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FFB 60: Radu vs. Hymen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sleepy Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buck Wild will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Sleepy Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck Wild!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wild misses the shot to the body.
Floyd misses with a jab to the body
and Wild connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wild avoids the body shot from Floyd.
Wild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wild misses with a few strikes there.
Wild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Floyd.
Floyd looks for a takedown but Wild sprawls well.
Floyd scores with a shot to the body.
Floyd slips under a jab from Wild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd falls off balance throwing a combination
and Floyd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wild misses with a double jab
and Floyd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Floyd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Floyd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Floyd waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Wild.
Floyd just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wild misses with a double jab
and Floyd counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wild avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Floyd won't allow Wild to get back to his feet.
Floyd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Floyd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wild swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild wants to stand but Floyd is controlling the position.
Floyd stands and throws Wild's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Floyd wants to control but Wild is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sleepy Floyd will probably get the nod.
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.
Wild stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch combination from Wild misses.
Floyd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Floyd changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wild tries to avoid it but Floyd manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wild to the ground. Wild escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Wild.
Floyd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wild grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Floyd takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Wild cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Buck Wild!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Alan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fucking Hostile by Pantera. 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 Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Alan!
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, Roger Paiva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paiva shoots in but Alan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Alan. No joy for Paiva on that attempt.
Paiva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paiva 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.
Paiva looks gassed!
Paiva closes the distance and clinches up with Alan, looking for a takedown. Paiva pushes Alan against the cage but Alan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
James Alan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Paiva.
Alan is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Paiva hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Alan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamuza Akimocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cane comes to the cage accompanied by Mustache: Double Nature. Jericho Cane could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yamuza Akimocha's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jericho Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yamuza Akimocha!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cane advances to full mount.
Akimocha is looking to get to half guard.
Cane working for a guillotine from mount but Akimocha is in no mood to give up.
Cane thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cane looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cane has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cane looking to finish Akimocha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Akimocha!
Akimocha is rocked!
Akimocha defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cane.
Akimocha is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akimocha tries to hold on but Cane postures up.
Akimocha is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cane working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Akimocha slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Cane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Akimocha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cane is looking for a kimura here.
Akimocha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cane is breathing heavily.
Akimocha wants to improve his position but Cane is controlling well.
Cane passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Akimocha!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cane looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Akimocha is wriggling around trying to escape.
Akimocha wants to control but Cane is having none of it.
Akimocha is working to get back to half guard.
Cane forces the positional change into back control.
Akimocha preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cane.
Akimocha just trying to survive but Cane is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akimocha is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cane has the hooks in. Akimocha is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Akimocha just trying to survive but Cane is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Cane thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Akimocha tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Akimocha is trying to escape the mount.
Cane has control of Akimocha's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Akimocha regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akimocha wants to hold on but Cane pushes him away.
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.
Cane jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Akimocha manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Akimocha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cane counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cane.
Cane is looking to work some ground and pound but Akimocha has wrist control.
Cane throwing strikes from guard but Akimocha blocks nicely.
Akimocha keeping full guard, as Cane tries to pass.
Cane postures up.
Cane throws a big right hand that misses.
Cane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jericho Cane dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Akimocha wants to clinch
and Cane counters with a shoot takedown. Akimocha fights it but they end up in guard.
Cane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cane preventing the sweep.
Cane forces his way into half guard.
Akimocha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cane.
Akimocha is in trouble now - Cane has advanced to mount!
Akimocha is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cane is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Akimocha is surviving well by controlling Cane's body position as best he can.
Jericho Cane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cane is working for a guillotine from mount but Akimocha frees his head quite easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akimocha is looking to get to half guard.
Cane avoids the attempt from Akimocha to control.
Akimocha is trying desperately to improve position.
Cane looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Akimocha sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cane is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cane prevents Akimocha from improving his position.
That's two 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Akimocha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cane drops back, looking for a kneebar! Akimocha looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Akimocha looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Akimocha!
Akimocha passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cane!
Akimocha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Akimocha fails to move to back control.
Cane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cane might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akimocha tries to control but Cane wriggling away.
Cane manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Akimocha is trying to control the action in half guard but Cane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Akimocha might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cane kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cane flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Akimocha prevents Cane from improving his position.
Cane actively working from the bottom here.
Akimocha wants to control but Cane is keeping him busy.
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.
Cane is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Akimocha looks to land a body kick but Cane moved away.
Akimocha moves in looking to clinch but Cane pushes him off.
Cane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Akimocha is fending him off so far but Cane persists. Nope, Akimocha circles away and we're back to standing.
Akimocha lands an overhand right.
Akimocha throws a series of punches but Cane moves out of range.
Akimocha throws a body kick that misses.
Cane slips a jab and a cross from Akimocha.
Akimocha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cane fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Akimocha sprawls well initially but Cane persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jericho Cane dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Akimocha tries to clinch but Cane is having none of it.
Akimocha moves in looking to clinch but Cane pushes him off.
Akimocha doesn't manage to clinch there - Cane circles away.
Akimocha with a poor takedown
and Cane counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Akimocha taking some punishment here, with Cane in his half guard.
Cane prevents Akimocha from improving his position.
Cane lands with a punch from half guard.
Cane moves nicely into side control.
Akimocha looks to move to half guard but instead Cane has passed into mount! Damn!
Cane landing shots from mount.
Cane is going olschool here, as he tries to force Akimocha to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Akimocha shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akimocha stops Cane from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Cane with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Akimocha is trying desperately to improve position.
Cane raining down shots from the mount!
Cane looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cane wants to take Akimocha's back here but Akimocha is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
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.
Cane working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Akimocha gets back to half guard.
Akimocha wants to improve his position but Cane is controlling well.
Cane thows a huge punch but Akimocha dodges it nicely.
Akimocha 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.
Cane is looking for a kimura but Akimocha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cane to get the leverage.
Akimocha tries to get to full guard but Cane has control of the leg.
Cane seems to be looking for submissions.
Akimocha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Akimocha defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Akimocha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Akimocha tries to clinch
and Cane counters with a shoot takedown. Akimocha fights it but they end up in guard.
Cane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Akimocha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Akimocha keeping full guard, as Cane tries to pass.
Akimocha controls Cane momentarily but Cane frees himself.
Cane is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cane drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Akimocha dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akimocha forces his way into half guard.
Jericho Cane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cane is looking for a sweep. Akimocha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Akimocha trying to control the action but Cane is working from the bottom.
Cane slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cane working a defensive guard here.
Cane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yamuza Akimocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Akimocha can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jericho Cane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cane, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jericho Cane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Ducks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ducks comes into the arena with It's Raining Men blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Ducks!
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, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar slips a jab and a cross from Ducks.
Ducks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lesnar is looking to land body kicks.
Ducks connects with a high kick.
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lesnar lands in his opponent's guard.
Ducks keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Ducks wants to stand and escape but Lesnar is having none of it.
Ducks keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar pushing down on Ducks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lesnar throwing shots but Ducks is blocking nicely.
Lesnar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Lesnar lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lesnar controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a nice shot to the head.
Lesnar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ducks's face.
Ducks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lesnar dominating with strikes here.
Lesnar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ducks can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lesnar scoring with strikes but Ducks is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ducks wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnar lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ducks is squirming around, avoiding Lesnar's attempts to control the action.
Lesnar avoids the attempt from Ducks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Ducks really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lesnar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lesnar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lesnar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ducks?
Lesnar working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ducks is desperately trying to improve his position but Lesnar has a good base and remains in mount.
Ducks takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lesnar lands with some strikes.
Lesnar trying to control but Ducks is having none of it.
Lesnar landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducks is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ducks is breathing heavily.
Ducks is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lesnar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lesnar unloading with bombs!
Lesnar is working for a guillotine from mount but Ducks frees his head quite easily.
Lesnar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ducks hang on?
Lesnar unloading with bombs!
Lesnar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ducks can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ducks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ducks throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lesnar. What's that going to do exactly?
Ducks is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lesnar lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is landing with some decent strikes but Ducks is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ducks takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ducks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Lesnar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar with shots to the head and body - Ducks looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar wants to finish this one by submission but Ducks is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lesnar.
Lesnar raining down shots from the mount!
Ducks is looking to improve his position but Lesnar isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lesnar punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesnar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesnar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ducks keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Lesnar postures up in Ducks's guard and throws a big left but Ducks blocks it.
Ducks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ducks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ducks wants to sweep here but Lesnar controlling him for the moment.
Lesnar postures up in Ducks's guard and throws a big left but Ducks blocks it.
Lesnar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ducks lands with a kick to the temple. Lesnar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ducks. That's going to slow Lesnar down.
Ducks misses with a wild body shot.
Lesnar throws a looping overhand right but Ducks ducks down to avoid it.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt.
Lesnar looks to land a body kick but Ducks moved away.
Lesnar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lesnar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lesnar dominating with strikes here.
Ducks holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lesnar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ducks is looking to get to half guard.
Lesnar tries to control but Ducks wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lesnar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ducks working to try and regain half guard.
Lesnar landing strikes from the mount and Ducks is in trouble!
Ducks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lesnar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ducks hang on?
Ducks wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnar landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ducks takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lesnar working the ground and pound effectively.
Lesnar is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ducks has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducks squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ducks flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lesnar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ducks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ducks is trying desperately to improve position.
Lesnar lands a heavy elbow.
Ducks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ducks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brock Lesnar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lesnar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ducks is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands with some strikes.
Lesnar working Ducks over with strikes here.
Lesnar wants to control the pace but Ducks is squirming around nicely.
Ducks is bucking up trying to escape but Lesnar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lesnar lands with some strikes.
Lesnar wants to control the pace but Ducks is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Ducks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lesnar won't let Ducks get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lesnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lesnar unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar cracks Ducks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lesnar cracks Ducks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ducks is in a horrible position here. Lesnar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesnar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lesnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Ducks.
Lesnar avoids the head kick by Ducks.
Frank Ducks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ducks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lesnar shoots for a takedown but Ducks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Frank Ducks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Ducks takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
Lesnar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ducks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ducks throws a head kick that half lands.
Lesnar blocks a jab.
Ducks lands with a kick to the temple. Lesnar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lesnar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ducks can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ducks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ducks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ducks stuffs the takedown attempt from Lesnar. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ducks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lesnar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ducks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lesnar's head.
Ducks stuffs the takedown.
Ducks thuds his shin into the meat of Lesnar's side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ducks.
Lesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ducks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnar manages to avoid it.
Frank Ducks is winning the standup battle so far.
Lesnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ducks manages to avoid it.
Ducks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ducks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ducks misses with a head kick.
Ducks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lesnar will feel that in the morning.
Lesnar fails with the takedown.
Ducks throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar missing with a left hand there. Ducks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ducks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ducks lands a head kick. Lesnar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ducks ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
Ducks looks to land a combination but Lesnar avoids it well.
Lesnar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ducks throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ducks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No luck for Lesnar with that takedown attempt.
Ducks throws a leg kick which misses Lesnar's front leg but catches the back leg as Lesnar tries to avoid it.
Lesnar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lesnar misses with the body kick
and Ducks counters with a head kick. That will keep Lesnar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ducks looks to throw the jab but Lesnar is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lesnar throws a head kick but Ducks moves out of range.
Lesnar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ducks's waist but Ducks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lesnar off to one side.
Ducks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lesnar's head.
Ducks throws a front kick that sends Lesnar stumbling back into the cage.
Ducks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lesnar.
Brock Lesnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lesnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesnar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lesnar showed some decent athleticism there.
Ducks tries to roll over but Lesnar keeps him under control.
Lesnar thows a huge punch but Ducks dodges it nicely.
Lesnar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lesnar prevents Ducks from standing back up.
Frank Ducks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducks has hold of Lesnar's hands but Lesnar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lesnar drops an elbow to the side of Ducks's head.
Lesnar content to control rather than advance.
Lesnar drops an elbow to the side of Ducks's head.
Lesnar thows a huge punch but Ducks dodges it nicely.
Lesnar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lesnar wants to take a breather but Ducks is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Lesnar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar trying to control from half guard but Ducks is working away.
Ground and pound from Lesnar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Ducks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lesnar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lesnar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Paul Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sacamano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Sacamano told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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18
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martyn Paul Casey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Sacamano!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sacamano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Casey shoots in for a takedown but Sacamano shows good takedown defense.
Sacamano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Casey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sacamano trying to control from the bottom.
Sacamano works his way to full guard. Good work.
Casey preventing the sweep.
Sacamano tries to strike from the bottom.
Sacamano is looking for a triangle but Casey pushes his legs off easily.
Sacamano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey with a nice head shot there.
Casey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Casey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sacamano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Casey manages to get himself to full guard.
Sacamano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sacamano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sacamano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sacamano won't allow Casey to sweep him here.
Casey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Casey tries to get out of the position.
Casey throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Casey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sacamano on the ground.
Sacamano pushes down on Casey's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Casey misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Casey is looking to improve his position.
Casey punching from the bottom.
Casey tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sacamano has his takedown stuffed
and Casey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Casey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacamano looking for a guillotine here but Casey defends easily.
Sacamano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Casey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sacamano looks gassed!
Casey lands a couple of elbows.
Sacamano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Casey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Casey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sacamano's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sacamano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Casey scoring with some ground and pound.
Casey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Casey misses with a takedown
and Sacamano counters with a head kick. That will keep Casey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sacamano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Casey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Martyn Paul Casey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Sacamano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sacamano lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Casey!
Sacamano lands a big shot there that rocks Casey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Sacamano.
Casey tries to reverse the position but Sacamano maintains control.
Casey sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sacamano looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sacamano trying to control from half guard but Casey is working away.
Casey missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casey misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Casey is looking to improve his position.
Sacamano wants to control but Casey is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martyn Paul Casey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Casey shoots in and bounces Sacamano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sacamano looking for a guillotine here but Casey defends easily.
Casey lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sacamano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Casey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Casey chips away with some ground and pound.
Sacamano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sacamano is breathing heavily.
Casey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sacamano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sacamano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Casey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sacamano shoots and misses
and Casey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sacamano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sacamano gets full guard.
Sacamano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sacamano looking for a guillotine here but Casey defends easily.
Casey landing with the ground and pound.
Casey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Casey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sacamano keeping full guard, as Casey tries to pass.
Casey distracts Sacamano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Casey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sacamano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Casey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Casey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Casey lands a couple of digs.
Casey throwing strikes but missing.
Sacamano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Casey manages to get himself to full guard.
Martyn Paul Casey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Casey throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Casey lands an upkick as Sacamano stands over him.
Sacamano pushing down on Casey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sacamano blocks the strikes from Casey.
Sacamano is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Casey is just riding it out for now. Sacamano eventually gives up the hold.
Sacamano throwing shots but Casey is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sacamano throwing shots but Casey is blocking nicely.
Sacamano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Casey defends it well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Casey with a poor takedown
and Sacamano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Casey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sacamano as he jumps to the side.
Casey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martyn Paul Casey dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Casey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casey shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sacamano wants to clinch.
Sacamano tries to clinch up but Casey circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Casey.
Sacamano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Casey if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sacamano but Sacamano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bob Sacamano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Paul Casey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sacamano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Casey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Casey.
Sacamano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Casey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sacamano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey postures up in Sacamano's guard and throws a big left but Sacamano blocks it.
Sacamano throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Casey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sacamano is looking for a triangle but Casey pushes his legs off easily.
Sacamano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Casey with a nice head shot there.
Casey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sacamano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sacamano tries to clinch up but Casey circles away and keeps his distance.
Bob Sacamano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Casey misses with a takedown
and Sacamano counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bob Sacamano.
I think Casey 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martyn Paul Casey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bro Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Bellido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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22
159 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bro Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dale Bellido!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellido shoots for a takedown but Ham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ham misses with a takedown attempt
and Bellido counters with a shoot takedown. Ham fights it but they end up in guard.
Bellido looking to sit in guard and control but Ham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ham gets to his feet - Bellido follows without any prompting.
Bellido gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ham counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellido is trying to get back to half guard.
Ham taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ham thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellido is looking to regain half guard here but Ham keeps moving and retains side control.
Ham tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bellido tries to bench press Ham off him but Ham keeps the position.
Bellido sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bellido wants to control but Ham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ham in particular looking to stall.
Bellido looking for submissions off his back.
Bellido looks gassed!
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.
Bellido has hold of Ham's hands but Ham slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ham with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bellido taking some punishment here, with Ham in his half guard.
Ham seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bellido is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bro Ham!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Maurizio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosme Capetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurizio comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Not the One (IWNBTS). Mick Maurizio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cosme Capetto's chin.
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mick Maurizio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cosme Capetto!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maurizio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maurizio gets the takedown into side control.
Capetto is looking for a sweep.
Capetto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maurizio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Capetto is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Capetto prevents Maurizio from moving into mount.
Maurizio connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Capetto some visible discomfort.
Maurizio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Capetto has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maurizio taking a breather here.
Maurizio stands up.
Capetto gets a clinch.
Maurizio prevents Capetto from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurizio lands a shot to the body.
Capetto takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maurizio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Capetto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Capetto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maurizio smiles and moves away.
Capetto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Capetto gets control of Maurizio's arms and successfully pulls guard. Capetto will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Maurizio is looking to work some ground and pound but Capetto has wrist control.
Maurizio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maurizio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maurizio working the body and head with strikes.
Maurizio working the ground and pound.
Capetto looks gassed!
Maurizio controlling the position from side mount.
Maurizio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio wants to control but Capetto is keeping him busy.
Capetto is being controlled here.
Maurizio landing a few strikes.
Maurizio scores with punches from side control.
Maurizio works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maurizio decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Maurizio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maurizio shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Capetto's guard.
Maurizio pushes down on Capetto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maurizio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Capetto defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio is nestled in close to Capetto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Maurizio is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Capetto!
Capetto is bucking up trying to escape but Maurizio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maurizio working Capetto over with strikes here.
Maurizio dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio controlling from mount.
Maurizio lands a heavy elbow.
Maurizio content just to control the position here.
Maurizio lands a nice shot to the head.
Maurizio in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capetto is in a horrible position here. Maurizio smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maurizio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maurizio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Maurizio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maurizio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Capetto being controlled for a moment.
Maurizio lands a decent elbow from side control.
Capetto is not content to let Maurizio control the position.
Capetto is trying to improve his position.
Capetto being controlled for a moment.
Capetto is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mick Maurizio just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Maurizio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maurizio controlling the pace.
Capetto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maurizio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Maurizio.
Maurizio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maurizio drops an elbow to the side of Capetto's head.
Maurizio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Capetto can do to turn this around?
Maurizio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maurizio works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Maurizio has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maurizio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Capetto wants to get back to his feet.
Maurizio not doing much here.
Maurizio stands up out of the half guard.
Maurizio drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Capetto is trying to keep Maurizio in close.
Maurizio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maurizio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maurizio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Capetto can't keep his opponent in guard - Maurizio advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Maurizio has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio controlling the pace for now.
Capetto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maurizio landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maurizio controlling the pace for now.
Maurizio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Capetto hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Maurizio dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maurizio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Capetto but Capetto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maurizio throws a body kick that misses.
Maurizio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mick Maurizio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Capetto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maurizio's waist but Maurizio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Capetto off to one side.
Maurizio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Capetto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maurizio shoots for a double leg takedown but Capetto sprawls well. He's pushed Maurizio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Maurizio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Capetto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maurizio forces his way into half guard.
Maurizio moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Capetto is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurizio working the body and head with strikes.
Maurizio takes a little break here. Capetto wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Maurizio landing a few strikes.
Maurizio works to advance to full mount. Capetto defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Maurizio working the ground and pound effectively.
Maurizio controlling the pace for now.
Maurizio lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maurizio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Capetto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maurizio looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maurizio seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Capetto for as long as he can get away with.
Maurizio looking to finish Capetto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Capetto!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mick Maurizio just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Maurizio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mick Maurizio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maurizio passes Capetto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maurizio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maurizio not doing much here.
Maurizio is thwarting Capetto's attempts to control the position.
Maurizio is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Maurizio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maurizio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Maurizio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyborg Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Dunnhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sandstorm. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cyborg Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse Dunnhill!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunnhill throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Dunnhill throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunnhill.
Cyborg Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Dunnhill walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva tries to bum rush Dunnhill with a series of wild strikes but Dunnhill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva digs a good body shot into Dunnhill's ribs.
Dunnhill looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunnhill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dunnhill takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dunnhill is rocked!
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dunnhill is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Dunnhill seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Dunnhill colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Silva as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Dunnhill is left battered and dazed whilst Silva and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyborg Silva!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Delicious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Littoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abraham Delicious has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Delicious!
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, Chuck Littoris!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delicious shoots in for a double leg but Littoris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Delicious dodges the punch combination from Littoris.
Delicious throws out a loose jab but Littoris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Littoris!
It looks like Abraham Delicious has been cut.
Delicious throws a combination that misses
and Littoris counters with a stiff right hand.
Delicious avoids a kick to the body.
Littoris misses with a two punch combination.
Delicious closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Delicious throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Littoris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Delicious misses with a body shot
and Littoris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delicious misses with a takedown
and Littoris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Delicious swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Littoris misses with a body shot.
Delicious throws a right hand that Littoris ducks under and follows up with a left that Littoris also avoids with ease.
Delicious tests Littoris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Delicious lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Littoris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Delicious fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Delicious tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Littoris was well out of range. Poor timing from Delicious.
Littoris throws a series of punches but Delicious avoids them all with ease.
Littoris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Littoris missing with a left hand there. Delicious was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delicious will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Littoris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Delicious.
Delicious misses the body punch
and Littoris counters with a right hand to the body.
Delicious throws a predictable looking body shot
and Littoris counters with a one-two to the body.
Delicious is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Delicious.
A slow jab from Littoris misses its intended target.
Delicious moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Littoris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delicious was well out of range. Poor timing from Littoris.
Delicious closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Delicious jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Littoris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Littoris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Delicious.
Littoris slips under a jab from Delicious.
Littoris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Littoris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Delicious connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Littoris's hands.
Chuck Littoris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delicious throws a predictable looking body shot
and Littoris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abraham Delicious's cut is getting worse.
Delicious misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Littoris.
Delicious uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Littoris.
Delicious takes a swing at Littoris's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Littoris dodges the punch combination from Delicious.
Littoris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delicious.
Delicious shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Littoris misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Delicious winds up and cracks Littoris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Delicious in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delicious is trying to work for a kimura but Littoris is defending well.
Littoris is trying to stand back up but Delicious is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chuck Littoris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abraham Delicious'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.
Littoris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Littoris looks to land a left hand but Delicious moved out of range nicely.
Delicious shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Littoris as he jumps to the side.
Delicious fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Littoris loads up on a big right hand but Delicious slips the punch.
Littoris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Delicious throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Littoris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delicious misses with a body shot.
Delicious clobbers Littoris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Littoris throws a combination that misses
letting Delicious counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delicious fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Delicious tries for a takedown but Littoris circles away easily
and Littoris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Delicious. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Littoris throws a jab but it's blocked by Delicious.
Delicious keeps the fight on the outside.
Delicious has his takedown stuffed
enabling Littoris to counter with a crisp jab.
Littoris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Littoris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Delicious throws a left and a right that both miss
and Littoris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Delicious displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Littoris throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Littoris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delicious.
Littoris fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Delicious misses.
Abraham Delicious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Littoris closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Delicious throws a right and a left that Littoris avoids nicely.
Littoris tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Delicious counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Delicious looks to land a right hand but Littoris moved out of range.
Delicious throws a lazy right hand but Littoris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delicious misses with a double jab
and Delicious takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Delicious fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Delicious shoots in but no luck this time.
Delicious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delicious throws a left and a right that both miss
and Littoris counters with a nice uppercut.
Delicious throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Littoris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Delicious throws a combination that misses
and Littoris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Littoris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Littoris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Littoris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Delicious gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Littoris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Littoris lands a two punch combo.
Littoris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Delicious misses with a body punch
and Littoris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Delicious shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Littoris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abraham Delicious's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Littoris clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Littoris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abraham Delicious's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Delicious doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Littoris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Delicious throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Littoris counters with a two punch combo.
Delicious scores with a body shot.
Littoris waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Delicious.
A big right from Littoris misses.
Delicious throws a nice looking combination but Littoris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Delicious thows a body shot but no joy.
Delicious misses with a takedown attempt
and Littoris counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Littoris throws a series of punches but Delicious avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delicious has his takedown stuffed
and Delicious takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Delicious. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delicious fails with the takedown
and Littoris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chuck Littoris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Littoris misses with the combination.
Delicious waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Littoris.
Delicious falls off balance throwing a combination
and Littoris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Littoris.
Delicious breaks from the clinch.
Littoris misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Littoris scores with the left hand. Delicious knows he should have avoided that one.
Littoris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delicious moves away.
Littoris misses with a low kick.
Delicious ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Delicious.
Delicious shoots and misses
and Littoris counters with a stiff right hand.
Delicious fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Littoris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Delicious moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delicious darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Littoris misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Littoris flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Littoris is looking to improve his position.
Delicious is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Littoris wants to improve his position but Delicious is controlling well.
Abraham Delicious has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delicious scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Delicious seems to be working for a kimura but Littoris defends the submission attempt.
Delicious is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Littoris punching from the bottom.
Delicious stops Littoris from getting back to his feet.
Delicious winds up and cracks Littoris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Delicious working Littoris over with strikes.
Littoris has hold of Delicious's hands but Delicious slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Littoris is refusing to be controlled, as Delicious sits in half guard.
Littoris flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Delicious is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Littoris!
Littoris is trying to reverse the position but instead Delicious has taken his back - oops!
Delicious scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Littoris is trying to break free.
Delicious has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Chuck Littoris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Littoris tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Delicious showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Littoris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Littoris!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cristi Radu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Hymen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cristi Radu !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buster Hymen!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radu has a takedown stuffed.
Hymen misses with an uppercut. Radu saw that one coming.
Radu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hymen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Radu shoots in and drives through. Hymen sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristi Radu . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hymen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hymen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Radu .
Radu slips a jab from Hymen.
Radu ducks under a wild hook from Hymen.
Radu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hymen is looking for a sweep. Radu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hymen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Radu working over Hymen with some ground and pound. Hymen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Radu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radu is looking for a kimura here.
Radu is nestled in close to Hymen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hymen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hymen.
Radu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hymen has his foot on Radu 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Radu works his way back into a safe position though.
Radu wants to pass the guard but Hymen is keeping the position.
Hymen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Radu stands up over Hymen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Radu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Radu looking to pass the guard.
Radu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Radu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hymen's head.
Radu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hymen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Radu passes Hymen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hymen actively working from the bottom here.
Hymen looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hymen won't allow Radu to pass to mount.
Radu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hymen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hymen tries to get to full guard but Radu has control of the leg.
Radu works his way into side control.
Hymen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Radu connects with a decent elbow.
Hymen is looking for a sweep.
Radu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Radu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hymen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hymen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radu working the head with strikes.
Radu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Radu working the ground and pound from side control.
Hymen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Radu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Radu slips a nice elbow through Hymen's hands, connecting with Hymen's forehead.
Radu working Hymen over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Radu lands a nice short elbow.
Radu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hymen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Radu .
Hymen is pressing down on Radu 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Radu postures up and lands a big shot to Hymen's brow.
Radu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Radu connects with a couple of short punches.
Radu lands a couple of elbows.
Hymen strikes from his own guard.
Hymen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hymen looking for a guillotine here but Radu defends easily.
Hymen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Radu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Radu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Radu is working Hymen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristi Radu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch combination from Hymen misses.
Radu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hymen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Radu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Radu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Radu distracts Hymen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Radu postures up and lands a big shot to Hymen's brow.
Radu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hymen lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Radu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Radu landing with the ground and pound.
Radu cracks Hymen with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Radu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Radu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Radu scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hymen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Radu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Radu 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Radu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hymen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hymen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Radu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Radu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Radu wants to pass the guard but Hymen is keeping the position.
Radu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Radu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Radu punishes Hymen's body with a nice straight punch.
Radu slips a jab and a cross from Hymen.
Radu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Radu lands a few punches from side control.
Radu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hymen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hymen is trying to improve his position.
Radu working the head with strikes.
Hymen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Radu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hymen is looking to reverse the position.
Hymen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Radu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hymen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Radu lands a few punches from side control.
Hymen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hymen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Radu 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nice strikes from Radu there.
Radu thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hymen to regain full guard.
Radu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hymen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radu working some strikes from top position.
Radu throwing strikes from guard but Hymen blocks nicely.
Hymen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hymen working for a triangle but Radu defends it easily.
Hymen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Radu is one step ahead there.
Hymen has his foot on Radu 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Radu works his way back into a safe position though.
Radu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Radu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristi Radu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Radu scores a takedown into full mount!
Radu lands a nice shot to the head.
Hymen tries to hold on but Radu pushes him away.
Hymen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Radu landing shots from mount.
Radu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Radu landing shots from mount.
Hymen is rocked!
Radu with good strikes from the mount here!
Hymen is still in real trouble! Can Radu finish him?
Hymen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Radu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Radu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hymen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Radu working for a guillotine from mount but Hymen is in no mood to give up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Radu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radu blocks Hymen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Radu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hymen hang on?
Radu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hymen is trying desperately to improve position.
Radu is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Radu extends the arm and Hymen is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cristi Radu !
Cristi Radu is the new featherweight champion!
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