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UCF 37 Botello Vs Gatez PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syrian Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamir Rolofzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syrian Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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277 lbs
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232 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Syrian Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hamir Rolofzki!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolofzki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos pinned against the cage. Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rolofzki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Hamir Rolofzki has been cut.
Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolofzki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Rolofzki misses with a wild body shot.
Syrian Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rolofzki closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Rolofzki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Santos.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Rolofzki. Rolofzki gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rolofzki circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rolofzki's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolofzki seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Santos shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Rolofzki is backing up but Santos catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Rolofzki covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Santos Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Syrian Santos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aegil Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aegil Gunderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aegil Gunderson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios shoots for a takedown but Gunderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rios shoots in but Gunderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gunderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rios was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunderson.
Gunderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Gunderson stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rios struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Gunderson stalls from top position.
Gunderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rios is trying to control Gunderson's posture but Gunderson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Gunderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rios wants to control but Gunderson is having none of it.
Gunderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rios manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rios punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rios is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gunderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gunderson moves nicely into side control.
Rios is trying to control Gunderson's posture but Gunderson avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rios is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gunderson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rios is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gunderson off and has taken his back!
Rios tightening his grip on Gunderson, looking for the choke.
Rios controlling well, preventing Gunderson from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rios is trying to control but Gunderson is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Gunderson tries to hold on but Rios pushes him away.
Gunderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rios moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gunderson has worked his arm free - good work by Gunderson!
Rios is breathing heavily.
Rios goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gunderson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rios's guard! Nice work there by Gunderson!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aegil Gunderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gunderson looks for the body kick but Rios saw that one coming.
Rios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rios tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gunderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rios somewhat.
Rios tries to clinch there but Gunderson circles away.
Aegil Gunderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunderson throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.
Rios throws a hook but Gunderson blocks it.
Gunderson gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gunderson in particular looking to stall.
Rios missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunderson slips a nice elbow through Rios's hands, connecting with Rios's forehead.
Rios is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gunderson pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rios is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Gunderson 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.
Rios tries to roll over but Gunderson keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gunderson controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Aegil Gunderson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rios shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Gunderson.
Gunderson throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.
Gunderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rios to the mat! Rios manages to get full guard.
Gunderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gunderson stays in close to Rios's body and controls the position.
Gunderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gunderson works over Rios with some ground and pound from guard.
Rios looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gunderson passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios is looking to improve his position.
Gunderson controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aegil Gunderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Gunderson misses its intended target.
Gunderson throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Gunderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rios sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunderson throws a hook but Rios blocks it.
Rios gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gunderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rios!
Gunderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rios is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gunderson controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gunderson controlling his opponent.
Rios working to try and regain half guard.
Gunderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Despite being in the dominant position, Aegil Gunderson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rios tries to clinch but Gunderson is having none of it.
Gunderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunderson. Rios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rios shoots and misses
and Gunderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rios!
Rios is bucking up trying to escape but Gunderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gunderson controlling his opponent.
Rios is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gunderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gunderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson scoring with strikes but Rios is staying in there.
Gunderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rios is desperately trying to improve his position but Gunderson has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios is working hard here to advance position.
Gunderson controlling from mount.
Rios really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aegil Gunderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gunderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aegil Gunderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gunderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aegil Gunderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Good kicks
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos lands with a right hand.
Santos sends Liddell crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Santos is motioning to the referee to let Liddell up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Liddell is rocked!
It looks like Lyoto Liddell has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Liddell is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Liddell looks gassed!
Santos scores with a spinning back kick!
Liddell is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Santos doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Liddell crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Liddell's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hua Silvah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvah comes to the cage accompanied by Manowar - Die for Metal. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hua Silvah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexi Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fedor closes the distance and clinches.
Fedor gets through Silvah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silvah fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silvah wants to get back to striking at distance but Fedor won't allow it.
Fedor lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Fedor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fedor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silvah's efforts to push away.
Silvah has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fedor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silvah tries to pull guard but Fedor holds him up against the cage and eventually Silvah drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hua Silvah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedor is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silvah can't fight it off and eventually Fedor manages to take the fight to the floor. Silvah looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silvah looking for subs off his back but Fedor has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fedor throwing shots but Silvah is blocking nicely.
Silvah is staying active underneath Fedor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silvah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fedor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvah looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fedor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fedor landing strikes from the mount.
Silvah is trying desperately to improve position.
Fedor trying to control but Silvah is having none of it.
Fedor controlling the pace for now.
Silvah sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ground and pound from Fedor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvah trying to control here.
Fedor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fedor trying to control but Silvah is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fedor looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fedor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silvah is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fedor looking to control but Silvah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silvah is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvah is looking to improve his position but Fedor isn't that keen on the idea.
Fedor goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silvah turns into him and now he's in Fedor's guard.
Silvah looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fedor is pulling down on Silvah's head. It's preventing any offense from Silvah, at least for the moment.
Fedor's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexi Fedor dominated that round.
That's time! Silvah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fedor closes the distance and clinches.
Silvah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fedor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fedor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fedor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silvah tries to pull guard but Fedor holds him up against the cage and eventually Silvah drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Fedor fails to land.
Silvah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fedor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silvah backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silvah as Fedor tries to tie him up.
Fedor stalling against the cage.
Silvah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silvah fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hua Silvah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silvah.
Fedor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvah gets control of Fedor's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silvah will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fedor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silvah is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Silvah's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fedor is looking to take a break and control but Silvah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silvah taking a bit of punishment here - Fedor scoring with strikes.
Fedor tries to advance to mount but Silvah denies him.
Fedor controlling the position from side mount.
Silvah struggling a bit here.
Silvah takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedor scores with a couple of short elbows.
Silvah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silvah is working hard here to advance position.
Silvah manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silvah is trying to get back to full guard.
Silvah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fedor pulls his head out easily.
Fedor lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor trying to control the action but Silvah is working from the bottom.
Silvah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fedor is looking to advance position but Silvah won't allow it.
Silvah actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fedor wants to free his trapped foot but Silvah is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silvah trying to control here.
Fedor is pressing down on Silvah's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silvah is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fedor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silvah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fedor is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silvah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fedor.
Fedor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silvah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hua Silvah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedor has managed to clinch.
Silvah prevents the takedown attempt.
Fedor throws a head punch that misses.
Silvah tries to pull guard but Fedor won't allow it.
Silvah jumps guard but Fedor stands there with Silvah around his waist. Silvah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silvah tries to pull guard but Fedor won't allow it.
Silvah blocking some punches.
Silvah tries to pull guard but Fedor holds him up against the cage and eventually Silvah drops back down to his feet.
A short uppercut from Fedor.
Silvah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fedor walks away with a smile on his face. Silvah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fedor pushes Silvah up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexi Fedor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silvah clinches up against the cage.
Silvah has picked Fedor up - he's going for a ride! Silvah dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Silvah trying to pass the guard but Fedor defending well.
Fedor is staying active underneath Silvah, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fedor wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor is staying active underneath Silvah, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silvah wants to work for an arm triangle but Fedor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silvah is looking to take a break and control but Fedor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fedor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silvah.
Silvah clinches but Fedor breaks the clinch
and Fedor counters with a nice body shot.
Silvah misses with a low kick.
Fedor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fedor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Alexi Fedor has been cut.
Silvah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silvah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hua Silvah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedor rushes Silvah and presses him up against the cage.
Silvah blocks an uppercut.
Silvah tries to score a body lock takedown but Fedor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fedor slowing the pace effectively.
Silvah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silvah jumps guard.
Silvah keeping moving, preventing Fedor from controlling successfully.
Fedor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silvah has his foot on Fedor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fedor works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fedor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silvah trying to strike off his back.
Silvah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silvah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fedor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvah working a defensive guard here.
Silvah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fedor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fedor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fedor wants to control from the top but Silvah keeps moving.
Fedor with a nice head shot there.
Fedor trying to control but Silvah is working from the bottom.
Silvah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fedor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fedor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fedor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fedor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hua Silvah.
I think Fedor 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexi Fedor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhian Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zako Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons has chosen I wanna be a balla as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rhian Philips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
283 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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22
260 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rhian Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zako Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips closes the distance and clinches.
Philips stalling.
Good body shot from Philips.
Philips content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Philips prevents Simmons from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Philips.
Simmons looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philips leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Philips for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rhian Philips.
Philips throws a good cross that connects.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Philips has cracked Simmons with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Philips lands another huge swinging hook and Simmons tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Simmons, before Philips can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rhian Philips!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Plant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Mantiega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plant's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Au innebunit salcamii. Mantiega is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gimme Shelter. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Plant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Mantiega!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plant blocks a head kick by Mantiega.
Mantiega misses with a body kick.
Mantiega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plant.
Mantiega fails with a takedown attempt.
Mantiega tries a head kick but it misses.
Mantiega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plant.
Mantiega throws a looping overhand right but Plant ducks down to avoid it.
Plant shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Plant perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mantiega is trying to control but can't.
Plant looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Plant performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantiega is holding on to half guard well.
Plant trying to control the action but Mantiega is working from the bottom.
Plant throwing shots but Mantiega is blocking nicely.
Mantiega tries to get to full guard but Plant has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Plant wants to control but Mantiega is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mantiega trying to control from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mantiega fails with the takedown
and Plant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Plant.
A knee to the head by Plant.
Plant throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Mantiega.
Mantiega utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Plant lands an elbow that stopped Mantiega in his tracks for a moment.
Mantiega digs a right hand underneath Plant's ribcage. Plant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mantiega looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Plant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mantiega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mantiega misses with a body shot.
Plant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Plant slips under a jab.
Plant walks into a left hand.
Plant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pedro Mantiega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mantiega darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantiega throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Marcus Plant has been cut.
Mantiega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mantiega misses with a two punch combination.
Plant feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mantiega working for a triangle but Plant defends it easily.
Plant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Plant trying to control but Mantiega is working from the bottom.
Plant postures up.
Plant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mantiega works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mantiega keeping full guard, as Plant tries to pass.
Mantiega being controlled here, momentarily.
Plant trying to control but Mantiega is working from the bottom.
Plant has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A low kick from Mantiega is predictable there
and Plant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mantiega's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plant preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plant trying to control but Mantiega is working from the bottom.
Plant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mantiega had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Plant defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pedro Mantiega will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Plant's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mantiega swings for the body but Plant moves out of range.
Mantiega tries to land a leg kick but Plant saw it coming and moves away.
Mantiega punishes Plant's body with a nice straight punch.
Mantiega throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Plant looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mantiega is not content to let Plant control the position.
Plant sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mantiega trying to hold on to Plant's head to control him but Plant postures up.
Plant wants to control but Mantiega is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plant with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Plant wants to free his trapped foot but Mantiega is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Plant takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mantiega gets full guard.
Plant wants to control from the top but Mantiega keeps moving.
Plant tries to free his leg and advance position but Mantiega is retaining full guard.
Mantiega trying to keep a closed guard but Plant is proving a slippery customer.
Mantiega is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mantiega lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Plant!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Plant really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mantiega wants to take his opponent's back but Plant doesn't allow it.
Mantiega punishing his opponent with strikes.
Plant wants to control but Mantiega is having none of it.
Plant working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantiega looking to secure an arm triangle but Plant defends it well.
Mantiega is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Plant can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Plant tries to reverse the position but Mantiega maintains control.
Mantiega goes for an armbar but Plant turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Plant.
Mantiega has his foot on Plant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Plant works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Plant looking to pass the guard.
Plant wants to control from the top but Mantiega keeps moving.
Mantiega can't keep his opponent in guard - Plant advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mantiega is looking for a sweep. Plant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Plant is keen to just control but Mantiega is a slippery customer.
Mantiega tries to get to full guard but Plant has control of the leg.
Mantiega trying to control but Plant postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Mantiega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Plant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A lazy left from Mantiega finds it's target.
Mantiega throws a front kick aimed at Plant's knee but Plant avoids it well.
Plant drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Plant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mantiega keeps working.
Plant creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mantiega sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mantiega gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Plant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mantiega keeps working.
Mantiega is looking for a sweep. Plant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Plant is looking to take a break and control but Mantiega is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mantiega wants to control but Plant is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plant trying to control from half guard but Mantiega is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mantiega finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mantiega misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mantiega swings for the body but Plant moves out of range.
Mantiega throws a hook to the side of Plant's head but Plant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mantiega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plant.
Plant checks a low kick from Mantiega.
Mantiega lands with a shot to the body.
Mantiega gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Plant to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mantiega trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantiega looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Plant's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Plant stopping the sweep attempt from Mantiega.
Mantiega is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mantiega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantiega is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Plant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mantiega bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Plant's guard.
Plant wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mantiega stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Plant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Plant is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mantiega preventing the sweep.
Pedro Mantiega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mantiega looking to sit in guard and control but Plant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Plant is sitting in close to Mantiega's body. Mantiega has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Plant is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Plant is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mantiega.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pedro Mantiega!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ontlogy. Alves has chosen Carl Orff - Carmina Burana - André Rieu's version as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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25
186 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Alves!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Lin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Lin tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Lin is looking to clinch.
Lin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves looks for a takedown but Lin sprawls well.
Lin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alves dives in and grabs Lin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lin pushes down on Alves's head and hops out.
Lin tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lin moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Lin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lin is looking to clinch.
Lin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alves's calf.
Alberto Lin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lin tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lin tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Lin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lin tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Lin.
Lin is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Lin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lin tries to clinch up.
Lin connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Lin lands but Alves takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alberto Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lin tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Lin tries to clinch up.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lin.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Lin.
Lin tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Alves's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Lin.
Lin moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lin wants to clinch.
Alves avoids the head kick by Lin.
Lin keeps Alves at a distance using the push kick.
Lin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lin. Lin obviously looking to wear him down.
Lin tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Alves on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Lin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Lin tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Lin is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Lin tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Lin.
Lin wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick from Lin.
Alberto Lin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin avoids the head kick by Alves.
Alves shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alves is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lin has escaped and now he's on top!
Lin wanted to stand there but Alves had control of the position.
Alves looking for a guillotine here but Lin defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin is looking to stand up but Alves won't let him.
Alves is looking for a triangle but Lin pushes his legs off easily.
Lin is looking to stand up but Alves won't let him.
Alves working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lin wants to stand but Alves has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lin fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lin tries to clinch up.
Lin moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lin - that will leave a mark!
Lin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Lin.
An inside leg kick lands from Lin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lin scores with a sloppy right hand. Alves should have avoided that one.
Lin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alberto Lin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Lin.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves throws a hook but Lin avoids it easily.
Lin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lin.
Lin fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lin, right into the meat.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alves finds it's way round the side to connect with Lin's head.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lin tries to clinch but Alves moves away
and Alves counters with a body kick.
Lin clinches but Alves breaks the clinch
and Alves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lin prevents Alves from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alberto Lin is winning the standup battle so far.
Lin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alves gets a clinch.
Lin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lin. Lin obviously looking to wear him down.
Lin closes the distance but Alves moves to the side
and Alves counters with a thumping low kick.
Lin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alves counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lin!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin is trying to escape the mount.
Alves thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Alves there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alves is working for a guillotine from mount but Lin frees his head quite easily.
Lin working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alves punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lin wants to get back to his feet.
Joao Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alberto Lin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Arne Georgsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georgsen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, O Fortuna. Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sandstorm. Wanderlei Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Arne Georgsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
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!
Silva is looking to clinch but Georgsen is avoiding it.
Decent striking displayed by Georgsen there.
A swing and a miss from Georgsen.
Georgsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice right hand that sends Georgsen toppling to the canvas! Georgsen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Silva finish him?!
Georgsen is rocked!
It looks like Hans Arne Georgsen has been cut.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Georgsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Georgsen is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wanderlei Silva!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banner Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Tome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Banner Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Tome!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tome misses with a looping left.
Tome throws a shot to the body.
Tome lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tome throws a hook but Bo blocks it.
Tome misses with a body shot.
Bo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tome sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bo somewhat.
Tome lands a nice hook to Bo's body. Bo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marcos Tome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tome connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bo's hands.
Tome connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tome's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tome duly obliges.
Tome misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tome swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bo is defended easily by Tome.
Bo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tome just misses with a punch to the body.
Tome fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bo manages to avoid it.
Bo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tome misses with a hook.
Tome misses with a looping left.
Tome throws a right and a left that Bo avoids nicely.
Tome tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tome.
Tome digs a good hook to Bo's body.
Tome lands a right hook to the body.
Tome misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bo.
Tome loads up on a big right hand but Bo slips the punch.
Tome is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bo rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo dives in and grabs Tome's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tome pushes down on Bo's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Banner Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Tome as Bo shoots in.
Tome misses with a wild body shot.
Tome misses with an uppercut.
Tome fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tome tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tome.
Tome changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tome stuns Bo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tome throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tome misses with a looping left.
Bo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tome rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tome.
Bo takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tome lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Tome misses.
Tome is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bo.
Tome lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tome swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bo.
Tome throws out a powerful jab.
Nice takedown defense from Tome. No joy for Bo on that attempt.
Bo moves forwards but Tome connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tome takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tome throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tome is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tome jabs at Bo's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tome fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bo manages to avoid it.
Tome lands a nice shot to the body.
Tome ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marcos Tome is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tome throws a body punch but Bo moves out of range.
Bo takes one on the button.
Tome swinging wildly here.
Tome lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tome connects with a body shot.
Tome scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tome lands with a nice body punch.
Tome stuns Bo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tome misses the shot to the body.
Tome misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Tome 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.
Tome digs a good body shot into Bo's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tome darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tome just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos Tome seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tome fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tome scores with a nice strike.
Horrible takedown by Bo or perhaps it was just good defense by Tome which made him look bad.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tome throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tome looks to land a left hand but Bo moved out of range nicely.
Tome throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tome has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bo walks into a jab.
Tome misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tome thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo avoids the body shot from Tome.
Bo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tome is fending him off so far but Bo persists. Nope, Tome circles away and we're back to standing.
Tome connects with a body shot.
Bo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tome throws a body punch but Bo moves out of range.
Tome tests Bo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tome lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Tome. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tome.
Tome connects with a single shot there.
Tome lands with a right and another and another! Bo is in big trouble! Tome lands again and this time it's lights out for Bo! A quality knockout there for Tome.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcos Tome!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Botello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Link Gatez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Botello comes to the cage accompanied by Makin it Work. John Botello has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Botello!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Link Gatez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatez walks into a stiff left hand from Botello.
Botello thows a body shot but no joy.
Botello connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gatez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Link Gatez has been cut.
Gatez lands with a nice body punch.
Botello lands a head shot.
Good exchange - Botello coming out on top.
Gatez throws the kick towards the body but Botello avoids it.
Botello's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Botello duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Gatez does no damage.
Nice shot by Gatez.
Gatez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Botello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gatez.
Gatez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gatez misses with a double jab
enabling Botello to counter with a crisp jab.
Gatez lands with a right hand.
John Botello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Gatez lands.
Gatez ducks under a wild hook from Botello.
Gatez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Botello defends it nicely.
Gatez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gatez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Botello misses the jab.
Botello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Botello throws a jab when Gatez was well out of range.
Botello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Botello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gatez.
Gatez fails with a takedown attempt.
John Botello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Link Gatez.
Botello throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botello takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gatez slips a straight right by Botello.
Gatez walks into a straight right hand from Botello.
Botello fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gatez on the side of the head.
Botello scores with a punch to the head.
Gatez slips a straight right by Botello.
Botello is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Botello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gatez.
Gatez slips under a jab.
Botello lands a nice shot that snaps Gatez's head back.
Botello throws a big shot that misses.
Gatez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Botello.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Botello as he jumps to the side.
A big right from Botello misses.
Gatez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gatez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Botello avoids it really well and circles away.
Gatez ducks under a wild hook from Botello.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gatez throws a head kick but Botello moves out of range.
Botello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Botello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Link Gatez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Botello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gatez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Botello throws a big shot that misses.
John Botello is winning the standup battle so far.
Botello looks to land a right hand but Gatez moved out of range.
Botello throws an overhand right that lands on Gatez's shoulder, as Gatez tries to avoid the shot.
Botello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gatez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Botello as he avoids it easily.
Botello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gatez.
John Botello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatez throws a nice looking combination but Botello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatez loads up on a big right hand but Botello slips the punch.
Gatez misses with an uppercut.
Botello looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatez is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botello throws a hook but Gatez blocks it.
Botello misses with a hook.
Botello throws a hook but Gatez blocks it.
Gatez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Botello tries to avoid it but Gatez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Botello to the ground. Botello escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Botello cracks Gatez with an open hand slap.
Gatez slips under a jab.
Botello moves out of range as Gatez strikes.
Gatez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Botello throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gatez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Botello misses the target.
A jab from Botello misses.
Gatez misses with a wild body shot.
Botello moves away from the strike by Gatez.
Gatez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Botello counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gatez thinking.
John Botello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Link Gatez.
Botello uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That has opened up Link Gatez's cut even more.
Gatez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Botello.
Gatez slips a jab from Botello.
Gatez misses with a hook to the body
and Botello counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Botello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatez misses with a two punch combination.
Gatez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Botello loads up on a big right hand but Gatez slips the punch.
Gatez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Botello pinned against the cage. Botello gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Botello throws a body punch but Gatez moves out of range.
Gatez misses with a body shot.
Gatez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gatez throws a push kick but Botello slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gatez shoots in for a takedown but Botello shows good takedown defense.
Botello works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Botello throws a shot from downtown. Gatez moves away and avoids it.
Botello misses with a body shot.
Gatez defending well as Botello loads up on a big left hand.
Gatez throws a head kick that misses.
Botello cracks Gatez with an open hand slap.
Gatez slips under a jab.
Gatez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Botello counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Botello dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Link Gatez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gatez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Botello but Botello pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gatez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Botello has got the better of the exchanges.
Botello throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatez.
Botello slaps away a takedown attempt from Gatez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gatez ducks under a wild hook from Botello.
Botello throws the left hand but Gatez avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Botello misses with a straight right.
Botello scores with a hook.
Gatez slips a jab from Botello.
Gatez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gatez thows a huge punch but Botello dodges it nicely.
Gatez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Botello pushes Gatez off and gets back to his feet.
Gatez moves out of range as Botello strikes.
Gatez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Botello looks to throw the jab but Gatez is out of range.
A slow jab from Botello misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gatez shoots in and bounces Botello off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Botello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gatez thows a big elbow that misses.
Gatez stops Botello from standing up.
Gatez won't allow Botello to sweep him here.
Gatez won't allow Botello to get back to his feet.
Gatez connects with a couple of short punches.
Gatez tries to free his leg and advance position but Botello is retaining full guard.
Gatez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatez chips away with some ground and pound.
Gatez throwing strikes from guard but Botello blocks nicely.
Botello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gatez throwing strikes but missing.
Gatez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Botello is looking to stand up but Gatez isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Botello stuffs the takedown attempt from Gatez. Gatez gets slowly back to his feet.
John Botello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Link Gatez.
Botello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gatez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big left from Gatez misses.
Gatez misses with an uppercut.
Gatez throws a hook but Botello avoids it easily.
Botello misses the jab.
Botello throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatez.
Gatez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Botello moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gatez blocks a jab.
Gatez scores with a sloppy right hand. Botello should have avoided that one.
Botello takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Gatez really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Link Gatez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gatez shoots in but Botello avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Botello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gatez.
Botello throws out a loose jab but Gatez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Botello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gatez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gatez takes a swing at Botello's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Botello moves into range and connects with a jab.
Botello lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Botello throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatez.
A jab from Botello does it's job there.
Jab from Botello.
Botello misses the jab.
Gatez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Botello sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Botello lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Botello uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gatez has time to react.
Botello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatez tries to bum rush Botello with a series of wild strikes but Botello uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Botello looks to land a left hand but Gatez moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez misses with a two punch combination.
Botello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gatez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab by Botello.
Botello misses with a looping left.
Gatez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Botello.
Botello works the jab nicely.
Gatez closes the distance and clinches up with Botello, looking for a takedown. Gatez pushes Botello against the cage but Botello circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John Botello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Link Gatez.
Gatez scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botello throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gatez on the side of the head.
The cut above Link Gatez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Botello throws a hook but Gatez avoids it easily.
A jab from Botello misses.
Nice defenses there by Gatez.
Botello misses with a wild body shot.
Botello dips to his left and cracks Gatez with an uppercut!
Botello throws a body punch but Gatez moves out of range.
Gatez defending well as Botello loads up on a big left hand.
Gatez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Botello swivels and escapes.
Gatez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botello needs to keep his hands up - Gatez had a free shot at his head there.
Gatez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Botello sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gatez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Botello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gatez.
Gatez slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Botello misses its intended target.
Gatez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Botello counters with a stiff right hand.
Botello misses with a double jab.
Gatez lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Botello had his way with Link Gatez in that round.
The cut man is working on Link Gatez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Botello keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Botello on the inside.
Gatez blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatez.
A hook to the body from Gatez.
Botello misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatez tries a body shot but Botello blocks it.
Gatez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gatez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Botello takes a swing at Gatez's ribcage but misses.
Gatez fails with the takedown.
Botello misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Botello. Gatez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gatez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gatez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gatez throwing shots but Botello is blocking nicely.
Gatez prevents Botello from improving his position.
Gatez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Botello defending well though.
Botello regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gatez.
Gatez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gatez postures up in Botello's guard and throws a big left but Botello blocks it.
Botello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gatez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Botello wants to sweep but no luck.
Gatez throws a strike but Botello rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gatez managing to control the position.
Gatez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gatez, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botello wants to stand but Gatez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gatez moves away from the strike by Botello.
Botello tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gatez thows a body shot but no joy.
Botello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatez was well out of range. Poor timing from Botello.
Botello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gatez.
Botello moves forwards but Gatez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Botello cracks Gatez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gatez fails with a takedown attempt.
John Botello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Link Gatez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gatez throws a jab but it's blocked by Botello.
Botello ducks under a wild hook from Gatez.
Botello takes a swing at Gatez's ribcage but misses.
Gatez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Botello.
Link Gatez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice shot by Botello.
Gatez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Botello jabs Gatez right on the nose. Gatez blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Botello.
I think Botello has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 49:47
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Botello!
John Botello retains his light heavyweight title!
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