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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basilio Yago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Basilio Yago is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
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, Basilio Yago!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch.
Yago drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Yago missing with knees to the body.
Yago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yago circles away.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Yago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yago unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Yago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yago throws an elbow that misses.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yago connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Yago just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Yago landing knees to the head.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yago looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Yago leaning against his opponent.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Yago misses with a knee to the head.
Yago leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yago is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Come on Yago - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yago can't break the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Yago blocks with his arms.
Yago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yago counters by moving into the clinch.
Yago stalling.
Yago tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yago tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yago tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yago tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Yago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yago fails to pull guard.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Basilio Yago.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yago wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Yago blocks with his arms.
Yago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yago is looking to clinch.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yago counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Yago to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva tries to clinch
and Yago moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Yago taking a breather.
Yago tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yago wants a takedown but no success here.
Yago looks gassed!
Yago is struggling to control the position.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Yago is trying to break free.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Yago blocks with his arms.
Yago is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basilio Yago dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva wants to clinch but Yago slips to the side
and Yago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Yago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Yago tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Yago tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Yago blocks with his arms.
Yago tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Yago taking a breather.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Yago is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yago is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yago misses with an elbow strike.
Yago stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Yago blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yago taking a breather.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Yago is trying to break free.
Yago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Yago tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Yago tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Yago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Yago lands a knee to the head.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Yago tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Yago throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Yago is blocking nicely.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Yago wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Yago throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Yago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yago misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Basilio Yago has been cut.
Yago takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Yago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Yago breaks the clinch.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Yago counters by clinching up.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yago looking to stall.
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.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Yago tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Yago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yago blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yago looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Yago tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Yago is blocking nicely.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yago blocks it with crossed arms.
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 Wanderlei Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Basilio Yago's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yago, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yago breaks the clinch.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Yago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Yago has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Yago throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yago avoiding damage.
Silva avoiding damage as Yago throws knees to the body.
Yago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Yago is blocking nicely.
Yago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yago fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yago has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Yago tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Yago.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yago takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva wants to clinch
and Yago counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yago clinches up against the cage.
Yago tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Yago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yago connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Yago drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yago.
Yago trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Yago blocks it.
Silva avoiding damage as Yago throws knees to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Yago is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva landing knees to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Yago is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yago.
Yago tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Basilio Yago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yago has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basilio Yago!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Casey Raybeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lind has chosen DJ Quicksilver - Ameno as his entrance music. Jake Lind struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs 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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Casey Raybeck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Lind!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lind throws a head kick but Raybeck moves out of range.
Raybeck changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lind tries to avoid it but Raybeck manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lind to the ground. Lind escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lind rushes Raybeck and presses him up against the cage.
Lind missing with knees to the body.
Raybeck tries to score a body lock takedown but Lind shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raybeck misses with a takedown attempt - Lind sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Raybeck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raybeck has a takedown stuffed.
Raybeck fails to land the takedown.
Raybeck shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lind's guard.
Raybeck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lind wants to control but Raybeck passes easily into half guard.
Lind is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybeck seems to be looking for submissions.
Lind is trying to stand.
Lind is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Raybeck scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lind is looking to improve his position.
Lind taking some punishment here, with Raybeck in his half guard.
Raybeck is trying to control the action in half guard but Lind is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Raybeck is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Raybeck is breathing heavily.
Lind trying to hold on to Raybeck's head to control him but Raybeck postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybeck is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Raybeck is trying to work for a kimura but Lind is defending well.
Raybeck stops Lind from getting back to his feet.
Lind is not content to let Raybeck control the position.
Lind is trying to stand up here but Raybeck is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybeck looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lind with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raybeck stops Lind from getting back to his feet.
Raybeck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Raybeck looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lind with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lind gets caught flat footed, as Raybeck shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Raybeck postures up in Lind's guard and throws a big left but Lind blocks it.
Lind lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybeck trying to control but Lind is working from the bottom.
Lind wants to stand and escape but Raybeck is having none of it.
Raybeck is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raybeck's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lind wants to sweep but no luck.
Raybeck postures up and lands a big shot to Lind's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Raybeck 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.
Lind lands with a slapping head kick.
Lind gets caught flat footed, as Raybeck shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lind is trying to stand and escape. In the scramble, Raybeck has locked hold of an arm and he's managed to lock on an armbar - Lind taps out instantly and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Casey Raybeck!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Musab Khadafi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederick Fonglebang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Musab Khadafi!
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, Frederick Fonglebang!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Khadafi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khadafi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left lands for Fonglebang.
Fonglebang scores with a nice strike.
Khadafi wants to clinch up but Fonglebang keeps it at a distance.
Khadafi tries to clinch but Fonglebang is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Fonglebang. That snapped Khadafi's head back.
It looks like Musab Khadafi has been cut.
Fonglebang scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fonglebang with a jab.
A jab-cross combination lands for Fonglebang and sends Khadafi crashing to the mat! Fonglebang follows him down to the mat - Khadafi regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Khadafi is rocked!
Fonglebang in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Khadafi tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Fonglebang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frederick Fonglebang!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Orbach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. The key to victory for Sam Hall has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Orbach!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orbach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orbach takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall tries to clinch up but Orbach circles away and keeps his distance.
Orbach tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hall lands an elbow inside.
Hall lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jerry Orbach has been cut.
Hall lands a left hand.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Orbach is blocking nicely.
Hall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Orbach has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Orbach blocks with his arms.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orbach lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Orbach looks gassed!
Hall lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orbach drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hall crunches a lovely knee into Orbach's ribcage.
Hall connects with a knee to the head.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Hall.
Hall with a knee to the head.
Orbach is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice elbow.
Orbach is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
Hall has Orbach pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Orbach is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Hall - that's hurt Orbach badly! Oh, another knee lands and Orbach is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Orbach doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sam Hall!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Carlitos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Carlitos !
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reis keeps Carlitos at a distance using the push kick.
Ricardo Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carlitos tries to bum rush Reis with a series of wild strikes but Reis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlitos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlitos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carlitos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reis wants to get back to his feet but Carlitos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carlitos advances to half guard.
Carlitos is working for a submission of some sort.
Carlitos wants to advance to full mount but Reis doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlitos wants to pass the guard but Reis is keeping the position.
Carlitos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Carlitos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reis, who protects the arm well.
Carlitos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reis, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carlitos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Carlitos looks gassed!
Carlitos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carlitos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Reis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Carlitos but great work by Reis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reis tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlitos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carlitos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reis tries to clinch but Carlitos moves out of range.
Ricardo Reis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlitos tests Reis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carlitos shoots for a takedown but Reis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carlitos cracks Reis with an open hand slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reis, right into the meat.
Carlitos has a takedown stuffed.
Carlitos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Carlitos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carlitos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carlitos shoots for a takedown but Reis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reis.
Reis pushes Carlitos up against the cage in a clinch.
Reis landing knees to the body.
Carlitos has had enough of the clinch but Reis keeps him there for the moment.
Reis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlitos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reis misses with a combination
and Carlitos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carlitos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reis moves away.
Reis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carlitos fails to pull guard.
Ricardo Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Carlitos .
Reis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlitos is breathing heavily.
Reis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Reis duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis cracks the inside of Carlitos 's front leg.
Reis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reis crunches a lovely knee into Carlitos 's ribcage.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlitos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reis lands a knee to the body.
Reis gets through Carlitos 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reis leaning against his opponent.
Carlitos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carlitos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carlitos is trying to break free.
Reis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carlitos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reis throws a head kick that misses.
Reis wants to clinch.
Carlitos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reis wants to clinch up but Carlitos keeps it at a distance.
Carlitos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carlitos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reis lands a front kick.
Reis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlitos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlitos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reis as he avoids it easily.
Carlitos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carlitos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reis manages to avoid it.
Reis throws a nice head kick!
Carlitos misses with a few strikes there.
Carlitos misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carlitos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reis rather than just go for the knockout.
Reis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carlitos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reis rushes Carlitos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reis pushes Carlitos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reis breaks from the clinch.
Carlitos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reis clinches with his opponent.
Carlitos letting Reis take a breather here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reis.
Carlitos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reis smiles and moves away.
Carlitos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlitos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ricardo Reis is winning the standup battle so far.
Carlitos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reis is fending him off so far but Carlitos persists. Nope, Reis circles away and we're back to standing.
Carlitos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reis throws a leg kick which misses Carlitos 's front leg but catches the back leg as Carlitos tries to avoid it.
Reis lands with a slapping head kick.
Reis cracks Carlitos with a good jab.
Carlitos shoots in but Reis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlitos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlitos stuns Reis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carlitos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reis tries to clinch but Carlitos is having none of it.
Carlitos keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlitos stalks Reis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reis's face. Reis staggers backwards, shaken.
An inside leg kick lands from Reis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Reis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Reis walks into a left hand.
Reis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carlitos . That did some damage!
Carlitos misses with a hook.
Carlitos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reis moves away.
Carlitos shoots for a double leg takedown but Reis sprawls well. He's pushed Carlitos 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reis misses with a few strikes there.
Reis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ricardo Reis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Carlitos misses.
Reis moves into the clinch.
Reis lands a body punch.
Reis lands a knee to the body.
Reis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carlitos 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reis landing knees to the body.
Reis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reis has a couple of punches blocked by Carlitos .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlitos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carlitos fails to pull guard.
Reis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carlitos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ricardo Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Carlitos .
Carlitos can't break the clinch.
Reis wants to break free but Carlitos has control.
Carlitos tries to pull guard but Reis holds him up against the cage and eventually Carlitos drops back down to his feet.
Carlitos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carlitos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carlitos is working for takedown but Reis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carlitos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carlitos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reis scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Carlitos - just one landing.
Carlitos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carlitos is looking for a kimura here.
Carlitos is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Reis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Carlitos is trying to work for a kimura but Reis is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Reis defends it well.
Reis is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carlitos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Carlitos .
Carlitos is looking to advance position but Reis won't allow it.
Carlitos prevents Reis from standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Reis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reis 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Reis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harver Danjah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crane Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harver Danjah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crane Adams!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams gets a clinch.
Danjah wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adams lands a nice elbow.
Danjah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adams lands an elbow just above Danjah 's eye.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams landing knees to the body.
Danjah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Danjah blocks with his arms.
Adams tries a knee to the head but Danjah blocks it.
Danjah can't break the clinch.
Danjah avoids the elbow strike from Adams, against the cage.
Danjah has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Adams clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Adams defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Adams trying to control but Danjah is working from the bottom.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Danjah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams postures up in Danjah's guard and throws a big left but Danjah blocks it.
Danjah could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Danjah.
Danjah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Danjah has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Adams is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Danjah.
Danjah is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adams in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danjah is trying to improve his position.
Adams stands up.
Adams drives through and clinches with Danjah against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams pushes off an throws an elbow but Danjah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adams.
Adams lands an elbow just above Danjah 's eye.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adams.
Danjah tries to pull guard but Adams won't allow it.
Danjah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adams lands an elbow inside that Danjah shrugs off.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danjah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Danjah's face.
Danjah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danjah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams missing with knees to the body.
Adams lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams lands a nice knee to the body.
Adams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Adams scores with a knee to the head.
Danjah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danjah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adams misses with a knee to the head.
Adams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Danjah's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danjah managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Adams landing knees to the head.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danjah avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
Danjah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danjah closes the distance and clinches up with Adams, looking for a takedown. Danjah pushes Adams against the cage but Adams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harver Danjah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Adams there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Adams.
Adams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danjah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Danjah's defenses.
Adams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Danjah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adams lands an elbow inside that Danjah shrugs off.
Adams lands an elbow inside that Danjah shrugs off.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danjah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crane Adams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danjah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Left hook, right uppercut from Danjah.
It looks like Crane Adams has been cut.
Danjah shoots in and drives through. Adams sprawls well.
Harver Danjah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams moves into range and clinches up with Danjah.
Adams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danjah.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danjah blocks it with crossed arms.
Danjah takes an elbow to the temple.
Adams lands a nice knee to the body.
Adams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Danjah blocks with his arms.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crane Adams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adams lands a damaging elbow.
Adams lands a knee to the head.
Adams misses with a knee to the head.
Adams lands a nice elbow.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danjah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adams tries a knee to the head but Danjah blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams scores a nice knee to the body.
Adams prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Danjah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danjah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Danjah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adams trying to land knees to the body.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams scores with a knee to the head.
Danjah pushes off an throws an elbow but Adams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Danjah tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.
Danjah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danjah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adams.
Adams landing knees to the head.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Danjah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adams lands an elbow that stopped Danjah in his tracks for a moment.
Adams scores with a knee to the head.
Danjah is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adams with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adams lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Adams.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Danjah blocks with his arms.
Adams throws an elbow but it misses.
Danjah dodges an elbow strike from Adams.
Adams misses with a knee to the head.
Danjah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams misses with a knee strike.
Adams misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Danjah.
Adams lands a nice knee to the body.
Danjah lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Adams.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danjah is trying to break the clinch but Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Danjah tries for a takedown but Adams manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harver Danjah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams lands a nice elbow.
Danjah has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Adams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Adams connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danjah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams misses with a knee to the head.
Adams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Danjah has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Adams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Adams crunches a lovely knee into Danjah's ribcage.
Adams scores a nice knee to the body.
Adams lands a nice elbow.
Adams scores a nice knee to the body.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Danjah blocks with his arms.
Adams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adams crunches a lovely knee into Danjah's ribcage.
Adams tries to land knees in the clinch but Danjah avoids the damage to the body.
Danjah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams scores with a leg kick.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Adams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adams throws an elbow but it misses.
Danjah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adams's face.
Danjah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Adams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
Danjah takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Adams.
Adams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Danjah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danjah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crane Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Crane Adams's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Adams drives through and clinches with Danjah against the cage.
Danjah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Danjah missing with knees to the body.
Adams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danjah.
Danjah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams avoiding damage as Danjah throws knees to the body.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danjah blocks it with crossed arms.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Danjah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams tries to land knees in the clinch but Danjah avoids the damage to the body.
Danjah has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Adams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Danjah missing with knees to the body.
Danjah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Danjah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Danjah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adams misses with a knee strike.
Danjah manages to pull guard.
Danjah is looking for a triangle here but Adams uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danjah is trying to escape the position but Adams is controlling the position.
Danjah tries to buck Adams off but Adams is having none of it.
Adams has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Adams is looking to clinch.
Crane Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danjah clinches but Adams breaks the clinch
and Adams counters by clinching up.
Knees to the body from Adams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Adams.
Adams lands a nice knee to the body.
Adams tries a knee to the head but Danjah blocks it.
Danjah trying to control the position but instead, Adams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Danjah into the cage.
Danjah trying to land knees to the body.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danjah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adams keeps control of Danjah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Danjah blocks with his arms.
Adams landing knees to the head.
Adams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Danjah dodges an elbow strike from Adams.
Danjah jumps guard but Adams stands there with Danjah around his waist. Danjah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Adams managing to block the knees to the body from Danjah.
Adams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Danjah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Danjah is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Adams can't fight it off and eventually Danjah manages to take the fight to the floor. Adams looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Adams keeping full guard, as Danjah tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danjah drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Adams manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Danjah has Adams in his guard.
Danjah working for submissions but it's allowed Adams to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Adams decides to stand up.
Danjah tries to clinch
and Adams counters with a leg kick.
Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adams lands a knee to the body.
Adams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Danjah's defenses.
Adams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Adams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harver Danjah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crane Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danjah fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harver Danjah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danjah takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Crane Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adams 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crane Adams!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between douglas veloso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Frankelstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). veloso's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Animal I have become. douglas veloso has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, douglas veloso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Frankelstein!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice combo by Frankelstein! Oh, that's hurt him - veloso falls to the canvas and Frankelstein follows him into side control.
veloso is rocked!
Frankelstein decides to stand back up. Frankelstein steps back and let's veloso get back to his feet.
Oh veloso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frankelstein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
veloso seems to have got his legs back now.
veloso is breathing heavily.
Frankelstein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Frankelstein lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and veloso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from veloso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Frankelstein throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends veloso stumbling backwards into the cage! veloso bounces back off the cage towards Frankelstein, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Frankelstein lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Frankelstein celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Francisco Frankelstein!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammed Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammed is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smooth Criminal Saudi edition. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Chavez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammed Muhammed!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Muhammed.
Chavez throws a chopping leg kick but Muhammed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Muhammed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chavez throws a sloppy body shot
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhammed throws a shot to the body.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
Muhammed sends Chavez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Muhammed is motioning to the referee to let Chavez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Juan Chavez has been cut.
Muhammed circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Chavez to the canvas! Chavez doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Muhammed keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muhammed Muhammed! Muhammed Muhammed retains his light heavyweight title!
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FIGHT
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