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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Good Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Szaul Suzxio (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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160 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Good Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Szaul Suzxio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day feints and as Suzxio raises his hands in defense, Day changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suzxio is trying to keep Day in close.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Suzxio has eaten all the pies!
Day trying to control the position from guard on top but Suzxio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Day scoring with some ground and pound.
Suzxio wants to stand and escape but Day is having none of it.
Day postures up and lands a big shot to Suzxio's brow.
Day passes into half guard.
Suzxio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Day scores with a couple of nice shots.
Day seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suzxio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Day working the head and body with strikes.
Suzxio is trying to control but can't.
Suzxio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Day. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Day is working for a kimura but Suzxio is defending it quite comfortably.
Day is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day working over Suzxio with some ground and pound. Suzxio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Suzxio trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Day lands a nice short elbow.
Suzxio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Day scores with a couple of nice shots.
Day is keen to just control but Suzxio is a slippery customer.
Well, if Day is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Day is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Day lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Day is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Day scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day working Suzxio over with strikes.
Suzxio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Day scores with a couple of nice shots.
Day working over Suzxio with some ground and pound. Suzxio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Suzxio trying to hold on to Day's head to control him but Day postures up.
Day will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ground and pound from Day.
Day is trying to control the action in half guard but Suzxio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Day is breathing heavily.
Day winds up and cracks Suzxio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Day lands a nice short elbow.
Day working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Suzxio taking some punishment here, with Day in his half guard.
Day trying to control the pace.
Suzxio is trying to get back to full guard.
Day tries to pass the half guard into mount. Suzxio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Day connects with a nice short shot to Suzxio's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day working the head and body with strikes.
Day seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Suzxio taking some punishment here, with Day in his half guard.
Suzxio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Day winds up and cracks Suzxio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Day is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Day working over Suzxio with some ground and pound. Suzxio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Day looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Day drops an elbow to the side of Suzxio's head.
Day looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Suzxio trying to control from the bottom.
Day is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Day is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Day lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Day looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Suzxio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Suzxio is trying to control but can't.
Day looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Suzxio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Day.
Suzxio trying to control but Day postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Suzxio has his takedown stuffed
and Day counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Day working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suzxio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suzxio wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Day postures up.
Suzxio wants to sweep but no luck.
Suzxio keeping moving, preventing Day from controlling successfully.
Day stops Suzxio from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Good Day dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suzxio throws a nice looking combination but Day bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Day clinches up against the cage.
Suzxio wants to stall.
Suzxio is trying to break the clinch but Day has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Day.
Day tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suzxio's elbow.
Day throws a punch but it's blocked by Suzxio.
Day keeps control of Suzxio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Day.
Suzxio looking to stall.
Day scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Day throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Day.
Suzxio looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Day - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Day has picked Suzxio up - he's going for a ride! Day dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ground and pound from Day.
Day is trying to control the action in half guard but Suzxio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Day is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day winds up and cracks Suzxio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Suzxio trying to hold on to Day's head to control him but Day postures up.
Day is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Suzxio!
Suzxio can't escape the position.
Day lands a nice shot to the head.
Day dominating with strikes here.
Day landing strikes from the mount and Suzxio is in trouble!
Good Day overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suzxio tries to lock up and control but Day gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Day lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Suzxio hang on?
A nice elbow there by Day.
Suzxio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Day with a couple of short strikes.
Day looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Suzxio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Day looking to finish Suzxio with some ground and pound. This is bad for Suzxio!
The referee warns Suzxio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Day breaks from Suzxio's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Suzxio is rocked!
Day is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Suzxio is still in real trouble! Can Day finish him?
Day postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Suzxio is out cold - huge knockout for Day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Good Day!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davis Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus comes to the cage accompanied by "Princes of the Universe," by Queen. Davis Marcus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davis Marcus!
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, George Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon ducks under a wild hook from Marcus.
Marcus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marcus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
George Dillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dillon doesn't manage to clinch there - Marcus circles away.
Dillon doesn't manage to clinch there - Marcus circles away.
Dillon misses with a takedown attempt - Marcus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A lazy left from Marcus finds it's target.
Dillon is rocked!
Dillon tries to clinch but Marcus moves out of range.
Dillon is still on wobbly legs! Can Marcus finish him?
Marcus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillon doesn't manage to clinch there - Marcus circles away.
Dillon seems to have recovered his senses.
A combination from Marcus does no damage.
Dillon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marcus is fending him off so far but Dillon persists. Nope, Marcus circles away and we're back to standing.
Dillon tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Dillon or perhaps it was just good defense by Marcus which made him look bad.
Davis Marcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Dillon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marcus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marcus punishes Dillon's body with a nice straight punch.
Dillon looks gassed!
Marcus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marcus swats away the attempt to clinch by Dillon.
Marcus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillon shoots in but no luck this time.
A shot to de liver by Marcus. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcus lands a jab to Dillon's midsection.
Dillon is trying desperately to land a takedown but Marcus is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dillon.
Marcus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marcus pinned against the cage. Marcus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marcus fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Marcus as Dillon shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dillon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dillon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marcus as he jumps to the side.
Dillon slips a straight right by Marcus.
Marcus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dillon.
Marcus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marcus lands a head kick that stumbles Dillon and the fighters go to the mat.
Dillon has his hands on Marcus's head, controlling the position.
Marcus tries to stand but Dillon is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dillon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marcus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Marcus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marcus postures up.
Marcus tries to free his leg and advance position but Dillon is retaining full guard.
Dillon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dillon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dillon tries to clinch up.
Marcus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dillon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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.
Dillon doesn't manage to clinch there - Marcus circles away.
Marcus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marcus drops Dillon with a big left hand! Dillon is injured, injured bad! Marcus jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davis Marcus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sully Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into the arena with Click the link. blaring out of the sound system. Murphy has chosen Whiskey Hangover as his entrance music. Sully Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sully Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy scores with a one two! Nelson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murphy pinned against the cage. Murphy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nelson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Murphy pushes Nelson off looking to stand but Nelson dives back in and keeps control.
Nelson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nelson trying to advance position but Murphy counters by regaining guard.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murphy is keeping the position for now.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson stops Murphy from standing up.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nelson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy regains half guard.
Murphy pushes Nelson off and gets back to his feet.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nelson.
Murphy struggling a bit here.
Murphy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nelson is controlling him well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nelson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nelson prevents Murphy from escaping the position.
Nelson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Murphy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
Nelson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murphy but Murphy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nelson walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
Nelson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nelson lands in his opponent's guard.
Murphy wants to stand but Nelson is controlling the position.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Nelson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murphy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nelson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nelson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Dave Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murphy is fending him off so far but Nelson persists. Nope, Murphy circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice combination there by Murphy.
Horrible takedown by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by Murphy which made him look bad.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murphy throws a combination. Nelson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nelson is rocked!
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nelson on the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Murphy as Nelson shoots in.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nelson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murphy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nelson working the head and body with strikes.
Nelson has hold of Murphy's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Murphy tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Nelson cranks the arm and Murphy screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Murphy, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dave Nelson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Fleiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Bodoque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Fleiss has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Fleiss!
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, Dario Bodoque!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bodoque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fleiss.
Fleiss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bodoque tries to clinch up.
Bodoque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bodoque gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fleiss lands a body shot.
Bodoque throws a punch but it's blocked by Fleiss.
Fleiss pulls guard.
Fleiss throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bodoque escapes and throws Fleiss's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Fleiss is looking to regain half guard here but Bodoque keeps moving and retains side control.
Fleiss is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bodoque off and has taken his back!
Fleiss looking to hold on to the position here but Bodoque rolls and ends up regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleiss missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fleiss looking to pass the guard.
Bodoque will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fleiss is looking to advance position but Bodoque has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fleiss is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fleiss is desperately trying to improve his position but Bodoque has a good base and remains in mount.
Bodoque sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fleiss can't escape the position.
Bodoque can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fleiss is looking to escape.
Bodoque prevents Fleiss from getting the reversal.
Fleiss throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bodoque. What's that going to do exactly?
Fleiss keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodoque controlling the position easily from mount.
Fleiss is looking to get to half guard.
Bodoque really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fleiss. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fleiss regains half guard.
Fleiss looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fleiss wants to improve his position but Bodoque is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bodoque is thwarting Fleiss's attempts to control the position.
Bodoque prevents Fleiss from improving his 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 Josh Fleiss will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fleiss swings for the body but Bodoque moves out of range.
Bodoque moves out of range as Fleiss strikes.
Bodoque lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fleiss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bodoque throws out the jab.
Fleiss throws a lazy right hand but Bodoque sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fleiss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bodoque stuffs the takedown attempt from Fleiss. Fleiss gets slowly back to his feet.
Bodoque scores with a nice head shot.
Horrible takedown by Fleiss or perhaps it was just good defense by Bodoque which made him look bad.
Fleiss fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Fleiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bodoque throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fleiss stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bodoque tries to clinch but Fleiss is having none of it.
Josh Fleiss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleiss throws a right hand that Bodoque ducks under and follows up with a left that Bodoque also avoids with ease.
Bodoque has closed the distance and engaged Fleiss in a clinch.
Bodoque scores with a knee to the head.
Bodoque misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fleiss.
Bodoque lands a damaging elbow.
Fleiss misses with a punch to the body.
Bodoque makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bodoque.
Bodoque lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fleiss backwards.
Fleiss wants to get back to striking at distance but Bodoque won't allow it.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Bodoque creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fleiss checks a leg kick.
Bodoque throws a big shot that misses.
Bodoque looks for the body kick but Fleiss saw that one coming.
Bodoque keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fleiss shoots for a takedown but Bodoque saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fleiss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bodoque swivels and escapes.
Bodoque ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fleiss misses with a left hand
and Bodoque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleiss throws a series of strikes that have Bodoque backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bodoque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fleiss.
No joy there for Fleiss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fleiss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fleiss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bodoque.
Fleiss shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bodoque as he jumps to the side.
Fleiss just misses with a punch to the body.
Fleiss shoots in and drives through. Bodoque sprawls well.
Fleiss is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fleiss's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fleiss throws a sloppy head kick
and Bodoque counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bodoque.
Bodoque works on Fleiss's body with a couple of short punches.
Bodoque lands a left hand.
Fleiss misses with a body punch.
Fleiss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fleiss stalling in the clinch but Bodoque improves position.
Bodoque lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fleiss.
Bodoque throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fleiss blocks an uppercut.
Bodoque is leaning against Fleiss and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fleiss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fleiss tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodoque keeps control of Fleiss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fleiss tries a body shot but Bodoque blocks it.
Bodoque lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bodoque.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bodoque just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fleiss's brow.
Fleiss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fleiss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bodoque avoiding damage as Fleiss throws knees to the body.
Bodoque misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fleiss is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bodoque gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bodoque looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bodoque swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bodoque pushes off an throws an elbow but Fleiss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bodoque misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fleiss tries a body shot but Bodoque blocks it.
Bodoque scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Bodoque.
Bodoque prevents a body shot from Fleiss.
Fleiss tries to break the clinch but Bodoque is controlling the position.
Bodoque misses with some punches.
Bodoque has a couple of punches blocked by Fleiss.
Bodoque scores with a shot to the side of Fleiss's head.
Fleiss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bodoque throws a head punch that misses.
Bodoque throws a punch but it's blocked by Fleiss.
Fleiss scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bodoque just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fleiss's brow.
Fleiss tries to land knees in the clinch but Bodoque avoids the damage to the body.
Fleiss is trying to break free.
Fleiss lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fleiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bodoque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fleiss goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bodoque prevents it.
Bodoque lands with a left to the head.
Bodoque has a couple of punches blocked by Fleiss.
A hook to the body from Fleiss.
Fleiss jumps guard.
Fleiss thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fleiss looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bodoque is one step ahead there.
Fleiss throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bodoque wants to stand but Fleiss is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fleiss had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bodoque is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fleiss Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bodoque's back instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fleiss is persistently looking for the submission but Bodoque is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dario Bodoque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fleiss throws a push kick but Bodoque slaps the foot to one side.
Fleiss fails to land the takedown.
Fleiss looks to throw a body kick
and Bodoque counters with a stiff right hand.
Fleiss steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bodoque. That one must have hurt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bodoque. Fleiss shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bodoque thows a body shot but no joy.
Bodoque looks to land a body kick but Fleiss moved away.
Fleiss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bodoque but Bodoque pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fleiss shoots in and drives through. Bodoque sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Fleiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bodoque pushes Fleiss away with a front kick.
Fleiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bodoque moves away.
Dario Bodoque seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fleiss shoots in and drives through. Bodoque sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Bodoque.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleiss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fleiss shoots in but Bodoque avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fleiss throws a lazy head kick
and Bodoque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fleiss has a takedown stuffed.
Bodoque lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Josh Fleiss has been cut.
Bodoque tries a head kick but it misses.
Fleiss drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fleiss in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fleiss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fleiss forces his way into half guard.
Bodoque trying to hold on to Fleiss's head to control him but Fleiss postures up.
Fleiss looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bodoque with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleiss works his way into full mount!
Fleiss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bodoque hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Fleiss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fleiss thowing shots but they're missing.
Fleiss working the ground and pound effectively.
Bodoque is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodoque is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Fleiss misses with a head shot.
Fleiss unloading with bombs!
Fleiss putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fleiss with good strikes from the mount here!
Bodoque is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fleiss goes for an armbar but Bodoque turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bodoque.
Bodoque postures up.
Fleiss manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bodoque manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleiss trying to control the position from guard on top but Bodoque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fleiss pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bodoque is keeping the position for now.
Fleiss trying to control but Bodoque is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bodoque can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bodoque can't keep his opponent in guard - Fleiss advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fleiss with the ground and pound but Bodoque uses the opportunity to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fleiss advances position into side control!
Fleiss in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dario Bodoque comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bodoque has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dario Bodoque!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nash Montes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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, Luis Gracie!
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, Nash Montes!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Montes throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Montes fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie moves out of range as Montes throws a body kick.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Montes.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Montes.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Montes as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Montes sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montes cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Montes misses the shot to the body.
Gracie has Montes up against the cage in a clinch.
Montes scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie tightens his grip and picks Montes up, before dumping him to the ground. Montes manages to land in guard.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Montes keeps moving.
Montes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montes keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Montes looking for a sweep. Not yet Montes, not yet.
Montes trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Montes gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie postures up in Montes's guard and throws a big left but Montes blocks it.
Montes keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Montes has Gracie pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Montes keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Montes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Montes controlling from mount.
Montes trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Montes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie wants to control but Montes is having none of it.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Montes wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nash Montes will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Montes drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Montes misses with a knee strike.
Montes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie trying to stall but Montes improves his position.
Montes controlling the action here for a moment.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
A short left from Montes.
Montes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Montes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montes lands a nice uppercut.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Montes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luis Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Montes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Montes is breathing heavily.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Montes to the mat! Montes manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montes keeps working.
Montes can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Montes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gracie connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Montes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Montes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Montes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie shoots in but Montes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montes.
Nice sprawl there from Montes as Gracie shoots in.
Montes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montes is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Montes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Montes is trying to control but can't.
Montes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Montes defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Montes's temple.
Gracie is tying to control. Montes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Montes is trying to control but can't.
Montes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Montes. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Montes looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie shoots in but Montes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Montes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Montes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Montes working aggressively here.
Montes stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Montes is working Gracie over against the cage.
Montes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Montes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Montes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Gracie dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Montes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie feints and as Montes raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Montes trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Montes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Montes keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Montes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Montes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montes keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is really struggling to control Montes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A nice combination there by Montes.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Montes's waist but Montes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Montes tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Montes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Montes sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montes swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montes tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Montes counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Montes counters with a left to the body.
Montes misses the shot to the body.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montes counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Montes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Montes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Montes scores with a shoulder strike.
Montes taking a breather.
A short left from Montes.
A short body shot lands from Montes as the two fighters clinch.
Come on Montes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Montes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Montes scores with a knee to the head.
Montes pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montes scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Montes on the inside.
Montes lands a knee to the head.
Montes avoiding damage.
Montes lands a shoulder strike.
Montes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montes.
Montes lands a body shot.
Montes tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Montes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Montes has Gracie pressed against the cage.
Montes lands with a right to the head.
Gracie jumps guard but Montes stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short left from Montes.
Montes misses with the head strike.
Montes has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Montes.
Montes throws a head punch that misses.
Montes misses with a punch on the inside.
Montes misses with a punch on the inside.
Montes has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie jumps guard but Montes stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nash Montes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Montes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nash Montes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Plum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Kaputtski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tobias Kaputtski acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edgar Plum!
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, Tobias Kaputtski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaputtski tries to clinch up but Plum circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaputtski is looking to clinch but Plum is avoiding it.
Plum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaputtski moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kaputtski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plum.
Kaputtski scores a nice knee to the body.
Kaputtski lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Edgar Plum has been cut.
Plum avoids the elbow strike from Kaputtski, against the cage.
Plum has had enough of the clinch but Kaputtski keeps him there for the moment.
Kaputtski wants a takedown.
Plum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaputtski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaputtski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaputtski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Plum avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Edgar Plum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Kaputtski.
Kaputtski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Plum takes a shot to the head.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaputtski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Plum does no damage.
Plum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plum throws a series of punches but Kaputtski moves out of range.
Plum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, jab by Plum - just one landing.
Plum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaputtski.
Plum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plum tries to bum rush Kaputtski with a series of wild strikes but Kaputtski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plum is breathing heavily.
Plum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plum throws a right hand that Kaputtski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaputtski also avoids with ease.
Plum swinging wilding here.
Kaputtski fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kaputtski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaputtski dodges the punch combination from Plum.
Kaputtski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Plum, pushing him back against the cage.
Kaputtski scores with a knee to the head.
Plum managing to block the knees to the body from Kaputtski.
Plum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaputtski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Plum takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaputtski cracks Plum with a nice body shot.
A short right from Kaputtski.
Plum blocks an elbow strike.
Kaputtski tries to pull guard but Plum holds him up against the cage and eventually Kaputtski drops back down to his feet.
Plum blocks an elbow strike from Kaputtski.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kaputtski.
Nice elbow from Kaputtski.
Kaputtski tries to pull guard but Plum won't allow it.
Kaputtski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Plum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plum blocks an elbow strike.
Kaputtski lands an elbow inside that Plum shrugs off.
Kaputtski wants a takedown.
Kaputtski misses with a knee to the head.
Plum is trying to break the clinch but Kaputtski has him pressed against the cage.
Kaputtski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Plum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kaputtski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plum.
Plum managing to block the knees to the body from Kaputtski.
Plum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaputtski has him pressed against the cage.
Plum managing to block the knees to the body from Kaputtski.
Kaputtski keeps control of Plum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Kaputtski fails to land.
Plum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaputtski has him pressed against the cage.
Plum is trying to break the clinch but Kaputtski has him pressed against the cage.
Kaputtski keeps control of Plum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Plum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaputtski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaputtski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Plum is trying to break free.
Plum has had enough of the clinch but Kaputtski keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kaputtski looking to throw knees to the head but Plum is blocking nicely.
Kaputtski fails to pull guard.
Kaputtski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plum.
Plum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Plum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Plum avoiding damage as Kaputtski throws knees to the body.
Kaputtski tries to pull guard but Plum won't allow it.
Plum is trying to break free.
Plum can't break the clinch.
Plum tries to break the clinch but Kaputtski is controlling the position.
Plum is trying to break free.
Plum is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaputtski has double underhooks.
Plum is pressed up against the cage. Kaputtski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Plum down to the mat. Plum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Plum looks to land a combination. Kaputtski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Plum looks to land a combination but Kaputtski avoids it well.
Plum swinging wilding here.
Plum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaputtski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Kaputtski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Plum's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Plum misses with a series of wild punches.
Plum throws a right and a left that Kaputtski avoids nicely.
Plum misses with a series of wild punches.
Plum throws a right and a left that Kaputtski avoids nicely.
Kaputtski moves into the clinch.
Plum takes an elbow to the temple.
Plum tries to break the clinch but Kaputtski is controlling the position.
Kaputtski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kaputtski fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaputtski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaputtski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kaputtski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Plum 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.
Kaputtski pushes Plum off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plum misses with a double jab.
Plum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Plum looks to land a right hand but Kaputtski moved out of range.
Plum throws a series of punches but Kaputtski avoids them all with ease.
Kaputtski doesn't manage to clinch there - Plum circles away.
Kaputtski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaputtski is looking to clinch.
Plum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaputtski digs a good hook to Plum's body.
Kaputtski wants to clinch up but Plum keeps it at a distance.
Kaputtski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plum misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plum shoots for a double leg takedown but Kaputtski sprawls well. He's pushed Plum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kaputtski tries to clinch up but Plum circles away and keeps his distance.
Plum throws a right and a left that Kaputtski avoids nicely.
Kaputtski scores a takedown into full mount!
Kaputtski is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Plum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plum misses with the combination.
Plum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaputtski.
Kaputtski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaputtski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Plum throws a right and a left that Kaputtski avoids nicely.
Plum throws a series of punches but Kaputtski avoids them all with ease.
Kaputtski is looking to clinch but Plum is avoiding it.
Kaputtski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaputtski moves in looking to clinch but Plum pushes him off.
Plum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edgar Plum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Plum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edgar Plum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plum keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Plum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaputtski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Plum fails to land with a series of punches.
Kaputtski drives through and clinches with Plum against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plum avoids the elbow strike from Kaputtski, against the cage.
Kaputtski with a knee to the head.
Kaputtski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaputtski prevents Plum from breaking the clinch.
Kaputtski landing knees to the head.
Plum is rocked!
Kaputtski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Plum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaputtski trying to land knees to the body.
Plum blocks an elbow strike.
Plum has had enough of the clinch but Kaputtski keeps him there for the moment.
Kaputtski landing knees to the head.
Plum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Plum tries to break the clinch but Kaputtski is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plum.
Kaputtski jumps guard but Plum stands there with Kaputtski around his waist. Kaputtski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Edgar Plum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Kaputtski.
Kaputtski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Plum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Plum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaputtski misses with an elbow strike.
Kaputtski pushes off an throws an elbow but Plum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Plum is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Kaputtski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edgar Plum's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Plum looks to land a combination but Kaputtski avoids it well.
Plum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaputtski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edgar Plum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Plum misses.
Plum misses with a double jab.
Kaputtski scores with a jab to the body.
Kaputtski has a takedown stuffed.
Kaputtski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaputtski fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plum moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Plum scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaputtski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaputtski lands the left hand.
Oh Plum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plum lands a nice looking body shot.
Plum seems to have got his legs back now.
Plum bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kaputtski's head backwards.
Kaputtski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Plum to score with a decent uppercut.
Plum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Plum misses.
Plum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaputtski.
Plum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Plum misses with a few strikes there.
Kaputtski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaputtski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plum.
Plum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaputtski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab by Plum.
Nice straight punches there by Plum. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Plum.
Plum throws a series of punches but Kaputtski avoids them all with ease.
Kaputtski has managed to clinch.
Plum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kaputtski fails to pull guard.
Plum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaputtski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaputtski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Plum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Edgar Plum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Kaputtski.
Plum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaputtski is working for takedown but Plum is calmly controlling the position for now.
Plum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaputtski has picked Plum up - he's going for a ride! Kaputtski dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Kaputtski is looking for a kimura but Plum is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kaputtski to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plum pushes Kaputtski off looking to stand but Kaputtski dives back in and keeps control.
Kaputtski wants to control but Plum is keeping him busy.
Plum wants to get back to his feet.
Kaputtski is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Plum reverses the position - he's now on top in Kaputtski's guard.
Kaputtski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Plum can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kaputtski has a closed guard, preventing Plum from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kaputtski can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kaputtski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaputtski.
Kaputtski wants to clinch.
Kaputtski tries to clinch there but Plum circles away.
That's four 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.
Plum misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Plum misses.
Kaputtski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plum lands with an uppercut that bounces Kaputtski off the cage and back into rage.
Plum throws a right and a left that Kaputtski avoids nicely.
Plum keeps the fight on the outside.
Plum stuffs the takedown.
Plum throws a nice looking combination but Kaputtski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edgar Plum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plum misses with a few strikes there.
Kaputtski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plum.
Plum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edgar Plum.
I think Kaputtski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Kaputtski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Allmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Ransom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allmen comes to the cage accompanied by "Snakebite" by Racer X. The key to victory for James Allmen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Allmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Ransom!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allmen scores with a three punch combo!
Allmen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ransom shoots for a takedown but Allmen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Allmen.
Allmen blocks the strikes from Ransom.
Ransom tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Allmen easily slips into full mount!
Allmen controlling from the full mount.
Ransom trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ransom wants to hold on but Allmen pushes him away.
Ransom keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allmen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Allmen avoids the attempt from Ransom to control.
Ransom really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ransom wants to control but Allmen is having none of it.
Ransom is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Ransom tries to hold on but Allmen pushes him away.
Allmen stands up from mount. Strange move.
Allmen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Allmen keeps the fight on the outside.
Ransom takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ransom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Allmen.
Allmen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ransom moves in looking to clinch but Allmen pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ransom doesn't manage to clinch there - Allmen circles away.
Ransom fails with the takedown
and Allmen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Allmen lands a jab to Ransom's midsection.
Ransom fails with the takedown
and Allmen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
James Allmen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samson Ransom.
Ransom looks gassed!
Ransom drives through with a takedown into guard.
Allmen keeping moving, preventing Ransom from controlling successfully.
Ransom stops Allmen from standing up.
Ransom advances to half guard.
Ransom prevents Allmen from improving his position.
Ransom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ransom is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Allmen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Allmen.
Allmen keeping moving, preventing Ransom from controlling successfully.
Ransom wants to pass the guard but Allmen is keeping the position.
Ransom looking to sit in guard and control but Allmen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Allmen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ransom shoots and misses
and Allmen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Allmen.
Ransom working for a triangle but Allmen defends it easily.
Ransom wants to sweep here but Allmen controlling him for the moment.
Ransom doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Allmen wanted to stand there but Ransom had control of the position.
Allmen stands up and waves to Ransom to follow him.
Ransom feints and as Allmen raises his hands in defense, Ransom changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allmen looking to control but Ransom passes into half guard.
Ransom is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ransom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ransom is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ransom passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ransom sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Allmen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Allmen wants to get back to his feet but Ransom drags him back down.
Allmen looking for a sweep but Ransom has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Allmen is working to get back to half guard.
Allmen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Allmen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allmen manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allmen keeping full guard, as Ransom tries to pass.
Ransom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ransom stopping the sweep attempt from Allmen.
James Allmen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Allmen wants to get back to his feet but Ransom is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ransom looking to sit in guard and control but Allmen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ransom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Allmen is controlling him.
Ransom manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Allmen tries to reverse the position but Ransom maintains control.
Ransom unloads with some shots from mount but Allmen bucks and avoids them well.
Allmen stops Ransom from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Allmen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Allmen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ransom has his takedown stuffed
and Allmen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ransom takes one on the button.
Allmen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allmen clinches up against the cage.
Ransom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Allmen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Allmen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ransom can't fight it off and eventually Allmen manages to take the fight to the floor. Ransom looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ransom is trying to keep Allmen in close.
Ransom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ransom looking for a sweep. Not yet Ransom, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allmen wants to stand but Ransom has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ransom is on top in guard.
Allmen looking to control.
Ransom trying to control the position from guard on top but Allmen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ransom might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Allmen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ransom throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Allmen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Allmen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Allmen keeping full guard, as Ransom tries to pass.
Ransom wants to control from the top but Allmen keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Allmen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Allmen connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Samson Ransom has been cut.
Allmen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samson Ransom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ransom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Allmen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Allmen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Allmen.
Ransom darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Allmen controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ransom not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ransom decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ransom with a lazy takedown attempt
and Allmen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James Allmen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samson Ransom.
Allmen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allmen misses with the combination.
Ransom with a lazy takedown attempt
and Allmen counters with a straight right hand.
Ransom has his takedown stuffed
and Allmen counters with a left to the body.
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.
Allmen scores with a three punch combo!
Ransom tries for a takedown but Allmen circles away easily
and Allmen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ransom's guard.
Samson Ransom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allmen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ransom is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Allmen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ransom throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ransom had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Allmen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ransom Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Allmen's back instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ransom looking for the RNC.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Allmen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allmen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Allmen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Timmins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Reenulds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmins comes to the cage accompanied by Dream Theater - Forsaken. Burt Reenulds has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andy Timmins's chin.
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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, Andy Timmins!
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, Burt Reenulds!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmins moves in looking to clinch but Reenulds pushes him off.
Timmins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reenulds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Timmins tries to close the distance and clinch but Reenulds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reenulds scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reenulds swats away the attempt to clinch by Timmins.
Timmins rushes Reenulds and presses him up against the cage.
Reenulds drops down looking for an ankle pick but Timmins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Timmins doesn't manage to clinch there - Reenulds circles away.
Timmins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reenulds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reenulds with a nice cross.
Timmins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reenulds counters with a three punch combo that has Timmins backing up. Timmins nods at Reenulds to acknowledge the strikes.
Reenulds misses with a takedown attempt - Timmins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Timmins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmins moves in looking to clinch but Reenulds pushes him off.
A punch combination from Timmins misses.
Timmins tries to clinch up
and Reenulds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reenulds throws a nice looking combination but Timmins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Timmins wants to clinch up but Reenulds keeps it at a distance.
Reenulds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Timmins is looking to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Timmins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reenulds has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reenulds and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reenulds takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Timmins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Timmins cracks the inside of Reenulds's front leg.
Reenulds swats away the attempt to clinch by Timmins.
Timmins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmins tries to clinch
and Reenulds counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Timmins thinking.
Reenulds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Timmins tries to clinch but Reenulds moves out of range.
Reenulds swats away the attempt to clinch by Timmins.
Timmins wants to clinch but Reenulds slips to the side
and Reenulds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Timmins stuffs the takedown.
Andy Timmins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burt Reenulds.
Reenulds swats away the attempt to clinch by Timmins.
Timmins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Timmins doesn't manage to clinch there - Reenulds circles away.
Timmins tries to clinch there but Reenulds circles away.
Reenulds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Timmins wants to clinch up but Reenulds keeps it at a distance.
Reenulds displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmins tries to clinch
and Timmins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Timmins moves out of range of the body kick from Reenulds.
Timmins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reenulds throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reenulds misses with an uppercut.
Timmins tries to clinch up but Reenulds circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from Reenulds.
Reenulds checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reenulds lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Timmins at a distance.
Timmins is looking to clinch but Reenulds is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Timmins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timmins tries to clinch up.
Timmins wants to clinch up but Reenulds keeps it at a distance.
Timmins misses with a shot to the body
and Reenulds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reenulds throws a right and a left that Timmins avoids nicely.
Reenulds lands a head shot.
Timmins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reenulds has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reenulds shoots in for a double leg but Timmins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reenulds avoids the head kick by Timmins.
Timmins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Timmins wants to clinch but Reenulds slips to the side
and Reenulds counters with a left and a right that stings Timmins.
Reenulds shoots in for a double leg but Timmins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reenulds is working the combinations to good effect here.
Timmins tries to clinch up.
Reenulds thows a body shot but no joy.
Timmins looks to clinch
and Reenulds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Timmins is looking to clinch.
Timmins tries to clinch but Reenulds moves away
and Reenulds counters with a right hand to the body.
Timmins doesn't manage to clinch there - Reenulds circles away.
Reenulds with a hook.
Reenulds avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Reenulds dominated that round.
That's time! Timmins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reenulds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Timmins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reenulds counters with a stiff right hand.
Timmins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Timmins closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Reenulds to counter with a crisp jab.
Timmins forces Reenulds back against the cage and clinches.
Reenulds has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Timmins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Timmins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reenulds tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reenulds avoiding damage as Timmins throws knees to the body.
Reenulds takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Burt Reenulds has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reenulds wants a takedown but no success here.
Andy Timmins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burt Reenulds.
Timmins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reenulds lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reenulds is breathing heavily.
Timmins tries a knee to the head but Reenulds blocks it.
Timmins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reenulds's face.
Timmins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Timmins landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmins lands an elbow inside.
Reenulds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reenulds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reenulds has a couple of punches blocked by Timmins.
Reenulds is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Timmins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Timmins with a knee to the head.
Timmins lands a knee to the head.
Timmins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Timmins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Timmins swings wildly with an uppercut but Reenulds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reenulds tries for a takedown but Timmins manages to get underhooks.
Timmins lands a knee to the head.
Reenulds is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Timmins lands an elbow just above Reenulds 's eye.
Timmins gets underhooks to prevent Reenulds's takedown attempt.
Reenulds managing to block the knees to the body from Timmins.
Reenulds lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reenulds is trying to stall.
Reenulds gets through Timmins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Timmins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reenulds tries for a takedown but Timmins manages to get underhooks.
Reenulds stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reenulds drops down looking for an ankle pick but Timmins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reenulds throws a right and a left that Timmins avoids nicely.
Reenulds misses with a takedown attempt - Timmins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andy Timmins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Timmins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reenulds moves out of range as Timmins throws a body kick.
Timmins tries to clinch but Reenulds is having none of it.
Reenulds shoots in but no luck this time.
Reenulds scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Timmins misses with a hook to the body
letting Reenulds counter with a right hand.
Reenulds cracks Timmins with an open hand slap.
Timmins tries to clinch but Reenulds is having none of it.
Timmins tries to move into range but Reenulds moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reenulds misses with a wild combination.
Andy Timmins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reenulds scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Timmins wants to clinch but Reenulds slips to the side
and Reenulds counters with a right hand to the body.
Reenulds lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Reenulds.
Timmins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Reenulds lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Reenulds swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Timmins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burt Reenulds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reenulds with a jab.
Timmins looks to clinch
and Reenulds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Timmins is looking to wear down Reenulds with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reenulds lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reenulds drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reenulds looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Timmins is looking to regain half guard here but Reenulds keeps moving and retains side control.
Reenulds tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Reenulds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Burt Reenulds'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Reenulds throws an overhand right that lands on Timmins's shoulder, as Timmins tries to avoid the shot.
Timmins takes a swing at Reenulds's ribcage but misses.
Timmins looks to clinch
and Reenulds counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Timmins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reenulds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timmins tries to clinch up.
Timmins throws a body punch but Reenulds moves out of range.
Reenulds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reenulds misses with a combination
and Timmins counters with a head kick. That will keep Reenulds thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Reenulds works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reenulds lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reenulds circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reenulds counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reenulds throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Timmins counters with a big head kick but Reenulds shrugs it off.
Timmins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmins clinches but Reenulds breaks the clinch
and Reenulds counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Timmins clinches but Reenulds breaks the clinch
and Reenulds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Timmins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reenulds swats away the attempt to clinch by Timmins.
Timmins rushes Reenulds and presses him up against the cage.
Timmins is stalling here.
Reenulds drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Timmins digs a right hand underneath Reenulds's ribcage. Reenulds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reenulds tries for a takedown. No joy.
Timmins controlling the action here for a moment.
Timmins cracks Reenulds with a nice body shot.
Timmins tries to land knees in the clinch but Reenulds avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Timmins.
Timmins stops a takedown attempt from Reenulds.
Andy Timmins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burt Reenulds.
Timmins lands a nice knee to the body.
Timmins lands a nice knee to the body.
Timmins just leaning against Reenulds, taking a breather.
Timmins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reenulds.
Reenulds is trying to trip Timmins. He has hold of a leg but Timmins is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Reenulds persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Timmins is trying to keep Reenulds in close.
Timmins is striking but Reenulds is not phased and passes to half guard.
Timmins looking for submissions off his back.
Timmins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Timmins has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reenulds trying to control but Timmins is working from the bottom.
Timmins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reenulds doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reenulds manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Timmins working for submissions but it's allowed Reenulds to get to half guard.
Timmins tries to get to full guard but Reenulds has control of the leg.
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.
Timmins trying to control here.
Timmins is trying to stand back up but Reenulds is controlling him
Reenulds is tying to control. Timmins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Timmins tries to roll over but Reenulds keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Timmins tries to clinch but Reenulds is having none of it.
Reenulds shoots in looking for a takedown. Timmins tries to sprawl out of it but Reenulds keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Timmins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reenulds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Timmins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reenulds has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burt Reenulds!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Bombay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Simpleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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191 lbs
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193 lbs
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Bombay!
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, Frankie Simpleton!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpleton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bombay sprawls well initially but Simpleton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bombay could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Simpleton trying to pass the guard but Bombay defending well.
Bombay is looking to control Simpleton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bombay avoid being mounted?
Simpleton stands up from half guard.
Bombay lands a nice hook to Simpleton's body. Simpleton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simpleton scores with a jab to the head.
Bombay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bombay slips under a jab.
Bombay moves into the clinch successfully.
Simpleton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simpleton tries for a takedown but Bombay manages to get underhooks.
Bombay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bombay missing with knees to the body.
Simpleton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Simpleton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bombay just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombay is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bombay lands an elbow inside that Simpleton shrugs off.
Simpleton managing to block the knees to the body from Bombay.
Bombay is stalling here.
Bombay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Simpleton can't break the clinch.
Simpleton takes an elbow to the temple.
Bombay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bombay throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Simpleton.
Gordon Bombay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Simpleton.
Bombay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bombay walks into a left hand.
Bombay tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bombay.
Bombay misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpleton looks to throw the jab but Bombay is out of range.
Simpleton shoots in and drives through. Bombay sprawls well.
Bombay tries a head kick but it misses.
Simpleton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bombay misses with a head kick.
Simpleton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bombay's hands.
Bombay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bombay wants to slow Simpleton down by chopping away at his legs.
Simpleton avoids the head kick by Bombay.
Simpleton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bombay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Simpleton with that takedown attempt.
Bombay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bombay throws a right and a left that Simpleton avoids nicely.
Bombay throws a sloppy head kick and Simpleton moves out of range easily.
Bombay is breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Simpleton.
Simpleton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Bombay. No joy for Simpleton on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpleton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bombay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simpleton avoids the head kick by Bombay.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bombay.
Some wild striking there from Simpleton.
No luck for Simpleton with that takedown attempt.
Simpleton shoots in and drives through. Bombay sprawls well.
Bombay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simpleton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bombay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bombay instigates a clinch.
Bombay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simpleton drags the fight down to the ground.
Bombay is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bombay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simpleton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bombay trying to control but Simpleton is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombay has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Simpleton looking to control.
Bombay knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Simpleton on the ground.
Simpleton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bombay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bombay throwing strikes but missing.
Simpleton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Simpleton looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bombay is defending well. Simpleton quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bombay has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Simpleton celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frankie Simpleton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pilaf Alfonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reckuva Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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162 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pilaf Alfonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reckuva Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Alfonso.
Alfonso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alfonso tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in but Alfonso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alfonso keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonso closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie avoiding damage as Alfonso throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Alfonso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alfonso looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alfonso is keeping busy.
Alfonso is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gracie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Alfonso has double underhooks.
Alfonso wants the takedown. Gracie is fighting it off but Alfonso persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gracie's guard against the cage.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Alfonso defends easily.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Alfonso from controlling successfully.
Alfonso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Alfonso pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping busy on the bottom but Alfonso has passed one foot through into half guard.
Alfonso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alfonso in particular looking to stall.
Gracie is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alfonso is working away from the top position though.
Gracie looks gassed!
Alfonso slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alfonso has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Alfonso is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Pilaf Alfonso just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Alfonso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alfonso darts in trying to clinch
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie is pushing down on Alfonso's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alfonso is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alfonso knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie prevents Alfonso from standing back up.
Alfonso is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alfonso is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Alfonso is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Alfonso wants to clinch
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Alfonso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Alfonso has double underhooks.
Gracie gets underhooks to prevent Alfonso's takedown attempt.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Alfonso has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pilaf Alfonso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie jumps guard.
Alfonso won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alfonso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reckuva Gracie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alfonso stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Alfonso clinches.
Alfonso tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Alfonso tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alfonso just leaning against Gracie, taking a breather.
Gracie avoiding damage as Alfonso throws knees to the body.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alfonso is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Alfonso.
Alfonso tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alfonso has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gracie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pilaf Alfonso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alfonso misses with a knee to the head.
Alfonso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alfonso pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alfonso tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alfonso tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Alfonso with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alfonso has him pressed against the cage.
Alfonso connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie stops a takedown attempt from Alfonso.
The is referee keeping an eye on Alfonso - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gracie prevents the takedown attempt.
Alfonso looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Alfonso wants to clinch but Gracie slips to the side
and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alfonso!
Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Alfonso has worked his arm free - good work by Alfonso!
Alfonso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie prevents Alfonso from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfonso wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Alfonso tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Alfonso tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Alfonso sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Alfonso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alfonso moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Alfonso scores with a knee to the head.
Alfonso breaks the clinch.
Alfonso gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alfonso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfonso trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alfonso wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Reckuva Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie has his foot on Alfonso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alfonso works his way back into a safe position though.
Alfonso wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Alfonso is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gracie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Alfonso's back instead.
Alfonso turns into Gracie and is now in his guard.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Alfonso tries to pass.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Alfonso pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alfonso is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alfonso!
Gracie cracks Alfonso with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alfonso is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alfonso on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alfonso tries to get out of the position.
Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Alfonso has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alfonso tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reckuva Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Alfonso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Alfonso has double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Alfonso.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Alfonso is controlling the position.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Alfonso pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Alfonso.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alfonso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alfonso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alfonso counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alfonso clinches.
Alfonso landing knees to the head.
Alfonso is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gracie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pilaf Alfonso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alfonso is working for takedown but Gracie is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gracie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alfonso is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gracie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alfonso has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Alfonso misses with a knee strike.
Alfonso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alfonso blocks a head kick by Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfonso tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Alfonso wants to clinch but Gracie slips to the side
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alfonso's guard now.
Alfonso wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie is fighting to break Alfonso's control of his arms but Alfonso is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alfonso wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie avoids the strikes from the bottom by Alfonso.
Alfonso misses with a strike from the bottom.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Alfonso's head but Alfonso avoids it well.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alfonso has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie landing strikes.
Gracie working the ground and pound but Alfonso is defending the strikes.
A lull in the action here as Gracie stalls from top position.
Alfonso avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gracie.
Alfonso is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alfonso, who protects the arm well.
Alfonso struggling a bit here.
Alfonso is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gracie is controlling him well.
Gracie advances to mount.
Alfonso really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alfonso tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Alfonso is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Alfonso tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Alfonso is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alfonso is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Alfonso has worked his arm free - good work by Alfonso!
Gracie wants to control but Alfonso is keeping him busy.
Pilaf Alfonso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Reckuva Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reckuva Gracie!
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