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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Tvistler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gale Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frederick Tvistler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gale Gold!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tvistler misses with a straight right.
Gold is looking to slow Tvistler down with leg kicks.
A big right from Tvistler misses.
Tvistler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Tvistler throws a series of punches but Gold moves out of range.
Gold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tvistler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tvistler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gold tries to clinch up.
Tvistler throws a series of punches but Gold moves out of range.
Gold scores with a jab to the body.
Tvistler throws a combination that misses
and Gold makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tvistler really felt that one!
Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tvistler 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!
Tvistler misses with a series of wild punches.
Gold fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tvistler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gold.
Gold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Gold.
Tvistler misses with a double jab
and Gold counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tvistler.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gold.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tvistler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gold thuds a left hand into Tvistler's body.
Gold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tvistler's calf.
Gold explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tvistler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tvistler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Gold.
Gold connects with a leg kick. Tvistler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gold has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gold connects with a body shot that sends Tvistler's belly button to the back.
Gold lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tvistler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Gold.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tvistler on the side of the head.
Gold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tvistler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gold lands a body shot.
Gold lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tvistler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gold. That's going to slow Tvistler down.
Gold gets a clinch.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Gold.
Gold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gold keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot lands for Gold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Gold. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gold.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gold.
Nice body kick from Gold.
Gold is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tvistler rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Gold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gold connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tvistler momentarily.
Gold circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Tvistler drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Gold follows Tvistler to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gale Gold!
A very excited looking Gale Gold made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlin jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakeem Ali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hakeem Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orlin jr!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from jr.
Ali closes the distance and lands a one-two.
jr tries for a takedown but Ali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
jr dodges the punch combination from Ali.
Good shot there by Ali.
Ali shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in jr's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali stands up from guard. Let's bang!
jr 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.
jr gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! jr tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Ali is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and jr buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves jr!! jr is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Ali throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakeem Ali!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Dellelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brahma Cervejinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cervejinha has chosen Beer! by Psychostick as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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132 lbs
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135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Dellelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brahma Cervejinha!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cervejinha misses with a head kick.
Dellelo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dellelo with a poor takedown
and Cervejinha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've been informed that Cervejinha has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dellelo has his takedown stuffed
and Cervejinha counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Dellelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cervejinha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dellelo.
Cervejinha closes the distance and clinches.
Dellelo avoiding damage as Cervejinha throws knees to the body.
Cervejinha missing with knees to the body.
Cervejinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dellelo.
Dellelo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cervejinha tries to land a knee to the head but Dellelo blocks with his arms.
Cervejinha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellelo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cervejinha counters with a low kick, right behind Dellelo 's knee.
Brahma Cervejinha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dellelo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dellelo is breathing heavily.
A big right from Cervejinha misses.
Dellelo dives in and scores a takedown into Cervejinha's guard.
Cervejinha is controlling Dellelo's posture.
Dellelo preventing the sweep.
Cervejinha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dellelo postures up in Cervejinha's guard and throws a big left but Cervejinha blocks it.
Dellelo stopping the sweep attempt from Cervejinha.
Cervejinha keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha trying to control the position here.
Dellelo is in close to Cervejinha's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cervejinha wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cervejinha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dellelo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dellelo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cervejinha has control of Dellelo's left arm, preventing Dellelo from doing any damage.
Cervejinha's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahma Cervejinha has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dellelo fails with the takedown
and Cervejinha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dellelo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cervejinha misses with a head kick.
Cervejinha misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Cervejinha lands but Dellelo takes it in his stride.
Cervejinha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dellelo misses with a takedown attempt - Cervejinha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dellelo has his takedown stuffed
and Cervejinha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dellelo looks for a takedown but Cervejinha sprawls well.
Dellelo avoids the head kick by Cervejinha.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dellelo avoids the head kick by Cervejinha.
Dellelo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cervejinha counters with a head kick that drops Dellelo to the mat! Dellelo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Dellelo is rocked!
It looks like Guilherme Dellelo has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cervejinha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Dellelo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cervejinha gets a clinch.
Cervejinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dellelo avoids it.
Cervejinha breaks the clinch.
Dellelo tries for a takedown but Cervejinha circles away easily
and Cervejinha moves into the clinch.
Dellelo seems to have got his legs back now.
Cervejinha slowing the pace effectively.
Cervejinha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dellelo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cervejinha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cervejinha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cervejinha connects with a leg kick. Dellelo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brahma Cervejinha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Dellelo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cervejinha scoring well with a low kick there.
Cervejinha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cervejinha, right into the meat.
Dellelo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cervejinha but Cervejinha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cervejinha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dellelo.
Dellelo tries for a takedown but Cervejinha circles away easily
and Cervejinha counters with a head kick. That will keep Dellelo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cervejinha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cervejinha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cervejinha wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Dellelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dellelo throws a series of punches but Cervejinha avoids them all with ease.
Brahma Cervejinha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cervejinha feints and then cracks Dellelo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dellelo down.
Dellelo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good leg kick by Cervejinha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crunch! Cervejinha slams his shin into Dellelo's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cervejinha lands a leg kick that knocks Dellelo off balance momentarily.
Dellelo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cervejinha, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervejinha pushes Dellelo up against the cage in a clinch.
Dellelo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cervejinha throws a head kick but Dellelo moves out of range.
Cervejinha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cervejinha throws a leg kick but Dellelo moved away.
Cervejinha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dellelo's sensitive parts.
Dellelo checks a leg kick nicely.
A left lands for Cervejinha.
Cervejinha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Guilherme Dellelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cervejinha connects with an inside leg kick.
Dellelo blocks a head kick by Cervejinha.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cervejinha, right into the meat.
Dellelo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cervejinha scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dellelo misses with a takedown
and Cervejinha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dellelo's knee momentarily.
Dellelo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dellelo checks a leg kick.
Dellelo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cervejinha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dellelo, pushing him back against the cage.
Cervejinha breaks the clinch.
Dellelo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dellelo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cervejinha throws a series of punches but Dellelo avoids them all with ease.
Cervejinha lands a leg kick that knocks Dellelo off balance momentarily.
Guilherme Dellelo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cervejinha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cervejinha lands a nice looking body kick.
Dellelo avoids the head kick by Cervejinha.
Cervejinha closes the distance and clinches.
Cervejinha lands a knee to the body.
Cervejinha with a knee to the head.
Cervejinha is pressed up against the cage. Dellelo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cervejinha down to the mat. Cervejinha avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha throws a sloppy head kick and Dellelo moves out of range easily.
Dellelo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cervejinha counters with a body kick.
Cervejinha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dellelo's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cervejinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dellelo.
Cervejinha misses with some punches.
Cervejinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dellelo.
Cervejinha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Cervejinha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Cervejinha.
Cervejinha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cervejinha lands a head kick. Dellelo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cervejinha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dellelo.
Dellelo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cervejinha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cervejinha is looking to slow Dellelo down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cervejinha.
Cervejinha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cervejinha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dellelo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cervejinha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cervejinha closes the distance and clinches.
Dellelo dodges an elbow strike from Cervejinha.
Cervejinha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brahma Cervejinha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Dellelo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dellelo shoots and misses
and Cervejinha counters with a one-two to the body.
Cervejinha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cervejinha tries to score with a low kick but Dellelo moves his leg out of the way.
Dellelo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dellelo lands in his opponent's guard.
Cervejinha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dellelo defends it easily.
Cervejinha wants to get back to his feet but Dellelo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cervejinha has control of Dellelo's left arm, preventing Dellelo from doing any damage.
Dellelo sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervejinha has his foot on Dellelo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dellelo works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cervejinha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dellelo trying to control but Cervejinha is working from the bottom.
Dellelo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dellelo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dellelo won't allow Cervejinha to sweep him here.
Cervejinha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dellelo stands up from Cervejinha's guard - Dellelo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cervejinha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dellelo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cervejinha counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cervejinha.
Cervejinha throws a hook but Dellelo avoids it easily.
Dellelo shoots and misses
and Cervejinha counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Dellelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cervejinha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cervejinha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cervejinha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dellelo, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cervejinha scores a nice knee to the body.
Cervejinha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees to the body from Cervejinha.
Cervejinha breaks the clinch.
Cervejinha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dellelo's head.
Dellelo fails with a takedown attempt.
Cervejinha darts in and clinches Dellelo up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cervejinha scores with a hook to the body.
Cervejinha stalling in the clinch.
Cervejinha connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Cervejinha.
Cervejinha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dellelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha landing knees to the head.
Cervejinha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cervejinha breaks from the clinch.
Brahma Cervejinha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A good leg kick by Cervejinha.
Cervejinha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dellelo.
Horrible takedown by Dellelo or perhaps it was just good defense by Cervejinha which made him look bad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dellelo misses with a takedown attempt - Cervejinha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cervejinha misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brahma Cervejinha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cervejinha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brahma Cervejinha!
A victorious Brahma Cervejinha 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix Messler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terence Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Messler!
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, Terence Willis!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis misses with a takedown attempt
and Messler counters with a single leg into guard. Willis didn't expect that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Messler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Willis managing to control the position.
Messler postures up.
Messler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Messler 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.
Willis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Messler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messler preventing the sweep.
Messler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Messler chips away with some ground and pound.
Messler postures up and lands a big shot to Willis's brow.
Willis looking for a sweep. Not yet Willis, not yet.
Messler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Messler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Messler trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Messler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Messler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Messler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Messler trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Messler works over Willis with some ground and pound from guard.
Messler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Messler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Messler grinds an elbow into Willis's temple.
Willis dodges the ground and pound from Messler.
Willis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Messler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Messler trying to control the position but Willis is working away.
Messler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messler cracks Willis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Willis is not content to let Messler control the position.
Messler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Willis, who protects the arm well.
Willis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Messler wants to take a breather but Willis manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Messler.
Messler connects with a couple of short punches.
Messler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Messler postures up in Willis's guard and throws a big left but Willis blocks it.
Messler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Willis trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Messler is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Messler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Willis's head.
Messler trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Messler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Willis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Messler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Messler is looking to work some ground and pound but Willis has wrist control.
Willis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Messler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Messler is working Willis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Messler postures up in Willis's guard and throws a big left but Willis blocks it.
Willis wants to get back to his feet but Messler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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!
Messler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Willis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Willis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Messler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Willis is trying to keep Messler in close.
Messler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Messler is looking to work some ground and pound but Willis has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Messler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Messler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Messler scoring with some ground and pound.
Messler content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Messler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Willis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Messler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Messler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Willis is rocked!
Messler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Willis is still in real trouble! Can Messler finish him?
Messler wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Messler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Messler postures up.
Messler 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.
Messler trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
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!
Messler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willis has momentary wrist control but Messler slips an elbow through the middle.
Messler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Messler 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.
Messler passes Willis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Messler takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Messler slips a nice elbow through Willis's hands, connecting with Willis's forehead.
Willis is trying to get back to full guard.
Willis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Messler seems content to control.
Messler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Messler working Willis over with strikes.
Messler is looking for a kimura but Willis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Messler to get the leverage.
Messler content to control rather than advance.
Willis trying to control here.
Willis wants to get back to his feet.
Messler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Willis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messler working Willis over with strikes.
Felix Messler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Messler drops an elbow to the side of Willis's head.
Willis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Messler is working away from the top position though.
Messler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Messler working over Willis with some ground and pound. Willis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Willis is trying to get back to full guard.
Messler slips a nice elbow through Willis's hands, connecting with Willis's forehead.
Messler lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Willis! More strikes land and this one is all over! Messler jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Messler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renan Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Santos!
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, Roberto Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Nascimento didn't expect that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Santos 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.
Nascimento has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nascimento swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nascimento keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nascimento working for a triangle but Santos defends it easily.
Nascimento had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos trying to control but Nascimento is working from the bottom.
Nascimento is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Nascimento is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Santos wants to control from the top but Nascimento keeps moving.
Santos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nascimento looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santos trying to control but Nascimento is working from the bottom.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Nascimento is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
Santos trying to control but Nascimento is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nascimento working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nascimento keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Renan Santos just wasn't active enough.
Nascimento shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for Nascimento on that attempt.
Renan Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Nascimento.
Nascimento fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Nascimento with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nascimento is defended easily by Santos.
Santos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santos trying to control the position.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.
Nascimento thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nascimento is aware though and is defending well.
Santos trying to control the position.
Santos is pulling down on Nascimento's head to control his posture.
Santos looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nascimento drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Santos dives on top into guard.
Nascimento has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nascimento is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nascimento had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Nascimento looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Nascimento dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nascimento shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nascimento gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Nascimento didn't expect that.
Roberto Nascimento has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nascimento wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Santos wants to control from the top but Nascimento keeps moving.
Nascimento is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nascimento keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nascimento is looking to cinch up a triangle. Santos throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Nascimento's body to avoid the submission. Nascimento has instead reached around Santos's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Nascimento arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Roberto Nascimento!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Zulughanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickey Spillane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksey Zulughanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nickey Spillane!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulughanov swings for the body but Spillane moves out of range.
Spillane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zulughanov moves away from the strike by Spillane.
Spillane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spillane throws a series of punches but Zulughanov avoids them all with ease.
Zulughanov swings for the body but Spillane moves out of range.
Spillane lands a nice shot that snaps Zulughanov's head back.
Zulughanov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spillane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zulughanov moves out of range of the leg kick from Spillane.
Zulughanov missing with a left hand there. Spillane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zulughanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spillane misses with a body shot.
Spillane tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zulughanov defends well and Spillane ends up having to push Zulughanov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zulughanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spillane lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spillane manages to break the clinch.
Zulughanov throws a series of punches but Spillane moves out of range.
Spillane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zulughanov manages to avoid it.
Spillane takes one to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Spillane.
Spillane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zulughanov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spillane.
Spillane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zulughanov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spillane scrambles back to his feet.
Spillane misses with a hook.
Zulughanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Zulughanov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zulughanov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spillane feints and then cracks Zulughanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zulughanov down.
Zulughanov scores with a punch to the head.
Aleksey Zulughanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spillane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zulughanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spillane.
Spillane misses with a body kick.
Spillane looks to throw the jab but Zulughanov is out of range.
Zulughanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zulughanov slips under a jab from Spillane.
Nickey Spillane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulughanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spillane stuns Zulughanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spillane throws a low kick but Zulughanov moves out of range easily.
Spillane throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spillane throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zulughanov counters with a left and a right that stings Spillane.
Spillane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zulughanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spillane throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Spillane misses its intended target.
Zulughanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zulughanov throws a shot from downtown. Spillane moves away and avoids it.
Zulughanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zulughanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spillane.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zulughanov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A lazy left from Zulughanov finds it's target.
Spillane lands with a right hand.
Spillane thuds a left hand into Zulughanov's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov throws a shot to the body.
Zulughanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zulughanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spillane counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Spillane controlling from side mount.
Spillane wants to control but Zulughanov is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nickey Spillane will probably get the nod.
That's time! Zulughanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spillane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zulughanov.
Spillane connects with the punch.
Zulughanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spillane throws a looping overhand right but Zulughanov ducks down to avoid it.
Spillane swings for the body but Zulughanov moves out of range.
Spillane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spillane shoots in looking for a takedown. Zulughanov tries to sprawl out of it but Spillane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zulughanov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zulughanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spillane throws the left hand but Zulughanov avoids the punch easily.
Zulughanov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spillane counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Spillane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulughanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zulughanov keeping moving, preventing Spillane from controlling successfully.
Spillane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zulughanov is keeping the position for now.
Spillane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spillane trying to control but Zulughanov is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nickey Spillane.
A jab lands there for Spillane.
Spillane scores with a nice strike.
Zulughanov throws a chopping leg kick but Spillane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spillane cracks the inside of Zulughanov's front leg.
Zulughanov leaves Spillane with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spillane shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Spillane was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zulughanov is looking for a sweep.
Zulughanov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zulughanov tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spillane throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Spillane tries to score with some ground and pound. Zulughanov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Spillane throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Zulughanov tries to improve position but can't.
Spillane scores with punches from side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Zulughanov is right now.
Spillane cracks Zulughanov with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spillane laying and praying for a moment but Zulughanov takes advantage and regains half guard.
Zulughanov is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zulughanov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spillane.
Zulughanov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickey Spillane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Zulughanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Spillane blocks a jab.
Zulughanov throws a lazy right hand but Spillane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spillane scores with a hook.
Zulughanov blocks a jab.
Zulughanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spillane works Zulughanov's body with a nice hook.
Spillane has a takedown stuffed.
A slow jab from Spillane misses its intended target.
Spillane connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Zulughanov.
Spillane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spillane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zulughanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulughanov takes a swing at Spillane's ribcage but misses.
Zulughanov swings for the body but Spillane moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Spillane. Those never looked like landing.
Zulughanov drops his hands momentarily and Spillane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zulughanov thuds his right hand into Spillane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Spillane is predictable there
and Zulughanov counters with a nice leg kick.
Spillane throws a shot to the body.
Zulughanov misses with an uppercut. Spillane saw that one coming.
Zulughanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spillane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Spillane finds it's way through Zulughanov's defenses.
Spillane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zulughanov takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zulughanov loads up on a big right hand but Spillane slips the punch.
Spillane tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zulughanov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spillane somewhat.
Spillane dives in and grabs Zulughanov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zulughanov pushes down on Spillane's head and hops out.
Aleksey Zulughanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nickey Spillane.
Spillane misses with a straight right.
Spillane misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Zulughanov.
Spillane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spillane takes a swing at Zulughanov's ribcage but misses.
Spillane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zulughanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spillane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spillane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spillane lands a really nice looking cross but Zulughanov seems unphased.
Zulughanov misses with the combination.
Zulughanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spillane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zulughanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spillane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zulughanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Spillane digs a good body shot into Zulughanov's ribs.
Spillane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zulughanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zulughanov looks to land a body kick but Spillane moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spillane throws a front kick aimed at Zulughanov's knee but Zulughanov avoids it well.
Spillane lands a really nice looking cross but Zulughanov seems unphased.
Spillane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zulughanov has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulughanov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zulughanov walks into a left hand.
Spillane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zulughanov's hands.
Zulughanov misses with a wild combination.
Zulughanov just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spillane fails with the takedown.
Aleksey Zulughanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nickey Spillane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spillane cracks Zulughanov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickey Spillane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spillane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nickey Spillane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luka Mrtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George has chosen Popular-Nada Surf as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
167 lbs
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20
167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luka Mrtic!
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, Paul George!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
George checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mrtic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
George blocks a head kick by Mrtic.
Mrtic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mrtic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that George has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mrtic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mrtic throws a leg kick
and George counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by George.
George gets control of Mrtic's arms and successfully pulls guard. George will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mrtic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mrtic won't allow George to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
George looking to control.
George is looking for a triangle but Mrtic pushes his legs off easily.
George looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mrtic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
George avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mrtic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George working a defensive guard here.
Mrtic is looking to work some ground and pound but George has wrist control.
Mrtic trying to control but George is working from the bottom.
George looking for a sweep. Not yet George, not yet.
Mrtic wants to control from the top but George keeps moving.
George lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mrtic!
George has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mrtic's face.
George putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! George connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mrtic wants to control but George is having none of it.
George lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by George.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mrtic?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
George working Mrtic over with strikes here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mrtic sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mrtic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mrtic is working hard here to advance position.
Mrtic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mrtic controls George momentarily but George frees himself.
George makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mrtic 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.
George scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George stopping the sweep attempt from Mrtic.
George cracks Mrtic with a solid left hand.
Mrtic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
George throwing strikes but missing.
George stopping the sweep attempt from Mrtic.
George lands a couple of elbows.
George postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mrtic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mrtic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
George with a nice head shot there.
Mrtic wants to sweep here but George controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
George working some strikes from top position.
George content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
George content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George lands a couple of elbows.
George throwing strikes from guard but Mrtic blocks nicely.
George throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mrtic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
George preventing the sweep.
George with a nice head shot there.
Mrtic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mrtic wants to stand and escape but George is having none of it.
George scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
George wants to pass the guard but Mrtic is keeping the position.
George pushes down on Mrtic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mrtic tries to get to full guard but George has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul George dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good work by George as he checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as George blocks the low kick.
Mrtic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - George scores with a four punch combination!
Mrtic tries to clinch up but George circles away and keeps his distance.
George misses with a wild combination.
Mrtic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mrtic's half guard.
George looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mrtic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
George seems to be looking for submissions.
Mrtic tries to roll over but George keeps him under control.
Mrtic desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mrtic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time George.
Mrtic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mrtic wants to control but George is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mrtic tries to roll over but George keeps him under control.
George scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
George prevents Mrtic from improving his position.
George landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
George thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
George thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mrtic's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mrtic defends it well.
George lands with a punch from half guard.
George scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mrtic trying to hold on to George's head to control him but George postures up.
George is nestled in close to Mrtic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mrtic wants to get back to full guard.
Mrtic taking some punishment here, with George in his half guard.
Mrtic wants to get back to full guard.
Mrtic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mrtic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
George lands a couple of elbows.
Mrtic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
George postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mrtic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mrtic has momentary wrist control but George slips an elbow through the middle.
Paul George has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrtic 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.
Mrtic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for George!
George tries to reverse the position but Mrtic maintains control.
Mrtic avoids the attempt from George to control.
George swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
George is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mrtic landing punches.
Mrtic sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mrtic wants to control the pace but George is squirming around nicely.
George keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mrtic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mrtic looking to control but George is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mrtic avoids the attempt from George to control.
Mrtic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
George really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mrtic avoids the attempt from George to control.
Mrtic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. George looks a forlorn figure.
George is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mrtic misses with a head shot.
George taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luka Mrtic will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mrtic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mrtic closes the distance looking to clinch
and George counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mrtic won't be happy with that.
George is putting a hurting on Mrtic here, landing some big shots from side control.
George is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mrtic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mrtic gets back to half guard.
Mrtic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
George in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mrtic is trying to keep George in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George trying to control the position from guard on top but Mrtic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
George drops back looking for a leg! Mrtic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mrtic manages to kick George off! George jumps back into Mrtic's guard.
Mrtic looking for a sweep. Not yet Mrtic, not yet.
Mrtic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for George!
Mrtic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
George sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
George is looking for a sweep. Mrtic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mrtic wants to control but George is keeping him busy.
Mrtic is pressing down on George's thigh, looking to free his foot. George is holding on for now.
George is looking for a sweep. Mrtic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
George on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George wants to get back to full guard.
Mrtic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for George!
George is in a horrible position here. Mrtic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
George slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
George is pressing down on Mrtic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
George takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
George is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mrtic is aware though and is defending well.
Mrtic wants to pass the guard but George is keeping the position.
George keeping moving, preventing Mrtic from controlling successfully.
Mrtic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrtic trying to control but George is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mrtic looking to pass the guard.
George is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
George throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
George can't keep his opponent in guard - Mrtic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
George is looking for a sweep. Mrtic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mrtic trying to control from half guard but George is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
George taking some punishment here, with Mrtic in his half guard.
George looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
George is refusing to be controlled, as Mrtic sits in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mrtic with a flurry of punches that miss.
George looking for a guillotine here but Mrtic defends easily.
George is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mrtic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luka Mrtic.
I think Mrtic 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiamaka Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheech Marin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chiamaka Congo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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172 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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171 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chiamaka Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cheech Marin!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo avoids the body shot from Marin.
Marin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nice straight punches there by Congo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Congo.
Congo lands the left hand.
Congo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marin on the side of the head.
Congo jabs Marin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Congo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Congo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Congo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Congo lands a shot to the body.
Congo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marin backwards.
Congo lands with a short shot to the head.
Marin is rocked!
Congo scores with a shot to the side of Marin's head.
Marin is still on wobbly legs! Can Congo finish him?
Congo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Marin to his knees! Congo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chiamaka Congo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kanchai Suya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurd Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok has chosen Killing in the name of... as his entrance music. Kanchai Suya has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kanchai Suya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sigurd Lodbrok!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok throws a lazy right hand but Suya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lodbrok checks a leg kick.
Lodbrok gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lodbrok tries a body shot but Suya blocks it.
Lodbrok gets through Suya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
Suya lands a hook that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
Lodbrok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suya's elbow.
Suya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lodbrok lands with a short shot to the head.
Suya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lodbrok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lodbrok avoids the head kick by Suya.
A slow jab from Lodbrok misses its intended target.
Suya lands a head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Suya.
Lodbrok throws out a loose jab but Suya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lodbrok just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok throws out a loose jab but Suya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Suya! Lodbrok is out on his feet! Suya rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Lodbrok is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Lodbrok is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kanchai Suya!
Kanchai Suya decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barros is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Carmina burana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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26
215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Barros!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barros avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hughes.
Hughes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hughes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barros can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hughes is looking for a kimura here.
Hughes throwing shots but Barros is blocking nicely.
Barros has hold of Hughes's hands but Hughes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barros keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hughes throwing shots but Barros is blocking nicely.
Hughes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hughes there.
Barros keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hughes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barros blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughes.
Hughes is nestled in close to Barros, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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. Hughes connects with a nice short shot to Barros's temple.
Hughes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes looks to land a strike but Barros avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Barros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hughes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hughes lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been hearing that Hughes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hughes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barros has momentary wrist control but Hughes slips an elbow through the middle.
Barros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
Hughes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barros works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hughes looking to pass the guard.
Barros is trying to control the position but Hughes postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hughes postures up in Barros's guard and throws a big left but Barros blocks it.
Hughes throws a strike but Barros rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barros must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barros defends well.
Barros preventing the sweep.
Hughes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hughes with a couple of short strikes.
Hughes lands a couple of good shots and Barros has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hughes scores with punches to the body.
Hughes 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.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hughes. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes struggling to land strikes to the head as Barros covers up.
Hughes throwing sloppy strikes.
Barros trying to control but not successfully.
Barros defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
We've been informed that Barros has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hughes loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Barros hold on?
Hughes lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Barros hold on?!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes throwing damaging strikes from the back! Barros could be in trouble here!
Hughes is punishing Barros with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Hughes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barros tries to avoid it but Hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barros to the ground. Barros escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leandro Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barros takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Barros changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barros sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leandro Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barros digs a good hook to Hughes's body.
Barros looks to land a combination. Hughes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Leandro Hughes has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barros defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hughes.
Barros lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Barros.
Hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barros tries to avoid it but Hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barros to the ground. Barros escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hughes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barros counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barros prevents Hughes from improving his position.
Hughes won't allow Barros to pass to mount.
Barros trying to control from half guard but Hughes is working away.
Hughes manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barros is looking to work some ground and pound but Hughes has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barros manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes lands a couple of elbows.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but Barros blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hughes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barros swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leandro Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hughes is in close to Barros's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hughes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hughes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hughes 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.
An elbow from Hughes crashes against the mat.
Hughes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes looks up at the clock and then as Barros takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hughes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hughes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Barros sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Hughes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hughes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leandro Hughes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leandro Hughes's cut.
That's time! Hughes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Barros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
Barros misses with a hook.
Barros stuffs the takedown.
Hughes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barros is trying to defend but Hughes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Barros trying to hold on to Hughes's head to control him but Hughes postures up.
Hughes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barros's head.
Barros won't allow Hughes to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes with the ground and pound but Barros uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Barros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but Barros blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hughes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
Barros is looking to stand up but Hughes isn't so interested in that idea.
Hughes postures up in Barros's guard and throws a big left but Barros blocks it.
Leandro Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Barros is keeping the position.
Barros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hughes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses. Barros uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hughes's guard. Nice move by Barros!
Barros trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barros keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barros defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hughes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barros takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barros defending well though.
Hughes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hughes 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.
Hughes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hughes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hughes cracks Barros with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes looking to finish with strikes here!
Hughes landing strikes from the mount and Barros is in trouble!
Hughes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barros is working to get back to half guard.
Hughes lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Eduardo Barros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hughes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leandro Hughes!
A victorious Leandro Hughes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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