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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruarc Lacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Medeiros (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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218 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ruarc Lacy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Medeiros !
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Medeiros thows a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lacy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Medeiros has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Medeiros and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Medeiros tries to sprawl but Lacy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Medeiros is trying to stand up here but Lacy is controlling him well.
Lacy working Medeiros over with strikes.
Medeiros avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lacy.
Lacy controlling the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Medeiros can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lacy wants to work for an arm triangle but Medeiros is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacy is keen to just control but Medeiros is a slippery customer.
Medeiros tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lacy manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacy unloading with bombs!
Lacy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lacy looking to finish Medeiros with some ground and pound. This is bad for Medeiros !
Medeiros in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Medeiros is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacy is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Lacy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ruarc Lacy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Salgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henk Sneijder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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274 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Salgado!
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, Henk Sneijder!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sneijder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salgado circles away from the clinch attempt
and Salgado counters with a series of strikes. Sneijder will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oooooh!!! Salgado has knocked Sneijder down with a huge combo! Salgado steps away and waves a wobbly Sneijder back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Henk Sneijder has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sneijder tries to clinch but Salgado moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Salgado.
Sneijder get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Sneijder stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Salgado runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francisco Salgado!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Drax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big J Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drax comes into the arena with Don't Fear The Reaper blaring out of the sound system. Smiles has chosen Smile Like You Mean It as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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197 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hugo Drax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drax ducks right into an uppercut from Smiles.
Big J Smiles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drax avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smiles tries to clinch
and Drax counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smiles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drax thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Drax tries to free his leg and advance position but Smiles is retaining full guard.
Smiles is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Drax missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smiles wants to get back to his feet but Drax passes into half guard.
Smiles manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drax keeps the fight on the outside.
Smiles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drax shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smiles as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles tries to clinch but Drax moves out of range.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drax slips a straight right by Smiles.
Smiles tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drax counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smiles is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drax is controlling him.
Drax slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Drax trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
Smiles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drax.
Drax has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drax wants to control from the top but Smiles keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Drax content to stall in guard here.
We're going to have a standup here because Hugo Drax wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Smiles gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Drax to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smiles can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drax controls the pace.
Drax's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Drax prevents Smiles from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles keeping moving, preventing Drax from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hugo Drax.
Drax swats away the attempt to clinch by Smiles.
Smiles moves into the clinch.
Smiles is trying to maintain a safe position but Drax gets an underhook and turns Smiles into the cage.
Drax looking for a takedown.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Drax blocks with his arms.
Smiles gets underhooks to prevent Drax's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Drax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
It looks like Hugo Drax has been cut.
Drax goes for a takedown attempt but Smiles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smiles tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles tries to clinch but Drax is having none of it.
Smiles is looking to clinch but Drax is avoiding it.
Drax shoots in but Smiles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Drax shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smiles won't allow Drax to pass to mount.
Smiles is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Drax in particular looking to stall.
Smiles looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Drax dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Drax's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drax is defended easily by Smiles.
Smiles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smiles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smiles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smiles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smiles prevents the takedown attempt.
Smiles working Drax over with knees to the body.
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!
Smiles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smiles landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Smiles.
Smiles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smiles stalling against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Smiles working Drax over with knees to the body.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Big J Smiles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drax takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hugo Drax's cut is getting worse.
Drax takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Drax is rocked!
Nice body punch from Smiles.
Smiles has Drax pressed against the cage.
Smiles landing knees to the body.
Smiles presses Drax against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Drax takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Drax is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Smiles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drax up against the cage.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Drax wants a takedown.
Drax seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Drax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Hugo Drax's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smiles lands a good knee to the midsection. Drax won't want to take too many of those.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smiles working the clinch nicely. Drax is working for position but Smiles cracks him with a big knee to the head! Drax crumples up against the cage and Smiles lands two more shots before the ref can save Drax! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Big J Smiles!
Big J Smiles tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roan Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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208 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roan Carneiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Salvio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Carneiro shows good takedown defense.
Carneiro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Carneiro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez avoids it really well and circles away.
Carneiro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Carneiro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanchez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sanchez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sanchez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carneiro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanchez is still trying to improve position.
Sanchez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carneiro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carneiro wants to control the action here but instead Sanchez manages to pass to full mount!
Sanchez prevents Carneiro from getting the reversal.
Carneiro tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Carneiro defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sanchez.
Sanchez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Carneiro sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sanchez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Carneiro is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Salvio Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasty Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerardo Gluhovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gluhovic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bureal Sarkikos. Nasty Murdock has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasty Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerardo Gluhovic!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock is looking to clinch.
A lazy left from Murdock finds it's target.
Gluhovic looks to land a right hand but Murdock moved out of range.
We've been informed that Gluhovic 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.
Murdock has Gluhovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Murdock prevents a body shot from Gluhovic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gluhovic.
Gluhovic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Murdock prevents it.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gluhovic avoids it.
Gluhovic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murdock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murdock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gluhovic cracks Murdock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gluhovic walks into a jab.
Gluhovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Murdock.
Gluhovic misses with a double jab.
Gluhovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murdock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gluhovic throws a right hand that misses
and Murdock counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gluhovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Murdock - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Murdock.
Murdock manages to break the clinch.
Murdock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gluhovic scores with a nice strike.
Gluhovic slips under a jab from Murdock.
Gluhovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gluhovic misses with an uppercut.
Murdock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murdock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gluhovic. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murdock swats away the attempt to clinch by Gluhovic.
Gluhovic checks a leg kick.
Murdock tries a low kick but Gluhovic avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gluhovic throws a big shot that misses.
Gluhovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gluhovic misses with a right hand
and Murdock counters with an outside leg kick.
Gluhovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Murdock.
Murdock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gluhovic is out of range.
Murdock throws a low kick, looking for Gluhovic's leg but Gluhovic calmly moves out of range.
Murdock is looking to chop away at Gluhovic's legs.
Murdock scores with a kick to the midsection.
Murdock throws a hook to the side of Gluhovic's head but Gluhovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murdock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gluhovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murdock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gluhovic slips a jab from Murdock.
Murdock misses with a wild body shot.
Gluhovic clinches up with Murdock and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murdock working hard to break the clinch.
Gluhovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murdock throws a head punch that misses.
Murdock breaks from the clinch.
Murdock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murdock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gluhovic.
Murdock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gluhovic.
A punch lands to the side of Gluhovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murdock throws a low kick, looking for Gluhovic's leg but Gluhovic calmly moves out of range.
Gluhovic looks to land a left hand but Murdock moved out of range nicely.
Murdock misses with a leg kick.
Murdock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gluhovic.
Gluhovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murdock counters with a head kick. That will keep Gluhovic thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gluhovic scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Gluhovic. Those never looked like landing.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Gluhovic throws an off balance right hand
enabling Murdock to counter with a crisp jab.
Murdock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gluhovic moves away.
Murdock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gluhovic. That did some damage!
Murdock looks to score with a jab to the body but Gluhovic is just out of range.
Gluhovic lands with a nice body punch.
Murdock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gluhovic works Murdock's body with a nice hook.
Gluhovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murdock finds it's way round the side to connect with Gluhovic's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gluhovic throws a hook but Murdock avoids it easily.
Gluhovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murdock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gluhovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nasty Murdock dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gluhovic checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Gluhovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murdock doesn't seem phased though.
Gluhovic walks into a jab.
Gluhovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murdock.
Gluhovic checks a low kick from Murdock.
Gluhovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murdock slips a jab from Gluhovic.
Gluhovic throws a looping overhand right but Murdock ducks down to avoid it.
Murdock throws a chopping leg kick but Gluhovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murdock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murdock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gluhovic. That did some damage!
Nasty Murdock is winning the standup battle so far.
Gluhovic with a jab.
Murdock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gluhovic 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.
Gluhovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murdock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gluhovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murdock.
Gluhovic clinches up with Murdock and pushes him back against the cage.
Gluhovic prevents a body shot from Murdock.
Murdock missing with knees to the body.
Murdock blocking some punches.
Murdock wants to break free but Gluhovic has control.
Nice body punch from Gluhovic.
Gluhovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murdock working aggressively here.
Gluhovic lands a left hand.
Murdock blocks an uppercut.
Gluhovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gluhovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gluhovic misses with the head strike.
Gluhovic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdock manages to break the clinch.
Murdock throws a jab when Gluhovic was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gluhovic throws a shot from downtown. Murdock moves away and avoids it.
Gluhovic stuns Murdock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murdock takes one on the button.
It looks like Nasty Murdock has been cut.
Murdock throws out a loose jab but Gluhovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdock connects with a single shot there.
Murdock looks to land a right hand but Gluhovic moved out of range.
Good exchange - Gluhovic coming out on top.
Murdock throws a leg kick that misses.
Murdock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murdock connects with a body shot.
Gluhovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gluhovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murdock. Murdock obviously looking to wear him down.
Murdock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gluhovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murdock.
Murdock ducks right into an uppercut from Gluhovic.
Gluhovic checks the leg kick.
Gluhovic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murdock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gluhovic tries to clinch but Murdock is having none of it.
Gluhovic scores with a shot to the body.
Murdock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Gluhovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murdock throws a wild body kick that Gluhovic sees coming a mile off.
Gluhovic jabs Murdock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murdock thumps Gluhovic with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murdock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gluhovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gluhovic lands a body shot.
Gluhovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Murdock's head.
Gluhovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murdock.
Gluhovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murdock under the eye.
Gluhovic throws a lazy right hand but Murdock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murdock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gluhovic lands a jab to the head.
Gluhovic misses with an uppercut. Murdock saw that one coming.
A big left from Gluhovic misses.
Gluhovic checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murdock lands with a shot to the body.
Gluhovic misses with a hook. Murdock ducked under it nicely.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerardo Gluhovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nasty Murdock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice shot by Gluhovic.
Gluhovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murdock.
Gluhovic swings for the body but Murdock moves out of range.
Murdock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gluhovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murdock circles away quickly and effectively.
Murdock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murdock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murdock misses with a straight left.
Gluhovic throws out a loose jab but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gluhovic throws the left hand but Murdock avoids the punch easily.
Gluhovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murdock moves in looking to clinch but Gluhovic pushes him off.
Murdock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murdock cracks Gluhovic with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gluhovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gluhovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gluhovic throws the left hand but Murdock avoids the punch easily.
Murdock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murdock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gluhovic's calf.
Murdock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gluhovic is out of range and Murdock settles back down.
Gluhovic cracks Murdock with a good jab.
Gluhovic throws a looping overhand right but Murdock ducks down to avoid it.
Murdock cracks Gluhovic with an open hand slap.
Gluhovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Murdock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gluhovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gluhovic connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gluhovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Gluhovic misses the target.
Murdock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gluhovic manages to avoid it.
Gluhovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Gluhovic misses its intended target.
Murdock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murdock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nasty Murdock's cut is getting worse.
Gluhovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gluhovic misses the shot to the body.
Murdock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murdock scores with the left hand. Gluhovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Gluhovic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gluhovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Gluhovic looks to clinch
and Murdock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gluhovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murdock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gluhovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murdock throws a shot from downtown. Gluhovic moves away and avoids it.
Gluhovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Murdock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murdock wants to clinch up but Gluhovic keeps it at a distance.
Gluhovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gluhovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gluhovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gluhovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murdock.
Murdock connects with a looping right hand.
Murdock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gluhovic.
Nice cross by Gluhovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gluhovic misses with a lunging right hand
letting Murdock counter with a right hand.
Murdock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murdock looks to score with a jab to the body but Gluhovic is just out of range.
Gluhovic throws out a loose jab but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Murdock does no damage.
Gluhovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Murdock tries to clinch up but Gluhovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Gluhovic connects with a single shot there.
Gluhovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murdock.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gluhovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murdock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gerardo Gluhovic.
I think Gluhovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerardo Gluhovic!
Post fight, Gerardo Gluhovic took to the microphone: 'Vai pro fim da fila fraco'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto El Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Angel has chosen Hasta Siempre Comandante as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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27
225 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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275 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernesto El Angel!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Angel dodges the punch combination from Nunes.
Nunes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by El Angel.
El Angel walks into a left hand.
El Angel tries to clinch but Nunes moves away
and Nunes counters with a series of strikes. El Angel will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circling - Nunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nunes throws a right and a left that El Angel avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Nunes misses the target.
Nunes throws a right and a left that El Angel avoids nicely.
Nunes throws a right hand that El Angel ducks under and follows up with a left that El Angel also avoids with ease.
El Angel is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.
El Angel misses the body punch
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nunes. El Angel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nunes tries to bum rush El Angel with a series of wild strikes but El Angel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
El Angel tries to bum rush Nunes with a series of wild strikes but Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Angel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nunes is trying to keep El Angel in close.
Nunes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nunes wants to sweep but no luck.
El Angel scoring with punches to the head and body.
El Angel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nunes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. El Angel defends it easily.
Nunes looking to hit a scissor sweep but El Angel is one step ahead there.
Nunes keeping moving, preventing El Angel from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes wants to sweep but no luck.
El Angel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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!
Nunes looking for submissions off his back.
Nunes is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from El Angel.
El Angel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
El Angel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nunes is looking to control El Angel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nunes avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
El Angel slips a nice elbow through Nunes's hands, connecting with Nunes's forehead.
Nunes wants to control but El Angel is keeping busy.
Nunes is looking to improve his position.
El Angel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nunes wants to improve his position but El Angel is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Angel working over Nunes with some ground and pound. Nunes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
El Angel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
El Angel not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Angel is trying to control. Nunes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nunes tries to roll over but El Angel keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunes is working hard here to advance position.
El Angel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Angel 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.
Nunes gets full guard.
Nunes wants to sweep here but El Angel controlling him for the moment.
El Angel trying to control but Nunes is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Angel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto El Angel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nunes throws a lazy uppercut
so El Angel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
El Angel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nunes working a defensive guard here.
Nunes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
El Angel connects with a couple of short punches.
Nunes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nunes tries to get out of the position.
Nunes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nunes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Angel trying to control but Nunes is working from the bottom.
El Angel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes is trying to control the position but El Angel postures up.
El Angel connects with a couple of short punches.
El Angel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nunes looking to hit a scissor sweep but El Angel is one step ahead there.
Nunes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but El Angel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nunes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
El Angel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nunes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nunes wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes has his foot on El Angel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. El Angel works his way back into a safe position though.
El Angel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
El Angel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nunes looking to control.
El Angel postures up and lands a big shot to Nunes's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nunes wants to sweep but no luck.
Ernesto El Angel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
El Angel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
El Angel works over Nunes with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Angel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
El Angel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
El Angel trying to control the position from guard on top but Nunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nunes trying to control the position.
El Angel trying to control but Nunes is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nunes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ernesto El Angel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jab, jab by Nunes - just one landing.
Nunes misses with a jab to the body
and El Angel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Angel sitting in guard here, content to control.
El Angel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nunes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nunes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
El Angel wants to control from the top but Nunes keeps moving.
Nunes 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.
Nunes keeping full guard, as El Angel tries to pass.
El Angel trying to control the position from guard on top but Nunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nunes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto El Angel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice jab there from El Angel.
Nunes misses with a combination
and El Angel counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from El Angel on the inside.
Nunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nunes swings wildly with an uppercut but El Angel uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Angel pushes Nunes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
El Angel working aggressively here.
El Angel is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nunes wants to break free but El Angel has control.
El Angel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nunes is trying to break the clinch but El Angel is controlling him.
El Angel misses with some punches.
El Angel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nunes is rocked!
Nunes has a couple of punches blocked by El Angel.
El Angel lands a big uppercut and Nunes is down! He's in big trouble - El Angel follows him to the mat!
Oh Nunes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Angel lands a big elbow - Nunes is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for El Angel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto El Angel!
After winning the bout, Ernesto El Angel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bulge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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27
218 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bulge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lotus Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulge lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Bulge counters with a leg kick.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Bulge counter with a right hand.
Bulge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Bulge.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Bulge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Lotus Gracie has been cut.
Billy Bulge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lotus Gracie.
Gracie moves forwards but Bulge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bulge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie tries for a takedown but Bulge circles away easily
and Bulge counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Bulge to counter with a crisp jab.
Bulge fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bulge throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lotus Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Bulge counters with a head kick.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulge drops Gracie with a big left hand! Gracie is injured, injured bad! Bulge jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Bulge!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrews Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daeron Inglorion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inglorion is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fabio Brazza - Anderson Silva. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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26
218 lbs
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210 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrews Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daeron Inglorion!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inglorion fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silver to the ground. Inglorion is now in Silver's guard.
Silver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver tries to strike from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Inglorion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Inglorion won't allow Silver to sweep him here.
Inglorion scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Inglorion postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silver trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Inglorion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inglorion throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silver is on top in guard.
Inglorion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Inglorion strikes from his own guard.
Inglorion looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silver stopping the sweep attempt from Inglorion.
Silver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Inglorion is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Inglorion striking from his own guard.
Silver content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Inglorion throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silver stopping the sweep attempt from Inglorion.
Silver tries to free his leg and advance position but Inglorion is retaining full guard.
Silver stopping the sweep attempt from Inglorion.
Silver cracks Inglorion with a solid left hand.
Silver postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silver landing with the ground and pound.
Inglorion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Inglorion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silver is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Inglorion is on top in guard.
That's two 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!
Inglorion stopping the sweep attempt from Silver.
Inglorion lands a couple of elbows.
Inglorion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silver striking off his back but it's not causing Inglorion any problems.
Inglorion postures up in Silver's guard and throws a big left but Silver blocks it.
Inglorion distracts Silver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Inglorion throws a big right hand that misses.
Silver looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Inglorion cracks Silver with a solid left hand.
Inglorion throwing strikes from guard but Silver blocks nicely.
Silver doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Inglorion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Inglorion stands up over Silver, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inglorion cracks Silver with a solid left hand.
Silver wants to sweep here but Inglorion controlling him for the moment.
Inglorion lands a couple of elbows.
Silver manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Inglorion tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Inglorion looks winded!
Inglorion in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Inglorion swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silver lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver dominating with strikes here.
Silver landing shots from mount.
Inglorion is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Inglorion gets back to half guard.
Silver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silver looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Inglorion tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inglorion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Inglorion tries to roll over but Silver keeps him under control.
Silver takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Inglorion works his way to full guard. Good work.
Inglorion manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Inglorion lands a big elbow.
Silver is looking to improve his position but Inglorion isn't that keen on the idea.
Inglorion scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silver flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Inglorion raining down hammerfists from mount.
Inglorion postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Silver badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Inglorion around the waist but Inglorion pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Inglorion is the winner by TKO! Inglorion jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daeron Inglorion!
A victorious Daeron Inglorion 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Pirulito Bate Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bate Bate comes to the cage accompanied by Digging the Grave by Faith no more. Carlos Rodriguez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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130 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pirulito Bate Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bate Bate.
Carlos Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bate Bate is looking to chop away at Rodriguez's legs.
Bate Bate keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez wants to clinch but Bate Bate slips to the side
and Bate Bate counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez closes the distance and pushes Bate Bate back into the cage.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Bate Bate.
Bate Bate takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriguez.
Bate Bate jumps guard but Rodriguez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bate Bate looking to slow down the pace here.
Rodriguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez gets through Bate Bate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bate Bate wants to stall.
Bate Bate tries to score a body lock takedown but Rodriguez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pirulito Bate Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez scores with a shot to the side of Bate Bate's head.
Rodriguez gets through Bate Bate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate Bate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez.
Bate Bate working aggressively here.
Rodriguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodriguez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bate Bate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bate Bate backwards.
Rodriguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Bate Bate breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bate Bate counters with a single leg into guard. Rodriguez didn't expect that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rodriguez wants to stand up but Bate Bate is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bate Bate postures up and lands a big shot to Rodriguez's brow.
Rodriguez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate Bate trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Bate Bate has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bate Bate won't allow Rodriguez to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez being controlled here, momentarily.
Rodriguez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bate Bate wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is keeping the position.
Bate Bate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bate Bate looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up
and Bate Bate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bate Bate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a head punch that misses.
Bate Bate jumps guard.
Rodriguez wanted to stand there but Bate Bate had control of the position.
Bate Bate working for a triangle but Rodriguez defends it easily.
Rodriguez tries to stand but Bate Bate is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate Bate managing to control the position.
Bate Bate has a closed guard, preventing Rodriguez from standing up.
Bate Bate is working an open guard so Rodriguez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Bate Bate is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bate Bate.
Rodriguez wants to clinch
and Bate Bate counters by moving into the clinch.
Bate Bate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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!
Bate Bate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rodriguez smiles and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate Bate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Bate Bate in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bate Bate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodriguez takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodriguez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Bate Bate backwards.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez managing to block the knees to the body from Bate Bate.
Rodriguez can't find room to land a body shot as Bate Bate controls the action.
Bate Bate blocks an uppercut.
Bate Bate'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.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
Rodriguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bate Bate tries to pull guard but Rodriguez won't allow it.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bate Bate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bate Bate is rocked!
Bate Bate jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rodriguez walks away with a smile on his face. Bate Bate gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oh Bate Bate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bate Bate stops Rodriguez from standing up.
Bate Bate seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Bate Bate from controlling successfully.
Bate Bate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bate Bate won't allow Rodriguez to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Bate Bate from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bate Bate circles away.
Bate Bate scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Bate Bate wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
Bate Bate can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bate Bate misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carlos Rodriguez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rodriguez has Bate Bate pressed against the cage, preventing Bate Bate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodriguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate Bate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Bate Bate moves away
and Bate Bate counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodriguez clinches up against the cage.
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriguez.
Bate Bate struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Bate Bate taking a breather.
Rodriguez stops a takedown attempt from Bate Bate.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pirulito Bate Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Bate Bate backwards.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
Bate Bate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bate Bate blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Rodriguez.
Bate Bate tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bate Bate is trying to force a seperation but Rodriguez has the dominant position.
Rodriguez avoids a wild elbow strike from Bate Bate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodriguez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez works on Bate Bate's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriguez.
Bate Bate breaks from the clinch.
Bate Bate swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Rodriguez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
Rodriguez drives through and clinches with Bate Bate against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodriguez lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bate Bate swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Bate Bate keeps it at a distance.
Rodriguez closes the distance but Bate Bate moves to the side
and Bate Bate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bate Bate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez lands a shot to the body.
Bate Bate gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rodriguez regains guard.
Bate Bate prevents Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
Bate Bate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bate Bate won't allow Rodriguez to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bate Bate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bate Bate 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.
Rodriguez wants to stand up but Bate Bate is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bate Bate's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rodriguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rodriguez wants to stand but Bate Bate is controlling the position.
Bate Bate is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rodriguez wants to stand and escape but Bate Bate is having none of it.
Bate Bate is standing up over Rodriguez. Rodriguez looks to escape but Bate Bate dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bate Bate has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bate Bate 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.
Bate Bate sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rodriguez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Carlos Rodriguez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is not content to let Bate Bate control the position.
Rodriguez pushes Bate Bate away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bate Bate gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bate Bate 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.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet but Bate Bate drags him back down.
The ground and pound from Bate Bate seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet.
Bate Bate throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rodriguez pushes Bate Bate away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bate Bate gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rodriguez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bate Bate taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pirulito Bate Bate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bate Bate misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rodriguez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bate Bate lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rodriguez pushes Bate Bate away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bate Bate gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pirulito Bate Bate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bate Bate wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
Bate Bate in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rodriguez is not content to let Bate Bate control the position.
Rodriguez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bate Bate has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Bate Bate.
Bate Bate cracks Rodriguez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez pushes Bate Bate away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bate Bate gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Bate Bate are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bate Bate working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rodriguez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bate Bate is controlling him well.
Rodriguez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bate Bate working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pirulito Bate Bate showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rodriguez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Carlos Rodriguez!
A relieved looking Carlos Rodriguez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andokuhle Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Aurelio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andokuhle Congo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelio manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Congo misses
and Aurelio counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Congo's guard now.
Congo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aurelio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Congo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Congo wants to get back to his feet but Aurelio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aurelio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aurelio stops Congo from standing up.
Aurelio tries to free his leg and advance position but Congo is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurelio prevents Congo from getting back to his feet.
Congo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Congo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aurelio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Congo keeping full guard, as Aurelio tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Congo keeping moving, preventing Aurelio from controlling successfully.
Aurelio stops Congo from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aurelio avoids the body shot from Congo.
Aurelio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice straight punches there by Congo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Congo.
Congo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Congo is looking to clinch but Aurelio is avoiding it.
Aurelio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Aurelio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aurelio avoids the body shot from Congo.
We've been hearing reports that Aurelio has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Congo misses with a body punch
and Aurelio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelio takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Congo is trying to stand up here but Aurelio is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aurelio is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Congo defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Congo is looking to escape.
Aurelio is trying to control the action in half guard but Congo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Congo tries to kick Aurelio off but Aurelio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Congo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Aurelio is working for a submission of some sort.
Aurelio is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo tries to kick Aurelio off but Aurelio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aurelio is looking to take a break and control but Congo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Congo tries to kick Aurelio off but Aurelio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aurelio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Aurelio trying to control the action but Congo is working from the bottom.
Congo pushes Aurelio off looking to stand but Aurelio dives back in and keeps control.
Congo won't allow Aurelio to pass to mount.
Aurelio is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Congo defends it well.
Aurelio wants to control but Congo is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aurelio.
Aurelio stops Congo from getting back to his feet.
Aurelio is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Congo sees it coming and defends easily.
Congo wants to get back to his feet.
Aurelio tries to pass to full mount but Congo defends it.
Aurelio prevents Congo from standing back up.
Aurelio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Congo defending well though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Congo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Aurelio manages to mount him!
Congo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Aurelio connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Aurelio working for a submission but Congo is keeping him at bay.
Aurelio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Aurelio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aurelio swings for the body but Congo moves out of range.
Congo just misses with a punch to the body.
Congo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aurelio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Congo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelio was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
Congo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelio moves away.
Aurelio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Congo.
Congo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aurelios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Congo tries to clinch up.
Congo throws a body punch but Aurelio moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Aurelio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Congo throws a body punch but Aurelio moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelio was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
Andokuhle Congo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelio avoids the body shot from Congo.
Aurelio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Congo misses with a hook to the body
so Aurelio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Aurelio prevents Congo from getting back to his feet.
Aurelio postures up in Congo's guard and throws a big left but Congo blocks it.
Aurelio prevents Congo from getting back to his feet.
Aurelio trying to control but Congo is working from the bottom.
Congo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aurelio controls the pace.
Aurelio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Congo is keeping the position for now.
Congo wants to stand and escape but Aurelio is having none of it.
Aurelio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Congo's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelio throwing strikes from guard but Congo blocks nicely.
Aurelio prevents Congo from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Congo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelio throws a big right hand that misses.
Aurelio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Aurelio cracks Congo with a solid left hand.
Congo wants to stand and escape but Aurelio is having none of it.
Aurelio pushes down on Congo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Aurelio 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.
Aurelio controlling the action here.
Congo wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio is looking to take a break and control but Congo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Congo is trying to stand up here but Aurelio is controlling him well.
Congo is breathing heavily.
Aurelio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Congo is refusing to be controlled, as Aurelio sits in half guard.
Congo wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Aurelio is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Congo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aurelio.
Aurelio is looking for a kimura but Congo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aurelio to get the leverage.
Aurelio working over Congo with some ground and pound. Congo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Congo wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio wants to take a breather but Congo is having none of it.
Aurelio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Aurelio controlling the action here.
Congo is staying active underneath Aurelio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Congo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Aurelio trying to control from half guard but Congo is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Aurelio dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A combination from Congo does no damage.
A punch lands to the side of Congo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aurelio avoids the body shot from Congo.
Congo takes a swing at Aurelio's ribcage but misses.
Congo is looking to clinch but Aurelio is avoiding it.
Congo throws out a loose jab but Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelio misses with a right hand
and Congo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aurelio thinking.
Congo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Congo clinches up with Aurelio and pushes him back against the cage.
Aurelio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Congo throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelio.
A short uppercut from Congo.
A head punch on the inside from Congo fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.
Aurelio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Congo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aurelio.
Congo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurelio has a couple of punches blocked by Congo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelio.
Aurelio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aurelio blocking some punches.
Congo scores with a shot to the side of Aurelio's head.
Congo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aurelio misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Congo pushes Aurelio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelio.
Congo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Congo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two 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!
Congo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Congo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aurelio is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.
Congo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aurelio backwards.
Congo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aurelio working aggressively here.
Congo working aggressively here.
Congo scores with a shoulder strike.
Congo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aurelio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Congo misses with the head strike.
Congo blocking some punches.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but Congo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Congo throws a head punch that misses.
Aurelio is trying to maintain a safe position but Congo gets an underhook and turns Aurelio into the cage.
Congo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo lands a left hand.
Congo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Congo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aurelio blocks an uppercut.
Congo lands with a right to the head.
Aurelio working aggressively here.
Aurelio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aurelio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Congo lands a hook that snaps the head of Aurelio backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Congo fails to land.
Congo throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelio.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aurelio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aurelio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aurelio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelio.
Aurelio tries a body shot but Congo blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelio fails to land.
Congo blocks an uppercut.
Aurelio throws a punch but it's blocked by Congo.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Congo smiles and moves away.
Congo 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!
Congo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Congo tries to clinch up
and Aurelio counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Congo's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andokuhle Congo really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Congo scores with a jab to the body.
Aurelio misses with an uppercut.
Congo misses with a body shot.
Aurelio misses with a low kick.
Congo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelio.
Nice sprawl there from Congo as Aurelio shoots in.
Congo stalks Aurelio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aurelio's face. Aurelio staggers backwards, shaken.
Aurelio catches Congo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Congo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aurelio moves out of range of the strikes.
Congo lands a nice hook to Aurelio's body. Aurelio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Congo tries to bum rush Aurelio with a series of wild strikes but Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo connects with a body shot.
Congo takes a swing at Aurelio's ribcage but misses.
Congo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aurelio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Aurelio tries to advance to mount but can't.
Congo tries to escape but Aurelio is in control.
Congo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The strikes coming from Aurelio are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Congo is trying to get back to his feet.
Aurelio trying to control the position but Congo is working away.
Aurelio in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Aurelio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Congo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Congo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Congo wants to get back to his feet but Aurelio is dominant here and he's now got Congo's back!
Aurelio loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Congo hold on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Aurelio.
Aurelio scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Congo is looking for a way out.
Aurelio is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Congo. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Aurelio is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Congo is trying to get back to his feet but Aurelio has full control of the position and if anything, Congo has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Aurelio is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Congo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
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!
Congo has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Aurelio is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Congo has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Congo is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Aurelio off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Aurelio lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Congo is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Aurelio had his way with Andokuhle Congo in that round.
That's time! Aurelio'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!
Aurelio gets a takedown into half guard.
Congo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Aurelio is trying to control the action in half guard but Congo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Congo wants to get back to his feet.
Aurelio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Aurelio stops Congo from getting back to his feet.
Congo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Aurelio has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Congo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio working the ground and pound effectively.
Aurelio tries to control but Congo wriggling away.
Aurelio is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Congo is surviving well by controlling Aurelio's body position as best he can.
Congo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Aurelio postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Congo looks a forlorn figure.
Aurelio wants to control the pace but Congo is squirming around nicely.
Andokuhle Congo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Aurelio raining down hammerfists from mount.
Aurelio controlling from the full mount.
Aurelio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Congo is looking to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Congo has given up his back.
Congo has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Congo is in real trouble here. Aurelio gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Congo is tapping out! Aurelio wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcelo Aurelio!
Marcelo Aurelio retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Marcelo Aurelio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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