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UnderGround FC 56 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Wood (ranked 6507 p4p, 194 weight class) and Pedro Fuentes (ranked 3956 p4p, 131 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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275 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Lethal high kicks
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Wood misses
and Fuentes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fuentes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fuentes counters with a good low kick that Wood was not able to check.
Fuentes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Fuentes counters with a body kick.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuentes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Fuentes cracks Wood with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wood looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fuentes finish him?
Wood is rocked!
It looks like Ben Wood has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood drops his hands momentarily and Fuentes needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Wood just on the top of the head. Wood drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Wood - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pedro Fuentes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yardbird Knox (ranked 2318 p4p, 249 weight class) and Tyson Mohammed (ranked 24305 p4p, 515 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Tear da Club Up | Three 6 Mafia. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mohammed's choice of entrance music: Who Let The Dogs Out?!. Yardbird Knox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyson Mohammed's chin.
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285 lbs
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240 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yardbird Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Mohammed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mohammed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knox connects with a superb combination that knocks Mohammed out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Knox before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Mohammed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yardbird Knox!
After winning the bout, Yardbird Knox thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Tyson Mohammed had this to say: 'I'M NOT CRYING!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tshephang Batho (ranked 2284 p4p, 303 weight class) and Jason Rocks (ranked 3233 p4p, 389 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tshephang Batho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Rocks!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Batho counters with a straight right hand.
Rocks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batho was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocks.
Batho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rocks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Batho misses with a wild body shot.
Batho sets himself, and Rocks steps forward looking for the clinch! Batho avoids it this time.
Rocks misses with a hook. Batho ducked under it nicely.
Batho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Batho connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocks loads up on a big right hand but Batho slips the punch.
Batho throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batho connects with a right hand. Rocks shakes it off.
Rocks throws a hook to the side of Batho's head but Batho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Batho circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Rocks drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Batho follows Rocks to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tshephang Batho!
The defeated Jason Rocks had this to say: 'You watched fight. I got money. Win-win.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Soprano (ranked 3397 p4p, 120 weight class) and Claudio Escorre (ranked 1078 p4p, 50 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Soprano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2pac - Until The End Of Time. Escorre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Chico Science & Nação Zumbi - Da Lama Ao Caos. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddy Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Claudio Escorre!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Escorre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soprano dives in and grabs Escorre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Escorre pushes down on Soprano's head and hops out.
Escorre throws a right hand that Soprano ducks under and follows up with a left that Soprano also avoids with ease.
Escorre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escorre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Soprano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escorre as he jumps to the side.
Escorre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soprano counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Soprano.
We've been hearing that Soprano has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soprano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soprano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Escorre is keeping the position for now.
Soprano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Soprano trying to control the position from guard on top but Escorre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escorre wants to stand and escape but Soprano is having none of it.
Soprano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soprano won't allow Escorre to get back to his feet.
Soprano will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Soprano tries to free his leg and advance position but Escorre is retaining full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A shot to the liver by Escorre. Beautiful body shot.
Escorre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escorre tries to bum rush Soprano with a series of wild strikes but Soprano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escorre misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Soprano or perhaps it was just good defense by Escorre, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddy Soprano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escorre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escorre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escorre leaves Soprano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Escorre doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Escorre tries to clinch there but Soprano circles away.
Escorre swinging wildly here.
Escorre misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escorre cracks a nice hook into Soprano's ribs.
Escorre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Escorre misses with a wild combination.
Soprano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Escorre defends well and Soprano ends up having to push Escorre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Soprano misses with a takedown attempt - Escorre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Claudio Escorre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escorre lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escorre throws a body shot but no joy.
Soprano closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Soprano lands in his opponent's guard.
Escorre pushes Soprano off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escorre just misses with a punch to the body.
Escorre lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Eddy Soprano has been cut.
Soprano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Escorre lands a nice looking body shot.
Soprano is breathing heavily.
Soprano fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Escorre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddy Soprano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Escorre scores with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Soprano or perhaps it was just good defense by Escorre, which made it look bad.
As Soprano backs off Escorre throws a huge counter combo but Soprano manages to avoid it all.
Soprano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Escorre defends well and Soprano ends up having to push Escorre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Soprano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Escorre avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddy Soprano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soprano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escorre stuns Soprano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escorre throws a one two combo.
Escorre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escorre lands with a nice body punch.
Escorre lands a left and a right that send Soprano crashing to the mat, dazed. Escorre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Escorre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Soprano rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escorre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Escorre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Escorre throws a right hand that Soprano ducks under and follows up with a left that Soprano also avoids with ease.
Soprano feinted with a counter takedown.
Escorre gets in close and tags Soprano with a short punch that almost sends Soprano to the mat! Oh Soprano is in big trouble! He turns his back on Escorre, trying to create some distance but Escorre rushes him, striking wildly and Soprano goes down! The referee tackles Escorre into the cage to end the fight! Escorre is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claudio Escorre!
Claudio Escorre made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'There are a lot of great fighters in Underground FC. Eddy is no different. I knew this fight would go to the ground and I had to do everything to stop it. It was a great challenge and I would like to thank everyone! Eddy is a great fighter and deserves all my respect for this fight! See you in the U'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Jussi (ranked 1622 p4p, 72 weight class) and Kamen Kamenov (ranked 2817 p4p, 108 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Jussi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kamen Kamenov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jussi defends well and Kamenov ends up having to push Jussi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kamenov fails with the takedown
and Jussi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jussi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kamenov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Iron Jussi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamen Kamenov.
Jussi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kamenov.
Jussi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kamenov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jussi thinking.
Jussi lands a nice hook to Kamenov's body. Kamenov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kamenov tries for a takedown but Jussi circles away easily
enabling Jussi to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jussi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kamenov.
Kamenov misses with a takedown
letting Jussi counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jussi counters with a straight right hand.
Kamen Kamenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamenov shoots in but no luck this time.
Iron Jussi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamenov swings for the body but Jussi moves out of range.
Kamenov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kamenov looks winded!
Jussi lands with an uppercut that bounces Kamenov off the cage and back into range.
Jussi throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Kamenov crashing down! Kamenov tries to stagger back to his feet but Jussi just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Kamenov asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iron Jussi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raiam Dos Santos (ranked 1585 p4p, 210 weight class) and James Stormchaser (ranked 1721 p4p, 221 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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195 lbs
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raiam Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Stormchaser!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stormchaser takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
Stormchaser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stormchaser throws a combination. Dos Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stormchaser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Santos.
As Dos Santos backs off Stormchaser throws a huge counter combo but Dos Santos manages to avoid it all.
Stormchaser lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Stormchaser throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dos Santos misses the target.
Dos Santos scores with the left hand. Stormchaser knows he should have avoided that one.
That kick from Stormchaser tenderised Dos Santos's leg. Dos Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stormchaser swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Stormchaser throws a lazy uppercut
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stormchaser thinking.
Dos Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A lazy body kick from Stormchaser
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stormchaser.
Stormchaser throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've been told by Dos Santos's head coaches at Relentless Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stormchaser thuds his shin into the meat of Dos Santos's side.
Stormchaser connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Stormchaser moves out of range.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Stormchaser throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stormchaser.
Stormchaser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stormchaser misses with an uppercut
and Dos Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Stormchaser fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stormchaser manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos lands a jab.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Stormchaser is just out of range.
Stormchaser ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands the left hand.
Stormchaser with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Stormchaser misses the target.
Stormchaser throws an off balance right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Stormchaser is just out of range.
A big left from Stormchaser misses.
Stormchaser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos throws the left hand but Stormchaser avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stormchaser throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Santos's shoulder, as Dos Santos tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Dos Santos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stormchaser looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dos Santos.
Stormchaser slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Stormchaser is looking for the big counter here.
Stormchaser slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos connects with a body shot that sends Stormchaser's belly button to the back.
Dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
James Stormchaser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stormchaser misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos stuns Stormchaser with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stormchaser throws a lazy head kick
and Stormchaser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos misses with a body punch
and Stormchaser counters with a straight right hand.
Dos Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Stormchaser.
Dos Santos backing away here, and Stormchaser unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stormchaser slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Stormchaser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Dos Santos there.
Stormchaser tries a head kick but it misses.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stormchaser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raiam Dos Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dos Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dos Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stormchaser throws out the jab.
Dos Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stormchaser looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stormchaser buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dos Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Stormchaser's shoulder, as Stormchaser tries to avoid the shot.
James Stormchaser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stormchaser takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stormchaser can do to turn this around?
Stormchaser throws a looping overhand right but Dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Stormchaser is predictable there
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dos Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stormchaser doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy right hand. Stormchaser should have avoided that one.
Stormchaser misses with a low kick as Dos Santos jumps back.
Stormchaser gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dos Santos.
Stormchaser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormchaser with a hook.
Stormchaser displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Stormchaser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stormchaser throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stormchaser stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raiam Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Stormchaser takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stormchaser lands a head shot.
Dos Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stormchasers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stormchaser swings widly with a right hand
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stormchaser moves away.
Stormchaser throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws the left hand but Stormchaser avoids the punch easily.
Stormchaser appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stormchaser throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stormchaser just misses with a punch to the body.
Stormchaser slips under a jab from Dos Santos.
Stormchaser swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stormchaser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stormchaser takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stormchaser misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dos Santos misses the target.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Stormchaser moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stormchaser.
Stormchaser throws a lazy head kick
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Stormchaser takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Stormchaser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stormchaser swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Stormchaser takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Stormchaser has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stormchaser moves forwards but Dos Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stormchaser throws a hook to the side of Dos Santos's head but Dos Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dos Santos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Stormchaser's ribcage but misses.
Stormchaser throws a poor cross that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Stormchaser pushes Dos Santos away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Stormchaser.
Dos Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Stormchaser throws a leg kick but Dos Santos moved away.
Stormchaser scores with a leg kick.
Stormchaser looks to land a body kick but Dos Santos moved away.
A good leg kick by Stormchaser.
Stormchaser turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Santos jabs at Stormchaser's body.
A head kick misses from Stormchaser.
Stormchaser throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stormchaser is breathing heavily.
Stormchaser misses with a double jab.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stormchaser. Stormchaser obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raiam Dos Santos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dos Santos jabs Stormchaser to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dos Santos lands a slapping body shot.
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Stormchaser displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Stormchaser is trying to counter with his kicks.
Stormchaser looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Stormchaser's ribcage but misses.
Stormchaser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stormchaser turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos missing with a left hand there. Stormchaser was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dos Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stormchaser looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stormchaser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid body kick from Stormchaser.
Stormchaser comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stormchaser moves out of range as Dos Santos strikes.
Stormchaser scores with a head kick.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stormchaser.
Dos Santos digs a good body shot into Stormchaser's ribs.
Dos Santos digs a good body shot into Stormchaser's ribs.
Dos Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
James Stormchaser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Stormchaser.
Stormchaser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Stormchaser goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dos Santos is looking to counter punch.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stormchaser was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Stormchaser takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stormchaser slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stormchaser falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stormchaser with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dos Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Stormchaser misses with a hook to the body
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stormchaser was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormchaser throws a lazy head kick
and Stormchaser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stormchaser throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stormchaser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Santos throwing a counter right hand but Stormchaser manages to avoid it.
Stormchaser scoring well with a low kick there.
Stormchaser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stormchaser eats them both and turns towards Dos Santos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stormchaser pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stormchaser takes one to the side of the head.
Stormchaser lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stormchaser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stormchaser throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stormchaser is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dos Santos connects with a body shot.
Stormchaser is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Dos Santos misses the target.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Stormchaser makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dos Santos duly obliges.
Dos Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Stormchaser unleashes a big counter combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dos Santos scores with the left hand. Stormchaser knows he should have avoided that one.
Stormchaser closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stormchaser scores with a nice body kick.
Raiam Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stormchaser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raiam Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dos Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raiam Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Chang (ranked 2039 p4p, 226 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 1484 p4p, 168 weight class). Smith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ordinary Average Guy - Joe Walsh. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Chang looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
Chang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chang throws a good cross that connects.
Chang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith throws a hook but Chang avoids it easily.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Chang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith swings for the body but Chang moves out of range.
Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chang missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chang is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Chang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Chang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Smith looks to land a combination but Chang avoids it well.
Chang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Chang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws the left hand but Chang avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Chang catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chang throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Chang.
Chang scores with a hook.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chang tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chang.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Chang counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Chang moves away and avoids it.
Chang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chang eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chang.
Chang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chang moves away.
Chang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chang throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith connects with a right hand. Chang shakes it off.
Chang scores with a jab to the head.
Chang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Chang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Chang is just out of range.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Chang prevents a body shot from Smith.
Chang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chang lands a nice uppercut.
Smith stalling.
Chang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang lands with a short shot to the head.
Chang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chang misses with a straight right.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Chang seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chang throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chang.
Chang loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith misses with a hook
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Chang misses.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chang manages to avoid it.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chang.
Chang cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chang thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith clobbers Chang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Chang counters with a nice body shot.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Chang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Chang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Chang saw that one coming.
Chang lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Joe Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruce Chang is winning the standup battle so far.
Chang missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Chang misses the target.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith throws a series of punches but Chang avoids them all with ease.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chang misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Chang ducks down to avoid it.
Chang scores with a nice head shot.
Chang lands with a good body shot.
Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chang scores with a jab.
Chang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
A good leg kick by Chang.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith 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.
Chang connects with the punch.
Smith is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Chang's shoulder, as Chang tries to avoid the shot.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?
BOOM! Chang lands a beautiful left hook that drops Smith. Smith tries to recover but Chang is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Smith lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Chang!
A relieved looking Bruce Chang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson James (ranked 1515 p4p, 66 weight class) and Florence Fergunson (ranked 24803 p4p, 206 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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265 lbs
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300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Florence Fergunson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
James misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fergunson prevents James from improving position.
James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fergunson, who protects the arm well.
James lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fergunson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
James works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with the ground and pound.
James is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fergunson has escaped the position, nice work there.
James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
James working the ground and pound.
Fergunson trying to remain calm as James controls from the top position.
That's two 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.
James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fergunson, who protects the arm well.
James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fergunson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fergunson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
James is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fergunson has escaped the position, nice work there.
James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four 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.
James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fergunson, who protects the arm well.
James looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fergunson is avoiding damage well.
James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fergunson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in James's guard! Nice work there by Fergunson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson James dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fergunson gets caught napping as James dives in and scores a takedown. Fergunson manages to retain guard.
James is stalling in the full guard.
Fergunson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fergunson is keeping the position for now.
James sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Fergunson has wrist control.
James slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergunson is trying to keep James in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fergunson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fergunson has escaped and now he's on top!
James lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James preventing the sweep.
James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Fergunson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James preventing the sweep.
James controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
James lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looking to sit in guard and control but Fergunson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fergunson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fergunson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fergunson is aware though and is defending well.
James looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fergunson is one step ahead there.
James might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fergunson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fergunson stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Fergunson looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fergunson throws a lazy uppercut
and James decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fergunson's guard.
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.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Fergunson has wrist control.
We've been informed that Fergunson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fergunson can do to turn this around?
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson James dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fergunson swings away with a body shot that misses
and James counters with a single leg into guard. Fergunson didn't expect that.
James works over Fergunson with some ground and pound from guard.
Fergunson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
Fergunson trying to control the position.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fergunson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James is working Fergunson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James drops back looking for a leg! Fergunson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fergunson manages to kick James off! James jumps back into Fergunson's guard.
James is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
James has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
James looking to pass the guard.
James engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
James content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fergunson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
James drops back looking for a leg! Fergunson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fergunson manages to kick James off! James jumps back into Fergunson's guard.
James sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tyson James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fergunson gets caught napping as James dives in and scores a takedown. Fergunson manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
James passes into half guard.
James drops an elbow to the side of Fergunson's head.
James is working for a kimura but Fergunson is defending it quite comfortably.
James is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fergunson is just riding it out for now. James eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
James is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fergunson is just riding it out for now. James eventually gives up the hold.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with James in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson James!
Tyson James took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'M THE FUCKING CHAMPION! YOU HAVE TO BRING AN ARMY TO TAKE THIS FROM ME! I'M THE GREATEST EVER'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lester Burnham (ranked 1030 p4p, 116 weight class) and Reginald Budgiehandler (ranked 691 p4p, 85 weight class). Burnham's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Just Thinking. Budgiehandler has chosen Jack White - Lazaretto as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Reginald Budgiehandler was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lester Burnham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reginald Budgiehandler!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnham cracks Budgiehandler with an open hand slap.
Burnham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burnham misses with a straight right.
Budgiehandler has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Budgiehandler slips a straight right by Burnham.
Burnham on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Budgiehandler moves forwards but Burnham connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burnham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burnham throws a looping overhand right but Budgiehandler ducks down to avoid it.
Lester Burnham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budgiehandler missing with a left hand there. Burnham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Budgiehandler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burnham.
Budgiehandler throws a lazy right hand but Burnham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burnham drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budgiehandler wants to get back to his feet but Burnham is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burnham is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Budgiehandler is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Budgiehandler has escaped and now he's on top!
Burnham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Budgiehandler is aware though and is defending well.
Burnham looking for a guillotine here but Budgiehandler defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Budgiehandler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Budgiehandler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Budgiehandler gets to his feet. Burnham looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A lazy left from Burnham finds it's target.
Burnham shoots in and bounces Budgiehandler off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burnham prevents Budgiehandler from getting back to his feet.
Budgiehandler wants to sweep but no luck.
Burnham is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Burnham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnham trying to control the position from guard on top but Budgiehandler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burnham throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burnham drops back looking for a leg! Budgiehandler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Budgiehandler manages to kick Burnham off! Burnham jumps back into Budgiehandler's guard.
Budgiehandler seems keen to control Burnham's posture.
Burnham stops Budgiehandler from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burnham throws an elbow that misses. Budgiehandler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burnham's guard. Nice move by Budgiehandler!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Budgiehandler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Budgiehandler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Burnham has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Budgiehandler has managed to get both his arms back between Burnham's legs - danger averted.
Burnham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Budgiehandler is aware though and is defending well.
Budgiehandler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Budgiehandler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Burnham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burnham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Budgiehandler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Budgiehandler wants to stand but Burnham has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Budgiehandler decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Burnham scores with a body shot.
Budgiehandler scores with a sloppy right hand. Burnham should have avoided that one.
Budgiehandler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Budgiehandler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burnham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Budgiehandler.
Burnham bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Budgiehandler throws a right and a left that Burnham avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budgiehandler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Burnham dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Burnham missing with a left hand there. Budgiehandler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Budgiehandler throws the left hand but Burnham avoids the punch easily.
Burnham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Budgiehandler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burnham.
Burnham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burnham takes a swing at Budgiehandler's ribcage but misses.
Burnham lands a jab to Budgiehandler's midsection.
Budgiehandler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burnham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Budgiehandler was well out of range. Poor timing from Burnham.
Lester Burnham is winning the standup battle so far.
Burnham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Budgiehandler manages to avoid it.
Burnham scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Budgiehandler misses.
Budgiehandler throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnham swings away with a body shot that misses
and Budgiehandler counters with a stiff right hand.
Burnham throws out a loose jab but Budgiehandler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burnham connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burnham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Budgiehandler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burnham misses with a wild body shot.
Burnham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budgiehandler ducks under a wild hook from Burnham.
Burnham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burnham drops down looking for a counter takedown but Budgiehandler sprawls and moves away.
Burnham looks to throw the jab but Budgiehandler is out of range.
Burnham scores with a hook.
Budgiehandler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Budgiehandler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reginald Budgiehandler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Budgiehandler stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Budgiehandler.
Burnham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reginald Budgiehandler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burnham just misses with a punch to the body.
Burnham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burnham has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burnham there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burnham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Burnham misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Burnham. That snapped Budgiehandler's head back.
Burnham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnham scores with a jab.
Burnham looks to score with a jab to the body but Budgiehandler is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Burnham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burnham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnham lands a right hook to the body.
Burnham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burnham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Budgiehandler can do to turn this around?
Burnham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Budgiehandler manages to avoid it.
Burnham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Budgiehandler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Budgiehandler throws a low kick but Burnham moves out of range easily.
Budgiehandler tries to land a leg kick but Burnham saw it coming and moves away.
Budgiehandler lands a leg kick that knocks Burnham off balance momentarily.
Budgiehandler staying out of range there.
Burnham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burnham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Budgiehandler moves away.
Budgiehandler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burnham misses with a body shot.
Burnham throws a body punch but Budgiehandler moves out of range.
Budgiehandler throws a series of punches but Burnham avoids them all with ease.
Burnham ducks under a wild hook from Budgiehandler.
Burnham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Budgiehandler was well out of range. Poor timing from Burnham.
Budgiehandler ducks under a wild hook from Burnham.
Nice uppercut lands for Burnham. That snapped Budgiehandler's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnham shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Budgiehandler looks like he's trying to stand up.
Budgiehandler is looking to control Burnham's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Budgiehandler avoid being mounted?
Burnham seems to be working for a kimura but Budgiehandler defends the submission attempt.
Budgiehandler is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Burnham seems to be working for a kimura but Budgiehandler defends the submission attempt.
Burnham is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Budgiehandler doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Burnham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnham prevents Budgiehandler from standing back up.
Burnham wants to take a breather but Budgiehandler is having none of it.
Burnham is trying to work for a kimura but Budgiehandler is defending well.
Burnham wants to work for an arm triangle but Budgiehandler is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Budgiehandler tries to get to full guard but Burnham has control of the leg.
Budgiehandler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Burnham dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Budgiehandler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burnham appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burnham jabs Budgiehandler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Budgiehandler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burnham connects with the punch.
Burnham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burnham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burnham shoots in for a takedown but Budgiehandler shows good takedown defense.
Burnham throws a shot from downtown. Budgiehandler moves away and avoids it.
Burnham takes a kick to the side of the head.
Burnham is rocked!
Burnham on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oh Burnham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burnham throws a big shot that misses.
Burnham seems to have got his legs back now.
Burnham looks to land a left hand but Budgiehandler moved out of range nicely.
Budgiehandler takes one on the button.
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!
Burnham connects with a single shot there.
Budgiehandler misses with a looping left.
Burnham tries to counter with a takedown but Budgiehandler is quick to defend against it.
Burnham lands with an overhand left.
Budgiehandler lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick misses from Budgiehandler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budgiehandler avoids the body shot from Burnham.
Burnham throws a shot to the body.
Budgiehandler throws a body kick that misses
and Burnham counters with a stiff right hand.
Budgiehandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burnham.
Burnham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burnham throws a body punch but Budgiehandler moves out of range.
Burnham connects with a right hand. Budgiehandler shakes it off.
Burnham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Budgiehandler.
Budgiehandler blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Budgiehandler misses.
Budgiehandler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burnham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Budgiehandler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burnham takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Burnham misses.
Good shot there by Budgiehandler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Budgiehandler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burnham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burnham misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnham throws a shot from downtown. Budgiehandler moves away and avoids it.
Budgiehandler looks to land a combination. Burnham sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Burnham misses with a straight right.
Budgiehandler lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Burnham darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burnham misses with a hook.
Burnham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Budgiehandler sprawls well. Budgiehandler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burnham gets slowly back to his feet.
Burnham looks to score with a jab to the body but Budgiehandler is just out of range.
Burnham dips to his left and cracks Budgiehandler with an uppercut!
Budgiehandler throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Burnham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Budgiehandler misses with a hook.
Burnham misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Burnham lands.
Nice defenses there by Burnham.
A jab from Budgiehandler finds it's way through Burnham's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnham misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Budgiehandler! But no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Budgiehandler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burnham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Budgiehandler was well out of range. Poor timing from Burnham.
Budgiehandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burnham just misses with a punch to the body.
Budgiehandler throws out a counter right but Burnham avoids it with no problem.
Burnham throws a sloppy body shot
and Budgiehandler counters with a crisp one two that drops Burnham! Budgiehandler thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Burnham to his feet! Burnham is in big trouble!
Burnham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Budgiehandler.
Budgiehandler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
OH! Burnham has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Budgiehandler smells blood and charges in for the finish! Budgiehandler unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Burnham sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Reginald Budgiehandler! Reginald Budgiehandler retains his featherweight title!
Reginald Budgiehandler bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 416 p4p, 61 weight class) and Joey Simone (ranked 994 p4p, 141 weight class). Simone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shakewell - Leglock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Serhey Rishkinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Simone!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rishkinov misses with a body kick.
Rishkinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Rishkinov throws a body punch but Simone moves out of range.
Simone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov takes a swing at Simone's ribcage but misses.
Simone has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rishkinov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rishkinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simone gets caught flat footed, as Rishkinov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Simone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rishkinov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rishkinov landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simone wants to sweep here but Rishkinov controlling him for the moment.
Rishkinov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rishkinov content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov preventing the sweep.
Rishkinov looking to pass the guard.
Simone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rishkinov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Simone throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rishkinov is looking to pass into half guard but Simone pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Simone is in guard.
Rishkinov is trying to control the position but Simone postures up.
Simone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rishkinov is keeping the position for now.
Simone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rishkinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Simone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rishkinov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rishkinov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Simone won't allow Rishkinov to sweep him here.
Rishkinov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Simone tries to free his leg and advance position but Rishkinov is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Simone controls Rishkinov momentarily but Rishkinov frees himself.
Simone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rishkinov manages to get himself to full guard.
Rishkinov trying to control the position.
Rishkinov is looking for a triangle but Simone pushes his legs off easily.
Simone won't allow Rishkinov to sweep him here.
Simone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rishkinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Rishkinov keeping full guard, as Simone tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov is trying to keep Simone in close.
Simone wants to control from the top but Rishkinov keeps moving.
Rishkinov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rishkinov pulls Simone in close to prevent any damage.
Rishkinov wants to sweep here but Simone controlling him for the moment.
Rishkinov is working hard here to advance position.
Rishkinov is controlling Simone's posture.
Simone trying to control the position from guard on top but Rishkinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simone works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Simone trying to control the action but Rishkinov is working from the bottom.
Rishkinov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rishkinov moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simone tries to free his leg and advance position but Rishkinov is retaining full guard.
Rishkinov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Simone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rishkinov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Simone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rishkinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rishkinov postures up.
Simone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serhey Rishkinov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Simone throws a body kick that misses
and Rishkinov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Simone's guard.
Simone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rishkinov's guard.
Rishkinov wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simone wants to control from the top but Rishkinov keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov is trying to control the position but Simone postures up.
Rishkinov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Simone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rishkinov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Simone manages to get himself to full guard.
Simone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simone wants to control but Rishkinov passes easily into half guard.
Simone throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rishkinov wants to pass to mount but Simone is defending the position.
Simone is doing well to control the position and prevent Rishkinov from advancing to side control.
Rishkinov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Simone is refusing to be controlled, as Rishkinov sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Rishkinov.
Simone is looking to get back to full guard here but Rishkinov has managed to pass to side control instead.
Rishkinov works to advance to full mount. Simone defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simone wants to control but Rishkinov is having none of it.
Simone tries to reverse the position but Rishkinov maintains control.
Rishkinov avoids the attempt from Simone to control.
Rishkinov lands a nice shot to the head.
Simone regains half guard.
Rishkinov uses his free foot to push down on Simone's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Simone.
Simone working to try and regain half guard.
Rishkinov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Serhey Rishkinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rishkinov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Simone?
Rishkinov landing shots from mount.
Simone regains half guard.
Rishkinov lands strikes from half guard.
Rishkinov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Simone is defending against the submission attempts here by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simone wants to improve his position but Rishkinov is controlling well.
Rishkinov drops an elbow to the side of Simone's head.
Simone flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rishkinov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rishkinov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Simone wants to control but Rishkinov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Simone has hold of Rishkinov's hands but Rishkinov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rishkinov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rishkinov tries to pass to full mount but Simone defends it.
Rishkinov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serhey Rishkinov dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Rishkinov swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Simone to counter with a crisp jab.
Simone with a hook.
Rishkinov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rishkinov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Simone is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rishkinov with a body shot.
Rishkinov avoids a kick to the body.
Rishkinov is looking to wear down Simone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rishkinov blocks the body kick.
A shot to the liver by Rishkinov. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Simone.
Rishkinov lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov misses with a wild body shot.
Rishkinov connects with a nice looking jab.
Rishkinov scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simone avoids the body shot from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov misses with a jab to the body
and Simone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rishkinov.
Joey Simone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rishkinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Rishkinov takes a swing at Simone's ribcage but misses.
Rishkinov misses with a hook to the body
and Simone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Serhey Rishkinov is winning the standup battle so far.
Simone catches Rishkinov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Simone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rishkinov throws a poor cross that misses
and Simone counters with a straight right hand.
Simone tries to clinch there but Rishkinov circles away.
Serhey Rishkinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simone tries to sprawl but Rishkinov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rishkinov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rishkinov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Simone keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rishkinov working Simone over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Rishkinov.
Simone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rishkinov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Simone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rishkinov has managed to get both his arms back between Simone's legs - danger averted.
Rishkinov postures up.
Rishkinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rishkinov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rishkinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simone can do to turn this around?
Rishkinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Simone's head.
Rishkinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Simone's head.
Rishkinov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Serhey Rishkinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rishkinov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rishkinov won't allow Simone to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Simone working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rishkinov has passed into half guard!
Simone wants to get back to full guard.
Joey Simone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rishkinov content to control rather than advance.
Rishkinov works his way into side control.
Rishkinov is staying tight to Simone's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Simone is looking to regain half guard here but Rishkinov keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rishkinov controls the position.
Simone is looking for a sweep.
Simone is not content to let Rishkinov control the position.
Simone being controlled for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serhey Rishkinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rishkinov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serhey Rishkinov!
After winning the bout, Serhey Rishkinov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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