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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Kealekapuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moses Kealekapuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona shoots in and drives through. Kealekapuna sprawls well.
Arona shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kealekapuna but Kealekapuna pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd cheers as Kealekapuna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arona doesn't seem phased though.
Kealekapuna leaves Arona with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Moses Kealekapuna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Arona.
Kealekapuna fakes the leg kick and cracks Arona in the body.
Arona looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kealekapuna lands a right hook to the body.
Arona is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kealekapuna is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Arona.
Kealekapuna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kealekapuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kealekapuna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arona's calf.
Kealekapuna gets a clinch.
Kealekapuna lands a nice elbow.
Kealekapuna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arona's defenses.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow that stopped Arona in his tracks for a moment.
Kealekapuna lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Ricardo Arona has been cut.
Arona takes an elbow to the temple.
Kealekapuna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arona takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kealekapuna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kealekapuna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arona's defenses.
Kealekapuna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kealekapuna lands a damaging elbow.
Kealekapuna lands with a light punch inside.
Arona takes an elbow to the temple.
Kealekapuna controlling the action here for a moment.
Kealekapuna lands a damaging elbow.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow that stopped Arona in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Ricardo Arona's cut even more.
Kealekapuna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow that stopped Arona in his tracks for a moment.
Kealekapuna lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow inside.
Arona takes an elbow to the temple.
Arona takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kealekapuna stalling in the clinch.
Kealekapuna lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kealekapuna.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow just above Arona 's eye.
Kealekapuna stalling against the cage.
Kealekapuna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kealekapuna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arona's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kealekapuna.
Arona wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kealekapuna lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kealekapuna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arona's defenses.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow inside.
Kealekapuna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Ricardo Arona's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow inside that Arona shrugs off.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow inside.
Kealekapuna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow inside.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow just above Arona 's eye.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow that stopped Arona in his tracks for a moment.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow inside.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow just above Arona 's eye.
Ricardo Arona's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kealekapuna lands a nice elbow.
Kealekapuna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arona blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kealekapuna lands a damaging elbow.
Kealekapuna taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kealekapuna.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kealekapuna.
Arona takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kealekapuna lands a damaging elbow.
Kealekapuna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arona's defenses.
Kealekapuna comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ricardo Arona's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Moses Kealekapuna!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kapt Jinglez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Vinicius Reis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kapt Jinglez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Vinicius Reis Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jinglez takes a swing at Reis Silva's ribcage but misses.
Reis Silva shoots in but Jinglez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reis Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jinglez working for a triangle but Reis Silva defends it easily.
Jinglez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reis Silva.
Reis Silva trying to control but Jinglez is working from the bottom.
Jinglez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reis Silva is controlling him.
Jinglez keeping moving, preventing Reis Silva from controlling successfully.
Reis Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reis Silva trying to control but Jinglez is working from the bottom.
Reis Silva cracks Jinglez with a solid left hand.
Reis Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Reis Silva is working Jinglez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reis Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reis Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reis Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jinglez looking for a guillotine here but Reis Silva defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis Silva stands up over Jinglez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reis Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jinglez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jinglez is breathing heavily.
Reis Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Jinglez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reis Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Reis Silva stays in close to Jinglez's body and controls the position.
Reis Silva working some strikes from top position.
Reis Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reis Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reis Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Reis Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Reis Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jinglez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reis Silva trying to control but Jinglez is working from the bottom.
Jinglez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reis Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Reis Silva works over Jinglez with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reis Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jinglez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Reis Silva prevents Jinglez from getting back to his feet.
Jinglez keeping moving, preventing Reis Silva from controlling successfully.
Jinglez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reis Silva is in close to Jinglez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Reis Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reis Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Vinicius Reis Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Jinglez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reis Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reis Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jinglez counters with a left to the body.
A left lands for Reis Silva.
Jinglez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reis Silva rushes Jinglez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jinglez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reis Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jinglez's defenses.
Reis Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reis Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Reis Silva.
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!
Reis Silva stalling in the clinch.
Reis Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reis Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jinglez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Reis Silva.
Reis Silva lands an elbow just above Jinglez 's eye.
Reis Silva has Jinglez pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis Silva works on Jinglez's body with a couple of short punches.
Jinglez takes an elbow to the temple.
Reis Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcos Vinicius Reis Silva.
Reis Silva cracks Jinglez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reis Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reis Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reis Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Jinglez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reis Silva ducks under a wild hook from Jinglez.
Reis Silva scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reis Silva tries to clinch but Jinglez is having none of it.
Jinglez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reis Silva.
Reis Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jinglez counters with a takedown into side control.
Reis Silva controls the position for a moment.
Reis Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Reis Silva is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jinglez wants to stand but Reis Silva has his arm trapped.
Reis Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Marcos Vinicius Reis Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jinglez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Reis Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reis Silva.
Jinglez tries to stand but Reis Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Jinglez won't allow Reis Silva to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jinglez won't allow Reis Silva to get back to his feet.
Jinglez wants to stand and escape but instead Reis Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Reis Silva forces his way into half guard.
Reis Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jinglez tries to kick Reis Silva off but Reis Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reis Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Vinicius Reis Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Reis Silva misses.
Reis Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reis Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Reis Silva remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jinglez tries to escape but Reis Silva is in control.
Reis Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
Reis Silva scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jinglez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reis Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Reis Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jinglez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jinglez is bucking up trying to escape but Reis Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Reis Silva with shots to the head and body - Jinglez looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Reis Silva.
Reis Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reis Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jinglez is in a horrible position here. Reis Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reis Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reis Silva with shots to the head and body - Jinglez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Reis Silva landing punches.
Reis Silva working Jinglez over with strikes here.
Reis Silva controlling the pace for now.
Reis Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Jinglez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Jinglez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Reis Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reis Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reis Silva unloading with bombs!
Jinglez is rocked!
Reis Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reis Silva breaks from Jinglez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Jinglez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jinglez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jinglez seems to have got his legs back now.
BOOM! Reis Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reis Silva wants to control the pace but Jinglez is squirming around nicely.
Kapt Jinglez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jinglez working to try and regain half guard.
Jinglez taking shots to the head.
Reis Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jinglez's face.
Reis Silva controlling his opponent.
Marcos Vinicius Reis Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jinglez is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Vinicius Reis Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reis Silva 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Vinicius Reis Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Ronin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze Ronin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blaze Ronin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Ronin.
Koscheck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koscheck is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ronin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ronin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ronin wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronin gets a clinch.
Ronin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ronin lands a nice shot to the body.
Koscheck is breathing heavily.
Ronin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Josh Koscheck has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Ronin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Ronin.
Ronin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ronin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronin connects with a leg kick. Koscheck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Ronin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koscheck doesn't seem phased though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Ronin.
Ronin lands an elbow inside that Koscheck shrugs off.
Ronin lands a damaging elbow.
Ronin scores with a knee to the head.
Ronin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koscheck.
Ronin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Ronin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ronin crunches a lovely knee into Koscheck's ribcage.
Ronin digs a right hand into Koscheck's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koscheck's gas tank.
Ronin lands a knee to the body.
Ronin landing knees to the body.
Koscheck takes a shot to the head.
Ronin stalling in the clinch.
Ronin pushes Koscheck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronin effectively controlling the action here.
Koscheck tries to score a body lock takedown but Ronin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Koscheck has Ronin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ronin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ronin lands with a left to the head.
Ronin jumps into guard, dragging Koscheck to the mat.
Ronin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koscheck is one step ahead there.
Koscheck trying to control but Ronin is working from the bottom.
Ronin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koscheck's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Koscheck keeping moving, preventing Ronin from controlling successfully.
Ronin 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.
Ronin wants to control from the top but Koscheck keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koscheck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Koscheck manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ronin has Koscheck in his guard.
Ronin working a defensive guard but Koscheck passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ronin trying to control from the bottom.
Ronin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ronin has Koscheck pulled in close to control his posture.
Koscheck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koscheck thows a big elbow that misses.
Koscheck got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ronin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koscheck has managed to get both his arms back between Ronin's legs - danger averted.
Ronin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ronin wants to sweep here but Koscheck controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koscheck chips away with some ground and pound.
Koscheck tries to free his leg and advance position but Ronin is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Ronin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Koscheck's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Koscheck shoots in and bounces Ronin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ronin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koscheck doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koscheck manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koscheck postures up and lands a big shot to Ronin's brow.
Ronin working a defensive guard here.
Ronin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koscheck.
Ronin working for a triangle but Koscheck defends it easily.
Koscheck wants to pass the guard but Ronin is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koscheck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Koscheck has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Koscheck wants to control from the top but Ronin keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ronin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ronin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Koscheck manages to get himself to full guard.
Roninis looking to pass into half guard but Koscheck pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Koscheck is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koscheck is looking to advance position but Ronin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ronin controlling the pace for now.
Ronin looking for a guillotine from mount but Koscheck is having none of it.
Koscheck is squirming around, avoiding Ronin's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Koscheck has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Koscheck!
Koscheck is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ronin wants to sweep but no luck.
Ronin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koscheck is aware though and is defending well.
Koscheck lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Koscheck controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ronin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronin prevents Koscheck from getting the reversal.
Ronin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ronin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Koscheck is on top in guard.
Koscheck stopping the sweep attempt from Ronin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Koscheck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Koscheck'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. This is the final round!
Koscheck fails with the takedown.
Koscheck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ronin but Ronin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ronin lands a nice shot to the body.
Ronin has managed to clinch.
Ronin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ronin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ronin stops a takedown attempt from Koscheck.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ronin lands a body shot.
Ronin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ronin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koscheck's defenses.
Ronin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ronin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ronin trying to control the position from guard on top but Koscheck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Josh Koscheck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Koscheck kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ronin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ronin trying to control but Koscheck is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Blaze Ronin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Danga de danga de dang - Ronin scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ronin's waist but Ronin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koscheck off to one side.
Koscheck walks into a stiff left hand from Ronin.
Koscheck misses with a takedown attempt - Ronin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ronin thuds a left hand into Koscheck's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ronin, right into the meat.
Ronin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koscheck takes a step back to recover.
Ronin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koscheck shoots in but no luck this time.
Ronin takes the fight into the clinch.
Ronin lands a nice elbow.
Koscheck is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ronin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ronin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ronin lands an elbow just above Koscheck 's eye.
Ronin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ronin lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blaze Ronin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ronin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koscheck backwards.
Ronin lands an elbow inside.
Ronin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ronin lands a nice elbow.
Ronin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ronin.
Ronin pulls guard successfully.
Ronin has his feet on Koscheck's thighs here. He's pushed Koscheck off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Koscheck screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blaze Ronin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iov Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iov Fedorov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
218 lbs
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24
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iov Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios doesn't manage to clinch there - Fedorov circles away.
Rios gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fedorov trying to control but Rios is working from the bottom.
Fedorov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rios throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rios will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rios is trying to keep Fedorov in close.
Fedorov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rios is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fedorov, into his guard.
Rios trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fedorov's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios passes into half guard.
Fedorov is pressing down on Rios's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rios throwing strikes from guard but Fedorov blocks nicely.
Rios throws a strike but Fedorov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fedorov throws a big right hand that misses.
Fedorov is pushing down on Rios's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rios is fighting to maintain full guard but Fedorov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fedorov looks to land a strike but Rios avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fedorov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rios is trying to stand up here but Fedorov is controlling him well.
Fedorov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fedorov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fedorov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rios's head.
Fedorov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rios is trying to stand up here but Fedorov is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rios tries to roll over but Fedorov keeps him under control.
Fedorov lands with a punch from half guard.
Fedorov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rios trying to control from the bottom.
Fedorov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fedorov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fedorov thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rios to regain full guard.
Fedorov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rios really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rios can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fedorov controls the pace.
Fedorov advances to half guard.
Fedorov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fedorov throwing shots but Rios is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov with the ground and pound but Rios uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fedorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Rios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rios is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fedorov dives into side control.
Rios is not content to let Fedorov control the position.
Rios can't do much from the bottom here.
Rios wants to get back to his feet but Fedorov is dominant here and he's now got Rios's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iov Fedorov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rios tries to clinch up.
Rios scores with a leg kick.
Rios tries to clinch but Fedorov moves out of range.
Fedorov keeps the fight on the outside.
Victor Rios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rios tests Fedorov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fedorov shoots in and gets a takedown into Rios's guard.
Fedorov is looking to work some ground and pound but Rios has wrist control.
Fedorov wants to control from the top but Rios keeps moving.
Fedorov pushes down on Rios's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rios trying to control but Fedorov postures up.
Rios tries to kick Fedorov off but Fedorov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios is not content to let Fedorov control the position.
Rios tries to kick Fedorov off but Fedorov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fedorov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rios is trying to stand back up but Fedorov is controlling him
Fedorov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fedorov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rios is looking to control Fedorov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rios avoid being mounted?
Fedorov trying to control from half guard but Rios is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Iov Fedorov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rios lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fedorov takes a step back to recover.
Rios tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fedorov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fedorov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Victor Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fedorov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rios manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fedorov is breathing heavily.
Fedorov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fedorov trying to control but Rios is working from the bottom.
Fedorov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fedorov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fedorov won't allow Rios to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rios striking off his back but it's not causing Fedorov any problems.
Rios escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fedorov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fedorov trying to control but Rios is working from the bottom.
Fedorov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rios kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rios keeping full guard, as Fedorov tries to pass.
Rios looking to control.
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 referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fedorov looking to sit in guard and control but Rios gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fedorov looking for a sweep. Not yet Fedorov, not yet.
Rios wants to get up but he can't break Fedorov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rios looking to sit in guard and control but Fedorov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rios is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fedorov gets to his feet. Rios looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iov Fedorov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rios is looking to clinch.
Rios tries to close the distance and clinch but Fedorov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rios wants to clinch.
Fedorov rushes Rios and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rios breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rios wants to clinch
and Fedorov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fedorov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fedorov lands in his opponent's guard.
Fedorov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rios tries to clinch
and Fedorov counters with a takedown into side control.
Fedorov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fedorov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios tries to improve position but can't.
Iov Fedorov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rios regains half guard, as Fedorov was trying to land strikes.
Fedorov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rios defending well though.
Rios trying to control from the bottom.
Rios gets back to full guard.
Rios avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rios keeping moving, preventing Fedorov from controlling successfully.
Rios controls Fedorov momentarily but Fedorov frees himself.
Fedorov looking to pass the guard.
Fedorov stands up and waves to Rios to follow him.
Rios tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fedorov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fedorov.
Fedorov wants to control from the top but Rios keeps moving.
Fedorov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fedorov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov trying to control but Rios is working from the bottom.
Rios working a defensive guard here.
Fedorov is pushing down on Rios's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rios is fighting to maintain full guard but Fedorov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rios trying to control but Fedorov postures up.
Rios gets back to full guard.
Fedorov throwing strikes from guard but Rios blocks nicely.
Fedorov won't allow Rios to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rios utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rios working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fedorov.
Fedorov postures up in Rios's guard and throws a big left but Rios blocks it.
Rios looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fedorov is one step ahead there.
Fedorov trying to control but Rios is working from the bottom.
Rios knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fedorov on the ground.
Fedorov looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iov Fedorov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fedorov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iov Fedorov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Lehr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Jakort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ralph Jakort will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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26
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Russ Lehr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Jakort!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jakort is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lehr's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jakort gets full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jakort is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lehr is aware though and is defending well.
Lehr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jakort swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jakort is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jakort throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lehr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jakort on the ground.
Lehr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jakort preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lehr wants to pass the guard but Jakort is keeping the position.
Lehr wants to control from the top but Jakort keeps moving.
Jakort has his foot on Lehr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lehr works his way back into a safe position though.
Lehr trying to control the position from guard on top but Jakort is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lehr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jakort has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lehr has managed to get both his arms back between Jakort's legs - danger averted.
Lehr wants to control from the top but Jakort keeps moving.
Lehr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Russ Lehr wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jakort doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lehr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jakort wants to get back to his feet.
Jakort looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lehr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lehr wants to pass the guard but Jakort is defending well.
Lehr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jakort is looking for a sweep. Lehr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakort actively working from the bottom here.
Jakort looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jakort looks gassed!
Lehr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lehr trying to pass the guard but Jakort defending well.
Lehr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jakort doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lehr.
Jakort actively working from the bottom here.
Lehr wants to control but Jakort is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakort actively working from the bottom here.
Lehr not doing much here.
Lehr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lehr is taking a breather. Jakort says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lehr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jakort for as long as he can get away with.
Jakort looking for submissions off his back.
Lehr trying to control the action but Jakort is working from the bottom.
Lehr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jakort's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jakort looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lehr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lehr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jakort knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lehr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jakort does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jakort actively working from the bottom here.
Jakort is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lehr pulls his head out easily.
Lehr controlling the pace.
Jakort moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lehr content to stall in guard here.
Lehr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jakort had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lehr defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Russ Lehr will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jakort drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lehr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jakort connects with a couple of short punches.
Jakort being controlled here momentarily.
Lehr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lehr wants to sweep here but Jakort controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lehr has his hands on Jakort's head, controlling the position.
Lehr wants to control the position but Jakort says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lehr wants to control the action here but instead Jakort manages to pass to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakort lands a nice shot to the head.
Jakort with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lehr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jakort has isolated one of Lehr's arms. Lehr looking to fight him off but Jakort twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ralph Jakort!
Ralph Jakort is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between tracy mcgrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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26
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, tracy mcgrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mcgrady scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Antonio Nogueira has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from mcgrady.
mcgrady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nogueira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
mcgrady is looking to clinch but Nogueira is avoiding it.
Nogueira dodges the punch combination from mcgrady.
mcgrady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
mcgrady takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nogueira goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch combination from Nogueira misses.
Nogueira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira with a jab.
mcgrady tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Nogueira misses.
mcgrady closes the distance and clinches up with Nogueira, looking for a takedown. mcgrady pushes Nogueira against the cage but Nogueira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tracy mcgrady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mcgrady throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
mcgrady's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and mcgrady duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mcgrady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nogueira lands a jab.
mcgrady misses with a combination
and Nogueira counters with a low kick, right behind mcgrady 's knee.
mcgrady is breathing heavily.
mcgrady slips a jab and a cross from Nogueira.
Nogueira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nogueira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
mcgrady misses with a body punch
and Nogueira counters with a nice leg kick.
tracy mcgrady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira misses with a double jab
and mcgrady counters with a lovely straight right hand!
mcgrady takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nogueira scores with a head kick.
mcgrady is rocked!
It looks like tracy mcgrady has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab-cross combination lands for Nogueira and sends mcgrady crashing to the mat! Nogueira follows him down to the mat - mcgrady regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Oh mcgrady is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nogueira is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! mcgrady is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dos Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Dos Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Dos Santos jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dos Santos wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Dos Santos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dos Santos is proving hard to escape from.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dos Santos's guard.
Dos Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Silva won't allow Dos Santos to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva is looking to advance position but Dos Santos has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dos Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dos Santos lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos controlling from mount.
Dos Santos lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos controlling from mount.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dos Santos stalling.
Dos Santos prevents Silva from improving his position.
Dos Santos slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Junior Dos Santos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Dos Santos is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dos Santos down to the mat. Dos Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Silva.
Dos Santos thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dos Santos cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Dos Santos as Silva shoots in.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ed Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva checks a low kick from Dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dos Santos throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Junior Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy body kick from Dos Santos
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dos Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Dos Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Silva.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva is trying to drag Dos Santos to the mat but Dos Santos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dos Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dos Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dos Santos gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dos Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dos Santos is adopting a defensive guard.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Dos Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dos Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Junior Dos Santos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva shoots and misses
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Dos Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Dos Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Dos Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dos Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dos Santos.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dos Santos counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dos Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dos Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dos Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to pull guard but Dos Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Silva.
Dos Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva tries for a takedown but Dos Santos manages to get underhooks.
Silva tries for a takedown but Dos Santos manages to get underhooks.
Dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Santos.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dos Santos content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior Dos Santos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dos Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dos Santos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dos Santos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Junior Dos Santos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dos Santos - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Dos Santos, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Dos Santos against the cage but Dos Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Dos Santos's takedown attempt.
Silva successfully pulls guard.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Dos Santos cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Dos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Dos Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dos Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dos Santos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dos Santos controlling the position from side mount.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dos Santos throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We're going to have a standup here because Junior Dos Santos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dos Santos.
Silva tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves away
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Dos Santos counters by clinching up.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Silva.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Dos Santos prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dos Santos.
Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dos Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dos Santos working Silva over with knees to the body.
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva avoiding damage as Dos Santos throws knees to the body.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the body.
Dos Santos gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dos Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dos Santos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Dos Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Dos Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dos Santos lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dos Santos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dos Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos had his way with Ed Silva in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dos Santos's guard.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dos Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Dos Santos stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Dos Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Dos Santos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Santos's shoulder, as Dos Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dos Santos obliges.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva has Dos Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dos Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Silva.
Dos Santos lands a takedown into guard.
Dos Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva wants to control the position but Dos Santos says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dos Santos content to control rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Junior Dos Santos just wasn't active enough.
Silva misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva moves out of range as Dos Santos strikes.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ed Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a head kick.
Ed Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:45
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Dos Santos!
Junior Dos Santos retains his middleweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cajo Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?. Cajo Melo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Romeo Da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romeo Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cajo Melo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Melo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Da Silva connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Melo covering up! Da Silva comes in with a big uppercut and Melo goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Romeo Da Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony DeSouza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jorge Dennis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony DeSouza!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSouza fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dennis sprawls well initially but DeSouza persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dennis tries to get to full guard but DeSouza has control of the leg.
DeSouza seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dennis is looking for a sweep. DeSouza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dennis trying to control here.
Dennis regains full guard. Nicely done.
DeSouza wants to pass the guard but Dennis is keeping the position.
DeSouza pushing down on Dennis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dennis is looking to improve his position.
Dennis is staying active underneath DeSouza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis is trying to maintain the position but DeSouza is very close to passing his half guard.
Dennis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because DeSouza is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
DeSouza perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
DeSouza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dennis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dennis shoots and misses
and DeSouza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
DeSouza tries to free his leg and advance position but Dennis is retaining full guard.
Dennis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
DeSouza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dennis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSouza stopping the sweep attempt from Dennis.
DeSouza wants to control from the top but Dennis keeps moving.
DeSouza looks gassed!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tony DeSouza.
Dennis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. DeSouza is trying to defend but Dennis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
DeSouza is refusing to be controlled, as Dennis sits in half guard.
Dennis controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dennis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
DeSouza trying to hold on to Dennis's head to control him but Dennis postures up.
DeSouza tries to roll over but Dennis keeps him under control.
Dennis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dennis is working for a kimura but DeSouza is defending it quite comfortably.
DeSouza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
DeSouza is not content to let Dennis control the position.
DeSouza is in trouble now - Dennis has advanced to mount!
DeSouza tries to hold on but Dennis pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony DeSouza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
DeSouza shoots and misses
and Dennis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dennis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and DeSouza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dennis is controlling DeSouza's posture.
DeSouza wants to control from the top but Dennis keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dennis is trying to keep DeSouza in close.
DeSouza tries to free his leg and advance position but Dennis is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dennis is on top in guard.
Tony DeSouza has got the better of the ground game so far.
DeSouza is breathing heavily.
DeSouza working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis pushing down on DeSouza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dennis is keen to just control but DeSouza is a slippery customer.
Dennis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dennis wants to control but DeSouza is keeping him busy.
Dennis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dennis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dennis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dennis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dennis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dennis looking to control but DeSouza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dennis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. DeSouza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis avoids the attempt from DeSouza to control.
Dennis is working for a guillotine from mount but DeSouza frees his head quite easily.
DeSouza is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dennis trying to control but DeSouza is having none of it.
Dennis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dennis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dennis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSouza is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Dennis locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! DeSouza is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Dennis!
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pop
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