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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjo Alejandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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204 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benjo Alejandro!
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, Wanderlei Chuteboxe!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuteboxe gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alejandro is looking to regain half guard here but Chuteboxe keeps moving and retains side control.
Alejandro defending against the ground and pound.
Alejandro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chuteboxe tries to stand but can't do so whilst Alejandro controls his leg.
Chuteboxe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chuteboxe wants to get back to his feet.
Chuteboxe looking for a submission but Alejandro manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Alejandro throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Chuteboxe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alejandro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuteboxe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chuteboxe should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Alejandro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chuteboxe's guard.
Alejandro pushing down on Chuteboxe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alejandro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alejandro prevents Chuteboxe from standing back up.
Chuteboxe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alejandro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alejandro is trying to control the action in half guard but Chuteboxe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alejandro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alejandro lands a nice short elbow.
Chuteboxe has hold of Alejandro's hands but Alejandro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alejandro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chuteboxe taking some punishment here, with Alejandro in his half guard.
Alejandro drops an elbow to the side of Chuteboxe's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe tries to roll over but Alejandro keeps him under control.
Chuteboxe looks winded!
Alejandro is nestled in close to Chuteboxe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alejandro lands strikes from half guard.
Chuteboxe is staying active underneath Alejandro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alejandro working over Chuteboxe with some ground and pound. Chuteboxe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chuteboxe trying to control but Alejandro postures up.
Alejandro working Chuteboxe over with strikes.
Alejandro lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Chuteboxe! More strikes land and this one is all over! Alejandro jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjo Alejandro!
Benjo Alejandro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Musasi Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musasi Miyamoto looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Musasi Miyamoto!
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, Pedro William!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miyamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
William showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto throws a right hand that William ducks under and follows up with a left that William also avoids with ease.
William misses with a takedown attempt - Miyamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Miyamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miyamoto is breathing heavily.
Miyamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
William shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miyamoto as he avoids it easily.
Miyamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from William, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Musasi Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro William.
Miyamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miyamoto looks to land a left hand but William moved out of range nicely.
William dives in and grabs Miyamoto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miyamoto pushes down on William's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William fails with the takedown
and Miyamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miyamoto looks to land a combination but William avoids it well.
William is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miyamoto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miyamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by William.
Miyamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
William slips a jab and a cross from Miyamoto.
William bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
William is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Miyamoto's half guard.
William is working for a kimura but Miyamoto is defending it quite comfortably.
William is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William is working for a kimura but Miyamoto is defending it quite comfortably.
Miyamoto is defending against the submission attempts here by William.
Miyamoto is defending against the submission attempts here by William.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
William looking for a submission but Miyamoto manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Miyamoto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
William drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and William jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Miyamoto wants to sweep but no luck.
William stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miyamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
William drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Miyamoto dives on top into guard.
William keeping moving, preventing Miyamoto from controlling successfully.
William is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miyamoto is aware though and is defending well.
Miyamoto trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
Miyamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyamoto trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro William dominated that round.
That's time! Miyamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
William fails with a takedown attempt.
Miyamoto lands with an overhand left.
William shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miyamoto as he jumps to the side.
William shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miyamoto as he avoids it easily.
Musasi Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro William.
William showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miyamoto.
No luck with that takedown attempt from William.
Miyamoto scores with a jab. William acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws a right hand that William ducks under and follows up with a left that William also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miyamoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Miyamoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miyamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but William circles away quickly and effectively.
Musasi Miyamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miyamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
William tries to score a power double leg takedown but Miyamoto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten William somewhat.
Miyamoto tries to bum rush William with a series of wild strikes but William uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
William moves out of range as Miyamoto strikes.
Musasi Miyamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miyamoto circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William shoots in looking for a takedown. Miyamoto tries to sprawl out of it but William keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miyamoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miyamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miyamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from William, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miyamoto throws a series of punches but William avoids them all with ease.
William shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miyamoto defends it nicely.
William ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
William tries for a takedown but Miyamoto circles away easily
so Miyamoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
William is looking for a triangle but Miyamoto pushes his legs off easily.
William manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miyamoto manages to get himself to full guard.
William wants to control from the top but Miyamoto keeps moving.
William pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miyamoto is keeping the position for now.
William wants to control from the top but Miyamoto keeps moving.
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!
William postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
William works a leg free and moves into half guard.
William is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
William wants to stand up but Miyamoto is controlling the position.
Miyamoto is looking to escape.
William is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Miyamoto defends it well.
William is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyamoto is not content to let William control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pedro William will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Miyamoto throws a hook but William blocks it.
A big right from Miyamoto misses.
Miyamoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miyamoto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Miyamoto stuffs the takedown.
Musasi Miyamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
William is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miyamoto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
William dives in and grabs Miyamoto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miyamoto pushes down on William's head and hops out.
Musasi Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro William.
Miyamoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miyamoto thuds his right hand into William's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
William shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miyamoto pinned against the cage. Miyamoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Miyamoto misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William dodges the punch combination from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Musasi Miyamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyamoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
William fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
William looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miyamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by William.
William shoots for a double leg takedown but Miyamoto sprawls well. He's pushed William's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
William looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Miyamoto is fending him off so far but William persists. Nope, Miyamoto circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William blocks a head kick by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto stuffs the takedown.
Miyamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
William fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
William shoots in looking for a takedown. Miyamoto tries to sprawl out of it but William keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miyamoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miyamoto looks to land a combination but William avoids it well.
Miyamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William shoots in looking for a takedown but Miyamoto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing William's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
William closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miyamoto circles away.
William misses with a takedown attempt - Miyamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
William looks for a takedown but Miyamoto sprawls well.
Donk. Miyamoto catches William right on the button with a cross.
Miyamoto misses with a wild combination.
William misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Miyamoto counter with a right hand.
Miyamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Miyamoto swinging wildly here.
William looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
William throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miyamoto's waist but Miyamoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing William off to one side.
William ducks under a wild hook from Miyamoto.
No luck with that takedown attempt from William.
Musasi Miyamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro William is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Miyamoto tries to bum rush William with a series of wild strikes but William uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Musasi Miyamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think William 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pedro William!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Takatukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by House Boulevard - Set Me Free. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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29
172 lbs
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25
170 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikko Takatukka!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruger. Takatukka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takatukka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takatukka ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
A telegraphed right hand from Kruger misses the target.
Takatukka misses with an uppercut.
Takatukka staying out of range there.
Kruger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takatukka to score with a decent uppercut.
Takatukka throws a right hand that misses
and Takatukka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruger shoots in for a takedown but Takatukka shows good takedown defense.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takatukka. Kruger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruger throws a looping overhand right but Takatukka ducks down to avoid it.
Kruger misses with a looping left.
Kruger takes a swing at Takatukka's ribcage but misses.
Kruger thuds a left hand into Takatukka's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but Takatukka is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger lands a glancing blow to the side of Takatukka's head.
Kruger missing with a left hand there. Takatukka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takatukka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Takatukka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takatukka wants it to stay on the feet.
Kruger connects with the punch.
Kruger lands with an overhand left.
Takatukka throws a hook to the side of Kruger's head but Kruger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takatukka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kruger misses with a hook.
Takatukka slips a straight right by Kruger.
Takatukka misses with a right hand
and Kruger counters with a huge left! Takatukka is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kruger isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Takatukka from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kruger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Kruger!
During a confident post fight interview, Vinicius Kruger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rinta Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger De La Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Roger De La Hoya was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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276 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rinta Pelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger De La Hoya!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelle throws a big shot that misses.
De La Hoya tries to clinch up
and Pelle counters with a series of strikes. De La Hoya will be more careful next time no doubt.
De La Hoya wants to clinch
and Pelle counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Roger De La Hoya has been cut.
De La Hoya closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pelle counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Hoya tries to clinch
and Pelle counters with a nice body shot.
De La Hoya tries to clinch
and Pelle counters with a nice uppercut.
De La Hoya ducks right into an uppercut from Pelle.
Pelle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle lands with an uppercut that bounces De La Hoya off the cage and back into range.
Roger De La Hoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelle closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks De La Hoya out cold! De La Hoya corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rinta Pelle!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzaga's entrance music is Danzig - Mother. A fine choice. Dos Santos has chosen The Prodigy - Bring The Noise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Junior Dos Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gabriel Gonzaga's chin.
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254 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Gonzaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzaga closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dos Santos quickly recovers to half guard.
Gonzaga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonzaga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonzaga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzaga controlling the action here.
Dos Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzaga.
Nice strikes from Gonzaga there.
Gonzaga is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dos Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Gonzaga lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzaga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dos Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gonzaga.
Nice strikes from Gonzaga there.
Gonzaga is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dos Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dos Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gonzaga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonzaga is looking to work some ground and pound but Dos Santos has wrist control.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Gonzaga is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gonzaga stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga throws a big right hand that misses.
Gonzaga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dos Santos keeping full guard, as Gonzaga tries to pass.
Gonzaga is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gonzaga postures up and lands a big shot to Dos Santos's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzaga scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gonzaga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gonzaga lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gonzaga's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gonzaga throws a big right hand that misses.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
Gonzaga content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gonzaga throws a big right hand that misses.
Dos Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gonzaga throws a big right hand that misses.
Gonzaga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gonzaga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzaga sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dos Santos's guard.
Gonzaga working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzaga not doing much here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gonzaga connects with a nice short shot to Dos Santos's temple.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gonzaga in particular looking to stall.
Gonzaga working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dos Santos taking some punishment here, with Gonzaga in his half guard.
Dos Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzaga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonzaga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dos Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzaga.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzaga seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Gonzaga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gonzaga dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gabriel Gonzaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzaga manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dos Santos on his heels. He'll look to pass Dos Santos's guard now, I'm sure.
Dos Santos wants to stand and escape but Gonzaga is having none of it.
Dos Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gonzaga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzaga passes into half guard.
Gonzaga seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos taking some punishment here, with Gonzaga in his half guard.
Gonzaga stops Dos Santos from getting back to his feet.
Gonzaga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dos Santos defends it well.
Dos Santos wants to improve his position but Gonzaga is controlling well.
Gonzaga is nestled in close to Dos Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gonzaga scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dos Santos wants to control but Gonzaga passes into side.
Gonzaga 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.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Gonzaga landing strikes.
Gonzaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Gonzaga cracks Dos Santos with a big elbow.
Gonzaga has an Americana. Dos Santos didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gonzaga is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gonzaga hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gabriel Gonzaga!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emanoel Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Field!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emanoel Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Field closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Field is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moreno is just riding it out for now. Field eventually gives up the hold.
Moreno is defending against the submission attempts here by Field.
Field is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Moreno defends it well.
Moreno tries to get to full guard but Field has control of the leg.
Field seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Moreno has recovered full guard.
Moreno 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.
Moreno pulls Field in close to prevent any damage.
Field trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moreno trying to keep a closed guard but Field is proving a slippery customer.
Moreno keeping full guard, as Field tries to pass.
Field advances position into side control!
Field wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moreno, who protects the arm well.
Moreno is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Field off and has taken his back!
Field tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Field is working hard here to advance position.
Moreno scores with punches from the back.
Moreno lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreno struggling to keep hold of the position.
Moreno patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Moreno lands a shot to the body.
The referee is taking a good look at Field as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Moreno!
Field can't escape the position.
Moreno is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Field knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Field for a finish.
Moreno is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Moreno gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Moreno gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Moreno apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Field moves out of range as Moreno strikes.
Moreno throws out a powerful jab.
Field shoots for a double leg takedown but Moreno sprawls well. He's pushed Field's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Field takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Field has his takedown stuffed
letting Moreno counter with a right hand.
Moreno lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Field is rocked!
Field switches off momentarily and Moreno cracks him with a monster right hand! Field topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Moreno dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Moreno!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emanoel Moreno!
Emanoel Moreno thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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