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TFC 17: Harvey vs. White PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tarcisio Jardim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Cadematori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cadematori has chosen Tedeschi Trucks Band - Bound for Glory as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tarcisio Jardim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Cadematori!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadematori lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Tarcisio Jardim has been cut.
Cadematori pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jardim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jardim works over Cadematori's head and body with a nice combination.
Cadematori pushes Jardim up against the cage in a clinch.
Cadematori stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cadematori receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Cadematori manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cadematori forces Jardim back against the cage and clinches.
Jardim takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cadematori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jardim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cadematori has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadematori dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cadematori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jardim throws a combination that misses
and Cadematori counters with a nice leg kick.
Jardim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cadematori misses with a hook. Jardim ducked under it nicely.
A big head kick from Cadematori and Jardim is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Tarcisio Jardim's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jardim wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadematori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jardim.
Jardim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cadematori throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cadematori throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Jardim.
Jardim misses the shot to the body.
Tarcisio Jardim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jardim looks to land a combination but Cadematori avoids it well.
A punch combination from Jardim misses.
Jardim thuds a left hand into Cadematori's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jardim misses.
Jardim cracks Cadematori with a good jab.
Jardim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cadematori.
Jardim swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jardim is breathing heavily.
Jardim misses with a double jab
and Cadematori counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cadematori misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cadematori.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cadematori closes the distance and pushes Jardim back into the cage.
Cadematori has Jardim pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cadematori.
Tarcisio Jardim's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Cadematori.
Cadematori comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Tarcisio Jardim's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cadematori lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tarcisio Jardim's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlos Cadematori!
An out of breath Carlos Cadematori thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregorio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joshua Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregorio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fatu sprawls well. Fatu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Fatu looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fatu's waist but Fatu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Silva maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Fatu could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Silva has cracked it and Fatu is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gregorio Silva!
A victorious Gregorio Silva 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Faoa Sunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinny Oliveira will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faoa Sunia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinny Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunia defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Sunia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sunia misses the jab.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Sunia finds it's target.
Oliveira takes one to the chin there.
Oliveira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sunia throws out the jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sunia.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira looking for a sweep but Sunia has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Sunia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oliveira?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira is trying desperately to improve 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!
Oliveira is trying to stand up.
Oliveira tries to reverse the position but Sunia maintains control.
Oliveira wants to hold on but Sunia pushes him away.
Oliveira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is in a horrible position here. Sunia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sunia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Oliveira squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sunia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oliveira?
Sunia unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oliveira tries to hold on but Sunia postures up.
BOOM! Sunia connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sunia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sunia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oliveira is working to get back to half guard.
Sunia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Oliveira hang on?
Sunia working the ground and pound effectively.
Sunia looking to control but Oliveira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Sunia connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sunia lands a big shot there that rocks Oliveira but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oliveira is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira really wants to buck Sunia off and get back to his feet.
Oliveira is still in real trouble! Can Sunia finish him?
Oliveira is bucking up trying to escape but Sunia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sunia breaks from Oliveira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sunia cracks Oliveira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oliveira tries to hold on but Sunia pushes him away.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Sunia loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Oliveira scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sunia land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sunia stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Faoa Sunia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruiz Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benito Salizar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by rage against the machine bulls on parade. Ruiz Gomez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ruiz Gomez!
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, Benito Salizar!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salizar gets a takedown into half guard.
Gomez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Salizar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Salizar in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gomez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Salizar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Benito Salizar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Faria is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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165 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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KO power |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes connects with the punch.
Faria throws a right hand that Nunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Nunes also avoids with ease.
Faria lands with a kick to the ribs.
Faria shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nunes defends it nicely.
Faria swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nunes connects with a right hand. Faria shakes it off.
Nunes defending well as Faria loads up on a big left hand.
Nunes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nunes.
Faria misses with a combination
letting Nunes counter with a right hand.
Faria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nunes lands a nice looking body shot.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faria moves away.
Faria gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Faria just misses with a punch to the body.
Faria shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nunes defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria misses with a double jab
and Faria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Faria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nunes takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Rogerio Nunes has been cut.
Nunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nunes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Faria misses with a double jab
and Nunes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nunes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Faria looks gassed!
Faria misses with a combination
and Nunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nunes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Faria on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nunes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Faria does no damage.
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Faria has time to react.
Faria throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nunes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Faria thinking.
Rogerio Nunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faria circles away quickly and effectively.
Faria drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nunes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Faria takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nunes dips to his left and cracks Faria with an uppercut!
Nunes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Faria at a distance.
Faria misses with a combination
enabling Nunes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Nunes. That snapped Faria's head back.
Faria walks into a straight right hand from Nunes.
Nunes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nunes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nunes thuds his right hand into Faria's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Faria misses with a leg kick.
Faria walks into a straight right hand from Nunes.
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Nunes counter with a right hand.
Nunes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nunes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nunes duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nunes counters with a right hand to the body.
Nunes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Faria misses with a combination
and Nunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nunes lands the left hand.
A punch combination from Faria misses.
Nunes lands a jab to the head.
Nunes scores with a one two! Faria had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faria takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Faria's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nunes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Faria scrambles back to his feet.
Nunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nunes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Nunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rogerio Nunes's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Faria misses with a double jab
and Nunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Faria. Those never looked like landing.
Faria moves out of range as Nunes strikes.
Faria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faria swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nunes counters with a nice body shot.
Faria shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Faria misses with a left hand
letting Nunes counter with a right hand.
Lucas Faria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nunes cracks Faria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Faria gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Faria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Faria throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nunes throws a good cross that connects.
Faria takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Faria is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria misses with a combination
and Nunes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Faria thinking.
Nunes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Nunes counter with a right hand.
Nunes lands with an overhand left.
Faria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nunes to score with a decent uppercut.
Nunes lands an overhand right.
Faria throws a right and a left that Nunes avoids nicely.
Nunes works Faria's body with a nice hook.
Nunes digs a good body shot into Faria's ribs.
Faria takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nunes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Faria looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Nice body punch from Nunes.
Nunes digs a good body shot into Faria's ribs.
Nunes scores with a decent looking hook.
Nunes digs a good body shot into Faria's ribs.
Nunes connects with a crisp jab.
Rogerio Nunes is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Nunes. Beautiful body shot.
A cross from Nunes lands.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Faria might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nunes has got the better of the exchanges.
Faria's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nunes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Faria scrambles back to his feet.
Faria swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nunes counters with a one-two to the body.
Nunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faria can do to turn this around?
Nunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Faria gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nunes.
Nunes digs a good body shot into Faria's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria walks into a straight right hand from Nunes.
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faria takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lucas Faria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Nunes lands a really nice looking cross but Faria seems unphased.
Faria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nunes throws out a powerful jab.
Nunes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nunes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Faria stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Faria swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Faria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes thuds a left hand into Faria's body.
Faria swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nunes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nunes throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faria misses with a double jab
and Nunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Nunes.
Nunes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Faria backs up against the cage.
Nunes connects with a single shot there.
Faria throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nunes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Faria thinking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nunes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nunes throws a shot to the body.
Nunes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Nunes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rogerio Nunes'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nunes cracks Faria with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nunes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Faria swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Nunes connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nunes!
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Nunes with a nice cross.
Faria takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Faria misses with a head kick.
Faria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nunes throws a good cross that connects.
Faria fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nunes with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria misses with a combination
and Nunes counters with a nice body shot.
Nunes works over Faria's head and body with a nice combination.
Nunes checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Nunes.
Faria misses with a combination
and Nunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nunes with a jab.
Faria throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nunes digs a good hook to Faria's body.
Faria takes one to the chin there.
Faria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes feints a jab promting Faria to slip. Nunes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Faria slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nunes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Faria throws a combination that misses
and Nunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faria takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Nunes scores with a nice right hand.
Nunes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Faria backs up against the cage.
Nunes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Faria misses with a double jab
and Nunes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Faria thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nunes lands a jab to the nose.
Nunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Faria closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nunes lands a body shot.
Faria throws a head kick that misses.
Nunes scores with a hook.
Faria swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Nunes counter with a right hand.
Nunes lands with a shot to the body.
Nunes scores with a jab.
Faria swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Faria on the side of the head.
Nunes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Faria on the side of the head.
Nunes lands a right hook to the body.
Faria has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Faria throws a combination that misses
and Nunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nunes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes scores with a punch to the head.
Nunes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Nunes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Faria doesn't seem phased though.
Faria misses with a combination
and Nunes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lucas Faria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rogerio Nunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nunes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Faria gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio Nunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nunes 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Rogerio Nunes!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Rogerio Nunes!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Rogerio Nunes!
Rogerio Nunes wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boyan Cadell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Crichton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cadell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Run to the Hills. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boyan Cadell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Crichton!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crichton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cadell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crichton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cadell!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cadell tries to lock up and control but Crichton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cadell avoids a series of strikes thrown by Crichton.
Cadell tries to control the position but Crichton now has his back.
Cadell can't escape the position.
Crichton lands a shot to the body.
Cadell rolls, trying to escape but Crichton keeps control of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cadell looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Crichton tightening his grip on Cadell, looking for the choke.
Cadell rolls, trying to escape but Crichton keeps control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crichton cracks Cadell with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Cadell from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Crichton wants to control the position but Cadell frees himself and scrambles - Crichton manages to regain control in side control.
Cadell tries to buck Crichton off but Crichton is having none of it.
Cadell is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Crichton is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Crichton is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Crichton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michael Crichton!
An out of breath Michael Crichton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tis Kirosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirosh has chosen bent - kisses as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tis Kirosh is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borys Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tis Kirosh!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirosh shoots in looking for a takedown but Grabowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kirosh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kirosh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grabowski but Grabowski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kirosh checks a leg kick.
Grabowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kirosh tries for a takedown but Grabowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Borys Grabowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tis Kirosh.
Grabowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirosh.
Grabowski scores with a body shot.
Grabowski connects with a looping right hand.
Kirosh has a takedown stuffed.
Grabowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot by Grabowski.
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!
Grabowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grabowski lands with an overhand left.
Kirosh has his takedown stuffed
and Kirosh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kirosh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kirosh looks gassed!
Kirosh walks into a jab.
Kirosh is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirosh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grabowski.
Kirosh is still on wobbly legs! Can Grabowski finish him?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grabowski, right into the meat.
Kirosh seems to have recovered his senses.
Grabowski cracks Kirosh with a hook to the temple - Kirosh is on wobbly legs here! Grabowski swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kirosh falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Grabowski wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Borys Grabowski!
Our winner, Borys Grabowski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barroso Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcos Paulo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barroso Gomes!
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, Marcos Paulo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes misses with a takedown attempt
and Paulo counters with a takedown into side control.
Gomes is looking for a sweep.
Gomes is working hard here to advance position.
Paulo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gomes, who protects the arm well.
Paulo cracks Gomes with a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gomes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gomes stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Gomes is trying to improve his position.
Gomes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paulo on the ground.
Paulo is looking to take a break and control but Gomes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Paulo wants to take a breather but Gomes manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Paulo.
Paulo advances position into side control!
Paulo tries for a kimura but Gomes is defending well.
Paulo looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Paulo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Gomes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is trying to control Paulo's posture but Paulo avoids it.
Gomes is trying to buck Paulo off.
Paulo trying to control the action but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Paulo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gomes, who protects the arm well.
Gomes is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Paulo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gomes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gomes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gomes tries to get out of the position.
Paulo staying calm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulo is looking to take a break and control but Gomes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Paulo 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.
Gomes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paulo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomes somewhat.
Gomes lands with a nice body punch.
Gomes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Paulo is trying to defend but Gomes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gomes throwing shots but Paulo is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes is looking for a kimura but Paulo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gomes to get the leverage.
Paulo gets back to full guard.
Gomes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Paulo is breathing heavily.
Gomes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Paulo is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulo controlling the position.
Gomes trying to control but Paulo is working from the bottom.
Paulo wants to sweep here but Gomes controlling him for the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gomes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Barroso Gomes.
Paulo slaps away a takedown attempt from Gomes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Paulo with that takedown attempt.
Gomes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Paulo did well to prevent Gomes getting side control.
Gomes is pressing down on Paulo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Paulo is holding on for now.
Paulo is trying to stand back up but Gomes is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes seems to be working for a kimura but Paulo defends the submission attempt.
Gomes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paulo controlling the position for now.
Gomes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gomes is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barroso Gomes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gomes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paulo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomes somewhat.
Paulo fails with the takedown
and Gomes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomes slaps away a takedown attempt from Paulo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barroso Gomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulo with a poor takedown
and Gomes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barroso Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Paulo.
Paulo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomes.
Gomes is controlling the pace.
Gomes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paulo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Paulo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Barroso Gomes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gomes closes the distance and clinches.
Gomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomes breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes shoots in and bounces Paulo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gomes tries to stand but Paulo is controlling from the bottom.
Gomes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Paulo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Paulo has escaped and now he's on top!
Gomes keeping full guard, as Paulo tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulo drops back looking for a leg! Gomes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gomes manages to kick Paulo off! Paulo jumps back into Gomes's guard.
Gomes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paulo is aware though and is defending well.
Gomes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paulo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Paulo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to get back to his feet but Paulo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Paulo throwing strikes from guard but Gomes blocks nicely.
Paulo drops back looking for a leg! Gomes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gomes manages to kick Paulo off! Paulo jumps back into Gomes's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barroso Gomes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gomes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Marcos Paulo!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Marcos Paulo!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Marcos Paulo!
Marcos Paulo wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcos Paulo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hilio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Relva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
167 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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27
160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Relva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie is looking to clinch but Relva is avoiding it.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Relva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie throwing shots but Relva is blocking nicely.
Relva is looking to improve his position.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Relva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie prevents Relva from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Relva is trying to control but can't.
Relva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Relva's head.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Relva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to stall here but Relva recovers full guard.
Relva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Relva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie gets to his feet - Relva follows without any prompting.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracie scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Relva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie trying to hold on to Relva's head to control him but Relva postures up.
Relva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Relva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Relva's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Relva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Gracie scores with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Relva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Relva is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Gracie is landing with strikes from the back.
Gracie controlling the position well here. Relva rolled but Gracie kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gracie connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Relva to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Relva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The referee warns Relva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Relva is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the head.
Gracie goes for an armbar but Relva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Relva.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Relva wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gracie manages to pass to side control.
Ground and pound from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hilio Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some wild striking there from Relva.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Relva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Relva's guard.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Relva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Relva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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 scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Relva keeps working.
Gracie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Relva is keeping him busy.
Gracie is putting a hurting on Relva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gracie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Relva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gracie lands a few punches from side control.
Hilio Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie has control of an arm but Relva manages to advance to Gracie's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Relva has the hooks in. Gracie is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie fending off the submission attempt from Relva.
Relva keeps control of the position as Gracie tries to break free.
Relva doesn't have the hooks in and Gracie manages to turn into his guard.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Relva is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
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.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Relva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Relva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Relva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gracie is pressing down on Relva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Relva is holding on for now.
Relva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Relva can do to turn this around?
Relva fails with a takedown attempt.
Relva is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Relva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hilio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hilio Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Relva fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie shoots in and bounces Relva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Relva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie wants to control from the top but Relva keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hilio Gracie dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Relva is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Relva is avoiding it.
Gracie dives in and grabs Relva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Relva pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Relva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Relva wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hilio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Relva!
Relva wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Relva bucks Gracie off and manages to get back to his feet!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Relva keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is working Relva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Relva to sweep him here.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Relva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Relva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Relva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Relva postures up.
Gracie lands a decent punch to the body there.
Gracie looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Relva preventing the sweep.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Relva's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Relva wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie moves into full mount! Relva won't be happy about that!
Gracie landing punches.
Relva is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Relva tries to buck Gracie off but he can't manage it.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Relva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Relva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Relva to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie cracks Relva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Relva is rocked!
Gracie lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Relva! Gracie sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Relva and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hilio Gracie!
After winning the bout, Hilio Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Wees Niet Bang (Paz rmx) as his entrance music. Paul Harvey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George White!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harvey.
White goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harvey prevents it.
White is looking for a takedown.
Harvey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harvey is pressed up against the cage. White has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harvey down to the mat. Harvey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Paul Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George White.
Harvey scores with a nice head shot.
White tries for a takedown but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harvey rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harvey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harvey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harvey is defending well.
White is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
White is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harvey.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harvey.
Harvey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harvey tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harvey to the ground. Harvey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
White takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harvey lands with a nice body kick.
George White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White looks gassed!
Harvey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harvey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harvey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harvey cracks White with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Harvey has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning White to stand back up!
White is rocked!
It looks like George White has been cut.
Harvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Harvey finish him?
Harvey sends White crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Harvey is motioning to the referee to let White up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
A nice leg kick lands there from Harvey.
Harvey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harvey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harvey cracks White with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! White looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Harvey finish him?
Harvey fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked White out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Paul Harvey!
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