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TWD Aggression 8 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Pinheiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinheiro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Let's Go - Calvin Harris and Ne-Yo. Matheus Pinheiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Pinheiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaime Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinheiro slips under a jab.
Pinheiro throws a combination. Carvalho tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pinheiro tries to clinch there but Carvalho circles away.
Carvalho fails with the takedown.
Carvalho scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carvalho is trying to work for a kimura but Pinheiro is defending well.
Carvalho prevents Pinheiro from improving his position.
Carvalho stops Pinheiro from getting back to his feet.
Carvalho seems to be looking for submissions.
Carvalho is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pinheiro is looking to escape.
Pinheiro is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho lands with a punch from half guard.
Carvalho not doing much here.
Carvalho's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jaime Carvalho was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice uppercut there from Carvalho.
Carvalho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pinheiro tries to avoid it but Carvalho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pinheiro to the ground. Pinheiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carvalho shoots for a takedown but Pinheiro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matheus Pinheiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaime Carvalho.
Carvalho has closed the distance and engaged Pinheiro in a clinch.
Pinheiro is trying to break the clinch but Carvalho has him pressed against the cage.
Carvalho gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carvalho decides to stand and escape the position.
Pinheiro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carvalho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pinheiro won't be happy with that.
Pinheiro is trying to improve his position.
Carvalho tries to advance to mount but can't.
Carvalho moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Carvalho thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Carvalho connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pinheiro some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pinheiro's legs.
Carvalho lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pinheiro down.
Carvalho wants to control but Pinheiro is keeping him busy.
Pinheiro wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Carvalho landing a few strikes.
Carvalho remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Pinheiro sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro wants to improve his position but Carvalho is controlling well.
Carvalho controlling the action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carvalho prevents Pinheiro from improving his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jaime Carvalho was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carvalho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaime Carvalho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pinheiro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pinheiro shoots in but no luck this time.
Carvalho shoots in for a double leg but Pinheiro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pinheiro tries to clinch but Carvalho moves out of range.
Carvalho rushes Pinheiro and presses him up against the cage.
Pinheiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pinheiro taking a breather.
Pinheiro is trying to break the clinch but Carvalho has him pressed against the cage.
Carvalho tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Pinheiro.
Carvalho tries to break free but Pinheiro pushes him back against the cage.
Pinheiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinheiro breaks from the clinch.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Carvalho drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinheiro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carvalho is controlling him.
Carvalho passes into half guard.
Pinheiro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pinheiro tries to get out of the position.
Carvalho postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Pinheiro to stand up.
Carvalho is looking to land body kicks.
Carvalho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinheiro.
Pinheiro gets tackled into the cage by Carvalho. Carvalho maintains the clinch.
Carvalho wants a takedown but no success here.
Matheus Pinheiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaime Carvalho.
Pinheiro stops a takedown attempt from Carvalho.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carvalho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carvalho breaks from the clinch.
Carvalho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carvalho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pinheiro, pushing him back against the cage.
Carvalho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pinheiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinheiro manages to break the clinch.
Matheus Pinheiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinheiro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carvalho tries to avoid it but Pinheiro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carvalho to the ground. Carvalho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carvalho.
Carvalho scores a takedown into full mount!
Carvalho controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho get's back to his feet.
Pinheiro has a takedown stuffed.
Carvalho fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pinheiro to the ground. Carvalho is now in Pinheiro's guard.
Carvalho sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carvalho wants to control from the top but Pinheiro keeps moving.
Carvalho cracks Pinheiro with a solid left hand.
Carvalho passes into half guard.
Pinheiro looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is keen to just control but Pinheiro is a slippery customer.
Carvalho is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvalho is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pinheiro is staying active underneath Carvalho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carvalho is controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jaime Carvalho wasn't active enough on the ground.
Carvalho stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaime Carvalho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pinheiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Carvalho.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carvalho clinches with his opponent.
Pinheiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carvalho is keeping busy.
Pinheiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carvalho pulls guard.
Carvalho is pulling down on Pinheiro's head to control his posture.
Jaime Carvalho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pinheiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carvalho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carvalho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pinheiro wants to stand but Carvalho has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carvalho holds on and takes a little breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jaime Carvalho wasn't active enough on the ground.
Carvalho throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pinheiro was covering up waiting for the punch and Carvalho finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pinheiro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Carvalho has passed into side control.
Carvalho wants to control but Pinheiro is keeping him busy.
Pinheiro is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Carvalho has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Carvalho advances to full mount.
Carvalho looking to finish Pinheiro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pinheiro!
Carvalho manages to capitalize on a mistake by Pinheiro to take his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Carvalho's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Pinheiro is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carvalho working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Pinheiro is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Carvalho has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Pinheiro taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jaime Carvalho!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Papov Taaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Comblin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Papov Taaka!
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, Lee Comblin!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Comblin takes a swing at Taaka's ribcage but misses.
Comblin throws a nice looking combination but Taaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Comblin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Comblin tries to bum rush Taaka with a series of wild strikes but Taaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Comblin misses with a series of wild punches.
Comblin misses with a two punch combination.
Taaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Comblin.
Comblin swinging wildly here.
Comblin takes a swing at Taaka's ribcage but misses.
Taaka misses with a takedown attempt - Comblin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Comblin throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comblin stuffs the takedown attempt from Taaka. Taaka gets slowly back to his feet.
Taaka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Comblin pinned against the cage. Comblin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papov Taaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Comblin throws a series of punches but Taaka avoids them all with ease.
Comblin misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Comblin misses its intended target.
Comblin throws a nice looking combination but Taaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taaka moves away from the strike by Comblin.
Lee Comblin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Comblin misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comblin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Comblin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taaka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Comblin!
Taaka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Taaka is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Comblin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Taaka is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Comblin is surviving well by controlling Taaka's body position as best he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taaka controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taaka wants to control the pace but Comblin is squirming around nicely.
Taaka is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Taaka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Papov Taaka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Aguero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguero comes to the cage accompanied by Argentinian Magic. On his way into the cage it seems that Sergio Aguero has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sergio Aguero seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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175 lbs
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154 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguero!
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, Lucas Faria!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguero wants to clinch up but Faria keeps it at a distance.
Faria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Faria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faria misses with the combination.
Aguero clinches with his opponent.
Aguero tries to land knees in the clinch but Faria avoids the damage to the body.
Aguero missing with knees to the body.
Aguero taking a breather.
Aguero stalling.
Aguero tries to land knees in the clinch but Faria avoids the damage to the body.
Faria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faria is looking to break free of the clinch but Aguero has double underhooks.
Faria pulls guard.
Faria pushes Aguero off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Faria. Those never looked like landing.
Faria checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Faria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sergio Aguero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguero misses with a head kick.
Aguero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aguero throws a nice head kick!
A left and a right from Faria both land. Nice combination.
Faria swinging wildly here.
Aguero tries a head kick but it misses.
Faria misses with a few strikes there.
Aguero stuns Faria with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Faria does no damage.
Aguero tries to clinch but Faria is having none of it.
Faria throws a series of punches but Aguero moves out of range.
Aguero clinches with his opponent.
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 quick uppercut on the inside from Faria.
Faria misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Faria's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Aguero.
Faria has had enough of the clinch but Aguero keeps him there for the moment.
Faria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aguero misses with a body kick.
Aguero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aguero tries a head kick but it misses.
Aguero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faria, pushing him back against the cage.
Faria tries to break free but Aguero pushes him back against the cage.
Aguero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faria looks gassed!
Aguero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faria is defending well for now.
Aguero is pushing Faria up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aguero tries a knee to the head but Faria blocks it.
Faria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faria blocks an elbow strike from Aguero.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aguero.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aguero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faria's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Faria in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sergio Aguero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Aguero.
Faria misses with the combination.
Faria throws a right and a left that Aguero avoids nicely.
Aguero tries to clinch there but Faria circles away.
Aguero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faria avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Faria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aguero.
Aguero doesn't manage to clinch there - Faria circles away.
Faria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aguero.
Aguero throws a leg kick but Faria moved away.
Aguero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Faria.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aguero holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Faria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aguero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aguero.
Nice elbow from Aguero.
Aguero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faria has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aguero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faria avoids it.
Faria avoiding damage as Aguero throws knees to the body.
Faria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aguero has him pressed against the cage.
Aguero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faria is defending well for now.
Faria goes for a takedown attempt but Aguero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aguero drives through and clinches with Faria against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aguero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Faria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aguero working Faria over with knees to the body.
Aguero misses with an elbow strike.
Aguero lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Aguero dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good work by Faria as he checks the leg kick.
Sergio Aguero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faria fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Faria throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aguero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aguero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sergio Aguero is winning the standup battle so far.
Aguero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faria blocks a jab.
Faria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aguero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faria just misses with a punch to the body.
Faria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aguero throws out the jab.
Faria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That kick from Aguero tenderised Faria's leg. Faria is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aguero tries to land a front kick but Faria steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Faria misses with a double jab.
Faria is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aguero tries to clinch there but Faria circles away.
Aguero throws a low kick but Faria moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aguero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Faria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aguero clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Faria's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faria blocks an elbow strike from Aguero.
Faria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aguero has him pressed against the cage.
Aguero prevents Faria from breaking the clinch.
Faria is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Faria's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faria has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aguero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faria's brow.
Faria tries to break free but Aguero pushes him back against the cage.
Faria is trying to force a seperation but Aguero has the dominant position.
Aguero misses with an elbow strike.
Faria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aguero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faria moves away.
Aguero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Aguero finds it's target.
Aguero throws a solid leg kick but Faria takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aguero.
Faria pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aguero back to the cage. Faria follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguero tries to bum rush Faria with a series of wild strikes but Faria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aguero drives through and clinches with Faria against the cage.
Aguero stalling in the clinch but Faria improves position.
Faria goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aguero prevents it.
Faria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aguero trying to control the position but instead, Faria has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aguero into the cage.
Aguero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faria avoids a wild elbow strike from Aguero.
Faria wants to get back to striking at distance but Aguero won't allow it.
Faria has had enough of the clinch but Aguero keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Aguero.
A knee to the head by Aguero.
Aguero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faria is defending well for now.
Aguero lands an elbow just above Faria 's eye.
Aguero scores a nice knee to the body.
Aguero crunches a lovely knee into Faria's ribcage.
Aguero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aguero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Faria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aguero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aguero crunches a lovely knee into Faria's ribcage.
Aguero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faria avoids it.
Faria dodges an elbow strike from Aguero.
Aguero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Faria's efforts to push away.
Aguero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aguero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faria avoids it.
Sergio Aguero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguero is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Aguero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aguero throws an elbow that misses.
Aguero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faria can do to turn this around?
Aguero lands an elbow that stopped Faria in his tracks for a moment.
Aguero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faria.
Faria has had enough of the clinch but Aguero keeps him there for the moment.
Aguero lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aguero.
Aguero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aguero lands a nice knee to the body.
Faria avoiding damage as Aguero throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Aguero.
Faria tries to break the clinch but Aguero is controlling the position.
Aguero lands an elbow just above Faria 's eye.
Aguero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faria.
Aguero lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Aguero dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Aguero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aguero.
Aguero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faria clinches with his opponent.
Aguero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aguero keeps control of Faria as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faria can't break the clinch.
Faria is trying to force a seperation but Aguero has the dominant position.
Aguero lands a good knee to the midsection. Faria won't want to take too many of those.
Faria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aguero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faria.
Aguero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aguero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faria is defending well for now.
Faria is trying to break free.
Aguero misses with an elbow strike.
Aguero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faria avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Aguero lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aguero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faria's brow.
Aguero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Faria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aguero taking a breather.
Faria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Faria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faria fails to land with a series of punches.
Aguero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aguero tries to land knees in the clinch but Faria avoids the damage to the body.
Faria working hard to break the clinch.
Aguero trying to land knees to the body.
Aguero throws an elbow but it misses.
Aguero breaks from the clinch.
Aguero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Faria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aguero.
Faria is looking to clinch.
Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Aguero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria blocks a head kick by Aguero.
Aguero tries to clinch up.
Aguero dodges the punch combination from Faria.
Aguero throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aguero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faria misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faria checks a leg kick.
A left and a right from Faria both land. Nice combination.
Faria keeps the fight on the outside.
Aguero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aguero misses with a low kick.
Aguero throws a series of punches but Faria avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria swinging wildly here.
Aguero tries to clinch up but Faria circles away and keeps his distance.
Aguero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aguero missing with a left hand there. Faria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aguero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faria misses with a two punch combination.
Sergio Aguero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crunch! Aguero slams his shin into Faria's torso.
Faria takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aguero is looking to clinch but Faria is avoiding it.
Faria is looking to slow Aguero down with leg kicks.
Faria misses with a two punch combination.
Aguero throws a front kick that sends Faria stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria misses with a few strikes there.
Aguero tries to clinch up but Faria circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Aguero tenderised Faria's leg. Faria is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aguero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aguero misses with a low kick as Faria jumps back.
A combination from Faria does no damage.
Aguero is looking to clinch but Faria is avoiding it.
Faria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aguero counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Aguero tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucas Faria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aguero throws a head kick but Faria moves out of range.
Faria misses with a few strikes there.
Aguero clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Aguero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aguero, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Aguero!
An out of breath Sergio Aguero 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Wiz Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernardo Quelhas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalifa comes to the cage accompanied by young wild and free. Quelhas has chosen Chama os Mulekes - Cone Crew Diretoria as his entrance music. Bernardo Quelhas has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wiz Khalifa!
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, Bernardo Quelhas!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quelhas gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Khalifa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Khalifa looking for submissions off his back.
Quelhas thows a huge punch but Khalifa dodges it nicely.
Khalifa pushes Quelhas off looking to stand but Quelhas dives back in and keeps control.
Khalifa actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Quelhas has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Khalifa tries to lock up and control but Quelhas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Quelhas looking to finish Khalifa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Khalifa!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Quelhas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Quelhas working Khalifa over with strikes here.
Quelhas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Khalifa's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quelhas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khalifa tries to hold on but Quelhas postures up.
Khalifa is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalifa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalifa regains half guard.
Khalifa trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quelhas pulls his head out easily.
Khalifa wants to sweep but Quelhas has passed to side control!
Khalifa is pushing Quelhas's head away, looking to escape. Quelhas manages to hold on to the position though.
Khalifa struggling a bit here.
Khalifa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Khalifa is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quelhas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Khalifa is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalifa is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bernardo Quelhas will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quelhas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Khalifa tries to kick Quelhas off but Quelhas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Quelhas is pressing down on Khalifa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khalifa is holding on for now.
Khalifa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quelhas pulls his head out easily.
Khalifa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Quelhas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Khalifa tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Quelhas manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa is looking to improve his position but Quelhas isn't that keen on the idea.
Khalifa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Khalifa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quelhas pulls his head out easily.
Khalifa is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quelhas moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Khalifa.
Khalifa manages to get back to half guard.
Bernardo Quelhas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khalifa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Quelhas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Quelhas.
Khalifa trying to control here.
Khalifa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Khalifa gets back to full guard.
Khalifa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quelhas is aware though and is defending well.
Khalifa has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Quelhas is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Khalifa.
Khalifa is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalifa tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Khalifa 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wiz Khalifa dominated that second round.
That's time! Khalifa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Khalifa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khalifa tries to clinch up but Quelhas circles away and keeps his distance.
Quelhas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Khalifa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Quelhas passes into side control.
Quelhas landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Khalifa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Khalifa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Quelhas's best efforts.
Khalifa wants to get back to full guard but Quelhas has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Quelhas is controlling him well.
Khalifa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Khalifa wants to control but Quelhas postures up.
Khalifa tries to bench press Quelhas off him but Quelhas keeps the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quelhas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Khalifa some visible discomfort.
Khalifa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Quelhas is controlling him well.
Khalifa looking for a sweep but Quelhas has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Khalifa 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.
Khalifa is looking for a sweep. Quelhas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Quelhas moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quelhas scoring with punches from side control.
Khalifa tries to improve position but can't.
Khalifa tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Khalifa is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quelhas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Khalifa tries to lock up and control but Quelhas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bernardo Quelhas.
I think Quelhas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bernardo Quelhas!
Bernardo Quelhas 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between James Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Lee had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Lee!
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, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Pierre tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Pierre.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee connects with a leg kick. St Pierre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick from Lee lands but St Pierre takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands a head kick!
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Pierre lands a jab to the head.
Lee lands a front kick.
St Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Georges St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
St Pierre throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. St Pierre tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Pierre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a big head kick but St Pierre shrugs it off.
Lee lands a big head kick that sends St Pierre tumbling to the mat! Lee takes a step backwards and waves St Pierre back to his feet - he wants the finish!
St Pierre is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
St Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
St Pierre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
St Pierre seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St Pierre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St Pierre throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
St Pierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Pierre misses with the combination.
St Pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Pierre swinging wildly here.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Lee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Georges St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and St Pierre duly obliges.
St Pierre misses with the combination.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
St Pierre looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
St Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
St Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St Pierre looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by St Pierre.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Lee.
St Pierre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St Pierre throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
St Pierre 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre swinging wildly here.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Pierre misses with a double jab.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from St Pierre.
Lee lands a high kick!
St Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a big head kick but St Pierre shrugs it off.
St Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lee lands with a big left! St Pierre is wobbled badly! Lee comes in with a flurry of punches and drops St Pierre to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Lee!
A very excited looking James Lee made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Paru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato comes into the arena with Odjbox - The Only One blaring out of the sound system. Paru comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tropa de Elite, osso duro de roer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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203 lbs
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25
200 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clyde Renato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Paru!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paru throws a half hearted mid kick.
Paru thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paru misses with a head kick.
Renato looks to score with a jab to the body but Paru is just out of range.
Renato connects with a body shot that sends Paru's belly button to the back.
Paru will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Renato swats away the attempt to clinch by Paru.
Paru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paru shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Renato defends it nicely.
Renato scores with the left hand. Paru knows he should have avoided that one.
Paru walks into a left hand.
Paru closes the distance looking to clinch
and Renato counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Renato seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Renato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Renato 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paru trying to keep a closed guard but Renato is proving a slippery customer.
Renato trying to control but Paru is working from the bottom.
Renato content to stall in guard here.
Renato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Renato throws a big elbow that misses.
Renato postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Renato gets caught napping as Paru dives in and scores a takedown. Renato manages to retain guard.
Renato has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paru can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paru tries to stand but Renato is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paru throwing strikes but missing.
Paru trying to control the position from guard on top but Renato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renato throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Paru escapes and throws Renato's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Paru working the head and body with strikes.
Renato is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Paru off and has taken his back!
Renato throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Paru wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paru is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Renato trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Paru tries to hold on but Renato postures up.
Paru is looking to improve his position but Renato isn't that keen on the idea.
Paru takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Paru that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Renato lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paru is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato breaks from Paru's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Renato raining down shots from the mount!
Renato scoring with strikes but Paru is staying in there.
Paru manages to control the position for a moment.
BOOM! Renato connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Paru is rocked!
Paru holds on to Renato as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Renato lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Paru is still in real trouble! Can Renato finish him?
Renato unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Paru wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Renato celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clyde Renato!
A relieved looking Clyde Renato thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Seeberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Blue Stahli-ULTRAnumb. Seeberg has chosen Alice in chains - Check my brain as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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164 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anton Seeberg!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seeberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alves as he jumps to the side.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Seeberg moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Seeberg has double underhooks.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seeberg is defending well for now.
Alves dodges an elbow strike from Seeberg.
Alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seeberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Seeberg lands an elbow inside.
Alves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves misses with a knee strike.
Alves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seeberg breaks from the clinch.
Seeberg drives through and clinches with Alves against the cage.
Seeberg lands an elbow inside that Alves shrugs off.
Alves tries to break free but Seeberg pushes him back against the cage.
Seeberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Seeberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seeberg manages to break the clinch.
Seeberg throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Seeberg forces Alves back against the cage and clinches.
Seeberg lands an elbow just above Alves 's eye.
Seeberg lands a nice elbow.
Alves has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alves tries to break free but Seeberg pushes him back against the cage.
Seeberg misses with an elbow over the top.
Alves blocks an elbow strike.
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Seeberg keeps him there for the moment.
Alves blocks an elbow strike from Seeberg.
Alves takes a shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Seeberg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Seeberg keeps him there for the moment.
Seeberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alves's efforts to push away.
Seeberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alves's defenses.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seeberg has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Seeberg keeps him there for the moment.
Seeberg pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Seeberg.
Seeberg manages to break the clinch.
Seeberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Seeberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alves's brow.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Seeberg has double underhooks.
Seeberg lands an elbow inside that Alves shrugs off.
Alves takes an elbow to the temple.
Alves is trying to push Seeberg away but Seeberg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Seeberg won't allow it.
Alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Seeberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Alves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Seeberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Seeberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Seeberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Seeberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeberg managing to block the knees to the body from Alves.
Alves blocks an elbow strike from Seeberg.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Seeberg is controlling the position.
Alves working Seeberg over with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Seeberg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alves avoids the elbow strike from Seeberg, against the cage.
Seeberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Seeberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves throws a head kick but Seeberg moves out of range.
Seeberg closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the cage.
Seeberg lands an elbow inside.
Seeberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Seeberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Seeberg blocks an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seeberg managing to block the knees to the body from Alves.
Alves avoids the elbow strike from Seeberg, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seeberg stalling the fight.
Alves breaks the clinch.
Seeberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Seeberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alves's brow.
Seeberg lands an elbow just above Alves 's eye.
Seeberg lands an elbow inside that Alves shrugs off.
Seeberg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alves tries to circle away but Seeberg has him pinned against the cage.
Seeberg lands an elbow inside that Alves shrugs off.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Seeberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alves's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Seeberg.
Alves is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seeberg lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Seeberg.
The referee calls for Seeberg to work.
Seeberg pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Alves! Seeberg unloads with more strikes and Alves sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Seeberg!
A very excited looking Anton Seeberg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mister Chicletinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Badridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry Badridge has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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27
179 lbs
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194 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Chicletinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Badridge!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chicletinho looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chicletinho has gone for a leg lock! Badridge slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chicletinho's guard.
Chicletinho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Badridge defends it easily.
Chicletinho throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Badridge escapes and throws Chicletinho's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Chicletinho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Badridge wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badridge stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Chicletinho fails with a takedown attempt.
Barry Badridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badridge doesn't manage to clinch there - Chicletinho circles away.
Badridge moves in looking to clinch but Chicletinho pushes him off.
Badridge throws a series of punches but Chicletinho moves out of range.
Badridge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chicletinho shoots in for a double leg but Badridge sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chicletinho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Chicletinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chicletinho fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Chicletinho is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badridge tries to close the distance and clinch but Chicletinho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badridge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badridge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Badridge looks to clinch
and Chicletinho counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chicletinho drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Badridge manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chicletinho has Badridge in his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badridge slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chicletinho actively working from the bottom here.
Badridge is taking a breather. Chicletinho says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Badridge's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Chicletinho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chicletinho is working an open guard so Badridge takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Badridge is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badridge has Chicletinho up against the cage in a clinch.
Badridge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chicletinho letting Badridge take a breather here.
Chicletinho is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Badridge to keep the fight standing.
Badridge stalling against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Badridge.
Badridge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chicletinho drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chicletinho working for submissions but it's allowed Badridge to get to half guard.
Badridge tries to stand and escape but Chicletinho is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barry Badridge will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chicletinho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Badridge instigates a clinch.
Chicletinho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Badridge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Badridge comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short body shot lands from Badridge as the two fighters clinch.
Badridge lands a shoulder strike.
Chicletinho takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mister Chicletinho has been cut.
Badridge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chicletinhos head.
Badridge gets through Chicletinho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chicletinho letting Badridge take a breather here.
Chicletinho jumps guard but Badridge stands there with Chicletinho around his waist. Chicletinho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Badridge stalling the fight.
Chicletinho prevents a body shot from Badridge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chicletinho pulls guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chicletinho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Badridge is pushing down on Chicletinho's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chicletinho is fighting to maintain full guard but Badridge has managed to sneak the leg through.
Badridge tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Chicletinho.
Badridge is looking to advance position but Chicletinho won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Badridge seems content to control.
Badridge wants to stand up but Chicletinho has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Chicletinho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Badridge with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Barry Badridge hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Badridge tries to clinch up but Chicletinho circles away and keeps his distance.
Badridge wants to clinch up but Chicletinho keeps it at a distance.
Chicletinho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mister Chicletinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chicletinho keeps the fight on the outside.
Badridge fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chicletinho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Badridge takes the fight into the clinch.
Badridge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chicletinho backwards.
Badridge is stalling here.
Badridge scores with a shoulder strike.
Badridge lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chicletinho jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Badridge walks away with a smile on his face. Chicletinho gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Chicletinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Badridge tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chicletinho counters with a shoot takedown. Badridge fights it but they end up in guard.
Badridge is pulling down on Chicletinho's head. It's preventing any offense from Chicletinho, at least for the moment.
Badridge is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mister Chicletinho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chicletinho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Badridge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Badridge has control of Chicletinho's left arm, preventing Chicletinho from doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chicletinho drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Badridge dives on top into guard.
Badridge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chicletinho is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badridge is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Badridge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mister Chicletinho's cut.
That's time! Chicletinho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Badridge closes the distance and clinches.
Chicletinho is trying to pull guard but Badridge has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Badridge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chicletinho tries to pull guard but Badridge forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Badridge throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Badridge is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chicletinho dodges an elbow strike from Badridge.
Badridge taking a breather.
Badridge's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chicletinho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Badridge smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Chicletinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badridge tries to clinch but Chicletinho moves away
and Chicletinho decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Badridge's guard.
Badridge controlling Chicletinho's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chicletinho tries to free his leg and advance position but Badridge is retaining full guard.
Chicletinho has gone for a leg lock! Badridge slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chicletinho's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Badridge sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chicletinho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Badridge passes into side control.
Badridge controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chicletinho tries to bench press Badridge off him but Badridge keeps the position.
Badridge in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Badridge moves into full mount!
Badridge stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chicletinho shoots and misses
and Badridge counters with a nice uppercut.
Chicletinho tries for a takedown but Badridge sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Badridge misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Badridge.
Barry Badridge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badridge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chicletinho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chicletinho takes one on the button.
Chicletinho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chicletinho decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Badridge's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chicletinho postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Badridge is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chicletinho, into his guard.
Badridge's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chicletinho working for submissions but it's allowed Badridge to get to half guard.
Badridge has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Chicletinho defend it? Badridge steps over the head and cranks it - Chicletinho is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Badridge!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Barry Badridge!
After the fight, Barry Badridge was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thi Santanna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nervecell - Psychogenocide. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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22
168 lbs
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21
164 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robbin Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thi Santanna!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Santanna was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Santanna keeps moving.
Santanna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santanna tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santanna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie trying to control but Santanna is working from the bottom.
Gracie is working Santanna over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santanna is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Santanna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santanna wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Santanna wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thi Santanna was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Santanna is looking to clinch.
Santanna throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Santanna scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Santanna avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Santanna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santanna has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santanna.
Santanna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Santanna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Santanna forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santanna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Santanna tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
Santanna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Santanna misses with a low kick.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santanna smiles and moves away.
Santanna scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Santanna lands a jab-cross combination.
Santanna throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Santanna against the cage.
Santanna is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Santanna taking a breather.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Santanna pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbin Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santanna misses the shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Santanna sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santanna works the jab nicely.
Nice body punch from Santanna.
Thi Santanna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Santanna circles away.
Santanna misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santanna lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Thi Santanna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Santanna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santanna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santanna.
Santanna takes the fight into the clinch.
Santanna prevents a takedown attempt there.
Santanna is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santanna has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie prevents Santanna from breaking the clinch.
Santanna is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thi Santanna dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santanna.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santanna was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santanna throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santanna's waist but Santanna gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Santanna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Santanna misses.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santanna misses with a looping left.
Gracie wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santanna.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Santanna tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Santanna rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Santanna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie defending well as Santanna loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Santanna.
A combination from Santanna does no damage.
Santanna throws a combination that misses
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santanna's guard.
Santanna is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Santanna is working from the bottom.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie won't allow Santanna to sweep him here.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Santanna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santanna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Santanna is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santanna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Santanna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santanna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Santanna keeps moving.
Santanna wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Santanna blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Santanna is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Santanna has escaped and now he's on top!
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Santanna from controlling successfully.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Santanna pushes his legs off easily.
Santanna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santanna doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santanna manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santanna looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robbin Gracie will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Santanna looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Santanna is trying to break free.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santanna prevents it.
Gracie jumps guard but Santanna stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santanna just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbin Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santanna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Santanna.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santanna sprawls well. Santanna wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Santanna checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santanna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santanna moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thi Santanna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santanna counters by clinching up.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Santanna has him pressed against the cage.
Santanna is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Santanna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Santanna manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Santanna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santanna lands with a right to the head.
Gracie is trying to drag Santanna to the mat but Santanna just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santanna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santanna moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santanna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie defending well as Santanna loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Santanna misses.
Santanna digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Santanna misses with a wild body shot.
Santanna lands a jab.
Santanna is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Santanna avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santanna misses with a straight right.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santanna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy left from Santanna finds it's target.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Santanna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santanna throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Santanna bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Santanna connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santanna scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie is rocked!
Santanna misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Santanna backing up. Santanna nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie moves away from the strike by Santanna.
Santanna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santanna thinking.
Santanna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Santanna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santanna lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Santanna connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Santanna connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Santanna.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santanna lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thi Santanna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santanna has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thi Santanna!
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