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TDCL 53- Rio Rebels PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Malinowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troby Meida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malinowski comes into the arena with The Offspring-Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) blaring out of the sound system. Meida is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: CB Sangue bom. Matheus Malinowski looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Malinowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Troby Meida!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Malinowski misses
and Meida counters with a head kick that drops Malinowski to the mat! Malinowski scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Malinowski looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meida circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Malinowski drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Meida follows Malinowski to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troby Meida!
During a confident post fight interview, Troby Meida thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Botello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Botello comes to the cage accompanied by Candlekeep. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Botello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rampage Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botello tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Botello. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Botello.
Botello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Botello misses with a low kick.
Botello drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Jackson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Botello can't fight it off and eventually Jackson manages to take the fight to the floor. Botello looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Botello has wrist control.
Jackson postures up in Botello's guard and throws a big left but Botello blocks it.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Botello blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Botello is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson postures up in Botello's guard and throws a big left but Botello blocks it.
Jackson pushing down on Botello's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Botello dodges it nicely.
Botello is breathing heavily.
Botello blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson throwing shots but Botello is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to land a strike but Botello avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Botello blocks nicely.
Jackson trying to control but Botello is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson won't allow Botello to get back to his feet.
Jackson is working Botello over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Botello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson pushing down on Botello's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jackson working Botello over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botello is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Botello with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson is keen to just control but Botello is a slippery customer.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Botello's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Botello on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Jackson works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson throws a strike aimed at the side of Botello's head but Botello avoids it well.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Botello is not content to let Jackson control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Jackson lands a strong strike to the head of Botello. That's dazed him! Jackson looking to finish here. Botello is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Jackson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rampage Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Rampage Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sye Moon Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sye Moon Kim!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Kim.
Vieira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kim tries to avoid it but Vieira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kim to the ground. Kim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kim swinging wildly here.
Vieira with a poor takedown
and Kim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieira circles away quickly and effectively.
Vieira misses with a takedown attempt
and Kim counters with a crisp one two that drops Vieira! Kim thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Vieira to his feet! Vieira is in big trouble!
Vieira is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Vieira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vieira fails with the takedown
and Kim counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Vieira falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sye Moon Kim!
Sye Moon Kim very nearly forgot to thank Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thunder Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shadow to the mat! Shadow manages to get full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Shadow keeps moving.
Jackson pushes down on Shadow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shadow is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson is controlling the pace.
Shadow is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow is looking to escape.
Shadow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shadow tries to get out of the position.
Jackson works his way into full mount!
Shadow's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jackson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Shadow can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Shadow is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
Jackson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Shadow is surviving well by controlling Jackson's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow tries to buck Jackson off but he can't manage it.
Jackson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Shadow has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson moves to the back.
Shadow looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Jackson working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Shadow is doing well to defend. Jackson seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Shadow is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thunder Jackson!
After the big win, Thunder Jackson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY 95% and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovani Sobrinho (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovani Sobrinho!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobrinho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Sobrinho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sobrinho blocks a head kick by Santos.
Nice uppercut lands for Sobrinho. That snapped Santos's head back.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Sobrinho throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Santos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sobrinho is in Santos's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sobrinho sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobrinho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobrinho controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Giovani Sobrinho.
A head kick misses from Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobrinho swinging wildly here.
Jake Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobrinho thows a body shot but no joy.
Sobrinho misses with a double jab.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Sobrinho counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
Jake Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Sobrinho.
Sobrinho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Sobrinho backing up. Sobrinho nods at Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with the combination.
Sobrinho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos scores with a head kick. Sobrinho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobrinho fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos throws a right and a left that Sobrinho avoids nicely.
Sobrinho throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Santos enables Sobrinho to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Santos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobrinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Sobrinho is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovani Sobrinho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sobrinho counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Sobrinho to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice shot by Sobrinho.
Santos takes a swing at Sobrinho's ribcage but misses.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Sobrinho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobrinho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santos on the side of the head.
Santos misses with a combination
and Sobrinho counters with a straight right hand.
Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sobrinho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sobrinho counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Sobrinho to acknowledge the strikes.
Sobrinho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sobrinho punching from mount but Santos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Sobrinho raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobrinho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sobrinho misses with a head shot.
Sobrinho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sobrinho throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sobrinho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Sobrinho there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sobrinho thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Santos trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sobrinho unloads with some shots from mount but Santos bucks and avoids them well.
Sobrinho sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sobrinho working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Giovani Sobrinho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sobrinho throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sobrinho lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Santos hang on?
Sobrinho controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sobrinho cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobrinho controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobrinho throwing strikes here but Santos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovani Sobrinho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Sobrinho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Sobrinho counters with a straight right hand.
Jake Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobrinho throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sobrinho counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sobrinho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sobrinho slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sobrinho.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sobrinho blocks a head kick by Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sobrinho. Those never looked like landing.
Santos is looking to score with low kicks.
Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Sobrinho 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.
Sobrinho works over Santos with some ground and pound from guard.
Sobrinho trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Sobrinho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobrinho trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobrinho throwing strikes but missing.
Sobrinho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Giovani Sobrinho has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sobrinho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrinho throws a leg kick that misses.
Sobrinho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Sobrinho or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos which made him look bad.
Sobrinho throws a good cross that connects.
Sobrinho misses with a double jab.
A big right from Santos misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobrinho defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Sobrinho counters with a straight right hand.
Santos looks for the body kick but Sobrinho saw that one coming.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobrinho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobrinho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Sobrinho shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobrinho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sobrinho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovani Sobrinho really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sobrinho lands with a hook. Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sobrinho misses with a wild combination.
Sobrinho tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Sobrinho counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Sobrinho to acknowledge the strikes.
Santos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sobrinho counters with a straight right hand.
Sobrinho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Sobrinho counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Sobrinho does it's job there.
Sobrinho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Sobrinho counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Sobrinho both land. Nice combination.
Sobrinho dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Sobrinho throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos gets caught flat footed, as Sobrinho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sobrinho throws a big right hand that misses.
Sobrinho controls from within his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeping full guard, as Sobrinho tries to pass.
Sobrinho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sobrinho controls the pace.
Giovani Sobrinho has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Santos walks into a jab.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Giovani Sobrinho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobrinho throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos swings for the body but Sobrinho moves out of range.
Sobrinho throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Sobrinho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Sobrinho.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sobrinho misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovani Sobrinho dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sobrinho scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sobrinho takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Sobrinho takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sobrinho throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobrinho lands an overhand right.
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.
Santos swings for the body but Sobrinho moves out of range.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Sobrinho moves out of range as Santos throws a body kick.
Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Sobrinho counters with a stiff right hand.
Sobrinho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sobrinho misses with a looping left.
Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Sobrinho counters with a leg kick.
Sobrinho drives through with a takedown into Santos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sobrinho throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobrinho trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrinho throws a big elbow that misses.
Sobrinho stands and throws Santos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sobrinho scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Santos to see if he's OK.
Jake Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sobrinho passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Santos!
Sobrinho punching from mount but Santos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sobrinho working the ground and pound effectively.
Sobrinho controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobrinho looking to ground and pound but Santos is blocking nicely.
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!
Sobrinho looking to finish Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santos!
Sobrinho is landing with some decent strikes but Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sobrinho content just to control the position here.
Sobrinho breaks from Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobrinho controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovani Sobrinho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sobrinho 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovani Sobrinho!
Giovani Sobrinho thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christina Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomas Uusierkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by her song. Uusierkki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. E-Z Rollers - Haze kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christina Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tuomas Uusierkki!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusierkki clinches up with Ellis and pushes him back against the cage.
Ellis jumps guard but Uusierkki stands there with Ellis around his waist. Ellis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Uusierkki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uusierkki jumps guard and drags Ellis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ellis has gone for a leg lock! Uusierkki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ellis's guard.
Uusierkki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Uusierkki wants to control from the top but Ellis keeps moving.
Ellis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uusierkki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Uusierkki trying to control but Ellis is working from the bottom.
Uusierkki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uusierkki has gone for a leg lock! Ellis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Uusierkki's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uusierkki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ellis is working hard here to advance position.
Ellis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Uusierkki's guard.
Ellis seems to be working for a kimura but Uusierkki defends the submission attempt.
Ellis wants to work for an arm triangle but Uusierkki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusierkki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ellis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Uusierkki is just riding it out for now. Ellis eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ellis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusierkki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ellis is working away from the top position though.
Ellis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ellis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Uusierkki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ellis.
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.
Ellis is trying to work for a kimura but Uusierkki is defending well.
Ellis wants to free his trapped foot but Uusierkki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Uusierkki is defending against the submission attempts here by Ellis.
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 Christina Ellis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Uusierkki gets a clinch.
Uusierkki turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Uusierkki manages to end up in side control.
Uusierkki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Uusierkki is chipping away with strikes.
Ellis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Uusierkki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Uusierkki working over Ellis with some ground and pound. Ellis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Uusierkki there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Uusierkki connects with a nice short shot to Ellis's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uusierkki taking a breather but there's no such thing in a fight! Ellis has locked on to a kimura from the bottom - he uses it to sweep and is now looking to finish from the top position! He's got it! Uusierkki has tapped! Great work by Ellis! Lay and pray doesn't pay, kids! Just remember, you heard it here first.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christina Ellis!
Christina Ellis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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