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CWFL 42 Pinto's Return PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Gammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Schneider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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154 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Gammon!
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, Max Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneider drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gammon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee asks Schneider politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Schneider prefers to stall for the moment though.
Schneider works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Schneider working the ground and pound.
Gammon looking for a sweep but Schneider has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Gammon wants to control but Schneider is having none of it.
Schneider landing strikes, looking to finish!
Schneider lands a big shot there that rocks Gammon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Schneider connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooh a big shot lands for Schneider! Gammon is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Max Schneider!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between A Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). A Evans could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nicky Lloyd's chin.
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146 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, A Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicky Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lloyd!
Evans takes Lloyd's back.
Lloyd trying to get back to his feet but Evans is in full control for now.
Lloyd defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Evans's arms.
Lloyd rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lloyd is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lloyd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Evans works Lloyd's body with a nice hook.
Evans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lloyd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lloyd gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Evans is working for takedown but Lloyd is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lloyd is trying to break the clinch but Evans is controlling him.
Lloyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lloyd looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lloyd tries to buck Evans off but Evans is having none of it.
Evans trying to control the position but Lloyd is working away.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Lloyd is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lloyd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evans is working to tighten is grip on Lloyd's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Lloyd has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Evans is really squeezing tight and eventually Lloyd passes out! Evans breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). A Evans!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ross The Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giles Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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144 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross The Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giles Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Boss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edwards circles away quickly and effectively.
Ross The Boss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Boss doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.
The Boss connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Boss throws a series of punches but Edwards moves out of range.
The Boss misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Boss bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Edwards is rocked!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edwards fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ross The Boss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giles Edwards.
Edwards swats away the attempt to clinch by The Boss.
Edwards fails to land the takedown.
Edwards takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Boss shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than The Boss was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The Boss wants to control the pace but Edwards is squirming around nicely.
The Boss loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Edwards scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from The Boss land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. The Boss stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross The Boss!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between RIZZLA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Acton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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157 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, RIZZLA !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Acton!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shoots in looking for a takedown. Acton tries to sprawl out of it but keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Acton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
RIZZLA seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Acton regains full guard. Nicely done.
won't allow Acton to sweep him here.
trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
stays in close to Acton's body and controls the position.
throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Acton is looking for a triangle but pushes his legs off easily.
won't allow Acton to sweep him here.
wants to control from the top but Acton keeps moving.
thows a big elbow that misses.
trying to control but Acton is working from the bottom.
decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Acton, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Acton as he avoids it easily.
gets caught flat footed, as Acton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Acton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
is breathing heavily.
looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Acton is pushing down on 's leg trying to pass to half guard. is fighting to maintain full guard but Acton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Acton passes to full mount!
Acton working for a guillotine from mount but is in no mood to give up.
is looking to improve his position but Acton isn't that keen on the idea.
Acton working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
is wriggling around trying to escape.
Acton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Acton content just to control the position here.
is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
working to try and regain half guard.
Acton wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wants to control but Acton is keeping busy.
missing with punches from the bottom.
Acton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
wants to improve his position but Acton is controlling well.
is trying to maintain the position but Acton is very close to passing his half guard.
is in trouble now - Acton has advanced to mount!
Acton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as is looking to escape.
manages to regain half guard. Good work.
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.
wants to control but Acton passes into side.
is trying to improve his position.
trying to control but Acton flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
staying busy and making it hard for Acton to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
trying to control the hands but Acton won't let him.
tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Acton will probably get the nod.
That's time! 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
misses with a takedown
and Acton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Acton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Acton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Acton 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.
Acton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
looking for a guillotine here but Acton defends easily.
Acton wants to control from the top but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Acton defends it easily.
preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
with a lazy takedown attempt
and Acton counters with a nice double leg into side control. won't be happy with that.
wants to control but Acton postures up.
Acton is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. looks calm but he's in trouble here. Acton gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Acton lets go of the hold and can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Acton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: W32.Mydoom.AU@mm . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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152 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Sanchez!
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, Richard James!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez slips under a jab from James.
Nice cross by James.
A punch combination from James misses.
James cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from James misses.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from James.
James throws out a powerful jab.
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
James looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Richard James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
James loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
James throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
James scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
James is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from James.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
James loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
James might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
James drops Sanchez with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Sanchez! James dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Richard James!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tajhon Blahs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Mad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mad is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Move aside and let the man go through. Max Mad acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tajhon Blahs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Mad!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad has a takedown stuffed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mad scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blahs is just riding it out for now. Mad eventually gives up the hold.
Mad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mad thows a huge punch but Blahs dodges it nicely.
Mad is looking for a kimura here.
Blahs tries to roll over but Mad keeps him under control.
Blahs pushes Mad off looking to stand but Mad dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blahs wants to improve his position but Mad is controlling well.
Blahs is refusing to be controlled, as Mad sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blahs clinches.
Blahs throws a punch but it's blocked by Mad.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blahs.
Blahs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mad prevents a body shot from Blahs.
Blahs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blahs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blahs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mad drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mad has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blahs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tajhon Blahs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Mad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blahs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mad tries to clinch
and Blahs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blahs feints and then cracks Mad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mad down.
Mad looks gassed!
Blahs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blahs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blahs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mad is trying to escape the mount.
Blahs tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blahs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mad squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Blahs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mad wants to control but Blahs is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad really wants to buck Blahs off and get back to his feet.
Mad is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blahs tries to control but Mad wriggling away.
Blahs with a couple of short strikes.
Blahs looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Blahs trying to control but Mad is having none of it.
Blahs looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blahs lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mad hang on?
Blahs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mad working to try and regain half guard.
Mad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blahs breaks from Mad's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blahs cracks Mad with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mad is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blahs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mad sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tajhon Blahs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blahs scores with a nice head shot.
Mad is still on wobbly legs! Can Blahs finish him?
Blahs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mad seems to have recovered his senses.
Blahs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Blahs.
The fighters circling - Blahs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blahs throws a looping overhand right but Mad ducks down to avoid it.
Blahs throws a jab when Mad was well out of range.
Mad slips a jab from Blahs.
Blahs throws the left hand but Mad avoids the punch easily.
Mad scores with a jab to the body.
Mad bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blahs manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mad is thwarting Blahs's attempts to control the position.
Mad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blahs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad is working for a submission of some sort.
Blahs is concentrating on defense, preventing Mad from advancing position.
Mad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mad is pressing down on Blahs's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blahs is holding on for now.
Blahs keeping hold of Mad's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two 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.
Mad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mad throws a nice looking combination but Blahs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mad shoots for a takedown but Blahs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blahs moves away from the strike by Mad.
Nice body kick there by Blahs.
Blahs swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Mad counter with a right hand.
Blahs misses the shot to the body.
Blahs cracks Mad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blahs closes the distance and clinches.
Blahs scores with a shot to the side of Mad's head.
Mad looking for a takedown.
Blahs digs a right hand into Mad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mad's gas tank.
Blahs lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blahs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blahs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blahs works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Blahs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blahs stands up from Mad's guard - Blahs perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mad closes the distance and clinches up with Blahs, looking for a takedown. Mad pushes Blahs against the cage but Blahs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tajhon Blahs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Mad.
Blahs lands a high kick!
Mad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blahs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blahs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mad, pushing him back against the cage.
Blahs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blahs pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blahs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mad or not.
Mad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blahs pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blahs throws a lazy right hand but Mad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blahs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blahs takes a swing at Mad's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Blahs catches Mad right on the button with a cross.
Mad looks to throw the jab but Blahs is out of range.
Blahs misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Blahs to counter with a crisp jab.
Blahs scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tajhon Blahs dominated that second round.
That's time! Blahs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Mad shoots and misses
and Blahs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blahs throws a right and a left that Mad avoids nicely.
Blahs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mad's corner calls for a 1-2. Mad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mad misses with a takedown
and Blahs counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mad!
Mad is in a horrible position here. Blahs smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mad sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Blahs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blahs escapes and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mad is defended easily by Blahs.
Tajhon Blahs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Mad.
Blahs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blahs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mad's sensitive parts.
Mad misses with a takedown
and Mad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mad tries to keep at a distance but Blahs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blahs avoiding damage.
Blahs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blahs is pressed up against the cage. Mad has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blahs down to the mat. Blahs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blahs.
Blahs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Blahs - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blahs works on Mad's body with a couple of short punches.
Mad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Blahs.
Blahs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blahs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mad looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blahs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blahs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab from Mad.
Mad lunges at Blahs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blahs's hand.
Mad misses the body punch
and Blahs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tajhon Blahs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blahs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad wants to get back to his feet but Blahs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blahs is pushing down on Mad's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mad is fighting to maintain full guard but Blahs has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mad is looking to get back to full guard here but Blahs has managed to pass to side control instead.
Blahs is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blahs is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blahs postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mad looks a forlorn figure.
Mad tries to hold on but Blahs postures up.
Blahs lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mad hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad wants to hold on but Blahs pushes him away.
Blahs scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blahs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mad tries to buck Blahs off but he can't manage it.
Tajhon Blahs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mad tries to reverse the position but Blahs maintains control.
Blahs lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blahs controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tajhon Blahs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blahs 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tajhon Blahs!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Tooreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Smeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tooreal's entrance music is Forever. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwayne Tooreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Smeer!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smeer feints and as Tooreal raises his hands in defense, Smeer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smeer wants to control from the top but Tooreal keeps moving.
Smeer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smeer trying to control but Tooreal is working from the bottom.
Tooreal controls Smeer momentarily but Smeer frees himself.
Smeer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smeer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smeer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smeer trying to control but Tooreal is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smeer shoots in and drives through. Tooreal sprawls well.
Smeer clinches.
Smeer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tooreal walks away with a smile on his face. Smeer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smeer fails to land the takedown.
Dwayne Tooreal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Smeer.
Tooreal connects with a body shot.
Smeer looks gassed!
Tooreal shoots in for a double leg but Smeer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smeer misses with a takedown attempt
and Tooreal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smeer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Frank Smeer has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tooreal throws a nice looking combination but Smeer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smeer darts in trying to clinch
and Tooreal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smeer thinking.
Danga de danga de dang - Tooreal scores with a four punch combination!
Tooreal lands a left and a right that send Smeer crashing to the mat, dazed. Tooreal thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tooreal lands with a cross.
Smeer is rocked!
Tooreal closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Smeer out cold! Smeer corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dwayne Tooreal!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by Ride Of The Valkyries. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre throws the left hand but Bradley avoids the punch easily.
Bradley moves out of range of the body kick.
Good work by St Pierre as he checks the leg kick.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Bradley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bradley looks to land a right hand but St Pierre moved out of range.
St Pierre moves away from the strike by Bradley.
A swing and a miss from St Pierre.
Bradley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bradley blocks a jab.
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley.
Bradley slaps away a takedown attempt from St Pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bradley loads up on a big right hand but St Pierre slips the punch.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. St Pierre saw that one coming.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Bradley keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the body from St Pierre misses
and Bradley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Pierre thinking.
Bradley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Pierre.
Bradley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
St Pierre takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by St Pierre as he connects with a hook.
St Pierre throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.
St Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
St Pierre takes one on the button.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dan Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank St Pierre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bradley counters with a crisp right that sends St Pierre to the canvas! Bradley follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Bradley!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cotton Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinto has chosen Three 6 Mafia featuring Akon & Jim Jones - That's Right as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cotton Hill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill has closed the distance and engaged Pinto in a clinch.
Pinto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hill blocks an elbow strike.
Pinto tries to land a knee to the head but Hill blocks with his arms.
Hill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pinto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pinto throws an elbow but it misses.
Pinto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pinto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinto has Hill pressed against the cage.
Hill blocks an elbow strike.
Pinto trying to stall but Hill improves his position.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hill - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pinto throws a head punch that misses.
Hill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hill looking to stall.
Pinto has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Hill takes an elbow to the temple.
Pinto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pinto misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pinto.
Hill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hill wants a takedown.
Pinto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pinto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Pinto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hill blocks an elbow strike from Pinto.
Pinto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hill misses with a knee strike.
Hill avoids the elbow strike from Pinto, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Hill.
Pinto misses with an elbow over the top.
Pinto throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Pinto misses with an elbow strike.
Pinto blocks an uppercut.
Hill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pinto smiles and moves away.
Pinto throws the kick towards the body but Hill avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hill checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto moves out of range as Hill strikes.
Hill avoids the body shot from Pinto.
Pinto scoring well with a low kick there.
Pinto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pinto throws a body kick that misses.
Hill throws a right hand that Pinto ducks under and follows up with a left that Pinto also avoids with ease.
Javier Pinto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill has closed the distance and engaged Pinto in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Pinto.
It looks like Cotton Hill has been cut.
Hill just leaning against Pinto, taking a breather.
Hill tries to pull guard but Pinto won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cotton Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hill avoids the elbow strike from Pinto, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Hill.
It looks like Javier Pinto has been cut.
Pinto lands a damaging elbow.
Pinto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pinto throws an elbow but misses.
Hill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pinto pushes off an throws an elbow but Hill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hill has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pinto is trying to keep an underhook but Hill manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pinto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pinto trying to keep a closed guard but Hill is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto is looking for a triangle but Hill pushes his legs off easily.
Pinto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hill is aware though and is defending well.
Pinto looks gassed!
Hill drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hill jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pinto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hill defends it easily.
Pinto looking for subs off his back but Hill has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pinto has a hand on Hill's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hill takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pinto sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pinto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pinto looking for submissions off his back.
Hill wants to work for an arm triangle but Pinto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pinto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hill is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pinto defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cotton Hill will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pinto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hill tries to clinch but Pinto moves away
and Pinto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hill's knee momentarily.
Pinto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hill.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pinto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hill has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hill and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pinto closes the distance and pushes Hill back into the cage.
Hill misses with an elbow strike.
Pinto throws an elbow but it misses.
Hill drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pinto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pinto misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but Pinto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Hill blocks the leg kick.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pinto as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cotton Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto drops his hands momentarily and Hill takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pinto throws a leg kick that misses.
Hill closes the distance but Pinto moves to the side
and Pinto counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinto swats away the attempt to clinch by Hill.
Pinto slaps away a takedown attempt from Hill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hill clinches up against the cage.
Pinto pushes off an throws an elbow but Hill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hill missing with knees to the body.
Hill misses with a knee to the head.
Pinto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hill's defenses.
Pinto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pinto throws an elbow but it misses.
Pinto blocking some punches.
Hill is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pinto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto stalls.
Pinto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pinto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hill's brow.
Pinto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinto.
Pinto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pinto misses with an elbow strike.
Pinto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hill blocks it with crossed arms.
Pinto pushes off an throws an elbow but Hill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hill pulls guard successfully.
Pinto advances to half guard.
Hill is not content to let Pinto control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto trying to pass the guard but Hill defending well.
Hill is looking to control Pinto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hill avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto wants to take a breather but Hill is having none of it.
Hill wants to control but Pinto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pinto blocks a jab.
Pinto throws a shot to the body.
Pinto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hill clinches.
Pinto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hill up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Pinto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pinto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pinto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pinto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hill looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pinto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pinto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pinto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pinto lands an elbow inside that Hill shrugs off.
Pinto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pinto avoiding damage.
Hill blocks an elbow strike.
Pinto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hill's defenses.
Hill dodges an elbow strike from Pinto.
Stalling in the clinch from Hill.
Pinto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hill takes an elbow to the temple.
Pinto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pinto throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Pinto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pinto sprawls well. Pinto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hill gets slowly back to his feet.
Pinto closes the distance and pushes Hill back into the cage.
Hill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pinto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hill blocks it with crossed arms.
Pinto throws an elbow but it misses.
Pinto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pinto tries to land a knee to the head but Hill blocks with his arms.
Pinto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pinto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hill gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pinto regains guard.
Pinto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pinto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pinto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hill has managed to get both his arms back between Pinto's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto tries to improve position but can't.
Hill thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pinto is trying to get back to half guard.
Pinto manages to get back to half guard.
Hill lands strikes from half guard.
Hill prevents Pinto from improving his position.
Hill seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to stand up but Pinto has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pinto is trying to control but can't.
Pinto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pinto actively working from the bottom here.
Pinto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hill connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hill checks a leg kick.
Javier Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Hill.
Pinto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hill fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hill.
Hill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinto. Pinto obviously looking to wear him down.
Pinto looks for the body kick but Hill saw that one coming.
Hill is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pinto's half guard.
Pinto tries to roll over but Hill keeps him under control.
Pinto actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto tries to get to full guard but Hill has control of the leg.
Pinto looking for subs from the bottom but Hill mounts him!
Pinto is trying to escape the mount.
Hill with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pinto gets back to half guard.
Hill is trying to control the action in half guard but Pinto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pinto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cotton Hill clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hill wants to clinch but Pinto slips to the side
and Pinto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hill is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hill moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pinto throws an elbow but misses.
Hill manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pinto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pinto tries to free his leg and advance position but Hill is retaining full guard.
Hill is looking for a triangle but Pinto pushes his legs off easily.
Pinto wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pinto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hill is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinto preventing the sweep.
Pinto trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Pinto looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hill fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hill is looking to clinch.
Hill is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pinto's half guard.
Hill lands with a punch from half guard.
Pinto has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Hill escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Hill!
Pinto is looking for a sweep.
Pinto wants to control but Hill postures up.
Hill is working Pinto over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hill is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pinto will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pinto is not content to let Hill control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto tries to improve position but can't.
Pinto is not content to let Hill control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hill feints and as Pinto raises his hands in defense, Hill changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hill wants to control from the top but Pinto keeps moving.
Hill controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pinto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hill defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pinto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pinto throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hill escapes and throws Pinto's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Pinto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hill wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cotton Hill had his way with Javier Pinto in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Pinto.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but Pinto shows good takedown defense.
Pinto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hill. That did some damage!
Pinto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hill.
Hill wants to clinch.
Pinto misses with a kick to the body.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
Hill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Pinto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto looks for the body kick but Hill saw that one coming.
Pinto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pinto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hill will feel that in the morning.
Pinto throws a sloppy head kick
and Hill counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pinto tries to roll over but Hill keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hill lands a nice short elbow.
Pinto is not content to let Hill control the position.
Hill is controlling the pace.
Hill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pinto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hill.
Hill is thwarting Pinto's attempts to control the position.
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.
Pinto gets full guard.
Pinto working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hill has passed into half guard!
Hill is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pinto sees it coming and defends easily.
Pinto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hill winds up and cracks Pinto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hill wants to work for an arm triangle but Pinto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pinto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hill pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pinto wants to get back to full guard.
Hill is trying to work for a kimura but Pinto is defending well.
Pinto actively working from the bottom here.
Pinto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pinto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hill has managed to get both his arms back between Pinto's legs - danger averted.
Pinto working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cotton Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pinto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Javier Pinto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill wants to control from the top but Pinto keeps moving.
Pinto has his foot on Hill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hill works his way back into a safe position though.
Hill trying to control but Pinto is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pinto throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cotton Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hill 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cotton Hill!
Cotton Hill retains his lightweight title!
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