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CFC 15 - Soloman vs. Dog Beta PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiko Teodoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Teodoro's choice of entrance music: furtive monologue. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Fernandes!
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, Jiko Teodoro!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teodoro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Teodoro throwing shots but Fernandes is blocking nicely.
Teodoro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fernandes gets back to full guard.
Teodoro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Teodoro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fernandes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Teodoro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fernandes is pulling down on Teodoro's head. It's preventing any offense from Teodoro, at least for the moment.
Fernandes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Teodoro puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fernandes punching from the bottom.
Teodoro lands strikes from half guard.
Fernandes trying to hold on to Teodoro's head to control him but Teodoro postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Teodoro thows a huge punch but Fernandes dodges it nicely.
Fernandes is trying to stand up here but Teodoro is controlling him well.
Fernandes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Teodoro gets caught flat footed, as Fernandes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fernandes trying to control the position from guard on top but Teodoro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teodoro wants to stand but Fernandes is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes is looking to work some ground and pound but Teodoro has wrist control.
Fernandes thows a big elbow that misses.
Fernandes wants to control from the top but Teodoro keeps moving.
Teodoro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fernandes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fernandes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Teodoro to see if he's OK.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fernandes is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Teodoro's shoulder. That is not cool.
Fernandes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Teodoro keeps working.
Teodoro looks gassed!
Fernandes looks up at the clock and then as Teodoro takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fernandes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fernandes trying to control the position but Teodoro is working 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.
Fernandes in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Teodoro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fernandes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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 Luiz Fernandes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fernandes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Teodoro pinned against the cage. Teodoro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fernandes rushes Teodoro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fernandes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Fernandes.
Fernandes pulls guard successfully.
Fernandes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fernandes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teodoro's guard.
Teodoro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Teodoro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teodoro being controlled here, momentarily.
Teodoro keeping full guard, as Fernandes tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Teodoro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fernandes is aware though and is defending well.
Teodoro keeping moving, preventing Fernandes from controlling successfully.
Fernandes postures up and lands a big shot to Teodoro's brow.
Fernandes stands up from Teodoro's guard - Fernandes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fernandes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fernandes lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes wants to take a breather but Teodoro is having none of it.
Fernandes seems to be working for a kimura but Teodoro defends the submission attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fernandes is pressing down on Teodoro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Teodoro is holding on for now.
Fernandes stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Teodoro to get to his feet.
Fernandes throws a series of punches but Teodoro moves out of range.
Fernandes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fernandes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Teodoro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fernandes counters with a single leg into guard. Teodoro didn't expect that.
Teodoro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fernandes!
Fernandes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Fernandes dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Fernandes is looking to clinch but Teodoro is avoiding it.
Fernandes feints and as Teodoro raises his hands in defense, Fernandes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fernandes advances to half guard.
Teodoro is staying active underneath Fernandes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fernandes wants to free his trapped foot but Teodoro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fernandes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Teodoro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teodoro keeping moving, preventing Fernandes from controlling successfully.
Fernandes passes Teodoro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fernandes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fernandes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fernandes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fernandes working Teodoro over with strikes.
Fernandes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Teodoro!
Fernandes controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Teodoro tries to hold on but Fernandes postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fernandes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Teodoro manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Teodoro is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Fernandes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fernandes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Fernandes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enyo Kei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enyo Kei told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enyo Kei!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kei tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Kei avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez slaps away a takedown attempt from Kei, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez avoids it really well and circles away.
Kei shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Mr Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enyo Kei.
Kei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez slaps away a takedown attempt from Kei, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kei closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gonzalez circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Kei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kei misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzalez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kei tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez has Kei pressed against the ropes, preventing Kei from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kei tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez darts in and clinches Kei up against the ropes.
Kei struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez pushes Kei up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kei wants a takedown.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Kei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kei is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gonzalez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kei looks gassed!
Gonzalez darts in and clinches Kei up against the ropes.
Gonzalez has Kei pressed against the ropes.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kei momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kei walks into a left hand.
Kei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gonzalez clinches with his opponent.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kei will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Kei fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kei shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gonzalez cracks Kei with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kei darts in trying to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kei's head.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy right hand. Kei should have avoided that one.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kei misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gonzalez connects with a looping right hand.
Gonzalez is looking to wear down Kei with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kei takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gonzalez scores with a body shot.
Gonzalez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez jumps into guard, dragging Kei to the mat.
Gonzalez wants to stand up but Kei is controlling him.
Gonzalez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Gonzalez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gonzalez cracks Kei with an open hand slap.
Kei with a poor takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
Gonzalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Kei moves out of range.
Gonzalez lands a jab to Kei's midsection.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez has Kei up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kei tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the ropes.
Kei wants a takedown but no success here.
Kei is breathing heavily.
Kei jumps guard but Gonzalez stands there with Kei around his waist. Kei gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mr Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enyo Kei.
Kei tries to pull guard but Gonzalez won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kei tries to pull guard but Gonzalez holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kei drops back down to his feet.
Kei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kei is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gonzalez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kei.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Enyo Kei has been cut.
Gonzalez lands with a shot to the body.
Kei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez cracks a nice hook into Kei's ribs.
Gonzalez lands a slapping body shot.
Kei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gonzalez works Kei's body with a nice hook.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy right hand. Kei should have avoided that one.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Kei is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gonzalez.
A shot to de liver by Gonzalez. Beautiful body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kei wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the ropes.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Kei misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gonzalez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gonzalez darts in and clinches Kei up against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stalling against the ropes.
Kei jumps guard but Gonzalez stands there with Kei around his waist. Kei gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez forces Kei back against the ropes and clinches.
Kei tries for a takedown but Gonzalez manages to get underhooks.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mr Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kei was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a nice body punch.
Gonzalez scores with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Kei tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gonzalez has closed the distance and engaged Kei in a clinch.
Kei goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gonzalez prevents it.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Kei with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a left and a right that stings Kei.
Kei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez rushes Kei and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gonzalez manages to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Kei from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enyo Kei's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gonzalez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gonzalez tests Kei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Kei circles away.
Kei fails with a takedown attempt.
Kei misses with a takedown
and Gonzalez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzalez decides to pull guard.
Kei throws a strike but Gonzalez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kei is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzalez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to stand up but Kei won't let him.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kei manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kei working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gonzalez is trying to stand.
Kei is landing with some decent strikes but Gonzalez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gonzalez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kei controlling from the full mount.
Kei can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonzalez is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kei scoring with strikes but Gonzalez is staying in there.
Gonzalez is trying to stand up.
Gonzalez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee warns Gonzalez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kei unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kei scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gonzalez?
Gonzalez really wants to buck Kei off and get back to his feet.
Kei lands a nice shot to the head.
Kei working Gonzalez over with strikes here.
Kei lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kei with shots to the head and body - Gonzalez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kei looking to finish Gonzalez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gonzalez!
A nice elbow there by Kei.
Kei is landing with some decent strikes but Gonzalez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gonzalez is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Enyo Kei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mr Gonzalez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee warns Gonzalez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enyo Kei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gonzalez 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Gonzalez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Corway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damian Corway!
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, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Corway sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Corway lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Corway sprawling to the canvas! Corway rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Silva finish him?!
Corway is rocked!
It looks like Damian Corway has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Corway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corway seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodrigo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Corway swivels and escapes.
Corway lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Corway lands a jab to the head.
Corway moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Damian Corway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Silva.
Corway checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Corway keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Corway shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corway prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Corway in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Corway in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Corway throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva stands and steps away. Corway gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Corway fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corway fails with the takedown.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Corway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance but Corway moves to the side
and Corway counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Corway is controlling him.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Corway throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva prevents Corway from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to stand but Corway is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Corway's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Corway scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Corway counters with a takedown into side control.
Corway throwing strikes but Silva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Corway does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Corway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corway with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Corway fights it but they end up in guard.
Corway is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Corway trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corway has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corway wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damian Corway's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Corway moved out of range nicely.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Corway counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Corway throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Corway throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Corway throwing strikes here but Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva avoids a strike by Corway and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Corway's guard! Fantastic escape!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva tries to stand but Corway is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Silva stands up from Corway's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Corway.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Corway counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Corway working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Corway throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Corway's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Silva wanted to stand there but Corway had control of the position.
Rodrigo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Corway showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendoza has chosen Accept - Balls to the Wall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Manuel Mendoza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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, Anderson Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manuel Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Santos.
Mendoza swinging wildly here.
Anderson Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mendoza.
Santos dips to his left and cracks Mendoza with an uppercut!
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Mendoza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Mendoza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Santos works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Mendoza's head back.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Mendoza counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Mendoza to acknowledge the strikes.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendoza closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Mendoza pushes Santos against the ropes but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza drives through and clinches with Santos against the ropes.
Santos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Santos is thwarting Mendoza's attempts to control the position.
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mendoza doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos.
Mendoza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mendoza is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking for a kimura but Mendoza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santos to get the leverage.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mendoza trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza kicks off Santos and gets to his feet.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Mendoza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anderson Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Mendoza.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos throws the left hand but Mendoza avoids the punch easily.
Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mendoza doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Mendoza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mendoza off to one side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mendoza slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Santos does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Santos.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mendoza.
Mendoza looks gassed!
Santos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good shot there by Santos.
Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Santos scores with a leg kick.
Mendoza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santos scores with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mendoza is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped Mendoza's head back.
Mendoza is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
The crowd cheers as Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mendoza doesn't seem phased though.
Mendoza dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Santos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Santos scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendoza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santos clobbers Mendoza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mendoza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Mendoza persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mendoza drops his hands momentarily and Santos needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Mendoza just on the top of the head. Mendoza drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Mendoza - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anderson Santos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Slamfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weiner Whipple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slamfist's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminence Front. Whipple has chosen Awesome New Metallica Song as his entrance music. Weiner Whipple told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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, Dirk Slamfist!
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, Weiner Whipple!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whipple shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slamfist pinned against the cage. Slamfist gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Whipple fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slamfist has Whipple up against the ropes in a clinch.
Slamfist breaks the clinch.
Slamfist displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Weiner Whipple has been cut.
Whipple takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Slamfist scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Slamfist wants to stand but Whipple has his arm trapped.
Whipple regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whipple looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slamfist wants to control but Whipple is keeping him busy.
Whipple is trying to get back to full guard.
Slamfist tries to stand but can't do so whilst Whipple controls his leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Slamfist thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Whipple trying to hold on to Slamfist's head to control him but Slamfist postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slamfist fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Whipple sprawls well initially but Slamfist persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Whipple manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slamfist in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slamfist gets to his feet. Whipple looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Slamfist tries for a takedown but Whipple circles away easily
and Whipple counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Whipple is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Slamfist is just riding it out for now. Whipple eventually gives up the hold.
Slamfist is looking to escape.
Whipple is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Slamfist has managed to free his arm - good work.
Slamfist is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whipple seems to be working for a kimura but Slamfist defends the submission attempt.
Slamfist on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slamfist tries to get out of the position.
Slamfist tries to get to full guard but Whipple has control of the leg.
Whipple is looking for a kimura here.
Whipple maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Slamfist could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Whipple has cracked it and Slamfist is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Whipple!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Weiner Whipple!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dog Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Crazy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazy shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva tries to clinch there but Crazy circles away.
Crazy scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Crazy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Crazy trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Crazy preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crazy wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva has his foot on Crazy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crazy works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crazy wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Crazy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crazy tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crazy looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog Crazy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crazy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Crazy passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Crazy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Crazy keeps him under control.
Crazy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Crazy has control of the leg.
Crazy is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Crazy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Crazy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Crazy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crazy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crazy keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Crazy circles away.
Crazy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazy misses with a few strikes there.
Silva is looking to clinch but Crazy is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Crazy.
Crazy shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crazy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog Crazy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Dog Crazy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crazy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crazy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crazy.
Crazy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crazy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Crazy shoots in.
Crazy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crazy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Crazy throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Crazy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch there but Crazy circles away.
Crazy has a takedown stuffed.
Silva wants to clinch up but Crazy keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch up but Crazy circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crazy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Crazy - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Crazy. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Crazy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crazy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Crazy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crazy keeps the fight on the outside.
Crazy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Crazy passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Crazy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Crazy is looking to stall here but Silva recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crazy is aware though and is defending well.
Crazy controlling from the top position.
Crazy wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crazy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Crazy thows a big elbow that misses.
Crazy wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy passes into half guard.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crazy works his way into side control.
Crazy tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee asks Crazy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Crazy prefers to stall for the moment though.
Crazy tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Crazy clearly takes that round.
That's time! Crazy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crazy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva tries to clinch but Crazy moves out of range.
Crazy shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crazy throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazy keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Crazy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch up but Crazy keeps it at a distance.
Crazy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Crazy controlling the position easily from mount.
Crazy wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy controlling from mount.
Crazy looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva taking shots to the head.
Crazy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crazy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Crazy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Crazy controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dog Crazy just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Crazy had his way with Anderson Silva in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Crazy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crazy.
Crazy just misses with a punch to the body.
Crazy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Crazy controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Silva is not content to let Crazy control the position.
Crazy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crazy trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Crazy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog Crazy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dog Crazy just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva tries to clinch but Crazy moves out of range.
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.
Silva wants to clinch.
Crazy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crazy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Crazy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crazy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:45
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Crazy!
Dog Crazy retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Soloman van der Vaart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Beta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Soloman van der Vaart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Beta!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as van der Vaart throws out the jab.
Beta doesn't manage to clinch there - van der Vaart circles away.
Beta moves out of range of the strikes.
Beta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
van der Vaart missing with a left hand there. Beta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beta is defended easily by van der Vaart.
Beta tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
van der Vaart cracks Beta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
van der Vaart misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - van der Vaart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
van der Vaart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
van der Vaart misses with a hook.
Beta walks into a straight right hand from van der Vaart.
Beta shoots for a takedown but van der Vaart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
van der Vaart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but van der Vaart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
van der Vaart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and van der Vaart wants it to stay on the feet.
Soloman van der Vaart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dog Beta.
Beta has a takedown stuffed.
Soloman van der Vaart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beta takes one to the chin there.
Beta tries to close the distance and clinch but van der Vaart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
van der Vaart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
van der Vaart lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
van der Vaart swats away the attempt to clinch by Beta.
van der Vaart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beta looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with van der Vaart but van der Vaart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It's a brutal combination of punches from van der Vaart! Beta is backing up but he can't get away as van der Vaart lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Beta and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Soloman van der Vaart!
Soloman van der Vaart retains his welterweight title!
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