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SUPERFIGHTS RIO ±31± PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole comes into the arena with Skid Row - 18 And Life blaring out of the sound system. Silva has chosen Slipknot - Psychosocial as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cole wants to get back to full guard.
Cole is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Cole looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cole actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole looking for submissions off his back.
Cole is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Cole looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cole is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cole is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole prevents Silva from moving into mount.
Cole tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cole is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva is taking a breather. Cole says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cole looking for submissions off his back.
Cole actively working from the bottom here.
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.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cole looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Cole tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cole is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Cole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Cole tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Cole manages to get back to half guard.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cole is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Cole is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole looking for a kimura from the bottom but Silva passes into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cole manages to get back to half guard.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cole!
Cole is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole regains half guard.
Silva stalling.
Cole looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole looking for submissions off his back.
Cole looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Cole looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cole looking for submissions off his back.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Cole defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cole closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felipe Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cole tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Cole fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cole is looking for a triangle here but Silva uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole is trying to get back to half guard.
Cole is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
Cole is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cole stops Silva from passing to mount.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cole fails with the takedown
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cole 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cole working for submissions but it's allowed Silva to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cole looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cole looking for submissions off his back.
Harry Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Cole tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hua Silvah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvah kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Manowar - Die for Metal. This should be a great matchup!
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258 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hua Silvah!
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, Ronny Torres!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Silvah.
Silvah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Torres.
Nice takedown defense from Silvah. No joy for Torres on that attempt.
Torres shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silvah napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silvah is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Torres's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silvah is concentrating on defense, preventing Torres from advancing position.
Torres wants to pass to mount but Silvah is defending the position.
Silvah works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvah wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Torres looking to pass the guard.
Torres slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silvah tries to control but Torres manages to take his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silvah is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Torres gets his way!
Silvah trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Silvah turns into Torres and is now in his guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silvah forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torres defending well though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silvah in particular looking to stall.
Torres wants to improve his position but Silvah is controlling well.
Silvah works his way into full mount!
Silvah is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Torres to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Torres shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silvah takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silvah working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hua Silvah dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silvah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torres's calf.
Silvah throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Silvah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silvah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres checks a leg kick.
Silvah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvah throws the kick towards the body but Torres avoids it.
Silvah scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Ronny Torres has been cut.
Silvah swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
No joy there for Silvah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres gets caught flat footed, as Silvah shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Torres 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.
Silvah not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silvah slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Silvah here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Silvah taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silvah goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Torres has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Silvah but great work by Torres.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvah is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Torres off and has taken his back!
Silvah working for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Torres's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Silvah looking for the choke from the back.
Silvah looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Torres is controlling Silvah 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvah looking for a sweep. Not yet Silvah, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hua Silvah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronny Torres's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Torres doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silvah counters with an inside leg kick.
Silvah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvah takes the fight into the clinch.
Silvah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silvah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Silvah.
A head kick misses from Silvah.
Torres moves out of range of the body kick.
Silvah closes the distance and clinches.
Silvah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silvah feints and as Torres raises his hands in defense, Silvah changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silvah 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 one minute gone in the round.
Silvah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
Torres is looking for a triangle but Silvah pushes his legs off easily.
Silvah trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silvah sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silvah passes Torres's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silvah is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Torres is defending against the submission attempts here by Silvah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvah wants to advance to full mount but Torres doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Silvah is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silvah drops back, looking for a kneebar! Torres looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Torres looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Torres!
Hua Silvah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torres looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ronny Torres 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.
Silvah is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Torres off and has taken his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hua Silvah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silvah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hua Silvah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sakura Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blanka Madeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blanka Madeira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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232 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakura Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blanka Madeira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Machida trying to control but Madeira is working from the bottom.
Madeira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Machida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Machida is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Madeira is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Madeira has escaped and now he's on top!
Machida looking for a guillotine here but Madeira defends easily.
Madeira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Machida throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Machida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Machida has a closed guard, preventing Madeira from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Madeira wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
Madeira 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.
Machida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Machida is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Madeira has his hands clasped together but Machida extends an breaks Madeira's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Machida.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sakura Machida!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Banners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Limon Portokalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Ken Banners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Limon Portokalov!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Portokalov does no damage.
Portokalov takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Limon Portokalov has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Portokalov.
Portokalov throws a series of punches but Banners avoids them all with ease.
Portokalov swinging wildly here.
Banners throws a jab but it's blocked by Portokalov.
Banners lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Portokalov circles away quickly and effectively.
Portokalov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Banners backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portokalov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Portokalov misses with a few strikes there.
Portokalov throws a right and a left that Banners avoids nicely.
A jab from Banners misses.
Banners gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Banners avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Portokalov misses.
Banners fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Portokalov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Portokalov looks gassed!
Portokalov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banners.
Portokalov slips a jab and a cross from Banners.
Banners throws a hook but Portokalov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banners lands a big right hand that sends Portokalov crashing to the mat! Banners stays standing though and waves Portokalov back to his feet!
Portokalov is rocked!
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!
Banners throws a series of punches but Portokalov moves out of range.
Banners pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Banners looks to throw the jab but Portokalov is out of range.
Portokalov defending well as Banners loads up on a big left hand.
Portokalov misses with a wild combination.
Banners tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Portokalov was well out of range. Poor timing from Banners.
Ken Banners seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Portokalov!
Banners drops Portokalov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Portokalov looks back up at him and smiles so Banners waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The cut above Limon Portokalov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Limon Portokalov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ken Banners!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Mufasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo has chosen California Gurls as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leon Mufasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Mufasa coming out on top.
Mufasa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mufasa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mufasa throws a series of punches but Leonardo avoids them all with ease.
Mufasa misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mufasa.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mufasa.
It looks like Jesus Leonardo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonardo closes the distance and clinches.
Mufasa drags the fight down to the ground.
Mufasa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leonardo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leonardo throwing strikes from guard but Mufasa blocks nicely.
Mufasa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonardo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leonardo lands a couple of digs.
Leonardo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo is in close to Mufasa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leonardo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leonardo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leonardo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Leonardo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mufasa's waist but Mufasa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leonardo off to one side.
Mufasa misses with a body kick.
Leonardo has managed to clinch.
Leonardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mufasa.
Leonardo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mufasa regains guard.
Leonardo tries to free his leg and advance position but Mufasa is retaining full guard.
Mufasa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mufasa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leonardo is aware though and is defending well.
Mufasa is trying to keep Leonardo in close.
Leonardo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mufasa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leonardo has managed to get both his arms back between Mufasa's legs - danger averted.
Mufasa is breathing heavily.
Leonardo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mufasa looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Leonardo has picked Mufasa up and slammed him! Mufasa can't keep hold of the triangle and Leonardo manages to pass to side control!
Leonardo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mufasa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leonardo works to advance to full mount. Mufasa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Leonardo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonardo working Mufasa over with strikes here.
Mufasa is trying to stand up.
Leonardo is landing with some decent strikes but Mufasa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonardo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Leonardo lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Leon Mufasa has been cut.
Leonardo working the ground and pound effectively.
Leon Mufasa's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Leon Mufasa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leon Mufasa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesus Leonardo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glass Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes to the cage accompanied by É so pentada violenta. Ramon Martin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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22
135 lbs
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140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramon Martin!
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, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Joe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Martin is trying to get back to half guard.
Joe cracks Martin with a big right hand but Martin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Joe working away.
Martin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Joe.
Martin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Martin is looking for a sweep.
Joe scoring with punches from side control.
Joe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Martin down.
Martin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Joe connects with a decent elbow.
Oh Martin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joe has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Joe unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Martin wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Joe celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glass Joe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ismail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux comes to the cage accompanied by Jean Claude Van Damme Dances For You . This should be a great matchup!
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240 lbs
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288 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Dux!
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, Carlos Ismail!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux scores with a jab. Ismail acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ismail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dux.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Dux misses.
Dux defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ismail.
Dux defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ismail.
Dux digs a good body shot into Ismail's ribs.
Dux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ismail circles away quickly and effectively.
Dux looks to land a left hand but Ismail moved out of range nicely.
Ismail slips a jab from Dux.
Nice sprawl there from Dux as Ismail shoots in.
Frank Dux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Ismail.
Ismail fails with a takedown attempt.
Ismail looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismail has gone for a leg lock! Dux slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ismail's guard.
Dux trying to control the position from guard on top but Ismail is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ismail looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dux trying to control the position from guard on top but Ismail is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ismail not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ismail is looking for a triangle but Dux pushes his legs off easily.
Ismail throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dux escapes and throws Ismail's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ismail looks gassed!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ismail tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dux wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dux controlling the position.
Ismail managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dux.
Ismail wants to control but Dux postures up.
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.
Dux trying to control the position but Ismail is working away.
Ismail defending against the ground and pound.
Ismail is looking to regain half guard here but Dux keeps moving and retains side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ismail walks into a jab.
Ismail fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dux looks to land a left hand but Ismail moved out of range nicely.
Dux leaves Ismail with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ismail shoots for a double leg takedown but Dux sprawls well. He's pushed Ismail's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ismail slips under a jab from Dux.
Dux lands an overhand right.
Dux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ismail steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dux.
Dux misses with a straight right.
Ismail ducks under a wild hook from Dux.
Dux lands with an uppercut that bounces Ismail off the cage and back into rage.
The fighters circling - Dux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ismail showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dux.
Dux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ismail gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dux misses with a series of wild punches.
Dux looks to land a combination but Ismail avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux misses with an uppercut.
Dux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dux lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismail ducks right into an uppercut from Dux.
Dux slaps away a takedown attempt from Ismail, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Dux as Ismail shoots in.
The fighters circling - Dux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ismail displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dux throws out the jab.
Ismail closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ismail is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dux knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dux is trying to buck Ismail off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismail tries to move to full mount but Dux actually manages to regain half guard.
Ismail is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ismail is breathing heavily.
Ismail wants to free his trapped foot but Dux is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dux wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismail wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dux keeps working.
Ismail is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dux is just riding it out for now. Ismail eventually gives up the hold.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dux gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismail wants to pass the guard but Dux is keeping the position.
Ismail trying to control but Dux is working from the bottom.
Ismail working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dux is looking to stand up but Ismail isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ismail in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Dux will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ismail blocks a jab.
Ismail moves out of range as Dux strikes.
Dux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horrible takedown by Ismail or perhaps it was just good defense by Dux which made him look bad.
Dux misses with the combination.
Dux defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ismail.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Carlos Ismail has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ismail.
Frank Dux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Ismail.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismail ducks under a wild hook from Dux.
Ismail uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dux.
Dux throws a nice looking combination but Ismail bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ismail looks for a takedown but Dux sprawls well.
Dux missing with a left hand there. Ismail was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ismail staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ismail shoots in but no luck this time.
Dux misses the jab.
Dux misses with a looping right.
Dux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ismail.
Dux misses with a hook.
Dux slaps away a takedown attempt from Ismail, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ismail walks into a stiff left hand from Dux.
Dux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ismail was well out of range. Poor timing from Dux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux throws a nice looking combination but Ismail bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ismail moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dux throws a looping overhand right but Ismail ducks down to avoid it.
Dux tries to bum rush Ismail with a series of wild strikes but Ismail uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ismail moves out of range of the strikes.
Dux jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ismail is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dux sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dux misses with a straight right.
Dux lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Dux misses the target.
Carlos Ismail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismail throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dux's waist but Dux gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ismail off to one side.
Ismail takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dux thows a body shot but no joy.
Dux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ismail doesn't seem bothered though.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dux here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The fighters circling - Dux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dux misses with a series of wild punches.
Carlos Ismail is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frank Dux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dux misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Dux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dux, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Dux!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hucklebuck Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hezekiah Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cassidy comes into the arena with It's so easy blaring out of the sound system. Munson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Showdown. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
275 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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230 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hucklebuck Cassidy!
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, Hezekiah Munson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cassidy trying to control the position.
Munson stopping the sweep attempt from Cassidy.
Cassidy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cassidy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Munson is aware though and is defending well.
Munson wanted to stand there but Cassidy had control of the position.
Munson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Munson clinches.
Cassidy avoids a wild elbow strike from Munson.
Munson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cassidy avoids the damage to the body.
Munson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike from Munson.
Munson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassidy is looking to break free of the clinch but Munson has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Munson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Munson working aggressively here.
Munson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Hucklebuck Cassidy has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Munson throws an elbow but misses.
Munson lands a damaging elbow.
Munson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cassidy is defending well for now.
Munson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cassidy.
Munson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cassidy is defending well for now.
Munson looking to throw knees to the head but Cassidy is blocking nicely.
Munson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Munson throws an elbow that misses.
Munson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Munson.
A head punch on the inside from Munson fails to land.
Munson missing with knees to the body.
Munson misses with an elbow strike.
Munson throws an elbow that misses.
Munson lands an elbow inside that Cassidy shrugs off.
Hucklebuck Cassidy's cut is getting worse.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Munson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Munson tries a knee to the head but Cassidy blocks it.
Munson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike.
Cassidy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Munson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassidy controls his hands.
Munson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cassidy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Munson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cassidy blocks an uppercut.
Munson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Munson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cassidy.
Munson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cassidy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Munson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munson has a couple of punches blocked by Cassidy.
Cassidy blocks the elbow strike.
Munson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cassidy is looking to break free of the clinch but Munson has double underhooks.
Munson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cassidy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Munson looking to throw knees to the head but Cassidy is blocking nicely.
Munson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Munson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cassidy is breathing heavily.
Cassidy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Munson has Cassidy pressed against the cage, preventing Cassidy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Munson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cassidy avoiding damage as Munson throws knees to the body.
Munson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Munson misses with a body punch.
Munson lands a nice elbow.
Munson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cassidy avoids it.
Munson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Munson throws an elbow that misses.
Munson trying to land knees to the body.
Cassidy avoiding damage as Munson throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cassidy.
Munson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cassidy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Munson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cassidy.
Munson throws an elbow that misses.
Cassidy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hucklebuck Cassidy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cassidy managing to block the knees to the body from Munson.
Cassidy managing to block the knees to the body from Munson.
Cassidy blocks an uppercut.
Cassidy manages to break the clinch.
Cassidy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cassidy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cassidy wants to get up but he can't break Munson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Munson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cassidy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Munson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Munson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Munson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hezekiah Munson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hucklebuck Cassidy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike.
Munson misses with a body punch.
Munson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cassidy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cassidy can't break the clinch.
Munson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cassidy avoids it.
Munson trying to land knees to the body.
Munson throws an elbow but it misses.
Munson misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Munson throws an elbow but misses.
Cassidy blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Munson.
Munson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Munson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cassidy managing to block the knees to the body from Munson.
Cassidy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Munson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Munson.
Munson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Munson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike from Munson.
Cassidy managing to block the knees to the body from Munson.
Cassidy takes an elbow to the temple.
Munson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Munson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Munson trying to land knees to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Munson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Munson misses with a knee to the head.
Cassidy avoids the elbow strike from Munson, against the cage.
Munson lands a nice elbow.
Munson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cassidy dodges an elbow strike from Munson.
Munson lands an elbow inside that Cassidy shrugs off.
Munson lands a damaging elbow.
Cassidy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike from Munson.
Munson tries a knee to the head but Cassidy blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Munson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Munson misses with an elbow strike.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike.
Munson trying to land knees to the body.
Munson misses with a knee to the head.
Munson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Munson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cassidy working hard to break the clinch.
Cassidy wants to get back to striking at distance but Munson won't allow it.
Munson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cassidy is defending well for now.
Cassidy is trying to break the clinch but Munson is controlling him.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike.
Munson keeps control of Cassidy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Munson throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Munson fails to land.
Cassidy blocks an uppercut.
Munson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cassidy's efforts to push away.
Munson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cassidy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson misses with a knee strike.
Munson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cassidy.
Munson prevents Cassidy from breaking the clinch.
Munson misses with an elbow over the top.
Cassidy managing to block the knees to the body from Munson.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike from Munson.
Cassidy has had enough of the clinch but Munson keeps him there for the moment.
Munson throws a head punch that misses.
Cassidy dodges an elbow strike from Munson.
Munson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cassidy.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike.
Cassidy breaks the clinch.
Cassidy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Munson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Munson has closed the distance and engaged Cassidy in a clinch.
Munson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Munson throws an elbow but misses.
Munson throws an elbow that misses.
Munson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cassidy avoids the damage to the body.
Munson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cassidy's defenses.
Munson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Hucklebuck Cassidy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Munson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cassidy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cassidy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cassidy blocks an uppercut.
Cassidy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Munson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cassidy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Munson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Munson.
Munson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cassidy.
Munson throws an elbow but it misses.
Munson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hezekiah Munson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hucklebuck Cassidy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Munson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Munson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cassidy tries to get to full guard but Munson has control of the leg.
Cassidy has one foot on Munson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cassidy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Munson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Munson postures up and lands a big shot to Cassidy's brow.
Munson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Munson preventing the sweep.
Munson works over Cassidy with some ground and pound from guard.
Cassidy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Munson stacks Cassidy on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Munson!
Munson decides to stand back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cassidy dodges an elbow strike from Munson.
Munson prevents Cassidy from breaking the clinch.
Cassidy avoids a wild elbow strike from Munson.
Munson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Munson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Munson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.
Munson throws an elbow but it misses.
Cassidy dodges an elbow strike from Munson.
Munson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cassidy avoids it.
Munson missing with knees to the body.
Munson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Munson misses with a knee to the head.
Munson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cassidy.
Munson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cassidy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Munson trying to land knees to the body.
Munson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cassidy blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson prevents Cassidy from breaking the clinch.
Munson throws an elbow but it misses.
Munson tries a knee to the head but Cassidy blocks it.
Munson throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Munson.
Munson throws an elbow that misses.
Cassidy managing to block the knees to the body from Munson.
Munson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cassidy is defending well for now.
Munson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cassidy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Munson has him pressed against the cage.
Cassidy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Munson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cassidy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Munson throws an elbow that misses.
Munson trying to land knees to the body.
Munson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cassidy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Munson has Cassidy pressed against the cage, preventing Cassidy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Munson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cassidy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson trying to land knees to the body.
Cassidy takes an elbow to the temple.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike from Munson.
Munson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Munson throws an elbow but it misses.
Cassidy managing to block the knees to the body from Munson.
Munson throws a head punch that misses.
Munson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Munson prevents Cassidy from breaking the clinch.
Cassidy is trying to force a seperation but Munson has the dominant position.
Munson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Munson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cassidy blocks it with crossed arms.
Cassidy has had enough of the clinch but Munson keeps him there for the moment.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike.
Cassidy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cassidy has had enough of the clinch but Munson keeps him there for the moment.
Munson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hezekiah Munson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cassidy is trying to break the clinch but Munson has him pressed against the cage.
Munson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassidy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cassidy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cassidy avoids a wild elbow strike from Munson.
Cassidy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hucklebuck Cassidy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cassidy blocks an uppercut.
Munson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cassidy avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hezekiah Munson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Munson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hezekiah Munson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ameliano Cassemiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Locke has chosen Star Wars - Imperial March as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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26
198 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ameliano Cassemiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassemiro takes a swing at Locke's ribcage but misses.
Cassemiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Locke shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cassemiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Locke thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cassemiro to regain full guard.
Cassemiro wants to stand and escape but Locke is having none of it.
Locke throwing strikes but missing.
Cassemiro pulls Locke in close to his closed guard and prevents Locke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cassemiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cassemiro dives on top into guard.
Cassemiro throwing strikes from guard but Locke blocks nicely.
Cassemiro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Locke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cassemiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cassemiro wants to stand and escape but instead Locke has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cassemiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Locke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cassemiro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Locke has Cassemiro in his guard.
Cassemiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Locke is keeping the position for now.
Locke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Locke keeping moving, preventing Cassemiro from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassemiro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cassemiro throwing strikes from guard but Locke blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cassemiro is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Ameliano Cassemiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cassemiro.
Cassemiro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Locke in his tracks.
Cassemiro wants to clinch.
Cassemiro tries to clinch up but Locke circles away and keeps his distance.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Locke shoots in and bounces Cassemiro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Locke passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that 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.
Cassemiro lands a glancing blow to the side of Locke's head.
Cassemiro moves in looking to clinch but Locke pushes him off.
Cassemiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Ameliano Cassemiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Cassemiro finds it's target.
Locke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cassemiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Locke shoots in but Cassemiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cassemiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Locke misses.
Locke dodges the punch combination from Cassemiro.
Locke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Locke lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cassemiro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cassemiro has escaped and now he's on top!
Locke keeping moving, preventing Cassemiro from controlling successfully.
Cassemiro stands up over Locke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cassemiro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cassemiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Locke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cassemiro advances position into side control!
Cassemiro is looking to take a break and control but Locke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Locke manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassemiro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cassemiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Locke keeps working.
Locke is looking to control Cassemiro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Locke avoid being mounted?
Cassemiro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassemiro working the head and body with strikes.
Cassemiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cassemiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Locke keeps working.
Locke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cassemiro trying to control the action but Locke is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ameliano Cassemiro dominated that second round.
That's time! Cassemiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Locke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cassemiro scores with a jab. Locke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Locke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Locke shoots in looking for a takedown. Cassemiro tries to sprawl out of it but Locke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cassemiro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Cassemiro.
Cassemiro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cassemiro tries to clinch up.
Locke fails to land with a series of punches.
Cassemiro instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Cassemiro.
Cassemiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassemiro taking a breather.
Cassemiro gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ameliano Cassemiro.
Cassemiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ameliano Cassemiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Locke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cassemiro lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Cassemiro.
Cassemiro tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
Cassemiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cassemiro is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Cassemiro lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Locke misses.
Cassemiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Cassemiro.
Locke avoids the head kick by Cassemiro.
Locke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cassemiro can pounce on him.
Cassemiro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Locke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Locke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassemiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Locke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cassemiro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Locke has Cassemiro in his guard.
Cassemiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Locke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John Locke has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cassemiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cassemiro trying to control but Locke is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cassemiro decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Locke, up you get!
Locke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cassemiro counters with a nice body kick.
Cassemiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Locke.
Cassemiro throws a right and a left that Locke avoids nicely.
Locke throws the left hand but Cassemiro avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Locke.
Cassemiro misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Locke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Locke misses with a straight right.
Locke throws a jab when Cassemiro was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ameliano Cassemiro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cassemiro 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 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ameliano Cassemiro!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Klaat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Brasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luca Brasi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Atlas Klaat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luca Brasi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Klaat.
Klaat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Klaat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klaat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brasi lands with a nice combination. Klaat backs away looking to recover.
Klaat throws a head kick but Brasi moves out of range.
Brasi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Klaat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klaat throws a leg kick but Brasi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brasi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Klaat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brasi.
Klaat throws a sloppy head kick and Brasi moves out of range easily.
Brasi blocks a head kick by Klaat.
Klaat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klaat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klaat misses with a head kick.
Klaat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klaat gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brasi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brasi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi is pushing down on Klaat's leg trying to pass to half guard. Klaat is fighting to maintain full guard but Brasi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Klaat has one foot on Brasi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Brasi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brasi throws a combination. Klaat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Klaat takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brasi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Klaat's half guard.
Klaat wants to get back to his feet.
Brasi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasi trying to control from Klaat's half guard. Klaat has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brasi won't allow Klaat to get back to his feet.
Brasi wants to control from the top but Klaat keeps moving.
Brasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brasi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brasi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brasi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Klaat keeping moving, preventing Brasi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A left and a right from Brasi both land. Nice combination.
Brasi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Klaat to the mat! Klaat manages to get full guard.
Brasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Klaat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brasi won't allow Klaat to get back to his feet.
Brasi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaat has his feet on Brasi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Brasi lands a two punch combo.
Klaat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Klaat throws a head kick but Brasi moves out of range.
Brasi misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Brasi does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brasi moves out of range of the body kick from Klaat.
Brasi scores with a body shot.
Brasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klaat throws a wild body kick that Brasi sees coming a mile off.
Brasi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klaat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brasi misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brasi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Klaat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Klaat as Brasi shoots in.
Klaat throws a head kick that misses.
Klaat throws a head kick that misses.
Brasi avoids the head kick by Klaat.
Brasi swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Brasi dominated that round.
That's time! Klaat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Klaat.
Brasi throws a head kick that misses
and Klaat counters with a body kick that stops Brasi in his tracks momentarily.
Brasi tests Klaat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brasi connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Brasi.
Brasi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klaat.
Good work by Klaat as he checks the leg kick.
Brasi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Klaat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brasi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klaat misses with a head kick.
Brasi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Klaat counters with a big head kick but Brasi shrugs it off.
Brasi tries to bum rush Klaat with a series of wild strikes but Klaat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klaat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brasi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klaat.
Atlas Klaat is winning the standup battle so far.
Klaat lands with a slapping head kick.
Klaat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brasi takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Klaat.
Brasi is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Klaat - that will leave a mark!
Klaat throws a head kick but Brasi moves out of range.
Klaat's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Klaat duly obliges.
Klaat lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klaat lands with a slapping head kick.
Klaat throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Klaat.
Brasi misses with a series of wild punches.
Klaat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Klaat throws a sloppy head kick and Brasi moves out of range easily.
Klaat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Klaat - that will leave a mark!
Klaat connects with a high kick.
Klaat connects with a high kick.
Klaat tries a head kick but it misses.
Klaat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Klaat connects with a crisp jab.
Klaat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaat thows a body kick. Brasi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Klaat.
Nice body kick from Klaat.
Klaat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Klaat lands a nice shot that snaps Brasi's head back.
Klaat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klaat scores with a push kick.
Klaat connects with a high kick.
Brasi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Klaat.
Klaat throws a nice head kick!
Klaat throws a sloppy head kick and Brasi moves out of range easily.
Klaat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Klaat thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brasi if he has to take too many more of those.
Klaat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klaat throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brasi's head.
Klaat throws a front kick that sends Brasi stumbling back into the cage.
Klaat throws a head kick that Brasi semi-blocks.
Klaat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brasi can do to turn this around?
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Klaat!
Klaat lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaat throws a head kick that half lands.
Klaat lands a jab to the head.
Brasi takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick by Klaat misses
and Brasi counters with a nice uppercut.
Klaat lands a really nice looking cross but Brasi seems unphased.
Klaat lands a head kick!
Good leg kick by Klaat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brasi avoids the head kick by Klaat.
Brasi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Klaat.
Klaat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brasi tries for a takedown but Klaat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Klaat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klaat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Klaat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klaat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Klaat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brasi in his tracks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klaat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Klaat - that will leave a mark!
Brasi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brasi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klaat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Klaat throws a head kick that misses.
Brasi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Atlas Klaat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brasi slips a straight right by Klaat.
A head kick misses from Klaat.
Brasi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Klaat lands a head kick. Brasi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Klaat finds it's way through Brasi's defenses.
Klaat throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brasi's head.
Brasi stuffs the takedown attempt from Klaat. Klaat gets slowly back to his feet.
Brasi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Klaat counters with a nice body kick.
Klaat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Klaat lands but Brasi takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klaat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brasi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Klaat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klaat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas Klaat dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brasi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brasi fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Brasi with that takedown attempt.
Klaat fails to land with a series of punches.
Klaat lands with a kick to the ribs.
Klaat misses with a series of wild punches.
Brasi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brasi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Klaat. That one must have hurt.
Klaat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Klaat.
Klaat lands a nice looking body kick.
Klaat darts in and clinches Brasi up against the cage.
Klaat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klaat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brasi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klaat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klaat tries to clinch but Brasi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaat lands with a slapping head kick.
Brasi 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.
Brasi throws a strike but Klaat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Klaat stands and steps away. Brasi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Klaat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brasi throws a nice looking combination but Klaat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klaat misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Klaat.
Klaat tries a head kick but it misses.
Klaat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Klaat lands but Brasi takes it in his stride.
Klaat misses with a head kick.
Brasi misses with a combination
and Klaat counters with a head kick. That will keep Brasi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brasi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brasi lands a two punch combo.
Klaat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brasi but Brasi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brasi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brasi blocks a head kick by Klaat.
Brasi connects with a single shot there.
Klaat scoring well with a low kick there.
Klaat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Klaat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brasi's calf.
A combination from Brasi does no damage.
Brasi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Klaat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasi misses with the combination.
Brasi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Klaat. Brasi shrugs it off though.
Brasi throws a shot from downtown. Klaat moves away and avoids it.
Brasi 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.
Brasi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klaat is keeping the position for now.
Brasi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brasi looking to sit in guard and control but Klaat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Klaat tries to stand but Brasi is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaat gets to his feet. Brasi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brasi clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brasi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas Klaat clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brasi misses with a double jab.
Brasi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Klaat counters with a head kick.
Brasi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Klaat tries a head kick but it misses.
Brasi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klaat scores with a spinning back kick!
Klaat throws a sloppy head kick and Brasi moves out of range easily.
Brasi gets the takedown into side control.
Brasi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Klaat will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Brasi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi laying and praying for a moment but Klaat takes advantage and regains half guard.
Klaat is refusing to be controlled, as Brasi sits in half guard.
Brasi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Brasi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brasi stops Klaat from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brasi is looking to stall here but Klaat recovers full guard.
Klaat pushes Brasi off and gets back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Brasi misses with a combination
and Klaat counters with a good low kick that Brasi was not able to check.
Brasi misses with a series of wild punches.
Klaat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klaat.
Brasi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brasi showed some decent athleticism there.
Brasi controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasi trying to control from Klaat's half guard. Klaat has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brasi prevents Klaat from getting back to his feet.
Brasi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klaat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Klaat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Klaat is looking to stand up but Brasi isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brasi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Klaat throws a sloppy head kick and Brasi moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Klaat.
A head kick misses from Klaat.
Klaat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klaat lands a high kick!
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 Atlas Klaat 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!
Brasi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Klaat counters with a good, hard body kick but Brasi shrugs it off.
Brasi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klaat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brasi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Klaat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brasi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klaat, right into the meat.
Klaat lands with a kick to the temple. Brasi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brasi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brasi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Klaat counters with a nice kick to the body.
Brasi moves into the clinch.
Brasi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Klaat misses with a knee to the head.
Brasi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Klaat.
Klaat scores with a shot to the side of Brasi's head.
Klaat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klaat circles away quickly and effectively.
Klaat takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Klaat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brasi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Klaat misses with a body kick.
Klaat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klaat tries a head kick but it misses.
Brasi tries to bum rush Klaat with a series of wild strikes but Klaat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klaat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Klaat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Klaat lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brasi takes a step back to recover.
Klaat misses with a double jab.
Brasi slips a jab and a cross from Klaat.
Klaat with a nice cross.
Brasi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Klaat scores with a kick to the midsection.
Klaat lands a really nice looking cross but Brasi seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klaat moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Klaat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klaat lands a high kick!
Klaat fails to land with a series of punches.
Klaat throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brasi's head.
Klaat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brasi blocks a head kick by Klaat.
Brasi dives in and grabs Klaat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Klaat pushes down on Brasi's head and hops out.
Atlas Klaat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luca Brasi.
Klaat tries a head kick but it misses.
Brasi fails with the takedown.
Brasi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Klaat counters with a nice kick to the body.
Klaat lands with a kick to the temple. Brasi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brasi takes a kick to the side of the head.
A combination from Brasi does no damage.
Luca Brasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klaat scores with a spinning back kick!
Klaat tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Klaat.
Klaat lands with a kick to the temple. Brasi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Klaat stuns Brasi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Klaat scores with a push kick.
Brasi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Klaat jabs at Brasi's body.
A solid body kick from Klaat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klaat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Klaat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klaat throws a head kick that Brasi semi-blocks.
Nice body punch from Klaat.
Klaat throws a sloppy head kick and Brasi moves out of range easily.
Brasi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Klaat swivels and escapes.
Klaat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Brasi misses
and Klaat counters with a good, hard body kick but Brasi shrugs it off.
Klaat throws a leg kick which misses Brasi's front leg but catches the back leg as Brasi tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brasi takes one to the side of the head.
Klaat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Klaat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brasi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Klaat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klaat throws a head kick but Brasi moves out of range.
Klaat scores with a jab to the body.
Brasi avoids the head kick by Klaat.
Klaat throws a head kick but Brasi moves out of range.
A head kick from Klaat lands but Brasi takes it in his stride.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Klaat.
Atlas Klaat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Klaat lands a head kick!
Klaat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klaat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brasi misses with a combination
and Klaat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brasi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brasi there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atlas Klaat showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Klaat 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:44
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 49:44
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 49:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atlas Klaat!
Atlas Klaat retains his super heavyweight title!
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