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Kings 16: Breeding Kings PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Zanchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gracie Zanchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Andre!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zanchi.
Paulo Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andre throws a head kick but Zanchi moves out of range.
Andre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zanchi.
Andre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Andre throws a leg kick which misses Zanchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Zanchi tries to avoid it.
Andre swinging wilding here.
Zanchi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Andre is trying to defend but Zanchi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Andre looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zanchi is looking to advance position but Andre won't allow it.
Zanchi trying to control the action but Andre is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre is in trouble now - Zanchi has advanced to mount!
Zanchi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Andre manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Andre is not content to let Zanchi control the position.
Zanchi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Andre has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanchi tries for a kimura but Andre is defending well.
Andre is trying to buck Zanchi off.
Andre sneaks out the side door and pushes Zanchi away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Zanchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andre. Andre obviously looking to wear him down.
Andre stuffs the takedown attempt from Zanchi. Zanchi gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick from Andre lands but Zanchi takes it in his stride.
Andre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Andre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Danga de danga de dang - Andre scores with a four punch combination!
Zanchi is breathing heavily.
Andre looks to land a combination but Zanchi avoids it well.
Andre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zanchi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andre lands a jab-cross combination.
Andre is working the combinations to good effect here.
Andre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zanchi's head.
Andre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Andre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Andre swinging wilding here.
Zanchi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andre tries to bum rush Zanchi with a series of wild strikes but Zanchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre lands with a slapping head kick.
Andre swinging wilding here.
Andre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andre stalks Zanchi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zanchi's face. Zanchi staggers backwards, shaken.
Andre lands a head kick. Zanchi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Andre works over Zanchi's head and body with a nice combination.
Zanchi is rocked!
Zanchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Zanchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andre swinging wilding here.
Zanchi seems to have got his legs back now.
Andre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zanchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Andre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zanchi fails with a takedown attempt.
Zanchi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andre's waist but Andre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zanchi off to one side.
A left and a right from Andre both land. Nice combination.
Zanchi shoots in for a takedown but Andre shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gracie Zanchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zanchi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Andre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zanchi blocks a head kick by Andre.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andre.
Andre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanchi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andre as he avoids it easily.
Andre lands with a slapping head kick.
A combination from Andre does no damage.
Andre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie Zanchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andre looks to land a combination. Zanchi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Andre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zanchi.
Andre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zanchi slips a jab and a cross from Andre.
Andre misses with the combination.
Paulo Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andre misses with the combination.
Andre scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre throws a one two combo.
Andre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zanchi circles away quickly and effectively.
Andre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andre lands with a kick to the temple. Zanchi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Andre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zanchi avoids the head kick by Andre.
Andre looks to land a combination. Zanchi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Andre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andre throws a head kick that Zanchi semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Andre! Zanchi is out on his feet! Andre rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Zanchi is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Zanchi is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Andre!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ragna Bloodedge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakuraba Zanchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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172 lbs
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169 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ragna Bloodedge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakuraba Zanchi!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Bloodedge.
Bloodedge scoring well with a low kick there.
Bloodedge lands with a slapping head kick.
Bloodedge throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bloodedge throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zanchi's head.
Zanchi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bloodedge defends it nicely.
Bloodedge lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bloodedge throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bloodedge scores with a decent looking hook.
Zanchi looks for a takedown but Bloodedge sprawls well.
Bloodedge throws a series of punches but Zanchi avoids them all with ease.
Zanchi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bloodedge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ragna Bloodedge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakuraba Zanchi.
Bloodedge throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bloodedge.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zanchi closes the distance and clinches up with Bloodedge, looking for a takedown. Zanchi pushes Bloodedge against the cage but Bloodedge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bloodedge slaps away a takedown attempt from Zanchi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bloodedge scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zanchi in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bloodedge throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zanchi is rocked!
Zanchi looks gassed!
Crack! Bloodedge connects with the perfect overhand right and Zanchi falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Bloodedge!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ragna Bloodedge!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tota Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, A Day to Remember - "The Downfall of Us All". Wes Miles 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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196 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tota Lidell!
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, Wes Miles!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidell misses with a looping right.
Miles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lidell is looking to clinch.
Lidell moves out of range of the strikes.
Miles fails to land with a series of punches.
Lidell shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Miles.
Lidell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miles 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.
Miles throws a lazy right hand but Lidell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lidell walks into a stiff left hand from Miles.
Lidell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lidell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Miles does no damage.
Lidell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miles as he avoids it easily.
Lidell throws a hook to the side of Miles's head but Miles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lidell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miles defending well as Lidell loads up on a big left hand.
Lidell throws a combination that misses
and Miles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miles lands a nice hook to Lidell's body. Lidell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lidell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Miles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lidell somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tota Lidell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lidell checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell misses with a body punch
and Miles counters with a series of strikes. Lidell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lidell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lidell misses with a jab to the body
enabling Miles to counter with a crisp jab.
Miles misses with a double jab.
Miles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lidell throws a hook to the side of Miles's head but Miles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lidell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lidell shoots in but no luck this time.
Miles misses with a wild body shot.
Miles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miles swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lidell.
A punch lands to the side of Lidell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell moves in looking to clinch but Miles pushes him off.
Lidell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Miles cracks Lidell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lidell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lidell throws a combination that misses
and Miles counters with a nice body shot.
Lidell throws a jab when Miles was well out of range.
Lidell throws a looping overhand right but Miles ducks down to avoid it.
Lidell misses with a combination
and Miles counters with a one-two to the body.
Lidell doesn't manage to clinch there - Miles circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell looks for a takedown but Miles sprawls well.
Lidell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miles is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Lidell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A shot to the body from Miles misses
and Lidell counters with a nice uppercut.
Lidell doesn't manage to clinch there - Miles circles away.
Lidell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lidell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lidell has a takedown stuffed.
Miles tries to bum rush Lidell with a series of wild strikes but Lidell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Miles dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lidell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lidell walks into a jab.
Miles's corner calls for a 1-2. Miles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lidell misses with a jab to the body
and Lidell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miles lands a jab to the nose.
Miles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lidell.
Lidell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lidell. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lidell moves out of range of the strikes.
Lidell misses the shot to the body.
Lidell is looking to clinch but Miles is avoiding it.
Miles slaps away a takedown attempt from Lidell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lidell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Miles.
Miles stuffs the takedown attempt from Lidell. Lidell gets slowly back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Miles there.
Lidell tries for a takedown but Miles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tota Lidell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lidell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Miles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lidell doesn't seem bothered though.
Miles swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lidell avoids the head kick by Miles.
Lidell misses with a body punch
and Miles counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lidell misses with a double jab
and Miles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miles looks to land a body kick but Lidell moved away.
Lidell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miles moves away from the strike by Lidell.
Miles throws a big shot that misses.
Miles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lidell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lidell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miles counters with a left to the body.
Lidell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lidell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miles counters with a one-two to the body.
Lidell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Miles counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lidell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lidell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lidell wants a takedown.
Lidell trying to stall but Miles improves his position.
A short right from Miles on the inside.
Miles breaks from the clinch.
Lidell throws out a loose jab but Miles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Miles as Lidell shoots in.
Tota Lidell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lidell throws a hook but Miles blocks it.
Lidell throws a sloppy body shot
and Miles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lidell's head.
Miles lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell moves forwards but Miles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lidell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miles but Miles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters circling - Lidell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miles throws a good cross that connects.
Miles lands the left hand.
Miles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lidell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lidell tries to move into range but Miles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lidell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Miles.
Lidell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Miles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lidell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Miles.
Miles swats away the attempt to clinch by Lidell.
Lidell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Miles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miles scores with a nice head shot.
Lidell cracks Miles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miles staying out of range there.
Lidell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miles counters with a two punch combo.
Miles lands with a straight right. Lidell didn't see that one coming.
Miles throws a head kick that misses.
Miles throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Miles's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Miles duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles throws a series of punches but Lidell avoids them all with ease.
Lidell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Miles finds it's target.
Lidell closes the distance but Miles moves to the side
and Miles counters with a stiff right hand.
Miles lands a body shot.
Wes Miles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lidell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lidell duly obliges.
Miles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Miles does it's job there.
Lidell misses with a straight right.
Lidell shoots and misses
and Miles counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miles scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell checks a low kick from Miles.
A slow jab from Miles misses its intended target.
Lidell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miles cracks Lidell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Miles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miles lands with a shot to the body.
Wes Miles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lidell misses with a combination
and Miles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lidell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miles moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miles lands a glancing blow to the side of Lidell's head.
Miles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lidell counters with a series of strikes. Miles will be more careful next time no doubt.
Miles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Miles scores with a one two! Lidell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Miles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lidell looks to clinch
and Miles counters with a three punch combo that has Lidell backing up. Lidell nods at Miles to acknowledge the strikes.
Lidell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lidell shoots in looking for a takedown. Miles tries to sprawl out of it but Lidell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lidell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miles counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miles throws a low kick but Lidell avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell throws a jab but it's blocked by Miles.
Miles cracks Lidell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice takedown defense from Miles. No joy for Lidell on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tota Lidell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lidell checks a low kick from Miles.
Lidell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miles counters with a straight right hand.
Lidell forces Miles back against the cage and clinches.
Wes Miles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lidell controlling the action here for a moment.
Tota Lidell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lidell being controlled against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lidell slows down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wes Miles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miles 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Miles!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Maia!
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, Marcus Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia dives in and grabs Lawrence's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lawrence pushes down on Maia's head and hops out.
A left lands for Lawrence.
Nice defenses there by Maia.
Lawrence defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maia.
Lawrence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maia moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.
Maia doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrence circles away.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence scores with a nice head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Lawrence. No joy for Maia on that attempt.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia shoots in but Lawrence avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marcus Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Marcus Lawrence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to de liver by Lawrence. Beautiful body shot.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Maia avoids nicely.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
Maia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lawrence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lawrence throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
Lawrence scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
Maia closes the distance and clinches up with Lawrence, looking for a takedown. Maia pushes Lawrence against the cage but Lawrence circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lawrence lands a jab to Maia's midsection.
Lawrence cracks Maia with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lawrence has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Maia to stand back up!
Lawrence throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Maia. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A left lands for Lawrence.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Maia is just out of range.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Lawrence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawrence moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawrence connects with a superb combination that knocks Maia out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Lawrence before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Maia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcus Lawrence!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Silveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matheus Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Silveira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silveira throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silveira scores with a hook.
It looks like Matheus Silva has been cut.
Silveira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silveira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Silveira which made him look bad.
Leonardo Silveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva slips a straight right by Silveira.
Silveira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silveira throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silveira throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silveira throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silveira but Silveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silveira.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silveira throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silveira swivels and escapes.
A swing and a miss from Silveira.
Silveira throws a big shot that misses.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Silveira.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silveira misses with a two punch combination.
Silveira stuffs the takedown.
Silveira waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silveira swinging wilding here.
Silveira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silveira throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silveira throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silveira looks gassed!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Silveira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva slips a jab from Silveira.
Silveira waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Silva.
A jab from Silveira misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silveira cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silveira throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Silveira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silveira throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Silveira.
Silveira might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Silveira misses with a straight right.
Silveira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva dives in and grabs Silveira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silveira pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silveira.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab from Silveira.
Silveira misses with a wild combination.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Silveira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silveira avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silveira throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Silveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matheus Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Silveira which made him look bad.
Silveira misses the jab.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silveira throws out the jab.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Silveira sprawls well.
Silveira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matheus Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silveira lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silveira throws a big shot that misses.
Silveira tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silveira throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silveira missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silveira looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Silveira finds it's target.
Leonardo Silveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silveira misses with a series of wild punches.
Silveira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Silveira misses.
Silveira misses with a straight left.
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.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silveira avoids it really well and circles away.
Silveira missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silveira misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Silveira coming out on top.
Silva dives in and grabs Silveira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silveira pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A punch combination from Silveira misses.
Silveira missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silveira is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Silveira circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silveira pinned against the cage. Silveira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Silveira sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva tries for a takedown but Silveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silveira tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva slips a jab from Silveira.
A telegraphed right hand from Silveira misses the target.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Silveira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silveira throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silveira cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silveira cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silveira looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silveira fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Silveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matheus Silva'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. And we move into the final round!
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silveira.
Silveira scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Silveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silveira looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silveira throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silveira throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva forces Silveira back against the cage and clinches.
Silva has Silveira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silveira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silveira breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silveira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silveira tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Silveira pushes him off.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silveira but Silveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Silveira.
Silva defending well as Silveira loads up on a big left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Silveira as Silva shoots in.
The fighters circling - Silveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silveira tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silveira throws a one two combo.
Silveira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Silveira misses.
Silva moves forwards but Silveira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silveira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silveira cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Silveira sprawls well.
Silveira throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silveira misses with a two punch combination.
Silveira throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Silveira.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silveira's corner calls for a 1-2. Silveira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leonardo Silveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters circling - Silveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silveira throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silveira scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silveira.
Silveira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Silveira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silveira misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matheus Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Silveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silveira 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Silveira!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Sassaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Sassaki looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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205 lbs
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Basic striking
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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, Mario Sassaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sassaki pushes Almeida up against the cage in a clinch.
Sassaki blocks an elbow strike.
Almeida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sassaki is keeping busy.
Almeida tries for a takedown but Sassaki manages to get underhooks.
Sassaki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sassaki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sassaki gets underhooks to prevent Almeida's takedown attempt.
Almeida displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sassaki up against the cage.
Sassaki manages to break the clinch.
Sassaki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Almeida defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Sassaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sassaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Almeida should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sassaki is breathing heavily.
Almeida shoots in and drives through. Sassaki sprawls well.
Almeida is looking to clinch but Sassaki is avoiding it.
Sassaki tries to clinch but Almeida is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sassaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sassaki dives in and grabs Almeida's left leg, looking for a takedown. Almeida pushes down on Sassaki's head and hops out.
Sassaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almeida holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Almeida is struggling to control the position.
Almeida tries to pull guard but Sassaki holds him up against the cage and eventually Almeida drops back down to his feet.
Sassaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch but Sassaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Almeida moves into the clinch.
Sassaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Almeida manages to pull guard.
Almeida has his foot on Sassaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sassaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Sassaki looking to sit in guard and control but Almeida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Almeida stands up over Sassaki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida gets to his feet - Sassaki follows without any prompting.
Almeida is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sassaki's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida winds up and cracks Sassaki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Almeida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Almeida is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Almeida trying to mount his opponent but Sassaki defends it.
Almeida keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sassaki pushes Almeida off looking to stand but Almeida dives back in and keeps control.
Almeida keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sassaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Almeida on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I looks like Almeida might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Sassaki is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sassaki trying to control 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.
Almeida moves into full mount! Sassaki won't be happy about that!
Sassaki wants to get back to his feet.
Sassaki working to try and regain half guard.
Almeida lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sassaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Almeida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Almeida dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Almeida blocks a head kick by Sassaki.
Sassaki throws a right and a left that Almeida avoids nicely.
Sassaki has managed to clinch.
Sassaki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Almeida is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sassaki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sassaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sassaki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Almeida.
Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sassaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida shoots in for a double leg but Sassaki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mario Sassaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Almeida.
Almeida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sassaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Almeida tries to avoid it but Sassaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Almeida to the ground. Almeida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida shoots in for a double leg but Sassaki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sassaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sassaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almeida counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sassaki trying to control from the bottom.
Almeida scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sassaki is trying to stand.
Almeida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Almeida has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sassaki defend it? Almeida steps over the head and cranks it - Sassaki is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Almeida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Almeida!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Apolo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Foo Fighters - My Hero as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apolo Nogueira!
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, Hector Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Nogueira misses.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Nogueira.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nogueira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Hector Diaz has been cut.
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.
Nogueira scores with a punch to the head.
Nogueira throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nogueira throws out the jab.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nogueira.
Nogueira looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Nogueira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nogueira throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz has Nogueira up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nogueira as Diaz tries to tie him up.
Nogueira is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz keeps control of Nogueira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Diaz to work.
Nogueira tries to stall but Diaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nogueira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Nogueira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nogueira connects with the punch.
Diaz slips a jab from Nogueira.
Nogueira is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Diaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diaz pushes Nogueira up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz has Nogueira pressed against the cage, preventing Nogueira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz is leaning against Nogueira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nogueira is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Diaz cracks Nogueira with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz digs a right hand into Nogueira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nogueira's gas tank.
Diaz cracks Nogueira with a nice body shot.
Diaz presses Nogueira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz presses Nogueira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Diaz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nogueira blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz taking a breather.
Diaz works on Nogueira's body with a couple of short punches.
Diaz tries to work over Nogueira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz tries a body shot but Nogueira blocks it.
Diaz digs a right hand into Nogueira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nogueira's gas tank.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nogueira looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Nogueira pushes him off.
Diaz forces Nogueira back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz prevents Nogueira from breaking the clinch.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz slowing the pace effectively.
Diaz tries to work over Nogueira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Diaz.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Apolo Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Diaz.
Nogueira pulls Diaz into guard.
Diaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz postures up.
Diaz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Diaz gets to his feet - Nogueira follows without any prompting.
Diaz pushes Nogueira up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nogueira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nogueira.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Diaz won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Nogueira's ribcage. Nogueira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nogueira is trying to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Nogueira scores with a nice short uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Nogueira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nogueira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nogueira.
Diaz works on Nogueira's body with a couple of short punches.
Nogueira prevents a body shot from Diaz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira tries to break free but Diaz pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Diaz as the two fighters clinch.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Nogueira avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Nogueira controls the action.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Nogueira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Diaz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nogueira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Nogueira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Nogueira throws a good cross that connects.
Nogueira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nogueira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Nogueira tries to break free but Diaz pushes him back against the cage.
Nogueira wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Diaz has Nogueira pressed against the cage, preventing Nogueira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz tries a body shot but Nogueira blocks it.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Nogueira wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nogueira throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Nogueira just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nogueira misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Nogueira circles away.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Nogueira circles away.
Nogueira throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Nogueira misses with a body punch
and Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nogueira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz tries to work over Nogueira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nogueira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Nogueira avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Nogueira is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Nogueira prevents a body shot from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Nogueira controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz looking to throw knees to the head but Nogueira is blocking nicely.
Diaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
Nogueira wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Nogueira tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Nogueira tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nogueira is trying to stall.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nogueira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nogueira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nogueira tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Hector Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nogueira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz works on Nogueira's body with a couple of short punches.
Nogueira blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Nogueira cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Nogueira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nogueira is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nogueira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Nogueira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nogueira cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Nogueira scores with a hook to the body.
Nogueira scores with a hook to the body.
Nogueira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nogueira looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
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.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nogueira.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice combination there by Nogueira.
Nogueira fails to land with a series of punches.
Nogueira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nogueira misses with a body punch
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Nogueira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Nogueira avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz works on Nogueira's body with a couple of short punches.
Nogueira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nogueira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nogueira is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hector Diaz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Nogueira circles away.
Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nogueira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nogueira takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Nogueira scores with a body shot.
Nogueira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nogueira cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Nogueira tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz looking to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nogueira prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Nogueira works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Nogueira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Nogueira.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz slips under a jab from Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Apolo Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.
Nogueira lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nogueira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the body from Nogueira misses
and Diaz counters by clinching up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nogueira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nogueira is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.
Nogueira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nogueira is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Nogueira avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Nogueira tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nogueira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nogueira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Diaz as the two fighters clinch.
Diaz works on Nogueira's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Nogueira.
Nogueira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diaz is keeping busy.
Diaz taking a breather.
Nogueira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nogueira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz is pushing Nogueira up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Nogueira's head.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nogueira pulls Diaz into guard.
Nogueira is working an open guard so Diaz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Nogueira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nogueira keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nogueira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nogueira.
Nogueira keeps the fight on the outside.
Nogueira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nogueira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nogueira blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Nogueira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Nogueira.
Diaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
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.
Nogueira fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.
Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Nogueira pulls guard effortlessly.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz wanted to stand there but Nogueira had control of the position.
Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nogueira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Nogueira's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apolo Nogueira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diaz 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Diaz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mata Leao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mata Leao!
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, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leao scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Leao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Leao is controlling him
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leao.
Leao is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leao throws a strike but Smith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Leao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leao prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leao.
Smith misses the jab.
Leao fails to land the takedown.
Leao fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mata Leao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Leao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Smith wants to try and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Leao connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Leao thowing shots but they're missing.
Leao is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Leao landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Smith blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leao controlling his opponent.
Smith really wants to buck Leao off and get back to his feet.
Leao wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Leao throws some wild stikes that Smith manages to avoid easily.
Leao controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Leao.
Leao wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Smith is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
You get the feeling that Smith really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Leao cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mata Leao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Smith'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.
Leao tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Leao closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
Leao trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leao thows a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leao wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Leao is working hard here to advance position.
Leao is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith is looking to stand back up but Leao counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Smith.
Leao looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That has opened up John Smith's cut even more.
Leao 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.
Leao not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leao throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Leao throws a strike but Smith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Leao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Leao postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Leao is stalling in the full guard.
Leao postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leao working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leao trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leao controlling from the top position.
Smith keeping full guard, as Leao tries to pass.
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.
Leao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leao wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leao shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mata Leao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mata Leao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
No luck for Leao with that takedown attempt.
Leao shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Leao sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Leao crashes against the mat.
Leao wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Leao working the ground and pound but Smith is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leao is trying to ground and pound but Smith uses the momentary lack of control by Leao to regain half guard.
Leao thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Leao throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Leao thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Leao is just out of range.
Leao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Horrible takedown by Leao or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mata Leao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leao looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Leao shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leao shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leao fails with a takedown attempt.
Leao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leao gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a hook but Leao avoids it easily.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Leao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leao shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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 circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Smith throws a right hand that Leao ducks under and follows up with a left that Leao also avoids with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leao.
Leao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mata Leao!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny The Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valdema Severino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonny The Flash could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Valdema Severino's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny The Flash!
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, Valdema Severino!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Flash misses with a few strikes there.
The Flash throws a leg kick but Severino moved away.
The Flash looks to land a right hand but Severino moved out of range.
The Flash scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Severino shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Flash is trying to defend but Severino finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The Flash looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Severino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Flash defending well though.
The Flash tries to roll over but Severino keeps him under control.
The Flash flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Severino working over The Flash with some ground and pound. The Flash looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Flash looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Flash actively working from the bottom here.
The Flash on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Flash is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Severino's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Severino's back!
Severino is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Severino rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Severino makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Severino.
The Flash avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Severino looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Flash is one step ahead there.
Severino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Flash preventing the sweep.
Severino controls The Flash momentarily but The Flash frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Flash drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Flash jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Severino wants to sweep but no luck.
The Flash throws a big right hand that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Severino takes one to the chin there.
The Flash scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Severino shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Severino was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The Flash tries to hold on but Severino pushes him away.
The Flash is breathing heavily.
Severino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Severino controlling from the full mount.
The Flash is squirming around, avoiding Severino's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Flash keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Severino lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Severino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Severino.
Severino dominating with strikes here.
The Flash is in all sorts of trouble here.
Severino can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Flash is looking to escape.
Severino working the ground and pound effectively.
The Flash is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severino punishing his opponent with strikes.
The Flash manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Severino is looking for a kimura here.
The Flash looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Flash looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Severino is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valdema Severino dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Severino drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Severino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Severino lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Severino stands up over The Flash, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Severino must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Flash throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Severino stands up over The Flash, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Severino slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Severino throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Flash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Severino scoring with punches to the head and body.
Severino chips away with some ground and pound.
The Flash looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Severino passes into half guard.
Severino looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Flash with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severino is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Valdema Severino has got the better of the ground game so far.
Severino is looking for a kimura but The Flash is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Severino to get the leverage.
The Flash is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Severino pulls his head out easily.
Severino prevents The Flash from improving his position.
The Flash is working hard here to advance position.
Severino seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Flash looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Severino prevents The Flash from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Severino lands a nice short elbow.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Severino avoids the head kick by The Flash.
The Flash throws a lazy right hand but Severino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Severino looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Severino works over The Flash with some ground and pound from guard.
The Flash looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Severino passes into half guard.
Severino is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Severino connects with a nice short shot to The Flash's temple.
The Flash looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Severino looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Flash actively working from the bottom here.
The Flash actively working from the bottom here.
Severino gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Severino shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Flash is trying to defend but Severino finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Flash moves into full guard.
The Flash has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Severino doesn't defend quickly enough and The Flash has managed to lock this one up! Can Severino escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to The Flash on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sonny The Flash!
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