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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odin Raveneye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando The Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando The Pitbull will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odin Raveneye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando The Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Pitbull misses with a two punch combination.
Raveneye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Pitbull.
Raveneye sizes up The Pitbull with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raveneye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raveneye doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Pitbull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raveneye.
Sloppy strikes from Raveneye. Those never looked like landing.
The Pitbull avoids the body shot from Raveneye.
Raveneye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raveneye throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Pitbull takes a swing at Raveneye's ribcage but misses.
The Pitbull fails to land with a series of punches.
The Pitbull catches Raveneye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Odin Raveneye has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raveneye misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Raveneye.
Raveneye misses with a straight left.
No joy there for The Pitbull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from The Pitbull.
Raveneye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Pitbull avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Pitbull moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Raveneye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Pitbull throws a nice looking combination but Raveneye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Pitbull darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Pitbull moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull misses with a body shot
and Raveneye counters with a nice uppercut.
Raveneye ducks right into an uppercut from The Pitbull.
Raveneye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raveneye throws a nice looking combination but The Pitbull bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Pitbull scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raveneye in his tracks.
The Pitbull lands a nice hook to Raveneye's body. Raveneye takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Pitbull is looking to clinch but Raveneye is avoiding it.
Raveneye scores with a nice head shot.
Raveneye drops his hands momentarily and The Pitbull takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raveneye takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raveneye walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull just misses with a punch to the body.
The Pitbull looks to land a combination. Raveneye sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Raveneye fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Pitbull looks gassed!
The Pitbull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raveneye.
Raveneye walks into a left hand.
Raveneye misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Pitbull tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Raveneye manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raveneye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raveneye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raveneye throws a combination that misses
and The Pitbull counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Odin Raveneye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Pitbull.
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!
The Pitbull connects with a nice looking jab.
The Pitbull lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Raveneye backs up against the cage.
The Pitbull looks to land a combination. Raveneye sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Raveneye is rocked!
Raveneye throws a sloppy body shot
and The Pitbull counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raveneye thinking.
The Pitbull has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Pitbull connects with a body shot.
The Pitbull connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raveneye is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Pitbull.
Oh Raveneye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raveneye loses concentration momentarily and The Pitbull pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Raveneye crashes face first to the mat, out cold! The Pitbull finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fernando The Pitbull!
A relieved looking Fernando The Pitbull thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Malfacine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Cartofell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartofell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Snow. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Arthur Cartofell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Malfacine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Cartofell!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartofell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malfacine. That did some damage!
Cartofell throws a nice head kick!
Malfacine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cartofell counters with a leg kick.
Malfacine with a poor takedown
and Cartofell counters with a takedown into side control.
Malfacine manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Malfacine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cartofell is thwarting Malfacine's attempts to control the position.
Cartofell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malfacine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Malfacine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cartofell trying to pass the guard but Malfacine defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malfacine wants to control but Cartofell is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malfacine trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Cartofell controlling the position easily from mount.
Cartofell landing shots from mount.
Malfacine wants to control but Cartofell is having none of it.
Cartofell controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Malfacine that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cartofell controlling from the full mount.
Malfacine is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cartofell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Malfacine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cartofell controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartofell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Arthur Cartofell hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Malfacine misses with a takedown attempt
and Cartofell counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Malfacine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malfacine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cartofell counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartofell scores with a kick to the body.
Cartofell shoots in and bounces Malfacine off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cartofell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cartofell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Malfacine trying to keep a closed guard but Cartofell is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Cartofell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Malfacine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cartofell.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cartofell, right into the meat.
Cartofell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Malfacine is rocked!
Cartofell throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Malfacine crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arthur Cartofell!
Arthur Cartofell took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'd like to thank my fans , my sponsor Hilo Nutrition , my coaches and manager Caleb Smith , WAR DIAZ'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Furinji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bleh Wha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayato Furinji had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hayato Furinji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bleh Wha!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furinji slips under a jab from Wha.
Furinji thows a body shot but no joy.
Furinji connects with the punch.
Wha feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Furinji sprawling to the canvas! Furinji rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wha finish him?!
It looks like Hayato Furinji has been cut.
Bleh Wha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wha throws an overhand right that drops Furinji like a sack of potatoes! Wha dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bleh Wha!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hojo Yoijimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoijimbo comes to the cage accompanied by Them Crooked Vultures - Elephants. Bruno Xavier is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hojo Yoijimbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier misses with a few strikes there.
Xavier scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Hojo Yoijimbo has been cut.
Xavier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yoijimbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Xavier drops his shoulder and cracks Yoijimbo with a huge uppercut! Yoijimbo goes down! Can Xavier finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yoijimbo controls Xavier momentarily but Xavier frees himself.
Yoijimbo has a closed guard, preventing Xavier from standing up.
Xavier decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Xavier catches Yoijimbo napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Yoijimbo to the canvas!
Xavier wants to stand and escape but instead Yoijimbo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoijimbo wants to pass the guard but Xavier is keeping the position.
Yoijimbo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Xavier, up you get!
Yoijimbo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Xavier looks to land a combination but Yoijimbo avoids it well.
Yoijimbo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Xavier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoijimbo slips under a jab from Xavier.
Xavier drops Yoijimbo with a big left hand and mounts him. Yoijimbo is in big trouble!
Yoijimbo is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xavier is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Oh Yoijimbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yoijimbo walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Xavier swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bruno Xavier!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Castiel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Castiel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looking to score a takedown here. Belfort is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Belfort's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Belfort tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Belfort is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Belfort looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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!
Silva wants to stand but Belfort has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Silva postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Belfort to stand up.
Silva throws a series of punches but Belfort avoids them all with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Belfort jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Belfort might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Belfort preventing the sweep.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Castiel Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Belfort's guard.
Silva looks gassed!
Belfort has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Belfort looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva stands and steps away. Belfort gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva throws a right hand that Belfort ducks under and follows up with a left that Belfort also avoids with ease.
Belfort avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva throws a series of punches but Belfort avoids them all with ease.
Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Belfort to the ground. Silva is now in Belfort's guard.
Belfort is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Belfort, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belfort.
Silva clinches up with Belfort and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Belfort napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Belfort, into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belfort has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Belfort working for submissions but it's allowed Silva to get to half guard.
Belfort actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belfort looking for submissions off his back.
Belfort looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castiel Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Belfort is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Belfort tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Belfort is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Belfort to his feet.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belfort avoids it.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Castiel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva dives in and scores a takedown into Belfort's guard.
Silva stands and steps away. Belfort gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belfort.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to trip Belfort. He has hold of a leg but Belfort is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Belfort looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
Silva moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Belfort.
Belfort tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Belfort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castiel Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Belfort avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Belfort is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Belfort actively working from the bottom here.
Silva decides to stand up.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belfort moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Belfort moves out of range.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belfort paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Belfort working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Belfort had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Vitor Belfort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silva has passed into half guard!
Belfort actively working from the bottom here.
Silva decides to return to a standing position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Belfort keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Belfort can't escape the position.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Belfort really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Belfort is working hard here to advance position.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
You get the feeling that Belfort really doesn't like being in this position too much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Castiel Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Castiel Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diogo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diogo Souza is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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20
140 lbs
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130 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diogo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira shoots in but no luck this time.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Souza as he jumps to the side.
Souza feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ferreira is trying to keep Souza in close.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ferreira wants to sweep but no luck.
Ferreira seems keen to control Souza's posture.
Ferreira working a defensive guard here.
Ferreira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ferreira has momentary wrist control but Souza slips an elbow through the middle.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ferreira throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ferreira working a defensive guard here.
Ferreira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Ferreira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Souza throwing strikes from guard but Ferreira blocks nicely.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza won't allow Ferreira to sweep him here.
Souza landing some decent shots from guard.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira looking to control.
Ferreira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferreira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Souza tries to sprawl but Ferreira drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Souza is trying to stand.
Ferreira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Souza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Souza is doing well to control the position and prevent Ferreira from advancing to side control.
Souza tries to roll over but Ferreira keeps him under control.
Ferreira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Well, if Ferreira is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ferreira wants to take a breather but Souza is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Souza trying to control here.
Ferreira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ferreira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Souza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Souza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Souza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ferreira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Ferreira looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Souza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Souza stands up over Ferreira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Souza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ferreira is on top in guard.
Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferreira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ferreira advances to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza is trying to stand up here but Ferreira is controlling him well.
Ferreira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
Ferreira is looking to pass Souza's guard but actually Souza recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Souza dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ferreira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Souza tries to avoid it but Ferreira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Souza to the ground. Souza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fernando Ferreira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferreira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Souza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Souza.
Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ferreira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Souza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Souza working some strikes from top position.
Souza postures up in Ferreira's guard and throws a big left but Ferreira blocks it.
Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souza wants to control from the top but Ferreira keeps moving.
Ferreira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souza drops back looking for a leg! Ferreira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ferreira manages to kick Souza off! Souza jumps back into Ferreira's guard.
Ferreira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Souza defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza postures up.
Ferreira manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Souza flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ferreira thowing shots but they're missing.
Ferreira looking to control but Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Souza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ferreira thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Souza tries to hold on but Ferreira postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Souza tries to lock up and control but Ferreira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ferreira looking to finish with strikes here!
Ferreira throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Souza because Ferreira loaded up on that one.
Ferreira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Souza is looking to escape.
Souza is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ferreira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ferreira looking to control but Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Souza wants to hold on but Ferreira pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira controlling from mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Fernando Ferreira just wasn't active enough.
Ferreira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Souza counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ferreira's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza trying to control but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
Souza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ferreira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Ferreira looking to control.
Souza connects with a couple of short punches.
Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ferreira is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira pulls Souza in close to prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Souza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ferreira did well to prevent Souza getting side control.
Souza is trying to control. Ferreira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Souza seems to be working for a kimura but Ferreira defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira wants to control but Souza is keeping busy.
Ferreira wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ferreira closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Souza quickly recovers to half guard.
Ferreira is trying to control. Souza wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ferreira stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira thows a huge punch but Souza dodges it nicely.
Ferreira trying to control the action but Souza is working from the bottom.
Ferreira thows a huge punch but Souza dodges it nicely.
Ferreira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Souza defends it well.
Souza is staying active underneath Ferreira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Souza trying to control here.
Ferreira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Souza misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Souza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ferreira.
Souza tries to roll over but Ferreira keeps him under control.
Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ferreira works his way into side control.
Souza is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Ferreira tries to score with some ground and pound. Souza controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ferreira throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Souza is looking to regain half guard here but Ferreira keeps moving and retains side control.
Souza sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Souza trying to hold on to Ferreira's head to control him but Ferreira postures up.
Ferreira is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza tries to reverse the position but Ferreira maintains control.
Souza avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a head shot.
Ferreira unloads with some shots from mount but Souza bucks and avoids them well.
Ferreira wants to control the pace but Souza is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Souza is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ferreira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Souza holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ferreira tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
Ferreira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Souza is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira controlling the position easily from mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ferreira wants to control the pace but Souza is squirming around nicely.
Souza can't escape the position.
Ferreira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Souza blocking the ground and pound.
Souza is desperately trying to improve his position but Ferreira has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira tries to control but Souza wriggling away.
Fernando Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diogo Souza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Souza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Ferreira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Souza 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diogo Souza!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chance Boudreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudreaux's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Forsake Not The Dream. The crowd seem to be enjoying Eduardo's choice of entrance music: Numb. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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194 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chance Boudreaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses
and Boudreaux counters with an inside leg kick.
Eduardo darts in and clinches Boudreaux up against the cage.
Boudreaux has a couple of punches blocked by Eduardo.
Eduardo is trying to break the clinch but Boudreaux has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eduardo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Eduardo.
Boudreaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eduardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boudreaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Eduardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boudreaux manages to break the clinch.
Eduardo feints and then cracks Boudreaux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boudreaux down.
Eduardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boudreaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Eduardo misses
and Boudreaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eduardo misses with a hook
and Boudreaux counters with a three punch combo that has Eduardo backing up. Eduardo nods at Boudreaux to acknowledge the strikes.
Eduardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Boudreaux circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Carlos Eduardo has been cut.
Boudreaux lands a jab to Eduardo's midsection.
Eduardo darts in trying to clinch
and Boudreaux counters with a nice body kick.
Eduardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux throws a hook to the side of Eduardo's head but Eduardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.
Eduardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boudreaux lands a leg kick that knocks Eduardo off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boudreaux. That's going to slow Eduardo down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eduardo tries to clinch up.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boudreaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eduardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eduardo tries to clinch up but Boudreaux circles away and keeps his distance.
Eduardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boudreaux throws a big shot that misses.
Carlos Eduardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Eduardo.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that half lands.
Boudreaux goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boudreaux blocks a head kick by Eduardo.
Boudreaux looks to land a right hand but Eduardo moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Boudreaux blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eduardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boudreaux scores with a nice right hand.
Eduardo throws a lazy head kick
and Boudreaux counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Eduardo goes down! Will Eduardo beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Eduardo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eduardo ducks into an uppercut from Boudreaux and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chance Boudreaux!
A victorious Chance Boudreaux thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorion Sane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Montenegro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorion Sane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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282 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorion Sane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Montenegro!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montenegro slips under a jab.
Sane swings for the body but Montenegro moves out of range.
Montenegro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Montenegro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lorion Sane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montenegro throws a hook to the side of Sane's head but Sane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sane connects with a body shot.
Montenegro looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Montenegro misses its intended target.
Sane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Montenegro walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Montenegro limp body while Sane jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lorion Sane!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Chyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus Fergus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chyn comes to the cage accompanied by I wish . Ryu Chyn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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182 lbs
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179 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Chyn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seamus Fergus!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Chyn.
Chyn throws a series of punches but Fergus moves out of range.
Fergus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chyn isn't going anywhere.
Chyn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fergus throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Chyn to regain full guard.
Chyn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fergus throws a sloppy strike and Chyn has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Fergus is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Chyn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryu Chyn!
Ryu Chyn retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumble Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seifer Shinra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinra has chosen Final Fantasy 7 Boss Battle Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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191 cm
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244 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rumble Balboa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seifer Shinra!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa closes the distance and clinches.
Balboa stalling the fight.
Balboa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Balboa slows down the pace here.
Balboa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinra's elbow.
Balboa misses with a body punch.
Balboa lands a shoulder strike.
Balboa is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinra blocks a body shot from Balboa.
Shinra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Balboa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shinra looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Balboa leaves Shinra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shinra decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shinra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shinra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Balboa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shinra.
Shinra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.
Shinra trying to pass the guard but Balboa defending well.
Shinra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Balboa is trying to stand back up but Shinra is controlling him
Shinra takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinra misses with a head shot. Balboa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Balboa keeping moving, preventing Shinra from controlling successfully.
Shinra postures up and lands a big shot to Balboa's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shinra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Balboa controls Shinra momentarily but Shinra frees himself.
Shinra throwing strikes from guard but Balboa blocks nicely.
Shinra won't allow Balboa to get back to his feet.
Shinra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balboa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shinra is in close to Balboa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Balboa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinra thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shinra wants to control from the top but Balboa keeps moving.
Shinra is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Shinra is working Balboa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Balboa is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinra keeping moving, preventing Balboa from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Shinra 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.
Balboa with a jab.
Shinra blocks a head kick by Balboa.
Shinra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rumble Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa tries to clinch but Shinra moves out of range.
Balboa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Balboa stops a takedown attempt from Shinra.
Balboa pushes Shinra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Balboa tries to throw a body punch but Shinra avoids it by throwing Balboa back against the cage.
Balboa avoiding damage.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinra's elbow.
Shinra prevents a body shot from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balboa just leaning against Shinra, taking a breather.
Balboa trying to control the position but instead, Shinra has worked for underhooks and has pushed Balboa into the cage.
Shinra is looking to take this one to the mat.
Balboa prevents the takedown attempt.
Rumble Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seifer Shinra.
A nice left hand lands by Balboa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa missing with knees to the body.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Shinra.
Balboa misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shinra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Balboa smiles and moves away.
Balboa throws a head kick but Shinra moves out of range.
Balboa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shinra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa tries to clinch up but Shinra circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Balboa scores with a punch to the head.
Shinra moves out of range of the body kick from Balboa.
Shinra dives in and grabs Balboa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Balboa pushes down on Shinra's head and hops out.
Balboa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shinra avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Balboa throws a wild body kick that Shinra sees coming a mile off.
Balboa clinches up with Shinra and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balboa.
Balboa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shinra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Balboa smiles and moves away.
Shinra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balboa.
Balboa clinches.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Shinra.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shinra's efforts to push away.
Balboa tries a body shot but Shinra blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rumble Balboa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Balboa wants to clinch up but Shinra keeps it at a distance.
Balboa tests Shinra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balboa misses with a head kick.
Balboa tries to land a front kick but Shinra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shinra shoots in for a takedown but Balboa shows good takedown defense.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Shinra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balboa tries to clinch up.
Balboa missing with a left hand there. Shinra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balboa clinches with his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Balboa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa is trying to stall.
Balboa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinra's elbow.
Balboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Balboa stalling against the cage.
Balboa taking a breather.
Shinra tries for a takedown but Balboa manages to get underhooks.
Balboa tries to throw a body punch but Shinra avoids it by throwing Balboa back against the cage.
Shinra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinra's elbow.
Balboa tries to throw a body punch but Shinra avoids it by throwing Balboa back against the cage.
Balboa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinra's elbow.
Balboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shinra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa looking to stall.
Balboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Shinra tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Balboa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rumble Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seifer Shinra.
Shinra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balboa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinra's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Balboa is trying to maintain a safe position but Shinra gets an underhook and turns Balboa into the cage.
Shinra being controlled against the cage.
Balboa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balboa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balboa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Balboa misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is trying to stall.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
Balboa keeps control of Shinra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balboa tries a body shot but Shinra blocks it.
Balboa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Balboa tries a body shot but Shinra blocks it.
Balboa misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balboa.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rumble Balboa clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shinra looks for a takedown but Balboa sprawls well.
Balboa darts in trying to clinch
and Shinra counters with a nice double leg into side control. Balboa won't be happy with that.
Shinra working the strikes but Balboa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Shinra throwing shots but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Shinra thows a huge punch but Balboa dodges it nicely.
Shinra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balboa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shinra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinra is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Balboa sees it coming and defends easily.
Shinra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Balboa's head.
Balboa is trying to get back to full guard.
Balboa won't allow Shinra to pass to mount.
Shinra is trying to control. Balboa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shinra wants to free his trapped foot but Balboa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seifer Shinra has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Balboa manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Shinra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Shinra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shinra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Balboa swivels and escapes.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balboa was well out of range. Poor timing from Shinra.
Balboa connects with a solid leg kick.
Balboa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rumble Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Balboa.
Rumble Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shinra is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Shinra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rumble Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seifer Shinra.
A head kick from Balboa lands but Shinra takes it in his stride.
Balboa misses with a hook.
Shinra closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Balboa did well to prevent Shinra getting side control.
Shinra prevents Balboa from standing back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinra seems to be working for a kimura but Balboa defends the submission attempt.
Balboa pushes Shinra off looking to stand but Shinra dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinra drops an elbow to the side of Balboa's head.
Balboa trying to control from the bottom.
Balboa gets back to full guard.
Shinra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shinra is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Balboa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Balboa has escaped and now he's on top!
Shinra has his foot on Balboa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Balboa works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rumble Balboa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shinra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balboa tries to clinch
and Shinra counters with a shoot takedown. Balboa fights it but they end up in guard.
Shinra passes Balboa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shinra passes the guard and advances to mount!
Balboa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shinra.
Balboa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shinra tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Balboa is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinra controlling his opponent.
Shinra lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Balboa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shinra takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shinra sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Balboa regains half guard.
Shinra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balboa defending well though.
Seifer Shinra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rumble Balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Balboa has hold of Shinra's hands but Shinra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinra with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shinra trying to control from half guard but Balboa is working away.
Balboa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Balboa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shinra.
Shinra throwing shots but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Shinra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinra seems to be looking for submissions.
Balboa is doing well to control the position and prevent Shinra from advancing to side control.
Shinra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balboa keeps working.
Balboa controlling the position well.
Shinra looks to land a strike but Balboa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Shinra trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinra preventing the sweep.
Shinra postures up and lands a big shot to Balboa's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shinra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shinra throwing strikes but missing.
Shinra tries to free his leg and advance position but Balboa is retaining full guard.
Shinra throwing strikes from guard but Balboa blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinra is looking to work some ground and pound but Balboa has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seifer Shinra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Balboa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 48:47
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 48:48
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rumble Balboa!
Rumble Balboa is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Rumble Balboa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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