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BFC 21: Bitch Vs. Sparrow PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Montealdo (ranked 2972 p4p, 5808 weight class) and Bhekithemba Dinabambu (ranked 358 p4p, 538 weight class). Dinabambu has chosen Guns N Roses - Welcome to the jungle as his entrance music. Bhekithemba Dinabambu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Montealdo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bhekithemba Dinabambu!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinabambu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montealdo tries to counter with a takedown but Dinabambu is quick to defend against it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dinabambu, as that shot connected.
Dinabambu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Montealdo sprawling to the canvas! Montealdo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dinabambu finish him?!
 Montealdo is rocked!
Montealdo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rio Fight Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Montealdo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oh Montealdo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montealdo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Montealdo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Montealdo 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.
Montealdo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dinabambu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montealdo stops Dinabambu from standing up.
Montealdo won't allow Dinabambu to sweep him here.
Montealdo drops back looking for a leg! Dinabambu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dinabambu manages to kick Montealdo off! Montealdo jumps back into Dinabambu's guard.
Montealdo won't allow Dinabambu to sweep him here.
Montealdo seems to have got his legs back now.
Montealdo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Montealdo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Montealdo is breathing heavily.
Montealdo 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montealdo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montealdo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Montealdo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dinabambu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Montealdo 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.
Montealdo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Montealdo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dinabambu keeping moving, preventing Montealdo from controlling successfully.
Dinabambu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Montealdo throwing strikes from guard but Dinabambu blocks nicely.
Montealdo preventing the sweep.
Montealdo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Montealdo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dinabambu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Montealdo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab by Montealdo.
Dinabambu cracks Montealdo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Montealdo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dinabambu finish him?
Dinabambu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Montealdo shoots in and drives through. Dinabambu sprawls well.
Montealdo is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Dinabambu doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Montealdo crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Montealdo's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bhekithemba Dinabambu!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bhekithemba Dinabambu thanked Core Combat for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Ukkonen (ranked 3834 p4p, 2669 weight class) and Igor Warlovski (ranked 476 p4p, 353 weight class). Tauno Ukkonen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Ukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Warlovski!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warlovski throws a leg kick that misses.
Ukkonen takes one to the chin there.
 It looks like Tauno Ukkonen has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Warlovski.
Ukkonen moves out of range of the body kick from Warlovski.
Ukkonen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ukkonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warlovski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ukkonen walks into a jab.
A big left from Ukkonen misses.
Warlovski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Warlovski lands a front kick.
Warlovski walks into a straight right hand from Ukkonen.
Ukkonen stuns Warlovski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warlovski throws a body kick that misses
and Ukkonen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Warlovski!
Ukkonen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Warlovski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ukkonen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Warlovski, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkonen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ukkonen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ukkonen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Warlovski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Warlovski is wriggling around trying to escape but Ukkonen has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Warlovski taps out and Ukkonen picks up the big win! Great work there by Ukkonen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tauno Ukkonen!
Our winner, Tauno Ukkonen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karel Slezina (ranked 4091 p4p, 3648 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 503 p4p, 467 weight class). Slezina's entrance music is No Escape. A fine choice. Mike Smith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karel Slezina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Smith !
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slezina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slezina misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith throws the left hand but Slezina avoids the punch easily.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slezina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith .
Slezina fails to land the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Smith .
Slezina scores with a jab to the jaw.
Slezina pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Slezina settles back down.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slezina's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slezina shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slezina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slezina definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Slezina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slezina. Slezina circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Slezina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Slezina drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Slezina seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Slezina is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Slezina working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Slezina asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Slezina is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Smith looks calm but he's in trouble here. Slezina gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Smith is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Slezina lets go of the hold and Smith can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Karel Slezina!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Duarte (ranked 2619 p4p, 3928 weight class) and Oleg Gazbinski (ranked 273 p4p, 401 weight class). Rogerio Duarte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oleg Gazbinski's chin.
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Gazbinski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte moves into the clinch successfully.
Duarte can't find room to land a body shot as Gazbinski controls the action.
Duarte will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gazbinski up against the cage.
Duarte gets control of Gazbinski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Duarte will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Duarte trying to control the position here.
Gazbinski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duarte swings wildly with an uppercut but Gazbinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duarte is working Gazbinski over against the cage.
Gazbinski blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gazbinski.
Duarte cracks Gazbinski with a nice body shot.
Duarte tries to work over Gazbinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duarte leaning against his opponent.
Gazbinski is trying to drag Duarte to the mat but Duarte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Duarte pushes Gazbinski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Oleg Gazbinski has been cut.
Duarte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duarte scores with a shoulder strike.
Duarte misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Duarte.
Gazbinski looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is working Gazbinski over against the cage.
Duarte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Duarte.
Duarte lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Duarte.
Duarte tries to work over Gazbinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duarte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gazbinski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Duarte to keep the fight standing.
Duarte scores with a shoulder strike.
Duarte just leaning against Gazbinski, taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duarte.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duarte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Duarte fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte has Gazbinski pushed against the cage.
Duarte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gazbinski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Duarte - that landed with a thud.
Duarte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duarte has clasped his hands together around Gazbinski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Gazbinski is trying to escape the position but Duarte is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte tries to advance to mount but Gazbinski denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duarte moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Duarte works to advance to full mount. Gazbinski defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Duarte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Gazbinski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Duarte shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gazbinski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gazbinski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Duarte is controlling him.
Duarte seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Duarte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gazbinski is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gazbinski wants to stand but Duarte is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte wants to pass the guard but Gazbinski is keeping the position.
Duarte is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Duarte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gazbinski can do to turn this around?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Duarte manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gazbinski on his heels. He'll look to pass Gazbinski's guard now, I'm sure.
Gazbinski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Duarte controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogerio Duarte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duarte passes into half guard.
Duarte keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte misses with a head shot. Gazbinski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gazbinski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Duarte controls the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gazbinski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duarte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duarte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duarte tries to work over Gazbinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duarte displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gazbinski up against the cage.
Duarte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gazbinski backwards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gazbinski prevents a body shot from Duarte.
Duarte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Duarte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Duarte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Gazbinski's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gazbinski has closed the distance and engaged Duarte in a clinch.
Duarte stops a takedown attempt from Gazbinski.
Gazbinski blocks a body shot from Duarte.
Gazbinski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duarte just stands there and leans against the cage.
Duarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gazbinski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Duarte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rogerio Duarte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Gazbinski.
Duarte manages to pull guard.
Duarte seems keen to control Gazbinski's posture.
Duarte wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte is working hard here to advance position.
Gazbinski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Duarte is pulling down on Gazbinski's head to control his posture.
Duarte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gazbinski is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duarte pulls Gazbinski in close to prevent any damage.
Gazbinski gets to his feet - Duarte follows without any prompting.
Oleg Gazbinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gazbinski has managed to clinch.
Duarte is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gazbinski can't fight it off and eventually Duarte manages to take the fight to the floor. Gazbinski looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Duarte trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gazbinski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Duarte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oleg Gazbinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is adopting a defensive guard.
Duarte looking for a sweep. Not yet Duarte, not yet.
Gazbinski stands up from Duarte's guard - Gazbinski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Duarte jabs at Gazbinski's body.
Gazbinski pushes Duarte up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Duarte.
Duarte has hold of one of Gazbinski's legs. Gazbinski is fighting the takedown attempt but Duarte gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duarte slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Duarte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gazbinski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Duarte controls the pace.
Gazbinski keeping full guard, as Duarte tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gazbinski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gazbinski looks to land a left hand but Duarte moved out of range nicely.
Duarte is looking to counter the offense by Gazbinski and move into the clinch.
Rogerio Duarte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duarte throws a nice looking combination but Gazbinski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio Duarte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duarte 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio Duarte!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Spencer (ranked 2996 p4p, 3856 weight class) and John Rambo (ranked 159 p4p, 184 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rambo.
Rambo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Spencer misses with a hook. Rambo ducked under it nicely.
Spencer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spencer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rambo ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Rambo throws a counter combo.
Rambo misses with a two punch combination.
Spencer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spencer lands a nice shot to the body.
Rambo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rambo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rambo throws a front kick that sends Spencer stumbling back into the cage.
Rambo throws out a powerful jab.
Rambo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Rambo.
Rambo throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer thuds a left hand into Rambo's body.
Rambo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Spencer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spencer loads up on a big right hand but Rambo slips the punch.
Rambo throws a wild body kick that Spencer sees coming a mile off.
Rambo slips a straight right by Spencer.
Rambo tests Spencer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo stalks Spencer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Spencer's face. Spencer staggers backwards, shaken.
Rambo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Rambo moves out of range.
Spencer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spencer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rambo dodges the punch combination from Spencer.
Rambo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rambo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rambo throws a big counter head kick but Spencer avoids it with no problem.
Mark Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rambo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer misses with a left hand
and Rambo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spencer works over Rambo's head and body with a nice combination.
 Rambo is rocked!
Spencer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rambo is still on wobbly legs! Can Spencer finish him?
Spencer blocks a head kick by Rambo.
Rambo slips a straight right by Spencer.
Rambo seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Spencer shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Rambo is backing up but Spencer catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Rambo covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Spencer Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Spencer!
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Nathan Dylan really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 158.3, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Ziggy Ozbourne was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 1850 p4p, 2278 weight class) and Joe Bailey (ranked 20 p4p, 25 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jiu Jitsu by Smoke Serpent. Bailey has chosen Go Hard Or Go Home as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've been told by Gracie's head coaches at Rio Fight Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
Bailey swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Bailey.
Bailey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Bailey.
Bailey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bailey scores with a nice strike.
Bailey misses the jab.
Gracie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jab, jab by Bailey - just one landing.
Bailey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Bailey.
It looked like Gracie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie throws a big counter combination but Bailey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bailey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joe Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie is looking for a counter combo.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bailey.
Bailey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Bailey works the jab nicely.
Gracie walks straight into a right hand from Bailey - that's dropped him! Bailey jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gracie from any more punishment! Gracie complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Bailey!
Joe Bailey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Marston (ranked 554 p4p, 3768 weight class) and Jay Crawford (ranked 11 p4p, 40 weight class). Marston's entrance music is Bring it on motherfucker. A fine choice. Lucas Marston had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 38 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crawford.
Decent striking displayed by Crawford there.
Marston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crawford misses with a series of wild punches.
Marston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crawford is able to avoid easily.
Crawford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crawford misses with a straight right.
Marston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crawford jabs Marston right on the nose. Marston blinks but takes it well.
Crawford takes a swing at Marston's ribcage but misses.
Crawford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crawford throws a jab but it's blocked by Marston.
A counter left hand to the body from Marston misses its target.
Marston misses the jab.
Marston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crawford throws a right and a left that Marston avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawford works Marston's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Marston avoids them all with ease.
Marston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawford scores with a sloppy right hand. Marston should have avoided that one.
Marston swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marston.
Crawford throws a right hand that Marston ducks under and follows up with a left that Marston also avoids with ease.
Crawford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marston went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Crawford throws the left hand but Marston avoids the punch easily.
Marston appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marston slips a jab from Crawford.
Crawford just misses with a punch to the body.
Marston on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marston lands with a kick to the temple. Crawford shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Jay Crawford has been cut.
Marston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crawford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford cracks a nice hook into Marston's ribs.
Crawford walks into a straight right hand from Marston.
Marston tries a head kick but it misses.
Crawford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crawford misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Crawford scores with a four punch combination!
Marston looks for a takedown but Crawford sprawls well.
Crawford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marston.
Marston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawford was well out of range. Poor timing from Marston.
Crawford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawford has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Crawford throws a nice looking combination but Marston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marston throws a head kick that misses.
Crawford throws an off balance right hand
and Marston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford cracks Marston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crawford misses with a wild body shot.
Crawford is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marston had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Crawford throws a looping overhand right but Marston ducks down to avoid it.
Crawford misses with a hook. Marston ducked under it nicely.
Marston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marston defending well as Crawford loads up on a big left hand.
Marston is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Crawford.
Good shot there by Crawford.
Marston lands a high kick!
Crawford lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawford lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawford throws a jab when Marston was well out of range.
Crawford fails to land with a series of punches.
Marston appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marston looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawford is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crawford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crawford throws a big shot that misses.
Marston throws a quick counter head kick but Crawford was just out of range.
Crawford scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crawford throws a right and a left that Marston avoids nicely.
As Crawford backs away, Marston returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Crawford misses with a combination
and Marston counters with an outside leg kick.
Crawford lands the left hand.
Crawford misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crawford scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Crawford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Crawford's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jab, jab by Crawford - just one landing.
Crawford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marston.
A punch combination from Crawford misses.
Jay Crawford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marston scores with a sloppy right hand. Crawford should have avoided that one.
Crawford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marston has time to react.
Marston throws a head kick that misses.
Marston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crawford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crawford lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crawford, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marston just misses with a punch to the body.
Jay Crawford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crawford throws out a powerful jab.
Crawford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marston misses with a low kick.
Crawford fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marston lands with a straight right. Crawford didn't see that one coming.
Good exchange - Crawford coming out on top.
Crawford throws a looping overhand right but Marston ducks down to avoid it.
Marston throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawford scores with a nice right hand.
Marston is looking to wear down Crawford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crawford keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crawford tries to bum rush Marston with a series of wild strikes but Marston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Marston misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Marston might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Crawford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marston appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crawford.
Crawford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crawford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A quick step to the side and Marston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawford manages to avoid it.
That's two 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!
Marston thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Crawford if he has to take too many more of those.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Crawford throws a good cross that connects.
Marston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crawford throws a series of strikes that have Marston backpedaling.
Marston thuds his shin into the meat of Crawford's side.
Crawford throws a jab when Marston was well out of range.
Crawford throws out a loose jab but Marston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marston throws a body punch but Crawford moves out of range.
Marston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crawford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jay Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford looks to land a combination but Marston avoids it well.
Crawford takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jay Crawford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crawford misses with an uppercut
and Marston counters with a good low kick that Crawford was not able to check.
Marston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford lands a right hook to the body.
Crawford misses with a jab to the body
and Marston counters with a body kick that stops Crawford in his tracks momentarily.
Crawford takes one on the button.
Crawford misses with a jab to the body
and Marston counters with a head kick. That will keep Crawford thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Marston stuns Crawford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marston swings for the body but Crawford moves out of range.
Crawford misses with a straight right.
Marston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marston.
Marston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crawford's sensitive parts.
Crawford takes a swing at Marston's ribcage but misses.
Crawford throws a hook to the side of Marston's head but Marston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marston throwing a counter right hand but Crawford manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford swings widly with a right hand
and Marston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crawford misses with a left hand
and Marston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marston throws a chopping leg kick but Crawford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marston looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawford is just out of range.
Crawford misses with a straight right.
Crawford misses the jab.
Crawford loads up on a big right hand but Marston slips the punch.
Marston digs a good hook to Crawford's body.
Marston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawford throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marston. Marston obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crawford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Crawford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jay Crawford's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A lazy left from Marston finds it's target.
Marston connects with a nice looking jab.
Marston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marston dodges the punch combination from Crawford.
Crawford misses with an uppercut. Marston saw that one coming.
Crawford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crawford misses with a double jab.
Marston lands an overhand right.
Crawford blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawford throws a right and a left that Marston avoids nicely.
Marston throws a good cross that connects.
Crawford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Marston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Marston misses.
Crawford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crawford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marston lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crawford digs a good body shot into Marston's ribs.
Marston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Marston avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by Marston.
Crawford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marston circles away quickly and effectively.
Marston throws a head kick that misses.
Lucas Marston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marston was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawford.
A counter left hand to the body from Marston misses its target.
Marston misses with a wild body shot.
Marston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawford manages to avoid it.
Marston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crawford.
Crawford lands a slapping body shot.
Crawford throws a jab but it's blocked by Marston.
Marston looks for a takedown but Crawford sprawls well.
Crawford lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford scores with a sloppy right hand. Marston should have avoided that one.
Crawford scores with a jab.
Crawford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crawford lands a lovely overhand right.
Crawford throws a looping overhand right but Marston ducks down to avoid it.
Crawford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marston on the side of the head.
Crawford scores with a body shot.
Marston throws out a leg kick but Crawford moves out of range and Marston only half commits.
A jab from Crawford finds it's way through Marston's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Marston.
Marston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marston looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawford is just out of range.
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!
Marston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crawford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford just misses with a punch to the body.
Marston appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crawford misses with a looping right.
Crawford stuns Marston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crawford throws a hook but Marston blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Marston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marston manages to avoid it.
Crawford misses with a body punch
and Marston counters with a nice right hand that sends Crawford toppling to the canvas! Crawford scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Marston finish him?!
Crawford is rocked!
Crawford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Crawford is still on wobbly legs! Can Marston finish him?
Marston moves out of range as Crawford strikes.
Crawford seems to have recovered his senses.
Marston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crawford moves out of range of the leg kick from Marston.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marston throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawford avoids the head kick by Marston.
Jay Crawford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marston ducks right into an uppercut from Crawford.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Crawford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crawford has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Crawford!
Jay Crawford decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bane Concrete (ranked 2248 p4p, 1679 weight class) and Imperial Washington (ranked 241 p4p, 196 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bane Concrete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imperial Washington!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Concrete on the side of the head.
It looks like Bane Concrete has been cut.
Concrete misses with a combination
and Washington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick lands for Washington.
Washington throws a leg kick but Concrete moved away.
It looked like Concrete wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Washington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab lands there for Washington.
Concrete walks into a stiff left hand from Washington.
Concrete rushes Washington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Washington breaks from the clinch.
Washington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Concrete looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Concrete tries to clinch
letting Washington counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Concrete blocks a head kick by Washington.
Concrete tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Washington doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Concrete was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
Washington keeps the fight on the outside.
Concrete misses with an uppercut
and Washington counters with a crisp right hand that drops Concrete! Washington lets Concrete back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bane Concrete's cut is getting worse.
Concrete clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete throws a head punch that misses.
Washington is leaning against Concrete and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Washington.
Washington lands with a light punch inside.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Concrete.
Concrete pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Concrete pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooh!!! Washington has knocked Concrete down with a huge combo! Washington steps away and waves a wobbly Concrete back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Concrete is rocked!
Bane Concrete's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington moves in close and cracks Concrete with a massive right hand! Concrete, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Washington!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Imperial Washington!
After the fight, Imperial Washington was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santas Bitch (ranked 529 p4p, 1052 weight class) and Jack Sparrow (ranked 67 p4p, 130 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bitch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Havana. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sparrow's choice of entrance music: Knockout. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santas Bitch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparrow ducks under a wild hook from Bitch.
Bitch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Save America! TRUMP 2.0 !!! in the buildup to the fight.
Sparrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bitch.
Sparrow misses with a body shot.
Bitch misses the jab.
Sparrow moves to clinch but Bitch breaks away
and Bitch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sparrow defending well as Bitch loads up on a big left hand.
Sparrow staying out of range there.
Sparrow tries to clinch but Bitch is having none of it.
Bitch throws a lazy right hand but Sparrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Sparrow releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bitch scores with a hook to the body. Sparrow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Sparrow as he connects with a hook.
Bitch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bitch looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparrow is just out of range.
Sparrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparrow lands with a shot to the body.
Sparrow tries to clinch up.
Bitch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sparrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bitch ducks under a wild hook from Sparrow.
Sparrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bitch scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Jack Sparrow has been cut.
Bitch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bitch throws an uppercut from hell that sends Sparrow clean off his feet! He's out cold! Bitch stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Santas Bitch!
Santas Bitch retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Santas Bitch made sure he mentioned 🚫 PROHIBITED 🚫, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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