan tries to clinch up.
Barbosa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chan swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chan throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Barbosa throws a big counter combination but Chan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chan throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
A jab from Chan misses.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chan misses with a wild combination.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chan just misses with a punch to the body.
Chan misses with a hook.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Chan wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Czyngis Chan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chan throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
It looked like Barbosa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Chan throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combo that has Chan backing up. Chan nods at Barbosa to acknowledge the strikes.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Chan.
Chan throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan tries to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
Chan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbosa scrambles back to his feet.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan misses with a left hand
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes. Chan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chan is rocked!
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbosa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chan.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Barbosa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan misses with a double jab
and Barbosa counters with a two punch combo.
Chan is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Chan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes. Chan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chan tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Chan looks to move away, Barbosa throws a big counter combo but Chan just gets out of the way.
Chan throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chan misses with a body punch
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Chan throws a head kick that misses
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes. Chan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan tries to clinch up
and Barbosa comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Chan stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Barbosa is on him like rabid pit bull! Chan slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Barbosa!
Jose Barbosa retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Fiddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarmat Tigiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarmat Tigiev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddie Fiddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sarmat Tigiev!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiddler throws a jab when Tigiev was well out of range.
Fiddler throws a head kick that misses.
Freddie Fiddler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiddler scores with a body shot.
A left lands for Fiddler.
Fiddler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tigiev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tigiev ducks under a wild hook from Fiddler.
Fiddler misses with a right hand
and Tigiev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tigiev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiddler takes a swing at Tigiev's ribcage but misses.
Fiddler throws a body kick that misses.
Fiddler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tigiev.
Tigiev thuds a left hand into Fiddler's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fiddler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fiddler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Tigiev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tigiev lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fiddler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tigiev moves away.
A slow jab from Fiddler misses its intended target.
Tigiev connects with a jab.
Tigiev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fiddler.
A jab from Fiddler misses.
Fiddler throws a lazy uppercut
letting Tigiev counter with a right hand.
Fiddler throws out a loose jab but Tigiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fiddler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigiev connects with a body shot that sends Fiddler's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fiddler throws a head kick that half lands.
Fiddler throws a shot from downtown. Tigiev moves away and avoids it.
Tigiev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tigiev blocks a head kick by Fiddler.
Fiddler just misses with a punch to the body.
Tigiev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tigiev moves away from the strike by Fiddler.
Tigiev throws out a counter right but Fiddler avoids it with no problem.
Fiddler misses with a right hand
and Tigiev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tigiev tries to move into range but Fiddler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fiddler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tigiev.
Fiddler misses the shot to the body.
Fiddler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tigiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Fiddler.
Fiddler misses with an uppercut
letting Tigiev counter with a right hand.
Tigiev avoids the body shot from Fiddler.
Fiddler connects with a body shot.
Tigiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fiddler lands a front kick.
Fiddler swings widly with a right hand
and Tigiev counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Fiddler.
Fiddler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tigiev avoids the head kick by Fiddler.
Fiddler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler throws a head kick but Tigiev moves out of range.
Tigiev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fiddler momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiddler misses with a right hand
and Tigiev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fiddler misses the jab.
Fiddler catches Tigiev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tigiev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fiddler.
Tigiev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tigiev misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Fiddler.
Tigiev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fiddler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tigiev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fiddler. Tigiev does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Freddie Fiddler will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fiddler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Fiddler.
Fiddler throws an off balance right hand
and Tigiev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tigiev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fiddler's head.
Tigiev throws the left hand but Fiddler avoids the punch easily.
Fiddler swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Tigiev to counter with a crisp jab.
Fiddler throws a looping overhand right but Tigiev ducks down to avoid it.
Tigiev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tigiev avoids the body shot from Fiddler.
Fiddler swings widly with a right hand
and Tigiev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiddler scores with a jab. Tigiev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tigiev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fiddler.
Fiddler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fiddler misses with a lunging right hand
and Tigiev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigiev misses with a wild combination.
Fiddler throws a sloppy head kick
letting Tigiev counter with a right hand.
A jab from Fiddler misses.
A big left from Tigiev misses.
Tigiev blocks a head kick by Fiddler.
Jab by Tigiev.
Fiddler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tigiev.
Fiddler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tigiev's hands.
Tigiev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fiddler.
Nice jab there from Tigiev.
Tigiev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fiddler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tigiev scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fiddler misses its intended target.
Tigiev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fiddler throws a hook but Tigiev blocks it.
Fiddler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tigiev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Fiddler does it's job there.
Tigiev tests Fiddler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fiddler looks to land a left hand but Tigiev moved out of range nicely.
Fiddler misses with an uppercut
and Tigiev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tigiev throws a right hand that Fiddler ducks under and follows up with a left that Fiddler also avoids with ease.
Tigiev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fiddler misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tigiev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fiddler counters with a low kick, right behind Tigiev 's knee.
Fiddler blocks a jab.
Fiddler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tigiev scores with a punch to the head.
Tigiev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fiddler.
Fiddler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fiddler misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Tigiev finds it's way through Fiddler's defenses.
Tigiev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tigiev throws out a counter right but Fiddler avoids it with no problem.
Fiddler lands with a straight right. Tigiev didn't see that one coming.
Fiddler lands with a right hand.
Tigiev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tigiev just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigiev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fiddler throws a right hand that misses
letting Tigiev counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fiddler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tigiev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fiddler counters with a straight right hand.
Fiddler throws a good cross that connects.
Fiddler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tigiev.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fiddler.
Fiddler digs a good body shot into Tigiev's ribs.
Fiddler lands a body shot.
Fiddler throws an off balance right hand
enabling Tigiev to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sarmat Tigiev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tigiev lands a slapping body shot.
Fiddler throws a leg kick
and Tigiev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fiddler misses with an uppercut
and Tigiev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tigiev loads up on a big right hand but Fiddler slips the punch.
Tigiev ducks under a wild hook from Fiddler.
Nice defenses there by Tigiev.
Fiddler misses with an uppercut
and Tigiev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fiddler tests Tigiev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiddler misses with a lunging right hand
and Tigiev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fiddler thinking.
Fiddler slips a jab from Tigiev.
Fiddler throws a sloppy body shot
and Tigiev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fiddler misses with a right hand
and Tigiev counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tigiev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fiddler swings widly with a right hand
and Tigiev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fiddler throws a right hand that misses
letting Tigiev counter with a right hand.
Fiddler misses with a jab to the body
and Tigiev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sarmat Tigiev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tigiev throws a looping overhand right but Fiddler ducks down to avoid it.
Fiddler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fiddler throws a sloppy head kick and Tigiev moves out of range easily.
Fiddler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigiev throws a jab when Fiddler was well out of range.
Tigiev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tigiev misses with a hook. Fiddler ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tigiev. Fiddler does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Fiddler misses.
Fiddler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tigiev moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiddler throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tigiev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fiddler lands with a right hand.
Fiddler throws a hook but Tigiev blocks it.
Tigiev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fiddler with a body shot.
Tigiev misses with a straight right.
Tigiev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fiddler's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler throws a head kick that misses.
Fiddler tries to land a front kick but Tigiev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fiddler misses with a head kick.
Tigiev with a hook.
A jab from Tigiev does it's job there.
Tigiev thuds a left hand into Fiddler's body.
Tigiev throws a shot to the body.
Tigiev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tigiev lands a nice looking body shot.
Fiddler throws a right hand that misses
and Tigiev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigiev scores with a jab. Fiddler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fiddler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiddler throws a poor cross that misses
and Tigiev counters with a crisp right that sends Fiddler to the canvas! Tigiev follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sarmat Tigiev!
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