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Fight Night in Rio 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Webber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Webber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Hans!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang has managed to clinch.
Lang has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hans clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lang throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hans is in bad spot here.
Hans rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lang tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hans.
Hans wants to get back to his feet.
Hans gets back to full guard.
Lang won't allow Hans to sweep him here.
Lang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hans lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lang!
Hans avoids the attempt from Lang to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hans sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hans lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hans landing strikes from the mount and Lang is in trouble!
Lang tries to reverse the position but Hans maintains control.
Hans with shots to the head and body - Lang looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hans looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lang tries to reverse the position but Hans maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hans landing strikes from the mount.
Hans punching from mount but Lang doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lang tries to hold on but Hans pushes him away.
Lang can't escape the position.
Hans controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hans throws some wild stikes that Lang manages to avoid easily.
Hans controlling the pace for now.
Hans can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lang is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lang is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lang tries to get out of the position.
Hans is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lang can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hans sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hans thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hans trying to control but Lang is having none of it.
Hans controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Let's hope that Hans has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Despite being in the dominant position, Josh Hans just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lang defending well as Hans loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hans dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lang is looking to clinch.
Lang tries to clinch up.
Hans darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Webber Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang moves in looking to clinch but Hans pushes him off.
Hans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lang walks into a jab.
Lang forces Hans back against the cage and clinches.
Lang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hans is defending well for now.
Lang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hans is defending well for now.
Lang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lang prevents Hans from breaking the clinch.
Hans pulls guard successfully.
Hans manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hans controlling the position easily from mount.
Hans looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hans working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hans looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lang is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hans tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lang swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hans wants to control the pace but Lang is squirming around nicely.
Hans looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hans's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Josh Hans just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lang takes one on the button.
Lang slips under a jab from Hans.
Hans moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Webber Lang has been cut.
Lang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hans.
Lang is looking to clinch but Hans is avoiding it.
Lang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lang showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hans looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hans is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lang pulls his head out easily.
Hans is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hans blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lang.
Lang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hans blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lang.
Hans gets full guard.
Hans looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Josh Hans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lang won't allow Hans to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang trying to control but Hans is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Webber Lang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hans regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lang trying to control but Hans is working from the bottom.
Hans wants to sweep but no luck.
Lang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hans on the ground.
Lang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hans 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hans is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lang tries to stand but Hans is controlling from the bottom.
Lang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hans 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.
Hans bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lang's guard.
Hans trying to control but Lang is working from the bottom.
Lang pulls Hans in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hans trying to control the position from guard on top but Lang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hans controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hans postures up.
Hans wants to control from the top but Lang keeps moving.
Hans controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hans trying to control but Lang is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lang shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hans is trying to defend but Lang finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hans is looking to improve his position.
Lang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hans actively working from the bottom here.
Lang is keen to just control but Hans is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hans is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lang's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lang's back!
Webber Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hans wants to control but Lang is keeping busy.
Hans somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Hans gets his hands free as Lang looks to control.
Lang turns into Hans and is now in his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hans 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Webber Lang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hans 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Josh Hans!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Josh Hans!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Josh Hans!
Josh Hans wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Goz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Blevins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Goz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Blevins!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Dave Blevins has been cut.
Blevins scores with a takedown into Goz's guard.
Blevins pushes down on Goz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Blevins is looking to take a break and control but Goz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blevins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blevins wants to work for an arm triangle but Goz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blevins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blevins lands strikes from half guard.
Blevins is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Goz reverses the position - he's now on top in Blevins's guard.
Blevins trying to keep a closed guard but Goz is proving a slippery customer.
Goz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Goz trying to control the position from guard on top but Blevins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goz stays in close to Blevins's body and controls the position.
Goz preventing the sweep.
Blevins keeping moving, preventing Goz from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Goz misses with a straight right.
Goz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Goz as he connects with a hook.
Goz sizes up Blevins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blevins avoids the body shot from Goz.
A combination from Goz does no damage.
Goz forces Blevins back against the cage and clinches.
Blevins keeps control of Goz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blevins has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Goz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blevins backwards.
Goz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blevins has him pressed against the cage.
Goz has a couple of punches blocked by Blevins.
Goz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goz lands a nice shot to the body.
Goz stops a takedown attempt from Blevins.
Goz lands a left hand.
Blevins goes for a takedown attempt but Goz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Goz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blevins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Goz misses with a takedown attempt
and Blevins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blevins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goz keeps working.
Blevins looks gassed!
Blevins lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blevins misses with a head shot. Goz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Blevins is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Goz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Goz has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blevins wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Henrique Goz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Blevins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goz tries to clinch but Blevins is having none of it.
Blevins tries for a takedown but Goz circles away easily
and Goz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blevins!
Goz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blevins is squirming around, avoiding Goz's attempts to control the action.
Goz avoids the attempt from Blevins to control.
Goz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goz avoids the attempt from Blevins to control.
Goz content just to control the position here.
Blevins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Goz controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Henrique Goz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Goz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blevins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blevins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blevins is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Goz clinches but Blevins breaks the clinch
and Blevins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Goz's guard.
Blevins throwing strikes but missing.
Blevins won't allow Goz to get back to his feet.
Blevins wants to pass the guard but Goz is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blevins is looking to stand up but Goz won't let him.
Goz wants to stand but Blevins is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blevins gets to his feet - Goz follows without any prompting.
Goz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blevins's guard.
Blevins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blevins keeping moving, preventing Goz from controlling successfully.
Goz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blevins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goz trying to control the position from guard on top but Blevins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blevins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goz defends it easily.
Goz trying to control but Blevins is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goz clinches up with Blevins and pushes him back against the cage.
Goz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blevins.
Henrique Goz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Blevins.
Goz lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Goz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Blevins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blevins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blevins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Goz counter with a right hand.
Goz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blevins counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Goz!
Blevins jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Goz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Goz and Blevins has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Blevins tries to move to mount but Goz blocks the move with his legs.
Goz wants to get back to his feet but Blevins drags him back down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goz prevents Blevins from moving into mount.
Goz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blevins.
Blevins tries for a kimura but Goz is defending well.
Goz is trying to buck Blevins off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Goz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Goz trying to control but Blevins is working from the bottom.
Goz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goz tries to free his leg and advance position but Blevins is retaining full guard.
Goz preventing the sweep.
Goz trying to control the position from guard on top but Blevins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Blevins wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Goz postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Goz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blevins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blevins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Goz sees it coming and defends easily.
Blevins is stalling here. Goz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Blevins seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Goz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Goz wants to control but Blevins is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Blevins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Henrique Goz!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Henrique Goz!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Henrique Goz!
Henrique Goz wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Vioto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vioto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nothing else matters - Metallica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Vioto!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vioto is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Vioto circles away and we're back to standing.
Vioto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Vioto getting side control.
Vioto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vioto wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vioto content to control rather than advance.
Vioto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vioto.
Vioto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vioto is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gracie controlling the position well.
Vioto wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Vioto stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gracie to get to his feet.
Vioto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vioto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie tries to buck Vioto off but Vioto is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vioto throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vioto wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vioto is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vioto raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Vioto's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vioto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vioto moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gracie has worked his arm free - good work by Gracie!
Vioto stands up and beckons Gracie to his feet.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vioto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Vioto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Vioto working Gracie over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vioto moves into full mount! Gracie won't be happy about that!
Vioto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vioto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Vioto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Vioto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Vioto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Vioto's attempts to control the action.
Gracie wants to hold on but Vioto pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Vioto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Vioto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gracie's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie won't allow Vioto to pass to mount.
Vioto is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vioto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gracie!
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Vioto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vioto misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Poor strikes thrown by Vioto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vioto quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Vioto but it's paid off an Gracie is forced to tap! Nice work by Vioto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Vioto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padeiro Chucro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chucro has chosen Bate Forte o Tambor - Banda Carrapicho as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Sanchez!
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, Padeiro Chucro!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanchez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Chucro holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chucro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Chucro manages to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Chucro.
Sanchez looking for a takedown.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Chucro lands a body shot.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chucro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chucro manages to break the clinch.
Chucro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanchez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chucro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chucro scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chucro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Chucro.
Some wild striking there from Chucro.
Chucro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chucro lands a left and a right that send Sanchez crashing to the mat, dazed. Chucro thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sanchez is rocked!
It looks like Diego Sanchez has been cut.
Chucro fakes the body blow, causing Sanchez to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Sanchez goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Padeiro Chucro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Untstinx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guillermo Castillo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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171 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Untstinx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guillermo Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Untstinx takes a step back to recover.
Untstinx checks a leg kick.
Untstinx throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Untstinx misses with a looping right.
Untstinx throws a hook to the side of Castillo's head but Castillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castillo slips under a jab from Untstinx.
Castillo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Untstinx.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Castillo.
Castillo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Untstinx struggling a bit here.
Castillo trying to control the position but Untstinx is working away.
Castillo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Untstinx knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Untstinx knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Castillo on the ground.
Castillo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Untstinx, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
What's Untstinx going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Castillo taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castillo is working Untstinx over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Castillo trying to control the action but Untstinx is working from the bottom.
Untstinx can't do much from the bottom here.
Castillo is looking to take a break and control but Untstinx is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castillo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Castillo working away.
Untstinx is trying to get back to half guard.
Castillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Untstinx keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Untstinx trying to remain calm as Castillo controls from the top position.
Untstinx on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Untstinx tries to get out of the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice body punch from Untstinx.
Castillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Untstinx.
Mike Untstinx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Untstinx throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Castillo was covering up waiting for the punch and Untstinx finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Castillo is pulling down on Untstinx's head to control his posture.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing Untstinx from controlling successfully.
Castillo controls Untstinx momentarily but Untstinx frees himself.
Untstinx has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Untstinx won't allow Castillo to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Untstinx wants to control from the top but Castillo keeps moving.
Untstinx being controlled here momentarily.
Untstinx stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Castillo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Untstinx holds on for dear life, controlling Castillo's posture momentarily.
Castillo wants to control the pace but Untstinx is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Castillo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Castillo staying out of range there.
Untstinx scores with a shot to the body.
Untstinx looks to score with a jab to the body but Castillo is just out of range.
Castillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castillo throws a leg kick but Untstinx moved away.
Castillo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Untstinx avoids the head kick by Castillo.
Castillo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No luck for Castillo with that takedown attempt.
Castillo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Castillo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Untstinx is trying to get back to full guard.
Untstinx is defending against the submission attempts here by Castillo.
Castillo is trying to control. Untstinx wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Untstinx is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Guillermo Castillo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Bebot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Daniel Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
4 - 5 - 1 |
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Vera!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vera can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vera.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vera is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Vera circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vera slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Vera cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
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!
Vera lets loose with a powerful body kick. Santos will feel that in the morning.
Vera drops Santos with a beautiful combination! Santos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vera is looking for the KO!
Santos is rocked!
It looks like Daniel Santos has been cut.
Vera connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Santos to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Vera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Vera!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kassidy Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Feel Wonderful. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Moe Lester was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kassidy Cullen!
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, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lester.
Cullen throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
Cullen throws a leg kick which misses Lester's front leg but catches the back leg as Lester tries to avoid it.
Lester misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Cullen.
Lester throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cullen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lester counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lester paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cullen darts in trying to clinch
and Lester counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lester is defending well for now.
Lester is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cullen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lester looking to stall.
Lester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Lester avoids the damage to the body.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cullen is defending well for now.
Lester lands a damaging elbow.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cullen landing knees to the body.
Cullen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lester breaks the clinch.
Cullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cullen throws a leg kick
and Lester counters with a thumping low kick.
Cullen forces Lester back against the cage and clinches.
Cullen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lester landing knees to the head.
Lester is trying to break free.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lester blocks an elbow strike.
Cullen has Lester pressed against the cage, preventing Lester from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cullen throws an elbow but misses.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lester blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cullen looking to throw knees to the head but Lester is blocking nicely.
Cullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lester has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lester is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cullen tries a knee to the head but Lester blocks it.
Cullen is breathing heavily.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lester is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Lester.
Lester missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lester avoids it.
Cullen tries a knee to the head but Lester blocks it.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lester is defending well for now.
Lester managing to block the knees to the body from Cullen.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.
Lester wants to get back to striking at distance but Cullen won't allow it.
Lester tries a knee to the head but Cullen blocks it.
Lester avoiding damage as Cullen throws knees to the body.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Cullen avoids the damage to the body.
Lester scores a nice knee to the body.
Cullen avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
Lester missing with knees to the body.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cullen is defending well for now.
Lester blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cullen lands a good knee to the midsection. Lester won't want to take too many of those.
Lester blocks an elbow strike from Cullen.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lester.
Cullen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lester lands an elbow just above Cullen 's eye.
Cullen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cullen.
Lester tries to break the clinch but Cullen is controlling the position.
Cullen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lester scores a nice knee to the body.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the head but Lester blocks with his arms.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lester takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cullen lands a good knee to the midsection. Lester won't want to take too many of those.
Lester working Cullen over with knees to the body.
Cullen throws an elbow but it misses.
Cullen missing with knees to the body.
Cullen being controlled against the cage.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cullen avoids it.
Cullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lester has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cullen missing with knees to the body.
Lester with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lester with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Cullen avoids the damage to the body.
Lester missing with knees to the body.
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Lester avoids the damage to the body.
Cullen looking to throw knees to the head but Lester is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lester lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Cullen avoids the damage to the body.
Cullen blocks an elbow strike from Lester.
Cullen missing with knees to the body.
Cullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lester obliges.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lester throws an elbow but misses.
Lester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lester managing to block the knees to the body from Cullen.
Lester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cullen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
Cullen scores with a hook to the body.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Cullen avoids the damage to the body.
Cullen avoids the elbow strike from Lester, against the cage.
Cullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lester blocks it with crossed arms.
Lester lands a knee to the body.
Lester missing with knees to the body.
Lester avoids the elbow strike from Cullen, against the cage.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.
Lester landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cullen.
Lester managing to block the knees to the body from Cullen.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cullen is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kassidy Cullen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cullen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cullen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lester moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cullen.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but Cullen blocks with his arms.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lester in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lester missing with knees to the body.
Cullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lester has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
Lester blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester has had enough of the clinch but Cullen keeps him there for the moment.
Lester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lester is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cullen circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cullen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lester counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cullen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cullen tries to clinch up but Lester circles away and keeps his distance.
Lester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cullen. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cullen throws a nice head kick!
Kassidy Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lester tries a head kick but it misses.
Cullen tries to land a front kick but Lester steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cullen fails to land with a series of punches.
Cullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cullen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cullen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Cullen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lester doesn't seem bothered though.
Cullen misses with an uppercut. Lester saw that one coming.
Cullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lester checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cullen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cullen throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Lester to counter with a crisp jab.
Lester uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cullen.
Cullen misses with a hook.
Cullen is looking to wear down Lester with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cullen avoids the head kick by Lester.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cullen. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Cullen is predictable there
and Lester counters with a thumping low kick.
Lester wants to clinch up but Cullen keeps it at a distance.
Lester throws a head kick that misses.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Cullen scoring well with a low kick there.
Cullen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cullen throws a shot to the body.
Cullen scores with a hook to the body. Lester takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lester moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
Cullen has closed the distance and engaged Lester in a clinch.
Lester misses with a knee to the head.
Cullen letting Lester take a breather here.
Lester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the head but Lester blocks with his arms.
Cullen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cullen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lester's brow.
Lester is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lester is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lester.
Stalling in the clinch from Lester.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Cullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lester working Cullen over with knees to the body.
Lester is trying to stall.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lester avoids it.
Cullen avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Lester avoids the damage to the body.
Cullen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Cullen does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lester.
A slow jab from Cullen misses its intended target.
Cullen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lester throws a push kick but Cullen slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cullen.
Lester is looking to land body kicks.
Cullen darts in trying to clinch
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lester keeps the fight on the outside.
Lester tries to clinch there but Cullen circles away.
Cullen tries to bum rush Lester with a series of wild strikes but Lester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
Lester clinches up against the cage.
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 Kassidy Cullen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lester looks to throw the jab but Cullen is out of range.
Cullen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lester.
Lester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cullen avoids it.
Lester dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cullen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lester trying to control the position but instead, Cullen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lester into the cage.
Lester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
Lester managing to block the knees to the body from Cullen.
Lester avoiding damage as Cullen throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester avoids the elbow strike from Cullen, against the cage.
Cullen lands a nice knee to the body.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cullen.
Cullen misses with an elbow strike.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cullen avoids it.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
Cullen lands a shoulder strike.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester lands a knee to the body.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cullen is defending well for now.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lester lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lester breaks from the clinch.
Lester scores with a head kick.
Cullen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Lester misses.
Lester thows a body shot but no joy.
Cullen scores with a jab. Lester acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cullen moves in looking to clinch but Lester pushes him off.
Lester takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cullen slips a straight right by Lester.
Cullen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester is looking to clinch but Cullen is avoiding it.
Lester's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lester tries to move into range but Cullen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cullen misses with a leg kick
and Lester counters with a nice leg kick.
Cullen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lester counters with a nice body kick.
Cullen misses the jab.
Cullen avoids the head kick by Lester.
Lester swats away the attempt to clinch by Cullen.
Cullen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lester blocks an elbow strike from Cullen.
Lester blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lester.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Lester holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cullen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lester utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cullen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lester is defending well for now.
Lester misses with an elbow strike.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cullen is defending well for now.
Lester avoiding damage as Cullen throws knees to the body.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cullen avoids it.
Lester tries to stall but Cullen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lester tries a knee to the head but Cullen blocks it.
Lester takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lester landing knees to the head.
Cullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cullen wants to clinch but Lester slips to the side
and Lester counters with a big head kick but Cullen shrugs it off.
A swing and a miss from Cullen.
Cullen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lester moves out of range as Cullen strikes.
Lester fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cullen, pushing him back against the cage.
Lester crunches a lovely knee into Cullen's ribcage.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cullen.
Lester trying to control the position but instead, Cullen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lester into the cage.
Lester is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester managing to block the knees to the body from Cullen.
Lester lands a nice knee to the body.
Cullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cullen's face.
Cullen looking to throw knees to the head but Lester is blocking nicely.
Lester content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lester in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cullen looking to throw knees to the head but Lester is blocking nicely.
Lester pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lester pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the head but Lester blocks with his arms.
Lester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lester takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cullen blocks a head kick by Lester.
Cullen lands with a straight right. Lester didn't see that one coming.
Cullen tries to clinch up
and Lester counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Lester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cullen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Moe Lester!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Moe Lester!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Moe Lester!
Moe Lester wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kompakt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illy Niccolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gracie Family Entrada. Kompakt Gracie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kompakt Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Illy Niccolo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niccolo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Niccolo misses.
Niccolo throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Niccolo throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Niccolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Niccolo.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Niccolo.
Illy Niccolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie blocks a jab.
A combination from Niccolo does no damage.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niccolo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Niccolo.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Niccolo which made him look bad.
Niccolo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Illy Niccolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niccolo missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niccolo thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie defending well as Niccolo loads up on a big left hand.
Niccolo tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Niccolo misses.
Niccolo swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Niccolo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Niccolo throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Niccolo looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Niccolo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Niccolo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Niccolo misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccolo connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie moves forwards but Niccolo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niccolo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niccolo misses with a wild combination.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Niccolo pinned against the cage. Niccolo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kompakt Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Niccolo swivels and escapes.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Niccolo as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niccolo misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Niccolo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Niccolo.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Niccolo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Niccolo.
Niccolo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niccolo looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niccolo. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niccolo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Niccolo misses the shot to the body.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Niccolo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niccolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Niccolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Niccolo closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Gracie out cold! Gracie corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Illy Niccolo! Illy Niccolo retains his welterweight title!
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