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Rio Super Six: Contribution PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Bahia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Bahia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Bahia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiny Terror!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terror fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bahia, pushing him back against the cage.
Bahia jumps guard and drags Terror to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Terror trying to control but Bahia is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bahia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bahia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bahia throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Terror thows a big elbow that misses.
Bahia 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.
Bahia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Terror!
Terror is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bahia wants to finish this one by submission but Terror is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bahia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terror bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Terror wants to control from the top but Bahia keeps moving.
Bahia is looking for a triangle but Terror pushes his legs off easily.
Bahia is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Terror rolls with it to try and escape but Bahia cranks on the arm and Terror is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vitor Bahia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Dos Anjos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joell Crack Pitcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Dos Anjos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joell Crack Pitcher!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crack Pitcher throws a chopping leg kick but Dos Anjos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crack Pitcher leaves Dos Anjos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dos Anjos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crack Pitcher is fending him off so far but Dos Anjos persists. Nope, Crack Pitcher circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Anjos ducks under a wild hook from Crack Pitcher.
Joell Crack Pitcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Anjos walks into a left hand.
Crack Pitcher misses with a looping right.
Crack Pitcher throws a low kick, looking for Dos Anjos's leg but Dos Anjos calmly moves out of range.
Crack Pitcher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crack Pitcher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crack Pitcher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crack Pitcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Anjos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dos Anjos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crack Pitcher sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Dos Anjos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack Pitcher tries to land a leg kick but Dos Anjos saw it coming and moves away.
Crack Pitcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dos Anjos.
Crack Pitcher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dos Anjos is breathing heavily.
Crack Pitcher throws a combination. Dos Anjos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Luiz Dos Anjos has been cut.
Nice cross by Crack Pitcher.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crack Pitcher misses with a low kick.
Crack Pitcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crack Pitcher throws a chopping leg kick but Dos Anjos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joell Crack Pitcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Dos Anjos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crack Pitcher lands with an overhand left.
Crack Pitcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crack Pitcher dips to his left and cracks Dos Anjos with an uppercut!
Crack Pitcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crack Pitcher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dos Anjos.
Crack Pitcher misses with a double jab.
Crack Pitcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crack Pitcher lands a head shot.
Dos Anjos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dos Anjos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crack Pitcher scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack Pitcher misses with a hook.
Crack Pitcher throws a hook to the side of Dos Anjos's head but Dos Anjos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crack Pitcher throws a solid leg kick but Dos Anjos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crack Pitcher.
Crack Pitcher misses with a low kick.
Dos Anjos fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Crack Pitcher. No joy for Dos Anjos on that attempt.
Crack Pitcher tests Dos Anjos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crack Pitcher throws a right hand that Dos Anjos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Anjos also avoids with ease.
Crack Pitcher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack Pitcher lands a nice shot that snaps Dos Anjos's head back.
Crack Pitcher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crack Pitcher is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Dos Anjos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Crack Pitcher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crack Pitcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Anjos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Anjos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crack Pitcher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crack Pitcher lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crack Pitcher lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Crack Pitcher as Dos Anjos shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joell Crack Pitcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luiz Dos Anjos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crack Pitcher looks to land a combination. Dos Anjos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dos Anjos is rocked!
Crack Pitcher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dos Anjos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Dos Anjos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some bone on bone action there as Dos Anjos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crack Pitcher cracks Dos Anjos with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Dos Anjos falls to his knees and Crack Pitcher doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joell Crack Pitcher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Geronimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson comes to the cage accompanied by Laurent Wolf - No Stress. The crowd seem to be enjoying Geronimo's choice of entrance music: "War," by Edwin Starr. Don Geronimo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Emerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Geronimo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geronimo throws a shot from downtown. Emerson moves away and avoids it.
Geronimo shoots in but Emerson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emerson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Geronimo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Emerson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Geronimo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Geronimo has his hands clasped together around Emerson's back. He's all about the action.
Geronimo tries to get to full guard but Emerson has control of the leg.
Geronimo is staying active underneath Emerson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Geronimo regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Geronimo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Emerson has managed to get both his arms back between Geronimo's legs - danger averted.
Geronimo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Geronimo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Geronimo looking for a sweep. Not yet Geronimo, not yet.
Emerson trying to control but Geronimo is working from the bottom.
Emerson won't allow Geronimo to sweep him here.
Geronimo working a defensive guard here.
Geronimo wants to sweep here but Emerson controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Geronimo has his takedown stuffed
and Emerson counters with a takedown into side control.
Emerson trying to control the action but Geronimo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo gets back to half guard.
Emerson controlling the pace.
Geronimo is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Geronimo is trying to control but can't.
Geronimo tries to roll over but Emerson keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo is pressing down on Emerson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Geronimo trying to keep a closed guard but Emerson is proving a slippery customer.
Emerson won't allow Geronimo to sweep him here.
Geronimo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emerson's guard.
Geronimo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Geronimo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Geronimo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Emerson tries to roll over but Geronimo keeps him under control.
Geronimo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Geronimo trying to control from half guard but Emerson is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo thows a huge punch but Emerson dodges it nicely.
Geronimo passes to side control.
Geronimo is trying to get an arm triangle but Emerson is defending well.
Geronimo looks gassed!
Geronimo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Geronimo trying to control the action but Emerson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Geronimo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Geronimo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Emerson counters with a shoot takedown. Geronimo fights it but they end up in guard.
Geronimo is looking for a triangle but Emerson pushes his legs off easily.
Geronimo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Geronimo keeping moving, preventing Emerson from controlling successfully.
Geronimo is looking for a triangle but Emerson pushes his legs off easily.
Emerson wants to control from the top but Geronimo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Geronimo trying to control the position.
Geronimo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emerson is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Geronimo misses with a takedown
letting Emerson counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Geronimo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Emerson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gabriel Emerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Geronimo.
Geronimo is breathing heavily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Geronimo.
Emerson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Geronimo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Geronimo trying to control the action but Emerson is working from the bottom.
Geronimo tries to move to mount but Emerson blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson is being controlled here.
Geronimo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Emerson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Geronimo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Geronimo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Emerson throws a series of punches but Geronimo avoids them all with ease.
Geronimo tries for a takedown but Emerson circles away easily
and Emerson counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Geronimo pulls guard successfully.
Geronimo keeping moving, preventing Emerson from controlling successfully.
Geronimo keeping full guard, as Emerson tries to pass.
Emerson is stalling in the full guard.
Emerson stopping the sweep attempt from Geronimo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gabriel Emerson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Emerson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Geronimo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Emerson somewhat.
Geronimo tries for a takedown but Emerson circles away easily
and Emerson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Geronimo is staying active underneath Emerson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Geronimo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Geronimo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emerson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Geronimo sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geronimo is refusing to be controlled, as Emerson sits in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Geronimo tries to get to full guard but Emerson has control of the leg.
Geronimo regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Geronimo is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Geronimo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Emerson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Geronimo manages to get himself to full guard.
Emerson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo has his foot on Emerson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Emerson works his way back into a safe position though.
Geronimo wants to improve his position but instead Emerson has moved into half guard.
Geronimo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Emerson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Emerson's back!
Emerson trying to control but not successfully.
Geronimo lands a shot to the body.
Will Geronimo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo lands shots from the back.
Geronimo trying to control momentarily.
Emerson grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Geronimo throwing sloppy strikes.
Geronimo doesn't have the hooks in and Emerson manages to turn into his guard.
Geronimo is trying to keep Emerson in close.
Geronimo is looking for a triangle but Emerson pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerson slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Geronimo.
Geronimo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Geronimo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emerson's guard.
Emerson keeping full guard, as Geronimo tries to pass.
Emerson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Geronimo is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Don Geronimo.
I think Geronimo 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Dayman. Jose Aldo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Kelly!
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, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly drops Aldo with a left right combo! Kelly follows him down to the ground into side control.
Aldo is looking to regain half guard here but Kelly keeps moving and retains side control.
Aldo struggling a bit here.
Kelly controlling from side mount.
Aldo tries to buck Kelly off but Kelly is having none of it.
Aldo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kelly is thwarting Aldo's attempts to control the position.
Kelly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aldo on the ground.
Aldo tries to get to full guard but Kelly has control of the leg.
Aldo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aldo looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kelly postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Aldo to stand up.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly stuns Aldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Kelly works the jab nicely.
Kelly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kelly circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Aldo to the canvas! Aldo doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Kelly keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Kelly!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Cardim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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208 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Cardim!
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, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Cardim has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Cardim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cardim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Cardim just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Cardim drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cardim fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Cardim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardim can't break the clinch.
Cardim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Cardim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardim throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Cardim throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cardim counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Cardim misses with a body kick.
Cardim takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva clinches but Cardim breaks the clinch
and Cardim counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Cardim throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch
enabling Cardim to counter with a crisp jab.
Cardim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva wants to clinch
and Cardim counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Cardim counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva clinches but Cardim breaks the clinch
and Cardim counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cardim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Cardim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardim tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cardim tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva blocks a head kick by Cardim.
Cardim tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva wants to clinch
and Cardim counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Cardim throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cardim shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Cardim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Cardim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cardim cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Bruno Cardim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cardim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Cardim tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Cardim dominated that round.
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.
Cardim shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cardim won't be happy with that.
Cardim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva stands up and beckons Cardim to his feet.
Cardim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cardim scores with a nice body kick.
Cardim throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Cardim swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cardim is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardim throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Cardim circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cardim counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Silva wants to clinch but Cardim slips to the side
and Cardim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cardim fails to pull guard.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Cardim's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Cardim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardim tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cardim is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Cardim wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cardim tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cardim is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Cardim blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cardim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cardim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Cardim blocks it.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cardim blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Cardim is blocking nicely.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Cardim blocks with his arms.
Cardim wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cardim tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cardim tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cardim has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Cardim blocks with his arms.
Cardim fails to pull guard.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Cardim blocks it.
Cardim tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cardim jumps guard but Silva stands there with Cardim around his waist. Cardim gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Cardim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cardim did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Cardim is not content to let Silva control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardim wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cardim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Cardim.
Cardim manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Cardim.
Silva prevents Cardim from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardim trying to control from the bottom.
Cardim wants to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to stand up but Cardim is controlling the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cardim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cardim looking to control.
Silva trying to control but Cardim is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cardim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cardim closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cardim blocks it with crossed arms.
Cardim is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cardim has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cardim wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Cardim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardim can't get the takedown.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cardim blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cardim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Cardim blocks with his arms.
Cardim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cardim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Cardim looking to stall.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
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.
Cardim tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Cardim.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cardim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Cardim looking for a takedown.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cardim goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva wants to clinch
and Cardim counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruno Cardim.
I think Cardim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Cardim!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gonzo Winkerbeam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Moratelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winkerbeam comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Thing. Moratelli comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hell March kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gonzo Winkerbeam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gonzo Winkerbeam!
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, Paul Moratelli!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkerbeam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winkerbeam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moratelli connects with a nice looking jab.
Moratelli misses with a wild body shot.
Winkerbeam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moratelli looks to land a left hand but Winkerbeam moved out of range nicely.
Winkerbeam displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Paul Moratelli has been cut.
Winkerbeam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moratelli throws a body punch but Winkerbeam moves out of range.
Winkerbeam walks into a jab.
Moratelli throws a jab when Winkerbeam was well out of range.
Moratelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moratelli misses with a combination
and Winkerbeam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Winkerbeam misses.
Moratelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moratelli throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moratelli slips a jab from Winkerbeam.
Moratelli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moratelli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winkerbeam.
Moratelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winkerbeam manages to avoid it.
Moratelli throws a hook but Winkerbeam avoids it easily.
Moratelli drops his hands momentarily and Winkerbeam takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Winkerbeam scores with a sloppy right hand. Moratelli should have avoided that one.
Winkerbeam misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moratelli cracks a nice hook into Winkerbeam's ribs.
Winkerbeam throws an overhand right that lands on Moratelli's shoulder, as Moratelli tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Winkerbeam misses the shot to the body.
Moratelli thows a body shot but no joy.
Moratelli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Winkerbeam misses with a hook. Moratelli ducked under it nicely.
Moratelli looks to land a left hand but Winkerbeam moved out of range nicely.
Winkerbeam just misses with a punch to the body.
Moratelli scores with a punch to the head.
Winkerbeam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winkerbeam throws a nice looking combination but Moratelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moratelli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Moratelli misses.
Winkerbeam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winkerbeam tests Moratelli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moratelli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winkerbeam.
A shot to de liver by Moratelli. Beautiful body shot.
Winkerbeam misses with a straight left.
Moratelli ducks under a wild hook from Winkerbeam.
Moratelli lands a nice hook to Winkerbeam's body. Winkerbeam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkerbeam blocks a jab.
Moratelli throws an overhand right that lands on Winkerbeam's shoulder, as Winkerbeam tries to avoid the shot.
Moratelli connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moratelli scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Moratelli misses with a two punch combination.
Moratelli throws a looping overhand right but Winkerbeam ducks down to avoid it.
Moratelli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moratelli misses with a two punch combination.
Moratelli throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big right from Moratelli misses.
Moratelli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Winkerbeam 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moratelli misses with a looping right.
Winkerbeam looks to land a combination. Moratelli sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Winkerbeam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moratelli misses with a two punch combination.
Winkerbeam throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moratelli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Moratelli misses
and Moratelli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winkerbeam throws a series of punches but Moratelli moves out of range.
Moratelli works the jab nicely.
Winkerbeam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winkerbeam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Winkerbeam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moratelli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Winkerbeam slips under a jab from Moratelli.
Moratelli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winkerbeam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moratelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moratelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Moratelli throws a lazy right hand but Winkerbeam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moratelli throws an overhand right that lands on Winkerbeam's shoulder, as Winkerbeam tries to avoid the shot.
Winkerbeam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moratelli.
Moratelli misses with a looping right.
Winkerbeam lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Moratelli misses with a wild body shot.
Winkerbeam lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Winkerbeam scores with the left hand. Moratelli knows he should have avoided that one.
Winkerbeam throws a big shot that misses.
Moratelli moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moratelli scores with a decent looking hook.
Moratelli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moratelli misses with a series of wild punches.
Winkerbeam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moratelli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkerbeam throws a shot from downtown. Moratelli moves away and avoids it.
Winkerbeam moves out of range as Moratelli strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moratelli, as that shot connected.
A left and a right from Moratelli both land. Nice combination.
Moratelli works the jab nicely.
Moratelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winkerbeam manages to avoid it.
Moratelli is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Winkerbeam had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Winkerbeam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winkerbeam throws a right hand that Moratelli ducks under and follows up with a left that Moratelli also avoids with ease.
Moratelli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Winkerbeam looks to land a combination. Moratelli sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Moratelli swings for the body but Winkerbeam moves out of range.
Winkerbeam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moratelli manages to avoid it.
Winkerbeam misses with a body shot.
Moratelli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winkerbeam looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Winkerbeam is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to de liver by Winkerbeam. Beautiful body shot.
Winkerbeam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winkerbeam throws a jab when Moratelli was well out of range.
A big left from Moratelli misses.
Moratelli throws a series of punches but Winkerbeam avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Moratelli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Moratelli's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moratelli takes one to the side of the head.
Winkerbeam gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moratelli.
A punch lands to the side of Winkerbeam 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Winkerbeam moves out of range as Moratelli strikes.
Moratelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moratelli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Winkerbeam lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moratelli doesn't seem phased though.
Winkerbeam lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Moratelli misses with a wild combination.
Moratelli throws a shot from downtown. Winkerbeam moves away and avoids it.
Winkerbeam throws a series of strikes that have Moratelli backpedaling.
Moratelli moves out of range as Winkerbeam strikes.
Moratelli throws a hook but Winkerbeam blocks it.
Moratelli misses with an uppercut.
Winkerbeam thuds a left hand into Moratelli's body.
Winkerbeam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moratelli slips a straight right by Winkerbeam.
Moratelli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winkerbeam.
Donk. Moratelli catches Winkerbeam right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Moratelli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moratelli throws a body punch but Winkerbeam moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkerbeam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Winkerbeam.
Moratelli throws a lazy right hand but Winkerbeam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winkerbeam scores with a shot to the body.
Moratelli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moratelli misses the body punch
and Winkerbeam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Paul Moratelli's cut even more.
Winkerbeam misses with a combination
and Moratelli counters with a straight right hand.
Winkerbeam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moratelli moves away.
Winkerbeam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moratelli moves out of range of the strikes.
Winkerbeam scores with a jab to the body.
Moratelli ducks under a wild hook from Winkerbeam.
Winkerbeam bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moratelli's head backwards.
Moratelli lands a really nice looking cross but Winkerbeam seems unphased.
Moratelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winkerbeam.
Winkerbeam ducks under a wild hook from Moratelli.
Winkerbeam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moratelli was well out of range. Poor timing from Winkerbeam.
Winkerbeam throws a hook to the side of Moratelli's head but Moratelli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moratelli dodges the punch combination from Winkerbeam.
Winkerbeam walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moratelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moratelli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Winkerbeam.
Moratelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Winkerbeam is just out of range.
Winkerbeam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winkerbeam missing with a left hand there. Moratelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Winkerbeam.
Winkerbeam looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moratelli misses with a double jab
and Winkerbeam counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkerbeam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winkerbeam misses with the combination.
Moratelli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winkerbeam.
Moratelli looks to land a right hand but Winkerbeam moved out of range.
Moratelli misses with a hook. Winkerbeam ducked under it nicely.
Winkerbeam tests Moratelli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moratelli throws a right and a left that Winkerbeam avoids nicely.
Moratelli waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Winkerbeam.
Moratelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkerbeam swings for the body but Moratelli moves out of range.
Winkerbeam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Winkerbeam avoids the body shot from Moratelli.
Winkerbeam ducks under a wild hook from Moratelli.
Moratelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winkerbeam looks to land a left hand but Moratelli moved out of range nicely.
Winkerbeam misses with a wild body shot.
Moratelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winkerbeam slips a jab from Moratelli.
Moratelli takes one to the chin there.
Moratelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Winkerbeam is just out of range.
Winkerbeam ducks under a wild hook from Moratelli.
Moratelli throws a right hand that Winkerbeam ducks under and follows up with a left that Winkerbeam also avoids with ease.
Moratelli throws a series of punches but Winkerbeam moves out of range.
Winkerbeam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winkerbeam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moratelli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Moratelli.
Moratelli misses with a double jab.
Moratelli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moratelli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Winkerbeam swings for the body but Moratelli moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkerbeam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Winkerbeam throws a shot from downtown. Moratelli moves away and avoids it.
Moratelli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winkerbeam.
Moratelli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Winkerbeam misses with an uppercut.
Moratelli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Moratelli blocks a jab.
Gonzo Winkerbeam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moratelli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winkerbeam finds it's way round the side to connect with Moratelli's head.
Winkerbeam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winkerbeam misses the body punch
and Moratelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moratelli swings for the body but Winkerbeam moves out of range.
Moratelli swings for the body but Winkerbeam moves out of range.
Moratelli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Winkerbeam loads up on a big right hand but Moratelli slips the punch.
Winkerbeam stuns Moratelli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winkerbeam lands with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Moratelli.
Moratelli scores with a sloppy right hand. Winkerbeam should have avoided that one.
Moratelli avoids the body shot from Winkerbeam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gonzo Winkerbeam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Moratelli's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Moratelli lands the left hand.
Winkerbeam jabs Moratelli right on the nose. Moratelli blinks but takes it well.
Moratelli thows a body shot but no joy.
Moratelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winkerbeam.
Winkerbeam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moratelli.
Winkerbeam cracks Moratelli with an open hand slap.
Winkerbeam connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moratelli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moratelli punishes Winkerbeam's body with a nice straight punch.
Moratelli throws a predictable looking body shot
and Winkerbeam counters with a series of strikes. Moratelli will be more careful next time no doubt.
Winkerbeam misses with a body shot.
Winkerbeam throws a series of punches but Moratelli avoids them all with ease.
Moratelli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winkerbeam at a distance.
Gonzo Winkerbeam is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moratelli stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Moratelli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winkerbeam takes a jab right on the kisser.
Winkerbeam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moratelli jabs at Winkerbeam's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winkerbeam slips under a jab from Moratelli.
Winkerbeam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moratelli digs a good hook to Winkerbeam's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moratelli throws a looping overhand right but Winkerbeam ducks down to avoid it.
Moratelli jabs at Winkerbeam's body.
Moratelli cracks Winkerbeam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Winkerbeam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Winkerbeam throws a body punch but Moratelli moves out of range.
A jab from Winkerbeam misses.
Moratelli slips a jab and a cross from Winkerbeam.
Moratelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winkerbeam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moratelli punishes Winkerbeam's body with a nice straight punch.
Moratelli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Moratelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Winkerbeam misses with a body shot.
Moratelli throws a series of punches but Winkerbeam avoids them all with ease.
Moratelli scores with a jab to the head.
Winkerbeam is rocked!
Moratelli is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Winkerbeam hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Moratelli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lincoln has chosen Hail To The Chief 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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202 lbs
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rusty Griswold!
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, Abraham Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griswold closes the distance and clinches up with Lincoln, looking for a takedown. Griswold pushes Lincoln against the cage but Lincoln circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Griswold tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lincoln swivels and escapes.
Griswold shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Griswold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lincoln is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lincoln can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lincoln tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Griswold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lincoln throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lincoln is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griswold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Griswold being controlled here momentarily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Griswold shoots in looking for a takedown. Lincoln tries to sprawl out of it but Griswold keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lincoln manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Griswold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lincoln keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Griswold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lincoln is looking to get back to full guard here but Griswold has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lincoln is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lincoln is in all sorts of trouble here.
Griswold tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lincoln wants to control but Griswold is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Lincoln tries to get to full guard but Griswold has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griswold.
Lincoln swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griswold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lincoln sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Griswold somewhat.
Lincoln swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lincoln lands the left hand.
Griswold shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lincoln napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lincoln is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Griswold looking to control but instead Lincoln has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Griswold is looking to take a break and control but Lincoln is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lincoln punching from the bottom.
Lincoln is not content to let Griswold control the position.
Lincoln is trying to get back to full guard.
Griswold is pressing down on Lincoln's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lincoln is holding on for now.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Griswold shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lincoln pinned against the cage. Lincoln gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lincoln misses the shot to the body.
Lincoln throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincoln stuns Griswold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griswold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griswold closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lincoln circles away.
Lincoln swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Griswold.
Griswold shoots in for a takedown but Lincoln shows good takedown defense.
Griswold is breathing heavily.
Griswold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lincoln thows a body shot but no joy.
Lincoln fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griswold manages to avoid it.
Lincoln lands a with a good body shot.
Griswold closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Griswold lands in his opponent's guard.
Griswold throws a strike but Lincoln rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rusty Griswold will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lincoln slaps away a takedown attempt from Griswold, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Griswold looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Griswold trying to control but Lincoln is working from the bottom.
Lincoln wants to sweep but no luck.
Lincoln scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Griswold wants to control from the top but Lincoln keeps moving.
Griswold scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lincoln will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lincoln trying to keep a closed guard but Griswold is proving a slippery customer.
Griswold postures up in Lincoln's guard and throws a big left but Lincoln blocks it.
Griswold trying to control the position from guard on top but Lincoln is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griswold scores with a takedown into Lincoln's guard.
Lincoln manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Griswold keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a heavy elbow.
Griswold is working to get back to half guard.
Lincoln lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lincoln pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lincoln trying to control but Griswold is having none of it.
Lincoln controlling the pace for now.
Lincoln lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln landing strikes from the mount and Griswold is in trouble!
Griswold can't escape the position.
Lincoln lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Griswold is wriggling around trying to escape.
Griswold is working hard here to advance position.
Lincoln is landing with some decent strikes but Griswold is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Griswold tries to reverse the position but Lincoln maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Griswold in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Griswold is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griswold wants to hold on but Lincoln pushes him away.
Lincoln lands a big elbow.
Griswold is trying to escape the mount.
Lincoln landing strikes from the mount and Griswold is in trouble!
Lincoln breaks from Griswold's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lincoln pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Lincoln showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Griswold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lincoln as he avoids it easily.
Griswold shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lincoln is trying to defend but Griswold finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lincoln is pressing down on Griswold's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lincoln is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lincoln not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lincoln stalling.
Griswold is trying to get back to full guard.
Lincoln drops an elbow to the side of Griswold's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold wants to get back to full guard.
Griswold is not content to let Lincoln control the position.
Lincoln working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Griswold regains full guard. Nicely done.
Griswold throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lincoln stopping the sweep attempt from Griswold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griswold keeping moving, preventing Lincoln from controlling successfully.
Griswold manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Griswold tries to control but Lincoln wriggling away.
Lincoln is looking to improve his position but Griswold isn't that keen on the idea.
Griswold misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lincoln is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Griswold lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lincoln hang on?
Griswold thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Griswold misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Griswold landing punches.
Griswold putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rusty Griswold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griswold looking to ground and pound but Lincoln is blocking nicely.
Lincoln is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Griswold postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lincoln looks a forlorn figure.
Lincoln can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln wants to control but Griswold is having none of it.
Griswold 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.
Lincoln regains half guard.
Griswold is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Griswold prevents Lincoln from improving his position.
Lincoln is refusing to be controlled, as Griswold sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Griswold showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griswold 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Griswold!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Starvin Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It's a Fight. David Da Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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23
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Starvin Marvin!
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, David Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marvin slaps away a takedown attempt from Da Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Da Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like David Da Silva has been cut.
Marvin scores with a spinning back kick!
Da Silva looks gassed!
A big head kick from Marvin and Da Silva is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Da Silva is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marvin gets to his feet - Da Silva follows without any prompting.
Da Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Marvin finish him?
A head kick by Marvin - that's a beauty! Da Silva is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Marvin can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Starvin Marvin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willem DeFoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC/DC - Hell's Bells. 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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20
177 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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177 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Willem DeFoe!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall drives through and clinches with DeFoe against the cage.
DeFoe is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
DeFoe is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
Hall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through DeFoe's defenses.
It looks like Willem DeFoe has been cut.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeFoes head.
DeFoe working hard to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hall.
DeFoe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hall lands a nice elbow.
DeFoe is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
Hall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
DeFoe looks gassed!
A looping hook to the body misses from DeFoe. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeFoe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall tries to clinch up but DeFoe circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
DeFoe is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack! A monster head kick from Hall and DeFoe falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Hall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sam Hall!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammed Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Geistman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammed comes to the cage accompanied by Smooth Criminal Saudi edition. Geistman has chosen Twist as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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206 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammed Muhammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Geistman!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Muhammed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Geistman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Geistman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muhammed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Geistman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muhammed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muhammed connects with a single shot there.
Geistman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No luck for Geistman with that takedown attempt.
Muhammed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Geistman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muhammed manages to avoid it.
Muhammed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Geistman.
Geistman scores with a jab.
Muhammed misses with a low kick.
Muhammed lands a jab to the nose.
Geistman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geistman slips a jab and a cross from Muhammed.
Muhammed lands a with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Geistman.
Geistman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Geistman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muhammed.
Geistman blocks a head kick by Muhammed.
Geistman tries a head kick but it misses.
Muhammed connects with a solid leg kick.
Muhammed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Geistman.
Geistman blocks the body kick.
Muhammed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muhammed throws a shot to the body.
Geistman misses with a straight left.
Muhammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geistman moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Geistman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Muhammed's guard.
Muhammed is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Geistman preventing the sweep.
Muhammed trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Muhammed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Muhammed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Geistman's guard.
Geistman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Muhammed throwing strikes from guard but Geistman blocks nicely.
Muhammed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Muhammed controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed stands up and waves to Geistman to follow him.
Geistman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Muhammed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Geistman avoids the body shot from Muhammed.
Muhammed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Geistman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Muhammed somewhat.
Geistman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muhammed.
Muhammed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Geistman shoots for a double leg takedown but Muhammed sprawls well. He's pushed Geistman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Muhammed Muhammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Geistman.
Muhammed just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geistman shoots in and drives through. Muhammed sprawls well.
Muhammed misses with a jab to the body
and Geistman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Geistman wants to pass to mount but Muhammed is defending the position.
Geistman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Muhammed is looking to escape.
Muhammed trying to hold on to Geistman's head to control him but Geistman postures up.
Muhammed moves into full guard.
Geistman won't allow Muhammed to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muhammed looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Muhammed wants to sweep here but Geistman controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Muhammed Muhammed will probably get the nod.
That's time! Muhammed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Muhammed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Geistman.
Geistman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muhammed is looking to wear down Geistman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Geistman just misses with a punch to the body.
Muhammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geistman moves away.
Geistman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muhammed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Geistman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Muhammed misses with a body shot
and Geistman counters with a left and a right that stings Muhammed.
Some wild striking there from Muhammed.
Muhammed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Muhammed thuds his shin into the meat of Geistman's side.
Geistman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Geistman is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geistman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geistman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muhammed can pounce on him.
Geistman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Muhammed lands a slapping body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muhammed. That's going to slow Geistman down.
Muhammed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Muhammed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Muhammed finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Geistman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muhammed.
Muhammed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muhammed lands a front kick.
Muhammed lands with a nice body punch.
Muhammed lands a high kick!
Muhammed scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Muhammed showed some decent athleticism there.
Muhammed is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Geistman!
Muhammed fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Muhammed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Muhammed fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muhammed dominating with strikes here.
Muhammed scoring with strikes but Geistman is staying in there.
Geistman working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Muhammed connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Muhammed lands a big elbow.
Geistman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Muhammed.
Muhammed controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Geistman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Muhammed looking to control and managing it successfully.
Muhammed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Muhammed avoids the attempt from Geistman to control.
Muhammed tries to control but Geistman wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Geistman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Geistman has hold of Muhammed's hands but Muhammed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Muhammed is trying to control the action in half guard but Geistman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Muhammed passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Geistman!
Muhammed throwing strikes here but Geistman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Muhammed controlling from the full mount.
Geistman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muhammed landing strikes, looking to finish!
Muhammed is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Geistman is surviving well by controlling Muhammed's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammed Muhammed dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Geistman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Muhammed avoids it really well and circles away.
Muhammed lands a head kick. Geistman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Geistman misses with a combination
and Muhammed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Geistman throws a jab but it's blocked by Muhammed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammed scores with a hook to the body. Geistman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Muhammed throws a right and a left that Geistman avoids nicely.
Muhammed throws a leg kick
and Geistman counters with a single leg into guard. Muhammed didn't expect that.
Muhammed striking off his back but it's not causing Geistman any problems.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muhammed looking for a sweep. Not yet Muhammed, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed pulls Geistman in close to his closed guard and prevents Geistman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Geistman won't allow Muhammed to sweep him here.
Geistman trying to control but Muhammed is working from the bottom.
Muhammed working a defensive guard but Geistman manages to pass into side control anyway.
Muhammed is letting Geistman control him for a moment.
Muhammed is not content to let Geistman control the position.
Muhammed sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Muhammed wants to control but Geistman is keeping busy.
Muhammed wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Geistman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Muhammed tries to hold on but Geistman postures up.
Muhammed defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Geistman.
Geistman is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Muhammed is surviving well by controlling Geistman's body position as best he can.
Muhammed's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Muhammed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Geistman lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Muhammed trying to control here.
Geistman is trying to control the action in half guard but Muhammed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Muhammed tries to get to full guard but Geistman has control of the leg.
Muhammed wants to control but Geistman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Geistman moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Muhammed.
Muhammed is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Muhammed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Geistman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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.
Muhammed thows a leg kick but Geistman checks it
and Geistman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Muhammed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muhammed Muhammed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muhammed slaps away a takedown attempt from Geistman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muhammed misses with a jab to the body
and Geistman counters with a single leg into guard. Muhammed didn't expect that.
Muhammed wants to sweep but no luck.
Geistman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muhammed keeping moving, preventing Geistman from controlling successfully.
Muhammed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Muhammed is working hard here to advance position.
Geistman tries to free his leg and advance position but Muhammed is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Geistman really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A thudding body kick lands there by Muhammed!
Geistman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Muhammed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Muhammed.
Muhammed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geistman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Muhammed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Muhammed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Geistman's waist but Geistman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muhammed off to one side.
Muhammed misses with a wild body shot.
Geistman throws a right hand that Muhammed ducks under and follows up with a left that Muhammed also avoids with ease.
Muhammed scores with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Muhammed misses.
Muhammed throws a right and a left that Geistman avoids nicely.
Geistman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muhammed counters with an inside leg kick.
Geistman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Geistman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed scores with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muhammed.
Geistman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muhammed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Muhammed scores with a nice body kick.
Muhammed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Muhammed lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Muhammed swinging wilding here.
Geistman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Muhammed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Muhammed lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Geistman backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Muhammed pushes Geistman away with a front kick.
Geistman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Muhammed scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhammed misses with a double jab
and Geistman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Muhammed's guard now.
Geistman trying to control the position from guard on top but Muhammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muhammed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Geistman manages to get himself to full guard.
Muhammed trying to control but Geistman is working from the bottom.
Muhammed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Geistman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muhammed works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed works his foot free and advances to mount.
Muhammed looking to control but Geistman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Muhammed working Geistman over with strikes here.
Geistman working to try and regain half guard.
Muhammed connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Muhammed putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Geistman is bucking up trying to escape but Muhammed cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Muhammed lands a big elbow.
Muhammed wants to control the pace but Geistman is squirming around nicely.
Geistman gets back to half guard.
Muhammed is nestled in close to Geistman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Muhammed is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Muhammed passes to full mount!
Muhammed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Muhammed scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Geistman?
Muhammed connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Muhammed throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Geistman because Muhammed loaded up on that one.
Geistman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muhammed throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Geistman because Muhammed loaded up on that one.
Geistman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Scott Geistman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Geistman is trying to escape the mount.
Muhammed unloads with some shots from mount but Geistman bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammed Muhammed had his way with Scott Geistman in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Muhammed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geistman manages to avoid it.
Muhammed just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Muhammed coming out on top.
Geistman throws a series of punches but Muhammed avoids them all with ease.
Geistman throws a head kick that misses
and Muhammed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Muhammed.
A head kick from Muhammed lands but Geistman takes it in his stride.
Muhammed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muhammed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Muhammed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Geistman throws a body punch but Muhammed moves out of range.
Muhammed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Geistman is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geistman throws a lazy head kick
and Muhammed counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muhammed.
Muhammed digs a good hook to Geistman's body.
Muhammed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muhammed cracks the inside of Geistman's front leg.
Muhammed throws a head kick that half lands.
Muhammed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geistman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Muhammed's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Muhammed duly obliges.
Muhammed Muhammed is winning the standup battle so far.
Muhammed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Muhammed misses the body punch
so Geistman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geistman preventing the sweep.
Muhammed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed stands up from half guard.
Scott Geistman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geistman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Geistman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Muhammed thows a body shot but no joy.
Muhammed lands a nice looking body kick.
Muhammed gets a takedown into half guard.
Muhammed content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geistman misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Muhammed controlling the pace.
Geistman is looking to improve his position.
Muhammed winds up and cracks Geistman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Muhammed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Muhammed with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Muhammed is looking to take a break and control but Geistman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Geistman is trying to maintain the position but Muhammed is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Muhammed.
Muhammed throws a wild body kick that Geistman sees coming a mile off.
Muhammed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Muhammed lands a head shot.
Muhammed Muhammed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muhammed fails to land with a series of punches.
Muhammed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for Muhammed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muhammed Muhammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geistman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muhammed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muhammed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Muhammed misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammed Muhammed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Muhammed 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 49:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhammed Muhammed!
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