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WCE 2: 2009 N00b GP - 155 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Liberato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Barnes (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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Liberato!
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, Joe Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes thuds his right hand into Liberato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liberato.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liberato.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Liberato on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Liberato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liberato looks to clinch
and Barnes counters with a single leg into guard. Liberato didn't expect that.
Barnes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Liberato looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Liberato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Liberato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Liberato's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liberato is looking for a triangle but Barnes pushes his legs off easily.
Liberato is breathing heavily.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Liberato throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to Liberato's brow.
Barnes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnes stands up over Liberato, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barnes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barnes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Liberato escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes with a nice head shot there.
Barnes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barnes is working Liberato over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barnes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Liberato escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
Barnes lands a couple of elbows.
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Liberato's head.
Barnes lands a couple of elbows.
Liberato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Liberato's head.
Liberato controls Barnes momentarily but Barnes frees himself.
Barnes lands a couple of elbows.
Liberato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barnes with a nice head shot there.
Barnes cracks Liberato with a solid left hand.
Barnes stands up over Liberato, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barnes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Liberato's head.
Barnes throws a sloppy strike and Liberato has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Barnes is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Liberato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo Liberato!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sanchez (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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Aldo!
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, Juan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aldo looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Antonio Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldo is just out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands an elbow.
Sanchez working the ground and pound from side control.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Aldo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sanchez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Aldo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Aldo is rocked!
Aldo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanchez.
Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Aldo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The strikes coming from Sanchez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Aldo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aldo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanchez connects with a decent elbow.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Aldo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sanchez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sanchez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Aldo's legs.
Sanchez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aldo is avoiding damage well.
Sanchez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aldo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sanchez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sanchez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aldo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aldo sprawls well initially but Sanchez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanchez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura but Aldo is defending well.
Aldo is trying to stand up here but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
Aldo tries to kick Sanchez off but Sanchez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Aldo dodges it nicely.
Sanchez working over Aldo with some ground and pound. Aldo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanchez wants to control but Aldo is keeping him busy.
Aldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aldo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanchez is nestled in close to Aldo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Aldo is in trouble now - Sanchez has advanced to mount!
BOOM! Sanchez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sanchez looking to secure an arm triangle but Aldo defends it well.
Sanchez unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sanchez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sanchez with shots to the head and body - Aldo looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sanchez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Sanchez swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo throws a body kick that misses.
Aldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanchez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but Aldo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Juan Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with some strikes.
Sanchez looking to finish Aldo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Aldo!
Aldo is trying to stand.
Sanchez has control of Aldo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Aldo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sanchez raining down shots from the mount!
Sanchez dominating with strikes here.
Sanchez with the ground and pound from mount.
BOOM! Sanchez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sanchez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sanchez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Aldo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sanchez unloading with bombs!
Sanchez cracks Aldo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aldo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aldo hang on?
Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but Aldo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Aldo is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
Aldo is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Sanchez locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Aldo is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Godoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralf Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Mulheres - Martinho da Vila as his entrance music. Ralf Gracie struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Guilherme Godoi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
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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, Guilherme Godoi!
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, Ralf Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godoi throws a head kick that misses.
Godoi tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Godoi wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Godoi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie 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.
Gracie stops Godoi from getting back to his feet.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Godoi is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Godoi is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godoi wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godoi trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Godoi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Godoi is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ralf Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zenobio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Amazing - Kanye West. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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, Taj Mahal!
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, Zenobio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahal tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Mahal with that takedown attempt.
Zenobio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva working away.
Mahal sneaks back into half guard.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Mahal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mahal's head.
Mahal trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Mahal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal wants to get back to his feet.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mahal's head.
Mahal trying to control here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva clinches up with Mahal and pushes him back against the cage.
Mahal has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Mahal manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Mahal stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Mahal wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahal wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Mahal is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mahal thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Mahal as Silva shoots in.
Silva rushes Mahal and presses him up against the cage.
Silva successfully pulls guard.
Mahal drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.
Mahal has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva is looking to stand up but Mahal won't let him.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mahal wants to improve his position but instead Silva has moved into half guard.
Silva winds up and cracks Mahal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Silva is going to stand back up.
Mahal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Silva looks to land a combination but Mahal avoids it well.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Mahal wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mahal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mahal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mahal seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zenobio Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva clinches but Mahal breaks the clinch
and Mahal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mahal tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mahal keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mahal pulls guard effortlessly.
Mahal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva wants to control from the top but Mahal keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Mahal has wrist control.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is tying to control. Mahal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mahal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mahal defending well though.
Mahal wants to get back to full guard.
Mahal actively working from the bottom here.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mahal keeps working.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two 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.
Silva is looking to clinch but Mahal is avoiding it.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mahal tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mahal to the ground. Mahal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mahal tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Mahal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Mahal's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahal tries to avoid it.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mahal thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Mahal is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Mahal trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva pushes Mahal off looking to stand but Mahal dives back in and keeps control.
Silva is looking to control Mahal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva is trying to stand up here but Mahal is controlling him well.
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.
Mahal working Silva over with strikes.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva misses the jab.
Mahal has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taj Mahal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Mahal should have avoided that one.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
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 Taj Mahal will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mahal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mahal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva looks for the body kick but Mahal saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Silva misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mahal is out of range.
Mahal tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva drives through and clinches with Mahal against the cage.
Mahal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahal can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taj Mahal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva pulls guard.
Mahal prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Mahal stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mahal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mahal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva is working for takedown but Mahal is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mahal is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mahal down to the mat. Mahal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mahal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mahal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mahal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahal swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Mahal's guard. A big mistake from Mahal there, giving up the dominant position!
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mahal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taj Mahal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva tries to stand but Mahal is controlling from the bottom.
Mahal is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva postures up.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taj Mahal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mahal 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Taj Mahal!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacare Cobrinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymundo Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colon has chosen Estala O Dedo by Cabal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacare Cobrinha!
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, Raymundo Colon!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cobrinha connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Raymundo Colon has been cut.
Cobrinha misses with a wild body shot.
Cobrinha throws a combination that misses
and Colon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cobrinha's knee momentarily.
Colon has Cobrinha up against the cage in a clinch.
Cobrinha has had enough of the clinch but Colon keeps him there for the moment.
Cobrinha wants to break free but Colon has control.
Cobrinha wants to get back to striking at distance but Colon won't allow it.
Colon tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobrinha avoids the damage to the body.
Cobrinha managing to block the knees to the body from Colon.
Cobrinha tries to break the clinch but Colon is controlling the position.
Cobrinha is trying to break the clinch but Colon has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cobrinha throws an elbow but misses.
Cobrinha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Colon prevents Cobrinha from breaking the clinch.
Cobrinha wants to get back to striking at distance but Colon won't allow it.
Cobrinha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cobrinha stalling in the clinch but Colon improves position.
Colon 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.
Colon keeps control of Cobrinha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Colon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cobrinha blocks it with crossed arms.
Cobrinha can't get the takedown.
Cobrinha is trying to break the clinch but Colon has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Colon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon prevents Cobrinha from breaking the clinch.
Cobrinha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Colon.
Colon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Colon lands a damaging elbow.
Colon digs a right hand underneath Cobrinha's ribcage. Cobrinha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cobrinha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Colon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cobrinha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colon.
Cobrinha throws a predictable looking body shot
and Colon counters with a two punch combo.
Cobrinha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cobrinha tries to keep at a distance but Colon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Colon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Colon digs a right hand underneath Cobrinha's ribcage. Cobrinha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Colon landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Colon as the two fighters clinch.
Cobrinha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cobrinha is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Colon.
Colon lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobrinha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobrinha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobrinha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cobrinha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cobrinha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cobrinha tries to break the clinch but Colon is controlling the position.
Colon prevents Cobrinha from breaking the clinch.
Colon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Colon keeps control of Cobrinha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cobrinha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cobrinha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colon has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Colon.
Colon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobrinha backwards.
Cobrinha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Colon is keeping busy.
Cobrinha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Colon.
Colon lands a nice elbow.
Colon scores a nice knee to the body.
Colon trying to land knees to the body.
Colon presses Cobrinha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Colon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colon with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Colon.
Knees in the clinch landing for Colon.
A hook to the body from Colon.
Colon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cobrinha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colon has him pressed against the cage.
Colon scores with a hook to the body.
Cobrinha is trying to break the clinch but Colon has him pressed against the cage.
Colon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cobrinha.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacare Cobrinha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colon landing knees to the body.
Cobrinha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cobrinha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobrinha wants to get back to striking at distance but Colon won't allow it.
Cobrinha is looking to break free of the clinch but Colon has double underhooks.
Colon crunches a lovely knee into Cobrinha's ribcage.
Colon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Colon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Colon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Colon.
Colon prevents Cobrinha from breaking the clinch.
Colon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cobrinha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon lands a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Colon.
Colon lands an elbow that stopped Cobrinha in his tracks for a moment.
Cobrinha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobrinha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colon has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Colon.
Colon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Colon.
Colon works on Cobrinha's body with a couple of short punches.
Colon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Colon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Colon lands a nice elbow.
Colon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Colon prevents Cobrinha from breaking the clinch.
Cobrinha wants to get back to striking at distance but Colon won't allow it.
Colon prevents Cobrinha from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobrinha wants to break free but Colon has control.
Cobrinha wants to break free but Colon has control.
Colon stops a takedown attempt from Cobrinha.
Colon keeps control of Cobrinha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cobrinha wants to get back to striking at distance but Colon won't allow it.
Colon lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymundo Colon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raymundo Colon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Colon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cobrinha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Colon takes the fight into the clinch.
Colon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cobrinha avoiding damage as Colon throws knees to the body.
Cobrinha can't get the takedown.
Colon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cobrinha.
Cobrinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Colon avoids the damage to the body.
Colon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cobrinha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Colon lands an elbow that stopped Cobrinha in his tracks for a moment.
Cobrinha is looking to break free of the clinch but Colon has double underhooks.
Cobrinha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Colon lands a body punch.
Cobrinha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colon scores a nice knee to the body.
Colon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobrinha backwards.
Colon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cobrinha's face.
A short right from Colon.
Cobrinha wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon lands a damaging elbow.
Cobrinha has had enough of the clinch but Colon keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Colon.
Cobrinha wants to break free but Colon has control.
Colon lands a knee to the body.
Colon tries to land a knee to the head but Cobrinha blocks with his arms.
Colon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Colon lands with a left to the head.
Cobrinha managing to block the knees to the body from Colon.
Cobrinha goes for a takedown attempt but Colon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Colon lands a really nice looking cross but Cobrinha seems unphased.
Cobrinha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cobrinha just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobrinha misses with a body punch
and Colon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Colon finds it's way through Cobrinha's defenses.
A swing and a miss from Colon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon lands a slapping body shot.
Cobrinha motions for Colon to come forward. Cobrinha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cobrinha looks to land a combination. Colon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Colon closes the distance and clinches.
Colon landing knees to the body.
Colon misses with a knee to the head.
Cobrinha is trying to break free.
Colon looking to throw knees to the head but Cobrinha is blocking nicely.
Colon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cobrinha's face.
Cobrinha is looking to break free of the clinch but Colon has double underhooks.
Colon keeps control of Cobrinha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cobrinha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colon has him pressed against the cage.
Cobrinha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Colon keeps control of Cobrinha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cobrinha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Colon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cobrinha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cobrinha misses with a knee strike.
Colon is working Cobrinha over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobrinha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Colon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cobrinha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Colon misses with a punch to the body.
Cobrinha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Colon presses Cobrinha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Colon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cobrinha is trying to break the clinch but Colon has him pressed against the cage.
Colon swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobrinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobrinha avoiding damage as Colon throws knees to the body.
Colon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cobrinha.
Cobrinha drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacare Cobrinha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobrinha tries to break the clinch but Colon is controlling the position.
Cobrinha has had enough of the clinch but Colon keeps him there for the moment.
Cobrinha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobrinha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Colon has a couple of punches blocked by Cobrinha.
Cobrinha avoiding damage as Colon throws knees to the body.
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.
Cobrinha wants to break free but Colon has control.
Cobrinha has had enough of the clinch but Colon keeps him there for the moment.
Raymundo Colon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Colon is working Cobrinha over against the cage.
Cobrinha wants to break free but Colon has control.
Cobrinha is looking to break free of the clinch but Colon has double underhooks.
Cobrinha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cobrinha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colon landing knees to the body.
Cobrinha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colon has him pressed against the cage.
Colon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Colon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Colon keeps control of Cobrinha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cobrinha is trying to break free.
Colon lands a nice knee to the body.
Cobrinha has had enough of the clinch but Colon keeps him there for the moment.
Cobrinha avoiding damage as Colon throws knees to the body.
Cobrinha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Colon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cobrinha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobrinha is trying to break the clinch but Colon has him pressed against the cage.
Cobrinha has had enough of the clinch but Colon keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymundo Colon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raymundo Colon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Colon closes the distance and clinches.
Colon keeps control of Cobrinha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cobrinha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cobrinha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobrinha can't break the clinch.
Colon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobrinha or not.
Colon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cobrinha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Colon landing knees to the head.
Cobrinha is looking to break free of the clinch but Colon has double underhooks.
Colon tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobrinha avoids the damage to the body.
Colon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Colon tries to land a knee to the head but Cobrinha blocks with his arms.
Colon gets underhooks to prevent Cobrinha's takedown attempt.
Cobrinha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Colon crunches a lovely knee into Cobrinha's ribcage.
Colon tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobrinha avoids the damage to the body.
Cobrinha has had enough of the clinch but Colon keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from Colon.
Cobrinha tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cobrinha avoiding damage as Colon throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cobrinha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colon's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Colon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Colon prevents Cobrinha from breaking the clinch.
Colon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cobrinha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cobrinha tries to break the clinch but Colon is controlling the position.
Colon misses with a knee strike.
Cobrinha has had enough of the clinch but Colon keeps him there for the moment.
Colon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Colon keeps control of Cobrinha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Colon landing knees to the body.
Cobrinha has had enough of the clinch but Colon keeps him there for the moment.
Cobrinha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cobrinha's defenses.
Cobrinha is working for takedown but Colon is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacare Cobrinha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cobrinha's face.
Cobrinha can't break the clinch.
Cobrinha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colon keeps control of Cobrinha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Colon connects with a knee to the head.
Colon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cobrinha looks to throw an elbow but 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.
Colon dodges an elbow strike from Cobrinha.
Cobrinha tries a body shot but Colon blocks it.
Colon lands an elbow inside that Cobrinha shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Colon.
Colon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobrinha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Colon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Colon connects with a knee to the head.
Cobrinha misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colon.
Colon trying to land knees to the body.
Cobrinha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cobrinha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cobrinha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colon has him pressed against the cage.
Cobrinha tries to break the clinch but Colon is controlling the position.
Cobrinha wants to break free but Colon has control.
Cobrinha is trying to break free.
Colon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cobrinha.
Colon tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobrinha avoids the damage to the body.
Colon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cobrinha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colon has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobrinha can't break the clinch.
Colon tries to land a knee to the head but Cobrinha blocks with his arms.
Colon prevents Cobrinha from breaking the clinch.
Colon landing knees to the head.
Colon trying to land knees to the body.
Cobrinha wants to break free but Colon has control.
Cobrinha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cobrinha fails to land.
Colon tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobrinha avoids the damage to the body.
Colon struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobrinha controls his hands.
A short right from Colon on the inside.
Cobrinha has had enough of the clinch but Colon keeps him there for the moment.
Cobrinha tries to break the clinch but Colon is controlling the position.
Cobrinha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cobrinha is trying to break free.
Cobrinha has a couple of punches blocked by Colon.
Colon scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Colon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cobrinha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobrinha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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.
Cobrinha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Colon tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobrinha avoids the damage to the body.
Cobrinha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Colon digs a right hand underneath Cobrinha's ribcage. Cobrinha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cobrinha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cobrinha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobrinha is trying to break the clinch but Colon has him pressed against the cage.
Colon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cobrinha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A body shot lands from Colon.
Cobrinha is looking to break free of the clinch but Colon has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Colon as Cobrinha tries to tie him up.
Cobrinha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cobrinha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cobrinha is looking to break free of the clinch but Colon has double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Colon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cobrinha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colon has him pressed against the cage.
Cobrinha is looking to break free of the clinch but Colon has double underhooks.
Jacare Cobrinha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raymundo Colon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cobrinha trying to control the position but instead, Colon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cobrinha into the cage.
Cobrinha wants to get back to striking at distance but Colon won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymundo Colon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Colon 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymundo Colon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Valdo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Valdo!
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, Bimbo Slice !
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdo moves in looking to clinch but Slice pushes him off.
Valdo wants to clinch up but Slice keeps it at a distance.
Slice swats away the attempt to clinch by Valdo.
Slice swats away the attempt to clinch by Valdo.
Slice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valdo slips a jab and a cross from Slice .
Valdo shoots in but no luck this time.
Slice throws a series of punches but Valdo avoids them all with ease.
Valdo has Slice up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice can't break the clinch.
Valdo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Slice is trying to break free.
Valdo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Slice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slice can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is trying to break free.
Valdo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valdo shoots in for a takedown but Slice shows good takedown defense.
Slice 's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Slice duly obliges.
Jose Valdo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdo tries to clinch up.
Slice scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Valdo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valdo wants to clinch.
Valdo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valdo is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valdo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Valdo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdo tries to clinch there but Slice circles away.
Valdo tries for a takedown but Slice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slice gets a takedown into half guard.
Slice wants to pass to mount but Valdo is defending the position.
Slice stands up out of the half guard.
Valdo is breathing heavily.
Valdo moves in looking to clinch but Slice pushes him off.
Valdo is looking to clinch but Slice is avoiding it.
Valdo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Slice counters with a series of strikes. Valdo will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Valdo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slice counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Slice .
Slice has had enough of the clinch but Valdo keeps him there for the moment.
Slice wants to get back to striking at distance but Valdo won't allow it.
Slice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slice can't break the clinch.
Slice is trying to break the clinch but Valdo has him pressed against the cage.
Slice is trying to break free.
Slice tries to break the clinch but Valdo is controlling the position.
Slice has had enough of the clinch but Valdo keeps him there for the moment.
Valdo prevents Slice from breaking the clinch.
Valdo prevents Slice from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Slice on the inside.
Valdo keeps control of Slice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slice drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slice avoiding damage as Valdo throws knees to the body.
Valdo avoiding damage.
Slice goes for a takedown in the clinch but Valdo prevents it.
Slice pulls guard.
Slice is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
With the fighters up against the cage, Valdo throws an elbow but misses.
Slice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valdo throws an elbow that misses.
Valdo can't break the clinch.
Slice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valdo has him pressed against the cage.
Slice has picked Valdo up - he's going for a ride! Slice dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Slice is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Valdo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Valdo gets back to half guard.
Valdo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Slice dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Valdo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slice counters with a two punch combo.
Valdo tries to clinch but Slice moves away
and Slice counters with a straight right hand.
Slice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slice .
Excellent takedown into side control there by Slice .
Slice trying to control the position but Valdo is working away.
Valdo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Slice 's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Valdo is pressing down on Slice 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdo is trying to keep Slice in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valdo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slice is one step ahead there.
Slice decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Valdo, up you get!
Slice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slice .
Slice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Slice .
Slice decides to stand back up. Slice steps back and let's Valdo get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws a leg kick but Valdo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valdo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Slice counters with a series of strikes. Valdo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valdo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valdo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valdo wants to clinch but Slice slips to the side
and Slice counters with a series of strikes. Valdo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Slice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valdo closes the distance but Slice moves to the side
and Slice decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Valdo's guard.
Valdo is looking to stand up but Slice isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Slice scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Valdo tries to clinch but Slice moves away
and Slice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valdo wants to clinch
and Slice counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Slice .
Valdo keeping moving, preventing Slice from controlling successfully.
Slice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valdo is keeping the position for now.
Valdo has a closed guard, preventing Slice from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdo looking for a guillotine here but Slice defends easily.
Slice passes Valdo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Valdo gets full guard.
Valdo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valdo is looking for a triangle but Slice pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slice gets to his feet - Valdo follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Slice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Valdo lands a high kick!
Valdo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slice counters with a takedown into side control.
Slice has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Valdo wants to clinch
and Valdo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valdo wants to clinch
and Slice counters with a stiff right hand.
Slice moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Slice misses.
Slice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slice counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slice counters with a stiff right hand.
Jose Valdo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valdo tries to clinch up
and Slice counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Slice has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Slice clinches.
Valdo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slice is looking to break free of the clinch but Valdo has double underhooks.
Slice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valdo stalling in the clinch but Slice improves position.
Slice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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.
Valdo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slice is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Valdo prevents Slice from breaking the clinch.
Slice can't break the clinch.
Slice can't break the clinch.
Slice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valdo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slice stalks Valdo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Valdo's face. Valdo staggers backwards, shaken.
Slice goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Slice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valdo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slice counters with a series of strikes. Valdo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valdo 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Slice 's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Slice duly obliges.
Valdo misses with a takedown attempt
and Slice counters with a big head kick but Valdo shrugs it off.
Slice misses with a two punch combination.
Slice is working the combinations to good effect here.
Slice moves in looking to clinch but Valdo pushes him off.
Slice lands a jab-cross combination.
Valdo with a poor takedown
and Slice counters with a stiff right hand.
Valdo clinches but Slice breaks the clinch
and Slice counters with a three punch combo that has Valdo backing up. Valdo nods at Slice to acknowledge the strikes.
Slice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slice .
Slice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slice scores with a one two! Valdo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Valdo wants to clinch but Slice slips to the side
and Slice counters with a series of strikes. Valdo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valdo gets caught flat footed, as Slice shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Valdo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valdo trying to keep a closed guard but Slice is proving a slippery customer.
Valdo is working an open guard so Slice takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Valdo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slice .
Danga de danga de dang - Slice scores with a four punch combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bimbo Slice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slice 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bimbo Slice !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Teague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pants Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teague kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Oh Well. Pants Eaton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Teague!
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, Pants Eaton!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eaton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eaton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eaton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Teague - that will leave a mark!
Eaton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eaton tries to clinch but Teague moves out of range.
Teague throws a head kick that misses
and Eaton counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Eaton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Teague throws a sloppy head kick
and Eaton counters with a three punch combo that has Teague backing up. Teague nods at Eaton to acknowledge the strikes.
Eaton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teague misses with a head kick.
Teague tries a head kick but it misses.
Teague throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eaton avoids the head kick by Teague.
Eaton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teague paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teague circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teague tries a head kick but it misses.
Teague misses with a head kick.
Eaton fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Teague misses
and Eaton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Teague.
Teague throws a sloppy head kick
and Eaton counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Eaton blocks a head kick by Teague.
Teague is breathing heavily.
Teague throws a lazy head kick
and Eaton counters with a head kick. That will keep Teague thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Eaton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dan Teague has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pants Eaton.
Eaton tries to clinch but Teague moves out of range.
Eaton avoids a kick to the body.
Teague misses with a head kick.
Dan Teague seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teague misses the jab.
Teague keeps the fight on the outside.
Eaton tries to clinch up.
Eaton just misses with a punch to the body.
Eaton blocks a head kick by Teague.
A head kick misses from Teague.
Teague misses with a kick to the body
and Eaton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Eaton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Teague but Teague pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick by Teague misses
and Eaton counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton tries to close the distance and clinch but Teague swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Teague stuffs the takedown.
Eaton tries to clinch up.
Eaton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eaton moves out of range as Teague throws a body kick.
Teague pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eaton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Teague throws a head kick that Eaton semi-blocks.
Dan Teague is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teague throws a sloppy head kick
and Eaton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Teague misses with a head kick.
Teague throws a sloppy head kick
and Eaton counters with an inside leg kick.
Eaton throws a head kick but Teague moves out of range.
Teague stuffs the takedown.
Eaton moves in looking to clinch but Teague pushes him off.
Teague scores with a nice body kick.
Teague throws a lazy head kick
and Eaton counters with a nice body kick.
Eaton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teague misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eaton is looking to clinch but Teague is avoiding it.
Eaton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eaton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Teague.
Eaton is looking to clinch.
Eaton shoots in for a double leg but Teague sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Teague misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eaton is looking to clinch but Teague is avoiding it.
Eaton blocks a head kick by Teague.
Teague throws a head kick but Eaton moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Eaton.
Eaton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teague moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Teague throws a head kick that misses
and Eaton counters with an outside leg kick.
Eaton shoots in and drives through. Teague sprawls well.
Crunch! Teague slams his shin into Eaton's torso.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eaton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teague throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eaton closes the distance and clinches up with Teague, looking for a takedown. Eaton pushes Teague against the cage but Teague circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Teague looks to land a body kick but Eaton moved away.
Teague tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teague misses with a body kick.
Eaton closes the distance and clinches up with Teague, looking for a takedown. Eaton pushes Teague against the cage but Teague circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Teague is predictable there
and Eaton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Eaton misses with a two punch combination.
Teague throws a head kick but Eaton moves out of range.
Eaton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teague paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teague throws a low kick but it's checked well by Eaton.
Teague throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eaton is looking to clinch but Teague is avoiding it.
Eaton tries to clinch but Teague moves out of range.
A head kick by Teague misses
and Eaton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Teague dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Teague keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Teague misses with a head kick.
Teague throws a head kick but Eaton moves out of range.
Eaton tries to clinch there but Teague circles away.
Teague throws a lazy head kick
and Eaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eaton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teague misses with a kick to the body
and Eaton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Teague is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Teague throws a head kick but Eaton moves out of range.
Eaton tries to clinch but Teague is having none of it.
Eaton blocks a head kick by Teague.
Eaton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teague swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teague throws a head kick but Eaton moves out of range.
Eaton shoots in but no luck this time.
Eaton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teague tries a head kick but it misses.
Eaton tries to clinch but Teague moves out of range.
Teague throws a sloppy head kick
and Eaton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eaton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dan Teague has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pants Eaton.
Eaton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Teague swivels and escapes.
Teague lands with a slapping head kick.
Teague misses with a head kick.
Eaton shoots in for a takedown but Teague shows good takedown defense.
A head kick by Teague misses
and Eaton counters with an inside leg kick.
Teague throws a body kick the misses
and Eaton counters with a nice uppercut.
Teague ducks under a wild hook from Eaton.
Eaton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Teague tries a head kick but it misses.
Pants Eaton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Teague.
Teague throws a head kick but Eaton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton is looking to clinch.
Teague circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eaton fails to land the takedown.
Eaton blocks a head kick by Teague.
Eaton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eaton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teague throws a head kick but Eaton moves out of range.
Eaton fails to land the takedown.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Teague misses with a head kick.
Teague misses with a head kick.
Eaton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eaton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teague paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teague throws a push kick but Eaton slaps the foot to one side.
Teague tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Teague misses with a kick to the body.
Teague attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Eaton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Eaton.
Teague throws a sloppy head kick
and Eaton counters with a low kick, right behind Teague 's knee.
Dan Teague is winning the standup battle so far.
Teague pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eaton avoids the head kick by Teague.
Teague tries a head kick but it misses.
Teague misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eaton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teague throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teague misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Eaton with that takedown attempt.
Eaton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Teague circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Teague pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eaton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Teague misses with a kick to the body.
Eaton closes the distance and clinches up with Teague, looking for a takedown. Eaton pushes Teague against the cage but Teague circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eaton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Teague throws a head kick that misses.
Teague circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teague throws a sloppy head kick and Eaton moves out of range easily.
Eaton wants to clinch up but Teague keeps it at a distance.
Teague misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eaton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teague throws a half hearted mid kick.
Teague throws a head kick but Eaton moves out of range.
Eaton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Teague dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Teague.
Eaton blocks a head kick by Teague.
Eaton shoots for a takedown but Teague saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Teague tries to work over Eaton's front leg with a kick but Eaton checks it.
Eaton cracks Teague with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eaton shoots in looking for a takedown. Teague tries to sprawl out of it but Eaton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Teague manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eaton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eaton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teague throws a head kick but Eaton moves out of range.
Eaton tries to clinch there but Teague circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teague throws a head kick but Eaton moves out of range.
Teague throws a lazy head kick
and Eaton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eaton blocks a head kick by Teague.
Eaton tries to clinch there but Teague circles away.
Eaton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Teague pinned against the cage. Teague gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dan Teague has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pants Eaton.
A head kick by Teague misses
and Eaton counters with a good low kick that Teague was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eaton fails with a takedown attempt.
Eaton blocks a head kick by Teague.
Teague throws a head kick that misses
and Eaton counters with a head kick.
Eaton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Teague swivels and escapes.
A head kick by Teague misses
and Eaton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Eaton shoots in but no luck this time.
Eaton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teague misses with a head kick.
Teague swats away the attempt to clinch by Eaton.
Eaton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Teague as he jumps to the side.
A head kick by Teague misses
and Eaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eaton scores with a jab to the body.
Teague looks for the body kick but Eaton saw that one coming.
Eaton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Teague's waist but Teague gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eaton off to one side.
Teague misses with a body kick.
No luck for Eaton with that takedown attempt.
Eaton blocks a head kick by Teague.
Eaton is looking to clinch but Teague is avoiding it.
Teague misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eaton moves out of range of the body kick.
Eaton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Eaton shoots in looking for a takedown. Teague tries to sprawl out of it but Eaton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Teague manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Teague misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eaton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teague paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton shoots in and drives through. Teague sprawls well.
Teague scores with a head kick.
Teague misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teague is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eaton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Eaton tries to close the distance and clinch but Teague swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Teague lands a high kick!
Teague scores with a kick to the body.
Eaton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Teague circles away.
Teague pushes Eaton away with a front kick.
Teague throws a head kick but Eaton moves out of range.
Teague throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Eaton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Teague is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Teague throws a lazy head kick
and Eaton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Teague really felt that one!
Eaton is trying desperately to land a takedown but Teague is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Eaton.
Teague throws a nice head kick!
Eaton avoids the head kick by Teague.
Eaton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Teague tries to avoid it but Eaton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Teague to the ground. Teague escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eaton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teague throws a sloppy head kick and Eaton moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teague misses with a head kick.
Teague will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Eaton tries to clinch but Teague is having none of it.
No joy there for Eaton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teague fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eaton.
Teague tries a head kick but it misses.
Eaton blocks a head kick by Teague.
Eaton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Teague lands with a slapping head kick.
Eaton shoots in looking for a takedown. Teague tries to sprawl out of it but Eaton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Teague manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Teague throws a sloppy head kick
and Eaton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Eaton lands a nice looking body shot.
Teague misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick by Teague misses
and Eaton counters with a nice body kick.
Eaton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teague throws a sloppy head kick and Eaton moves out of range easily.
Pants Eaton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teague scores with a spinning back kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Teague showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Teague 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Teague!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wakefield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Pereira!
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, John Wakefield !
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wakefield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pereira lands a slapping body shot.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Wakefield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pereira.
Wakefield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wakefield motions for Pereira to come forward. Wakefield throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wakefield lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wakefield throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pereira's waist but Pereira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wakefield off to one side.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Wakefield avoids them all with ease.
John Wakefield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wakefield tries for a takedown but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vinicius Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wakefield .
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Wakefield with that takedown attempt.
Pereira lands a jab-cross combination.
Pereira swats away the attempt to clinch by Wakefield .
Pereira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pereira works Wakefield 's body with a nice hook.
Wakefield looks for a takedown but Pereira sprawls well.
Wakefield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wakefield looks for a takedown but Pereira sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Pereira.
Wakefield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wakefield shoots in but no luck this time.
Pereira throws a body punch but Wakefield moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pereira as he jumps to the side.
Wakefield looks gassed!
Wakefield fails to land the takedown.
Pereira stuffs the takedown attempt from Wakefield . Wakefield gets slowly back to his feet.
Pereira thows a leg kick but Wakefield checks it
and Wakefield counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pereira won't be happy with that.
Wakefield is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pereira is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wakefield is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pereira tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Pereira wants to get back to his feet.
Wakefield trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pereira is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Wakefield will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pereira swinging wilding here.
Wakefield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pereira is fending him off so far but Wakefield persists. Nope, Pereira circles away and we're back to standing.
Pereira throws a right and a left that Wakefield avoids nicely.
Wakefield walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wakefield tries to clinch up but Pereira circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Wakefield .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira throws a one two combo.
Wakefield misses with a double jab
letting Pereira counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira swats away the attempt to clinch by Wakefield .
Wakefield shoots for a double leg takedown but Pereira sprawls well. He's pushed Wakefield 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wakefield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pereira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pereira stuffs the takedown.
Vinicius Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wakefield .
Wakefield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wakefield takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wakefield is breathing heavily.
Pereira scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wakefield doesn't seem bothered though.
Wakefield wants to clinch up but Pereira keeps it at a distance.
Wakefield checks a low kick from Pereira.
Pereira jabs Wakefield right on the nose. Wakefield blinks but takes it well.
Wakefield throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pereira's waist but Pereira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wakefield off to one side.
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pereira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pereira misses with a double jab.
Wakefield shoots in for a double leg but Pereira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses
and Wakefield holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wakefield drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pereira gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pereira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pereira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Pereira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wakefield stalling in the clinch but Pereira improves position.
Wakefield wants a takedown.
Pereira tries to break the clinch but Wakefield is controlling the position.
Pereira is trying to break the clinch but Wakefield has him pressed against the cage.
Pereira tries to break the clinch but Wakefield is controlling the position.
Pereira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pereira tries to break the clinch but Wakefield is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pereira tries to break the clinch but Wakefield is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pereira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wakefield manages to break the clinch.
Pereira misses with a wild combination.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wakefield shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pereira as he avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wakefield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pereira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wakefield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wakefield shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Pereira dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pereira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pereira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wakefield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pereira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Pereira does no damage.
Wakefield wants to clinch.
Vinicius Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Wakefield moves out of range.
Wakefield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Pereira does no damage.
Wakefield tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick from Wakefield misses.
Wakefield tries for a takedown but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vinicius Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wakefield .
Pereira tries to land a leg kick but Wakefield saw it coming and moves away.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wakefield circles away quickly and effectively.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses.
Wakefield will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pereira lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wakefield tries to clinch there but Pereira circles away.
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pereira fails to land with a series of punches.
Wakefield fails to land the takedown.
Pereira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pereira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wakefield on the side of the head.
Wakefield shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pereira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wakefield 's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield misses with a takedown attempt - Pereira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pereira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pereira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pereira throws a one two combo.
Wakefield on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pereira misses with a series of wild punches.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Wakefield moves out of range easily.
Wakefield tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wakefield attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wakefield has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wakefield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pereira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pereira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pereira blocks a leg kick.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Wakefield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pereira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinicius Pereira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pereira 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicius Pereira!
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