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B!3: Round 3! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Windsor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linkavitch Chomofski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Albert Windsor!
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, Linkavitch Chomofski!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chomofski misses with the combination.
Chomofski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chomofski clinches up with Windsor and pushes him back against the cage.
Chomofski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chomofski.
Windsor wants to get back to striking at distance but Chomofski won't allow it.
Windsor wants to break free but Chomofski has control.
Chomofski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Windsors head.
Chomofski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Windsor tries to break the clinch but Chomofski is controlling the position.
Windsor is trying to break the clinch but Chomofski has him pressed against the cage.
Windsor blocks an elbow strike.
Chomofski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chomofski fails to land with a series of punches.
Windsor moves out of range as Chomofski strikes.
Windsor throws a hook but Chomofski blocks it.
Chomofski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Windsor.
The fighters circling - Chomofski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Windsor misses with a two punch combination.
Windsor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Windsor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chomofski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomofski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Windsor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chomofski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Windsor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chomofski.
Chomofski throws a series of punches but Windsor moves out of range.
Chomofski throws a series of punches but Windsor moves out of range.
Windsor defending well as Chomofski loads up on a big left hand.
Windsor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Windsor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chomofski throws out a powerful jab.
Windsor is rocked!
Chomofski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Windsor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chomofski ducks under a wild hook from Windsor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Windsor.
Chomofski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Chomofski knocks Windsor out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Linkavitch Chomofski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nacho Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zina Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zina Velasquez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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209 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nacho Mama!
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, Zina Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mama sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Velasquez to the ground! Mama dives into full mount looking to finish!
Velasquez is rocked!
It looks like Zina Velasquez has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Velasquez is still in real trouble! Can Mama finish him?
Mama jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Velasquez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Velasquez seems to have recovered his senses.
You can see the frustration on Velasquez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mama is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Velasquez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mama lands a decent elbow from side control.
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That's one minute gone in the round.
Mama is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Velasquez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Velasquez regains half guard.
Mama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Velasquez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two 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.
Velasquez looking for a guillotine here but Mama defends easily.
Velasquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Velasquez, not yet.
Mama wants to control from the top but Velasquez keeps moving.
Mama is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mama sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Velasquez's guard.
Mama is looking to take a break and control but Velasquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Velasquez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Velasquez lands an upkick as Mama stands over him.
Velasquez looking for a guillotine here but Mama defends easily.
Velasquez controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mama looking to pass the guard.
Velasquez wriggles free and stands up.
Velasquez wants to clinch up but Mama keeps it at a distance.
Mama darts in trying to clinch
and Velasquez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zina Velasquez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zina Velasquez's cut.
That's time! Mama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mama wants to clinch.
Velasquez has a takedown stuffed.
Mama tries to clinch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Mama tries to keep at a distance but Velasquez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Velasquez lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Nacho Mama has been cut.
Mama looking to stall.
Mama wants to break free but Velasquez has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mama manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mama working a defensive guard but Velasquez manages to pass into side control anyway.
Velasquez stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez moves into the clinch.
Velasquez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mama pulls guard.
Velasquez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mama is trying to control the position but Velasquez postures up.
Mama keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.
Velasquez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velasquez's sensitive parts.
Nacho Mama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mama scores with a takedown into Velasquez's guard.
Mama has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Mama looking to sit in guard and control but Velasquez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mama throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mama trying to control the position.
Velasquez looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mama looking to control.
Velasquez stops Mama from standing up.
Velasquez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Velasquez throws out a powerful jab.
Velasquez tries to move into range but Mama moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Velasquez is fending him off so far but Mama persists. Nope, Velasquez circles away and we're back to standing.
Velasquez clinches.
Mama keeps control of Velasquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mama on the inside.
Mama has hold of one of Velasquez's legs. Velasquez is fighting the takedown attempt but Mama gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mama trying to control but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
Velasquez being controlled here, momentarily.
Velasquez keeping full guard, as Mama tries to pass.
Mama tries to stand but Velasquez is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nacho Mama will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mama misses with a takedown attempt - Velasquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mama tries to clinch up but Velasquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Velasquez drives through and clinches with Mama against the cage.
Velasquez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Velasquez looking to throw knees to the head but Mama is blocking nicely.
Mama is working for takedown but Velasquez is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nacho Mama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mama is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Velasquez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez tries to pull guard but Mama holds him up against the cage and eventually Velasquez drops back down to his feet.
Velasquez successfully pulls guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Velasquez holds on and takes a little breather.
Mama is looking to work some ground and pound but Velasquez has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mama off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mama gets a takedown into half guard.
Mama is working for a submission of some sort.
Velasquez is trying to maintain the position but Mama is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mama is taking a breather. Velasquez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mama wants to control but Velasquez is keeping him busy.
Mama seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mama is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Velasquez!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mama working Velasquez over with strikes here.
Velasquez is trying to escape the mount.
Velasquez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mama throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Velasquez because Mama loaded up on that one.
Velasquez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mama tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mama fails to move to back control.
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.
Velasquez gets back to half guard.
Mama is tying to control. Velasquez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Velasquez defending well though.
Velasquez kicks Mama off and gets back to his feet.
Mama looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mama throws a hook but Velasquez blocks it.
Nice sprawl there from Mama as Velasquez shoots in.
Velasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Velasquez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mama wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zina Velasquez.
I think Velasquez 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zina Velasquez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soda Popinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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285 lbs
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272 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Dale!
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, Soda Popinski!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dale scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Popinski throws a series of punches but Dale avoids them all with ease.
Popinski slips a jab from Dale.
Popinski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dale counters with a series of strikes that sends Popinski to the canvas! Dale follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Dale won't allow Popinski to get back to his feet.
Popinski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dale trying to stand up but can't free himself from Popinski's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Popinski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dale counters with a stiff right hand.
Dale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Popinski misses with a series of wild punches.
Dale lands a with a good body shot.
Popinski looks gassed!
Popinski looks to land a right hand but Dale moved out of range.
Popinski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dale lands with a shot to the body.
Jab from Dale.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popinski tries to bum rush Dale with a series of wild strikes but Dale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Popinski missing with a left hand there. Dale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale misses with a body shot.
Popinski misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dale to counter with a crisp jab.
Dale takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Popinski is looking to clinch but Dale is avoiding it.
Popinski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Popinski misses.
Popinski misses with a combination
and Dale counters with a left to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Popinski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Popinski takes one on the button.
Popinski misses with the combination.
Nice combo by Dale! Oh, that's hurt him - Popinski falls to the canvas and Dale follows him into side control.
Popinski is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale decides to stand up, so the ref orders Popinski to his feet.
Popinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Dale finish him?
Popinski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dale to score with a decent uppercut.
Dale lands a with a good body shot.
Dale lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Popinski falls backwards - clearly groggy! Dale dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Dale!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Teebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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245 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Troy Teebow!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harrison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teebow.
Harrison lands with a straight right. Teebow didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Troy Teebow has been cut.
Harrison blocks the body kick.
Harrison lands with a nice body punch.
Harrison tries to bum rush Teebow with a series of wild strikes but Teebow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Teebow.
Teebow throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harrison keeping full guard, as Teebow tries to pass.
Harrison has momentary wrist control but Teebow slips an elbow through the middle.
Teebow passes Harrison's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to improve his position.
Harrison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Teebow.
Teebow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harrison holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Harrison wants to control but Teebow is keeping busy.
Teebow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrison keeps working.
Harrison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Teebow.
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 getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harrison wants to improve his position but Teebow is controlling well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harrison scores with a hook.
Teebow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Teebow trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison wants to sweep here but Teebow controlling him for the moment.
Teebow trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Teebow won't allow Harrison to sweep him here.
Harrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Teebow looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Teebow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Teebow misses with a body punch
and Harrison counters with a left and a right that hurts Teebow! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Harrison jumps into full mount!
Teebow is rocked!
Teebow looks gassed!
Harrison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Teebow is still in real trouble! Can Harrison finish him?
Teebow flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Harrison looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Teebow seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison prevents Teebow from getting the reversal.
Harrison trying to control but Teebow is having none of it.
Teebow is desperately trying to improve his position but Harrison has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teebow wants to hold on but Harrison pushes him away.
Harrison wants to control the pace but Teebow is squirming around nicely.
Harrison is really struggling to control Teebow but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teebow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Teebow is in a horrible position here. Harrison smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Harrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Troy Teebow's cut.
That's time! Harrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Teebow darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Teebow is looking to advance position but Harrison won't allow it.
Harrison is refusing to be controlled, as Teebow sits in half guard.
Harrison taking some punishment here, with Teebow in his half guard.
Teebow wants to advance to full mount but Harrison doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Harrison wants to sweep here but Teebow controlling him for the moment.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Teebow from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teebow stops Harrison from standing up.
Harrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Teebow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harrison wants to take a breather but Teebow is having none of it.
Teebow trying to control here.
Teebow is looking to improve his position.
Harrison is keen to just control but Teebow is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harrison is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Teebow is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Teebow is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Teebow dodges the punch combination from Harrison.
Harrison scores with the left hand. Teebow knows he should have avoided that one.
Harrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Teebow.
Teebow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nate Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
A clash of legs there as Harrison blocks the low kick.
Nate Harrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrison cracks a nice hook into Teebow's ribs.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Teebow moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison scores with a nice right hand.
Teebow changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harrison looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrison takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Teebow tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee asks Teebow politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Teebow prefers to stall for the moment though.
Teebow fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Teebow tries to move into full mount but can't pass Harrison's legs.
Teebow trying to control the position but Harrison is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison regains half guard.
Harrison controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Harrison regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Teebow from controlling successfully.
Teebow connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Troy Teebow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Troy Teebow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Teebow walks into a stiff left hand from Harrison.
Teebow gets a takedown into half guard.
Teebow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Teebow blocks the strikes from Harrison.
Teebow content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Teebow is thwarting Harrison's attempts to control the position.
Teebow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Teebow is tying to control. Harrison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harrison trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison manages to get to full guard.
Harrison looking for a sweep. Not yet Harrison, not yet.
Harrison has control of Teebow's left arm, preventing Teebow from doing any damage.
Teebow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Teebow drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harrison looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harrison looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harrison!
Teebow tries to bench press Harrison off him but Harrison keeps the position.
Harrison moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Harrison cracks Teebow with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Teebow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harrison is looking to take a break and control but Teebow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Donk. Harrison catches Teebow right on the button with a cross.
Teebow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teebow swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
Teebow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harrison throws a series of strikes that have Teebow backpedaling.
Teebow tries to bum rush Harrison with a series of wild strikes but Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nate Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harrison.
Some wild striking there from Harrison.
Teebow tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison blocks a jab.
Teebow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decent striking displayed by Harrison there.
Nate Harrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrison misses with a low kick.
Teebow misses with a head kick.
Teebow throws a combination that misses
enabling Harrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Teebow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrison.
Harrison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teebow manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Teebow.
A jab from Harrison misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Harrison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harrison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Harrison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dongy McDongs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yazan Naber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Dongy McDongs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yazan Naber!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDongs has a takedown stuffed.
Naber looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
McDongs tries to close the distance and clinch but Naber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naber tries to clinch up but McDongs circles away and keeps his distance.
McDongs tries to keep at a distance but Naber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Naber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Naber prevents a body shot from McDongs.
A short right from Naber on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Naber.
McDongs is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Naber.
Naber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Naber scores with a shoulder strike.
McDongs tries to stall but Naber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McDongs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Naber smiles and moves away.
Naber is looking to clinch.
McDongs wants to clinch.
McDongs lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDongs looks for a takedown but Naber sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dongy McDongs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naber keeps the fight on the outside.
McDongs tries to clinch up.
McDongs misses with a takedown attempt - Naber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Naber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDongs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Naber tries to clinch up.
McDongs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDongs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naber is looking to clinch but McDongs is avoiding it.
Naber fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDongs shoots in looking for a takedown. Naber tries to sprawl out of it but McDongs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Naber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yazan Naber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naber clinches but McDongs breaks the clinch
and McDongs counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Naber!
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.
Naber wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McDongs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDongs sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Naber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McDongs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Naber's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
McDongs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McDongs misses with a head shot.
Naber is squirming around, avoiding McDongs's attempts to control the action.
Naber holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McDongs tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDongs sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McDongs is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Naber has managed to escape the submission attempt.
McDongs unloads with some shots from mount but Naber bucks and avoids them well.
McDongs looking to finish with strikes here!
McDongs wants to control the pace but Naber is squirming around nicely.
McDongs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naber is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
McDongs is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Naber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Naber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Naber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDongss head.
Naber lands a right hand.
Naber blocks an elbow strike.
McDongs is trying to break the clinch but Naber has him pressed against the cage.
McDongs can't break the clinch.
McDongs has had enough of the clinch but Naber keeps him there for the moment.
Naber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dongy McDongs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Naber tries to clinch but McDongs moves out of range.
Naber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDongs shoots in for a takedown but Naber shows good takedown defense.
Naber clinches with his opponent.
Naber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Naber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDongss head.
Naber breaks from the clinch.
No luck for McDongs with that takedown attempt.
Naber tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so McDongs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McDongs wants to stand but Naber has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Naber wants to get back to his feet but McDongs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naber is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A knee to the head by Naber.
Naber lands a right hand.
McDongs jumps guard but Naber stands there with McDongs around his waist. McDongs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dongy McDongs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naber swings wildly with an uppercut but McDongs uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDongs tries to score a body lock takedown but Naber shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McDongs is trying to break the clinch but Naber has him pressed against the cage.
Naber breaks from the clinch.
McDongs shoots in and drives through. Naber sprawls well.
Naber instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDongs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McDongs goes for a takedown attempt but Naber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McDongs swats away the attempt to clinch by Naber.
Naber is looking to clinch but McDongs is avoiding it.
Naber stuffs the takedown attempt from McDongs. McDongs gets slowly back to his feet.
McDongs closes the distance and clinches up with Naber, looking for a takedown. McDongs pushes Naber against the cage but Naber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McDongs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by McDongs or perhaps it was just good defense by Naber which made him look bad.
McDongs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Naber pinned against the cage. Naber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Naber tries to close the distance and clinch but McDongs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDongs is looking to clinch but Naber is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naber clinches with his opponent.
McDongs fails to pull guard.
Naber blocking some punches.
A short right from Naber on the inside.
Naber leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDongs.
McDongs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Naber is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McDongs can't get the takedown.
McDongs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Naber smiles and moves away.
Naber drives through and clinches with McDongs against the cage.
Naber pushes McDongs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDongs wants a takedown.
McDongs working aggressively here.
Naber scores with a shoulder strike.
Naber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDongss head.
Naber throws a punch but it's blocked by McDongs.
McDongs wants to get back to striking at distance but Naber won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDongs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Naber just stands there and leans against the cage.
Naber stops a takedown attempt from McDongs.
Naber is pressed up against the cage. McDongs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Naber down to the mat. Naber avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Naber doesn't manage to clinch there - McDongs circles away.
McDongs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McDongs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McDongs trying to control the position but Naber is working away.
Naber is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McDongs asserts his dominance and retains side control.
McDongs is looking to take a break and control but Naber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yazan Naber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McDongs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McDongs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Naber's waist but Naber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McDongs off to one side.
McDongs clinches with his opponent.
Naber with a knee to the head.
McDongs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Naber smiles and moves away.
McDongs shoots for a double leg takedown but Naber sprawls well. He's pushed McDongs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dongy McDongs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDongs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naber.
McDongs fails with a takedown attempt.
McDongs shoots in looking for a takedown. Naber tries to sprawl out of it but McDongs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Naber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Naber avoids the head kick by McDongs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naber fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDongs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McDongs shoots for a takedown but Naber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Naber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Naber lands with a left to the head.
Naber lands a left hand.
Naber misses with some punches.
Naber with a knee to the head.
Naber cracks McDongs with a nice body shot.
Naber lands with a light punch inside.
McDongs stalling in the clinch but Naber improves position.
McDongs tries to pull guard but Naber holds him up against the cage and eventually McDongs drops back down to his feet.
McDongs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Naber breaks the clinch.
Dongy McDongs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Naber is looking to clinch but McDongs is avoiding it.
McDongs shoots in for a takedown but Naber shows good takedown defense.
Naber is looking to clinch.
McDongs wants to clinch up but Naber keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDongs tries to clinch up.
Yazan Naber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDongs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Naber. No joy for McDongs on that attempt.
McDongs throws a head kick but Naber moves out of range.
McDongs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Naber is fending him off so far but McDongs persists. Nope, Naber circles away and we're back to standing.
Naber throws out a leg kick but McDongs moves out of range and Naber only half commits.
McDongs shoots in and bounces Naber off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McDongs decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Naber, up you get!
Naber clinches up with McDongs and pushes him back against the cage.
Naber breaks the clinch.
McDongs swings for the body but Naber moves out of range.
McDongs shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naber tries to clinch but McDongs moves out of range.
Naber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by McDongs or perhaps it was just good defense by Naber which made him look bad.
Naber has managed to clinch.
McDongs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Naber has him pressed against the cage.
Naber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Naber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Naber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDongs shoots in but Naber avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McDongs closes the distance and clinches up with Naber, looking for a takedown. McDongs pushes Naber against the cage but Naber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McDongs tries to clinch but Naber moves out of range.
McDongs wants to clinch but Naber slips to the side
and Naber counters by moving into the clinch.
McDongs trying to stall but Naber improves his position.
McDongs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McDongs tries to pull guard but Naber won't allow it.
Naber misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDongs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Naber smiles and moves away.
Naber tries to clinch up.
Naber is looking to clinch.
McDongs tries to clinch there but Naber circles away.
Naber swats away the attempt to clinch by McDongs.
Naber doesn't manage to clinch there - McDongs circles away.
Naber stuffs the takedown.
Naber circles away from the clinch attempt
and Naber moves into the clinch.
McDongs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDongs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Naber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDongs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yazan Naber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Naber 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yazan Naber!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arizona Flagstaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haiko Saturobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arizona Flagstaff has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arizona Flagstaff!
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, Haiko Saturobi!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saturobi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Saturobi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Flagstaff gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flagstaff trying to control but Saturobi is working from the bottom.
Saturobi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flagstaff forces his way into half guard.
Flagstaff not doing much here.
Flagstaff is looking to advance position but Saturobi won't allow it.
Saturobi wants to get back to full guard.
Flagstaff is looking for a kimura but Saturobi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Flagstaff to get the leverage.
Flagstaff is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Saturobi is just riding it out for now. Flagstaff eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagstaff is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Saturobi tries to roll over but Flagstaff keeps him under control.
Saturobi manages to get to full guard.
Saturobi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flagstaff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flagstaff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Flagstaff tries to free his leg and advance position but Saturobi is retaining full guard.
Saturobi is looking to sinch up a triangle. Flagstaff throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Saturobi's body to avoid the submission. Saturobi has instead reached around Flagstaff's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Saturobi arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Haiko Saturobi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Westing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Poo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sam Westing has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Westing!
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, Tim Poo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westing throws a hook to the side of Poo's head but Poo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Westing.
Poo staying out of range there.
Westing jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Westing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Westing connects with a nice looking jab.
Poo is rocked!
It looks like Tim Poo has been cut.
Westing misses the jab.
Poo is still on wobbly legs! Can Westing finish him?
Poo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Westing.
Westing is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poo.
Poo seems to have recovered his senses.
Poo ducks under a wild hook from Westing.
Poo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Westing.
Poo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Westing to the mat! Westing manages to get full guard.
Westing wants to stand and escape but Poo is having none of it.
Poo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Poo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Westing clobbers Poo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Westing walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Poo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Westing swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Poo's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Westing!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Arbusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Almeida looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Arbusto!
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, Thiago Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arbusto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arbusto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Arbusto throwing shots but Almeida is blocking nicely.
Arbusto is thwarting Almeida's attempts to control the position.
Arbusto is trying to control the action in half guard but Almeida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Almeida kicks Arbusto off and gets back to his feet.
Arbusto closes the distance and clinches up with Almeida, looking for a takedown. Arbusto pushes Almeida against the cage but Almeida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arbusto blocks a jab.
Arbusto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arbusto clinches up with Almeida and pushes him back against the cage.
Almeida has Arbusto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Arbusto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Arbusto breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbusto stuns Almeida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Almeida looks gassed!
Arbusto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arbusto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arbusto lands a jab to the nose.
Almeida throws a right hand that Arbusto ducks under and follows up with a left that Arbusto also avoids with ease.
Almeida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arbusto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arbusto blocks a leg kick.
Arbusto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arbusto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Almeida avoids the head kick by Arbusto.
Almeida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arbusto throws out the jab.
Almeida should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida wants to clinch
and Arbusto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almeida rushes Arbusto and presses him up against the cage.
Arbusto is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stalling in the clinch from Arbusto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arbusto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Almeida blocking some punches.
Arbusto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Almeida jumps guard but Arbusto stands there with Almeida around his waist. Almeida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Arbusto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Arbusto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almeida shoots for a double leg takedown but Arbusto sprawls well. He's pushed Almeida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jorge Arbusto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Almeida.
Arbusto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Arbusto showed some decent athleticism there.
Arbusto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Almeida's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida wants to improve his position but Arbusto is controlling well.
Arbusto trying to advance position but Almeida counters by regaining guard.
Arbusto tries to free his leg and advance position but Almeida is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arbusto.
Almeida has control of Arbusto's left arm, preventing Arbusto from doing any damage.
Arbusto trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
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.
Arbusto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Almeida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Arbusto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almeida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Arbusto as Almeida shoots in.
Arbusto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Arbusto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almeida is pressing down on Arbusto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Arbusto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Almeida working for a triangle but Arbusto defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Arbusto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Almeida shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arbusto stuffs the takedown attempt from Almeida. Almeida gets slowly back to his feet.
Arbusto fails to land with a series of punches.
Arbusto thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida misses with a takedown
and Arbusto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jorge Arbusto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Almeida.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
Arbusto keeps the fight on the outside.
Arbusto fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbusto looks to land a combination but Almeida avoids it well.
Arbusto throws a big shot that misses.
Arbusto has managed to clinch.
Almeida blocks an uppercut.
Arbusto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arbusto connects with a crisp jab.
Arbusto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arbusto lands a jab to Almeida's midsection.
Arbusto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Almeida has time to react.
Arbusto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almeida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Almeida gets a takedown into half guard.
Almeida looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arbusto is trying to stand back up but Almeida is controlling him
Arbusto looking for submissions off his back.
Arbusto is trying to control but can't.
Arbusto wants to get back to full guard.
Almeida decides to stand up.
Almeida looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbusto wants to control but Almeida is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Arbusto moves into full guard.
Arbusto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Arbusto throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Arbusto 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.
Arbusto working for submissions but it's allowed Almeida to get to half guard.
Arbusto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arbusto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Arbusto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Arbusto is looking to control Almeida's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arbusto avoid being mounted?
Arbusto is trying to get back to full guard.
Arbusto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Almeida decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jorge Arbusto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Arbusto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Arbusto misses with a few strikes there.
Arbusto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almeida manages to avoid it.
Almeida misses with a combination
and Arbusto counters by moving into the clinch.
Almeida looking for a takedown.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch but Arbusto keeps him there for the moment.
Arbusto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Almeida is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Arbusto jumps guard.
Arbusto working a defensive guard but Almeida passes into half guard.
Thiago Almeida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arbusto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Arbusto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Almeida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Almeida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida stands up from Arbusto's guard - Almeida perhaps looking for a knockout.
Almeida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Almeida looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arbusto is fending him off so far but Almeida persists. Nope, Arbusto circles away and we're back to standing.
Arbusto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Almeida doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Arbusto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jorge Arbusto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Almeida.
Almeida is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arbusto prevents the takedown attempt.
Almeida fails to pull guard.
Arbusto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Almeida defending well as Arbusto loads up on a big left hand.
Arbusto closes the distance and clinches.
Arbusto breaks the clinch.
Almeida looks for a takedown but Arbusto sprawls well.
A jab lands there for Arbusto.
Almeida gets a takedown into half guard.
Almeida controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries to pass to full mount but Arbusto defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Almeida wants to advance to full mount but Arbusto doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Arbusto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Arbusto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Arbusto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Almeida controls the pace.
Almeida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Almeida decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Arbusto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiago Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arbusto misses with a head kick.
Almeida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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 Jorge Arbusto.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arbusto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Arbusto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sabu Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Fitzlarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sabu Fatu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerald Fitzlarry!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fatu lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Gerald Fitzlarry has been cut.
A punch combination from Fatu misses.
Fatu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fatu misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Fatu.
Fatu throws a front kick aimed at Fitzlarry's knee but Fitzlarry avoids it well.
Fatu misses with a two punch combination.
Fatu scores with a three punch combo!
Fitzlarry is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Fatu ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Fitzlarry clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sabu Fatu!
Sabu Fatu is the new light heavyweight champion!
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