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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murder Face (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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Fernandes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Murder Face!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fernandes leaves Face with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Face has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fernandes clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fernandes has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Face has Fernandes flattened out and is raining down punches.
Face missing with strikes from the back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Face somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Fernandes has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Fernandes covering up well under a series of strikes from Face.
Fernandes controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Face misses with an elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernandes covering up well and avoiding damage.
Face is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Face gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Face gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Face apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Fernandes wants to clinch up but Face keeps it at a distance.
Fernandes lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Face sprawling to the canvas. Fernandes follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Face hang on?
Face is rocked!
It looks like Murder Face has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandes scores with a big shot! Face's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Face! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Fernandes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Frohman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Bjerke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frohman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is He's Always Abe Frohman. Bjerke has chosen Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight as his entrance music. Benny Bjerke has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Abe Frohman's chin.
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170 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abe Frohman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Bjerke!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frohman circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Frohman.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bjerke is defended easily by Frohman.
Frohman misses with a hook. Bjerke ducked under it nicely.
Bjerke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bjerke tries to clinch but Frohman moves out of range.
Bjerke avoids the head kick by Frohman.
Bjerke tries to clinch up.
Abe Frohman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjerke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frohman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bjerke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjerke doesn't manage to clinch there - Frohman circles away.
Bjerke tries to clinch but Frohman is having none of it.
Bjerke misses with a takedown attempt - Frohman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bjerke tries to clinch but Frohman moves out of range.
Frohman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bjerke, pushing him back against the cage.
Bjerke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bjerke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frohman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frohman scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjerke struggles to land a body shot inside as Frohman controls his hands.
Frohman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bjerke takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bjerke looks gassed!
Frohman instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Frohman to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Frohman.
Frohman manages to break the clinch.
Frohman drives through and clinches with Bjerke against the cage.
Frohman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frohman misses with a head kick.
Bjerke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frohman counters with a stiff right hand.
Frohman tries a head kick but it misses.
Frohman forces Bjerke back against the cage and clinches.
Bjerke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frohman blocks a body shot from Bjerke.
Frohman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frohman lands a damaging elbow.
Frohman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frohman has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bjerke.
Bjerke taking a breather.
Bjerke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Frohman breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frohman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjerke breaks the clinch.
Bjerke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frohman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bjerke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Frohman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bjerke.
Bjerke closes the distance but Frohman moves to the side
and Frohman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bjerke thinking.
Frohman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bjerke tries to clinch up.
Bjerke closes the distance but Frohman moves to the side
and Frohman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bjerke misses with a body punch.
Frohman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bjerke is looking to clinch.
Bjerke tries to clinch but Frohman moves away
and Frohman moves into the clinch.
Frohman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bjerke is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Frohman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Abe Frohman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Bjerke.
Frohman manages to break the clinch.
Abe Frohman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frohman lands with a nice body kick.
Frohman clinches with his opponent.
Frohman trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frohman slowing the pace effectively.
Bjerke is looking to break free of the clinch but Frohman has double underhooks.
Frohman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frohman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frohman throws a head kick that misses.
Bjerke tries to clinch up
and Frohman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Frohman.
Bjerke is leaning against Frohman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bjerke tries to stall but Frohman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frohman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch but Bjerke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bjerke clinches with his opponent.
Bjerke working aggressively here.
Bjerke throws a punch but it's blocked by Frohman.
Frohman leaning against his opponent.
Bjerke is trying to break the clinch but Frohman is controlling him.
Frohman is trying to maintain a safe position but Bjerke gets an underhook and turns Frohman into the cage.
Bjerke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frohman tries to stall but Bjerke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frohman blocks a body shot from Bjerke.
Frohman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bjerke.
Bjerke tries to work over Frohman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frohman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Bjerke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frohman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Bjerke.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the head but Bjerke blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Bjerke as the two fighters clinch.
Bjerke lands a body shot.
Bjerke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Bjerke.
Bjerke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bjerke slows down the pace here.
Bjerke digs a right hand underneath Frohman's ribcage. Frohman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bjerke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bjerke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bjerke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frohman backwards.
Bjerke avoiding damage as Frohman throws knees to the body.
Frohman misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Bjerke.
Frohman blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Bjerke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bjerke blocks a body shot from Frohman.
Bjerke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bjerke swings wildly with an uppercut but Frohman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjerke prevents a body shot from Frohman.
Bjerke pushes Frohman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Bjerke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bjerke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Frohman 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bjerke.
Bjerke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frohman counters with a two punch combo.
Frohman moves into the clinch.
Frohman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bjerke wants to clinch
and Frohman moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frohman.
Bjerke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frohman's elbow.
Frohman blocking some punches.
Frohman working hard to break the clinch.
Frohman breaks the clinch.
Frohman tries a head kick but it misses.
Bjerke tries to clinch
and Frohman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Frohman.
Bjerke is leaning against Frohman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Frohman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bjerke's elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bjerke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bjerke swings wildly with an uppercut but Frohman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frohman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frohman stops a takedown attempt from Bjerke.
Bjerke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Frohman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman is pressed up against the cage. Bjerke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frohman down to the mat. Frohman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Abe Frohman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Bjerke.
Bjerke doesn't manage to clinch there - Frohman circles away.
Frohman misses with a body shot.
Bjerke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Frohman misses its intended target.
Bjerke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Frohman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Abe Frohman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Frohman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frohman misses with a knee strike.
Bjerke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bjerke pushes Frohman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Bjerke.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bjerke.
Bjerke has Frohman pressed against the cage, preventing Frohman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bjerke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frohman gets underhooks to prevent Bjerke's takedown attempt.
Bjerke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bjerke throws a head punch that misses.
Frohman lands a nice uppercut.
Frohman is pressed up against the cage. Bjerke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frohman down to the mat. Frohman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bjerke shoots in and drives through. Frohman sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frohman clinches up against the cage.
Frohman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bjerke backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frohman.
Frohman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bjerke has managed to clinch.
Frohman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bjerke can't find room to land a body shot as Frohman controls the action.
Frohman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bjerke has a couple of punches blocked by Frohman.
Bjerke stalling in the clinch but Frohman improves position.
Bjerke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frohman manages to break the clinch.
Frohman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bjerke shoots in looking for a takedown. Frohman tries to sprawl out of it but Bjerke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frohman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frohman moves into the clinch.
Bjerke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frohman has him pressed against the cage.
Frohman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Frohman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bjerke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frohman counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frohman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bjerke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bjerke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Frohman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Frohman keeps control of Bjerke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bjerke has a couple of punches blocked by Frohman.
Bjerke digs a right hand into Frohman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frohman's gas tank.
Bjerke tries to work over Frohman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bjerke is struggling to control the position.
Bjerke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bjerke lands a shoulder strike.
Frohman breaks from the clinch.
Frohman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Frohman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bjerke fails to land.
Bjerke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frohman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frohman lands a nice hook to Bjerke's body. Bjerke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bjerke wants to clinch
and Frohman counters with a left and a right that stings Bjerke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frohman looks for the body kick but Bjerke saw that one coming.
Bjerke clinches but Frohman breaks the clinch
and Frohman counters with a three punch combo that has Bjerke backing up. Bjerke nods at Frohman to acknowledge the strikes.
Bjerke tries to clinch up.
Frohman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bjerke tries to clinch but Frohman moves out of range.
Bjerke moves in looking to clinch but Frohman pushes him off.
Frohman tries to clinch up.
Frohman looks to land a body kick but Bjerke moved away.
A head kick misses from Frohman.
Frohman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Frohman counters by moving into the clinch.
Bjerke scores with a hook to the body.
Bjerke is leaning against Frohman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjerke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Bjerke.
Bjerke cracks Frohman with a nice body shot.
Frohman is pressed up against the cage. Bjerke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frohman down to the mat. Frohman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Frohman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Frohman tries to keep at a distance but Bjerke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frohman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frohman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bjerke clinches with his opponent.
Bjerke lands a body punch.
Frohman works on Bjerke's body with a couple of short punches.
Bjerke tries to throw a body punch but Frohman avoids it by throwing Bjerke back against the cage.
Frohman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frohman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bjerke forces Frohman back against the cage and clinches.
Frohman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bjerke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frohman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bjerke goes for a takedown attempt but Frohman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Abe Frohman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bjerke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Frohman tries to avoid it but Bjerke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Frohman to the ground. Frohman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frohman lands a head kick. Bjerke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Frohman takes the fight into the clinch.
Bjerke misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjerke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bjerke lands with a left to the head.
Frohman breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Frohman.
Bjerke wants to clinch but Frohman slips to the side
and Frohman counters by moving into the clinch.
Bjerke lands with a light punch inside.
Bjerke looking for a takedown.
Abe Frohman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Bjerke.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frohman.
Frohman lands a good knee to the midsection. Bjerke won't want to take too many of those.
Frohman prevents a body shot from Bjerke.
Nice body punch from Bjerke - that landed with a thud.
Bjerke can't find room to land a body shot as Frohman controls the action.
A short left from Frohman.
Frohman lands a nice uppercut.
Bjerke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frohman lands a right hand.
Bjerke working aggressively here.
Bjerke misses with the head strike.
Frohman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bjerke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frohman blocks a body shot from Bjerke.
Bjerke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frohman's elbow.
Frohman breaks from the clinch.
Frohman looks to clinch
and Bjerke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Benny Bjerke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frohman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frohman prevents a body shot from Bjerke.
Bjerke trying to stall but Frohman improves his position.
Frohman breaks from the clinch.
Bjerke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Frohman counters with a big head kick but Bjerke shrugs it off.
Bjerke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjerke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bjerke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bjerke goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Frohman is on top in guard.
Bjerke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frohman gets to his feet - Bjerke follows without any prompting.
Bjerke clinches but Frohman breaks the clinch
and Frohman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Frohman.
Frohman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abe Frohman is winning the standup battle so far.
Frohman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bjerke throws a punch but it's blocked by Frohman.
Still in the clinch, Bjerke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frohman stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bjerke.
Bjerke is working for takedown but Frohman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Frohman blocks an uppercut.
Frohman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bjerke tries to clinch up.
Bjerke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frohman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bjerke wants to clinch but Frohman slips to the side
and Frohman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frohman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjerke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bjerke misses with some punches.
Frohman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frohman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frohman tries to circle away but Bjerke has him pinned against the cage.
Bjerke keeps control of Frohman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bjerke misses with a punch to the body.
Bjerke struggles to land a body shot inside as Frohman controls his hands.
Frohman wants to get back to striking at distance but Bjerke won't allow it.
Bjerke is trying to maintain a safe position but Frohman gets an underhook and turns Bjerke into the cage.
Frohman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bjerke.
Bjerke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bjerke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Frohman manages to break the clinch.
Bjerke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frohman clinches with his opponent.
Frohman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bjerke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abe Frohman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bjerke has a couple of punches blocked by Frohman.
Frohman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bjerke's elbow.
Bjerke lands with a short shot to the head.
Bjerke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Frohman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frohman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Frohman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chen Chong (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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chen Chong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez slips under a jab from Chong.
Chong stuffs the takedown.
Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Chong.
Chong connects with a solid leg kick.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a takedown. Chong tries to sprawl out of it but Hernandez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jamal Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hernandez is defended easily by Chong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chong as he avoids it easily.
Hernandez shoots in but Chong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chong digs a good hook to Hernandez's body.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Chong moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Chong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hernandez.
Chong lands a big right hand that sends Hernandez crashing to the mat! Chong stays standing though and waves Hernandez back to his feet!
Hernandez is rocked!
It looks like Jamal Hernandez has been cut.
Chong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hernandez checks a leg kick.
Chong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
Chong misses with an uppercut.
Hernandez dives in and grabs Chong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chong pushes down on Hernandez's head and hops out.
Chong grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Hernandez takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Chong cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chen Chong!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adivants Stoddlemyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gale Tempest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adivants Stoddlemyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gale Tempest!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tempest thows a body shot but no joy.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch.
Stoddlemyer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tempest.
Stoddlemyer moves in looking to clinch but Tempest pushes him off.
Tempest swats away the attempt to clinch by Stoddlemyer.
Tempest lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stoddlemyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Tempest lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch.
Tempest misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stoddlemyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Stoddlemyer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tempest connects with a nice looking jab.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tempest throws out a powerful jab.
Tempest misses with a double jab.
Tempest smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tempest connects with a right hand. Stoddlemyer shakes it off.
Tempest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stoddlemyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tempest looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Tempest.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
Tempest moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Stoddlemyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tempest lands with a nice body punch.
Stoddlemyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest is having none of it.
Stoddlemyer darts in and clinches Tempest up against the cage.
Stoddlemyer trying to land knees to the body.
Tempest looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tempest is looking to break free of the clinch but Stoddlemyer has double underhooks.
Tempest's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tempest rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stoddlemyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tempest darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tempest throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tempest scores with the left hand. Stoddlemyer knows he should have avoided that one.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch up but Tempest keeps it at a distance.
Tempest connects with a right hand. Stoddlemyer shakes it off.
Tempest fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stoddlemyer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tempest misses with a double jab.
Stoddlemyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tempest connects with a right hand. Stoddlemyer shakes it off.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tempest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch there but Tempest circles away.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tempest lands a jab to the nose.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tempest throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stoddlemyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stoddlemyer slips a jab and a cross from Tempest.
Tempest throws a series of punches but Stoddlemyer moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tempest lands with a cross.
A left and a right from Tempest both land. Nice combination.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tempest scores with a nice right hand.
Tempest listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
Tempest throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tempest misses with a two punch combination.
Tempest bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stoddlemyer's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Tempest circles away.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest is having none of it.
Stoddlemyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tempest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tempest scores with a body shot.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tempest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Tempest.
Tempest will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tempest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tempest just misses with a punch to the body.
Tempest changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
Tempest is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stoddlemyer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tempest with a jab.
Tempest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tempest is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stoddlemyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tempest looks to land a combination but Stoddlemyer avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tempest misses with a two punch combination.
Stoddlemyer walks into a straight right hand from Tempest.
Tempest misses the jab.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
A combination from Tempest does no damage.
Stoddlemyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tempest looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tempest throws a nice looking combination but Stoddlemyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tempest swats away the attempt to clinch by Stoddlemyer.
Tempest misses with a hook. Stoddlemyer ducked under it nicely.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up but Tempest circles away and keeps his distance.
Stoddlemyer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Tempest misses the target.
Tempest fails to land with a series of punches.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch.
Tempest 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.
Tempest throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stoddlemyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stoddlemyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gale Tempest dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch up but Tempest keeps it at a distance.
Tempest scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tempest throws a series of punches but Stoddlemyer avoids them all with ease.
Tempest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tempest lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stoddlemyer at a distance.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up but Tempest circles away and keeps his distance.
Tempest misses with a double jab.
Tempest swinging wildly here.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up but Tempest circles away and keeps his distance.
Tempest connects with the punch.
Stoddlemyer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tempest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stoddlemyer moves in looking to clinch but Tempest pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tempest ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tempest scores with a one two! Stoddlemyer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stoddlemyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stoddlemyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tempest scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Adivants Stoddlemyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch but Tempest is avoiding it.
Tempest scores with a nice right hand.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tempest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tempest throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stoddlemyer takes one on the button.
Tempest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tempest swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stoddlemyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tempest missing with a left hand there. Stoddlemyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch up but Tempest keeps it at a distance.
Tempest fails to land with a series of punches.
Tempest missing with a left hand there. Stoddlemyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Tempest.
Tempest swats away the attempt to clinch by Stoddlemyer.
Tempest lands with a hook. Stoddlemyer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tempest throws a combination. Stoddlemyer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tempest swats away the attempt to clinch by Stoddlemyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tempest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stoddlemyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stoddlemyer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tempest misses with a series of wild punches.
Stoddlemyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tempest 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.
Tempest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tempest keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot by Tempest.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch up but Tempest keeps it at a distance.
Stoddlemyer clinches with his opponent.
Stoddlemyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tempest avoids it.
Stoddlemyer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tempest escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch.
Tempest throws a series of punches but Stoddlemyer avoids them all with ease.
Tempest's corner calls for a 1-2. Tempest obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tempest lands a nice looking body shot.
Stoddlemyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Tempest circles away.
Stoddlemyer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tempest misses with the combination.
Tempest throws out a powerful jab.
Tempest uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stoddlemyer has time to react.
Tempest lands a jab to Stoddlemyer's midsection.
Tempest lands the left hand.
Tempest stalks Stoddlemyer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stoddlemyer's face. Stoddlemyer staggers backwards, shaken.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stoddlemyer moves into range and clinches up with Tempest.
Stoddlemyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tempest avoids it.
Nice elbow from Stoddlemyer.
Tempest is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tempest is trying to break the clinch but Stoddlemyer is controlling him.
Stoddlemyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tempest breaks the clinch.
Tempest scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stoddlemyer ducks under a wild hook from Tempest.
Tempest fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tempest connects with a crisp jab.
Gale Tempest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Tempest misses.
Tempest ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoddlemyer moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tempest!
Tempest circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tempest lands with a right hand.
Tempest uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stoddlemyer moves in looking to clinch but Tempest pushes him off.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch up but Tempest keeps it at a distance.
Tempest goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tempest connects with a crisp jab.
Tempest cracks Stoddlemyer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tempest lands the left hand.
Tempest throws a right hand that Stoddlemyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Stoddlemyer also avoids with ease.
Tempest paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tempest connects with a single shot there.
Tempest lands with a straight right. Stoddlemyer didn't see that one coming.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch there but Tempest circles away.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gale Tempest showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stoddlemyer defending well as Tempest loads up on a big left hand.
Tempest throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stoddlemyer.
Tempest misses with a two punch combination.
Stoddlemyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tempest scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tempest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tempest scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tempest scores with a punch to the head.
Tempest fails to land with a series of punches.
Tempest lands with a nice combination. Stoddlemyer backs away looking to recover.
Stoddlemyer moves in looking to clinch but Tempest pushes him off.
Tempest connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tempest misses with a wild combination.
Tempest throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gale Tempest seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tempest lands a jab to the nose.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up but Tempest circles away and keeps his distance.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A lazy left from Tempest finds it's target.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up.
Tempest throws a right and a left that Stoddlemyer avoids nicely.
Tempest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoddlemyer.
Tempest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tempest slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up.
Tempest connects with a jab.
Tempest throws a jab but it's blocked by Stoddlemyer.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up but Tempest circles away and keeps his distance.
Tempest lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stoddlemyer walks into a left hand.
Tempest will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tempest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tempest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tempest will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Tempest does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tempest keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch.
Tempest connects with a jab.
Tempest scores with a sloppy right hand. Stoddlemyer should have avoided that one.
Tempest swings for the body but Stoddlemyer moves out of range.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch there but Tempest circles away.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up but Tempest circles away and keeps his distance.
Stoddlemyer dodges the punch combination from Tempest.
Tempest missing with a left hand there. Stoddlemyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tempest scores with a body shot.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Tempest lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stoddlemyer doesn't seem phased though.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch there but Tempest circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to de liver by Tempest. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tempest keeps the fight on the outside.
Tempest misses with the combination.
Tempest moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stoddlemyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest is having none of it.
Tempest throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tempest moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tempest punishes Stoddlemyer's body with a nice straight punch.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up.
Tempest misses with a series of wild punches.
Tempest is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jab from Tempest.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up.
Stoddlemyer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stoddlemyer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch there but Tempest circles away.
Stoddlemyer clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tempest has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stoddlemyer uses from the top position.
Tempest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stoddlemyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tempest on the ground.
Tempest is trying to control the position but Stoddlemyer postures up.
Tempest tries to strike from the bottom.
Tempest is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stoddlemyer is aware though and is defending well.
Stoddlemyer stopping the sweep attempt from Tempest.
Tempest is pulling down on Stoddlemyer's head to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gale Tempest comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tempest winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gale Tempest!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akaboshi Aida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aida's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iggy Pop - The Passenger. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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179 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akaboshi Aida!
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, Darren Helm!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aida throws a head kick that misses.
Aida tries to clinch up.
Aida scoring well with a low kick there.
Helm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aida rushes Helm and presses him up against the cage.
Helm tries to pull guard but Aida holds him up against the cage and eventually Helm drops back down to his feet.
Aida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aida trying to land knees to the body.
Aida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aida trying to land knees to the body.
Aida prevents the takedown attempt.
Aida missing with knees to the body.
Aida scores a nice knee to the body.
Helm looks gassed!
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!
Helm takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Helm blocks it with crossed arms.
Helm avoiding damage as Aida throws knees to the body.
Aida working Helm over with knees to the body.
Aida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helm.
Helm fails to pull guard.
Akaboshi Aida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Helm.
Aida tries a knee to the head but Helm blocks it.
Aida tries to land knees in the clinch but Helm avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aida lands a knee to the head.
Aida breaks from the clinch.
Aida tries to clinch there but Helm circles away.
Akaboshi Aida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aida is looking to slow Helm down with leg kicks.
Aida instigates a clinch.
Aida lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Darren Helm has been cut.
Aida missing with knees to the body.
Aida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Helm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aida lands a knee to the body.
Aida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aida obliges.
Aida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aida closes the distance and clinches.
Aida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Helm managing to block the knees to the body from Aida.
Helm managing to block the knees to the body from Aida.
Helm is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aida pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aida obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aida lands a knee to the head.
Aida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Helm's face.
Aida lands a good knee to the midsection. Helm won't want to take too many of those.
Aida landing knees to the head.
Aida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akaboshi Aida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aida just misses with a punch to the body.
Aida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helm.
Helm avoids the body shot from Aida.
Helm avoids the head kick by Aida.
Helm fails with a takedown attempt.
Helm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aida pinned against the cage. Aida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm avoids the head kick by Aida.
Helm shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Helm was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Aida blocking the ground and pound.
Helm moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Aida has worked his arm free - good work by Aida!
Aida manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Helm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aida is looking to escape.
Aida is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Helm jumps into side control!
Helm is looking to take a break and control but Aida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Helm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akaboshi Aida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darren Helm'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.
Aida throws a head kick that misses.
Aida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helm shoots for a double leg takedown but Aida sprawls well. He's pushed Helm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aida is looking to clinch but Helm is avoiding it.
Helm has a takedown stuffed.
Aida throws a low kick, looking for Helm's leg but Helm calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aida rushes Helm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Helm is trying to trip Aida. He has hold of a leg but Aida is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Helm persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aida keeping full guard, as Helm tries to pass.
Aida is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Helm defends well.
Aida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Helm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aida looking for a guillotine here but Helm defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helm trying to control but Aida is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aida looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Helm has picked Aida up and slammed him! Aida can't keep hold of the triangle and Helm manages to pass to side control!
Aida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Helm wants to control but Aida is keeping him busy.
Aida wants to get back to his feet but Helm is dominant here and he's now got Aida's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Aida taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Helm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darren Helm!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Boushay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Storm (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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26
194 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Boushay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Storm!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boushay needs to keep his hands up - Storm had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Bobby Boushay has been cut.
Boushay slips under a jab.
A big right from Storm misses.
Boushay swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Boushay misses with a few strikes there.
Boushay misses with a two punch combination.
Boushay catches Storm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boushay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boushay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boushay drops Storm with a beautiful combination! Storm stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Boushay is looking for the KO!
Storm is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boushay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
Storm is still on wobbly legs! Can Boushay finish him?
Boushay misses with a looping left.
Boushay misses with a head kick.
Storm seems to have recovered his senses.
Storm throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Storm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boushay. Boushay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Storm throws a hook to the side of Boushay's head but Boushay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Storm misses with a hook. Boushay ducked under it nicely.
Storm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Storm moves out of range of the leg kick from Boushay.
Boushay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Storm to score with a decent uppercut.
Boushay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Storm is able to avoid easily.
Storm checks a low kick from Boushay.
Boushay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Storm.
Bobby Boushay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boushay is breathing heavily.
Storm lands with a nice combination. Boushay backs away looking to recover.
Boushay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Storm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Storm.
Bobby Boushay's cut is getting worse.
Storm thows a body shot but no joy.
Boushay takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands a left and a right that send Boushay crashing to the mat, dazed. Storm thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Boushay is rocked!
BOOM! Storm lands a beautiful left hook that drops Boushay. Boushay tries to recover but Storm is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Boushay lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Storm!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardinho Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khan Singh (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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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardinho Gabriel!
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, Khan Singh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel looks to land a left hand but Singh moved out of range nicely.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Singh throws a series of punches but Gabriel moves out of range.
Singh throws out a loose jab but Gabriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gabriel dives in and grabs Singh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Singh pushes down on Gabriel's head and hops out.
Singh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gabriel.
Singh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gabriel.
Gabriel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Singh tries to avoid it but Gabriel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Singh to the ground. Singh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardinho Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gabriel moves forwards but Singh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Singh leaves Gabriel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Singh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gabriel.
Singh is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gabriel's half guard.
Gabriel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Singh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gabriel sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gabriel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Singh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Singh decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gabriel, up you get!
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gabriel was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Singh tests Gabriel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gabriel misses with a takedown
and Singh counters with a stiff right hand.
Gabriel takes one to the chin there.
A punch combination from Singh misses.
Gabriel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Singh misses.
Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gabriel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Singh swings for the body but Gabriel moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel misses with a takedown attempt
and Singh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gabriel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gabriel seems to be working for a kimura but Singh defends the submission attempt.
Singh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabriel throwing strikes but missing.
Singh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Singh is on top in guard.
Singh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gabriel 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.
Singh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gabriel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Singh is desperately trying to improve his position but Gabriel has a good base and remains in mount.
Singh bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Singh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gabriel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel working for a triangle but Singh defends it easily.
Singh throwing strikes but missing.
Gabriel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Singh throwing strikes from guard but Gabriel blocks nicely.
Gabriel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Singh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Singh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gabriel controls Singh momentarily but Singh frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khan Singh dominated that round.
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.
Gabriel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gabriel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Singh counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Singh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Singh!
It looks like Ricardinho Gabriel has been cut.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh throws a good cross that connects.
Gabriel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Singh counters with a nice uppercut.
Gabriel dodges the punch combination from Singh.
Singh scores with a hook to the body. Gabriel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gabriel misses with a takedown
letting Singh counter with a right hand.
Gabriel is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardinho Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh misses with a series of wild punches.
Gabriel misses with a takedown
and Singh counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Gabriel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Gabriel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Singh.
Gabriel seems to have got his legs back now.
Gabriel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Singh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Singh throws a head kick that misses.
Singh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gabriel's head backwards.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Gabriel is just out of range.
Singh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Singh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gabriel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Singh lands with an overhand left.
Singh digs a good body shot into Gabriel's ribs.
Ricardinho Gabriel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh punishes Gabriel's body with a nice straight punch.
Singh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Singh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Singh drops Gabriel with a huge uppercut! Gabriel drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Singh is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khan Singh!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Haven of Mist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haven of Mist comes to the cage accompanied by Numero 1. The key to victory for Kim Haven of Mist has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Haven of Mist!
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, Gustavo Assis!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haven of Mist bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Assis's head backwards.
Assis looks for a takedown but Haven of Mist sprawls well.
Haven of Mist slaps away a takedown attempt from Assis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haven of Mist lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Haven of Mist tests Assis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haven of Mist misses with a wild combination.
Haven of Mist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haven of Mist throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haven of Mist stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haven of Mist wants it to stay on the feet.
Kim Haven of Mist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Assis.
Haven of Mist throws a low kick but it's checked well by Assis.
Haven of Mist jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haven of Mist throws a series of strikes that have Assis backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis gets a takedown into half guard.
Haven of Mist wants to improve his position but Assis is controlling well.
Haven of Mist is trying to stand back up but Assis is controlling him
Haven of Mist moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Assis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Assis wants to pass the guard but Haven of Mist is keeping the position.
Haven of Mist wants to get back to his feet but Assis passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haven of Mist is looking for a sweep. Assis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Assis is looking to advance position but Haven of Mist won't allow it.
Assis is looking for a kimura but Haven of Mist is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Assis to get the leverage.
Assis is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Assis looks gassed!
Assis is thwarting Haven of Mist's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Haven of Mist's thigh. Haven of Mist counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Assis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Haven of Mist looking to control.
Assis 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haven of Mist working a defensive guard but Assis passes into half guard.
Assis wants to pass to mount but Haven of Mist is defending the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Haven of Mist connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Assis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haven of Mist but Haven of Mist pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haven of Mist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Assis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Assis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Haven of Mist 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.
Haven of Mist misses with a wild body shot.
Assis shoots for a takedown but Haven of Mist saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haven of Mist misses with the combination.
Haven of Mist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assis.
Assis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Assis slips a jab and a cross from Haven of Mist.
Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haven of Mist lands a body shot.
Haven of Mist lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Assis backs up against the cage.
Haven of Mist throws a right hand that Assis ducks under and follows up with a left that Assis also avoids with ease.
Kim Haven of Mist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haven of Mist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Assis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Haven of Mist is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Haven of Mist stops Assis from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Haven of Mist tries to hold on but Assis pushes him away.
Assis swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Haven of Mist is now in Assis's guard. A big mistake from Assis there, giving up the dominant position!
Assis is breathing heavily.
Assis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Haven of Mist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haven of Mist is desperately trying to improve his position but Assis has a good base and remains in mount.
Haven of Mist is trying to reverse the position but instead Assis has taken his back - oops!
Assis has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Haven of Mist is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Haven of Mist showing good submission defense here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Haven of Mist right now.
Assis is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Haven of Mist is defending well though. Assis let's go of the attempt for now.
Haven of Mist is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Assis gets his way!
Assis is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Haven of Mist is defending well though. Assis let's go of the attempt for now.
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.
I really don't envy Haven of Mist right now.
Haven of Mist trying to control the action but Assis just sinks the hooks in.
Haven of Mist fending off the submission attempt from Assis.
Assis is trying to stick to Haven of Mist's back but Haven of Mist is turning into Assis. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Assis's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Haven of Mist.
Haven of Mist passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustavo Assis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Haven of Mist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haven of Mist just misses with a punch to the body.
Haven of Mist lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Assis scores with a takedown into Haven of Mist's guard.
Haven of Mist keeping full guard, as Assis tries to pass.
Haven of Mist has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Assis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Assis tries to free his leg and advance position but Haven of Mist is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haven of Mist controls Assis momentarily but Assis frees himself.
Haven of Mist can't keep his opponent in guard - Assis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Haven of Mist wants to improve his position but Assis is controlling well.
Assis trying to pass the guard but Haven of Mist defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Haven of Mist stuffs the takedown attempt from Assis. Assis gets slowly back to his feet.
Assis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Assis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Assis needs to keep his hands up - Haven of Mist had a free shot at his head there.
Haven of Mist swinging wildly here.
Haven of Mist swings for the body but Assis moves out of range.
Assis dodges the punch combination from Haven of Mist.
Assis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Haven of Mist.
Haven of Mist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim Haven of Mist is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Assis.
Assis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Haven of Mist!
Haven of Mist is desperately trying to improve his position but Assis has a good base and remains in mount.
Assis avoids the attempt from Haven of Mist to control.
Assis wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Haven of Mist has given up his back.
Haven of Mist trying to control the hands but Assis breaks the grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haven of Mist trying to get back to his feet but Assis is in full control for now.
Well, with Assis on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Haven of Mist is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assis has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Haven of Mist has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Assis working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Haven of Mist fending off the submission attempt from Assis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haven of Mist manages to reverse the position and now he's in Assis's guard. Nice work there by Haven of Mist.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Assis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Assis 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Assis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saxton Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Annunaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Annunaki has chosen Tool - Aenima as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saxton Hale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Annunaki!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale tries to score a power double leg takedown but Annunaki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hale somewhat.
Annunaki tries to score with a low kick but Hale moves his leg out of the way.
Annunaki lands a high kick!
Bill Annunaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale checks the leg kick.
Annunaki tries to clinch but Hale moves out of range.
Annunaki tries to clinch up but Hale circles away and keeps his distance.
Annunaki throws a right and a left that Hale avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Annunaki misses its intended target.
Annunaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Annunaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale checks a leg kick.
Bill Annunaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Annunaki wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Annunaki.
Hale swats away the attempt to clinch by Annunaki.
Annunaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Annunaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Annunaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hale manages to avoid it.
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.
Annunaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hale circles away quickly and effectively.
Annunaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Hale gets the takedown into side control.
Annunaki wants to get back to his feet.
Hale throws a strike aimed at the side of Annunaki's head but Annunaki avoids it well.
Hale prevents Annunaki from escaping the position.
Hale 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.
Hale scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Annunaki to see if he's OK.
Annunaki stops Hale from passing to mount.
Hale is working Annunaki over with some ground and pound from side control.
Annunaki looking for a sweep but Hale has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Annunaki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Annunaki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hale lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hale pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Annunaki tries to hold on but Hale pushes him away.
Annunaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Annunaki wants to hold on but Hale pushes him away.
Annunaki taking shots to the head.
Hale with shots to the head and body - Annunaki looks very uncomfortable down there.
Annunaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hale with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Annunaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hale pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Annunaki bucks Hale off and manages to get back to his feet!
Annunaki wants to clinch
and Hale counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hale.
Hale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Annunaki's elbow.
Hale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Annunaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Annunaki lands a left hand.
Annunaki blocking some punches.
Hale misses with a body punch.
Hale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hale misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saxton Hale dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Annunaki tries to clinch but Hale moves away
so Hale counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Annunaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Hale is pushing down on Annunaki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Annunaki is fighting to maintain full guard but Hale has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hale wants to pass the guard but Annunaki is defending well.
Annunaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hale.
Hale wants to free his trapped foot but Annunaki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hale winds up and cracks Annunaki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Annunaki is looking to escape.
Annunaki has hold of Hale's hands but Hale slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Annunaki actively working from the bottom here.
Hale wants to free his trapped foot but Annunaki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Annunaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Hale prevents Annunaki from standing back up.
Annunaki wants to improve his position but Hale is controlling well.
Annunaki is trying to stand back up but Hale is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Annunaki drives through and clinches with Hale against the cage.
Annunaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hale.
Annunaki has a couple of punches blocked by Hale.
Annunaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Annunaki misses with a knee to the head.
Annunaki is breathing heavily.
Hale presses Annunaki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hale.
Hale prevents a body shot from Annunaki.
Annunaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Hale avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Annunaki tries a knee to the head but Hale blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hale.
Annunaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hale's elbow.
Annunaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hale misses with some punches.
Hale wants a takedown.
Hale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Annunaki missing with knees to the body.
Annunaki tries to throw a body punch but Hale avoids it by throwing Annunaki back against the cage.
Annunaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Hale.
Hale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hale can't find room to land a body shot as Annunaki controls the action.
Annunaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Hale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hale managing to block the knees to the body from Annunaki.
Annunaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hale digs a right hand underneath Annunaki's ribcage. Annunaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Annunaki prevents a body shot from Hale.
Annunaki looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Annunaki misses with an elbow strike.
Hale tries to throw a body punch but Annunaki avoids it by throwing Hale back against the cage.
Hale pushes Annunaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hale tries a body shot but Annunaki blocks it.
Annunaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hale swings wildly with an uppercut but Annunaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Annunaki.
Annunaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hale as Annunaki tries to tie him up.
Annunaki misses with a punch to the body.
Annunaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hale backwards.
Hale takes an elbow to the temple.
Annunaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Hale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hale tries to throw a body punch but Annunaki avoids it by throwing Hale back against the cage.
Annunaki has Hale pushed against the cage.
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.
Hale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Annunaki is trying to maintain a safe position but Hale gets an underhook and turns Annunaki into the cage.
Annunaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Annunaki wants to stall.
Hale has a couple of punches blocked by Annunaki.
Hale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Annunaki.
Annunaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Annunaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hale backwards.
Still in the clinch, Annunaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hale looking for a takedown.
Annunaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Annunaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Annunaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hale misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Saxton Hale will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Annunaki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bill Annunaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hale blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Annunaki.
Hale circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hale counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hale wants to pass the guard but Annunaki is defending well.
Annunaki tries to get to full guard but Hale has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Annunaki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Annunaki has his feet on Hale's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Annunaki - that will leave a mark!
Hale drops his hands momentarily and Annunaki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Annunaki - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Annunaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Annunaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hale tries to clinch
and Annunaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hale steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Annunaki. That one must have hurt.
Hale with a poor takedown
and Annunaki counters with a big head kick but Hale shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Annunaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Hale circles away.
Hale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Annunaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hale tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Annunaki wants to clinch
and Hale counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Annunaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Annunaki 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.
Saxton Hale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Annunaki pushes Hale off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Annunaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Annunaki wants to clinch.
Annunaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Annunaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Annunaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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.
Annunaki thumps Hale with a low kick.
Annunaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Annunaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Annunaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hale.
Annunaki tries to clinch up
and Hale counters with a stiff right hand.
Bill Annunaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Annunaki looks for the body kick but Hale saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Annunaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hale 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saxton Hale!
Saxton Hale retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Loureiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loureiro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Angra - Acid Rain. Castillo has chosen Chop Chop Master Onion as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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187 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Loureiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo motions for Loureiro to come forward. Castillo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Loureiro.
Loureiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Castillo as he avoids it easily.
Castillo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Castillo lands an elbow just above Loureiro 's eye.
It looks like Rafael Loureiro has been cut.
Castillo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loureiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castillo effectively controlling the action here.
Castillo scores a nice knee to the body.
Castillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castillo misses with an elbow over the top.
Loureiro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Castillo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Loureiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castillo lands an elbow inside that Loureiro shrugs off.
Castillo trying to control the position but instead, Loureiro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Castillo into the cage.
Loureiro tries to pull guard but Castillo holds him up against the cage and eventually Loureiro drops back down to his feet.
Castillo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Loureiro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Castillo uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Loureiro is on top in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Castillo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Loureiro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo trying to keep a closed guard but Loureiro is proving a slippery customer.
Loureiro thows a big elbow that misses.
Castillo pulls Loureiro in to control the position.
Loureiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Castillo wants to stand up but Loureiro is controlling him.
Loureiro 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.
Loureiro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Castillo misses with a kick to the body.
Castillo throws a head kick that misses.
Castillo is looking to slow Loureiro down with leg kicks.
Loureiro shoots in for a double leg but Castillo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Castillo moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro fails to pull guard.
Castillo effectively controlling the action here.
Castillo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loureiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Castillo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Loureiro dodges an elbow strike from Castillo.
Loureiro has Castillo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Loureiro pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Castillo tumbling to the mat - Loureiro dives into Castillo's guard.
Loureiro preventing the sweep.
Loureiro wants to pass the guard but Castillo is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Loureiro is pushing down on Castillo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Castillo is fighting to maintain full guard but Loureiro has managed to sneak the leg through.
Loureiro is looking for a kimura but Castillo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Loureiro to get the leverage.
Loureiro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Loureiro is breathing heavily.
Castillo wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro trying to mount his opponent but Castillo defends it.
Loureiro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Castillo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Loureiro.
Loureiro is looking to advance position but Castillo won't allow it.
Castillo is looking to control Loureiro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castillo avoid being mounted?
Loureiro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Castillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loureiro blocks a head kick by Castillo.
Loureiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castillo throws a leg kick which misses Loureiro's front leg but catches the back leg as Loureiro tries to avoid it.
That's four 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.
Castillo throws a sloppy head kick and Loureiro moves out of range easily.
A jab from Castillo finds it's way through Loureiro's defenses.
Loureiro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Castillo has his hands on Loureiro's head, controlling the position.
Castillo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Castillo controlling Loureiro's posture.
Loureiro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loureiro tries to move into full mount but can't pass Castillo's legs.
Loureiro throws an elbow but Castillo slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Castillo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Loureiro's cut.
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.
Castillo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loureiro feints and as Castillo raises his hands in defense, Loureiro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Castillo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Loureiro throws a big right hand that misses.
Loureiro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Loureiro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castillo is on top in guard.
Loureiro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Loureiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Loureiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Castillo defends well.
Castillo wants to control from the top but Loureiro keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loureiro keeping full guard, as Castillo tries to pass.
Loureiro looking for subs off his back but Castillo has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Loureiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Castillo wants to control from the top but Loureiro keeps moving.
Loureiro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Loureiro wants to sweep here but Castillo controlling him for the moment.
Loureiro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Castillo passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Castillo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Castillo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Castillo working the head and body with strikes.
An elbow from Castillo crashes against the mat.
Loureiro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Castillo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Loureiro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Loureiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Castillo works his way into side control.
Loureiro is not content to let Castillo control the position.
Loureiro gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Loureiro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Loureiro is squirming around, avoiding Castillo's attempts to control the action.
Loureiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castillo trying to control but Loureiro is having none of it.
Castillo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Loureiro tries to reverse the position but Castillo maintains control.
Loureiro gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillo is looking to take a break and control but Loureiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Loureiro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Loureiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Castillo!
Castillo tries to lock up and control but Loureiro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Loureiro is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Castillo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Castillo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Loureiro landing punches.
Loureiro is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Castillo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Castillo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Loureiro wants to take Castillo's back here but Castillo is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Castillo is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Loureiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Loureiro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Loureiro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castillo's waist but Castillo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Loureiro off to one side.
Castillo misses with a head kick.
Loureiro shoots in looking for a takedown. Castillo tries to sprawl out of it but Loureiro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castillo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Loureiro clinches but Castillo breaks the clinch
and Castillo counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castillo. That's going to slow Loureiro down.
Loureiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castillo pinned against the cage. Castillo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Loureiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castillo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loureiro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castillo can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castillo, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loureiro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castillo lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo closes the distance and pushes Loureiro back into the cage.
Loureiro avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Loureiro as Castillo tries to tie him up.
Castillo avoiding damage as Loureiro throws knees to the body.
Loureiro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Castillo looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Loureiro obliges.
Castillo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Loureiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castillo is defending well for now.
Castillo stalling in the clinch but Loureiro improves position.
Castillo lands a nice elbow.
Castillo managing to block the knees to the body from Loureiro.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Castillo avoiding damage as Loureiro throws knees to the body.
Loureiro tries for a takedown but Castillo manages to get underhooks.
Castillo is stalling here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vincent Castillo.
Loureiro scores with a nice strike.
No joy there for Castillo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo darts in and clinches Loureiro up against the cage.
Castillo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Loureiro jumps guard but Castillo stands there with Loureiro around his waist. Loureiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Loureiro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Castillo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loureiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castillo taking a breather.
Loureiro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Castillo uses from the top position.
Loureiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Castillo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Loureiro's guard.
Castillo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Loureiro is not content to let Castillo control the position.
Castillo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Loureiro defends it well.
Castillo is looking to take a break and control but Loureiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Loureiro working for a triangle but Castillo defends it easily.
Castillo drops back looking for a leg! Loureiro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Loureiro manages to kick Castillo off! Castillo jumps back into Loureiro's guard.
Castillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Loureiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castillo is sitting in close to Loureiro's body. Loureiro has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Castillo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Castillo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Loureiro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rafael Loureiro!
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