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WB79: Clanger vs. Gracie PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algernon Mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sousa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ratamahatta. Thiago Sousa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Sousa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Algernon Mustard!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sousa throws a series of punches but Mustard avoids them all with ease.
Mustard shoots in for a takedown but Sousa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Sousa does no damage.
Sousa misses with a straight right.
Mustard blocks a jab.
Sousa slaps away a takedown attempt from Mustard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sousa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mustard circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa loads up on a big right hand but Mustard slips the punch.
Sousa wants to clinch but Mustard slips to the side
and Mustard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mustard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sousa defending well though.
Mustard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sousa's head.
Mustard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mustard working the head and body with strikes.
Mustard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sousa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sousa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mustard.
Mustard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustard tries to pass to full mount but Sousa defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustard throwing shots but Sousa is blocking nicely.
Mustard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mustard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sousa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mustard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mustard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mustard is pressing down on Sousa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sousa is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustard controlling the pace.
It looks like Mustard might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Mustard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sousa defending well though.
Mustard throwing shots but Sousa is blocking nicely.
Sousa is trying to control but can't.
Mustard is keen to just control but Sousa is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mustard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mustard winds up and cracks Sousa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mustard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sousa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mustard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sousa defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustard 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mustard lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Algernon Mustard 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.
Sousa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mustard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mustard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sousa struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Mustard.
Sousa dodges the ground and pound from Mustard.
Mustard working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Sousa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Mustard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mustard fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sousa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mustard connects with a decent elbow.
Mustard is working Sousa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mustard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sousa is avoiding damage well.
Mustard working the ground and pound.
Mustard working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sousa taking a bit of punishment here - Mustard scoring with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mustard working the ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sousa struggling a bit here.
Mustard connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sousa some visible discomfort.
Mustard grinds an elbow into Sousa's temple.
Mustard creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sousa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mustard fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mustard lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mustard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sousa is avoiding damage well.
Mustard in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sousa tries to control but Mustard manages to take his back.
Sousa covers up after that shot from Mustard.
Mustard softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Will Mustard go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Mustard misses with an elbow to the head.
Mustard landing with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mustard is raining down hard shots and and Sousa has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Algernon Mustard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Slobberknocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
216 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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211 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ric Slobberknocker!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slobberknocker.
Sloppy strikes from Slobberknocker. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Slobberknocker is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Slobberknocker swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Slobberknocker pushes him off.
A punch combination from Slobberknocker misses.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Slobberknocker circles away.
Slobberknocker misses with an uppercut.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slobberknocker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Slobberknocker clobbers Wilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slobberknocker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Don Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slobberknocker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Slobberknocker lunges at Wilson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilson's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Slobberknocker is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Slobberknocker is blocking nicely.
Wilson has Slobberknocker pressed against the cage, preventing Slobberknocker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Slobberknocker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobberknocker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson keeps control of Slobberknocker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slobberknocker avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Slobberknocker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Slobberknocker is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
It looks like Ric Slobberknocker has been cut.
Slobberknocker breaks the clinch.
Slobberknocker swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson tries to clinch but Slobberknocker is having none of it.
Slobberknocker connects with a right hand. Wilson shakes it off.
Wilson is rocked!
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson glances at the clock... BAM! Slobberknocker nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Wilson crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Wilson is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ric Slobberknocker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Racka Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Venris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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30
164 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Racka Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Venris!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lamb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Venris moves in looking to clinch but Lamb pushes him off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Venris, right into the meat.
Venris tries to clinch but Lamb is having none of it.
Lamb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamb throws a body punch but Venris moves out of range.
Lamb just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Venris!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamb. Venris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Venris wants to clinch up but Lamb keeps it at a distance.
Lamb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamb throws a nice looking combination but Venris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lamb lands a head shot.
Lamb shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Venris eats them both and turns towards Lamb to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Venris is looking to clinch but Lamb is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamb avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lamb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Venris throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Lamb.
Venris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lamb avoids a kick to the body.
Lamb misses with an uppercut. Venris saw that one coming.
Venris explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lamb checks a leg kick.
Venris tries to clinch but Lamb is having none of it.
Venris closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Venris throws an elbow but misses.
Venris lands a damaging elbow.
Lamb is trying to maintain a safe position but Venris gets an underhook and turns Lamb into the cage.
Lamb takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Racka Lamb has been cut.
Nice elbow from Venris.
Lamb drops down looking for an ankle pick but Venris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Venris tries to clinch but Lamb moves out of range.
Venris looks to land a body kick but Lamb moved away.
Lamb scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Solomon Venris has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamb throws a series of punches but Venris avoids them all with ease.
Lamb swats away the attempt to clinch by Venris.
Lamb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Venris tries to clinch there but Lamb circles away.
Venris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Venris thumps Lamb with a low kick.
Venris misses with a low kick.
Lamb looks to land a right hand but Venris moved out of range.
Lamb steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Venris. That one must have hurt.
Venris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lamb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Venris tries to close the distance and clinch but Lamb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Venris slips under a jab.
Lamb misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throws a right and a left that Venris avoids nicely.
Lamb is breathing heavily.
Lamb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Venris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lamb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Venris moves in looking to clinch but Lamb pushes him off.
Lamb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamb fails to land with a series of punches.
Lamb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lamb swats away the attempt to clinch by Venris.
Venris doesn't manage to clinch there - Lamb circles away.
Venris forces Lamb back against the cage and clinches.
Lamb is trying to drag Venris to the mat but Venris just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Venris lands an elbow just above Lamb 's eye.
Lamb dodges an elbow strike from Venris.
Lamb tries to throw a body punch but Venris avoids it by throwing Lamb back against the cage.
Lamb throws a head punch that misses.
Lamb blocks the elbow strike.
Lamb has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Venris is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Racka Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Venris lands a damaging elbow.
Lamb avoids a wild elbow strike from Venris.
Venris blocks an uppercut.
Venris lands an elbow that stopped Lamb in his tracks for a moment.
Venris throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Venris.
Racka Lamb's cut is getting worse.
Venris pushes off an throws an elbow but Lamb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Venris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike from Venris.
Venris lands an elbow inside.
Lamb is rocked!
Racka Lamb's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Venris pushes off an throws an elbow but Lamb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oh Lamb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Venris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Venris misses with an elbow strike.
Lamb avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Venris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lamb's brow.
Venris misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Venris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lamb's brow.
Venris misses with an elbow over the top.
Venris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Venris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Venris throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Venris throws an elbow but misses.
Venris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Venris misses with an elbow strike.
Venris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Venris misses with an elbow strike.
Lamb avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the cage.
Venris misses with an elbow strike.
Lamb dodges an elbow strike from Venris.
Venris misses with an elbow strike.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike from Venris.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Venris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lamb's brow.
Venris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Venris throws an elbow but misses.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike.
Venris throws an elbow that misses.
Lamb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Venris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Venris pushes off an throws an elbow but Lamb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lamb wants a takedown.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike from Venris.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Venris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lamb's brow.
Lamb avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the cage.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Venris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamb avoids a wild elbow strike from Venris.
Venris throws an elbow that misses.
Lamb avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the cage.
Lamb blocks the elbow strike.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Venris throws an elbow but it misses.
Venris misses with an elbow over the top.
Lamb avoids a wild elbow strike from Venris.
Lamb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lamb avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the cage.
Venris misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Venris throws an elbow but misses.
Lamb blocks the elbow strike.
Venris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Venris throws an elbow but it misses.
Venris misses with an elbow strike.
Lamb blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Venris throws an elbow but misses.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike.
Venris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lamb avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the cage.
Venris blocking some punches.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lamb blocks the elbow strike.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lamb misses with a punch on the inside.
Lamb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Venris misses with an elbow over the top.
Lamb dodges an elbow strike from Venris.
Venris pushes off an throws an elbow but Lamb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Venris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamb.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lamb dodges an elbow strike from Venris.
Lamb has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Venris is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lamb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lamb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike from Venris.
Lamb misses with the head strike.
Venris pushes off an throws an elbow but Lamb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lamb struggles to land a body shot inside as Venris controls his hands.
Venris misses with an elbow over the top.
Venris misses with an elbow strike.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lamb avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the cage.
Lamb blocks the elbow strike.
Venris misses with an elbow over the top.
Venris misses with an elbow over the top.
Venris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Venris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Venris pushes off an throws an elbow but Lamb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Venris throws an elbow that misses.
Lamb dodges an elbow strike from Venris.
Venris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike from Venris.
With the fighters up against the cage, Venris throws an elbow but misses.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike from Venris.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike.
Lamb blocks the elbow strike.
Lamb avoids a wild elbow strike from Venris.
Lamb throws an elbow but it misses.
Lamb working aggressively here.
Venris misses with an elbow strike.
Venris misses with an elbow strike.
Venris misses with an elbow over the top.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Venris misses with an elbow strike.
Venris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Venris throws an elbow but misses.
Lamb dodges an elbow strike from Venris.
Venris misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Venris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lamb's brow.
Lamb avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the cage.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Venris misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Venris throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Venris throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Venris throws an elbow but misses.
Lamb dodges an elbow strike from Venris.
Venris throws an elbow but it misses.
Lamb dodges an elbow strike from Venris.
Venris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lamb avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Venris throws an elbow but misses.
Lamb avoids a wild elbow strike from Venris.
Venris misses with an elbow over the top.
Venris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lamb dodges an elbow strike from Venris.
Lamb avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Venris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lamb's brow.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike.
Lamb dodges an elbow strike from Venris.
Venris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Venris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lamb dodges an elbow strike from Venris.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Venris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lamb's brow.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Venris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lamb's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Venris dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lamb just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lamb seems to have got his legs back now.
Lamb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Venris throws an elbow but it misses.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike from Venris.
Lamb throws a punch but it's blocked by Venris.
Lamb blocks the elbow strike.
Lamb is trying to drag Venris to the mat but Venris just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lamb misses with an elbow strike.
Venris pushes off an throws an elbow but Lamb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lamb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Solomon Venris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lamb blocks the elbow strike.
Venris lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Venris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lamb's brow.
Venris throws an elbow but it misses.
Lamb takes an elbow to the forehead.
Venris lands a damaging elbow.
Lamb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Venris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lamb takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clinched against the cage, Venris lands a big elbow that drops Lamb! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Lamb is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Venris!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabi PauNeles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hanks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabi PauNeles!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PauNeles tries a head kick but it misses.
PauNeles misses with a takedown
and Hanks counters with a straight right hand.
PauNeles fails with a takedown attempt.
Hanks loads up on a big right hand but PauNeles slips the punch.
Hanks dips to his left and cracks PauNeles with an uppercut!
Hanks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hanks lands a big right hand that sends PauNeles crashing to the mat! Hanks stays standing though and waves PauNeles back to his feet!
PauNeles is rocked!
It looks like Gabi PauNeles has been cut.
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!
Hanks slaps away a takedown attempt from PauNeles, before circling back to the center of the mat.
PauNeles is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanks finish him?
Fred Hanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabi PauNeles.
Hanks connects with a stiff jab that staggers PauNeles - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fred Hanks!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Almer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akaboshi Aida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aida has chosen The Passenger - Iggy Pop as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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186 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Almer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akaboshi Aida!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almer throws the kick towards the body but Aida avoids it.
Almer throws a right hand that misses
and Aida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Almer misses with a hook to the body
and Aida counters with a takedown into side control.
Aida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Almer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aida looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Aida is looking to take a break and control but Almer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer tries to buck Aida off but Aida is having none of it.
Aida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Almer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Aida tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aida trying to control the position but Almer is working away.
Aida wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Almer, who protects the arm well.
Aida tries to advance position but instead Almer slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aida trying to pass the guard but Almer defending well.
Aida seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Almer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aida is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Almer is just riding it out for now. Aida eventually gives up the hold.
Aida is trying to control. Almer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akaboshi Aida dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Almer digs a good hook to Aida's body.
Almer ducks under a wild hook from Aida.
Aida takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Almer tries to clinch up but Aida circles away and keeps his distance.
Almer gets caught napping as Aida dives in and scores a takedown. Almer manages to retain guard.
Almer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Almer tries to get out of the position.
Aida wants to pass the guard but Almer is keeping the position.
Aida trying to control but Almer is working from the bottom.
Aida tries to free his leg and advance position but Almer is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aida is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Aida advances position into side control!
Aida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Almer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Aida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Almer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aida taking a breather here.
Almer looks to move to half guard but instead Aida has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aida throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Aida misses with a head shot.
Aida is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Almer has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Almer!
Almer wanted to stand there but Aida had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aida is looking for a triangle but Almer pushes his legs off easily.
Aida working a defensive guard here.
Aida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akaboshi Aida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Almer jabs Aida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Almer connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Almer misses.
Almer connects with a leg kick. Aida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almer.
Almer catches Aida with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Aida misses.
Thiago Almer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almer misses with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Almer.
Aida misses with a takedown attempt - Almer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Almer throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Almer throws out the jab.
Almer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aida fails with the takedown.
Aida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Almer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aida on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Aida moves forwards but Almer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Almer scores with a spinning back kick!
Almer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Almer lands a nice hook to Aida's body. Aida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Almer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almer doesn't manage to clinch there - Aida circles away.
Almer lands a leg kick that knocks Aida off balance momentarily.
Almer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Almer works the jab nicely.
Almer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aida's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut lands for Almer. That snapped Aida's head back.
Almer misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Almer tenderised Aida's leg. Aida is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circle momentarily. Almer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almer misses with a body shot.
Aida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Almer lands a high kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Almer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Almer wants to clinch up but Aida keeps it at a distance.
Almer thows a body shot but no joy.
Almer blocks a low kick nicely.
Aida moves out of range as Almer throws a body kick.
Almer throws a jab when Aida was well out of range.
Aida drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Almer lands a leg kick that knocks Aida off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Almer.
Aida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aida gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Almer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donk. Almer catches Aida right on the button with a cross.
A slapping body kick lands there for Almer.
Aida shoots for a double leg takedown but Almer sprawls well. He's pushed Aida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thiago Almer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akaboshi Aida.
Almer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thiago Almer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aida if he has to take too many more of those.
Almer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Almer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aida has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Almer.
Almer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Almer.
Almer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aida was well out of range. Poor timing from Almer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Almer.
Almer stuns Aida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Almer looks for the body kick but Aida saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aida swats away the attempt to clinch by Almer.
Almer looks to score with a jab to the body but Aida is just out of range.
Thiago Almer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almer just misses with a punch to the body.
Aida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Almer with a jab.
Almer throws a shot to the body.
Almer connects with a leg kick. Aida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Almer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donk. Almer catches Aida right on the button with a cross.
Almer scores with a body shot.
Almer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aida manages to avoid it.
Akaboshi Aida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Almer moves out of range of the leg kick from Aida.
Almer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Almer, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Almer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aida 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Springs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislaus Kasava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasava comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Faith No More - As The Worm Turns kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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156 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Springs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanislaus Kasava!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Springs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Springs blocks the leg kick.
Springs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kasava is able to avoid easily.
Springs blocks a head kick by Kasava.
Springs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kasava manages to work his way to half guard, despite Springs's best efforts.
Springs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kasava keeps working.
Springs is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Springs is looking to stall here but Kasava recovers full guard.
Kasava looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasava wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kasava scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kasava throws a head kick but Springs moves out of range.
Springs avoids the body shot from Kasava.
Springs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kasava throws a head kick that misses.
Kasava has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Springs finds it's way round the side to connect with Kasava's head.
Kasava lands with a nice combination. Springs backs away looking to recover.
Kasava throws a head kick but Springs moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasava swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Springs tries to clinch up but Kasava circles away and keeps his distance.
Kasava takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Stanislaus Kasava has been cut.
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!
Kasava darts in and clinches Springs up against the cage.
Springs misses with a punch to the body.
Springs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasava misses with a body punch.
Springs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Springs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Springs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kasava pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kasava clinches up against the cage.
Springs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Springs tries to throw a body punch but Kasava avoids it by throwing Springs back against the cage.
A short right from Kasava on the inside.
Kasava lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springs tries a body shot but Kasava blocks it.
Springs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Springs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasava digs a right hand underneath Springs's ribcage. Springs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Springs throws a punch but it's blocked by Kasava.
Kasava content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kasava creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Springs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kasava blocks a body shot from Springs.
Springs has a couple of punches blocked by Kasava.
Springs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kasava creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Springs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Springs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasava struggles to land a body shot inside as Springs controls his hands.
Kasava misses with the head strike.
Kasava misses with a punch on the inside.
Springs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasava doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kasava misses with some punches.
Springs working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Kasava.
Springs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasava lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Springs is trying to drag Kasava to the mat but Kasava just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Springs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasava blocks an uppercut.
Springs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kasava blocks an uppercut.
Springs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Springs working aggressively here.
Springs tries to throw a body punch but Kasava avoids it by throwing Springs back against the cage.
Kasava lands an uppercut.
Springs digs a right hand underneath Kasava's ribcage. Kasava let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Springs is breathing heavily.
Kasava misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kasava.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasava.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kasava creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Springs misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kasava fails to land.
Springs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Springs struggles to land a body shot inside as Kasava controls his hands.
Springs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasava's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Springs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Springs throws a head punch that misses.
Kasava struggles to land a body shot inside as Springs controls his hands.
Springs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kasava effectively controlling the action here.
Springs tries a body shot but Kasava blocks it.
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 Nate Springs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanislaus Kasava'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.
Springs walks into a straight right hand from Kasava.
Kasava pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kasava ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Springs moves away.
Kasava looks for the body kick but Springs saw that one coming.
Good work by Springs as he checks the leg kick.
Kasava thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kasava throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kasava slips under a jab from Springs.
Stanislaus Kasava is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kasava lands with a slapping head kick.
Kasava misses with a few strikes there.
Springs takes a swing at Kasava's ribcage but misses.
Springs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs misses with a hook. Kasava ducked under it nicely.
Kasava throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Springs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Springs shoots in looking for a takedown. Kasava tries to sprawl out of it but Springs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kasava manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kasava throws a series of punches but Springs moves out of range.
Kasava punishes Springs's body with a nice straight punch.
Springs throws a looping overhand right but Kasava ducks down to avoid it.
Kasava looks to land a combination but Springs avoids it well.
Kasava scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasava lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Springs circles away quickly and effectively.
Kasava closes the distance and clinches.
Kasava misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasava blocks an uppercut.
Kasava blocks a body shot from Springs.
A shot in the inside from Springs.
Kasava tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasava misses with a body punch.
Springs tries to work over Kasava's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kasava prevents a body shot from Springs.
Kasava lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Kasava lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kasava struggles to land a body shot inside as Springs controls his hands.
Springs misses with a punch on the inside.
Springs lands a shot to the body.
Kasava is leaning against Springs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nate Springs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Springs working aggressively here.
Springs misses with a punch to the body.
Springs struggles to land a body shot inside as Kasava controls his hands.
Kasava lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Springs scores with a hook to the body.
Springs lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springs throws a head punch that misses.
Kasava lands an uppercut.
Kasava tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Springs's elbow.
Springs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Springs tries a body shot but Kasava blocks it.
Springs struggles to land a body shot inside as Kasava controls his hands.
Springs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasava tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasava lands an uppercut.
Springs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kasava blocking some punches.
Kasava blocks a body shot from Springs.
Kasava swings wildly with an uppercut but Springs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasava pressing his opponent against the cage.
Springs tries to throw a body punch but Kasava avoids it by throwing Springs back against the cage.
Springs struggles to land a body shot inside as Kasava controls his hands.
Springs struggles to land a body shot inside as Kasava controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasava.
Kasava lands a right hand.
Springs tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kasava swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasava gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Springs.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Springs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Springs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Springs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kasava lands with a light punch inside.
Kasava works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kasava has a couple of punches blocked by Springs.
A right hand to the body from Kasava.
Springs blocks an uppercut.
Springs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kasava pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kasava lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Kasava scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kasava holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kasava lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasava.
Kasava lands a right hand that snaps the head of Springs backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasava lands with a short shot to the head.
Kasava softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kasava blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Kasava.
Springs is rocked!
Kasava blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Springs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Kasava.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislaus Kasava showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stanislaus Kasava's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kasava has managed to clinch.
Springs seems to have got his legs back now.
Kasava throws a head punch that misses.
Springs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Springs blocking some punches.
Springs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Springs tries a body shot but Kasava blocks it.
Kasava blocking some punches.
Springs misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasava.
Springs misses with some punches.
Kasava lands a body shot.
Springs misses with a body punch.
Kasava prevents a body shot from Springs.
Springs has a couple of punches blocked by Kasava.
Springs misses with a body punch.
Kasava trying to control the position but instead, Springs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kasava into the cage.
Kasava gets through Springs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kasava swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Springs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kasava prevents it.
Springs misses with a punch on the inside.
Springs misses with a body punch.
Springs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs can't find room to land a body shot as Kasava controls the action.
Kasava working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kasava misses with the head strike.
Springs misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Springs.
Springs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasava lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasava blocking some punches.
Springs cracks Kasava with a nice body shot.
Kasava lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kasava fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Springs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasava's elbow.
Springs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasava lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kasava tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasava misses with a punch to the body.
Kasava blocks a body shot from Springs.
Kasava tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasava gets through Springs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Springs misses with a body punch.
Kasava works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kasava lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kasava throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Springss head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kasava throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kasava lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasava throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Springss head.
Kasava struggles to land a body shot inside as Springs controls his hands.
Springs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasava lands a left hand.
Kasava lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Springs misses with a body punch.
Springs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Springs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Springs as Kasava tries to tie him up.
Springs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasava creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Springs's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Springs drops to his knees and Kasava pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanislaus Kasava!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renan Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruas's entrance music is ATB- Could you believe. A fine choice. Will Jackman has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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23
212 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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28
218 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Jackman!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas looks to land a right hand but Jackman moved out of range.
Jackman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruas swivels and escapes.
Jackman fails with the takedown
and Ruas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ruas.
Ruas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackman's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackman is refusing to be controlled, as Ruas sits in half guard.
Ruas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jackman is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jackman wants to improve his position but Ruas is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackman is not content to let Ruas control the position.
Still in half guard, Ruas seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Renan Ruas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ruas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ruas stays in close to Jackman's body and controls the position.
Jackman keeping moving, preventing Ruas from controlling successfully.
Jackman throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ruas uses it to pass to side control.
Ruas content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jackman is positioning himself to get back to 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.
Ruas scoring with punches from side control.
Jackman prevents Ruas from improving position.
Jackman regains half guard.
Ruas is looking to stall here but Jackman recovers full guard.
Ruas looking to sit in guard and control but Jackman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas has momentary wrist control but Jackman slips an elbow through the middle.
Ruas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackman is one step ahead there.
Jackman working some strikes from top position.
Jackman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackman looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ruas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackman has managed to get both his arms back between Ruas's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Ruas dominated that round.
That's time! Ruas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruas swivels and escapes.
Ruas missing with a left hand there. Jackman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruas is looking to clinch.
Jackman tries to keep at a distance but Ruas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ruas has Jackman pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ruas pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jackman tumbling to the mat - Ruas dives into Jackman's guard.
Jackman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruas trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman controls Ruas momentarily but Ruas frees himself.
Renan Ruas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ruas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ruas!
Jackman prevents Ruas from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman lands a big shot there that rocks Ruas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jackman working the ground and pound effectively.
Ruas is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackman has a good base and remains in mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ruas sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jackman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ruas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackman pulls his head out easily.
Ruas actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackman working Ruas over with strikes.
Ruas is looking to control Jackman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruas avoid being mounted?
Ruas has hold of Jackman's hands but Jackman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman wants to pass the guard but Ruas is defending well.
Ruas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ruas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ruas.
Jackman works over Ruas with some ground and pound from guard.
Ruas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ruas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackman is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ruas's head.
Jackman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackman connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackman cracks Ruas with a solid left hand.
Jackman looking to pass the guard.
Jackman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Jackman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ruas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ruas wants to clinch up but Jackman keeps it at a distance.
Jackman shoots in for a double leg but Ruas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruas is fending him off so far but Jackman persists. Nope, Ruas circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruas clinches with his opponent.
Jackman looking for a takedown.
Renan Ruas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Jackman.
Ruas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ruas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackman avoids it.
Jackman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruas has clasped his hands together around Jackman's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jackman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ruas has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jackman!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ruas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackman is working to get back to half guard.
Ruas lands with some strikes.
Ruas avoids the attempt from Jackman to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jackman is looking to get to half guard.
Ruas punching from mount but Jackman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jackman can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Jackman, under a barage of strikes from Ruas.
Jackman taking some punishment here, with Ruas in his half guard.
Ruas wants to take a breather but Jackman is having none of it.
Jackman keeping control of the position.
Ruas trying to control from half guard but Jackman is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas wants to pass the guard but Jackman is defending well.
Jackman wants to improve his position but Ruas is controlling well.
Renan Ruas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ruas gets a clinch.
Jackman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ruas just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruas manages to break the clinch.
Ruas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruas is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renan Ruas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruas 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renan Ruas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Nobriga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes comes to the cage accompanied by Tuatha de Danann - Land of Youth. Nobriga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Queen's We Will Rock You. Max Nobriga is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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25
170 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovani Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Nobriga!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobriga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nobriga, as that shot connected.
Nobriga misses with a two punch combination.
Gomes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some bone on bone action there as Gomes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nobriga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gomes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nobriga lands a jab.
Nobriga cracks Gomes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nobriga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Max Nobriga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobriga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nobriga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Nobriga misses.
Nobriga throws a one two combo.
Nobriga throws a series of punches but Gomes moves out of range.
Nobriga connects with a high kick.
Nobriga throws a hook to the side of Gomes's head but Gomes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nobriga sprawls well. Nobriga wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomes gets slowly back to his feet.
Nobriga misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga looks to land a left hand but Gomes moved out of range nicely.
Nobriga throws a hook to the side of Gomes's head but Gomes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Max Nobriga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nobriga walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gomes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gomes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gomes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nobriga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nobriga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nobriga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nobriga lands with a big left! Gomes is wobbled badly! Nobriga comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Gomes to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Max Nobriga!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Alb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conner comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - Time Bomb. 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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22
182 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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25
175 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Conner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Alb!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner scores with a hook to the body. Alb takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Conner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conner.
Conner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conner lands a glancing blow to the side of Alb's head.
Conner looks to land a right hand but Alb moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Conner.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alb throws a leg kick
letting Conner counter with a right hand.
Tim Conner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alb stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alb slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alb was well out of range. Poor timing from Conner.
Conner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Conner does no damage.
Conner thuds his right hand into Alb's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alb throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Conner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conner throws a hook to the side of Alb's head but Alb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alb throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alb lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Conner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Conner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alb thuds his right hand into Conner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Alb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alb scores with the left hand. Conner knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alb tried to score with a low kick but Conner checks it.
Alb scores with a push kick.
Conner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conner misses with a wild body shot.
Alb slips a jab and a cross from Conner.
Conner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alb swats away the attempt to clinch by Conner.
Alb throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alb, right into the meat.
Conner throws out a loose jab but Alb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conner swings for the body but Alb moves out of range.
Conner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alb avoids the body shot from Conner.
Alb throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Conner. Those never looked like landing.
Alb scores with a jab.
Conner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alb scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alb.
Conner lands an overhand right.
Alb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Conner misses with an uppercut
and Alb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner throws a hook to the side of Alb's head but Alb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alb wants to slow Conner down by chopping away at his legs.
Conner misses with a hook to the body
and Alb counters with a nice low kick that buckles Conner's knee momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alb.
Conner misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Alb dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Conner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alb - the referee stops the clock and Conner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alb. Conner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conner.
Conner doesn't manage to clinch there - Alb circles away.
Conner thows a body shot but no joy.
Conner tries to land a leg kick but Alb saw it coming and moves away.
Conner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Conner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alb checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Conner throws a sloppy body shot
and Alb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conner.
Alb throws a leg kick that is checked
and Conner counters with an inside leg kick.
Conner ducks right into an uppercut from Alb.
Conner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alb.
Good leg kick by Alb there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alb avoids the body shot from Conner.
Alb connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alb connects with a good right hand that stumbles Conner. Conner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Alb misses its intended target.
Conner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Conner tries to score with a low kick but Alb moves his leg out of the way.
Conner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alb, right into the meat.
Alb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alb.
Conner is looking to wear down Alb with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alb feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Conner's calf.
Alb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Conner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alb dips to his left and cracks Conner with an uppercut!
Alb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alb cracks the inside of Conner's front leg.
Alb scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Alb tenderised Conner's leg. Conner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alb throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alb connects with a leg kick. Conner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alb slips under a jab from Conner.
Alb scores with a leg kick.
Alb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alb throws a head kick that half lands.
Alb throws a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Conner might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alb lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alb.
Alb throws a leg kick but Conner moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alb throws a front kick aimed at Conner's knee but Conner avoids it well.
Alb lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body punch from Alb.
Conner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alb thumps Conner with a low kick.
Conner takes one to the chin there.
Alb throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alb lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Conner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Alb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Conner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Conner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Conner doesn't manage to clinch there - Alb circles away.
Alb is looking to slow Conner down with leg kicks.
Conner tries to clinch there but Alb circles away.
Alb feints and then cracks Conner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conner down.
Crunch! Alb slams his shin into Conner's torso.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alb.
Conner will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Conner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conner throws a looping overhand right but Alb ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Alb there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Conner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Conner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alb is looking to slow Conner down with leg kicks.
Alb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alb.
Alb connects with a solid leg kick.
Conner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alb can pounce on him.
Alb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Conner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alb bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Conner's head backwards.
Alb connects with a high kick.
Conner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alb scoring well with a low kick there.
Alb bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Conner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alb - that will leave a mark!
Peter Alb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alb tests Conner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crunch! Alb slams his shin into Conner's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alb stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alb moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Conner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alb.
Good work by Conner as he checks the leg kick.
Conner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Conner throws a leg kick that misses.
Alb throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Danga de danga de dang - Conner scores with a four punch combination!
Alb scores with a leg kick.
Conner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alb lands a jab to Conner's midsection.
Alb tries to score with a low kick but Conner moves his leg out of the way.
Alb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conner was well out of range. Poor timing from Alb.
Alb motions for Conner to come forward. Alb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conner. Alb does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Alb.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conner throws a poor cross that misses
and Alb counters with a straight right hand.
Alb dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Conner. That did some damage!
Conner misses with a left hand
and Alb counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Alb really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alb throws a series of punches but Conner avoids them all with ease.
Alb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Conner misses with a hook to the body
and Alb counters with a nice body kick.
Conner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from Conner misses
and Alb counters with a nice body kick.
Conner doesn't manage to clinch there - Alb circles away.
Alb connects with a body shot that sends Conner's belly button to the back.
Alb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conner throws a nice outside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Alb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb lands a leg kick that knocks Conner off balance momentarily.
Alb throws a low kick but Conner avoids it.
Conner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Alb.
Alb misses with a low kick.
Conner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alb loads up on a big right hand but Conner slips the punch.
Alb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Conner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alb connects with a body shot.
Alb throws a front kick aimed at Conner's knee but Conner avoids it well.
Alb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conner throws a body kick that misses.
Alb plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Conner throws a body punch but Alb moves out of range.
Conner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alb bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alb connects with an inside leg kick.
Alb throws out a loose jab but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conner blocks a head kick by Alb.
Alb tests Conner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alb throws a leg kick that misses.
Conner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alb. Alb obviously looking to wear him down.
Conner looks to land a combination but Alb avoids it well.
Alb connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alb throws a leg kick but Conner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Conner thuds a left hand into Alb's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alb.
Alb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Conner tries to move into range but Alb moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Conner misses with a body kick.
Conner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alb.
Conner moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch but Alb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alb misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Alb dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Conner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alb lands a leg kick that knocks Conner off balance momentarily.
Alb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Conner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Conner throws a body punch but Alb moves out of range.
Alb scores with a nice head shot.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conner misses with a body shot
and Alb counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Conner misses with a series of wild punches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Alb pivots, looking for a leg kick but Conner is out of range and Alb settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner walks into a left hand.
Conner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Alb.
Conner closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Conner misses with the head strike.
Alb is looking to break free of the clinch but Conner has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conner.
Conner swings wildly with an uppercut but Alb uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alb wants to land a leg kick but Conner is out of range.
Alb slips under a jab from Conner.
Both fighters circling a little - Alb finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conner.
Alb throws a leg kick
and Conner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alb connects with a leg kick. Conner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Conner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Conner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alb counters with a low kick, right behind Conner 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Conner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alb.
A head kick from Alb lands but Conner takes it in his stride.
Conner checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alb.
Conner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alb. Alb obviously looking to wear him down.
Alb does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tim Conner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alb thumps Conner with a low kick.
Alb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alb.
A leg kick checked by Conner.
Conner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Conner misses the body punch
and Alb counters with a head kick. That will keep Conner thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alb connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alb scores with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Alb.
Conner scores with a jab to the head.
Conner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Alb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alb winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 45:50
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Alb!
Peter Alb is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yonsil Clanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clanger comes to the cage accompanied by Little Jinder - Youth Blood (12th Planet and Flinch Remix) . The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Bring Da Ruckus. This should be fireworks!
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30
142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yonsil Clanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clanger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. Clanger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Clanger moves his leg out of the way.
Clanger has a takedown stuffed.
Clanger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Clanger's head.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Clanger throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Clanger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donk. Gracie catches Clanger right on the button with a cross.
Clanger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie wants to slow Clanger down by chopping away at his legs.
Clanger misses with a body shot.
Gracie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Clanger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Yonsil Clanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clanger scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clanger throws out the jab.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clanger moves away.
Clanger misses with a kick to the body.
Clanger has a takedown stuffed.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clanger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clanger's head.
Clanger misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab from Clanger.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
Clanger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clanger swivels and escapes.
Clanger fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yonsil Clanger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Gracie dips to his left and cracks Clanger with an uppercut!
Gracie avoids the head kick by Clanger.
Clanger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clanger.
Clanger throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clanger misses with a body kick.
Clanger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Clanger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Clanger throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Clanger thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clanger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Clanger feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Clanger.
Clanger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Clanger moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clanger, right into the meat.
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!
Clanger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Clanger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Clanger throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Renato Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Clanger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clanger is out of range.
Clanger connects with a single shot there.
Clanger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clanger throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Clanger misses with a body kick.
Clanger fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Clanger off the cage and back into rage.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Clanger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clanger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Clanger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clanger checks a leg kick.
Gracie throws a right hand that Clanger ducks under and follows up with a left that Clanger also avoids with ease.
Clanger looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Clanger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clanger slips a jab from Gracie.
Clanger fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yonsil Clanger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clanger misses with a low kick.
Clanger slips under a jab.
Gracie jabs Clanger right on the nose. Clanger blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Clanger's legs.
Clanger misses with a low kick.
Clanger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clanger.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clanger pinned against the cage. Clanger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Clanger is looking to land body kicks.
Renato Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie slips a straight right by Clanger.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clanger counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves out of range as Clanger throws a body kick.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Clanger throws a body kick that misses.
Clanger misses with a body kick.
Clanger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clanger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gracie as he jumps to the side.
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. Clanger should have avoided that one.
Clanger misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Clanger's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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!
Gracie passes into half guard.
Clanger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clanger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Clanger looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Clanger closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Clanger lands in his opponent's guard.
Clanger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clanger trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clanger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie has his hands on Clanger's head, controlling the position.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie trying to control the position here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Clanger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Clanger.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Clanger throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Clanger shoots for a takedown but Gracie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clanger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clanger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clanger looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Clanger misses with a body kick.
Clanger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clanger gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yonsil Clanger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clanger dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Clanger moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Clanger.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Clanger.
Clanger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a kick to the temple. Clanger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clanger moves away.
Clanger shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yonsil Clanger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Clanger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clanger checks the leg kick.
Clanger throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie misses with a hook. Clanger ducked under it nicely.
Clanger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clanger throws a body kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Clanger.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clanger, right into the meat.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie scores a takedown into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Gracie!
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