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BFC 20 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Primus Inter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Barboza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Primus Inter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Barboza!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barboza is fending him off so far but Inter persists. Nope, Barboza circles away and we're back to standing.
Inter shoots in looking for a takedown. Barboza tries to sprawl out of it but Inter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barboza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barboza scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Barboza working Inter over with strikes.
Inter is trying to control but can't.
Barboza is looking to take a break and control but Inter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Inter preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Inter looking for submissions off his back.
Inter wants to control but Barboza passes into side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inter wants to control but Barboza postures up.
Barboza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barboza trying to control the action but Inter is working from the bottom.
Inter sneaks back into half guard.
Inter is trying to get back to full guard.
Barboza is looking to take a break and control but Inter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza wants to stand but Inter has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Barboza is looking to take a break and control but Inter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Inter is trying to control but can't.
Inter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barboza pulls his head out easily.
Inter wants to get back to full guard.
Inter is looking to control Barboza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Inter avoid being mounted?
Inter actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Inter.
Inter trying to hold on to Barboza's head to control him but Barboza postures up.
Inter is doing well to control the position and prevent Barboza from advancing to side control.
Barboza is pressing down on Inter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Inter is holding on for now.
Inter flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inter wants to control but Barboza is keeping busy.
Inter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Inter is pulling down on Barboza's head. It's preventing any offense from Barboza, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inter keeping moving, preventing Barboza from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Primus Inter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Barboza closes the distance and clinches.
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 Primus Inter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barboza darts in and clinches Inter up against the cage.
Inter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barboza backwards.
It looks like Thiago Barboza has been cut.
Inter looking to throw knees to the head but Barboza is blocking nicely.
Inter lands an elbow that stopped Barboza in his tracks for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Inter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Inter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barboza's defenses.
Barboza taking a breather.
Inter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Thiago Barboza's cut even more.
Inter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Thiago Barboza's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barboza has picked Inter up - he's going for a ride! Barboza dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Thiago Barboza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Inter holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inter actively working from the bottom here.
Inter landing strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inter looking for submissions off his back.
Inter punching from the bottom.
Inter punching from the bottom.
Inter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Inter looking for submissions off his back.
Barboza is looking to advance position but Inter won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inter is refusing to be controlled, as Barboza sits in half guard.
Inter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barboza pulls his head out easily.
Inter trying to hold on to Barboza's head to control him but Barboza postures up.
Inter keeping hold of Barboza's head, controlling as best he can.
Inter striking from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Inter is trying to maintain the position but Barboza is very close to passing his half guard.
Inter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Inter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barboza pulls his head out easily.
Barboza is pressing down on Inter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Inter is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barboza is keen to just control but Inter is a slippery customer.
Inter actively working from the bottom here.
Barboza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Inter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Inter gets full guard.
Inter is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Barboza frees his head nicely. Oh but Inter has switched to an armbar! Barboza is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Primus Inter!
Our winner, Primus Inter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Jaxzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Klata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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270 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Jaxzi!
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, Mateusz Klata!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klata misses with an uppercut. Jaxzi saw that one coming.
Klata lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Sam Jaxzi has been cut.
Klata jabs at Jaxzi's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaxzi misses with an uppercut
and Klata counters with a right hand from hell and Jaxzi is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mateusz Klata!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrick Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Temitope Obama has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Temitope Obama!
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, Rodrick Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Obama.
Fitzgerald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Obama lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fitzgerald backs up against the cage.
Obama misses with a wild combination.
Fitzgerald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Temitope Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzgerald misses with a takedown attempt - Obama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Obama delivers a nice body kick.
Obama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzgerald shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Obama manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Obama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fitzgerald thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama has his hands on Fitzgerald's head, controlling the position.
Obama will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fitzgerald 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.
Obama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fitzgerald defends well.
Fitzgerald drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fitzgerald jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Obama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fitzgerald gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Obama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fitzgerald is aware though and is defending well.
Fitzgerald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obama is keeping the position for now.
Fitzgerald slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama looking for submissions off his back.
Obama looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzgerald is trying to work for a kimura but Obama is defending well.
Fitzgerald is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Obama still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Obama has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Obama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fitzgerald is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzgerald manages to work his way to half guard, despite Obama's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Obama connects with a nice short shot to Fitzgerald's temple.
Fitzgerald manages to get to full guard.
Fitzgerald keeping moving, preventing Obama from controlling successfully.
Obama got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fitzgerald has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Obama has managed to get both his arms back between Fitzgerald's legs - danger averted.
Fitzgerald has a closed guard, preventing Obama from standing up.
Fitzgerald is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fitzgerald wants to sweep here but Obama controlling him for the moment.
Fitzgerald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Obama gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!
Fitzgerald drops back looking for a leg! Obama is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Obama manages to kick Fitzgerald off! Fitzgerald jumps back into Obama's guard.
Fitzgerald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Obama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fitzgerald gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Obama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fitzgerald doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fitzgerald manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Obama trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obama wants to sweep but no luck.
Obama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Obama looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temitope Obama dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Obama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fitzgerald circles away quickly and effectively.
Fitzgerald moves out of range of the body kick from Obama.
Obama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fitzgerald on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fitzgerald dodges the punch combination from Obama.
Fitzgerald gets a takedown into half guard.
Obama is looking for a sweep. Fitzgerald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Obama moves into full guard.
Fitzgerald drops back looking for a leg! Obama is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Obama manages to kick Fitzgerald off! Fitzgerald jumps back into Obama's guard.
Obama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fitzgerald working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fitzgerald goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Obama rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fitzgerald's guard! Nice work there by Obama!
Fitzgerald is looking for a triangle but Obama pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitzgerald working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Obama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Fitzgerald is tightening it up a little... Obama has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Obama reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Obama taps out! Nice BJJ there by Fitzgerald!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rodrick Fitzgerald!
After the fight, Rodrick Fitzgerald was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fransisco Alveraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chrisoff Lebene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alveraz comes into the arena with Silly Shoes blaring out of the sound system. Lebene is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go to Sleep-Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fransisco Alveraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chrisoff Lebene!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alveraz fakes the leg kick and cracks Lebene in the body.
Alveraz shoots in looking for a takedown. Lebene tries to sprawl out of it but Alveraz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lebene manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lebene takes one to the side of the head.
Alveraz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alveraz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lebene on his heels. He'll look to pass Lebene's guard now, I'm sure.
Alveraz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alveraz tries to free his leg and advance position but Lebene is retaining full guard.
Alveraz is looking to pass into half guard but Lebene pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lebene is in guard.
Lebene missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alveraz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lebene.
Lebene with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lebene trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lebene working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lebene throws an elbow that misses. Alveraz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lebene's guard. Nice move by Alveraz!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alveraz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lebene is keeping the position for now.
Alveraz wants to control from the top but Lebene keeps moving.
Lebene is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alveraz wants to pass the guard but Lebene is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alveraz prevents Lebene from getting back to his feet.
Lebene has his feet on Alveraz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lebene feints and as Alveraz raises his hands in defense, Lebene changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lebene missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alveraz has momentary wrist control but Lebene slips an elbow through the middle.
Lebene has gone for a leg lock! Alveraz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lebene's guard.
Alveraz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alveraz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alveraz throws a strike but Lebene rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alveraz trying to keep a closed guard but Lebene is proving a slippery customer.
Lebene throwing strikes but missing.
Alveraz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lebene with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lebene trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lebene accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alveraz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lebene.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebene throwing strikes from guard but Alveraz blocks nicely.
Lebene is looking to pass into half guard but Alveraz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Alveraz is in guard.
Lebene is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alveraz is controlling him.
Lebene has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alveraz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alveraz wants to pass the guard but Lebene is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lebene manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Alveraz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chrisoff Lebene will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lebene pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alveraz back to the cage. Lebene follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alveraz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lebene.
Lebene looking to score a takedown here. Alveraz is defending well but Lebene drives through and ends up in Alveraz's guard.
Lebene postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lebene missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lebene is in close to Alveraz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lebene lands a couple of elbows.
Chrisoff Lebene has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lebene throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alveraz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lebene drops back looking for a leg! Alveraz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alveraz manages to kick Lebene off! Lebene jumps back into Alveraz's guard.
Lebene throwing strikes from guard but Alveraz blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebene trying to control the position from guard on top but Alveraz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alveraz looking to control.
Lebene trying to control the position from guard on top but Alveraz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lebene postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Alveraz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lebene, into his guard.
Alveraz trying to control but Lebene is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebene wriggles free and stands up.
Alveraz lands with a nice body kick.
Fransisco Alveraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alveraz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lebene throws a combination that misses
and Alveraz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lebene's knee momentarily.
Alveraz scores with a punch to the head.
Lebene drops his hands momentarily and Alveraz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alveraz pulls guard successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebene throws a big elbow that misses.
Lebene landing some decent shots from guard.
Lebene slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lebene wants to control from the top but Alveraz keeps moving.
Lebene might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Alveraz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Alveraz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lebene blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alveraz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebene makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lebene scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lebene is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alveraz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lebene throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alveraz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lebene's best efforts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lebene misses with a head shot. Alveraz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lebene lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chrisoff Lebene showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alveraz throws a head kick that Lebene semi-blocks.
Lebene walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alveraz.
Lebene blocks a head kick by Alveraz.
Alveraz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lebene throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lebene takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lebene looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Alveraz!
Lebene lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lebene throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Alveraz works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Lebene is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alveraz has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alveraz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lebene.
Lebene looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alveraz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lebene wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alveraz keeps working.
Alveraz won't allow Lebene to pass to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lebene lands a nice short elbow.
Lebene is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alveraz is just riding it out for now. Lebene eventually gives up the hold.
Alveraz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lebene scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebene not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lebene wants to free his trapped foot but Alveraz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alveraz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lebene.
Lebene missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alveraz wants to control but Lebene is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lebene thows a huge punch but Alveraz dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebene is stalling here. Alveraz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lebene seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Alveraz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Alveraz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Alveraz advances to full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Alveraz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alveraz 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 Alveraz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alveraz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lebene tries to hold on but Alveraz pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebene wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lebene is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chrisoff Lebene is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alveraz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Alveraz looking to finish with strikes here!
Fransisco Alveraz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alveraz thowing shots but they're missing.
Alveraz with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lebene avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alveraz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alveraz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chrisoff Lebene.
I've got Lebene winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chrisoff Lebene!
A less than humble Chrisoff Lebene misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Patolino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice comes to the cage accompanied by Last Resort-Papa Roach. Patolino is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pitbull - Give Me Everything. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jose Patolino enters the cage!
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153 lbs
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdullah Slice!
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, Jose Patolino!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Slice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slice shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Patolino manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Patolino keeping moving, preventing Slice from controlling successfully.
Slice working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Slice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Patolino looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patolino looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slice is working Patolino over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patolino looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is working Patolino over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slice trying to control but Patolino is working from the bottom.
Patolino escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Slice gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Slice is stalling in the full guard.
Slice is in close to Patolino's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slice works over Patolino with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slice landing with the ground and pound.
Patolino has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Slice is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Patolino.
A lull in the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice landing a few strikes.
Patolino is working to avoid the ground and pound but Slice connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patolino tries to buck Slice off but Slice is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Patolino tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slice wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Slice connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Patolino some visible discomfort.
Slice is looking to take a break and control but Patolino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Patolino tries to bench press Slice off him but Slice keeps the position.
Slice wants to control but Patolino is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Slice stalls from top position.
Slice lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patolino tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Slice cracks Patolino with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slice scoring with punches from side control.
Slice is looking to take a break and control but Patolino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slice taking a breather here.
Slice scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slice taking a break here but Patolino is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Slice dominated that round.
That's time! Slice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slice stuns Patolino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slice misses with a combination
and Patolino counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Slice can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Patolino controls the pace.
Patolino trying to control but Slice is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jose Patolino wasn't active enough on the ground.
Slice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patolino.
Slice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patolino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patolino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Slice tries to avoid it but Patolino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Slice to the ground. Slice escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Slice clobbers Patolino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patolino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patolino slips a jab and a cross from Slice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patolino fails with the takedown
and Slice counters with a one-two to the body.
Abdullah Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patolino dodges the punch combination from Slice.
Patolino is looking to clinch but Slice is avoiding it.
Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slice is looking to land body kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Slice. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slice.
Slice misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Patolino counters with a nice kick to the body.
Slice shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Patolino manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Patolino looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Slice has picked Patolino up and slammed him! Patolino can't keep hold of the triangle and Slice manages to pass to side control!
Slice landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Patolino sneaks back into half guard.
Patolino looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slice lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Slice working Patolino over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patolino blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slice.
Slice is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Slice looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Slice is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice trying to control from half guard but Patolino is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Slice dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Slice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patolino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slice throws a right hand that Patolino ducks under and follows up with a left that Patolino also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Slice.
Slice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patolino shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slice counters with a two punch combo.
Slice misses with a double jab
and Patolino counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patolino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Slice tries to avoid it but Patolino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Slice to the ground. Slice escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Slice misses.
Slice stuffs the takedown.
Abdullah Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Patolino.
Slice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patolino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slice throws a nice looking combination but Patolino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patolino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slice.
Patolino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patolino has a takedown stuffed.
Slice digs a good body shot into Patolino's ribs.
Abdullah Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slice lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Slice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Patolino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slice gets caught flat footed, as Patolino shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patolino is looking to pass into half guard but Slice pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Slice is in guard.
Abdullah Slice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slice landing with the ground and pound.
Patolino has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slice can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slice postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Slice is in close to Patolino's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slice lands a couple of digs.
Abdullah Slice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice content to stall in guard here.
Slice postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jose Patolino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slice connects with a couple of short punches.
Slice working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Patolino is looking for a triangle but Slice pushes his legs off easily.
Slice not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slice has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Slice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slice has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Slice!
Abdullah Slice bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Nobody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Nobody has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Demian Gracie's chin.
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Gracie!
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, Paulo Nobody!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Nobody keeps moving.
Nobody wants to control but Gracie passes easily into half guard.
Nobody is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Nobody avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nobody looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nobody doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Nobody defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Nobody tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Demian Gracie just wasn't active enough.
Nobody with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobody comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Nobody. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Nobody looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Gracie tries to buck Nobody off but Nobody is having none of it.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Nobody swings around for an armbar but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nobody's guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Nobody is retaining full guard.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
Nobody missing with punches from the bottom.
Nobody has a hand on Gracie's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gracie takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nobody is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Gracie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Nobody sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nobody looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gracie is fending him off so far but Nobody persists. Nope, Gracie circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Nobody is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gracie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nobody is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nobody down to the mat. Nobody avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nobody shoots in but no luck this time.
Demian Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Nobody.
Nobody just misses with a punch to the body.
Nobody throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Nobody on that attempt.
Nobody fails with the takedown.
Nobody is breathing heavily.
Nobody fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Nobody as Gracie shoots in.
Nobody closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Nobody pushes Gracie against the cage but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nobody.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Nobody sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into Nobody's guard.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Nobody looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nobody seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Nobody is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Demian Gracie!
A victorious Demian Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Peri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandro Poletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandro Poletto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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260 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Peri!
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, Sandro Poletto!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poletto moves into the clinch successfully.
Poletto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peri is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Poletto prevents Peri from breaking the clinch.
Poletto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Poletto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peri misses with a low kick.
Poletto connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Peri to the floor! Poletto dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Adam Peri has been cut.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Poletto is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Nice strikes from Poletto there.
Poletto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Poletto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poletto is pressing down on Peri's thigh, looking to free his foot. Peri is holding on for now.
Poletto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Poletto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peri looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Poletto stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sandro Poletto.
Poletto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Poletto clinches up with Peri and pushes him back against the cage.
Poletto crunches a lovely knee into Peri's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peri looking for a takedown.
Poletto with a knee to the head.
Peri letting Poletto take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peri is looking to break free of the clinch but Poletto has double underhooks.
Poletto breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Poletto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poletto lands an elbow inside that Peri shrugs off.
Poletto slowing the pace effectively.
Poletto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Poletto is struggling to control the position.
Poletto jumps guard and drags Peri to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Poletto has Peri pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peri prevents Poletto from getting back to his feet.
Peri is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Poletto is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Poletto has escaped and now he's on top!
Poletto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Poletto tries to free his leg and advance position but Peri is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sandro Poletto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peri is defended easily by Poletto.
Poletto darts in and clinches Peri up against the cage.
Poletto breaks the clinch.
Poletto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sandro Poletto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peri shoots for a takedown but Poletto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Peri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poletto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Poletto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peri tries to keep at a distance but Poletto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peri drops down looking for an ankle pick but Poletto pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poletto throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Peri stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Poletto follows into mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandro Poletto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Peri's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Poletto moves into the clinch.
Poletto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poletto drives through and clinches with Peri against the cage.
Peri tries to break the clinch but Poletto is controlling the position.
Poletto stops a takedown attempt from Peri.
Stalling in the clinch from Poletto.
Poletto lands an elbow inside that Peri shrugs off.
Poletto breaks from the clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Peri enables Poletto to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Peri manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poletto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Peri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peri has momentary wrist control but Poletto slips an elbow through the middle.
Poletto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sandro Poletto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
No luck for Peri with that takedown attempt.
Poletto gets a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Poletto.
Poletto controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sandro Poletto.
Poletto closes the distance and clinches.
Poletto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peri avoids the head kick by Poletto.
Poletto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peri shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Poletto as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Peri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poletto connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Peri to the floor! Poletto dives in looking for the finish!
Peri is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poletto wants to stand up but Peri is controlling the position.
Oh Peri is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peri looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Peri seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peri looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poletto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Peri is just riding it out for now. Poletto eventually gives up the hold.
Peri looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peri won't allow Poletto to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peri is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Poletto is tapping! Great win for Peri!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Adam Peri!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kesigan Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kesigan Weidman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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197 lbs
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200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kesigan Weidman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chael Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weidman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gracie wants to stand up but Weidman is controlling the position.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
Weidman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Weidman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie postures up in Weidman's guard and throws a big left but Weidman blocks it.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Weidman is keeping the position.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
It looks like Gracie might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chael Gracie was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Weidman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
Gracie has hold of one of Weidman's legs. Weidman is fighting the takedown attempt but Gracie gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Weidman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie is pushing down on Weidman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Weidman is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Gracie 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chael Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Weidman tries to clinch up
and Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Weidman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Weidman tries to clinch up
and Gracie finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Weidman moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Weidman prevents it.
Kesigan Weidman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Gracie.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie is trying to trip Weidman. He has hold of a leg but Weidman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gracie persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weidman keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Weidman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Weidman prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie decides to pull guard.
Gracie throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weidman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Weidman.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Weidman from controlling successfully.
Weidman is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Gracie is pulling down on Weidman's head to control his posture.
Gracie has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Weidman doesn't defend quickly enough and Gracie has managed to lock this one up! Can Weidman escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Gracie on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chael Gracie!
A relieved looking Chael Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arkadiusz Klepaczka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevens York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). York has chosen I'm not afraid as his entrance music. Stevens York will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arkadiusz Klepaczka!
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, Stevens York!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klepaczka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Klepaczka dives in and grabs York's left leg, looking for a takedown. York pushes down on Klepaczka's head and hops out.
Klepaczka shoots in for a takedown but York shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkadiusz Klepaczka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klepaczka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
York is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klepaczka cracks York with a big right hand but York just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Klepaczka 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.
Klepaczka wants to stand but York has his arm trapped.
Klepaczka tries to advance to mount but can't.
York is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Klepaczka has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Klepaczka misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klepaczka working the ground and pound from side control.
Klepaczka decides to stand back up. Klepaczka steps back and let's York get back to his feet.
Klepaczka avoids the head kick by York.
Klepaczka shoots in for a takedown but York shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Klepaczka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Klepaczka's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Klepaczka tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Klepaczka decides to stand up, so the ref orders York to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
York defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Klepaczka.
Stevens York is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klepaczka tries for a takedown but York sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Klepaczka tries to stand but his hand is stuck under York.
York really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klepaczka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Klepaczka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. York defending well though.
It looks like Klepaczka is going to stand back up.
Klepaczka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed York's head.
York keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Klepaczka wants to get back to his feet.
York is trying to stand back up but Klepaczka is controlling him
Klepaczka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Klepaczka passes to side control.
Klepaczka creates some space and throws a big elbow, but York sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
York wants to get back to his feet.
Klepaczka wants to control but York is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York defending against the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if York can do anything to dispel that myth.
Klepaczka tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Klepaczka postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Klepaczka wants to stand but York is controlling his arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
York dodges the ground and pound from Klepaczka.
Klepaczka landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkadiusz Klepaczka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
York keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
York stuffs the takedown.
Klepaczka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. York sprawls well initially but Klepaczka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Klepaczka trying to mount his opponent but York defends it.
Klepaczka throwing shots but York is blocking nicely.
Klepaczka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Klepaczka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed York's head.
Klepaczka is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Klepaczka throwing shots but York is blocking nicely.
Klepaczka throws a strike but York avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Klepaczka stops York from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klepaczka is looking to work some ground and pound but York has wrist control.
Klepaczka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of York's head.
Klepaczka wanted to stand there but York had control of the position.
Klepaczka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klepaczka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. York is keeping the position for now.
York preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York wants to stand but Klepaczka is controlling the position.
Klepaczka throwing strikes from guard but York blocks nicely.
Klepaczka prevents York from getting back to his feet.
Klepaczka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Klepaczka throws an elbow that misses. York uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Klepaczka's guard. Nice move by York!
Klepaczka is looking to stand up but York isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klepaczka wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkadiusz Klepaczka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klepaczka closes this distance looking for a takedown but York circles away.
Klepaczka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. York defends it nicely.
York works over Klepaczka's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Arkadiusz Klepaczka has been cut.
York slaps away a takedown attempt from Klepaczka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
York bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Klepaczka's head backwards.
Klepaczka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. York looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
York wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka tries to stand but York is controlling his head.
Klepaczka connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused York some visible discomfort.
Klepaczka throwing shots but missing, from side control.
York takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
York wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Klepaczka misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klepaczka looking to punish the body of his opponent here but York is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkadiusz Klepaczka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arkadiusz Klepaczka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Klepaczka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Klepaczka shoots in for a takedown but York shows good takedown defense.
Klepaczka avoids the head kick by York.
Klepaczka blocks a head kick by York.
Arkadiusz Klepaczka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klepaczka fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkadiusz Klepaczka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
York stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and York wants it to stay on the feet.
Klepaczka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Klepaczka drives through with a takedown into York's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klepaczka stops York from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klepaczka trying to control the position from guard on top but York is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klepaczka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Klepaczka tries to stand but York is controlling his head.
York wants to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Klepaczka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Klepaczka lands a few punches from side control.
Klepaczka wants to stand but York is controlling his arm.
Klepaczka in side control, throwing shots but York defends.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klepaczka tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
York wants to get back to his feet.
Klepaczka working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka decides to stand back up. Klepaczka steps back and let's York get back to his feet.
Klepaczka has a takedown stuffed.
Klepaczka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick from York lands but Klepaczka takes it in his stride.
Stevens York seems to be getting the better of the standup.
York wants to clinch up but Klepaczka keeps it at a distance.
Arkadiusz Klepaczka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
York misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klepaczka looks for a takedown but York sprawls well.
Klepaczka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has York pinned against the cage. York gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
York closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but York is defending well.
York breaks the clinch.
Klepaczka looks for a takedown but York sprawls well.
York throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Klepaczka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klepaczka tries to keep at a distance but York has taken the fight into the clinch.
Klepaczka has a couple of punches blocked by York.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
York breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from York as Klepaczka shoots in.
York connects with a high kick.
Stevens York has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arkadiusz Klepaczka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
York lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stevens York.
I think Klepaczka 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arkadiusz Klepaczka!
A victorious Arkadiusz Klepaczka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Meg Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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191 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Meg Didion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Didion has a takedown stuffed.
Boyka tries to clinch up but Didion circles away and keeps his distance.
Boyka slaps away a takedown attempt from Didion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Didion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Didion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boyka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyka doesn't manage to clinch there - Didion circles away.
Didion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boyka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meg Didion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Didion keeps the fight on the outside.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from Boyka as Didion shoots in.
Didion scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Didion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boyka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Didion misses with a body kick.
Didion scores with a takedown into Boyka's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Didion throwing strikes from guard but Boyka blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka wants to stand up but Didion is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyka is trying to keep Didion in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yuri Boyka.
Didion throws a head kick that misses.
Didion throws a right hand that Boyka ducks under and follows up with a left that Boyka also avoids with ease.
Boyka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Didion looking to sit in guard and control but Boyka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Didion looking for a guillotine here but Boyka defends easily.
Didion escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boyka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boyka wants to pass the guard but Didion is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didion pulls Boyka in to control the position.
Didion looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Boyka has picked Didion up and slammed him! Didion can't keep hold of the triangle and Boyka manages to pass to side control!
Boyka is looking to take a break and control but Didion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Didion is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Boyka off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Boyka is in bad spot here.
Boyka trying to control the position but Didion manages to sink in the hooks.
Didion working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Didion looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Boyka taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Meg Didion!
Meg Didion retains his middleweight title!
Meg Didion thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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