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OG 77: Edward Scissorkicks PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sinkaram Hamzah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirus has chosen Before I Forget - Slipknot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tom Cirus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sinkaram Hamzah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cirus!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hamzah is fending him off so far but Cirus persists. Nope, Hamzah circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamzah lands a head shot.
Hamzah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamzah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hamzah stuffs the takedown attempt from Cirus. Cirus gets slowly back to his feet.
Cirus avoids the body shot from Hamzah.
Hamzah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cirus misses the shot to the body.
Cirus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hamzah finds it's way round the side to connect with Cirus's head.
Hamzah throws a hook but Cirus blocks it.
Cirus slips a straight right by Hamzah.
Cirus slips a straight right by Hamzah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamzah lands with a good body shot.
Hamzah thows a body shot but no joy.
Hamzah thows a body shot but no joy.
Hamzah moves away from the strike by Cirus.
Hamzah takes a swing at Cirus's ribcage but misses.
Cirus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hamzah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hamzah lands with a straight right. Cirus didn't see that one coming.
Cirus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice straight punches there by Hamzah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hamzah.
It looks like Tom Cirus has been cut.
Cirus just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamzah tries a head kick but it misses.
Hamzah scores with the left hand. Cirus knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Hamzah.
Hamzah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cirus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamzah scores with a shot to the body.
Hamzah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hamzah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cirus is rocked!
Cirus looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hamzah lands a right hand from hell, dropping Cirus. Hamzah pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinkaram Hamzah!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cu IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Cramberries - Dreams kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cu IV had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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170 lbs
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. IV sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but IV swats him away and circles back towards the center.
IV changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but IV manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
IV shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cu IV. That's going to take a lot out of him.
IV gets a takedown into half guard.
IV stands up out of the half guard.
IV gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IV has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
IV gets a trip takedown into half guard.
IV wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
IV has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Silva defend it? IV steps over the head and cranks it - Silva is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for IV!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cu IV!
An out of breath Cu IV thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tchin Fortessi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel De Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Lucas has chosen Apaga mais não bate as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tchin Fortessi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samuel De Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lucas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fortessi's calf.
Fortessi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Lucas throws a head kick that half lands.
De Lucas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fortessi misses with some punches.
Fortessi misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Lucas taking a breather.
Fortessi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Lucas has him pressed against the cage.
De Lucas wants the takedown. Fortessi is fighting it off but De Lucas persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fortessi's guard against the cage.
De Lucas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortessi wants to stand up but De Lucas is controlling him.
De Lucas is stalling in the full guard.
De Lucas stops Fortessi from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lucas is pushing down on Fortessi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fortessi is fighting to maintain full guard but De Lucas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fortessi is looking to escape.
De Lucas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fortessi is trying to stand back up but De Lucas is controlling him
De Lucas works his foot free and advances to mount.
De Lucas has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Fortessi is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Samuel De Lucas!
In his post fight interview, Samuel De Lucas started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjarno Lackenmeier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjarno Lackenmeier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho misses with the combination.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Carvalho moves out of range.
Lackenmeier moves into the clinch.
Lackenmeier throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carvalho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lackenmeier backwards.
Lackenmeier takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lackenmeier.
Carvalho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carvalho throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Carvalho tries to work over Lackenmeier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carvalho misses with a body punch.
Carvalho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lackenmeier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carvalho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lackenmeier.
Carvalho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carvalho misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Carvalho finds it's target.
Carvalho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lackenmeier.
Carvalho throws a body punch but Lackenmeier moves out of range.
Carvalho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carvalho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up but Carvalho circles away and keeps his distance.
Carvalho thuds a left hand into Lackenmeier's body.
Carvalho shoots in and drives through. Lackenmeier sprawls well.
Lackenmeier pushes Carvalho up against the cage in a clinch.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow that stopped Carvalho in his tracks for a moment.
Lackenmeier crunches a lovely knee into Carvalho's ribcage.
Carvalho misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carvalho - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lackenmeier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carvalho's face.
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!
Carvalho stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carvalho avoids it.
Carvalho managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Carvalho can't find room to land a body shot as Lackenmeier controls the action.
Lackenmeier looking to slow down the pace here.
Carvalho leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lackenmeier as Carvalho tries to tie him up.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carvalho.
Carvalho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Carvalho.
Stalling in the clinch from Carvalho.
Lackenmeier lands a nice elbow.
Carvalho lands a nice uppercut.
Lackenmeier crunches a lovely knee into Carvalho's ribcage.
Lackenmeier tries to land knees in the clinch but Carvalho avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lackenmeier's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lackenmeier obliges.
Carvalho takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Carvalho - that landed with a thud.
Lackenmeier trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carvalho takes an elbow to the temple.
Lackenmeier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Carvalho - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lackenmeier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carvalho is defending well for now.
Carvalho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carvalho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carvalho has a couple of punches blocked by Lackenmeier.
Carvalho tries a body shot but Lackenmeier blocks it.
Carvalho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carvalho avoids the elbow strike from Lackenmeier, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carvalho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lackenmeier lands a nice knee to the body.
Carvalho lands a shot to the body.
Lackenmeier prevents a body shot from Carvalho.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lackenmeier.
Carvalho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lackenmeier's elbow.
Lackenmeier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carvalho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carvalho dodges an elbow strike from Lackenmeier.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carvalho.
Lackenmeier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lackenmeier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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 Bjarno Lackenmeier will probably get the nod.
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.
Carvalho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lackenmeier avoids the head kick by Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lackenmeier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carvalho lands a jab.
Carvalho throws a right hand that Lackenmeier ducks under and follows up with a left that Lackenmeier also avoids with ease.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lackenmeier enables Carvalho to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lackenmeier manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lackenmeier trying to control the position here.
Lackenmeier trying to keep a closed guard but Carvalho is proving a slippery customer.
Lackenmeier wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho wants to control from the top but Lackenmeier keeps moving.
Lackenmeier looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bjarno Lackenmeier has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Carvalho swings for the body but Lackenmeier moves out of range.
Carvalho cracks Lackenmeier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carvalho keeps the fight on the outside.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Carvalho moves out of range.
Carvalho swings for the body but Lackenmeier moves out of range.
Carvalho instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lackenmeier.
Carvalho effectively controlling the action here.
Lackenmeier tries to land knees in the clinch but Carvalho avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lackenmeier to keep the fight standing.
Carvalho working aggressively here.
Lackenmeier lands a nice elbow.
Lackenmeier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carvalho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carvalho creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lackenmeier lands a good knee to the midsection. Carvalho won't want to take too many of those.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Carvalho can't find room to land a body shot as Lackenmeier controls the action.
Lackenmeier working Carvalho over with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier crunches a lovely knee into Carvalho's ribcage.
Carvalho takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carvalho managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier blocks a body shot from Carvalho.
Lackenmeier lands a damaging elbow.
Bjarno Lackenmeier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carvalho takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carvalho misses with a punch to the body.
Carvalho avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carvalho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow inside.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carvalho is defending well for now.
Lackenmeier unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lackenmeier is struggling to control the position.
Lackenmeier is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lackenmeier breaks the clinch.
Carvalho keeps the fight on the outside.
Lackenmeier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lackenmeier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carvalho misses with a looping left.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carvalho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carvalho throws a hook to the side of Lackenmeier's head but Lackenmeier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up but Carvalho circles away and keeps his distance.
Carvalho keeps the fight on the outside.
Lackenmeier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lackenmeier lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Carvalho as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carvalho counters with a two punch combo.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch.
Carvalho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lackenmeier. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjarno Lackenmeier dominated that second round.
That's time! Lackenmeier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Carvalho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lackenmeier manages to avoid it.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carvalho is thwarting Lackenmeier's attempts to control the position.
Lackenmeier is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lackenmeier has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carvalho is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lackenmeier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carvalho.
Lackenmeier is pressing down on Carvalho's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lackenmeier trying to control the position.
Lackenmeier manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carvalho avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lackenmeier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lackenmeier thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Carvalho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lackenmeier tries to control but Carvalho wriggling away.
Lackenmeier controlling the pace for now.
Carvalho is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho tries to hold on but Lackenmeier postures up.
Carvalho working to try and regain half guard.
Carvalho holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lackenmeier tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Carvalho is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lackenmeier has control of Carvalho's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Carvalho regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lackenmeier looking to ground and pound but Carvalho is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lackenmeier controlling his opponent.
Carvalho tries to reverse the position but Lackenmeier maintains control.
Lackenmeier tries to control but Carvalho wriggling away.
Daniel Carvalho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lackenmeier is really struggling to control Carvalho but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Carvalho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lackenmeier tries to control but Carvalho wriggling away.
Carvalho tries to hold on but Lackenmeier pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carvalho is trying desperately to improve position.
Bjarno Lackenmeier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carvalho holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lackenmeier tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjarno Lackenmeier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lackenmeier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjarno Lackenmeier!
During a confident post fight interview, Bjarno Lackenmeier 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crespo's entrance music is The final bell. A fine choice. The key to victory for Randy Crespo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randy Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Weidman!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo throws a nice looking combination but Weidman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crespo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Weidman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Weidman uses his free foot to push down on Crespo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crespo.
Weidman controlling from mount.
Crespo tries to hold on but Weidman pushes him away.
Crespo is trying to stand.
Weidman content just to control the position here.
Crespo tries to buck Weidman off but he can't manage it.
Weidman with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crespo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Weidman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weidman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weidman looking to finish Crespo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crespo!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weidman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Weidman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crespo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weidman looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Weidman.
Weidman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Weidman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weidman controlling from the full mount.
Weidman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Crespo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Weidman controlling from mount.
Crespo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Weidman controlling the position easily from mount.
Weidman with good strikes from the mount here!
Crespo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Weidman controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Weidman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Weidman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Crespo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weidman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo looks to land a combination but Weidman avoids it well.
Crespo moves out of range of the body kick from Weidman.
Crespo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crespo throws a sloppy head kick and Weidman moves out of range easily.
Crespo moves to clinch but Weidman breaks away
and Weidman counters with a shoot takedown. Crespo fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weidman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Weidman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Crespo wants to stand up but Weidman is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Weidman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crespo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Weidman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Weidman.
Weidman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Weidman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Weidman controls the position from side control.
Crespo pushes Weidman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Weidman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Weidman advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crespo working to try and regain half guard.
Weidman controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chris Weidman.
Crespo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Weidman counters with a shoot takedown. Crespo fights it but they end up in guard.
Weidman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weidman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weidman content to stall in guard here.
Crespo is looking to stand up but Weidman isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chris Weidman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Crespo misses with a body kick.
Crespo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crespo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Weidman.
Randy Crespo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crespo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weidman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Crespo!
Weidman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Weidman with shots to the head and body - Crespo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Weidman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Weidman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Weidman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weidman dominating with strikes here.
Crespo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weidman controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Weidman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crespo looks a forlorn figure.
Weidman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Weidman landing shots from mount.
Weidman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Weidman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weidman controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Weidman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Weidman misses the jab.
Weidman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crespo is out of range and Weidman settles back down.
A head kick misses from Crespo.
Weidman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crespo's guard.
Weidman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Crespo is looking to stand up but Weidman isn't so interested in that idea.
Weidman advances to half guard.
Weidman controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Weidman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Weidman not doing much here.
Chris Weidman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Crespo swinging wildly here.
Crespo shoots and misses
and Weidman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Weidman trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weidman wants to free his trapped foot but Crespo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Weidman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Crespo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weidman controlling from the full mount.
Weidman working Crespo over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weidman controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Weidman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Weidman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crespo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Weidman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chris Weidman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Crespo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Weidman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Weidman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crespo taking some punishment here, with Weidman in his half guard.
Weidman trying to control the pace.
Weidman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Weidman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Randy Crespo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Weidman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chris Weidman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Crespo fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Weidman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Weidman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Weidman!
Chris Weidman spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knut Ludvigsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludvigsen's entrance music is Grevling I Taket. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knut Ludvigsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Alverez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludvigsen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alverez throws out a loose jab but Ludvigsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ludvigsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ludvigsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alverez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ludvigsen counters with a head kick. That will keep Alverez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ludvigsen shoots for a takedown but Alverez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ludvigsen.
A jab from Alverez misses.
Ludvigsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alverez finds it's way round the side to connect with Ludvigsen's head.
Alverez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ludvigsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Alverez.
Ludvigsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alverez misses with a jab to the body
and Ludvigsen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludvigsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alverez. That did some damage!
Alverez throws a jab when Ludvigsen was well out of range.
Ludvigsen slips under a jab from Alverez.
Ludvigsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alverez.
Ludvigsen is looking to land body kicks.
Thiago Alverez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ludvigsen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ludvigsen.
Ludvigsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick from Alverez misses.
Ludvigsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludvigsen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alverez throws a leg kick that misses.
Alverez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ludvigsen.
Ludvigsen blocks a leg kick.
Ludvigsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alverez's sensitive parts.
Alverez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alverez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ludvigsen counters with a nice body kick.
Alverez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
A head kick misses from Alverez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludvigsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alverez jabs Ludvigsen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ludvigsen.
Ludvigsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alverez.
Alverez misses with a straight right.
Alverez walks into a left hand.
Ludvigsen misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Alverez.
Alverez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ludvigsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alverez thuds his right hand into Ludvigsen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ludvigsen.
Alverez throws a leg kick but Ludvigsen checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ludvigsen blocks a low kick nicely.
Ludvigsen slips under a jab from Alverez.
Ludvigsen keeps Alverez at a distance using the push kick.
Alverez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alverez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ludvigsen moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Alverez misses.
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 Knut Ludvigsen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ludvigsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ludvigsen closes the distance and clinches up with Alverez, looking for a takedown. Ludvigsen pushes Alverez against the cage but Alverez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alverez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ludvigsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ludvigsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ludvigsen.
Ludvigsen scores with a nice body kick.
Alverez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ludvigsen.
Thiago Alverez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ludvigsen throws a head kick but Alverez moves out of range.
Alverez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ludvigsen is rocked!
Alverez misses with a body kick.
Oh Ludvigsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alverez throws a head kick but Ludvigsen moves out of range.
Alverez finds Ludvigsen's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Ludvigsen flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Alverez lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Ludvigsen will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thiago Alverez!
After the big win, Thiago Alverez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kakka Parta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo has chosen Fort Minor - Remember the name as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kakka Parta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Melo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Parta has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Melo.
Melo clobbers Parta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Parta has his takedown stuffed
and Melo counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melo lands a big head kick that sends Parta tumbling to the mat! Melo takes a step backwards and waves Parta back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Kakka Parta has been cut.
Parta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Melo digs a good hook to Parta's body.
Parta is breathing heavily.
Melo lands with a good body shot.
Melo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parta backs up against the cage.
Melo goes for a small jab and connects. Now Melo goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Parta stumbles back but Melo runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Parta to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Parta will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Felipe Melo!
Felipe Melo took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spud Spud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renzo Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Gracie!
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, Spud Spud!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Spud. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooh!!! Spud has knocked Gracie down with a huge combo! Spud steps away and waves a wobbly Gracie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Renzo Gracie has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie defending well as Spud loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spud misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spud.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spud throws out the jab.
Spud connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Gracie covering up! Spud comes in with a big uppercut and Gracie goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Spud Spud!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Laiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Arabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laiola kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Roots Bloody Roots. Arabi has chosen Genesis - Justice as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
159 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Laiola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaius Arabi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Laiola.
Laiola misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown by Arabi or perhaps it was just good defense by Laiola which made him look bad.
Laiola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arabi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laiola avoids the body shot from Arabi.
Laiola misses with a wild body shot.
Laiola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arabi shoots in looking for a takedown but Laiola manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Arabi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Laiola ducks under a wild hook from Arabi.
Laiola tests Arabi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arabi takes one to the side of the head.
Leonardo Laiola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arabi ducks under a wild hook from Laiola.
Arabi throws a shot from downtown. Laiola moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arabi is defended easily by Laiola.
Leonardo Laiola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Arabi.
Laiola with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laiola connects with a right hand. Arabi shakes it off.
Laiola leaves Arabi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Laiola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laiola with a jab.
Arabi throws an overhand right that lands on Laiola's shoulder, as Laiola tries to avoid the shot.
Arabi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laiola misses with an uppercut. Arabi saw that one coming.
Laiola keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiola lunges at Arabi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arabi's hand.
Laiola lands with a good body shot.
Arabi shoots for a double leg takedown but Laiola sprawls well. He's pushed Arabi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leonardo Laiola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laiola tries to bum rush Arabi with a series of wild strikes but Arabi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arabi jabs Laiola to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arabi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Laiola misses with a wild body shot.
Arabi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Laiola trying to hold on to Arabi's head to control him but Arabi postures up.
Arabi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Laiola is defending against the submission attempts here by Arabi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiola is trying to control but can't.
Laiola is trying to stand up here but Arabi is controlling him well.
Laiola has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arabi is working away from the top position though.
Arabi is working for a submission of some sort.
Arabi uses his free foot to push down on Laiola's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Laiola.
Arabi goes for an armbar but Laiola turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Laiola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiola trying to control the position from guard on top but Arabi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arabi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laiola doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laiola manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laiola trying to control but Arabi is working from the bottom.
Arabi is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Laiola rolls with it to try and escape but Arabi cranks on the arm and Laiola is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gaius Arabi!
Gaius Arabi is the new lightweight champion!
As Gaius Arabi got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: This is what I've worked for and now I'll give my best to remain the OG lightweight champion. I'm sure that no one will defeat me, because this is a new era. it is the genesis of my era and I'm here to make history by beating Manella's record. You can count on that! WORLD CHAMPION, MY FRIENDS!'.
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